Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,523, Jeremiah Willcox, New York

SERVICE
New York
or Willcox, Jeremiah Wilcox.
NUMBER _____
R. 11.523.
CONTENTS

30. 442) 11523 Jeremiah Wilcox New York
Return - proof of service required
H. Mead Esq. Chesterboro Warren County N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
18 th April 1884.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jeremiah Wilcox
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1777 — 4 — Private { Capt Lake Col Yates —   1778 — 7 — " Col Yates  
+ There is no evidence of any such service in the Department. The names of the Militia were first discovered only
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The Claimant should endeavor to obtain some proof of his services. —

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all Men by these Presents,
That I, Alfred S. Wilcox, resident of Almont County of Lapeer State of Michigan do hereby select, ordain, constitute and irrevocably appoint, with power of substitution; S G Gates of the state of Vermont my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, for me and in my name, place, and stead; to examine into, enter, prosecute, file and defend; before the proper Department of Government, or other Tribunal; any claim, or suit, in my behalf, or in which I may be legally interested; by virtue of any Claim that I may have for the Services of Jeremiah Wilcox in the militia of the United States of America in the war of the Revolution. Further empowering the said Agent and Attorney, or his substitute, to apply for, and receive, any Money, Bounty Land or Bounties, Pension Claim or Claims, or other Dues, of any kind whatsoever, that may be found to be due me for the said Services of Jeremiah Wilcox.
And further empowering the said Agent and Attorney, and authorizing him to receipt therefor, and give full and free acquittance thereof, in his name, as my Agent and Attorney in fact, but all for my benefit and behoof. Herby ratifying and confirming whatsoever the said Agent and Attorney may lawfully do, or cause to be done, as in these premises specified; and, as though I were present personally, and acting for my self. Binding my heirs, legal representatives and assigns to comply with, and fully carry out and complete any obligation, contract, or agreement, that is, or may be made between me and my said Agent or Attorney, his legal representatives, heirs or assigns.
Signed, Sealed, and Acknowledged in presence of D W Paxton James D Churchill Witness.
In Virtue whereof, I do hereunto affix my Hand and Seal, this 18 th day of December 1855. Alfred S Wilcox. [Three circular notary seals are present at the bottom right of the signature area.]

State of Michigan
County of Lapeer
On this first day of December One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty five before me, Daniel W. Baylor a justice a justice of the peace in and for said County and State, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Alfred S. Wilcox the identical person whose name is attached to the annexed Power of Attorney , and being duly questioned, acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, as specified.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my name, the day, and year last above mentioned.
Daniel W. Baylor justice of the peace
State of Michigan
County of Lapeer
I, William Beech Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Daniel W. Baylor whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, is, and was, at the time of signing the same, a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such, are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and the Seal of my Office, at Lapeer this 18 th day of December A. D. 1855
William Beech
Clerk.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
No.
CLAIM OF Betsey Smith The Heirs of Jeremiah Wilcox who was in the Revolutionary War from New York State
Filed by
J. H. ORMSBY BOLTON LANDING, N. Y.
Third Auditor's Office,
Printed and for sale by J. E. B. & Co., Washington, D. C.
MAIL ROOM.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Betsy Wilcox, Smith Granddaughter of Jeremiah Wilcox
of Bolton in the County of Warren and State of New York
have made, constituted, and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute, and appoint
John H. Ormsby of Bolton Landing N.Y.
my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, hereby annulling and revoking all former
Powers of Attorney whatever in the premises, to prosecute before any Department, or the Courts, or Committees of Con-
gress of the United States until final completion, for me, my Claim for My right-title and all my interest in the claim of Jeremiah Wilcox who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and who has died and left a claim pending for services & lumber set furnished the Government during the above stated War the claim supposed to have been filed before May first-17.94 by said Jeremiah Wilcox
and to, from time to time, furnish any further evidence necessary or that may be demanded, giving and granting to my said attorney full power and authority to receive any draft or warrant that may be issued in settlement of said claim, and 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 at the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or his substitute, may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
My Post Office address is Bolton Landing Warren Co N.Y.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day of January eighteen hundred and eighty five
George Stanton
Sarah A. Stanton
(Two witnesses who can write, sign here.)
Betsy Smith (Signature of Claimant.)

