Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10144, for Levi Jenks, Rhode Island

SERVICE
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Jenks, Levi Hannah
W. 10144
B.L.Wt. 61231-160-55
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10 October 1839
20.973 New York
Levi Jenks
of Allegany in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Trafton of the Regt. commanded by Col. Green in the R.R. Island line for 7 months — " " "
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Oct. 1833 — and sent to M c Cook Jr. Coopers town
Arrears to the 4th of Feb 34 $58.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M. 34 11.60 $69.93
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6934.
New York - 1 Blank Hannah Jenks widow of Levi, Jenks R.I. who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private ,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 dollars 33. cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 16 th day of Oct. 1860. and sent to
A. G. Shaw. Oneonta N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under February 3, 1853. Page 19 Vol. 1
Col. A. G. Shaw - Oct 23/60.

10 10 10 10
Dear John B. V. G.
C. i.
Admitted Private 7 months
Q. A. Cook Junior, Agent Coopers town New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. Those 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, showing the Service of  Levi Sanborn of Olneyville, Rhode Island
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1780 0 Private Capt. Daffin Col. Brown Fort Providence Rhode Island Providence County State of Rhode Island Aged 67 Indications of Lump, Mole, &c. Whole term claimed   Enlisted 1782 1 Capt. Daniel Mowry Col. Kings Peck  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 day 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 he 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 _____; 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.
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 m note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] 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.

See notes.
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State of Rhode Island Providence ss. Clerk's Office of court of common Pleas county of Providence
July 12. 1832 —
I William R. Watson Clerk of the court of common Pleas within & for the county of Providence in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Splin before whom the within depositions were then within dispositions, is a Judge of the court of common Pleas aforesaid and duly empowered to take depositions and that full faith and credit are due to the official attestations of said William Splin; and I further certify that the name of said Splin within written is in the hand writing of said Splin —
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Office this 12 th day of July 1832
W. R. Watson

Oliver Harris of where and in the county of Providence & State of Rhode Island on solemn oath depose and say that I served in the militia for one month commencing on the first day of March 1782 and ending on the last day of the same month in the Revolutionary War Mr Levi Jenkins who now resides in the Town of Lawrence in the county of Otsego & State of New York enlisted in the same company in which I served and was in said company during the whole of said month the captain who commanded said company was Daniel Mowry now living in the Town of Smithfield in said State Mr Jenkins and myself enlisted in said company for one month only and then were discharged Mr Jenkins at the time he enlisted lived in said Cumberland I had always previously been acquainted with him from boyhood he is now present before me and I well know him to be the same person, he moved from Cumberland upwards of forty years since
Oliver Harris
State of Rhode Island Providence for Providence July 12. 1852 Then the aforesaid deponents were severally sworn to the truth of the foregoing deposition by them subscribed in my presence said depositions were all reduced to writing by me in the presence of the deponents before me
Attest M. Aplin Jus. C. G. Dyer

I Amariah Weatherhead of Cumberland in the county of Providence & State of Rhode Island on solemn Oath depose and say that I served in the Revolutionary Army with Mr. Levi Jenks now of the town of Steeple Lawrence in the county of Otsego & State of New York. Mr. Jenks and myself enlisted together in the month of May or the first of June in the year 1780 for six months and served our time out together and then were discharged the company was commanded by Capt. Straffin and in Col. Christopher Greene Regiment in what was then called the black regiment in the Continental Army. I was well acquainted with Mr. Jenks from his infancy in Cumberland previously to the war. It is now more than forty years since he removed from said Cumberland to the State of New York. Mr. Jenks is now present before me and I am positive as to his identity.
Amariah Weatherhead
I William Aplin a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Providence in the State of Rhode Island and the office before whom the Oath of Affidavit of Amariah Weatherhead and also the affidavit of Almon Harris were attended to. I swear to the verity that said Weatherhead and Harris are persons of good Moral Character and Men in whose Statements full confidence may be placed and that they are men of truth and veracity.
W. Aplin J. P.

