Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,209, for Jacob Lawyer, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Laurier, Jacob Anna
NUMBER
R. 6,209
CONTENTS
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Anna Sawyer
New York.
Susab?
Oct July 4. 1836
2 Fultonham
A H Mark and

Fultonham Jany. 10 th /53 Mr. C. W. Bennett Sir
I have yours of the 28 th ult. I cannot from the information I have make the affidavit which accompanies the blank power you sent me.
As I said to you in my last letter my wife is the only surviving child of Jacob & Anna Sawyer dec. who are  were the only persons by that name in Schoharie. If I could ascertain the nature of the papers filed I could pursue the claim
You are hereby authorized to examine all the papers all papers or document in relation to the claim of Anna Sawyer on file in the department at Washington or elsewhere
Yours obed Servt Wm C Bouck

4569 Anna L. ... Dec -
In Extract from the letters of Henry F. Yates Esq., within
March 20, 1822 1822 -
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State of New York, Schoharie County, ss
On this 28th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Schoharie and State aforesaid, Anna Sawyer a resident of the town of Schoharie in the county and State aforesaid, in the seventy eighth year of her age who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Jacob Sawyer, Junior, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. That that he enlisted in the service, at Schoharie, in the year 1776, and she thinks it was in Captain Bradt's Company, but what regiment she does not know. She recollects he enlisted in the time of pea harvest, and believes it was in August of that year. That after he enlisted he went to Schenectady, and where he went to from there she is unable to state. That he was a Lieutenant, of said company, and served in it as such till the month of April following. That sometime in the summer of 1777, he entered the service again and went to Fort Edward and was gone, she thinks, as much as five weeks but whether he served as a private or not she does not know. She remembers when he returned they were pulling flax. That he was in the service at various times up to the close of the war, but she is unable to state the number of times he was called out and how long he was in the service each time, nor can she state whose company he was in each time but thinks he served some of the time in Capt. Stubrooks company, in Col. Brown's Regiment. She thinks recollects he was in the service at the Fort in Schoharie in October 1780, the time Schoharie was burnt. thinks he served that time as many as seven days and believes it was in Capt. Stubrooks company, in Col. Brown's Regt. That in the year 1781, she understood he went from Schoharie to Fort Hunter but in whose company she does not know nor does she recollect how long

he was absent at that time, and whether he went over private or not she does not know. She further declared that she was married to the said Jacob Lawyer, Junior, on the 20th day of April, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, at Schoharie aforesaid; that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Lawyer, Junior, died on the 5th day of July 1823 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me
Harvey Watson, one of the Judges of Schoharie County Courts
Anna Lawyer Anna Lawyer
I certify that the above named Anna Lawyer cannot, from bodily infirmity, appear before the court. Harvey Watson one of the Judges of Schoharie County Courts
I further certify that the above named Anna Lawyer having made a mistake in writing her name, obliterated the same and wrote her name below.
Harvey Watson one of the Judges of Schoharie County Courts

State of New York, Schoharie County, } ss
Jacob Becker, of Schoharie, in said county, in the 85 th year of his age, being duly sworn saith, that he was well acquainted with Jacob Lamy, Junior, in the Revolutionary War, and up to the time of his death, that the said Jacob Lamy, Junior, entered the service as one of the Ranges in a company of which, he thinks, one Bratt was capt. and he thinks it was as early as the beginning of the fall of the year 1776, that he was raised or sent out of said company but which of the two he is not certain. Thinks the company was stationed at Schenectady. That he saw him in the service with the company down the Hudson River as low as Saumersburgh, and saw him in the service at other places with said company. Thinks he enlisted for nine months but whether he served the nine months out or not he cannot say.
He distinctly recollects he saw him in the service in at the time Schoharie was burnt which was, he thinks, in October 1780. That he had command of some Rebel men at the time.
Sworn & subscribed this 7 th day of May 1839 before me
John D. Dominick justice of the peace
} Jacob Becker

I certify that the within named Jacob Buker is a person of veracity John R. Dominick justice

