Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11722, Joseph Winn, New York

SERVICE
New York
NUMBER
Winn, Joseph
R. 11722
CONTENTS

James was born Nancy Joseph Winn Was born March 4 th 1759 Sarah Lawson Was Born October 23 1761 Nancy Winn Was born March 10 1782 John Winn Was born September 29 1786

Grandma was Born March 18 1806
Isaac H. ... was born ... the ... 1809 John ... was Born ...

I know all men by these presents, that I Joseph Swinn of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the County of Prince Edward and District of Prince Edward and Province of Upper Canada, have and made and ordained, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make and constitute and appoint John Swinn of the Township of Milton County, District, and Province aforesaid my true and lawfull attorney, for me in my name and for my use, to ask, demand, sue for, recover, and receive, of and from all persons and persons whatsoever, all sum and sums of money, dues, claims and demands whatsoever, now due owing or accruing to me from the government of the United States of America for services rendered in the
Reb. during the Revolutionary war - and to give good and sufficient discharge for the same, and to adjust, settle or compound all demands due to me from said United States Government; - and I do hereby give and grant to my said attorney, my full and whole power in and concerning the premises and to ratify and confirm whatever he shall lawfully act or do therein In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

This eight day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty seven
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence Joseph H. Linder man
Joseph Wilson
Isaac W. Wynn
Panel of Attorneys from Joseph Wynn to John Wynn

Province of Canada } John Winn Personally Newcastle District } appeared before me J. H. Wheeler To wit - Esquire One of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in & for said District and made Oath and said, that the peace of a leaf or sheet of the old Bible is of my late Brother Joseph Winn's own hand writing & I verily believe the record to be true as there stated - and further Deponant states that his Father Joseph Winn Died in the year 1813 - to the best of Deponant's knowledge, belief and that he made his Will previous to his Death and there- after took a Bond from his Brother Johnson Winn to the amount of the said Will, to pay to each of the Children, the amount according to said Will, after the Death of Deponant's Father and that said Johnson Winn's Wife persuaded Deponant's Father, to give her the said Bond at the time of his sickness and when he died not know what he was doing, & that Deponant heard said Will read and that one hundred fifty dollars was Willed to Joseph Winn the younger, and two hundred dollars, was Willed to Deponant. sworn before me at Cobourg said District this 5 th day of September 1865
JOHN WINN
J. H. Wheeler J.P.

Canada West - New Castle District Township of Crawl
fs - John Wier of the Township of Crawl aforesaid, being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is a son of the only surviving child of Elder Joseph Wier late of the same place, now deceased - and that Deponent has recently been making an application to obtain a pension, in account of the Revolutionary services of said Joseph Wier - & that this Deponent made his Declaration under oath, for the purpose of obtaining said pension, before the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Monroe & State of New York, on the 25 th day of August A.D. 1845. Deponent further says that he referred in said Declaration to a family Register of Births contained in an old Bible & belonging to his said father, Joseph Wier - Deponent further says that the said family record is hereto annexed marked "A" & that the same is, to the knowledge of deponent, the true record of the said Joseph's family - & has been in possession of said Joseph & of this Depon- ent, for a great many years. Deponent further says that the said Bible was procured in New York, by deponent's mother, when deponent was a small boy - & before his removal to Canada - as stated in said Declaration - & which said Bible deponent has known from that day to this - & from which he has taken the leaves annexed hereto, with his own hand - on the very day of making this affidavit -
Deponent further says that his said father Joseph Wier was the owner of a farm of land in Coeymans, Albany County, in the State of New York - & Deponent believes said Joseph held a Deed for said farm - & that he sold the same at the time of his preparing to leave Coeymans for Canada, but to whom deponent does not know - but that he conveyed the same away to the person to whom he sold - as Deponent believes -

Deponent further says that he is quite positive that said family bible was in the family of Deponent's father from about the year 1790 or 1792 to the time of said Joseph's death as aforesaid - I further says not Sworn to & subscribed before me this 5 th day of August September 1845; N.B. "late" interlined on first page & "August" above erased & "September" interlined before. JOHN WINN Sworn to - J. H. Wheeler J.P.
Providence of Cranston West. New Castle District & Township of Cranston } p. Joseph H. Wheeler
The magistrate before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Winn was sworn to. Do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with said John Winn, & have known him personally for the space of forty years last past & further certify that said John Winn has a good character & reputation for truth & veracity, & in my opinion his statements above made are entitled to full confidence & credit - I further certify that I was personally well acquainted with Joseph Winn, who was a Baptist Elder for many years, & also was the reputed father of said John. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Cranston aforesaid this fifth day of September A.D. 1845 -
J. H. Wheeler J.P.