State of New York Otsago County Sd. On this the 10th day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in the village of Coos- partown within & for the County of Otsago. Levi Leekes a resident of the town of Laurens in said County of Otsago & State of New York aged 69 years on the 8th day of October instant Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the pro- vision of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 - That he served as a Soldier in the army of the Continental Continental Seven months in the manner her- in after stated and under the following circum- stances
That in the month of May 1780 and the last of that month he enlisted as a Soldier in the Town of Cumberland County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island for the term of six Months in a company commanded by Capt. Goffin in the Continental Service and went to Providence about 9. Miles & Mustered there and drew arms & Provisions and then joined a Regiment of Continental troops under Col. Christopher Green and staid at Provi- dence about 8. or 10. days and then Marched to Rahoboth & from there to Warren and then Marched on to Bristol and then crossed the Ferry and went on to the Island and were Stationed at a fort called Battery Hill fort and was there Stationed a few days & then Marched near Port R.S. and was engaged in building the fort at Danne Hill and was engaged there about a fortnight - and the Regiment March to Middle Town

And encamped there and remained there till the latter part of Oct r and then went to Butts Hill and went into Winter quar- ters and remained there till his time expired and he was discharged in the latter part of Nov r 1780 - That he served out his whole Term of Six Months
That in the Month of March 1782. he again enlisted in New Port - R. I. as a soldier for one Month in a Company of R. I. State troops commanded by Capt. Daniel Mowry Said Corp was attached to a Regiment under Col. George Beck and was stationed there for the whole of said Month & served out said Term and was then discharged
That he has no documentary evidence in his possession of his Service and the best evidence he can produce is his own attached - That he never had a written discharge And he hereby relinquishes any claim to an annuity or pension except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state That he was born in the Town of Newbedford in R. I. on the 8 th day of October 1763 - and lived in the state of R. I. till he was 20 years old & then removed to Vermont until the year 1790 - and then removed to N. Y. - and has lived in Laurens Otsego Co. N. Y. ever since

That there is a Record of his age in the office of the Clerk of the Town of Cumberland in R.I.
He refers to the following persons for testimonials of his character. Gen: Levi Sturtevant Col. Garrison Sturtevant Whitford. Genl. Marshall & Judge Russell Levi Jenkins Sworn & subscribed in Open Court the 16 th day of October 1832 Horace Lathrop Clerk
of Second / Town We Salmon Garrison of Laurens in the County of Ulster, & State of New York Jeremiah Garret of the Town of Cranston in said County & State certify that we are acquainted with Levi Jenkins of Laurens, who has subscribed to & sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be 59 years of age. That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Salmon Garrison Jeremiah Garret Horace Lathrop Clerk / Wm. H. Brown
And the same 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 Survived in his status. and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Salomon Harrison & Samuel S. Bowers are residents of the Town of Laurens in the County of State of Iowa and that Jeremiah Gamble is a resident of the Town of Ottumwa in said County & State. and are credible persons and entitled to credit -
J. O. Moore E. Frost } Judges Seth Chase
Horace Lathrop Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Allouez do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Levi Jenkins for a pension In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 19 th day of October in the year 1832. Horace Lathrop. Clerk.

Hannah Jenks Claim for Pension
and Levi Declaration & Affidavit
20973
Triplett
Send Pension Certificate to A. H. Shaw Owensboro Ky

Declaration of Mrs. Hannah Spucks widow of Levi Spucks for Revolutionary Pension under the act of February 3. 1853. State of New York } County of Otsego } p:
In open Court, on this 28 th day of August, 1854 personally appeared before me Samuel S. Bowne, County Judge of the County and State above named, Hannah Spucks, a resident of Oneonta, Otsego County in the State of New York, aged 75 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed February 3. 1853 grant- -ing pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Levi Spucks who was in the service of the United States, but in what capacity she -not tell, but thinks on board of some kind of water craft. That her husband Levi Spucks was a Pensioner at the time of his death, but under what particular act she is unable to tell, that the am- -ount of his Pension, was, as she recollects, twenty four dollars per year payable as she thinks at the New York Agency, State of New York. That she saw the Pension papers of her said deceased husband about the time of his death, and not since, and she cannot tell what has become of them.
She further declares that she was married to the said Levi Spucks in the year A.D. (1815) one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, at Laurens Otsego County in said State of New York before

Abner Gilbert a Justice of the Peace that her name before her marriage to said Levi Jencks was Hannah Brightman, and that her husband, the aforesaid Levi Jencks died at Laurens Otsego County in said State of New York on the tenth day of October, A.D. 1839, and that she has remained a widow since the death of her said husband; and still remains the widow of the identical said Levi Jencks who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the State of New York. That there is no Bible Record of her marriage with the said Levi Jencks, nor was there ever any Bible Record made of the same, nor was there ever any written Record made of the said marriage to her knowledge.
Sworn and subscribed to in open Court this 28 th day of August, 1854, before me,
Hannah Jencks
Edward S. Hove
County Judge
Otsego County

reference, STATE OF NEW YORK, } Otsego County Clerk's Office. }
I, William C. Fields , CLERK of said County, and of the Courts of Record therein, do hereby certify that
Samuel Boag Esquire, was, on the 28 th day of August 185 4 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Otsego, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice County Judge and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of the said County and of said Courts, at Cooperstown, this 30 th day of July 185 7
Wm C Fields CLERK.