State of New York Schobam County } ss
Jacob Enders, of Schobam in said County, being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with Jacob Lameyer, Junr., in the Revolutionary War, and up to the time of his death. That the said Jacob Lameyer, Junr. enlisted, and he thinks it was for nine months in a company of Rangers but who the capt. of the company was he has forgotten, that the said Lameyer was Lieutenant of said com- pany according to the best of his recollection. That he saw him in the service in said com- pany, but whether he served his nine months out or not cannot state with certainty, but understood and believes that he served from the time of his enlistment till the next spring or summer, that he saw him on his return and understood he was discharged. That he saw him in the service afterwards, going to Fort Hunter and saw him on his return but is unable to state how long he was gone at this time; this was he thinks in the year 1781. knows it was after Scho- harie was burnt which was in October 1780.
Subscribed & sworn before me the 7th day of May 1839 John Romeneck justice of the peace
his Jacob F. Enders mark

I certify that the within named Jacob Enders is a person of veracity. John Dominick Fisher

State of New York Schobam County } ss.
Maria Cate of Schobam aforesaid, in aged 83 years, who being duly sworn, saith, that she was well acquainted with Jacob Sawyer Junr, in the Revolutionary War and up to the time of his death, that she understood and believes that he was in the service as an officer in a company of Rangers but what year she has forgotten has seen him at the middle fort a number of times when there was an alarm. She further saith that Anna Sawyer, is the widow of the said Jacob Sawyer, Junr, and that she has not been married to any one since his death. And this deponent further saith that she saw the said Sawyer in the service at a place called Coomans Creek at the time some of the inhabitants had been killed but what year she cannot recollect.
Sworn to and subscribed this 20th day of May 1839, before me David Miles Justice of the peace
her Maria X Cate mark
I certify that the above named Maria Cate is a person of veracity David Miles Justice of the peace

State of New York Schoharie County, ss
George A. Lintner, Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of the town and county of Schoharie and State aforesaid, do certify that on an examination of the Register of Marriages of said church, I find there in records the 16 the marriage of Jacob Lamyer, to Anna Alma Mann, in these words, viz: Anno Secunteen hundred and seventy seven ten twen- tieth April Jacob Lamyer, and Anna Mann; and further that the above extract is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in full legible figures as follows "Anno 1777 ten 20 April".
I George A Lintner, above named, do depose and say that I am pastor of the church aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the record, of said church, with the exception above named as certified by me; and further that it appears from the register of deaths of said church that there the said Jacob Lamyer, died on the 5th of July 1823
Subscribed and sworn to this 27 day of May 1831 before me N.B. the word "Anna" in the 16 line above was written over a blank in the 15th line the word "Mann" was crossed before executed. David Miles Justice of the peace
G. A. Lintner

State of New York, Schoharie County, 7 th
Catharine Hilsman of the town and county of Schoharie, in the 79 th year of her age being duly sworn saith that she was well acquainted with Jacob Lameyer, Senior, in his lifetime and was acquainted with him in the Revolutionary War, and knows he enlisted in into the service as one of the Rangers a company of Rangers but what year she has forgotten that he was an officer and that her father enlisted at the same time and went as the Mother of the said Jacob Lameyer Jr. that her father stayed in the service she thinks one year but how long the said Jacob Lameyer, Jr. was in the service she does not know - That after he returned from the service of his enlistment she saw him at various times in the service at Schoharie till the end of the war or as long as the soldiers were called out but the length of each period she cannot state; she knows he went at the time Cobleskill was burnt but how long he was in the service that time she does not know.
Subscribed and sworn this 20 th day of May 1839, before me
David Miles Justice of the peace
Catharine Hilsman mark
I certify that the above named Catharine Hilsman is a person of credit.
David Miles Justice of the peace

State of New York Schoharie County, } ss.
I William M. Holton, clerk of the county of Schoharie, do hereby certify that John J. Dominick before whom the annexed affidavit of Jacob Becker, and Jacob Enders, purport to have been taken, was on the day the taking bears date a Justice of the peace in and for said county, and further that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the taking said affidavits and to the certificates of veracity to be genuine. - And I further certify that David Miles before whom the annexed affidavits of Maria Lakin, George A. Lakin, and Catherine Hilsman, purport to have been taken, was on the day the taking bears date a Justice of the of the peace of said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the taking said affidavits and certificates of veracity to be genuine. And I further certify that Harvey Watson before whom the annexed declaration of Anna Sawyer purports to have been subscribed and sworn, was on the day the taking of the affidavit bears date a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said the County of Schoharie & State aforesaid. Given under my hand and the seal of said county this 5 th day of June 1839,
The word June was written over Blue, before execution.
William M. Holton Clerk
Anna Sawyer