Canada West. District of Newcastle, P. Town Ship of Cranborne
John Winn, The elder - being duly sworn says, he is a resident of Cranborne aforesaid, and that he is aged sixty  seventy six years upwards - that he is a brother of Joseph Winn, late of Canada aforesaid, who was a Baptist Elder - and who was buried at Cranborne aforesaid, about the 29 th day of September 1844. Deponent further says that he has been acquainted with John Winn - nephew of his deponent, & a son of said Joseph Winn, deceased, & has known him from his boyhood - & knows that he is the only surviving child of said Joseph Winn -
Deponent further says that he & said Joseph Winn, were formerly residents of Fishkill - & afterwards of Coeymans in the State of New York. & were the sons of Joseph Winn who died at Coeymans aforesaid, as nearly as deponent can now recollect, about the year 1813, at any rate, deponent's said father died some time during the last war between the United States & Great Britain - Deponent further says that his said brother, Joseph Winn, was a private in the Regiment of Colonel Van Schagen & in the company of Captain Hicks  Hicks Sweetman during a part of the Revo- lutionary war, as deponent has understood from his said brother & others of the neighborhood where said Joseph, his deponent's said brother, formerly resided, in Coeymans & also in Canada - I never heard such reputation contradicted or in any way called in question. & deponent has no doubt but his said brother was a soldier in the American army as aforesaid. Deponent also says that he has understood that his said brother was, or claimed to be entitled to, many pounds for his said services in the Revolutionary war

and further this Deponent says not - Sworn to & subscribed before me this fifth day of } John Wirm September A.D. 1845; N o 13. Captain's Ticket were interlined before sworn -
J. H. Wheeler J.P.
I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above named John Wirm, the elder - & that he is a credible person, & that his statements contained in the foregoing affidavit by him sworn to before me, are in my opinion fully entitled to credence & credit, -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of September 1845 -
J. H. Wheeler J.P.
Canada West New Castle District
I Henry Court Clerk of the District Court
in and for the said District
do hereby certify that the above named J. H. Wheeler before whom the foregoing affida- -vits were sworn to & where signed the foregoing Certificates respectively, is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Northumberland in the said District & that he is duly qualified & commissioned to administer oaths - & that the several signatures to the foregoing papers, purport- -ing to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office at Cobourg - in said Province, and District aforesaid this fifth day of September A.D. 1845.
H. Court. Clerk.

37101.
Joseph Winn de of Canada N.Y. act. 7 June '32
Final settlement cert Vol 3. page 1777 Joseph Winn die W4 Nov 1783 $40.60-

Declarant further says, that he has been informed, by his said father, during his life time & verily believes to be true, that, he, said Joseph Winn, was, during the said war, an inhabitant of His State aforesaid, & entered - or enlisted into one of the New York Regiments, at or near that place - where he served some of the time - at other times at the Highlands or Hudson River - at West Point, at New York City, & other points upon the said River - up & down above & below West Point - and that the officers under whom he served were Colonel Van Schaick, or Van Schaack, Captain Hicks & Lieutenant Heartwood. The Christian names of the said officers were not stated to declarant's recollection. Declarant further states, that he heard said Joseph Winn say that he expected or supposed that he was entitled to bounty lands for his Revolutionary services but that he had not received them & it was great trouble for him to undertake to look it up - and authorized this declarant to procure the same for him & with that view procured a power of attorney to be drawn up - which was duly executed by said Joseph Winn, in 1837 - & is hereto annexed - under which power of attorney this declarant never took any steps to obtain said lands - It was also contemplated that this declarant, under said power of attorney, was to make efforts to recover a legacy or distributive share of the estate of Joseph Winn, the grandfather of this declarant & the father of this declarant's said father - who died at Cazenovia aforesaid about the year 1813. & left a will or last will & testament - wherein the farm of said Joseph the grandfather of declarant, was bequeathed to Johnson Winn, a brother of this declarant's said father - & as declarant has understood from his said father by the terms of said will, said Johnson was to pay to his other brothers the sum of $150. each or thereabouts - But declarant states

