Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23963, for Jeremiah Meacham, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
leons continental
Meacham, Jeremiah Ishloe
W 23963
CONTENTS

15,152 New York
Jeremiah Meacham
of Burlington in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Willis of the Connecticut line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Sep. 1819 and sent to John Russell Esq. Cooperstown New York
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819. 46.47 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820. 48.00 5400 21 4 31 30 $94.47
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

4379 New York R. Albany
Chloe Meacham widow of Jeremiah Con Meacham who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Entered from 1840 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1848.
1 st of July Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of March 1848 and sent to
H. H. Sylvester Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 130 Vol. 4.

State of New-York. } 60 OTSEGO COUNTY } Jeremiah Meachum aged being duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the town of Burlington in the County aforsaid and has served as a private in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States; and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the U- nited States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension that may have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming; and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed 18th March, 1818. And this deponent doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his knowledge and recollection, in the following manner; that is to say, he the said
Jeremiah Meachum did, at Windham in the State of Connecticut on the first day of January 1776 enlist for one year under Capt. Willis Clegg in Col. John Durkee's regiment belonging to the Connecticut line - served in said regiment for one year and was in the battle at Trenton. On the first day of Jan'y 1777 this deponent volunteered for one month Genl. Mott and was with him at the time he fell in the battle at Princeton. This deponent again enlisted at Windham aforesaid on the 22 nd day of March 1777 for three years under Capt. Willis Clegg aforesaid in Col. Samuel Wyllys's regiment belonging to the Connecticut line - served in said regiment until the 23 rd day of March 1780. and was then discharged at Scotch Plains in New Jersey by the commanding officer whose name this deponent does not recollect and which discharge is lost and further this deponent saith not. —
Jeremiah Meachum Sworn & Subscribed before me this 11 th day of March 1819.
John Russell Judge of Court of pleas.

Jeremiah Bracham
Applied Mar. 11. 1819. —
Served from 22 d March 1777 to 22 d Mar. 1780. in Col. Wyllis's regiment Connecticut line. —
On Roll
Indorsement certify to the indigent cir- cumstances of claimant.

State of New York County of Otsego
I do certify that I am satisfied the said Jeremiah Meacham served in the revolutionary war, as stated in his application under oath, against the common enemy for a longer term than nine months. And also that the evidence on which I have founded my judgment is contained in the affidavit of the said Jeremiah given under my hand at Cooperstown this 11 th day of March 1819. —
John Russell Judge of Probate. pleas.

State of New York
On my oath, I, Asa Meacham of the town of Burlington and County of Onondaga being sworn saith that he is well acquainted with the circumstances and property of Jeremiah Meacham before named, and knows that they consist of the following items - to wit,
First
Ninety three acres of land - (50 of which improved)
One pr. of old horses - one Ax - 3 Cows - 4 young cattle
2 Swine and several farming tools. The whole
amounting in value to about two thousand dollars - The land is charged with two Mortgages of one hundred and forty dollars -
This deponent further saith that the said Jeremiah is an infirm man and unable to support himself by labor - Asa Meacham
Sworn before me
This 4th day of September
1859 and I certify that the said Asa Meacham is a credible witness -
John Raper Judge of Common Pleas.

State of New York Otsego County Clerk's Office p: I certify that John Russell whose signature appears to the within papers was at the time of signing the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Otsego duly qualified as such & that the said signatures are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affix- ed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this 4 th Sept 1819
J. V. Moore Clerk

State of New York & ss Otsego County ss
On this 24th day of September 1838 personally appeared before the undersigned Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New York, aforesaid, Eliza Washburn a resident of the town of Burlington County of Otsego aged eighty years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows.
That she is the widow of Jeremiah Washburn who was a private in the Revolutionary Army and in the Continental line that he was in the Battle of Trenton in December 1776 and at the Battle of Princeton at the time of that General Mercer was killed and that her husband drew Pension under the Act of 1818 as a revolutionary soldier for one or two years and was struck from the rolls under the act of 1820 on account of his property.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jeremiah Washburn on the 20th day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty five at the town of Mansfield in the State of Connecticut by the Hon. Judge Gossaint Southworth of Windham County and that she has a family Record in her family Bible in her husband's hand writing which is hereunto annexed and is all the record evidence she has any knowledge of and the Affidavit of Sarah Dinwook who was present at her wedding and same time married and made their wedding cake which is hereunto annexed.

