Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,522, Nathan Waldo, Conn.

SERVICE
Waldo, Nathan Deborah
NUMBER
W. 22.522.
CONTENTS

4829 New York
See letter to Adv. Agt April 6. 1835
Nathan Waldo of Connecticut in the State of New York who was a Pri. 1st. Inf. in the Company commanded by Captain Bottom of the Regt commanded by Col. Wells in the Connecticut — line for 6 months a Private of B " " " Copt.
Inscribed on the Roll of NEW YORK at the rate of 31 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Lang. 1833 — and Rev. Mr. H. P. L. Frac N. of R.
Arrears to 14th of Sep. 1832 $46.50 Semi-ann. allowance ending 14th '33 15.50 $62.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk, Book D Vol. D Page 148

3618
New York Albany
Deborah Waldo
Widow of Nathan Waldo. born. who was a private & Corporal in the Connecticut line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 31 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of December 1843 and sent to H. W. Soper
Batavia New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 1. Page 258.
R. Smiley Apr 27/1844

Jonathan Waldo of New York
admitted
Hon P. L. Tracy

BRIEF in the case of Nathan Waldo of Elba  vs of Johnson in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69 - 28th Oct 1832  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     War In 17 80 9 As a Private 6 months Gen. Capt Bottom. Genl Wells  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Mansfield, County of Windham, Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 
Living & Documentary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct except papers not attached  I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. M. [Signature] Examining Clerk.

State of New York } ss. Genese County }
On this fourth day of February 1841 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the said county in open court, Deborah Waldo a resident of the town of Alba in the said county of Genese aged seventy six 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 Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows", That she is the widow of Nathan Waldo who was a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner to the proof of whom services on file in the Pension Office this declarant refers.
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Waldo on the twenty first day of September in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five. That she has a family Record in the family Bible of this declarant of such marriage, which is herewith annexed and is in the hand writing of the said Nathan Waldo. That her husband the aforesaid Nathan Waldo died on the 26 th December 1840. 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.
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above Deborah Waldo written in open Court before M c Osker, Clerk,

Nathan Waldo was Born D 1762 in October 28 th Deborah Waldo was Born 1764 in November 18 th and was Married Sept r 21. 1785
Laura Waldo was Born December 21 st D 1786 Sunday
Nathan Waldo Jn r was Born D 1789 February 17 th Wednesday
Shubael Waldo was Born March 4 th D 1791 Fri d
Ebenezer Waldo was Born May 21 st D 1793 Wednesday
Hiram Waldo was Born December 14 th D 1795 Monday
Hiram 2 Waldo was Born March 22 nd D 1799 Friday
Samuel Waldo was Born Sept r 2 D 1800 Tuesday
Samuel D Waldo was Born June 25 th D 1802 Monday
Florilla Waldo was Born March 4 th D 1806 Tuesday

Hiram Waldo Died Sept 2 nd D 1799 aged one year nine months and Eight Days Samuel Waldo Died August 13 th D 1801 aged Eleven Months and Eleven Days Laura Surmer Died August 7 th D 1810 aged 23 years seven months 17 Days Nathan Waldo 1 st Died October 14 D 1830
Our Father was taken Sick the 11 th of November in the year 1840 and Died in December following the 26 th Aged 78 years 1 month and 26 Days

7762
In the matter of the application of Widow Debora Waldo for a Pension —
H. W. Loper, Agent, Batauni Genesee Co N.Y.

State of New York } ss. Genesee County } Eber Waldo and Samuel D. Waldo of the town of Elba in the said County being duly sworn depose and say the said Eber says that he is aged sixty seven years and the said Samuel D. says that he is aged thirty eight years and both these Deponents say that they are the children of Nathan Waldo deceased late of the said town of Elba and Deborah Waldo his present widow. That the said Nathan Waldo died on the 26 th day of December 1840 That he left a widow, Deborah Waldo, and that she is still his widow and has not married since the death of her said husband, the said Nathan Waldo. That the annexed paper is the family Record of the said Nathan Waldo and Deborah Waldo and was out for the Family Bible of the said Nathan Waldo in the presence of these deponents and that said Record of the Marriage of the said Nathan & Deborah is in the hand writing of the said Nathan Waldo and for this these Deponents say not.
Sworn and subscribed this 4 th day of February 1841 in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas, by the said Eber & Samuel D. Waldo who are known to me and I certify that they are credible witnesses.
Samuel D. Waldo Eber Waldo
N. W. Doper Clerk