That he has never been said will, & has no knowledge thereof except such as he has derived from his said father during his life time -
Declarant further states that there is now living only one brother of his said father - & no sister - The said surviving brother of said Joseph Winn is named John Winn, & now resides at Cranbe, New Castle district in Canada aforesaid.
Declarant further states that he has now at his residence in Canada (Cranbe aforesaid) a family record contained in an old Bible which he verily believes contains a register of Births in the family of his said father - The particulars of which he cannot now state in full, but is well satisfied that he shall be able to find the same on his return home -
Declarant further states that the Township in which he first resided in Canada was called " Hallowell ", & the next - above called " Settlers Town ", was latterly also called " Uncle'sburgh " - as appears in said power of attorney -
Declarant further states that he has heard his said father say that when he was on his way to Canada (about the year 1795-) he called at one of the public offices in Albany for the balance of pay due to him for his said Revolutionary services, & that he found on a settlement that he was then still entitled to receive a balance of about (Declarant believes a little over) thirty Dollars. For that balance he then received a certificate, check or draft on a New York Bank, for the amount - which draft he sold to a merchant in Albany, N.Y. for good & money, one half goods & the other half money - as declarant was informed by his said father. He believes declarant further says that the farm of his said grandfather was located at or near New Baltimore, so called, & in the County of Albany either in or near said Town of Coeymans as he has always understood & believes to be true, & declarant feels perfectly sure, after reflection, that said farm was in Coeymans aforesaid -

This Declarant hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension, or an annuity, on account of his said father's said Services. except the present claim, & he declares that the name of his said father was never on any pension Roll in any State to his knowledge or belief - He further says that he makes this declaration in the County of Onondaga & State of New York, on account of the greater convenience & saving of expense by so doing - & further says that - he was not, until recently, aware of the laws of Congress entitling his said father to a pension - & he is of opinion that ignorance of the laws & the difficulties in the way of getting such business done, where said Joseph Winn has resided for a great many years previous to his death, are the reasons why said Joseph did not himself prefer his claim for a pension during his lifetime -
This Declarant further states, that before the removal of this Declarant & his said father from Coeymans - as herein before stated, said Joseph Winn was an active member of the Baptist Association & after performed the duties of an exhorter at the Baptist meetings in that neighborhood - & after his (said Joseph's) removal to Canada, he returned to Coeymans, or the neighborhood of that place & was duly licensed as a minister of that denomination & was a regular Elders Baptist preacher for a great number of years in Canada, where he resided, as herein before stated - & was after called Elder Winn - & was extensively known by that title.
Declarant further states, that he always understood his said father, to have been a private in the army - & to have served in one of the New York Regiments, for several years - but the particular time, he does not now recollect - Declarant further says that said Joseph was, among his acquaintances

and neighbors, & more especially those from the State of New York, reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution - & to have served as above stated - It was also well understood that he was or claimed to be entitled to bounty lands for such services - and that Deacon never heard the part of said Joseph's said services in the Revolution, in any way contradicted or called in question by any one. I further says not -
Subscribed & sworn to in Open Court this 25 th Day of August 1845. before me -
N.B. - "1844" on 2 nd page. "was duty" on 3 rd page - "near" on 4 th page interlined - & "State" on 2 nd page. "at or" inserted before signing & swearing to -
JOHN BRINN
Symon Kingsley Judge of Common Pleas