And that her husband aforesaid Jeremiah Mearns died on the 25th day of February 1829 at the town of Burlington aforesaid and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four B.C. at the time that (in 1785) and that she still remains unmarried and the widow of Jeremiah Mearns and from bodily infirmities she is unable to attend the courts and from the infirmities of old age she is unable to write her name. And her husband Parsons Culp - father is hereunto annexed her
See Sworn to and Subscribed on _____ the day and year first above written before James to Waters the Judge of Ohio County Courts.
Eliza Mearns Mark

And the said Judge before whom the above Declaration was made doth certify and declare his opinion after a careful investigation of all the matters and after putting all the neces- sary Interrogatories which were carefully put and satisfactorily answered by the deponent Grace Meacham doth declare his opinion that he is satisfied of the truth of the deponent -on. And the said Judge doth further certify that he is well acquainted with the above deponent and that she is a very credible person and entitled to full credit in her statements and from bodily infirmities she is unable to attend the courts and from the infirmity of old age she is un- -able to write her name
J. C. Walworth Judge of Otsego County Courts
State of New York } I, Jesse Rose Clerk of said County do Otsego County ss } hereby certify that James C. Walworth before whom the preceding affidavits of Chloe Meacham and the foregoing one of Sarah Demock purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same a Judge in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and merely believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavits and the annexed Certificate of credibility to be his genuine handwriting and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office The 11 th day of October A.D. 1838 Jesse Rose (Clerk)

Burlington NY
free
Nov. 1. 1839
N.Y.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comp. of Pensions Washington

State of Connecticut, Tolland County ss. Mansfield - October 7 th 1839.
" Jeremiah Meacham of Windham and Eliza " Jennings a resident in Mansfield were joined " in marriage. January Twentieth, Seventeen " hundred eighty five - for Constant Southworth Justice."
I Caleb Trowbridge of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy and extract from the record of Marriages kept by Constant Southworth Esquire late of said Mansfield deceased, a Justice of the Peace - with the exception of the date which is expressed - on the record in fair legible figures as follows - " January 20 th 1785." Which record is now in my possession and has been ever since the death of the said Constant Southworth -
Caleb Trowbridge
I Caleb Trowbridge above named depose and say that I am the Son in Law of the said Constant Southworth, having married his Daughter. That said Southworth lived in my family at the time of his decease. That said Southworth kept a record of the marriages performed by him as Justice of the Peace - from December 28 th 1775 to April 27 th 1816. Which record was left in my possession at the time of his decease - and has been in my possession ever since - and that the above is a true extract from said record with the exception above named as witnessed by me.
Caleb Trowbridge
State of Connecticut. Tolland County ss.
Mansfield. Probate District. October 7 th 1839.
Sworn to and subscribed before me John Tuttle Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield in the County and State aforesaid, the day and year above written. I further certify that the Deponent is a credible person and his statement entitled to full credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially and caused the seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed - John Tuttle Judge of Probate
Attest,
Edmund Freeman Clerk

Burlington N.Y.
October 29 th 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir I send you the further proof and the record of the marriage of of the Widow 2000 Mearham widow of Jeremiah Mearham as soon as you will understand that her claims for a pension under the act of July 22 1838  1838 are on file in your Office. reciting further proof of the marriage etc.
you will please attach this to them for a reexamination
Yours Sir yours with all due respect
J. C. Watrous Atty for Committee

THE NEW TESTAMENT Of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,
Newly translated out of the ORIGINAL GREEK;
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised,
By His MAJESTY's Special Command.
Appointed to be Read in Churches.
EDINBURGH:
Printed by the ASSIGNS of ALEXANDER KINCAID, His Majesty's Printer. MDCCLXXXVII.