State of New York } Yates County } ss.
I, Horace W. Loper, Clerk of said County and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do certify that the foregoing are the proceedings in said Court in the matter of the application of Deborah Waldo for a Pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal this 8 th March 1841
H. W. Loper. Clerk

Nathan Waldo Nathan Waldo's Declaration -
1838
✓
Please make returns to H. W. Soper, Batavia, Genesee Co. N.Y.
Examined
admitted
6 mo private
3 mo. corp
20 366
10.98

This may certify that I Timothy Pearl of Willington in Tolland County and State of Connecticut am well acquainted with Nathan Waldo of Mansfield in Connecticut now of Olda, Genesee County and State of N. York. I further know that I enlisted him as a soldier into Capt Joshua Bottoms, Company in Col. Simeon Wells's Regiment with the encouragement of a corporal with which he had. Said Regiment was raised by Order of Congress. and commissioned by the State. When The time of our service commenced 1 st April 1780 the Regiment was Stationed at a place call'd Horse Neck we Guarded Scouted and fought the common enemy such as British, Refugees, Delancey's core of Light horse in the State of Connecticut and in the State of N. York the Regiment was discharged 1 st Jan y - 1781 and returned home except what were killed and were in captivity in N. York. I further know that said Waldo was a good soldier he was with me on many scouts & skirmishes of danger and did not flinch. he served the whole term and came home with me
Willington 12 th July 1832 Timothy Pearl
State of Connecticut County of Tolland ss Tolland July 12 1832
Personally appeared Timothy Pearl the above named deponent and made solemn oath that the above deposition & every therein contained contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth. Before me Elisha Stearns Justice of Peace I also certify that I am acquainted with said deponent & that his substance or fair character for truth is entitled to the confidence of the public. Elisha Stearns Justice of Peace

Tolland County ss Clerks office -
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County do hereby certify that Elisha Stearns Esq before whom the within deposition was this day sworn and acknowledged authenticated is a justice of Peace within & for sd County legally appointed & sworn & duly authorized to administer oaths & that his signature to the within certificate is in his own proper hand writing with which I am well acquainted - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of sd Court at Tolland this 12th day of July 1832 Jeremiah Parish Clerk
Nathan Waldo off: -

Declaration of Nathan Waldo, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832. State of New York Seneca County ss.
On this fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting in the town of Batavia in and for the county of Seneca in the said State of New York, Nathan Waldo, a resident of the town of Elba in the county of Seneca and State of New York, aged sixty nine years on the twenty eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, in 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 he resided at the time of his enlistment in the town of Mansfield, in Windham County and State of Connecticut, that he entered the service in the Revolutionary War at the town of Willington, in the county of Tolland in the State of Connecticut, that he enlisted as a private into the State Troops of Connecticut for nine months, and was enlisted by Timothy Pratt, a sergeant, to serve in Captain Joshua Hattens Company. That he immediately marched to Greenwich in the State of Connecticut and that he thinks that he enlisted in the first part of March 1780 but cannot recollect the day. That he thinks a man by the name of Col. Knowlton was Lieutenant and that there was an Ensign, but their Christian names he cannot recollect. That after the company arrived at Greenwich, they joined the Regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Wells, whose Christian name he thinks was Levi. That there were stationed there two Regiments and that the name of one of the Majors was Peter and the other Shipman but cannot tell which belonged to his Regiment. That the Adjutant cannot tell which belonged to his Regiment. That the Adjutant was Mr. Dool or Mr. Dole, who deserted during the time and may afterwards hang at Hartford. That he served during the whole term of nine months, for which he enlisted, under the same officers and was stationed for the most part of the time at Greenwich. That at the time of Knowlton's desertion, he was ordered to march and did march to the Highlands opposite West Point and that he remained there a few days and then returned to Greenwich and continued there until he was discharged. That he received a verbal discharge, which is to say that he was not engaged in any battle and that he was not with any regular or Continental troops and hung in cantonments at officers. That he has a certificate of Discharge, dated 29th August 1780 and signed by Levi Wells, his Lieutenant Colonel and that he has no other documentary evidence and knows of no person who can prove his service except Capt. Timothy Pratt who lives at Willington, Ct. as he believes was appointed Corporal.

