Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,458, Eliakim Vosburgh, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Vosburgh Eliakim Catharine
N 16,458
CONTENTS

6306
Albany New York
Catharine Vosburgh widow of Eliakin Vosburgh
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 6 th December 1835 of Erie Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Bacon Conn. of the Regt. commanded by Col l Millet in the Cont t . line for 9 months & 22 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of 32 Dollars 45 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of July 1841 and sent to Sam l Lake Esq r Albany N.Y.
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1841 $162.25 Revised annual allowance ending
$162.25
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by W. H. Glason Clerk, Book 4 Vol. 2 nd Page 108
2 Let to S. Lake Oct 2. 1841.

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th Sep 1835 to 6 th Dec 1835. Agent Notified Nov. 1841
James Lake Esq r
24978 Buffalo Agency Elihu Vestry of Erie Co o in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bacon of the Reg t commanded by Col Willitt in the Mass. Troops time for 13 Months 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 104 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Mar 1834 and sent Sam l Lake at Springville P.O. Erie Co o
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar. 1834 $194:97 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sep '34 32:19 $227:16
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 13

Additional proof in Case of Eliakim Vosburgh

State of New York Niagara County ss: Caland Arthur Saxon being duly sworn says that he now resides in the Village of Lockport in said county & has so resided for some years past, that he is aged seventy one years, and is a Revolutionary Pensioner. - That he is acquainted with Eliakim Vashbough, and has known him from boyhood and deponent says that he and said Vashbough were born both in the town of Sheffield County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts - and deponent says that he knew the father of said Vashbough who was Captain in a Company of one years men, who marched to Dubuque in relief of the American forces under command of General Arnold - deponent remembers that said Captain Vashbough went and returned from said Vashbough , - said Captain Vashbough had six sons and that said Eliakim was the second son, and that said Eliakim in the year 1779 and the same year Maj. Andne was executed as a private soldier in the American Army - deponent recalls that said Eliakim was a nine months man, and entitled for that period as deponent believes and recalls. Deponent said said Eliakim at West Point in the service as a private soldier several times, deponent was not in the same regiment with said Eliakim, who was in the Massachusetts line, and deponent being in the Connecticut line, and therefore deponent cannot now remember any of the officers under whom said Eliakim served. - Deponent said said Eliakim in service several times at West Point in the spring or summer as deponent believes, and again said him in the service as a private soldier in a town in New Jersey in the fall of the same year - deponent cannot say how long said Eliakim served, but knows after deponent returned to Sheffield, that the nine months men entitled at the time of said Eliakim. a

number of whom were from Sheffield & enlisted at the same time with said Eliakim had turned out their said time of enlistment and deponent further says that the next year as deponent thinks 1780, the said Eliakim went as a private soldier on an expedition volunteer service in the company of Perry (as then called) Heacock and joined Col Willets Regiment as deponent at the time understood Deponent was in Sheffield when said Eliakim marched with said company of Capt Heacock which was in July as deponent believes - and deponent says that said Eliakim was ab- sent on said expedition under said Capt Heacock about the period of four months - and de- ponent says that said forces in which said Eliakim so served in Captain Heacock's company were raised by a requisition of said State of Massachusetts, and raised to serve four months and which time said Eliakim served as deponent believes - and deponent further says that he emigrated into the State of New York from Sheffield about 40 years ago, and left said Eliakim residing in Sheffield. That said Eliakim resided in Sheffield after deponent left twenty or twenty five years where deponent frequently saw said Eliakim on visits to Sheffield - and deponent says that said Eliakim moved from Sheffield into Linn and Livingston County, but then Ontario County New York - about 17 years ago - and deponent says that said Eliakim always maintained a fair reputation and esteemed a man of truth and veracity -
Subscribed & sworn before Asher Saxton one Jany 2 d 1834
State of New York Livingston County ss: I Joseph Center before whom the above affidavit was taken and certify that I am well acquainted with Col Asher Saxton who made the above affidavit - and that he is reputed to be a man of truth truth & veracity Joseph Center J.P. in & for said County - Jany 2 - 1834.