N. York
Anna Sawyer
W. to B. H. Lacey 1. Dec 1838 to same 11 Feb. 1839 to same 11 Aug. 1840 to same Sept 8 1840 to John G. Rinchar Sept. 9, 1840 to C. Holliday, Apr 20/44 Saml. Sawyer. Oct. 1/1859.
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Act July 1855

Lit. & G. Woolhoag Apl 19 th '47

Tullouham April 15 th 1859
Some Six or seven years ago the heirs of Johannes J Langer Petitioned for a Pension of their father and sent the Papers to a man in New York with A power of Attorney to Receive the money It appears now that the money has Been obtained so we are informed By A pension agent from Albany Co And that Johannes J Langer was an Officer in Col Vroomans Regiment In the Revolutionary war. I wish to noe How the money was drawn and by whom And how much was drawn And By so doing you will oblige
Samuel, Lawyer

Pension Office, April 7. 1839.
Sir,
1. In reply to your letter of 1 st inst., you are informed that no allowance has been made in the case of Anna Lawyer an applicant for a pension under the act of 4 th July, 1836, as the widow of Jacob.
The children of Anna & Jacob Lawyer are not entitled to any thing under existing pension laws.
Very respectfully, &c., W. Washington Commissioner.
Samuel Lawyer, Esq., Fultonham, N.Y.

  Oct. 20 '79.  Lt.   Compts (Culpculu)    Nov 18. -79  Sergt.    " 24 -79  Ensign -    June 6. '80  priv    Oct. 27. 80  Ensign    Oct 27. 80.  Sergt.    Nov. 8 " "  priv    Nov. 8. " "  Sergt.    Dec. 6 " "  Sergt.    Feb 23. 81.  Sergt.  

Feby '40

Wohoham Feb'y 11, '40
Sir:
In further support of Mrs. Anna Sawyer's claim to a pension, I enclosed to you, in the month of November last, a certificate from our Comptroller, showing 17 additional years of service of her deceased husband, Lincoln Sawyer, and heard nothing from the case since. Was the certificate received?
I am respectfully your obed't serv't Elias Holliday
James J. Edwards Esq.

Caveat

Extract of a letter to the Pension Office from Carlisle under date of the 23 d . March 1840.
"In my late tour into Schoharie I was informed by honorable men, that pensions had been granted to old Tories and the widow of one Tory. Tice, or Matthias Rynhart, judged to be about sixty two or three years old, is I am told, on the pension list, and that John Snyder and the widow of Jacob Lawyer, who were both Tories in the revolutionary war, I am told are also on the pension roll. I have no personal knowledge of any of those persons, or of the facts stated to me. If you deem proper to have the subject investigated, I would advise you to apply to Jacob Houck, Esq r . Attorney at Law, near the Court House, Schoharie County. The pensions were obtained by Judge Halladay."
(Signed) Henry F. Yates

The number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Services & Militia Services N. Continued from Book IV th II.
To whom given
  1780   Dec 6 13.576 Jacob Lawyer Dept 2 9 2   1780   Nov 8 13.866 " " Prin - 4 2   1781   July 23 13.998 " " Dept 2 6 8   1780   Dec 6 14.365 " " " 4 13 4   1780   Dec 14 14.660 " " " - 8 -   1780   Oct 27 14.823 " " " - 18 8   1780   Nov 8 15.016 " " " - 13 4 
The number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Services and Militia Services &c. Continued from Book IV th III.
To whom given
  1779   October 20 15.184 Jacob Lawyer Lev 1 4   1780   Jan 6 15.226 " " Prin - 5 4   1779   Nov 18 15.241 " " Dept 2 13 4   1779   Nov 30 15.408 " " " 1 17 4   1779   Dec 31 15.509 " " " - 18 8   1780   Nov 28 15.526 " " " - 5 4   1780   Dec 16 15.927 " " " 2 16 -   1781   July 23 15.994 " " " 1 17 4   1779   Nov 24 16.041 " " Em 4 6 4   1780   Oct 27 16.053 " " Outsign 2 3 2 
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany Nov. 17 1839.
I hereby Certify the above to be true by extracts from Books 3 & 4 now remaining in this Office, and also that it appears from the value Books that the said Lawer served his first term under Capt: Christ: Christ: Stabach, the 2 nd under Capt