Jeremiah Meacham and Ploe Meacham was Married the 20 day of June January 1785
Jeremiah Meacham was born born the 28 day of January 1759
Ploe Meacham was born the 6 day 1758
Polly Meacham was born the 30 day 1785
James Meacham was born June 29 day 1787
Abel Meacham was born December 30 day 1790
Abel Meacham born September 16 1792

State of New York Otsego County Is
Polly Meacham of the town Berlin- in the County of Otsego aforesaid aged fifty three years being fully informed by the undersigned Judge according to her knowledge and belief that she is the only daughter of Jeremiah and Clara Meacham and that she still remains single and unmarried and has always from her infancy remained and lived at home with her father and mother until her father's death about two years since and ever since that time she has resided at her home with her mother the said Clara Meacham and has had the annexed family record in her charge and possession until the said annexed leaf was torn from the family bible by George Gannus to Walworth Co. sent to the Pension Office some time in the last year and that the same is in the handwriting of her said father and that a part of the has been read on the annexed family record by her father since the same barnum of the documents and that this document will be found in the same to be the family record and does not know of any other record that has ever been kept except the said annexed family record
Polly Meacham
Sworn and subscribed this 18th day of July A.D. 1839 before me J. C. Walworth Judge of Otsego County Notary Public
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above document and that she is a creditable person. J. C. Walworth Judge of Otsego County

State of New York } Otsego County } ss I Jesse Rose Clerk of said County & also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas it being a court of record do hereby certify that James C. Walworth Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the Otsego County Court duly Commissioned and sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and hereby believe the signature of said Judge thereunto to the annexed certificate of Credibility is genuine Witness my hand & seal of office this 28 th day of February 1840
Jesse Rose Clerk
I hereby state I delivered the within affidavit at Mr. C. Murdock's house and it was then sworn to and that I was ordered to retain it there and then dated the same at my office as soon as I got home is the reason it is dated with a different date and place J. C. Walworth Judge

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23963  own
Chloe Meacham Widow of Jeremiah Meacham Rev Rev War-
Act Feb 2 nd 1848
Index: Vol. M , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4379. New York Albany Chloe Fleischman widow of Jeremiah who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Feb 1849 and sent to
J. E. Walworth Burlington N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2. 1848, Page 128 Vol. 4.

New York - 685-
Albany Agency -
Chloe Meacham
widow of Jeremiah Meacham, who was a private in the Connecticut
Recd 3 July
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of July, 1843 and sent to Henry Sill
Burlington New-York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 — Page 109

Chloe Beardsmore
Payment to be made at Albany by
23967 —
Thos. M. Alcott Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 128 Vol. 4
Geo. A. King Clerk
Resided in Burlington 60 years 1849 previous turn to residence in Hampton Gen State March - 1849

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Chloe Meacham widow of Jeremiah Meacham who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars, and cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior this 17th day of March , one thousand eight hundred and forty nine .
T. Ewing
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Jeremiah Abacham Burlington
No 20. June 1785
A. d 25 Feb 1829
Col Willis } Consul Capt Clift } Linn
Admitted Private 2 years
J.C. Walworth Esq Burlington
New York
610 Washington St
for J. G. Walworth Esq
New York
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in New York at the U.S. Branch Bank
Records

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Jeremiah Meacham late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the Eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Eighteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

State of New York Otsego County
On this 24th day of September 1838 personally appeared before the undersigned Judge Sarah Dinwook a resident of the town of Burlington in the said county of Otsego who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that she is eighty eight years of age that she was first acquainted Jeremiah Maucham and his wife Maucham in the town of Mansfield Windham County Connecticut State and that in the year 1785 Month of January - she attended their wedding and saw them then lawfully married and that soon thereafter the said Jeremiah Maucham and his family moved to Burlington Otsego County and State of New York where she resided until he died about 8 or 9 years since and that his widow Mrs. Maucham still resides there and remains unmarried And that this deponent made the foregoing babe for the wedding of the said Jeremiah and his wife Maucham at the town of Mansfield aforesaid
Sarah her D. Dinwook Mark
Sworn to and subscribed this 24th day of September 1838 Before me James C. Walworth Judge of Otsego County Court
I certify that I am well acquainted with Sarah Dinwook the above deponent and that she is a very credible person and from her age and bodily infirmities she is unable to write her name is the reason she makes her mark J. C. Walworth Judge