State of New York County of Chenango } ss.
Abner Gilbert a resident of the town of Guilford in the County and State above named, being duly sworn, doth on his oath say, that for several years he held the Office of Justice of the Peace of the town of Laurens in the County of Otsego in said State of New York, that he held said Office of Justice of the Peace in said town of Laurens in the year A.D. 1815, that as such Justice of the Peace on the fifteenth day of January A.D. 1815, at the house of one Mr. Babcock in the said town of Laurens he performed the marriage ceremony of marrying Levi Truks to Hannah Brightman. He further states the reason to be, why he does not set forth a Copy of the Record of said marriage by him performed as such Justice of the Peace, is that several years ago, and about the time he left the said County of Otsego he left his Book of Record of Marriages by him performed, in the care of one Mr. Burlingham who was a Clothier by trade, that the said Mr. Burlingham deposited the said Record Book in his Clothing shop, that the said Clothing shop took fire and burnt up and said Record Book with it at the same time, that in said Book he had made a Record of the above marriage which is all the Record he ever made thereof sworn and subscribed }
to this 23 rd day of June,
A.D. 1855. And I further certify that the said Abner Gilbert is a man of truth and veracity and that his statements are entitled to credit
Lewis H. Nash
Justice Peace

Hannah Jenks Claim for Pension
and Declaration & Affidavit
20973
Send Pension Certificate to A. J. Shaw Orenta Otego Co. N.Y.

STATE OF NEW YORK, Chenango County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, THOMAS MILNER, Clerk of said County, DO CERTIFY, That Lewis H. Nash . . . . . Esq., before whom the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly authorized and qualified to take the same. And further: That I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine; and that the said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Norwich, this 21 st day of July . . . . . 185 8
T. Milner . . . . . Clerk.

Hannah Fruks Claim for Bounty Land
Declaration & Affidavit
7611.069
Send Land Warrant to A. J. Shaw Queens Osgood NY

Put Certificate for him
State of New York } County of Otsego } ss.
On this Seventeenth day of April, A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Hannah Franks aged Seventy six years, a resident of Laurens in the County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Levi Franks, deceased, who was engaged in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War but in what capacity and kind of service her said husband was engaged or employed she is unable to tell, but thinks he was engaged in such service on board of some Ship or vessel or water war craft of some kind, that her said husband Levi Franks was a Revolutionary Prisoner at the time of his death, but under what particular act he was placed on the Pension Roll she cannot tell.
She further states that she was married to the said Levi Franks in Laurens in the County and State above named on or about the fifteenth day of January A.D. 1815, by one Abner Gilbert, Esq; a Justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Hannah Brightman; that her said husband died at Laurens aforesaid, on the tenth day of October, A.D. 1839, and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty said to which she may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3, 1855"
Hannah Franks

STATE OF NEW YORK.
OTSEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, GEORGE W. ERNST, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Samuel J. Cooke Esquire, was, on the 17 day of April 185 5 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Otsego, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said County, at Cooperstown, this 19 day of November 185 6
G. W. Ernst CLERK.

We Lydia Ann Gardner & Elizabeth Jenks residents of Syracuse, in the County of Onondaga and State of New York, upon our oaths, declare that the fore- going declaration was signed and acknowled- ged by Hannah Franch in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the iden- tical person she represents herself to be -
Lydia Ann Gardner Elizabeth Jenks
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim -
Samuel J. Cooke Justice of the Peace

Hannah Jenks Claim for Bounty land
Declaration & Affidavit
7611.059
Send Land Warrant to J. H. Shaw Queens Osage N.Y.

State of New York County of Chenango } ss:
I Abner Gilbert a resident of the town of Guilford, in the County and State above named, being duly sworn, doth, on his Oath say, that for several years he held the Office of Justice of the Peace of the town of Laurens in the County of Otsego in said State of New York, that he held said Office of Justice of the Peace in said town of Laurens in the year A.D. 1815, that as such Justice of the Peace on the fifteenth day of January A.D. 1815, at the house of one Mr. Babcock in the said town of Laurens he performed the marriage ceremony of marrying Levi Frush to Hannah Brightman.
He further states the reason to be, why he does not set forth a copy of the Record of said marriage by him performed as such Justice of the Peace, is, that several years ago and about the time he left the said County of Otsego he left his Book of Record of Marriages by him performed, in the care of one Mr. Burlingham who was a Clothier by trade, that the said Mr. Burlingham kept said Record Book in his Clothing shop, that the said Clothing shop was burnt up and said Record Book with it at the same time, that in said Book he had made a Record of the above marriage which is all the Record he ever made thereof.
Sworn and subscribed to this 25 th day of June, A.D. 1855 }
Abner Gilbert
And I further certify that the said Abner Gilbert is a man of truth & veracity and that his statements are entitled to credit.
Lewis H. Nash
Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the above said was interlined between the 16 th & 17 th lines before being sworn to by the affiant. Lewis H. Nash Justice Peace.

STATE OF NEW YORK, Chenango County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, THOMAS MILNER, Clerk of said County, DO CERTIFY, That Lewis H. Nash . . . . . Esq., before whom the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly authorized and qualified to take the same. And further: That I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine; and that the said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Norwich, this 21 st day of July . . . . . 1855 ..... Clerk.

Letter of the 27/60 in rel, to Mrs Hannah Jenkins aid of Levi Jenkins was charged to Anderson on the 1st Oct.

22 October 1860. The Correspondence of Persons is requested to cause the within letter to be answered. James Buchanan

Ancon, Alagoas, Brazil
Oct. 18, 1886
Hon. Jas. Buchanan Secy. U.S. Washington D.C.
Dr. Sir,
In the last 3 years I have occasionally written to one of your Cabinet Officers who holds the portfolio of Court of Pensions in reference to the application of Mrs. Hannah Foster, widow of Levi Foster for a Pension. I have not been able in a single instance to obtain an answer to any of my communications.
I last wrote Sept. 27 th 1886, which still remains unanswered.
Therefore I take the liberty of adding in your order that you may know how I have treated in the premises.
The who may order
I am Sir, respectfully
William

Oceana, Allegan Co. M.I. Sept. 27. 1860.
Dear Sir,
Dec. 1. 1856, I was notified by the Court of Pensions that the claim of Hannah, widow of Levi Franks No. 264,059, for Bounty Land under the act of March 3. 1855, had been received at the Pension Office.
Apr. 29. 1857, said Warrant No. 61,231 for 160 acres issued to said Hannah Franks was sent to me & received.
At the time I sent the claim of said Hannah Franks for said Bounty Land, I also sent her Declaration with Affidavits thereto attached, to obtain a Pension for her for the services rendered by her husband the said Levi Franks in the Revolutionary war.
The claims for the Bounty Land and Pension were both sent in the same envelope.
I have written to the Pension Office 2 or 3 times in relation to said Pension, but have received no answer.
Be pleased to answer this, and let me know how the matter stands.
Yours Respectfully
H. H. Hovey
Court of Pensions Washington D.C.

Pension Office February 10. 1857
Sir,
The bounty land Claim of Hannah Frunks has been examined & suspended.
The Affidavits of at least two credible witnesses should be filed in proof that the applicant is the widow of the identical Levi Frunks who was a revolutionary pensioner of Otsego Co. New York
Yours Respectfully
Geo O'Whitney Commissioner
H. H. Shaw Esq. Queensboro, N.Y.
Queensboro, Otsego Co. N.Y. April 15. 1857
Dr Sir
Above is a Copy of a Letter rec d from your department. To meet the objections raised to the proof in the case, I send enclosed two affidavits to supply the proof required in the case of Hannah Frunks for bounty land claim. You can also use said affidavits in her application for Pension now on file in your department.
Yours Resp d
H. H. Shaw
(to Com te of Pensions)

State of New York } County of Otsego } ss:
Samuel J. Cooke of Pines in said County and State above named, aged 50 years, did on this 26th day of February A.D. 1857, personally appear before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, to me well known, and who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he is well acquainted with Hannah Jenks, the widow of Levi Jenks, and that he has been well acquainted with the said Hannah Jenks for the period of Twenty two years last past, and knows the said Hannah Jenks to be the wid- ow of Levi Jenks who was the identical Levi Jenks who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the said County of Otsego in said State of New York.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
Samuel J. Cooke
And I certify that I know the said Samuel J. Cooke to be a credible person, and that his statements are entitled to credit in the neighbor- hood in which he resides: - And I further certify that I am not interested as agent, attorney, or otherwise.
Jacob C. Ditz Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Otsego County Clerk's Office.
I, George W. Ernst, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Jacob C. Deyo Esquire, was, on the 26 th day of February 18 07 a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for the County of Otsego, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said County, at Cooperstown, this 28 th day of February 185 7
G W Ernst CLERK.