Christian Braun, 3 rd under Lt Martiney Zeile, 4 th under Capt Christian Stabach, 5 th under Lt Jacob Snyder, 6 th Capt George Richtmyer, 7 th under Capt Christian Braun, the 8 th & 9 th under Lieut. Johann J. Sawyer, the 10 th under Lt John Wirtz, the 11 th under Capt Storm Becker, the 12 th under Ensign Isaac Becker, the 13 th under Ensign John Endus, 14 th & 15 th under Lt Martiney Zeile, the 16 th under Lt Peter Schuyler & the 17 th under Lt. Peter Schneider, and that on the 25 th November 1779. Robt. P. Pausch was a Colonel, and that on the 28 th July 1780. Thomas Thoms was a Colonel, and that on the 26 th December 1781. Alexander Webster was a Colonel.
fees 0.49
Patapsco Club
Temple

May 240
May 27. 1840
Very Respectful Anna Sawyer
Free
James L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions Washington

Yr.
Schoharie May 15, 1845
In the pension case of Anna Lameyer the widow of Jacob Lameyer, Jr. You say in your letter of February 11 th 1840, "That the Certificate of the Comptroller of N. York is unavailable as evidence of the revolutionary services of the claimant's husband. No such service as that described in the certificate is asserted by the claimant in her declaration." You will see by adverting to the declaration that in addition to his service in Capt. Bracht's com in '76 & '77 it is stated that in the summer of '77 he entered the service again and went to Fort Edwards, was gone as much as five weeks V.B. And then she goes on and states, that he was in the service at various times up to the close of the war, but she is unable to state the number of times he was called out and how long he was in the service each time, nor can she state whose company he was in each time, but thinks he served some of the time in Capt. Stubrach's company in Col. Vroman's regiment. She further states that she recollects that he was in the service at the Fort in Schoharie in October 1780, the time Schoharie was burned about twenty seven days, and believes it was in Capt. Stubrach's company in Col. Vroman's regiment. That in the year 1781, she understood he went from Schoharie to Fort Hunter but in whose company she does not know, nor how long he was absent nor whether he went as a private or not. This service at Fort Hunter is proved by Jacob Enders, one of the witnesses, and it appears from the certificate of the comptroller that he was actually in the service in 1781. She states that after he returned from his 9 months enlistment he was in the service at various times to the end of the war. Now, to say that "no such service as that described in the certificate, is asserted by the claimant in her declaration" is, I think, rather a misconception of the case. Again, she states he was in the service in Capt. Stubrach's company in Col. Vroman's regiment, in October 1780, the time Schoharie was burned, and the certificate shows that he was in the service in Oct. 1780, under Lieut. Snyder, who belonged to Capt. Stubrach's company, and Jacob Becker swears he saw him in the service at the time Schoharie was burned in 1780. The proof that he was in the service after they were married as well as before I should suppose would be satisfactory to any one. I hope the whole of the evidence in the case may be reviewed and the widow allowed what she

reasonably deserve to have. — Enclosed are two affidavits of identity.
I am respectfully your obedt servt.
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions

Sept 7. 1840
forwarded from Washington Myr Sept 3rd 1840 B 24
Joseph
James J. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Aug 19 1840
Washington

Schoharie August 19, 1845.
Sir:
Your letter of the 6th instant, in relation to Mrs. Anna Sawyer's claim to a pension, was duly received. You stated in it that "from information recently received it would appear that the claimant's husband was, at the time period of his alleged service, a tory. His claim therefore cannot be allowed."
I must say that I was not a little surprised at the rejection of a claim so clearly proved, not only by the testimony of a number of witnesses, but by record evidence; and that that rejection too, should be founded not upon evidence of the charge, not upon an affidavit of the facts sworn to by a credible person, (for no person of truth dare swear to so base a falsehood) but upon the mere un substantiated suggestion, or assertion of some person entirely destitute of veracity, and that too without giving the claimant an opportunity of proving the falsity of that information, which she, in all conscience, ought to have had before her her claim was rejected upon such loose information, not known to the department to be true or false. I now wish you to give me the name of your informant, which certainly which certainly cannot be objected to with propriety, for if he has stated the truth, he stands excused and blameless, but if he has palmed a falsehood upon the department, thereby causing great injustice to be done to this old widow, he ought to be exposed, and not shielded from that the reproach he deserves. — If you decline giving his name, please to tell him that I say, if he has stated that the claimant's husband was a tory, he has told a malicious and wilful falsehood.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
James L. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions
Elias H. Colledge