in the month of August _____, in the year 1780— that he was born on the 28 th October 1762— that he has no Record of his age and believes he is of the age al l uded from information from his parents— That he was born in the town of Mansfield in (then) Windham County, Ct.— That after the war he lived in Mansfield about ten years, then in Whitestown, (then) in Herk er County, then in Otsego County, N. Y. where he has resided about 15 years.— That the Rev E. D. Davis and Thomas Turner are residents of his neighborhood, are well acquainted with him and can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief in his services as a soldier of the Revolution.— He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pension now belonging to him, name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Nathan Waldo in open court
Timothy Fitch Clerk
We, Eliza D Davis Esq r residing in the town of Otsego in Genesee County and State of New York and Thomas Turner residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Waldo, who has subscribed and sworn to the above dec- laration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. E. D. Davis Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Thomas Turner in open court
Timothy Fitch Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and putting the interro- gatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and that he served as he states. And the said Court

further certifies that it appears to them that E. P. Paris, and Thomas Varney, both residents in E. P. in said County who have signed the foregoing Cer- tificate are credible persons, and that their Statement is entitled to credit
Isaac Wilson
Robert Merrill
William Mitchell
I, Timothy Fitch, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said county, certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of Nathaniel Waldo for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifteenth day of October 1832.
Timothy Fitch Clerk

To the Chief Clerk of the Pension Office Washington

Gemsee Co. New York Dear Sir
Capt Nathan Waldo was a Pensioner he drew $81 per year he died 26 th December 1840 his widow died Jan 4 th 1844 the heirs drew all back arrearages up to her Death that is the one third of $6 per year or about that. We are Receiving letters saying they find Nathan Waldo was a pensioner belonging to the Connecticut troops and that he the widow & heirs have not had what they were Entitled to under the act which he drew & which Entitled him to a pension a gen l from Ohio also one from Lancaster G.C. - N.B. I am informed the chief clerk in the pension office at Washington has the Records pertaining to such matters again it is most singular (if so) where a Soldier has procured testimony once if the Records are to be found, that additional testimony is required but Sir will you please inform me if more is due the Heirs and if so the course to be pursued in order to obtain it I will look for an answer in a reasonable time which I am yours truly
Robinson Smiley
P.S. I am acquainted with Timothy Fitch and Dr Ewerth I think if asked will tell you I am very desirous for all I contact I believe Fitch is clerk in pension office both reside in Washington if
I hope you will write and inform without delay R Smiley

Widow Waldo
Affidavit in case of Widow Deborah Waldo
Kennedyville Jan 16 N.Y.
Way II
Morace W Soper Esq. Pratoris Genessee Co.
1848

State of New York
Steuben County ss. Northa Waldo of the town of Prattsburgh County and State aforesaid being duly sworn saith she was seventy two years old the ninth day of Dec. 1840. that she is the widow of Izzie Waldo. that the said Izzie Waldo was a brother of Nathan Waldo late of the town of Elba, that she has been well acquainted with Nathan Waldo and Deborah Waldo ever since the time of their marriage. That the said Nathan Waldo and Deborah his wife have for several years past resided in the town of Elba, County of Genesee. State of New York. This deponent further saith she was present at the marriage of the said Nathan Waldo and Deborah Waldo his wife and saw them married, that they were married at the house of Samuel Stewart in the State of Connecticut and as this deponent believes in the town of Mansfield (this deponent at the time of the marriage resided in the town last mentioned) and that they were married in the month of September 1785.
Martha Waldo
Subscribed and sworn to this fifteenth twentieth of Jan. 1841. before me
Harry Godfrey Justice
State of New York
Steuben County ss. Harry Godfrey one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County certify that I am well acquainted with Northa Waldo who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit and that she is a credible witness and that her statement is entitled to full credit and belief Dated Jan.
Harry Godfrey J.P.
State of New York
Steuben County ss. I William Hamilton Clerk of the said County, do certify, That Harry Godfrey, before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County. And that I am

acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and Certificate to be his proper handwriting and signature.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this Twenty third day of January A. D. 1841.
W m Hamilton Clerk

Declaration & Proof on the Application of Deborah Waldo, widow of Nathan Waldo for Pension under act of 1838.
H. W. Soper, Agent, Batavia, Genesee Co., A.T.