State of New York, Onondaga County =
vs. I have known the town of Syracuse in said County & State, aged thirty eight years & upwards - being first duly sworn, according to law, deposes & says that he is a son of John Winn, of the Township of Cranbe New Castle District, Canada West - & the grandson of Joseph Winn, who was a revolutionary soldier, a private under Col. Van Schaick, Captain Hicks & Lieutenant Martineau - as deponent has been informed & believes to be true -
That this deponent was well acquainted with his said grandfather Joseph Winn, & his grandmother Sarah Winn, at the South Town - commonly called the "Carrying place" now Amelia'sburgh, in Prince Edward County Upper Canada - & near Trinity Bay - That deponent has for many years understood & now verily believes to be true that his said grandmother the wife of said Joseph Winn departed this life at the place last aforesaid about twelve or fifteen years ago - & that Mrs. Nancy Randel Marsh, wife of Randel Marsh, & sister of deponent's said father died about six years ago - & that his said grandfather Joseph Winn died at Cranbe aforesaid on or about the 27 th day of September 1844, & that said Joseph left only one child & no widow then surviving, & that the above named John Winn, the father of this deponent is the said surviving child of said Joseph & that there is no other living -
Deponent further says that he is also personally acquainted with a brother of said Joseph - whose name is also John Winn - & who resides at Cranbe aforesaid. He further says that he has always been familiarly acquainted with his said father who is now making efforts to procure the pension to which his said grandfather was entitled by virtue of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, & which said pension

This Deponent's said father now claims, on account of the Revolutionary Services of Deponent's said grandfather, Joseph Winn. That during all the time of Deponent's acquaintance with his said grandfather, he was reputed to be of good character for truth, honesty & integrity & his allegations as to his services in the Revolutionary war would be, & as Deponent verily believes accepted to be received with full confidence & credit - Deponent further says that his said father John Winn, is a man of high character for truth, veracity & integrity - & that his statements, made under oath or otherwise are fully entitled to confidence & credit.
Deponent further says that his said grandfather Joseph Winn was always been reputed to have been a soldier in the American army, in the neighborhood where he resided & that Deponent was also under-stood for many years past & as he believes for as many as fifteen years last past that said Joseph Winn was entitled to bounty lands on account of his services in the Revolutionary war - but that he had not actually received the same - & further says not
known & subscribed before } Isaac Winn me this 18th day of August 1845 -
John Halsted Justice of the peace
State of New York Onondaga County. } ss. I, John Halsted, The above named Justice of the peace, hereby certify, that I am personally acquainted with the above named Isaac Winn & that he is a credible person & that his statements made in the foregoing affidavit are fully entitled to confidence & credit - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 18th day of August A.D. 1845

at Lynden in said County of Onondaga -
I also certify that "Randal" was erased before swearing to said afft -
John Habbet Justice of the peace
State of New York Onondaga County -
ss. I hereby certify that the above named John Habbet is a justice of the peace in & for the said County of Onondaga - I trust the several signatures above, purporting to be his, are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official seal - at Syracuse in said County this 23 rd day of August A.D. 1846.
Chas. T. Nichols Clerk.

State of New York Onondaga County.
p - We, the judges of The Court of Common Pleas, held at the Court House in the Village of Syracuse in & for said County of Onondaga, before whom the foregoing proceedings have this day been read, at the place aforesaid, in open court, do hereby certify & declare the opinion of said Court, after investigating the matter & after putting the questions prescribed by the real Department, that the above named Joseph Winer, the father of the above named John Winer, was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as stated in the foregoing declaration of said John Winer. The said Court further certifies that the said Joseph Winer died as stated in said declaration, & that he left at the time of his death, no widow - & that the above named declarant is the only surviving child of the said Joseph & that said John is the son & only child of said Joseph, now living -
The said Court further certifies that satisfactory evidence has been produced to them that the said Joseph Winer, was the son of Joseph Winer - & was the identi- cal person who served, as a private, in one of the New York Regiments, in the Revolutionary War, under Col. Goose Van Schaick, Captain Benjamin Hicks & Lieutenant Henry Smartwant - That said Joseph Winer the father of said John, was at the time of his entry into service, a resident of Fishkill - in the State of New York. That after the Revolutionary war he removed from Fishkill to Coeymans in the County of Albany & State of New York - & that, afterwards, he removed to & resided in Canada, as stated in said declaration. The said Court further certifies that the above named John Winer and Isaac Winer --- whose affidavits are included in the foregoing proceedings have been proved, by evidence satisfactory to said Court, to be credible

