Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,897, for Lewis Jacobs, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Jacobs, Lewis
S 18897
CONTENTS
Carded

82B- Admitted
Private over two years in actual service
No number
$80.
to S. Smith
Middlebury
CVE

BRIEF in the case of Lewis Jacobs of Addison Co. in the State of Vermont (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Probate Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 80 years
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.     In 1776 As a Gen.   About a month 1 st service " " 35 Private Capt. Sackett, Col. Malcom, Volunteer   Same Fall " " 28 " Col. Thomas, Capt. not recollected, Volunteer   Next year " " 14 " " " Volunteer   * 1 Town " " 21 " Capt. Sackett,   1 " " " 28 " " "   Other times not specified. 1 " "    5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains, (two years, but had doubt it was nearer 3 years)
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? West Chester Co. N. Y.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. Brown Examining Clerk.
* From 1776 to the close of the war a minute man, and called out at different periods

V1307
Sarah Jacobs widow of Lewis-
Husbands certificate 2436 act 7. June -
pt
1836
Hon. W. Slade

State of Vermont New Haven Probate District 3
On this 6 th day of February A D 1837. Personally appeared before the Probate Court for the District of New Haven Sarah Jacobs a resident of New Haven in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged Seventy eight 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 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Lewis Jacobs who was a private soldier in the army, a Volunteer. I served as a Minute man. That he lived on Harrisons purchase in the state of New York when he entered the service. That she does not know the exact time when he entered the service but that he was in the service most of the time after the first of September A D 1779 to the close of the war. as the names of the officers the service performed & other particulars are not familiar to her she would refer to the declaration of the said Lewis Jacobs with the accompanying evidence on file in the pension office which was

made & forwarded by him to the Pension office (he being while living a pensioner) for the purpose of procuring his pension - That the said Lewis Jacobs resided in New Haven aforesaid at the time when he first obtained a pension, & continued to reside there until his decease. That she was married to the s d Jacobs on the 1 st of Sept r 1779, by the Rev. Mr. M c Clure at Hoop's Neck in the state of New York. She further declares that she was married to the said Lewis Jacobs on the 1 st day of September A D 1779 that her husband the s d . Lewis Jacobs died on the 20 th day of August A D 1825. & that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed -
Sarah Jacobs
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before
Harvey M c Neill Judge of the Court of Requests

I hereby certify that Henry Mearnsil bifen whom Sarah Jacobs subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, is the Judge of Probate in & for the New Haven Probate district in the County of Addison & that his signature thereunto annexed is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 7 th day of January D 1837-
J. P. Pierpont Register of Probate Court

2436
Vermont
Lewis Jacobs
of Addison Co. in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Sackett of the regiment commanded by Col. Malcom in the New York troops time for more than 2 years
died 1835
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of November 1832 and sent to S. Swift Middlebury Vermont
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120.00   Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 1833 40.00   $160.00 
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c uffie Clerk.
Book 2 Vol. 4 Page 64
Letter to Hon. W. Slade, March 3, 1837. (refg widows claim)
Letter to Hon. W. Slade June 23, 1841 refg widows claim

Declaration of Louis Jacobs
July 25 1892
Paris Office
The paper attached to this declaration, which contained the Cluski certificate was accidental torn off, and being separated is lost.

State of Vermont ss On the 5 th day of July A D 1832 Adison County ss personally appeared before the judges of Addison County Court, Lewis Jacobs a resident of New- Haven in said County aged 79 years August 10 th 1831 - who being first duly sworn  affirmed according to his oath as his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That in the Spring of 1776, at North Castle in Westchester County New- York he joined the Continental Army as a Volunteer and at that time about five weeks under Gen. Thomas & Capt. Sackett Company - was present at the battle of White Plains was out about for about five weeks afterwards during the summer of 1776, under some officers two years afterwards went with Gen. Parsons on an expedition to take Fort Independence & acted as a guide was out at that time about two months during the same fall of the service last men- tions went out again under Gen. Thomas was out about three weeks and during the time had an action with a party of British Light Horse at East Chester and took several prisoners - the next year he volunteered as a guard at Kings bridge ferry was on guard at Kings ferry about 10 days went from Kings ferry to Sing Sing and was on guard at Sing Sing about two or three weeks - during the time he was at Sing Sing a action took place between the British & American row galleries That during three or four years - he was frequently called out on alarms & was out from two or three days to a week at a time the particulars of which he cannot recollect he hereby relinquishes every claim 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
Affirmed sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court E. D. Barber Clerk