Sir I have been informed that the widow of Jacob Sawyer has made Application for a pension for services rendered by her husband during the revolutionary war. it has been kept a secret here by those who are the moveers in this affair. the widow is wealthy & has been perswaded by her grand son to make this Application. When she knows that her husband if ever entitled to a pension ought to recived it from the british government, it never has been disputed here or else turned a traitor that Jacob Sawyer was a tory or else turned a traitor & that at the time Schobarie was burned by the tory & indians commanded by Butler & Johnson his bildings together with his brother & cousin John Lawgers & his wifes father the noted tory of Schobarie George Moan whose name is found in history were the only ones saved from the flames & those where the Loars where the hostile indians were privitely fed, and that on the approach of the enemy Sawyer was seen jumping over the pickets which surround the fort & running toward his house & in the dissection the army were coming and did not return untill same time next day & then the enemy were gone some twelve or fifteen miles. This fact is known by a number of old men in Schobarie, for inst. Jacob Enders, Jacob Becker both petitioners. The former have heard retale the fact on several occasions & who would testify to the fact if questions ware put to him on that point, but this they will carefully avoid, I might mentions some more that are acquainted with these facts Josiah Clark, John Ingold, Henry Becker all ware eye witnesses & from the latter information can be had if wanted & all live in this town and the above named Clark often said that Sawyer would have lost all his property for being a tory had it not been for neighbors who interceded in his behalf. then man was in the fort

Being a near neighbor to the widow & a mechanic who depend upon his trade to support his family would wish my name not to be made public as I might thereby be seriously injured if not annihilated without receiving any remuneration but conscientiousness of having done his duty
Sir you would do me the greatest kindness if you would inform me whether my Mother, the widow - George Rinehard is entitled to a pension or not her case is this She was married forty nine years ago the eighth of March last and her then widow twenty nine years last January he was a sol- -dier in the revolutionary war To Joel R Poinsett Esq Secretary of war John G Rinehard Scheneberville August 27 th 1840 St of N.Y.

June '39
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Yohokare June 7, 1889.
Sir:
I herewith enclose to you the papers in the matter of the application of Anna Lawyer, for a pension.
Your Obedt Serv't Elias Holliday
James L Edwards Esq Chair. of Pension

Nov '39
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Sir:
Schoharie November 27, 1889.
In further support of Mrs. Anna Sawyer's claim to a pension, I herewith enclose to you a certificate from the Comptroller of this State, showing 17 different tours of service of Jacob Sawyer, her deceased husband, during the years '79, '80, and '81, and also the rank he held and the names of the officers under whom he served. H. In your letter of October, 1, you state that the name of Jacob Sawyer, not Junior, a Lieutenant is found on the rolls of Capt. Bradt, in 1776." There was a Jacob Frederick Sawyer, in Schoharie, who died not long after the close of the war, and left a son by the name of Jacob, who was a tory as is said, and was older than the claimant's husband, which was the reason of the Junior being added to her husband's name, and why it was omitted on the rolls does not appear. It was no part of the name, however, and the omission, therefore, of no consequence.
It is, I believe, shown by the affidavits of Messrs Becker and Enders that Jacob Sawyer, Junior, the claimant's husband, was the one who did the service. Should it be doubted the fact can be proved, I think, satisfactorily.
I am, respectfully,
your obed't serv't
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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P. O. Anna Lawler Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