persons. & that, in the opinion of said Court, the statements made by them, in their said affidavits respectively, are fully entitled to confidence and credit -
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands at the Court House in Syracuse aforesaid. This 25 th day of August A.D. 1845 in N.Y. "pro" inserted & "them" interlined "the" inserted & proceedings interlined -
Daniel Pratt Esq. Symon Kingsley Judge John L. Stevens Judge
State of New York On this day personally appeared John L. Stevens A.D. 1845
I, Charles T. Hicks, Clerk of said County - & also of said Court of Common Pleas. Do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of said John Wynn for a pension on account of the services of his father, Joseph Wynn, in the Revolutionary War, as a private in the Regiment of Col Van Schaick's Company of Captain Hicks -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office, at the village of Syracuse in said County, this 25 th day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty five -
Chas. T. Hicks Clerk
[Large decorative flourish or signature]

head of the Bay Quinty, (so called) I resided there until 1811. & then removed to the "Carrying place", then called the "Seventh Town", I resided there a short time with Declarant's said father - but he said Joseph Winn remained at the last named place until the year 1843 - & then he said Joseph Winn removed to New Castle District, in Canada West, & Town-ship of Cranbe - & continued to reside there in the neighborhood of Declarant's residence until September 27 th or 28 th  1844 when he departed this life, at the last named place - Declarant was not present at the time he died, but he was present at the funeral & attended the funeral of said Joseph Winn. I saw his dead body, before its interment, on the 29 th day of September 1844.
This Declarant further states, that, his said mother died, at the "Carrying place", "Seventh Town", near Bay Quinty, in Canada West - about fifteen years ago - & that said Joseph Winn never again intermarried. I left no widow at the time of his death - Declarant also states that his said Sister Nancy, was married first to Benjamin Palmer. & after his death she intermarried with one Randal Marsh - & she died about five years since, & as he now recollects, in February 1840, at the Township of Whitney, in Canada - and that this Declarant never had any other brothers or Sisters who arrived at the age of over a year - & said Joseph Winn at his death left no child or children except this declarant -
Declarant further says that he has no papers, relating to the services of his said father, in the Revolutionary army, although he has been informed by his said father, that that he once held a discharge & some other papers, but that they were all consumed at a fire at Coeymans aforesaid, by which his house was burned - together with all his papers relating to such service -

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7. 1832.
State of New York, County of Rensselaer } ss - on this twenty fifth Day of August one thousand Eight hundred & forty five, before The Judges of The Court of Common Pleas, held at the Court House, in the village of Bruceton, in & for The said County of Rensselaer. in open court, personally appeared John Winn, aged fifty Eight years & upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, or his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832. That he is the son of early surviving child of Joseph Winn, who was a soldier (a private) of the Revolutionary war, as herein after stated - That said Joseph Winn, the father of this declarant, was born, according to the best of his present recollection & belief, at Fishkill, on Hudson River, now the County of Dutchess & State of New York. That he, said Joseph Winn, intermarried with Sarah Swanson of the City of New York, but at what particular time, declarant is not able to state - but such marriage, as he has been informed, was before said Joseph's leaving the army - & that declarant had a sister, named Nancy Winn, who was older than himself - & she was aged Six months, when declarant's said father left home to go into the army - or when he returned home from service - but which declarant does not now distinctly recollect - but his recollection is, that his said sister was born about the year 1780. Declarant further says that he was born at Coeymans, now in the County of Albany, on the 129 th day of September one thousand Seven hundred & Eighty Six, & resided at that place until declarant was nine years old - & then he was removed with his said father & mother from Coeymans aforesaid to Upper Canada & settled at the

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.722 P. O. _____
Joseph Winn Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

37101.
Joseph William Allen?
of Onondaga
New York
Ad to E. A. Brown Oct 7. 45
set to Nathan Scott (1846)
R F Ironside Aug 18/53
11722
Ad yth June 32

Joseph Winn pre. N.Y. kind - Bounty Land?
G.W.C.
Not returned on the records of the N. York, line, among those entitled to, or who had received, bounty lands from the U. States
M.G.

Joseph Winn
Canada - or NY
Dec 32
Dear Sir,
Yours sincerely
Washington

State of New York } Secretary's Office }
I certify that Joseph Winn is Returned in Connolly's Original Return of officers Non Commissioned Privates belonging to the Line of this State in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War Deposited in this Office, as be- longing to the first New York Regiment Captain Hick's Company and as having enlisted for three years. (See printed Balloting book page 82)
Arch d Campbell
Dep. Sec. of State
Albany Dec. 8. 1845.

