Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2810, for Elias Keyes, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Keyes, Elias Elizabeth
N. 2810
CONTENTS

Let to L. Prouty 30 dec 1832
914 Ohio - Cleve.
Elizabeth Keyes widow of Elias who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Major Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 1/3 Dollars 33 1/3
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 28th day of January 1849.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of March 1832 and sent to
L. Prouty Cleveland O.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 164 Vol. 4.

Woucher referred to the Purd Auction Jan 5. 1801
7975 Miss Pittsburgh
Elias Keyes
of the a son in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Lollar of the Reg t commanded by Col. Howard in the War s . time for 10 months .
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions , at the rate of 33. Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of April 1832 and sent to George Adody Cleve Cond. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 66.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Sept r 1833 16.66 $83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Palmer Clerk, Book C. Vol. 8, Page 117

22598-7975. Elias Reyes Ohio.
Adm for 10 Months from 1979.
G. Moakly Cleveland Cuyahoga County Ohio

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 subjoined 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, shewing the Service of Elias Meyes Ohio.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     May 1808 69 born in Mass and entered the   June 1779 enlisted 4 private Col. Bellar Sirius in place now Lima in Ohio   1780 Sub. e. h. " Capt. Warren Col. Brown Certificate of three Citizens  
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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before county, 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; 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 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the hours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Ohio      3 Cuyahoga County      3/8 Personally appeared before me, Loren Prentiss a Notary Public within and for said County, and duly authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes therein, Elias Heyes, who makes solemn oath that the Elizabeth Heyes, (widow of Elias Heyes deceased,) to whom a certificate of Pension was issued, under date of March 11th. 1852, for thirtythree dollars and thirtythree cents per annum from the 28th. day of January 1849, died at Royalton, in said County, on the Seventh day of March 1852. That this affiant and Tabitha Cushman, are the only children & heirs of the said Elias Heyes and Elizabeth Heyes, deceased. That said Tabitha Cushman resides in Euclid in said County, and that this affiant resides in said township of Royalton - Elias Heyes
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th. day of March 1852.
Loren Prentiss Notary Public
The said Tabitha Cushman, & Elias Heyes, request that John Barr, Esq., the Pension agent, in the City of Cleveland, may be directed to pay the amt of Pension which had accrued to the said Elizabeth Heyes up to (over)

the time of her death, to her lawful heirs, on said evidence being presented to said Barr as to the allowance of Pension to said Elizabeth Keyes, at her death, and of the said heirship. This request is made for the reason that said Barr is not satisfied that he would be authorized to pay in this case without such direction, as the said Elizabeth died before the Certificate was issued.
L. Prentiss Atty. for
said Heirs.
To the Commissioners of Pensions. Washington D.C.
Affidavit of the said Keyes is referenced to Pension claim of said Elizabeth Keyes

entire E. Keys.
22598
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copy

The State of Ohio Guyahoga County }
In the Common Pleas Nov. term 1832.
On this sixth day of Nov. 1832 he fore the Judge of the Common Pleas in open court personally came Elias Keyes a resident of Royalton in the said county of Guyahoga aged sixty nine last February on the first day thereof, who having been sworn according to law doth on his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein after stated
In the year 1779 in the month of June he enlisted in the Connecticut State troops for four months and served out the term. He was mustered from New Marlborough, Berkshire county Massachusetts. He placed of his enlistment, to wit Hartford in Connecticut, when he was discharged. He served under Capt. Coker & Lieut. Canfield was employed in guarding the coast. The British had left New Haven before they arrived.
The next year he went as a substitute for his father, who was drafted in the Connecticut militia, and served five months, from April to October, marched from New Marlborough to Skaneateles, and up the Mohawk, was in the battle of Stone Arabia with the British & Indians was discharged from service at Fort Plain. He served under Capt. Samuel Warner, Col.

Brown of Pettibird and Major Root, and General Van Rensselaer.
Beside the above services he was out about one month. On alarm the militia rose en masse, was at West Point, the year and time of Arnold's treason, but he does not remember the officers names.
The applicant was born in NewMark Borough Massachusetts, removed when twenty one years old to Pownal, Vermont, after two years removed to Springfield, Otsego county N.Y. After twelve years removed to Gonfrev, in Ontario county In 1817 removed to Buxton Ohio his present residence, he has no documentary evidence and knows not where to find living witnesses
He hereby relinquishes any claim entitled to any pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Army of any State
He is well known to General William H. Adsworth of Gonfrev and was a Captain under him in the New York militia before the last war. To John B. Stewart Esq. Magistrate of Buxton and Commissioner for said county, and to Capt. Abiel Bushman
Brooklyn for nearly twenty years Elias Hays sworn to in open Court
Nov. 6. 1832 - Horace Perry Clerk Court Pleas