We Solomon Brown & Martin Eno both of New Haven in the County of Middlesex and State of Vermont do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lewis Jacobs who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declara- tion, that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Solomon Brown Martin Eno
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court E. D. Barber Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution as served as he states, and the Court also certify that from personal acquaintance with Solomon Brown and Martin Eno, whose certificates is above written, they consider them per- sons of veracity and entitled to credit.
Edward D. Barber Clerk

State of Vermont } Addison County ss } I, Patience Ferris of Ferrisburgh in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged seventy five years being duly sworn, depose and say, that I am the sister of Sarah Jarles of New Haven in the said County of Addison widow of Lewis Jarles late of New Haven aforesaid, and I was present at the marriage of the said Lewis and Sarah, which took place at Harnes neck a place so called in the County of Westchester in the State of New York on or about the 1 st day of September A.D. 1779. and that the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. M'Farland then a minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian Church at said Harnes neck, and further that the said Lewis Jarles, died at New Haven on the 20 th of August 1835. and that the said Sarah Jarles his widow has never been married since his decease and now continues as his widow - and that the said Lewis Jarles was a citizen of the United States at the time of his decease: and further the deponent saith not.  Patience her Ferris Mark
State of Vermont } Affirmed to me and subscribed before me this 11 th day Addison County ss } January to February A.D. 1837. and I further certify that the above deponent is in my opinion a credible witness  Edward D. Judson Justice of the Peace for Addison County

State of Vermont, On this 15 th day of February 1835, personally Addison County, appeared before me, a Justice of the peace for said County of Addison, Richard Jacobs of New Haven in said County aged 37 years, being duly sworn deposes & says as follows - My father, Lewis Jacobs late of New Haven aforesaid State a prisoner of the United States, deceased, resided in my family until the time of his death, which took place on the 20 th day of August 1835; - And my mother Sarah Jacobs still lives with me and remains the widow of the said Lewis Jacobs (deceased). And I further say, that I have often heard my said father speak of his service in the Revolutionary war, and say that from & after the time he was married to my said mother until the close of the war, he was constantly in the service, except that he occasionally came home to look to his family. - Sworn to & subscribed the day Richard Jacobs before me And I certify that the above deposition is a credible witness.
Sam l . Swift, Justice of the peace
n. m. m. J. m. J. m. J.

State of Vermont } Adison County ss } I Joshua Burns of Ferrisburgh in the County of Adison and State of Vermont aged eighty three years in September last being duly sworn upon and say, that I am the brother of Sarah Jacobs of New Haven in the County of Adison and widow of Lewis Jacobs late of said New Haven deceased - and that I was present at the marriage of the said Lewis Jacobs and the said Sarah, which took place at Harnick in the County of Dutchess and State of New York. The ceremony of marriage was performed by a Minister of the Gospel, whose name I do not now recollect. The time of the marriage I cannot now for certain say, but believe it was in 1779. I am fully satisfied, that it was during the war, and some considerable time before the peace of 1783. - and I further say that the said Lewis & Sarah lived together as husband and wife, from the time of their marriage as far as to the time of the death of the said Lewis, and that the said Lewis died at said New Haven in the summer of 1835. I should think in the month of August, and that the said Sarah now remains the widow of the said Lewis, having never been married since his death. and that the said Lewis was a prisoner of the United States at the time of his death. and I further say according to my best knowledge I believe there was no recording of marriage in the State of New York at the time of the marriage of the said Lewis & Sarah as far as and further the affiant saith not
his Joshua Burns Mark
State of Vermont } Adison County ss } Affirmed to, and subscribed this 11 th day of February A.D. 1837 before me. and I further certify that the above element is in my opinion a credible witness. J. D. and Judge Justice of Peace for Adison County