State of New York , County of Warren , ss:
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 10 th day of January in the year eighteen hundred and eighty 9 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the said County and State, personally appeared Betsey Smith to me well known to be the identical person who executed the foregoing Letter of Attorney, and the same having been first fully read over to her and the contents thereof duly explained, acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and that I have no interest, present or prospective, in the claim.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, the day and year last above written.
Mary J. Pomeroy (Official Signature.)
Notary Public (Official Character.)
( Certificate on file in Pension office ) [L. S.]
I, W. S. Wanliss Clerk of the County Court in and for aforesaid County and State, do certify that Mary J. Pomeroy , Esq., who has  has signed his name to the foregoing declaration and affidavit was at the time of so doing Notary Public in and for said County and State, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereunto is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of office, this 12 day of January , 188 9 .
W. S. Wanliss
Clerk of the Supreme Court
[L. S.]
NOTE.—This should be sworn to before a CLERK OF COURT, NOTARY PUBLIC or JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. If before a JUSTICE or NOTARY, then CLERK OF COUNTY COURT must add his certificate of character hereon, and not on a separate slip of paper.
B

Jeremiah Wilcox Application for Pension
by Hobart Head Easton town Warren Co. N.Y.
30. 4421.

State of New York County of Warren ss
on this fourteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me Hobbey Head a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the County of Warren and State aforesaid Jeremiah Wilcox a resident of Warrensburgh in the said County of Warren aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the united States April in the year 1777 in Capt. Philip Lakes Company Col. Yates Regiment & under General Philip Schuyler. Marched to Fort George and from there to Fort Edward and to Fort Miller and there was discharged and served four months. and in the year 1778 he entered the service of the United States in the month of April. under Col. Yates and Marched to Saratoga and there was employed in the works destroyed by Burgoyne. and served seven months in that campaign when he was discharged has no written discharge nor had none given he lived in the Town of Argyle Washington County New York knows of no person living who was in the service with him or who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the Present and declares that his name is not on the pension of the agency of any State
Here follows the interrogatories
1 st . was born in Glove (Dutchess) County New York 2 d . has no record of his age does not know of any 3 d . in Saratoga so called now Argyle Washington County New York he lived 18 years in Lancaster New Hampshire and now resides in Warrensburgh where he has resided 24 years 4 th was drafted the first 4 months and enlisted the 7 months

5 th General Schuyler Col. Yates Capt Lake. served the His Campaign at Fort George untill it was evacuated then they Burned two or three boats that were building on the Lake. and blowed up the magazin and Marched off to Fort Edward, under the Command of Col. Yates, and staid at Fort Edward a Short time and Marched from the re to Fort Miller to keep before Burgoyne. and at Fort Miller he was discharged the officers having to repair to their families and move them off before the enemy and in 1778 he served under Col Yates in Repairing the Roads and other works which were destroyed by Burgoyns army and served 7 months was discharged the first of Nov 1778
6 th He never had any written discharge. but Col. Yates told him that he was discharged 7 th John Weller Salomon Thurston Harry Powers Albro Tripp Samuel C. Dickinson Sheldon Graves James Starbuck Henry Sarrow Elijah H. Howe &c. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Jeremiah Wilcox
We Norman Fox a clergyman residing at Glens-Falls in the County of Warren and Albro Tripp of the Town of Warren -burgh hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Wilcox who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 80 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor- -hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
Norman Fox Albro Tripp
Hobbsfield a Judge of Warren Common Pleas
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and that he served as he states and further that it appears to the said Judge that Norman Fox who signed the preceding certificate is

Clergyman residing at Glens Falls in the County of Warren and that Albro Dripp who has also signed the same is a resident of the Town of Warrenburgh in said County of Warren and is a credible person and that his statements are entitled to credit. And the said Judge does further certify that the said claimant is in a state of health which does preclude him from appearing in open Court. and it is believed generally among his neighbors that he was a Soldier of the Revolution and that is the opinion of the said Judge.
Hobbs Mead a Judge of Warren Common Pleas
State of New York County of Warren ss. I, Thomas Archibald, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Hobbs Mead, Esquire, before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. — Witness my hand and seal of office this 11 th day of February A.D. 1834 Thomas Archibald By S. C. Lander Dep. Clerk

Albany Rensselaer County N.Y. Jan. 8th/55 Sir
Your letter of the 13th. of April /54, directed to Hon. H. L. Stevens Esq. on the subject of the application of Jeremiah Wilcox for a pension has been handed to me by Alfred S. Wilcox a son of said applicant, who together with his sister Mrs. Sarah Steward have employed & empowered me to prosecute said claim &c. You say in that letter that the applicant asserted fourteen months services in the New York militia in the Revolutionary war, but failed to sustain his allegations by proper testimony" —
I called upon the Comptroller of this State & he furnished me the accompanying certificate, How much service it required to earn that sum you know better than I do, If that sum is remaining unpaid until now, with interest will amount to quite a large sum, which his heirs are justly entitled to. It would seem quite improbable that all his services were left unpaid & returned to the Comptrollers office —

The term of service as stated by him no doubt was strictly true, although the lapse of time renders it impossible at this late day to find witnesses to sustain all that he set up in his application— Will you be so kind as to let me know what is set forth in his application, as his children that have employed me do not know all that is set up—
Please send me any circulars issued from your office on the subject of application & proof that is necessary in such a case as this & much oblige &c.
If there is sufficient testimony to authorize the issuing of a certificate for a pension be so kind as to inform me what farther will be necessary in this case, as the soldier is dead & also his widow—
There are two children living & the representatives of two others—
Will it be necessary to prove the marriage of the soldier, the death of him & his widow &c. if so, what testimony will be required of the marriage;

There is an aged widow of a soldier of the war of 1812, who is partially deranged, that is so much so that I have been unable to get her affidavit to an application for bounty land, we have his discharge & can get the proof of his services by an officer that he served under, will you inform me in what way to make the application in her case -
With Great respect I am sir your obedient & very humble Serv t
D. W. Waite
Hon. L. P. Waldo Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Power of Attorney.
_____ of
State of _____
J. E. TO Lloyd [REDACTED],
OF WASHINGTON CITY.
Jeremiah Wilson Surrendered her claim through her second claim -

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents: That I, Alfred S. Wilcox of the County of Lapeer and State of Michigan the son of Jeremiah Wilcox whose claim for pension under the act of Congress, approved the  day of  18 
18  do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas E. Ploid of Washington DC my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably for me, and in my name and place, and with power of substitution, to examine all the records, letters, affidavits, and other documents and papers connected with the aforesaid claim now on file in the Pension Office as well as all the Muster Rolls and other records that may show the  services of the said  and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever, touching the premises, in order to prosecute said claim to some result, and to receive the  when issued: hereby revoking all powers of attorney heretofore given for a like purpose, and confirming whatsoever my said attorney shall, in my name, legally do in the premises.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty second day of September , 18 62 John B. Hough John B. Hough  Alfred S. Wilcox [SEAL.]
Acknowledged and subscribed before me, a Justice of the Peace, for the aforesaid county of Lapeer and State of Michigan ; and I do certify that of my own personal knowledge the aforesaid Alfred S. Wilcox is the person he is above represented to be Witness my hand and seal, this Twenty second day of September 18 62 .
John B. Hough J. P. [SEAL.] STATE OF Michigan } ss. COUNTY OF Lapeer } I do certify, that John B. Hough , Esquire, before whom the foregoing acknowledgment was made, was, at the time of it being made, a Justice of the Peace for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the above is his genuine signature.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit court for said county, this 23rd day of Sept , 18 62 J. H. Davis Clerk.

Jeremiah Wilcox
  77  apl  Ephraim Lake -  Co 2  Lake George.  pri. 3 mo.    78  "  enlist d held rank as Lieut. under Col Yates & superintended the cutting of timber building & repairing barracks & out houses - drew his gun from Continental stores & served    Recd. 8 mo    79  -  do.   do  do 9 mo  

New York Jeremiah Wilcox
Rev. J.
Sup Let to H. Mead
June 20. 1834.
Rejected
See let. to W. E. Dodge March 9, 1855
Hon D. J. Jones Jny 7 1837
Hon H. L. Stevens 13 Apl. 1854
V. M. Waite Jany 13 1855
A. J. Wilcox Dec 16/59
Thos E. Sward Oct. 17 62
Act 7 June 32

V. L. Edwards Committee of Union

Chester 11 th June 1834
The under signed a Judge of Warren Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace have been this day to the House of Jeremiah Wilcox and his being very weak in body but strong in mind declares to me that he knows of no person living whereby he can prove his services and says he shall not want a pension long to come as his time almost run out but not depending as he understood the Law for positive Proof and as he has the opinion of his neighbors that he did serve as he has stated in his declaration for he has not a neighbor where he has lived the last 20 years but that are ready to make affidavit that they are fully of the opinion that he served as he states and that opinion was formed years before the act was passed for the Benefit of the surviving Soldiers of the Revolution now Sir if you insist on positive Proof then I must tell Wilcox that the Law does not favor his claim.
Respectfully Yours
Hobbs Mead a Judge etc

In answer to your application of the 29 th inst, in behalf of my Mary Smith grand daughter of Jeremiah Wilson, on account of his services & material furnished during the Rebell n war, I have to state that there is no account on file in this Bureau, presented by him in 1894 or at any other time.
The Rebell n war was practically closed after the  by the surrender of Lord Cornwallis in Oct 1781 & the Continental Congress immediately after arranged for the presentation of all war claims to & settlement by, the Paymaster General on or before 1787 and since that time, no person nor any of the Executive Dept has been designated or authorized to receive & adjudicate such claims.
There is no law now existing under which money can be obtained by the children or other descendants of Jeremiah Wilson for his services, for material furnished, for pension, arrears of pension or for Bounty Land.

State of New-York, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
Albany, January 3, 1855.
I Hereby Certify , That on searching the Records in this office for the Registry of Certificates issued in pursuance of a law, passed April 27, 1784, entitled "An Act for the settlement of the pay of Levies and Militia for their services in the late war, and for other purposes therein mentioned," I find the following, viz:
   NAMES. No. OF BOOK. NO. OF CERTIFICATE. DATE. £ S. D. RANK AND NAME OF COMPANY OFFICER. RANK AND NAME OF FIELD OFFICER.   £ S. D.     Jeremiah Wilcox Sergt. 2 4957 Dec 1. 1781 16 2 8 Capt. Peter Van Kinselaer Lt. Col. Marinus Willet   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  
I have examined the Rolls for the items above set forth, and find them to be correct.
W. D. Haswell Clerk.
J. M. Woodhull Comptroller.

Pension Office.
October 15 th 1862.
Sir;
In the case of Jeremiah Wilcox, deceased under act of 7 th June 1832 whose son, Alfred S. Wilcox has executed a power of attorney authorizing you to prosecute the claim. I have to inform you that by the law of the 2 d of April last children of revolutionary soldiers are excluded from the benefit of a pension to which the soldier himself might be entitled if living, if he had died without having establishing a claim to a pension.
As the claim of Jeremiah Wilcox was not established in his life time his children cannot are not entitled
Thos E. Lloyd. Present.

Warrenton N.Y. Dec 5 sec 12 A. Jere: Melick
AD
A. L. Edwards Esq. Commissr of Pensions Washington D. C.