On April 47
The of Anne Langer.
J. Edwards Esq City of Washington
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Schoharie N.Y.
March 26, 1847
Vir:
In June, 1839, I enclosed to you the application of Mrs. Anna Sawyer for a pension, for the revolutionary service of her husband Jacob Sawyer, Jr. Her marriage and his services were proved and your final objection to allowing a pension was contained in a letter to me, dated August 6, 1840, in which which you stated "that from recent information received, it appeared that the claimants husband was, at the time of his alleged service, a tory". Her claim therefore could not be allowed." It was in proof by several witnesses that Sawyer was in the 9 months service in 1776, as a Lieutenant in Capt. Breidt's company, and the Military Rolls prove the same fact, and to say he was a tory at the time of his alleged service is believing the vague assertion of a person, of doubtful veracity, in preference to positive testimony  and record evidence. I was not, however, satisfied with this decision and went on and obtained farther proof in the case, and before I was ready to send on the affidavits, I was enquired of by a relation of Mrs. Sawyer, how I came on with her pension case, I replied I answered I thought I should succeed, he replied that she ought not to receive a pension, and his reason was, in substance, that she gave aid and comfort to the enemy; and on reflection I thought, probably, what he said might be true, as she was a daughter of Capt. George Mann, who in 1777 (I think it was) after addressing his company on the propriety of going over to the enemy, he concluded by saying "Who is in favor of King George follow me", and immediately left his company. He was afterwards arrested and confined in Jail for a long time, and Mrs. Sawyer, his daughter, was then living at the house of Johannes Sawyer, her father-in-law, about a mile and a half from the fort in Schoharie. This Johannes Sawyer, father of Jacob Sawyer, Jr. was a tory, around whose house the enemy were congregated at the time Schoharie was burned, in 1780, this house was not burned but is yet standing and is now owned by one of the grand children.
The Widow Sawyer died in this house about four years ago, leaving one child only, who also died about two years ago, leaving children. These grand children are about applying for their grandmother's pension, or have already applied. A Mr. Fred Day of Seneca Co. N.Y. about 150 miles from this place, wrote to a gentleman here to know if the Widow was yet living, and if dead whether she left any children; and being answered that none but grand children were living, he proposed, by letter, to obtain this pension for them, and is now employed by them for that purpose, as I am informed, and has ere now presented their claim, and will perhaps succeed, if the grand children are entitled to it, for Mr. Day is very successful as would appear by his handbills in which he says - "Those who have and tried and failed to obtain a pension need

not despair if they trust their case to his hands, as he has within a year obtained some 50 pensions, in cases where they had, after a trial of several years, been given up" And he further says, he has been in the habit of going to Washington several times a year - and having an agent there who has had 10 or 15 years experience in the Pension Office adds not a little to his success". Hb.
I could not imagine how Mr. Joy living about 150 miles from the Widow Sawyer's residence should know anything about her, or her application. - And how he should have known about the application of Widow Annie Wasson living about 100 miles off, I could not see; but when I read his hand bill I was not at a loss to conjecture how he got his information. In the case of Mrs. Wasson I had expended about $15, in trying to procure Record evidence of her marriage, and in causing the church and town records to be examined of Middletown, Connecticut to be examined and the result to be certified by affidavit, and also in sending to the State of Michigan for proof. The marriage, however, was proved by her Brother who was present at the time of the marriage, and the age of one of her sons was got as circumstantial evidence; but all to no purpose, for you stated in your letter of July 25th 1844, "that neither the service of her husband nor the proof of her marriage had been satisfactorily established."
In her your letter of August 10, 1844, you conclude by saying that "her claim was palpably unfounded."
Now, her husband John Wasson was a pensioner of about $100, a year, and if the evidence he adduced was sufficient to entitle him to a pension I cannot see why that evidence was not good in her case. But be that as it may, I am glad she got her pension, for she was entitled to it. - When Mr. Joy got the business in his hands all objections must have vanished, for he could not have produced any further evidence of her marriage, that is certain, for there was no record of it, and there was no person living who was present at the marriage but her brother who had already testified to it. And I have no reason to believe that Mr. Joy adduced any additional evidence of her husband's service. Yet it appears a pension was allowed without any apparent difficulty, and a pretty large one too, of which, I am told, Mr. Joy kept the one half! a very exorbitant exaction for the small service he rendered - even if he had to divide that half with his agent as a commission , yet it does not help the matter. There has been something wrong in this transaction, as would appear from a comparison of all the facts in the case.
Now in relation to the claim of the grandchildren of Anna Sawyer I have nothing more to say than I have said, but if you should wish the name of the gentleman that informed me of her infidelity, which caused