We Isaac Morgan of Bricksith and  that  last late a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the Yahoola county and Abiel Cushman of York by John B. Stewart of Royalton, County Commissioners do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Keyes who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is upstanding believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Isaac M. Morgan
Sworn to in Open Court Nov. 6. 1832 Horace Perry Clerk Court Pleas
John B. Stewart Abiel Cushman
And the said Courts do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the Act in Department that the above named applicant was a Revolu- tionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Isaac Morgan, John B. Stewart & Abiel Cushman who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Cuyahoga and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County
I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elias Keyes for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fourteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Horace Perry Clerk &c

No. 1.060 Application of Mrs Elizabeth H. Leggs widow of Elias for Pension —
( Not 29 July 1848
Married before 1800 Has died 28 Jany 1849
Adm d 10 mos per m th $33.33 per annum, comm g 28 Jany 1849.
Cleveland
S. Prouty Cleveland Ohio

State of Ohio Cuyahoga County ss }
On this 14 th day of October 1850, personally appeared in Open Court Elizabeth Keyes, a resident of Royalton in the County of Cuyahoga, aged eighty one years, who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of 4 th sec, passed on the 29 th day of July in the year 1848, That she is the widow of Elias Keyes, who was a private in Captain Samuel Warner's Company, in Colonel Brown's Regiment of Infantry, as she verily believes, and that her husband was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of June 7 th 1832, at the rate of thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per year.
She further declares that she was married to the said Elias Keyes on the 11 th day of July 1787; that her husband, the aforesaid Elias Keyes, died on the 28 th day of January 1849. She further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a pension; and that her family records were destroyed by fire many years since.
Elizabeth Keyes Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Robert L. Paine Clerk
State of Ohio Cuyahoga County s.s. }
On this 9 th day of October 1850, personally appeared in Open Court Charles Coates of Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, who being sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say;

No. 1060
That he became acquainted with Elias Keyes, deceased, and his widow, Elizabeth Keyes, in the year 1799 or 1800, that they then lived together as man and wife, and that they then had several children, the eldest of which was at least 8 or 9 years of age, that the said Elias Keyes and Elizabeth Keyes were persons of respectability and good standing in community & were always reputed to be man and wife. This deponent further says that he has no doubt whatever but that the said Elias Keyes and the said Elizabeth Keyes were married on the 11 th day of July in the year 1787 as stated by her in her declaration within set forth, that when he first became acquainted with the said Elias Keyes and the said Elizabeth Keyes they were living in the same house with the father and mother of the said Elizabeth Keyes, as near as this deponent can remember.
Charles Coates
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court. And it is hereby certified that the said Coates is a person of good standing, whose statements are entitled to full credit.
Robert H. Paine Clerk of Said Court.
State of Ohio Cuyahoga County ss. }

The State of Ohio } Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County } 3 October Term 1850.
At this Term of the Court of Common Pleas above named, sitting in and for said County and State, Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to this Court that Elias Hays, deceased, was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of thirtythree dollars and thirtythree cents per annum. That said Hays was a resident of said County of Cuyahoga, and died in the township of Royalton in said County on the 28th day of January 1849 and that he left a widow whose name is Elizabeth Hays.
In testimony whereof I, Robert F. Paine, Clerk of said Court have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this 16th day of October 1850.
Robert F. Paine Clerk

State of Connecticut, Tithingfield County 3, p John Watson
I personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the peace within and for said County, and duly authorized by law to administer oaths, to administer oaths, to administer oaths, Smith & Elizabeth who makes solemn oath that she is of the age of twenty-five years, that she is the sister of Elizabeth Keyes, who now resides in Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and who is the widow of Elias Keyes, deceased, late of Cuyahoga County - That said Elizabeth Keyes' name before her marriage was Elizabeth Noble - that she was married to said Elias Keyes, on or about the 17 th day of Aug 1770 , at at Oldbury Valley in the State of New York as she may believe - that she was not present at said marriage, but she recollects the time when it was said at the time it has taken place - that said Elizabeth Keyes & Elias Keyes commenced living together at that time as man and wife, and continued so to live till the death of said Elias Keyes - that they have had children, and always been reputed & be man and wife - that they possessed good characters, and this affiant never heard or knew of their marriage being doubled -
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 5 th day of November 1857.
John Watson Justice of the Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. LITCHFIELD. COUNTY OF LITCHFIELD, }
Clerk of the County Court
I, William H. Wolcott
in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that John Watson
whose genuine signature appears to the accompanying instrument,
is and was, at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly elected and sworn, and by law authorized to administer Oaths, and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds; and that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit: and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of of Record, having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Litchfield, this
13 th day of November A. D. 185 7
William H. Wolcott Clerk.