State of Vermont Addison County ss
I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Enoch D. Woodbridge, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Patience Jones and Joshua B. Barns were made was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name subscribed thereto is his own signature; And that Samuel Swift, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Richard Jacobs was made is a Justice of the peace for said County and his name subscribed thereto is his own signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 13 th day of February 1837.
Sam d . Swift Clerk

Louis Jacobs.
825

We Joel Fish, a clergyman residing in the town of New Haven in the County of Addison, and Jonathan Hoyt Junr. residing in New Haven aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Lewis Jacobs, who has made application for a pension, on account of Revolutionary services, & who now resides in said New Haven; that we believe him to be Eighty years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.  Subscribed this 30 th day of August 1832, before me.  Joel Fish Jon t Hoyt Jr  Justus Pease Justice of the Peace
I Benjamin Ferris of Ferrisburgh in the County of Addison and State of Vermont, and one of the Select men of said Town of Ferrisburgh, hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Lewis Jacobs for more than twenty five years last past and believe his age  him to be about eighty years of age, I have always understood that the said Jacobs was a soldier during the Revolutionary war both from himself, and others of his age - I further certify that I have always considered the said Jacobs to be a man of truth & veracity.  Benjamin Ferris  State of Vermont Addison County ss  I were Jacobs verified before me this 3 rd day of September A.D. 1832. and I further certify that the said Benjamin Ferris, is in my opinion a man of truth and veracity. Edw d Root Justice of the Peace

We Martin Eno and Frederick Eno Both of New Haven in the County of Addison State of Vermont do hereby certify that Lewis Jacobs lives a Neighbour to us and we consider him to be a man of truth and veracity
Martin Eno Frederick Eno
State of Vermont } Addison County ss } Sworn and subscribed before me this 6 th day of September A.D. 1832 and I further certify that I am well acquainted with Martin and Frederick Enos that they are men that can be depended upon whatever they say
Justus Pier Asst. Clerk.
State of Vermont } Addison County ss }
I Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Caleb Sherman, before whom the affidavits of Theophilus Middlebrook, & Daniel Mark were made - And Justus Pier, before whom the foregoing affidavits of said Testh Jonathan Hoyt born Morton Eno & Frederick Eno were sworn to, and Enach J Woodbridge, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Benjamin Tins was sworn to, were at the respective dates thereof Justices of the peace for said County, and their respective names subscribed thereto are their own signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 7 th day of September 1832.
Saml. Swift Clerk

State of Vermont District of Addison 3
On this 7 th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court for said District of Addison, a Court of record now sitting, Lewis Jacobs a resident in New Haven in the County of Addison, aged Eighty years, on the 10 th day of the last month, who being first duly sworn doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in addition to, and explanation of his former declaration made before the County Court for the County of Addison on the 3 rd day of July 1832, 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 officer, and served as herein stated - At North Castle, Westchester County New York, where I then was, in the year 1776, I entered the service as a volunteer, about a week previous to the battle of White Plains, in a company commanded by Capt. Sackett, in a regiment commanded by Colonel Malcolm of New York. - I was present at the battle of White Plains, in the right wing of the army. - The corps of volunteers, to which I belonged, were ordered to go to the possession of some baggage belonging to the American Army, - which for some time was in the direction of the force of the British Army. - We were in plain view of them and saw them put the match to their field pieces, - as each regiment of the British came round the Court house. - After firing upon us, I retreated to load again; - their fire went over our heads; - after firing about fifteen guns, they moved back and we went to the possession of the baggage. None of our troops were killed. - After the battle I was employed in guarding the lines, at White Plains, & North Castle - And continued in the service at this time not less than five weeks. I had before this engaged as a minuteman, - and