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 10, 1854.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States;" and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents,
the Adm r . of Chloe Meacham, dec.)
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany Agency, at the rate of Ninety Six Dollars and Cents per Annum, under the law of the D o Feb'y 1848, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1852, to the 2 d April 1852.
Respectfully, yours,
J. Pennington Acting Comptroller.
41379 48
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

Albany 5402
Chloe He , Meacham widow of Jeremiah Meacham
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818
and who died on the 25. February 1829
Otsego Co. in the State of New York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Clift of the reg't commanded
by Col. Wyllis in the Cav.
for 2 years
Enscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 80 Dollars Less per annum,
commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18. day of May
1840 and sent to J. C. Walworth Burlington, N. Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March '40 320.00
Pemi=annual allowance ending 14 Sept... 40.00
$360.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk.
Book 1. Vol. 2. Page 90

8 1/2 the Mother of Chloe Macnam
Admit private $80 Albany Agency Send to Henry Sill Burlington N.Y.

State of New York } ss. County of Otsego }
On this eighth day of April 1843 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace of the County of Otsego aforesaid. Chloe Meacham a resident of the town of Burlington in said County aged Eighty four 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 on the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Jeremiah Meacham who was a private in the Connecticut line of the Revolutionary Army that he was in the Battle of Princeton at the time that Genl Mercer was killed that he was placed on the pension roll under the act 18 th Mar 1818 and that his services are fully set forth in his declaration under said act and on the files of the Pension Office, and that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of July 7. 1838 was Eighty Dollars.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written
Before me Avery Park Justice Peace Chloe Meacham her mark
Otsego County ss. I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Chloe Meacham and know her to be the person she represents to be Avery Park Justice Peace

8 1/2 the Mother of Chloe Macnam
Admit private $80
Albany Agency
Send to Henry Sill
Burlington
N.Y.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Otsego County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, Samuel Russell Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, That Henry Parkh  Esquire whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Otsego, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice of the peace and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, the twentieth day of April A. D. 18 43
Samuel Russell Clerk.

N. York
Chloe or Cloe Meacham.
let. to J. C. Walworth 14. May 1839
Rejected
To same 18. Feb. 1840
Act July 1838

Burlington N.Y. Oct 26th 1838 J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir I send you the Passions claims of the widows Elizabeth Cushman Mary Mayhew and Amy Ladd
You will please to examine them and forward the Passions certificates to me as Attorney at Burlington Otsego County N.Y.
I am Sir yours with all due Respect
J. C. Walworth

State of New York, } ss. County of Otsego
On this Second day of November A. D. 1850, before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Chloe Meacham of Burlington in said County who being duly sworn according to law, doth, upon her oath, make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of the Act of Congress of 29th July, 1848, and the Joint Resolution of the 1st of July, 1848, to wit:
That she is the widow of Jeremiah Meacham late of said town, deceased, who was a Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of ninety-six dollars per annum: That since the decease of her said husband, she has been placed upon the pension roll at the rate of Eighty dollars ————— cents, per annum, and is now in the receipt of said pension. And she further states that she has been advised that by virtue of said Act of 29th July, 1848, and said Joint Resolution of 1st July, 1848, she is entitled to receive the same rate of pension that her said husband received in his life time.
She therefore herewith returns the Certificate she now holds, and prays that a new Certificate may be issued to her for such increase of pension as she may be entitled to by law. And she hereby appoints
Sammuel H. North Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written, before me, {
her agent to prosecute said claim.
R. B. Dimeock In Presence of Mary A. Meacham Justice of the Peace
her Chloe X Meacham Mrs R
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
R. B. Dimeock Justice of Peace
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. County of Otsego
I, Sammuel North Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify that R. B. Dimeock was, on the day of the date of the above instrument, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, and that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine.
Witness my hand and official seal, at Cooperstown this 13 th day of November A. D. 1850.
Sammuel North, Clerk