State of New York } ss. Genesee County } On this seventh eighth day of July 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County Deborah Waldo, a resident of the town of Elba in the said County of Genesee, 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 Nathan Waldo, who was a private and corporal in the Revolutionary war, but the particulars of his service she cannot particularly state and refers to the proof on file in the Pension Department. That the said Nathan Waldo was a Pensioner under the Act of 1832
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Waldo on the Twenty First day of September in the year one Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty five: That her husband the aforesaid Nathan Waldo died in the said town of Elba on the twenty sixth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and Forty. 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 - was at the time above stated. That the Record of her marriage was lost about two years since to the Pension office on her application for a Pension. Sworn to and Subscribed on the } Deborah Waldo day and year above written } before me -
Richard Smith, Justice of the Peace of said county. -

State of New York } Genesee County } ss: Eber Waldo, of the town of Elba in the said County, aged Fifty years, being sworn cloth Depo- and say that he is the son of Nathan Waldo, deceased and his widow, Deborah Waldo: That the said Nathan Waldo died on the 26 th December 1840 and that the said Deborah Waldo has remained unmarried ever since and is still a widow.
Sworn and Subscribed on this 8 th July 1843
Eber Waldo
before me by the said Eber Waldo, who is known to me and whom I certify to be a man of truth and veracity. —
Richard Smith Justice of the peace of said county.
State of New York } Genesee County } ss: I, Horace W. Soper, Clerk of the said County do certify that Richard Smith Esq. was a Justice of the Peace of the said County at the time of taking the foregoing declaration and affidavit and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and do verily believe that his signature above subscribed are his hand writing. Witness my hand and Official Seal this 8 July 1843 — H. W. Soper Clerk

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 22522.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 3rd, 1899.
Madam:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that a very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of Isaac Russell has not been found upon the Revolutionary war pension or bounty land records on file in this Bureau.
Nathan Waldo made an application for pension on October 15, 1832, at which time he was 69 years of age and residing at Elba, New York, and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private and corporal in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Willington, Conn., and served under Capt. Bottom and Col. Wells. His widow, Deborah, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. Julia T. Fuller,
Batavia, New York.
1844 236 1162

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,522
Deborah Waldo Widow of Nathan Waldo Corp. Rev. War
Act March 8 th 48
Index: Vol. 4 , Page 318
[Arrangement of 1870.]
X

Mar. 3-1899. Mr. Batavia. N.Y. N. Mar 27'99 To
J.P. Fuller is owing to above

Lt Col H. H. Soper June 27 '43
(7762)
Deborah Waldo.
NY Rejected
Lt. Col. H. H. Soper
May 2 nd 1841
to Col. M. Gates June 11 th 1841
do to G. F. Gates April 1843.
Act 7 th July 38

New York 7642
Rep?
Deborah Waldo widow of Nathan Waldo
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 26. December 1840 of Genesee Co. in the State of New York who was a Pr. & Corp. in the Company commanded by Captain Bottom of the regt commanded by Col. Wells in the Cont. — line for 6 months Pr. 3 " 3 " Corp.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 31 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of September 1843 and sent to H. H. Soper Batavia, N. York
Whole amount due . . . . . $ 155
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk. Book 1. Vol. 2. Page 111

160 160 160 9600 | 53 800
600 480 120 00997 091 0036 091 091
160 160 9600 160 960 160 160 35200 950 16 150 | 25600 | 160 10 160 10 100 10 960 960 Nathan Wraldo V. 22, 522 Cora
B. M.

Lucas Wells Esq.  Lt. Col.  Commandant  of 2 d Regiment.
Raised in Connecticut in America
to Nathan Waldo Captain
By Virtue of the Power & Authority to me given by the general Assembly of this state To be by these Presents Witnesseth Especial trust & Confidence in your Fidelity Knowledge & Skill & you cannot constitute And Appoint you the said Nathan Waldo to be Capt. in Capt. Joshua Batten's Comp y in the Reg t Whereof I am Col o & you are Carefully & diligently to discharge the Office & trust Reposed in you & According to the Rules & Discipline of War You are therefore to Obey all Orders Your herein from me Or other your superior Officers according to the Rules & Regulations of War And all Under you are to Obey you as their Captain in all Orders agreeable to the Rules & Regulations of War For which this shall be your sufficient Warrant & Given Under my hand at Greenwich this 29 th August 1780
By Virtue of the Power & Authority to me given by the general Assembly of this state To be by these Presents Witnesseth Especial trust & Confidence in your Fidelity Knowledge & Skill & you cannot constitute And Appoint you the said Nathan Waldo to be Capt. in Capt. Joshua Batten's Comp y in the Reg t Whereof I am Col o & you are Carefully & diligently to discharge the Office & trust Reposed in you & According to the Rules & Discipline of War You are therefore to Obey all Orders Your herein from me Or other your superior Officers according to the Rules & Regulations of War And all Under you are to Obey you as their Captain in all Orders agreeable to the Rules & Regulations of War For which this shall be your sufficient Warrant & Given Under my hand at Greenwich this 29 th August 1780
L. Wells Esq.