although, I was not all the time in the service, I was holden to be ready whenever called for. - Some weeks after my return, from the service above mentioned, as I think, about a month, - There came a call for troops, and I volunteered, went on the lines , under the command of Colonel Thomas. - I do not now recollect under what Captain I was, - and we marched through White Plains, to within about two miles of Fort Independence, near the East River, - where we encamped, very much fatigued and built fires to cook our victuals, - when orders came from General Parsons, who commanded the detach- ment, - to put out our fires, and prepare to march. - And as I was well acquainted with the country, I was employed to conduct General Parsons, & the troops towards the fort. - The forepart of the night which was dark & rainy, we marched to within gunshot of the fort & encamped until morning - About daylight, when the rain had cleared off - we were discovered from the fort, a cannon shot was fired at us, which killed one of our men, who stood next but one to me - A shot was returned from our troops, which also killed one of the enemy - Upon which Gen. Parsons ordered the troops to retire - and we returned to the lines - and I continued in the service at that time not less than four weeks . The above mentioned fort was built on the ground, where General Montgomery's house stood. - The same fall, after the weather had become cold, I volunteered with about one hundred, under Colonel Thomas, - and marched marched toward Fort Independence, for the purpose of surpris- ing the picket guard, - But before we reached the fort, day- light came on, and we found there were too late, and were ordered to retreat, & marched back a short distance to the fork of the road, and there secreted ourselves behind a stone- wall - And soon after, a patrol of three hundred British Dragoons marched toward where we were - In the

meantime we were ordered not to fire until they came opposite to us: And when they came up against us we fired and jumped over the wall upon them: As I jumped over I was within a few feet of one of the dragoons, who turned upon me with his cutlass drawn - but I pointed my bayonet at him, & was near enough to reach him with it, and ordered him to dismount - Upon which he threw down his cutlass at my feet, & dismounted & was taken prisoner. We took in the whole eight prisoners - the rest were so much alarmed with our sudden appearance & shouts, that they immediately fled. - At this time I was absent in service two weeks .
The next year, if I am not mistaken in my recollection of the time, I volunteered again, and was stationed as a guard at King's Ferry for ten days - from King's Ferry Sevento Long's Ferry, where I was kept on guard three weeks . Capt. Sackett had the command of the company, - but I was not attached to any particular regiment, and was not under any Colonel. While at Long's Ferry, on a Sunday morning, I witnessed a battle in the river between a number of British and American boat-galleys - in which the British obtained the victory, and principally destroyed our galleys. -
The service above mentioned, I well recollect and know that I have not stated the terms of service too long - But within a few years my recollection has very much failed, and I am not at all certain that I have stated correctly the years, in which the two last mentioned services were performed. - From 1776 to the of the war end I was engaged in a corps of minute-men, - liable to be called out at any time. And as the enemy, and especially the Tories annoyed that neighbourhood, I was very frequently called into service, and was indeed all the time in the service, - except

that when not needed for active duty, I was permitted to reside labour at farming on my own account at home to take care of my farm, which I then owned at Unionville and furnish myself with provisions. - I was organised with others into a company of mounted men, under the command of Capt. Sackett, who, when called upon, sent a non-commissioned officer to notify us of the time & place of meeting for the expedition. - I was At one time I was stationed, with thirty or forty others as a guard at Maunack, to intercept the communication of the Cowboys & Tories, with a British vessel, then lying in the East River, - which was carried on by them for the purpose of carrying off provisions to the British; - for what purpose the British vessel was stationed there. - This service was not less than four weeks . - I was much of the time stationed also on guard at North Castle, - and was employed on scouts in guarding the lines. - At one time, while sta- tioned there, I went out on a scout, to reconnoitre the country, being separated from the other troops, & alone about 6 or 7 miles from North Castle, on the road between King's Bridge & White Plains, I was surprised by a British guard officer, and taken a prisoner and carried to New York - and put on board a British transport, - then lying at Staten Island, - on board which were from 500 to 600 Tories, going out, as British soldiers on some expedition. - At this time the British General Howe, was preparing to go out of the harbor at New York, on an expedition to Philadelphia - for the purpose, as has been supposed, to create a diversion of the American troops, - General Burgoyne, at that time coming from Canada through the lakes, into the United States. - From this trans- port vessel, I was put on board another British