mmhjt
February 26, 1924
Mrs. Edward D. Reed 282 Lexington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 3810 it appears that Elias Keyes was born February 1, 1763 in New Marlborough, Massachusetts and lived there during the Revolution.
He was allowed pension for the service of ten months as a private in the Massachusetts Troops, on his application executed November 6, 1832 while living in Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio where he died January 28, 1849.
Soldier married July 11, 1787 at Cherry Valley, New York, Elizabeth Noble, who was allowed pension on her application executed October 14, 1850 while a resident of Royalton, Ohio aged eighty-one years. She died March 7, 1852.
They had several children, Elias Keyes and Tabitha

Cushman who survived their mother, are the only names stated.
Respectfully,
He did not say he served as Capt. in the "last war", so did not use it.
Commissioner.

28 Jan'y 1849

Cleveland Nov. 30/50.
Sir,
I enclosed send the application of Mrs Elizabeth Keyes for a Pension, as widow of Elias Keyes deceased. The certificate of Pension of Elias Keyes was sent to the department some time ago, to obtain back Pension, & Mrs Keyes refuses to that as evidence of the service of her husband.
Very Truly Yours
L. Brewster

Cleveland O. JAN 3
Free
11/11/74
To the Secretary of War
Washington
Pension Application
D 6

Cleveland, Ohio
January 7. 1833
To the Honble Secy of War
Sir
Herewith are forwarded the applications for a Pension of Elias Keyes Samuel Porter & John Miner
It is their ardent wish that their Certifi- cates shall be sent to me
I am Sir very respectfully
Your Hon. obedt Servt
Geo. Hoadly
Justin of the Beard & Notary Public

Brief in the case of Elizabeth Keyes, widow of Elias Astabel County and State of Ohio act 29 July 1848
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 Marriage proved by living witnesses & traditional evidence
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
L. Prouty Cleveland Ohio
J. Cole Examining Clerk.

To Chief of Old War and Navy Department, Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir, —
Kindly send me a copy of the pensions of following names; — Elias Keyes (Elias Keyes) born in Genesee, N. Y., married — Noble, married at North Royalton Center, Ohio and was a pensioner;
John Thiner born or formerly resided at Lima, Conn., resided in Royalton, Ohio, in 1831 and died there. Family tradition — He was a soldier of Washington's and accepted bread many times from Washington's hands at Valley Forge.
Thanking you very kindly, I am
Very sincerely, Hattie J. A. Cowling, 92 Knowles St. E. Cleveland, Ohio.

MRS. EDWARD D. REED 282 LEXINGTON AVENUE BUFFALO, N. Y.
January 23 d 1924.
Commissioner of Pensions: Old War & Navy Division Dear sir:
Can your records
give me the service of Elias Keyes, pensioner, Rogalton, Ohio, in 1843, 77 yrs. old.
I also have the name of
per reg. slip in files → Capt. Wm Chase - Rhode I. Rev. Service died in Lansingburgh N.Y. 1815. Hoping to have a reply.
Sincerely
Mrs. Edward D. Reed.

1907 Mar. 29. History to Hattie J. A. Cowing - 1924 Feb. 26 - Hist. to Mrs. Edward D. Recd. MMH F.
Rev y WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2810
Elizabeth Keyes Widow
Elias Keyes Birthplace War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index: - Vol. a , Page 390
[Arrangement of 1870.]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190___
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elias Keyes a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or  and his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 29 4 mos. Collier Minn.   Apr. 80 6 mos. Samuel Warner Brown "  
Battles engaged in, Stone Arabia
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Marlinton
Date of application for pension, Nov. 6 1832 -
Residence at date of application, Royalton Cuyahoga Co. Oh.
Age at date of application, Feb. 1. 1763 New Marlinton
Remarks: Married July 11. 1787 Elizabeth Noble  Died Jan. 28 1849 Royalton  not appl. bet. 1850 ae 81  Res. Royalton, Oh. - she died Oct. 7 1852 leaving Elias Keyes +  Tobias Cushman only child.
Very respectfully,
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Commissioner.