me to abandon the case I can give it.
Yours respectfully
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards Esq.
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State of New York Schobam County, } ss.
Jacob Becker, in the 86th year of his age, being duly sworn, saith that he resided in Schobam before the revolutionary War and had resided there ever since. That he was well acquainted with Jacob Lawyer, since, before the war, and up to the time of his death, and knows that he was the identical Jacob Lawyer who served as Lieutenant or Ensign in Capt. Brant's Com- pany, from some time in the year 1776 till in the year 1777, under an enlistment for nine months. — And he also knows that he was the identical Jacob Lawyer who served in Capt. Stubrock's company in Col. Krosmans regiment at the time Schobam was burned, which was in October 1780, and has no doubt that he was the identical Jacob Lawyer, who served the 17 different towns in Col. Krosmans regiment in the years 1779 '80 and '81, as certified by the Comptroller of this State, a copy whereof has been shown to this deponent.
Subscribed and sworn to this 23 d day of May } Jacob Becker 1842 before me David Miles Justice of the peace
I certify that the above named Jacob Becker is a person of veracity David Miles Justice of the peace
of veracity
David Miles Justice of the peace

State of New York Schoharie County, } ss.
I certify that David Miles, before whom the within affidavits and the one annexed purport to have been taken, was, at the time the taking of each hereof, a Justice of the peace of said county, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verify believe the signature to the taking said affidavits and certificates under written to be genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said county this 23 rd day of May 1840
William M. Hotten Clerk of the County of Schoharie

Village of New York Schoharie County, ss.
Isaac Enders of Schoharie, now of eighty years of age, being duly sworn, saith that he was well acquainted with Isaac Sawyer Junior, from before the Revolutionary war up to the time of his death. That he understood, he thinks, for nine months in the year 1776, that he was Lieut. of the company and has not the least doubt but that he was the same person who served in Capt. Bradis company by the name of Isaac Sawyer.
And this deponent saith that he has no doubt but the services rendered to Isaac Sawyer from 1777 to 1781, in Capt. Stubenbach's company, Capt. Brown's company, Capt. Richtmyer's company and Capt. Beckers company, and the services under Lieut. Dutz, Lieut. Fish, Lieut. Snyder, & Lieut. J. J. Sawyer, and the services under Ensign Isaac Baker, Ensign John Enders were performed by Isaac Sawyer, Junior. That these companies belonged to Col. Woodhull's regiment that this deponent also belonged to the same regiment during the war, and if any other man by the name of Isaac Sawyer had served in either of those companies in said regiment this deponent thinks he would have known it.
Subscribed and sworn this 10th day of March 1840 before me David Miles Just of the peace
Isaac Enders mark
I certify that the above named Isaac Enders is a person of veracity David Miles Just - of the peace

State of New York Schoharie county } ss
Jacob Becker, in the 86 th year of his age, being duly sworn, saith that he resided in Schoharie before the revo- lutionary war and has resided there ever since. That he was well acquainted with Jacob Sawyer, Junr., before the war and up to the time of his death, and knows that he was the identical Jacob Sawyer who served as a Lieutenant or an Ensign in capt. Brants company from in the year 1776 to some time in the year 1777. and he also knows that he was the identical person Jacob Sawyer who served in capt. Sturbucks company, in Col. Van Schaicks regiment, in the fall of the year 1780, that this deponent was with him in the service at the same time in the same company and regiment, of which he has a perfect recollection, it being the time Schoharie was burned

Apr 20/44
Col. Mil.
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions Washington
2 Monday Apr 20/44

Sir
Schoharie April 17, 1844.
Mrs. Anna Sawyer of this place, widow of Sarah Sawyer, late deceased, applied for a pension in, 1849, - And in your letter under date of August 6, 1840, you stated that her claim could not be allowed on the ground of her husband's having been a Long Mrs. Sawyer died about two years ago, leaving a daughter by the name of Nancy Kellogg. Has Mrs. Kellogg, or any person for her applied to have the pension allowed?
I am, respectfully, Your obedient Servt
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions