Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41731, for Alexander Kingman, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER
Kingman, Alexander or Kingram
S. 41731
CONTENTS

13314
New York
Alexander Kingman erroneously inscribed Kingram
of Peru in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Williams of the regiment commanded by Colonel Sproat in the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three years from January 1751 to 11 th November 1753
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the fourth of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the second of Aug t 1819 and sent to John Palmer Esq r Plattsburg New York
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819 38.23   Semi-ann. all ce ending 1 st Sept 1819 48.00   10 mo s 27 d 11/30.31 $136.23 
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Discontinued
Application sent to Messrs Palmer & Mahon 9 th July 1821 Plattsburg New York

2 o Schedule

A court of common Pleas held at the Court house in Plattsburgh in & for the County of Clinton & State of New York on the Twenty first day of January 1824, Present Levi Platt, Caleb Nichols & Daniel T. Taylor Judges of the same court
County of Clinton ss; On this Twenty First day of January 1824 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for the said County of Clinton Alexander Kingman resident in said County, aged Sixty years who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18 th of March 1818 the 1 st of May 1820 & first of March 1823; That he the said Alexander Kingman enlisted for the term of three years in the month of January 1781 in the state of Massachusetts in Captain Williams Company in the second Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 11 th day of November 1783 when he was discharged from the said service at West Point in the State of New York on account of sickness And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818; And that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person for me any properties or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed;
A Schedule of Property now owned by Alexander Kingman Real Property none — Personal Property except necessary bedding and wearing Apparel
  One 2 year old heifer $12. One calf $3. $ 15.   4 sheep $5. 2 pigs $2. 1 pine table $1. 8.   3 old kitchen chairs $. 75 two knives & forks $. 25 1.   1 Broken teakettle 37 c broken skillet 25 c 0.62   1 Broken spider 37 c old ax 50 c piece chain 50 c 1.37   3 cups & saucers old, 4 old spoons .25   No debts due to me $ 26.24 
(Signed) Alexander Kingman
That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property —

An account of the Property exhibited in the first schedule and not now owned by me
   Description of property exhibited in first schedule & not now owned by me Name of Person to whom sold Time of Sale Amount of money or description of property received in return     1 Yoke of Oxen James Rogers 1822 October Rec d in return or exchange another yoke of oxen and $18 to boot a part of which $18. was laid out for provisions in my family and remainder toward the payment of my debts; and the yoke rec d in exchange was turned out to George Sharp for the rent of land & house I occupy of him for $45.   2 Yearlings George Sharp In the fall of 1821 Turned out to said Sharp for rent, of which I owed him at that time $80. and still owe him about $26.   2 Cows & 1 calf Waterman Eells Sept. 1823 Turned out to him on a debt I owed him for a demand he assumed for me to Washington Elmore which amounts to about thirty dollars   One calf Feb. 1821 Died   8 Small sheep Four have been killed & consumed in my family & four have died   2 Hogs Killed & eaten in my family   1 old plow & drag Worn out   Ox Yoke Broken & good for nothing   Old chain Lost   1 Cup & saucer Broken   2 Iron Spoons Lost and worn out   Sugar Bowl Broken   4 Knives & forks Broken Lost & destroyed   1 Sythe & 2 hoes Worn out  
And the said Alexander Kingman doth further swear that he is by occupation a farmer and that as well by reason of his age as his constitutional inability, he is not able to perform manual labour, and has two others in his family beside himself to wit his wife Nancy aged sixty years in bad health and a small boy Osman aged fourteen extremely small for his age and weakly.
(Signed) Alexander Kingman
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 21 st day of January
1824 (Signed) John Walworth Clerk

State of New York County of Clinton ss: I John Malworth Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that the schedule and oath of which the above are copies have been admitted to the record of the said court and that the above are true copies therefrom And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty six dollars and twenty four cents - In testi- mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this Twenty First Day of January 1824
John Malworth Clerk

Alexander Kingman of Penn Revolutionary Pension claim
April 4 th 1818
Private
81 to 84
Sproat Map etc
Acq t
Admitted
testimony of 2 witnesses is now admitted