vessel. The next morning, a British officer, on board spoke in my hearing and said "My lad, who understands a sail boat?" To which I promptly replied that I did - Upon which he delivered to me a written order, on the Commissary in New York, for some provisions, and I went on board a sail boat, with another American, then in the service of the British on a common hand, & unarmed, and a British soldier under arms. - As soon as out of the reach of the British vessel, I requested the soldier to let me see his gun, which he handed to me. - And I then ordered the British soldier to strip off his red coat, and lie down in the boat, & keep still, on penalty of being thrown overboard. This order he obeyed. - And the wind & tide being in our favor, instead of going into New York, I steered up the East River toward the Sound, - And as we passed, between New York & Brooklyn, the British Guard-Ship, Ana- loy there - and she fired a gun after our boat - then forward - I then attempted to fire at as, - but the ball hit the water & bounded over our boat - And before the British could get out their boats, to pursue us, we got round Corlear's Hook, out of their sight. We then passed up through Hell's Gate, - and being well acquainted with the place, where the British guards were stationed, I landed just at night, at a piece of woods, under cover of the bushes & waded in a salt marsh, - and reached North Castle before day the next morning, leaving the British soldier to find his own way back with his boat. While at North Castle, and at other places, on the lines, - which embraced the whole of the year before mentioned, - and while laboring a part of the time

on my own account, I was frequently, and always in my turn, on guard, during the night: - the company, to which I belonged, being in turn on guard every night. And I was in fact on duty the whole time. Before the war, I owned a farm & resided at Morrisania, but was driven off by the British, who remained in pos- session of that place; - and was not able to return home to my farm until the close of the war; - and I had no regular employment during the war, except as a soldier, - but when not on active duty, worked, as I could find opportuni- ty, and was able to supply myself with provisions, so as not to live at the expense of the country. - While thus employed from home, in the service of the country, the British soldiers, destroyed a good house & barn & cedar mill, on the farm, which I occupied at Morrisania, and carried off eleven horses, several cows, & all the property within their reach. - So that I was left in a very destitute condition. The farm & other property, to which I have referred above had belonged to my father, - but my parents being old, I had taken it, on condition that I should sup- port them. When the war commenced, I was obliged to flee from home with my parents, & I left with three helpless children, whose husband & father, was in the American service, as Captain of a Regiment. - And I had all three upon my hands to provide for as well as I could. - And they resided, during the war, at North Castle.
Although I am not now able to recollect exactly the periods of my active service, I am free to say, on my oath , that the whole period, in which I was on active duty during the war, was not less than two years , - and I have no doubt that it was nearer three years .
In the service first mentioned, in this declaration, the regi- ment to which I belonged, after the battle of White Plains

was under the command of Colonel, afterwards, General Thomas, I find, on examination of my declaration made before the County Court on the 5 th July last, this error is said to be performed under the said Thomas - and no mention is made of Colonel Malcolm, who had the command, during the battle - I find also some other apparent errors, - among, I suppose, to the great hurry & confusion, - and the general terms , in which that declaration was drawn up, by the Attorneys - and in part perhaps, to my own confused recollection or state- ment or both. In making my present declaration, I have endeavoured to recollect as many particulars, as I am now able, and to state them as deliberately as possible; And although I may have erred, as to the time when events took place, and some unimportant incidental circum- stances, I have entire confidence in my recollection of the events & facts themselves, and of the length of time, so far as I have stated.
I was born, at Morrisania, Westchester County, New York on the 10 th day of August 1752. I know of no record of my birth made at the time. Soon after I had a family, I make a record of my age in my family bible, according to the information obtained from my parents, - which I still have in possession. - I decided with my parents at Morrisania until driven off, at the com- mencement of the war by the British, - and during the war we resided at North Castle, & other places on the lines - At the close of War, I removed to Courtlandt Manor, - where I resided two years - And then removed to Ferrisburgh, Addison County Vermont, where I resided until last Spring, when I removed to New Haven in the same County. - I never had any written discharge. I refer to Rev. Joel Fish, Jonathan Hoyt Jun. Esq. & Luther Peir, Solomon Brown Esquires, Frederick Eno & Martin Eno Esq. in my present neighbour- hood in New Haven - to Benjamin Ferris, Daniel