Warrenton Dec r 7, 1837.
Dear Sir,
I enclose papers to substantiate the claim of Jeremiah Wilson for a Pension. I understand his claim has been some time pending before the Depart t . but for some reason has not been allowed.
I believe the enclosed papers are in form as required by the rules of the Depart t . as far as I understand them, & under them the favorable action of the Depart t is respectfully prayed & hoped for
Very Respectfully
Yours ob t Serv t
W m Dodge
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions

Washington 5 th April 1832
L. P. Waldo Esq Comr &c
Sir. May I call your attention to the enclosed and repeat an answer at your earliest conveni- ence Yours Truly H. S. Stevens

Waukesha Wis March 1 st
2
Mr. [unclear]
Dear Sir: K. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington D. C.

Warrenton NY. March 1, 1838
Dear Sir,
On the 8 th Dec r last I enclosed to you papers in the application of Jeremiah Wilcox for a Pension. I have as yet rec d no answer in relation to them. It is apprehended there is some miscarriage or mistake in the case of those papers, so long time having elapsed & no answer given. Will you do the favor to write me, as there is considerable solicitude shown by those concerned.
Very Respectfully Your ob t Serv t
W. E. Dodge
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions

A. S. Wilcox, Almont, Lapeer Co. Mich. Dec. 3. 1859.
Relative to Revolutionary pension of Jeremiah Wilcox.
U.S. Dis. 1830
Respectfully referred to Commr. of Pensions.
Moses Kelly Int. Dept. } Chf. Clk. Dec. 9/59
Recd 9 th Decr 1859 Mr. Knapp

Secretary of War Jacob Thompson
Dear Sir I would wish to learn whether there has ever been a pension granted for the services of Jeremiah Wilcox in the revolutionary army & if so by whom was it drawn have the goodness to give an answer as quick as possible Most respectfully yours A. S. Wilcox
Almont 3 d Dec 1859 Mich Lapeer Co —

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.523
P. O. Jeremiah Wilson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED _____ , 18
Discharged: _____ , 18
Application filed: _____ , 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____ , 18

OFFICE OF
JOHN H. ORMSBY,
U.S. PENSION AND WAR CLAIM ATTORNEY,
65 Bay St., Glens Falls, N. Y.
HADSON, N. Y.
11523
March 29 1889
To The Hon Commission of Pensions Sir if this claim does not belong in the Pension Office please inform me where to file it and oblige yours very truly in F. & S. L. from Comrad John H. Ormsby

Application of Jeremiah Wilson for a Pension
W. R. Dodge atty.

State of New York Warren County } ss
On this Seventeenth day of October in the year 1857 personally appeared before me Thomas Pattison a judge of the county courts of the said county of Warren Jeremiah Wilcox a resident of the Town of Warrensburgh in said county aged eighty five years the 27 th day of February 1837 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress pass- ed June the 7 th 1832. That he was drafted into the Army of the United States at Saratoga where he then resided on the east side of the river at a place now called Argyle (then) Albany county in said State now Washington County in the month of April he thinks in the year 1777 (it was the year Burgoyne was taken un- der Captain Ephraim Lake, Lieut. Samuel Shel- don Ensign Gaye (the Colonel was a Dutchman but I cannot recollect his name we were un- der the command of Genl. Philip Schuyler. We marched from Saratoga to Lake George where we encamped and remained a long time on various duty. While there we destroyed two vessels be- longing to the United States to prevent their falling into the hands of the Enemy. I be- lieve one of the vessels was finished Burgoyne was advancing from Skeensboro when we were marched back, by Fort Edward & Fort Miller to Saratoga the regiment was disbanded at Fort Miller about the 20 th July I should think It was hay- ing time; and those of the men who had fam- ilies were allowed to go and take care of them As Burgoyne was coming on, and I returned home with the rest after having served on this tour as a private Soldier a Term of three months

That In the month of April (1778, I think) I enlisted for a term of 9 months into the service of the United States (at Saratoga aforesaid under Col. Yates to superintend the cutting of timber and repairing and build- ing of Barracks and out houses for the Officers & Soldiers of the United States and the replacing the buildings & works that had been destroyed by Burgoyne I held the rank of Lieutenant and was so called and was entitled to draw and call upon the requested number of men for the service. I drew my gun out of the Continental Store at Saratoga when I was first drafted and retained & was re- quired to be in readiness for any alarm that might happen. I was thus continued in the service of the United States until the month of December a period of about eight months in the year 1778 when I and my men were discharged for the season and du- ring which time I was ranked as a Lieuten- ant & drew Lieutenants pay but I never had a commission nor asked for one I drew rations and pay for my men for my men from the public Stores during this service. That in the year 1779 about the first of April I again enlisted into the service of the United States under Col. Yates for 9 months in the same capacity and performed like services to those performed in 1778 mentioned in the last preceding section of this declaration at Saratoga aforesaid and so continued un- till about the first of December 1779 having served in the rank and capacity aforesaid for a term of eight months. When I was dis- charged from the service and returned home Rowland Potter Constance Potter, John Sheldon and Samuel Henry, and others knew of my

services as stated in this declaration for the two last terms but I do not know where any witness to my said services reside or whether any of them are now living and that no evidence of living witness to any of the services stated in this declaration can now be had. That the County Court house where the Courts are held is about fifteen miles distance from my residence and that by reason of age and bodily infirmities I am unable to attend before the courts at their sittings. On the last journey of two or three miles from home that I attempted I fainted and with great difficulty performed the excursion. For the services above mentioned services I claim a Pension hereby relinquishing every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any  the agency of any State
1 st Interrogatory
I was born at Dutchess County in the year 1752 the 27 February
2 d I have no record of my age 3 d When called into the service I was living at Ad-gyle (then) county of Albany and called Saratoga I have lived a part of the time since the Revolutionary War in St. Lawrence and a part of the time in Vermont and that I have resided in Warrensburgh of York where I now reside for the space of twenty seven years 4 th I was drafted into service the first June I served. For the two last terms I enlisted as above stated — 5. General Philip Schuyler Capt. Ephraim Lake Lieut. S. Sheldon and Ensign Gaye and Col Yates were regular officers with the troops when I served 6 I never received any written discharge or any commission as a Lieutenant or any other Officer 7 Pelatiah Richards Thomas Paterson of Warrensburgh and Ezra B Smith Thomas of Leggett of Chester S. C. Baldwin of Caldwell in said County are persons

to whom I am known and who can testify as to my character for servility and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the revolution - That Rev. Norman Fox of Glens Falls is the only cler- gyman to whom I am personally known and who can certify for me Sworn and  his  the day of years aforesaid. Jeremiah W Wilcox mark
Subscribed and Sworn before me
this 17 th day of October 1837.
Thomas Pattison a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Warren
We Norman Fox a clergyman residing at Glens Falls Ezra B. Smith of Chest l J. B. Baldwin of Caldwell Petlatiah Richards and Thomas Pattison of Warrensburgh in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Wilcox who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty five years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the 10 th day of of November ————— in the year 1837
Before me (to wit)
Norman Fox Ezra B. Smith } Petlatiah Richards }
Thomas Pattison a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Warren
Norman Fox
Ezra B. Smith
Petlatiah Richards

And I Thomas Pattison the said Judge do here- by certify & declare my opinion after the inves- tigation of the matter & after putting the interrog- atories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Sol- dier & served as he states. And I further certify that the said Applicant cannot on account of age & bodily infirmity attend the settings of the Courts of said County - And I further certify that I am acquainted with Norman Fox who has signed the preceding certificate, & that he is a clergyman resident in the Village of Glens Falls in said County - And that Ezra B. Smith & Pelatiah Richards who have also signed the same are credible persons with whom I am personally acquainted, & that their statement is entitled to credit - That said E. B. Smith is a resident of the Town of Glens, & said P. Richards is a resident of the Town of Warrensburgh in said County of War- ren Thomas Pattison Judge
I Thomas Archibald County Clerk & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Warren do hereby certify that Thomas Pat- tison Esquire aforesaid before whom the a- foresaid proceedings were had, is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County the same being a Court of Record, and that the signature above annexed is his genuine signature - and that the foregoing appear to be the original proceedings had before the said Judge in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Nile for a Pension In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 13th day of November A.D. 1857 Thomas Archibald Clerk