To the Chief Clerk of the Pension office
Washington

Mar 7. 1843
My.
J. L. Edwards Esq. D. Ward
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Albany, March 3 rd 1843.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions.
Sir.
The applicant referred to in the enclosed letter was married Sep r 21: 1785, her husband died on the 26 th Dec r 1840; and the objection of course was, that she was not a widow when the act under which she claims was passed. viz the act of 7 th of July 1838. That objection being now removed as in the case of Mrs Dixon, (whose certificate I have recently received), I anticipate a favorable reply to the application of Deborah Waldo widow of Nathan Waldo, late a pensioner deceased.
I am very respectfully
Your N o Serv t
G. F. Yates

Mr
G. F. Yates
Bellevue House Albany

Assembly chamber March 2 d 1843 Mr. G. F. Yates
Sir I am requested by Deborah Waldo of Genesee County and near neighbor of mine, to solicit your aid in procuring for her the pension of her deceased husband Nathan Waldo I have called at the Delivered House once or twice you were out I desire to see you as soon as practicable.
Respectfully Yours
R. Smith

Mar 13 43
NY
Deborah Waldo
J. L. Edwards Esquire Commission of Pensions Washington D. C.
FREE

Patania, Genesee County, N.Y. March 4. 1843
Sir,
In the year 1840 or 1841 Widow Deborah Waldo made application for a Pension under the Act of 1838 which was rejected on the ground that she was not a widow at the time of the passage of the Act. She is still living and I suppose that under the Resolution of Congress on this subject she is now entitled to a pension. — Will you please consider her claim again. — I refer you to your letter to me of June 11. 1841 for the reasons of the rejection.
I am Yours Very Respectfully
N. D. Dyer
J. L. Edmonds Esq Commr. of Pensions.

House of Reps June 7 1841
Sir
Will you please give me a reply to the suggestions in the enclosed letter from Mr Soper at your earliest convenience
Very Respectfully Yours Obedt Servt Seth M c Atas
J. L. Edwards Esq Compt le

Sept 13 43
Deb Waldo, My wife. 38
Hon. 24 July 1846
L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington

Patapsco Genase County, N. S.
Sept 9. 1843. —
Sir,
Deborah Waldo widow of Nathan Waldo made application by me, as her agent for a Pension about two years and her claim was rejected on account of her not being a widow at the time of the passage of the act. Last winter I renewed her application by addressing you upon the subject and have not heard any thing from the application. — Were I not apprehensive that her claim had been overlooked, I should not trouble you with this application. — I have received returns from your office on applications made long after the one of Widow Waldo. — In her case I did not suppose it necessary to make out new papers and requested you to inform me, if new papers would be required. —
Yours Respectfully &c.
N. W. Loper
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Comr. of Pensions. —

June 24 43
Wm Waldo N.Y. Aug 38
Hon J. L. Edwards, Court of Sessions Pursuant Office Washington D. C.

Batavia, Genesee county, N.Y. June 20. 1843
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Dear Sir,
I have rec d from your office returns to papers sent subsequently to the application of Widow Wuldo. I do not recollect her Christian name at present. She made application some year since under the Act of 1838 and her claim was rejected. I understand that subsequent action of Congress entitled her to the provisions of the Act. Last winter I addressed you requesting a re-examination of her papers. I have not heard any thing from my application for a review and at the urgent importance of the widow have written several letters to the Dep t . The same urgency on the part of her friends compels me to write to you again and you will confer a very particular favor by giving me an early answer.
I am Yours
Very Resp d
Horace M. Soper

Batavia March 8. 1841
Dear Sir,
I herewith enclose Papers on the application of Miss Deborah Waldo for a Pension
I am Yours Very Respectfully
M c Donough
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Cour t of Pensions,