Morse, & Theophilus Middlebrook Esquire, who were my neighbours in Fenwickburgh, who can testify to my character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the revolution. —
And the said Lewis Jacobs hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Lewis his Jacobs mark
Given to Walbrück the day & year aforesaid.
Sam l Swift, Judge.
(The several erasures & interlineations in the foregoing declaration were made before signing. S l Swift Judge.)

State of Vermont } On this 7 th day of September 1832. before District of Addison } the Probate Court for the said District of Addison, personally appeared, Richard Jacobs, residing in New Haven in the County of Addison, aged thirty two years, being duly sworn in due form of law. - That from a child he has frequently heard his father Lewis Jacobs, who has this day made his declaration before the said Probate Court , for the purpose of obtaining a pension, relate the facts & events, which he witnessed in the Revolutionary war, and the services in which he was personally engaged; - and I have heard read the declaration aforesaid, - and recollected distinctly, that he has many times stated, in my hearing, as well in my childhood as since every material fact & occurrence, contained in said declara- tion. Until within two or three years his memory was good, - and he was formerly more exact in his recol- lections of the times & order, in which the events occurred; and was very fond of stating the facts he performed, and the part he bore in the Revolutionary war. He now seems to recollect with his former correctness the order of events & facts immediately connected ; - but his memory is confused as to the order of time of more disconnected events - especially when making an effort to remember correctly. - Since his first declaration was made, I have taken some particular notice of his story, as related to his friends & neighbors, when no particular excitement or effort confused his recollection, - And I am satisfied that his declaration, so far as he has undertaken to state the times & order of events, & of the services, which he performed, is, to every material purpose correct. And I am espe- cially confident, that he has not overstated the length of his service. And believing from my recollection of his former statements, that he has performed active service more than two years: - I have formerly frequently heard him state, in general terms, somewhat indefi-

nitely how long he was in actual service - and his ex- pression was that it was "two or three years." Besides I have frequently heard him speak of his having no regu- lar employment, during the war, - except his service in the army, - that he was at no time at home, - & that as a minuteman he was always called upon when he was wanted. Richard G. [?]
Sworn to & subscribed the day
before aforesaid,
Sam. Swift, Judge. -
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 Joel Fish, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in New- Haven in the county of Addison, and that Jonathan Hoyt Jun. Martin Eno & Frederick Eno, who have signed certificates hereto annexed are residents in said New Haven, and that Benjamin Femi, Josephus Middlebrook & Daniel Mank, who have also signed certificates hereto annexed, are residents in the town of Furnishburgh in said County, and are all credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Sam. Swift Judge

State of Vermont
District of Addison
I, Harvey Bell, Register of the Probate Court for the said District of Addison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lewis Jacobs for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 8 th day of September 1832.
Harvey Bell Register

P 18894 INVALID.
File No. 18,827
Lewis Jacob
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]

+ Lewis Jacobs - Act June 7. 1832 Suspended — Vermont. Ex by Mr Baldwin — Apr 7 - 54