Feb. 5. 1846
Adkins can South Union.
for Edward Town of Painesville Present

Washington Feb y 4 th 1846.
Sir
I enclose herewith the certificate of the secretary of the state of New York, with reference to the services of Joseph Winn, who is an applicant for pension under the act of 7 June 1832 from that state, Mr E. A. Brown who originally presented the claim has requested me to attend to the prosecution of it for him, as you will see by reference to the case of Sophia Wentworth act of 1836, Sec. 1. N.Y. in whose case the letter is filed in which he requests permission for me to examine & attend to both of their claims it is presumed that this evidence will be satisfactory to the Department, & the claim be allowed on its presentation. & if so please forward the certificate to me at your early convenience and oblige
Very Respectfully Your O bt Servant Nathan Lake
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Present

Syracuse 5 th Aug 1884
Hon L. P. Waldo
Sir
Enclosed find a copy of atty to me from Joseph Brim Sen of Joseph Brim Sen
The papers in this case are all on file in Washington - and I see by the report in Doc No 37. that the reason of the withholding of the pension was for want of identity of the soldier with the one in service -
I wish a copy of the papers on file important to the case - will you please favor me
Very truly
Yours
R. F. Fritbridge

Sept. 5, 1848
bc for Winn. and
June 7 1832
Henry James L. Edwards — Prisoner of War
Washington City D.C.

Syracuse September 1/45.
Dear Sir,
I enclose original claim of John Winn. Son of Joseph Winn, who was a private in the New York Regiment commanded by Col. Goose (Vul) Schenck Captain Benjamin Hicks & Lieutenant Henry Heartwell -
The proof in the case as far as taken is enclosed - I have written to Albany for evidence at the Comptroller's office, & shall forward the answer as soon as received.
The Clerk's Certificate, rather the Judge's Certificate of the proof produced before them, is sufficient as to all the facts therein stated -
I am Respectfully Yours obedient serv.
Edward A. Mear
Hon: J. H. Edwards Court of Pensions -
P.S.
I enclose all official papers to your subject to hasten, predictably to the right & proper in the premises.
E. A. Brown

Know all Men, by these Presents, That I Joseph Hinn of the Town of Camillus in the County of Onondaga and State of New York, have made, constituted and appointed, and by these Presents do make, constitute and appoint Robert F. Trumbull of the Town of Syracuse in the County of Onondaga and State of New York my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, place and stead to prosecute, demand and receive from the United States Government all monies and claims due me as heir of Joseph Hinn deceased late a soldier in the Revolutionary War
Giving and granting unto my said Attorney, full power and authority, to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever, requisite and necessary to be done, in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney, or his Substitute, shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue thereof.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this sixth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty four
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN PRESENCE OF
J. Hinn
Joseph Hinn 
State of New York, } ss. ONONDAGA COUNTY, }
On this sixth day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four before me, personally came Joseph Hinn to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the within Power of Attorney, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein mentioned.
J. H. H. H. H. Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Deeds.
State of New York, } ss. ONONDAGA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, }
I, Barnard Slocum Clerk of said County, hereby certify, that John H. H. Esq., whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate of acknowledgement, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and authorized to take the same; that I am acquainted with his hand-writing, and believe the above signature to be genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, this 11th day of Augst 185 4
Barnard Slocum Clerk.

Sept. 16. 1845
Dear Sir
Joseph Winn, dec.
Yours
for
Joseph Winn

20
Hon: James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions - Washington City D.C.
W.H. 3/

10 1/2
Edward A. Brown Esq
Morning at Law Office
Syracuse
N.Y. State
Hon. J. R. Caton Court of Appeals
KINGSTON SP 1843 U.S. DIST. COURT

Syracuse N.Y. Sept 13 1845
Dear Sir,
I enclose you the Papers in support of the claim of John Wm. for the pension to which his father the late Elder Joseph Wm was entitled, at the time of his death -
Since writing you before I have obtained a reference to the Balloting Book - "Cornally's Returns" - at page 82, where you will find the name of said Joseph Wm - & - Yours &c
Hon: J. L. Edwards Com te of Pensions
Edward A. Moore
Mrs
Leavens & H.
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