State of New York County of Clinton ss. I Alexander Kingman of Peru in the County of Clinton State of New York do solemnly sincerely swear & declare that I was a private in Captain Williams Company in the regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Sprout of the Second Regiment of the Massachusetts line in the service of the United States of America in the war of the revolution. On the Conti- nental establishment, that I enlisted in the army of the United States at Northington in the State of Massachu- setts, in the month of January 1781 for the term of three years in the same Company & Regiment aforesaid was discharged therefrom at West Point in the month of November 1783 - that I was discharged before the period of my enlistment had expired by reason of sickness That my discharge is lost, And that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support,
Alexander Kingman
I Caleb Nichols a Judge of the courts of Common Pleas for the County of Clinton State of New York do certify that on the fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred fifteen, the above named Alexander Kingman to me known made oath before me to the foregoing declaration & statement,
Caleb Nichols

State of Vermont Timothy Mitchell of Sheldon Franklin County ss in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont aged sixty years being sworn says that he is acquainted with Alexan- der Kingman of Pown in the County of Clinton and State of New York that he belonged to Col Ebenezer Sprouts Regiment in the Massachu- setts line in the Army of the Revolution and this deponent says that he knows he served a long time in 1 st Regiment to the best of his recollection at least two years. The Deponent further says that he belonged to to and served in the said Regiment as orderly Sergeant in the Third  second Company. — Timothy Mitchell
Sworn this 29 th Day of June A D 1819 before me - and I certify that the above named Witness is a credible Witness -
Chas Fitch Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont — County Clerk's Office June Franklin County ss 30th 1819. I Horace Jones Clerk of the County of Franklin do hereby certify that Chauncy Fitch Esq of Sheldon in said County was at the time of the taking of the foregoing affidavit a Justice of the Peace in said County duly qualified to act as such Justice. The foregoing certificate is signed by him in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Public Seal of said County. Horace Jones Clerk

State of Vermont ) Moses Wheeler of Addison County ) New Haven Addison County and State of Vermont aged fifty three years being Sworn Says that he was and is Still acqu- -ainted with Alexander Ringman of Peru in the County of Clinton and State of New York that he the Said Ringman enlisted in the town of Worthington in the Spring of 1778 County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts for the term of three years that he joined the Army of the United States lying on west point the last of May or the fore part of June 1778 that he joined a Regiment command- -ed by Ebenezer Root in the Massachusetts line that I was knowing to the Said Ringman serving in Said Regiment untill October 1778 Moses Wheeler
I hereby Certify that the above named Moses Wheeler Personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed and that the above named Moses Wheeler is a credible Man and his testimony may be Relied on Dated at New Haven July 2 d 1819 Sworn to Before me Oliver Pier Just Peace
State of Vermont Addison County ss } I Sam l Swift, Clerk of the County of Addison aforesaid do hereby certify that Oliver Pier, before whom the above affidavit was made is a Justice of the peace for Said County, and his name to the subscribed is known a proper signature
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County at Middlebury this 2 d day of July A.D. 1819
Sam l Swift Clerk

County of William Banker of Penn being sworn says that he is acquainted with the above named Alexander Kingman & knows that he is in reduced circumstances in life in actual need of assistance from his country for support - is unable to labor.
Sworn this 2 nd day of January 1819 before me R H Walworth a commissioner to do her said duties for Judge of the Supreme Court
his William + Banker mark
Clinton County: John Howe being sworn says that he is acquainted with the above named Alexander Kingman that he is in reduced circumstan- ces unable to labor & in actual need of as- sistance from his country for support Sworn this 2 nd day of January 1818 before me R H Walworth Com te
John Howe
I Caleb Nichols a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Clinton County & State of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Alexander Kingman did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & read before me to the secretary of war for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the act of March 3 rd and I further certify that the said Kingman is in re- duced circumstances & in actual need of assistance from his country for support
Plattsburgh January 2 1819
Caleb Nichols

April 22, 1914.
Hon. Frank B. Willis.
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Willis:
In response to your letter dated the fourteenth instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the claim. Wid. File No. 5,816. It appears that Thomas Beddow or Beddo was born January 2, 1761. in Prince George County, Maryland. and while living there during the Revolution, served nine months as Private under Captain Thomas Truman and Colonel Benjamin Skinner in the Maryland Troops. dates not stated.
He married Sarah Sullivan in Prince George County, Maryland. in 1777. and he died in Delaware County, Ohio, November 10 or 11, 1851. Their children were William, Nathaniel, Sandy, Thomas, Richard, Elizabeth, Michael, Pealdin, and Levey.
Pension was allowed to soldier and his widow.
From the papers in the claim W. File No. 4,915. it appears that Roswell Caulkins was born in Walpole, New Hampshire. October 6, 1761. and while living in Waterbury, Connecticut. enlisted in May. 1777. and served three years as
First copy is a good copy of these and we then forth again

Private in Captain Theophilus Munson's company, Colonels Chandler and Isaac Sherman's Connecticut regiment.
He married at Waterbury, Connecticut, September 8, 1782. Eunice Hine who was born May 12, 1763, in Derby, Connecticut. He died in Berlin Township, Delaware County, Ohio, November 15, 1823. Their children were, Amira, Lovwel, Lucy, Marcia, Julia, Chloe, Nancy F. W., Betsey B., and Polly M.
He and his widow were allowed pension.
From the papers in the claim Sur. File No. 41,731. It appears that Alexander Kingman was born about 1765, place not stated, enlisted at Worthington, Massachusetts, and served from January 1781, to November 11, 1783, as Private in Captain Abraham Williams' company, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's Massachusetts regiment.
Soldier's wife Nancy was sixty years old in 1824. He had two sons, one Orman aged fourteen in 1824, and the other whose name is not stated lived in Delaware County, Ohio, in 1835 where his father resided with him. The soldier was allowed pension.
From the papers in the claim Wid. File No. 4,926. It appears that Harmon Coykendall was born September 15 or 17,

1756. in Orange County, New York, where he enlisted in August 1776, and served five months under Captain John Little in Colonel Nichols' New York regiment. From April 1778, he served three months under Captain Daniel Gore in the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in Sussex County, New Jersey, in the spring of 1779, and served three months under Captain Beckwith and Colonel Seward. From the fall of 1779, he served eighteen months as teamster under Captain Jonathan Prouty of the Foraging Brigade.
He married at Sussex County, New Jersey, in August 1781. Catharine Beamer who was born September 19, 1763. He died July 23, 1833. in Kingston Township, Delaware County, Ohio, and she died in Sunbury, Delaware County, Ohio, February 19, 1854. Their children were. Martin Peter, Emanuel, Caty, Elizabeth and Charlotte.
He and his widow were allowed pension.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.

-1901 an mt. Gilead Ohio stone data to C.O.T.
41731
June - 14 S.C. King
Rev INVALID.
Oct. 27, 1906 Tomb Q.M. Genl, USA 1914 April 22. Feast to Hon. Frank B. Willis M.C.
File No. 41731 Alexander Kingman Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870.]

13. 314
New York
Alexander Kingram
of Peru in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sproat of the Mapachusetts line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the Fourth of April  AD 18
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of Aug t 1817 and sent to John Reineck Esqr. Plattsburg N. York
Arrears to 4th of May 1819. P.P. 23
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep. 18/9. L B. 00
10 Mo. \frac{27}{50} \frac{4}{31} $136.23
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinue

Transferred to 13,314 Ohio New York
Alexander Kingman or Kingram of Trenton in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Williams of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sproat in the Mass. line, for the term of 2 yrs and 3 mos from January 1781 to April 1783
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 day of April 1818 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d of August 1819 and sent to J. Palma Esq. Watertown N.Y.
Restored to the Roll on 24 day of April 1828 and notification sent to Hon. R. Keene at House of Represent s Pension commencing on the 9 of March 1828.
Amount due on 4th of } $16.93 Sept 1828 }
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. 1 March 1823

1 March 1823, N.Y.
Alexander Kingman
Henry K. Averill, Plattsburg, N.Y.
Recd. 20 Sept. 1825
aff d . of creditors

See Letter to Henry R. Averill Esq. Plattsburg, N. Y.
March 22 d 1824, and 21. Sept 1825. to 2 d

Affiant aged 55 yrs. seated in front of a small house
- wife, 65 yrs old, sickly - - son, 11 yrs old - weekly -
Value: $140 -
[Signature]
Served from Jan 1791 to Nov 1793 - died on a sickly

1 st Schedule
Alexander Kingman
Rev. Purvis
Certified copy of oath
+ Inventory
Kingman
13314
Lasp 8
Palmer & Walworth, Plattsburgh, New York Rec 20 Oct 1820

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court-House in Plattsburgh, in and for the County of Clinton, and State of New-York, on the third day of October 182 6 Present: Ebenezer Arnold  Caleb Nicholas Nathan  Carver and Allen R. Moore Judges of the said Court.
COUNTY OF CLINTON ss: On this third day of October 182 6 personally appeared, in open Court, it being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common law, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings in and for the County of Clinton, Alexander Kingman aged fifty five years resident in the town of Lees in the said County of Clinton, who being first duly sworn according to law; doth on his oath de- clare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted at Worthington in January 1781 in the second Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Col. Hoot and joined Captain Williams Company his enlistment was for three years and served until the eleventh of November 1783 when he was discharged at West Point on account of sickness that he was at the Battle of Kingsbridge under Col. Scamell in 1781.
that his original declaration to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 was made the fourth day of April 1818 that he has received a pension certificate Numbered 13214 and dated the second day of August 1819 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule, hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Real Estate none . Personal Estate excepting ne- cessary bedding and wearing apparel 1 Pair of Oxen two Cows 2 Calves 2 yearlings $110 12 Small Sheep 2 Hogs an old Plough & Drog 28 An Ox Yoke and old Chain Piece of ore 3

one tea kettle one skillet one Spider & 4 cups & saucers and 6 spoons $1.25 one Sugar bowl and set of knives & forks — $1.75 one scythe 1 ax and 2 hoes — $4.00 $148
I am by occupation a farmer but am unable to labor from settled infirmity and have for seventeen years been afflicted with a grievous occasioned by the kick of a horse my family consists of my wife Nancy King Vann aged fifty five years but sickly and much troubled with the Rheumatism and my son aged eleven years weakly and unable to support himself
Alex. Kingman

Sworn to and declared on the Third day of October 1820 before the above named Judges in open Court  Chas Platt Clerk
I Charles Platt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas  Chas Platt Clerk held in and for the County of Clinton; do certify that the foregoing oath _____ and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and forty eight dollars and I further certify that the last Term of the said Court was closed on the 11 th of May last and before the promulgation in this County of the Act of Congress of the 11 th of May 1820 and that there has been no cause in said County before the present term at which the aforesaid oath and Inventory could be received
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this Third day of October  1820
Chas. Platt
Clerk of the Court for the County of Clinton;

Milo D. Pellibone
Delaware Ohio
Pair 6.
Carsington O - Jan 5/16 16

Application for a Transfer -
2 State of Ohio Delaware County P 3
On this tenth day of January A.D. 1833 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for the county of Delaware aforesaid, personally appeared Alexander Ringman, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Abraham Williams in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Sprout (Genl Patterson, Brigade) in the service of the United States: That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed:
That he now resides in the State of Ohio, & in Delaware County, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future, and that his reasons for removing to the State of Ohio are that Deponent had two sons - one of them lived with Deponent in the State of New York till one year ago last March when he was drowned - That Deponent has removed to Ohio to live with his other son who resides in said Delaware County, Ohio. -
Alex. Ringman
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid. -
Commons Wood Justice of the peace.
Jan 10th 1833 -

State of Ohio Delaware county p 3
On this tenth day of January A.D. 1833, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, personally appeared Joseph Kingman a person of veracity & of lawful age, who on his oath declared that he the deponent well knows Alexander Kingman the person who has taken the above oath & knows him to be the same person described therein, & no other than the identical person to whom the pension, which he wants transferred, was originally granted. — Joseph Kingman
Sworn & subscribed to before me this day a year above written. — and I certify that said deponent is a person of veracity
Emmons Wood Justice of the Peace —
The State of Ohio, Delaware County, p 4 I Thomas Reynolds, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said county do hereby certify that Emmons Wood before whom the foregoing depositions appear to have been taken & who has subscribed his name thereto, was at the time of taking the same & still is an acting justice of the Peace, in & for said county, duly commissioned & sworn, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, & subscribed my name, this 18 th day of January in the year of our Lord 1833.
Thomas Reynolds Clerk

July 26 - 1833
Pension Office
Voluntary 11 Jan
To the application for transfer.
Secretary at War
Washington City
Dis. Dist. —
File

Delaware, Ohio, 19 th Jan. 1882.
Sir,
Enclosed is an application for a transfer of a pension. If the application is correct please, send a certificate or notice of the facts to me or to Messrs Kingman. - Direct to this place. - If there should be any deficiency in the application please to inform what more is necessary to do. -
Yours &c
Milo D. Pettibone

State of New York County of Clinton } ss: James Rodgers of the Town of Peru in the County of Clinton being duly sworn affirmed: doth depose and say that in the month of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty two this deponent exchanged a yoke of oxen with Alexander Kingman for another yoke which said Kingman owned and the same which he has inventoried in his declaration, that this deponent paid said Kingman eighteen dollars for the said exchange, which money this deponent understood & believes, or a part thereof went to satisfy his the said Kingmans debts - and this deponent also understood that the said oxen which this deponent let said Kingman have were turned out about one year thereafter to George Tharp for the rent of a piece of land & house which he then & still occupies under the said George Tharp - And further this deponent saith not
Affirmed and Subscribed to } James Rogers before me this 31 st day of } March 1828
Caleb Nichols a Judge of Clinton County Courts

Charlotte January 1 st 1811
Alexander Kingman To Geo Sharp Dr
  1811  Jan y 1  To Principal of his Lott containing 75 Acres  $225.00    1812  Jan y 1  To one years Interest on Do  15.00    1813  Jan y  To one years Do  15.00    1814  Jan y  To one years Do  15.00    1815  Jan y  To one years Do  15.00    1816  Jan y  To one years Do  15.00    1817  Jan y  To one years Do  15.00    1818  Jan y  To one years Do  15.00    1828  Jan y 1  To Interest on Do from the 1 st January 1818 until the 1 st January 1828 is 10 years at $15.00 p r yr.  150.00     $480.00  
Cred
  1812  March 5  By cash on Ant of his Lott  $15.00    1813  Feby 12  By cash - an Ant of Do  15.00    1817  October 1 st  By cash & cattle  32.00    1820  Sept r 5  By cash  15.00    1822  October 8  By cash  15.00    1824  Sept r 3  By cash & cattle  41.00    1825  Feby 9  By cash  30.00     $163.00    Balance due January 1828  $317.00  
George Sharp
State of Vermont } Chittenden County } ss } Sheriffs Office April 8 th 1828
Personally appeared George Sharp and made solemn oath that the foregoing is a true & correct statement of his Claim against Alexander Kingman & that the balance now due thereon is Three Hundred & Sixteen Dollars as therein stated & that the same was for a lot of land he sold said Kingman & has said Kingmans note therefor secured by mortgage of the said land.  before me, William Noble, Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont Chittenden County, ss
I Nathan B Haswell Clerk of Chittenden County Court do hereby certify that William Noble Esq before whom, and at the time when, the within affidavit was taken, was a Justice of the Peace, duly qualified, acting under the authority of this State, and that his name thereto subscribed, is his own proper signature — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the County, at Burlington, this 9 th day of March, AD 1828.
Nathan B Haswell

Shawnee Miss April 16. 1888
Free
Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War Washington
Post Office 2nd April

Shackelford Ky. April 16. 1828
Free
Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War Washington
Genl. Office 22 April