Let to Hon. W. Slade, March 8, 1837.
let to Hon. W. Slade June 23 '44
5

I Theophilus Middlebrook of Ferrisburgh in the County of Addison and State of Vermont Town Clerk of said Town of Ferrisburgh hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Lewis Jacobs for thirty years last past and have heard him say he was a Soldier in the revolutionary War as to my personal knowledge I know nothing about it. but the said Lewis Jacobs is a man about Eighty years of age and I believe him a man of truth and veracity as far as I know at present Ferrisburgh August 4th 1832
State of Vermont Addison County ss ) Sworn & Subscribed before me this 4th day of August AD 1832 Theophilus Middlebrook Sworn and subscribed before me and I further certify that the said Theo. Middlebrook is a man of truth and veracity in my opinion Caleb Sherman justice of the Peace

Daniel Marsh of Ferrisburgh in the county of Addison & State of Vermont. & one of Select men of said town of Ferrisburgh hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Lewis Jacobs for about twenty years last past & believe him to be about eighty years of age; & I further certify that he is a man of truth & veracity so far as I know
Daniel Marsh
State of Vermont { Addison County ss { Sworn and subscribed before me this 4 th day of Sept. 1852 and I further certify that the said Daniel Marsh is in my opinion a man of truth and veracity. Caleb Sherman justice of the Peace

Feb 22 1837.
Friend Sir
Enclosed you have the papers in the the case of Sarah Jacobs, an applicant for a pension.
I presume there were no records of marriages at the place where the marriage was solemnized, and as the marriage is proved by two witnesses directly to the fact, that no further evidence will be required
Very respectfully
W. P. Stade
J. L. Edwards Esq

July 7 1840
Wk.
MacK Moorhouse
Jacob
James L. Edwards Esq. Com te of Russian Washington

Washington July 7 th 1840
James L. Salmons Esq.
Sir - In behalf of Enos Mack of Plainfield Vermont I wish to make enquiry into the situation of the following pension cases — The case of Caroline Mack widow of Nehemiah Mack. he wishes to know what further evidence is required in her case — also in the case of Eliza Walbridge widow of Joseph Walbridge of Newhaven Vt. and see what further evidence is necessary in her case — also in the case of Sarah Leach widow of Lewis Leach who sent her papers to Washington (as he sup- poses in 1836) — I expect to be at the Pension Office tomorrow at 2. O'clock. if the cases can be answered by that time I will receive them at the Office — otherwise please direct the answer in the above cases to Enos Mack  Plainfield Washington County Vermont
Respectfully Yours John Shimbell

Deposition of Martin Enro —
L Jacob
Harmon Slade H.R.

I Martin Eno of New Haven in the County of Addison State of Vermont of the age of 59 Years being duly sworn do depose & say that I was well acquainted with David Jacobs a revolutionary Pensioner (late of New Haven deceased) and that he was a dear neighbour to me about four Years previous to his death and I always considered him a man of truth and veracity and that for the last three or four Years of his life he was very much debilitated in body and mind so much so that he did not at all times have a distinct recollection of things past and at the time he applied for a Pension & made oath to his services he was very feeble both in body & mind and might have mistated as to the office he served under &c from the indistinct recollection he then had of the past but believe he certified truly according to his best recollection at that time and also that according to my best knowledge and belief he died August 20th 1835. aged 83 Years and that his wife Sarah Jacobs died Feb. 26th 1837 aged 78 Years and further say not
Martin Eno
State of Vermont, At New Haven in the County of Addison county ss. Addison. This 11th day of March 1841 Personally appeared Martin Eno and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me. Alfrd. P. Rosecrans Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Martin Eno the signer of the foregoing deposition and that I consider him a man of truth and veracity
A. P. Rosecrans Jus. Peace
New Haven March 11. 1841

State of Vermont.
Secretary of State's Office, Montpelier, 20 th March, 1841.
I, Chauncy L. Knapp, Secretary of said State, do hereby certify that Alfred P. Roscoe, Esquire, whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand-writing to the foregoing, or within certificate, is and has at the date of the same, a justice of the Peace within and for the county of Addison in said State, duly elected and qualified, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit ought to be given.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Montpelier, this 20 th day of March, A. D. 1841.
Chauncy L. Knapp, Secretary of State.