State of New York County of Otsego 3d
On this twenty fourth day of August 1848
Personally appeared before me David Fisk a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Otsego aforesaid Chloe Mearsham a resident of Reddingport in the County of Otsego and State of New York aged eighty three 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolution = are War That she is the widow of Jeremiah Mearsham who was a private in the Continental Line and served as she thinks in Col. John Durkee's Regiment of the State of Connecticut and that her late husband the said Jeremiah Mearsham drew an annual Pension under the act of March 18 th 1818 for 2 years and was then struck from the Pension Rolls under the act of 1820 on account of his property And that this Declarant drew a pension of 80 Dollars a year under the act of June 17 th 1844.
Chloe Mearsham
She further declares that she is still a widow Subscribed and sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Chloe X Mearsham Before David Fisk Justice of the Peace Marks

I certify that the above named Declarant Chloe Meacham is personally known to me and the reason she signs with her mark is the infirmities of old age
David Fiske Justice of the Peace
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } I, Charles McLean, Clerk of said county, do here- Otsego County, ss. } by certify, that David Fiske the person subscribing the foregoing Affidavit & Certificate and before whom the same was taken, was, on the 24 th day of August 1848 therein mentioned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Otsego, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said David Fiske and verily believe that the name subscribed to the said Affidavit & Cert. is his proper and genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the seal of the said County to be hereunto affixed this 16 th day of Sept r A. D., 18 48 .
Chas. McLean Clerk.
J. B. Walworth Atty Burlington N.Y.

437
Incl to 796.889 $80 per annum copy July 1848
Original papers in this case mislaid
Alby Roll
11/11 Sylvester Present

Albany November 21 st 1850 James L. Edwards Esq Com r of pensions
Dear Sir
I have enclosed the declaration and pension certificate of Mrs. Chloe - Macacham, widow of Jeremiah Macacham, who was a pensioner under the act of 18 th March 1818, for the purpose of obtaining an increase of her pension under the several acts of Congress, under which she was pensioned.
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Yours
Samuel H. Marks

Burlington Otrago Co N.Y. 28 th Ap r -43. J. L. Edwards Esq r Sir
I herewith return the declarations of Elizabeth Cashman Chloe Macnam & Susannah Harrington all separately & duly authenticated agreeable to your requirements.
I am respectfully yours &c
Henry Sill

Feb 14. 1840 Burlington N.Y. Feb 8 for J. L. Marchand L. Marchand Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington

Burlington Ohio County N.Y. Feb 8th 1840
J. L. Edmonds
Sir On the 29th day of October last I sent to your Office the proper attested proof in support of the Claims of Chloe Marshall for a pension under the acts of July 9th 1838 and the proof of the Marriage was the highest Record Evidence and since that time you will see by examining the Declaration on file that her husband claimed his Pension under the acts of 1818 and that his widow then received a Pension then was provided by his Declaration and the Records in your Office of his services in the Continental Service with a re-examination of the Claims of Chloe Marshall Widow of Jeremiah Marshall
I am yours with all due regard J. L. Warrenton

Mar. 6. 1840
Chas. Mayhew family Bingham NY Feb 29
for
Mrs J. L. Edwards House of Pensions Washington

Durington Sh. Y.
February 29th 1840
J. L. Edwards Esq Sir
I send you the Parish Record of Mr Wratham Deacon of Frensham Manahan which I hope with a certified copy of the same together with the Record the Justice that married them you have on your files will be so far satisfactory on a re-examination that you will see fit to place the names on the Parish Rolls soon
I am Respectfully yours D. C. Lupton J. C. Walworth.