State of New York Niagara County Clerk's office
I Henry Fatten Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph Centa Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in Amaga (sic) County duly Commissioned and qualified that his Commission is dated the first day of January
AD 1831 & said Esquire on the last day of December AD 1834 And that his Signature when written is Genuine Given under my hand and the seal of the said County this Second day of January 1834 Henry Fatten Clerk

State of New York
Erie County ss. Elias Ransom a resident of Buffalo in said County, being duly sworn according to law doth on his oaths say he is seventy one years of age, and in the time of the Revolution was a Citizen of Great Barrington Berkshire County in Massachusetts, and was then acquainted with Eliakim Vosburgh now of Sardinia in this County, an applicant for a pension, that he well recollects that the said Eliakim Vosburgh was absent from home, as was then said in the service of the United States, that he saw him in the year 1781 at a rendezvous previous to marching, and was informed at that period, that he served the summer of that year under Col. Willet on the Mohawk River and when he returned in the fall he understood from him and others who were with the said Eliakim, that he was in the battle fought at Johnstown, and from the information he received at that time, and general acquaintance, believes the said Eliakim Vosburgh did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated by him in his application — Elias Ransom Sworn & Subscribed the 5th day of December 1832 Before me & I certify the Deponent to be credible
Witnesses
Neal R. Maynard Clerk of Erie County

Ebenezer Washburn Revolutionary Claim for Pension
21357
Returns to be made to Sam l . Lake Springville Erie Co. New York

[Declaration of a Revolutionary Soldier who served in the MILITIA, to obtain a Pension under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.]
State of New York, } On this 5 th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Buffalo, in said County, Eliakim  Vasburgh — a resident of Sardina in the County of Erie — and State of New York, aforesaid, aged 88 — 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, 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated That on or about the 1 st of May 1780 enlisted by the authority of Sheffield for Nine months to recruit the Continental Army, and was mustered in Barrington in Berkshire County  Massachusetts and immediately joined the Continental Army at West point on the Hudson River . Served in Capt Suel's Company in Col. Sprouts Regiment in New Jersey & New York . The period of Nine Months and was discharged at Westpoint The last of January or first of February following, was in a Battle at White Plains , in the fall, a part of the American Army went to obtain forage, and came in contact the British forces from the vicinity of New York . Col. Sheldons Horse men with the detachment and in the engagement, they kept the British back until the Hay and grain was collected and bro't it to the Army at Picks Hill . When he enlisted he was a resident of Sheffield Massachusetts & returned home when discharged. That Col. Sprouts Regiment was in Nickols Brigade but he cannot say who commanded the army at the time — That in the year 1781 The Militia were called on for a draft, he then being a citizen of Berkshire County in Massachusetts , that he enlisted in May 1781 for four Months & served under Capt Heacock of Sheffield in said County, and marched to Albany where a part of the company with this deponent were ordered to the Mohawk River with about 500 men . The deponent was stationed at fort plain under Command of Col. Willst  Major Rowley also was there. Capt Heacock with the remainder of his company went up the north river to fort Edward , the deponent served the time out and continued in service four Months and a half was in a battle at Johnstown , and defeated & made prisoners of the whole force of British Indians & Tories in the fall of the year — a part of the time given was on the march up the Mohawk River as far as fort Stanwix & was discharged at Fort Plain , and returned home — That in the winter following, he enlisted for three years in Col. Sprouts Regiment , was mustered by Capt. Wheeler , who was also a citizen of Berkshire County , That the Towns were then required to furnish troops for the Continental Army, and the
He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a Pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn and subscribed this
day of
1832
Deponent enlisted to fill up the Army. That in the Spring following about the 1 st of April 1782 he hired a Substitute by the name M r Saxton to

take his place and went with him to West Point when the said William Saxton was received in the place of this deponent, and entered Col. Sprouts Regt. and this deponent returned home. That he this deponent was in service under this enlistment only three months, but the said William Saxton served until he was discharged, this fact is recollected from the evidence he produced in order to receive the pay from the father of this deponent, for taking his place as a substitute. That immediately after we returned home he enlisted for one year under Captain Bacon of the Connietary depart- ment and was employed in driving cattle to the army at the South and on the north River, and continued in that service one year that he has no documentary evidence or proof of his said service, other than the affidavit of his said husband annexed.