Ms. A. 9. 2. 20. 33 Chief Clerk of the Pension Office Washington, D.C. Opened in the Inspection Office P.O. Dpt. April 24

Ratawia, N.Y. Sept. 25. '43
Sir,
Enclosed is the application of Widow Deborah Waldo for a Pension under the Act of March 3 d 43.—
I have quite a number of applications in your office for Pensions under the same Act, for one year Pensions. The Applicants are becoming quite importunate with me. I hope they will receive an early attention as consistent.
Widow Holbrook is one.—
I am Very Truly Your Ob t Serv t H. W. Soper
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Washington

N o 7762 Deborah Waldo. New York act July 7 th 38 ~
Admitted 6 mo prior 3 " Corp ~ $81 per an ~
H. U. Loper Esq. Batavia N. York

Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. July 8. 1843.
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Sir,
I enclose the renewed application of Deborah Waldo for a pension under the Act of 1838, according to the instructions of your letter of the 27 June 1843, in which you informed me that she might make her declaration before a Justice of the Peace.
This case has been before the Department once before, and the application was forwarded about two years since, at which time the claim was rejected because she was not a widow at the time the Act was passed.
I am, Sir,
Yours Very Truly
Horace W. Soper

4480 Widow Debora Waldo, Application for a Pension under act March 3. 43
$31 per ann
H. W. Soper. Agent, Patania, N. Y.

State of New York } ss: Greene County -
On this 19 th day of September 1843. personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Deborah Waldo, a resident of the town of Elba in the County of Greene aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - That she is the widow of Nathan Waldo who was a private and corporal in the Revolutionary war. but the particulars of his services she cannot state and refers to the files of the Pension Department for proof thereof. That the annual amount of the Pension which she received under the Act of July 7. 1838 was Thirty one dollars. —
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above mentioned before me by Deborah Waldo, who is personally known to me
Deborah Waldo
Richard Smith, Justice of the Peace
State of New York } ss: Greene County -
of said county. —
I certify that Richard Smith was a Justice of the Peace of the said County, at the time of taking the above declaration and that his name above subscribed is his hand writing.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal this 25 th Sept: 1843 —
H. H. Soper. Clerk

Personal
Batavia, Mar 23, 1899
Mr. H. Clay Evans,
Commissioner of Pensions
To Chief Clerk Pension Row about it MAR 25 1899 COMMISSIONER
Dear Sir: -
Will you kindly explain to me why in two different cases, we have received from your office information, that was entirely contradicted in the next letter? If the fault is on the part of the writer, she would like to know it in order to avoid it another time.
In December (I think) Mrs. Judd wrote to your office for the Revolutionary or Pension record of Nathan Waldo. She was informed that the name of Nathan Waldo did not appear on the pension lists. Not knowing what she had written, I wrote asking for the Pension record of both Nathan Waldo & Isaac Russell to your office, and received after a very long time the very satisfactory record concerning Nathan Waldo which I enclose. It tallies exactly with the facts remembered in her family but of

which she had no printed record.
Sometime in January, I wrote to your Bureau again for the pension record of Isaac Russell. I received a very prompt reply that tallied exactly with the memory of his daughter ninety-three years old whom we wished to make a Real Daughter of the Revolution. The record was forwarded to the D.A.R. rooms Washington and accepted, the Registrar-general stating that she had verified the record at the Pension Bureau.
Last week, I received the enclosed letter stating that Isaac Russell's name is not on the pension list and the satisfactory record concerning Nathan Waldo that I have before alluded to. Will you kindly return the letters in the enclosed envelope as I wish to keep them for reference?
Very truly yours,
Mrs Gardner Fuller Julia T. Fuller Regent Deora-go-na Chapter D.A.R.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
W. 24324, W. 22522.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 27, 1899.
Madam:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that it appears that the letter to you of February 2nd was a reply to yours of January 17th, enclosed, and the letter of March 3rd was a reply to yours of December last, also enclosed. In the last mentioned letter you state that Isaac Russell was of Stafford, Tolland Co., Conn. and from that data he could not be identified with either of the Isaac Russells found upon the Revolutionary pension records; but in your letter of January 17th you mention the fact that he at one time resided at Batavia, N. Y., and from that data, alone, you received the letter of February 2nd, wherein you will note that the soldier's service was in Mass. troops, although your letter of January 17th, to which it was a reply, indicates Conn. service.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. Gardner Fuller,
Batavia, N. Y.