Hattisburgh April 15 th 1828
Hon. James Barbour Secretary of War Sir
In 1824 I forwarded to the Department of War, the declaration and claim of Alexander Kingman a Revolutionary Pensioner to be restored to his pension — The Department required the affidavit of Geo. Sharp one of the principal creditors which after considerable expense was procured & forwarded but not being thought sufficiently full was not then acted upon — Enclosed is another affidavit of Geo. Sharp which as also of James Rogers, which it is hoped will be sufficient to authorize his restoration — Mr Sharp resides in Vermont & it has not been in the power of Mr Kingman to obtain his affidavit until now owing to poverty & ill health
Should he be restored, please forward the Certificate by mail
I am Sir very Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Henry K. Averill

Alexander Klingman
✓

State of New York Clinton County } ss: Washington H. Elmore being sworn says that Alexander Kingman of Penn. a revolutionary Pensioner is indebted to this deponent in about the sum of fifteen dollars being the balance due on a note originally given for about thirty dollars to the firm of H. Elmore & Son for goods wares & merchandise, and which in the division of the property fell to this deponent which goods wares & merchandise were delivered in the years 1819, 1820 and 1821 to the said Kingman that this deponent holds as well the said Alexander Kingman as Waterman Ellis account able for the payment of the said balance due from subrogated to Wm & on this 10 th September 1825
Washington H. Elmore
H. S. Gailly Not. Pub.

ton County So } Town of Peru Sept 17 1824
George Sharp being Duly Sworn Depaseth and Saith that he has a yoke of Cattle in the Possession of Alexander Kingman which he hires out to said Kingman - Said Kingman is a tenant to him - and owes him about thirty five or forty Dollars for Back Rent
Given & Sworn before me this 17th Day of Sept 1824 -
George Sharp Nathan Taylor Justice Peace

Waterman Bell's Deeth Depose and say that the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty did become security to asa Calmore & Son for the sum of thirty three Dollars & 87 3/4 cents due from Alexander Kingman to the said firm of Calmore and Son for which the said Alexander Kingman delivered over to me two loans for my security till the said Debt should be Paid and an Examination of fine still due to the said firm of asa Calmore & Son twenty seven Dollars & eight cents for which I still hold the said two loans for my security and shall consider them my loans till the said debt is wholly Paid or extinguished and my self satisfied in the premises and further this Deponent saith not —
Dated this 9th day of December 1824
Waterman Bell
James says that the above is true &c before me this 10th December 1824
G. Butternut Clerk

In of New York County of Clinton } ss. Alexander Kingman being Sworn doth depose & say that the greater part of the rent of $35. or $40. due from me to George Tharp and mentioned in his Affidavit hereto annexed, has accumulated since my inventory was made out at which time I owed him only about $26 dollars — And his deponent further saith that it has not been in his power before to obtain the Affidavit of George Tharp in consequence of said Tharp's residing out of the state — Further saith not Sworn & subscribed to before me this 11 th Dec. 1822 } Alexander Kingman A. P. B. S. Skinner Justice of the Peace
Clinton County ss; Alexander Kingman being sworn says that it has not been in his power to obtain the Affidavit of Washington Elmer hereto annexed until now in consequence of ill ness & continued inability Sworn to before me this 10 th day of September 1825 } Alexander Kingman J. S. G. Smith Not Pub.

FRANK B. WILLIS 8TH DISTRICT, OHIO
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON
April 14, 1914.
Hon. G.M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Saltzgaber:
I very respectfully request that you furnish me with a statement as to what the records of your office show as regards the following who were drawing pension in the year 1840. This list of names, as appended, shows age of each and place of residence in 1840.
Thanking you for the courtesy, I am
Yours very truly,
FBW/D
Katherine Coykendall Age 77 Kingston Township. Alexander Kingman " 75 Lincoln " Eunice Caulkins " 77 Berlin " Thomas Beddo " 80 Berlin "

for Edward March 1823 Mar 4
Alexander Kingman
Recd. 5 Feb. 1821
Washington
Charleston Jan 20
Henry John
C. Calhoun
Virginia

Wattsburgh January 22 nd 1824
J. C. Calhoun Esqr Secretary of war Washington
Sir
Enclosed I send you the schedule and oath or declaration of Alexander Kingman for the purpose of being restored to his pension, under the act of 1 st March 1823 - It is hoped they are sufficient to authorise his restoration if so please direct to me
I am respectfully your
Humble & obed t Serv t
Henry K. Merrill