that he received written discharges from the Army from Col. Sprout. and one from Capt. Bawn which have been lost. That since the Revolution he resided in Massachusetts until about sixteen years past when he moved into the State of New York where he has since resided, and for the last six years in the Town of Sardinia, where he now resides —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State —
Sworn and Subscribed
The 5 th day of December William Sprague 1832
Sworn & subscribed this 5 th day of December 1832 Noah P. Sprague Clerk of our Common Pleas
We, Stephen Pratt a Clergyman residing in the town of Sardinia and County of Erie and Samuel Lake of Cones residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Eliakim Vosburgh who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be 68 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.
Subscribed and Sworn, this 5 th day of December 1832
Noah P. Sprague Clerk of our Common Pleas
Stephen Pratt Samuel Lake
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 Stephen Pratt who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Sardinia and county of Erie — and that Samuel Lake who has signed the same, is a resident of the town of Cones and county of Erie and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Noah P. Sprague, Clerk of the 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 Eliakim Vosburgh for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 5 th day of December 1832
Noah P. Sprague, Clerk

No. 21. 351 Eliakim Bown Erie county New York
Springville N.Y. January 28 {
Rev. John K. Reed 4. Re B.Y. B.W.
Admitted Private 13 1/2 months
on Notes Vol 4. 230. 5. 19 or '80. 20. 7. 4. 3 - '81.
From
W. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington City
Samuel Lake Agt. Springville P.O. Erie co. N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 28 1833
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 Eliakine Bosburgh Erie County New York
   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.     Enlisted 1780 + 9 Private Cob Sprouts, Lt. Mijon 68 years Living Witness & Traditionary   " 1781 4 15 " Cpl. Millet Maj. Rowley Sheffield   " + 1781 3 " Cob Sprouts Mafia:   1 Cattle Driver Capt Bacon   on rolls 6 only   13 12  
* He enlisted in 1781 for 3 years served 3 months and then hired a substitute to serve the balance by the name of Wm Saxton
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Eliakine Bosburgh

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 enquiry 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 place- 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 [j] 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.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
not found on the rolls as stated, service must be proved
Daniel D. Davidson Exam Clerk

Asher Saxton 2 d Affidavit
This might have been embraced in the 1 st affidavit but it was omitted by mistake S. Lath

State of New York Niagara County ss. Asker Saxton being ly me duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say, that he has once made an affidavit of the Service of Eliakim Vosburgh of Concord Erie County, and in addition to the facts stated in his said affidavit, says he well recollects that the said Eliakim enlisted into the Continental Army for three years, as nearly as he can recollect in the winter of 1782. That in the Spring following Mr. Saxton, a Cousin of this deponent, was hired to take the place of the said Eliakim Vosburgh, and entered into the Conti- nental army at West Point, and as he was informed at the time served in Col. Sprouts Regiment. The Deponent further says that he had a brother (Frederick Saxton) in the Service at the time, and that he & the said William Saxton, the Substitute of the said Eliakim, served in the same Regiment, that they joined the Army about three months after their enlistment in Sheffield Berkshire County in the State of Massachusetts. Sworn and Subscribed { Asker Saxton The 13 th day of January 1834. Before Me, and I certify the Deponent to be a man of good reputation and a credible Witness Joseph Custer J.P.

State of New York Niagara County ss Clerk's Office
I Henry Catlin Clerk of said County Do certify that Joseph Centio Original before whom the preceding affidavit purport to have been sworn, recited the acts of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit
to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of
January 1834
Henry Catlin Clerk.

No 7802 Catharine By Vasburgh Widow of Eliakim V. Pension Claim  N.Y.
act 7. July 38
Samuel Lake Atty. Springville Erie Co. N.Y.
M 84 d 34
vol 4. 230. 1780- 5. 19 20. 7. 1781. 4. 3 9. 22
adm d 9. 22.  32. 45
No deduction
Sam Lake Esq. Albany N.Y.

State of New York County of Erie ss. On this Seventeenth day of April Eighteen Hundred and fortyone personally appeared before me Bela H. Holmgren a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for Said County of Erie, Catharine Vosburgh a resident of Sardinia in Said County, of Erie, aged Seventy Seven years, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838. entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows," That She is the widow of Eliakim Vosburgh who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and a Revolutionary Pensioner, and died in the Town of Sardinia aforesaid on the Sixth day of December 1835. That She is Still a Widow and has not been married Since the death of her said Husband That the Said Eliakim Vosburgh was placed on the pension List at the rate of about Sixty four Dollars a year and resided in this Town when placed on the pension List. The pension Certificate having been Surrendred She cannot State the date, or the amount or Number. — She further declares that She was married to the Said Eliakim Vosburgh in the month of October (1784) Seventeen Hundred Eighty four, by the Rev. Mr. Shute a Clergyman of the Presby- terian Church, in Sheffield Berkshire County Massa- chusettz, and that her Husband the aforesaid Eliakim Vosburgh died on the 6 th day of December Eighteen hundred thirty five. That She was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety four; viz at the time above stated. that She has no family, or other record of her Said marriage Sworn to and Subscribed { Catharine Vosburgh on the day and year above written before me,
Bela H. Holmgren a Judge of Erie County Courts

Erie County ss. I also certify that the applicant, the said Catharine Vosburgh cannot, in consequence of the infirmities of age, and other bodily infirmities attend the Court. —
Rebecca H. Colegrove a Judge of Erie County Courts
I Catharine Vosburgh do hereby appoint Samuel Lake my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive of the Agent of the United States my pension Certificate, a Warrant or the monies which may be allow to me by the United States and to do and perform all things which an Attorney may lawfully do — Sardinia April 17 th 1841 In presence of — Rebecca H. Colegrove Catharine Vosburgh
Erie County ss. Samuel Lake being duly sworn doth on his oath say, that he has no interest in the monies due on the above claim, by any pledge mortgage, transfer, understanding or arrangement, and that he does not know or believe that the same has been so disposed of to any other person — Sworn and subscribed this 19 th day of April 1841 Samuel Lake Before me. — Nathl P. Sprague, Clerk of Erie County

State of New York Erie County ss. Gillingham Miller & Clarissa W. Miller being duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths say, they were personally acquaint- ed with Eliakim Vosburgh late of the Town of Sardinia, that he was a Revolutionary pensioner and died in said Town December sixth (1835) Eighteen Hundred thirty five. — The Deponents testify from their own knowledge, being both present at the funeral. That Catharine Vosburgh mentioned in the foregoing Declaration, is the widow of the said Eliakim Vosburgh, and has not been married since his death to their knowledge. —
Sworn and subscribed this 17 th day of April 1841 Before me, and I also certify that I am acquainted with the Deponents & that they are credible witnesses —
Gillingham Miller
Clarissa W. Miller
Before me — Bela H. Clegg a Judge of Erie Co. Courts

State of New York, } ss. COUNTY OF ERIE.
I do hereby certify, that Peter H. Corley whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Judge of Erie County Courts in and for said County, and duly authorised to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official Seal, at the City of Buffalo, in said County, the 19 day of April A. D. 1841.
Nathl P. Sprague Clerk of Erie County.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County ss. Miner Owen being duly sworn doth on his oath say that he has made enquiries and had searches made after the records of marriages solemnized by the Rev. Mr. Steele, for a sister of this deponent who was an applicant for a pension, and learned from unquestionable authority that his records were buried with the town records of the town of Egremont where Mr. Steele resided joining the town of Sheffield. — That the destruction happened but a few years past — Sworn and subscribed this
27 th day of April 1841
Miner Owen
Before me & I certify that I am personally acquainted with the Deponent that he is of good moral character & entitled to full credit & belief —
Samuel H. Bushnell Justice of the Peace
Berkshire ss. I certify that I Charles Ledgmill Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Berkshire do certify that Samuel H. Bushnell before whom the foregoing deposition of Christine Owen & Miner Owen were taken was an said twenty seventh day of April current one of the Justices of the Peace within said County & that I truly believe the foregoing signatures purport to be his to be genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 28 day of April 1841 C. Ledgmill Clerk —

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Berkshire County ss. Christina Owen being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath say that she is seventy seven years of age and has always resided in this town, that she was well acquainted with Catharine Spurr from childhood, that they were Cousins — That Catharine Spurr was lawfully Married to Eliakim Vosburgh in the fall of the year One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty four, as nearly as she can recollect, that the said marriage took place about two years previous to the marriage of this deponent, who was married in the year 1786.
The deponent further says that the said Eliakim Vosburgh and Catharine Vosburgh Spurr were married in the town of Sheffield in said County by the Rev. Eliphalet Steele, that they removed from this town about thirty years past, and as the Deponent has been informed and believes the Widow of the said Eliakim Vosburgh now resides in the County of Erie State of New York and further says not —
Sworn and Subscribed this Christina Owen 27 th day of April 1841.
Before me — I also certify that I am well acquainted with the Deponent, that she is a person of good moral character and entitled to full credit & belief —
Samuel H. B. Russell Justice of the Peace —

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Eliakim Voshburgh a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
msd. File 16,458
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     *   May 1, 1781 9 mos. Jeremiah Sewall Skrent Mass.   May 1781 4 1/2 mos. Jeremiah Hickok Jeremiah Hascall ✓   ✓ to Apr. 1782 3 mos. Wheeler Sprout   Imm. after above 1 year Bacon Q.M. Capt.  
Battles engaged in, * White Pl. 1776 - φ Johnstown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Sheffield Mass.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 5, 1832.  Albany.
Residence at date of application, Sardinia, Erie Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 68  Brown — Sheffield Mass.
Remarks: Sol. mar. Sheffield, Mass. Oct. - 1784 Catharine Spurr  he d. Dec. 6, 1835 at Sardinia
msd. alls. pen. on appl. executed Apr. 17, 1841 at 77 yrs. Sardinia aforesaid.
over →

Col says in Capt Heacock's co. sta. at Ft. Plain under Col. Willett — (1781)
Mass. book Jeremiah Hickok Capt Berks Co neat } to Nov. 1781 Aaron Rowley Maj. " "

1909 May 29. Hist to S. W. Sigiaen &
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16,458 Catharine Rosburgh Widow of Eliakim Rosburgh Priv. Rev. War
Act July 7 1838
Index: Vol. M , Page 301
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir Will you kindly furnish me with the record of Eliakim Vosburgh of Erie Co New York in Pension List of 1831 and greatly oblige
Yours Respectfully
S. W. Higson
52 Lexington Ave
Buffalo
N.Y.
April 23 rd 1909

Albany April 29 th 1841
James L Edwards Comr. of Pensions
Sir I herewith enclose an application for a small pension for the Widow Vosburgh. If it should be necessary I expect another trip may be obtained as to the marriage, but it would add to the expense and cause delay — Communicate to me at Springville
Respectfully Yours & Samuel Lake

Sir
I believe the proof in this Case is now sufficient and hope the claim will be allowed in time to receive payment in March. for the pensioner is very poor. has no children to under his assistance. and a pension would make the remainder of his days much more comfortable than the last years that have been bleaching his locks. He is fortunate in obtaining so good testimony from so good a man
Jany 27-1834
Respectfully &c
Samuel Lake

Eliakim Vosburgh. New York. at 7 p.m. June 1852. For W. A. Dickinson.
Original JAM

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 26 th , 1841.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Eliakin Vosburg, Acc d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Sixty four Dollars and 99 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1835, to the 6 th Dec. 1835.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Oct 2 41 Catto Vosburg My wife

Genl S. Edwards Esq. Springville Oni Co. NY Comr. of Pensions Sept. 25, 1841 Sir
On the 30 th of last April I mailed a Claim for a pension for the Widow of Eliakim Westburgh ad- mitted at Albany — Not having heard from the Department and knowing that other claims have been passed upon and allowed that you forwarded several weeks after the above I am induced to believe that the papers in the case have been overlooked or that your communication has been lost or strayed — Please inform me without delay what has or can be done in the premises — The Old Lady is needy and more particularly at this season, and tho' her pension claimed is small, it is not the less necessary for her immediate relief
Respectfully Yours
Samuel Lake

M rs E. Washburn Town Clerk Certificate No. Record
Annual Date Expire Springville Ga. 1914
Signature
JS
Catherine

Springville Erie Co. New York January 28, 1841
Sir Eliakim Vosburgh was married in your Town in the year 1784 or perhaps a year earlier or later. The widow is now living and is entitled to a small pension on proving the marriage, which I am informed is recorded by the Clerks of the Towns in your State.
I omitted to enquire the maiden name of the widow but I presume it will appear on the Record.
Will you have the politeness to obtain the nuptial certificate of the Marriage, signed and sworn to by the Town Clerk, and then obtain the County Clerks Certificate to the official signature of the Magistrate.
I herewith enclose you two Dollars and if it is not sufficient to pay all charges you will please say what further sum is necessary.
Please let me hear from you as soon as practicable.
Respectfully Yours &c Samuel Lake
Sir
Upon examination, I can find no record of the Marriage of Eliakim Vosburgh, upon the Town BOOKS in my possession. I return the two dollars you enclosed. If I can aid you in any way, I will with pleasure.
Respectfully
Wm M c
E. F. Russell
Town Clerk
Huffield Feb. 15. 1841.

Springville N.Y. 2 Jan'y 29
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Post Master Sheffield Berkshire Co. Mass.