State of New York County of Otsego } ss:
William Olin of Oneonta, in said County and State above named aged 52 years, did on this 26 th day of February, A.D. 1857, personally appear before me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized to administer Oaths, to me well known, and who being first by me duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is well acquainted with Hannah Frunks, the widow of Levi Frunks, and that he has been well acquainted with the said Hannah Frunks for the period of thirty years last past, and knows the said Hannah Frunks to be the widow of Levi Frunks who was the identical Levi Frunks who was a Revolu- tionary Pensioner of the said County of Otsego, in said State of New York.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written -
William Olin
And I certify that I know the said William Olin to be a credible person, and that his statements are entitled to credit in the neighborhood in which he resides. And I further certify that I am not interested as agent, attorney, or otherwise -
Jacob C. Dietz Justice of the Peace

Brief in the case of Hannah Jenkes, widow of Levi Jenkes, dec d Otsego County and State of New York. Allow d act July 3 1853.
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner, let July 7 1832. at the rate of $23 33 \frac{1}{3} per annum. Death of husband in 1837. Marriage, widowhood, & identity of widow proved by parol testimony.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
All d at the rate of $23 33 \frac{1}{3} per annum, to commence July 3 1853.
A. G. Shaw, Oneonta, N.Y.
Name and residence of Agent
M. H. Woodley, Examining Clerk.

Pension Office
November 28, 1856.
Sir,
Mrs Hannah Peeks of N.Y. must prove by at least two credible witnesses that she is the widow of Levi Peeks the pensioner of the U. S. of Otsego County.
Very Resp d Yours
Malachi May Commissioner
M c Shaw Esq Onondaga N.Y.
Over

Owensville, Otsego Co. N.Y. Dec. 8, 1856.
Dear Sir
In Reply to the foregoing from your Honor, I would say, that I have sent the applications of Mrs. Hannah Jenks to your Office as the widow of Levi Jenks to obtain a Pension, and also to obtain a Bounty Land Warrant. The proof which you require by the foregoing is attached to her declaration in one of her said applications, and I think such proof is attached to her Pension application.
If you do not find it as I have stated & any further proof is required please advise & much oblige
Yours very Resp'tly H. H. Shaw
Hon: Geo O Whitney Com: Pensions

3 rd auditor's Office Oct. 13. 1860.
Sir, Levi Jenks, Albany N. Y. ad 1832. appears to have been paid to Sept. 4. 1838.
Henry Nesbitt a former auditor
Gerol Whiting Esq. Comm d g d 1838

No. J. Atkinson, Esq. 3 o Lincoln's Inn Sir
Pen: Off: Oct. 12/80
Please state at what time the last payment was made in the enclosed case, & the date of person's death, if you offer further any evidence of it.
Yours faithfully D. D. B. B. For Commissioners

5 61. 231
Woo Ang

No 6611
Hannah Jenks - widow of Levi Jenks, decd. County of Otsego, N.Y.
Adm't. Act Feb'y 3 1853 at the rate of $23.33. 1 / 3 per an- num, to commence Feb'y 3 1853. - Husband died in 1831.
Certificates to be sent to A. G. Shaw Oneonta, N.Y.
Act Feb'y 3 rd 1853

No 6.611
Hannah Jenks Widow of Levi N 4
A. Schaw Nov 28 1856. Same, Dec. 23, 1856.
In proof of widowhood & identity of claimant as the widow of the pensioner in the above land was sent to the name for the sum No 61.231 Oct 58.
Feby 3 1853

Osagr. Ia. Feb. 27-1900
H. Clay Evans, Commissioner Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir-
I wish to get the military record of Levi Jenkins who enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1779 from Rhode Island and who afterwards drew a pension for his services.
Can you give me this infor- mation and greatly oblige
Yours truly
May Bundy Edmondson
Osagr Iowa

May 15-97 - Letter to Mrs! Lydia a. Gardner 207. 1st. Chippewa Falls - Wisconsin.
Mar. 16 - 1920
Miss. Mary Bandy Edmondson Osage Iowa
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10144
Hannah Jenkins
Will
Levi Jenkins
Butt Rev. War
Act: July 28  1853.
Index: - Vol. A , Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.]