Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19855, for William C Rhoades, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
PHOADES, William C.      NUMBER 11. 19855. Marsh, Mercy (Former widow.)
CONTENTS

Rep?
261 6406 Albany, N. York
Mercy Marsh, who was widow of William C. Rhoades N.Y. who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 37. Dollars 76 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Nov. 1844 and sent to Joseph Clark Brookfield, N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A, V June 17. 1844 Vol. 2. Page 80

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March the 6 the 1787 was married to the of 21 John Rhoades born May 11-1754 Mary Rhoades born March 4-1763 Susannah Rhoades born June 12-1763 Richard Rhoades born Sept 16-1785 William Rhoades born Nov 10-1785 John Rhoades born July 18-1791 Esther Rhoades born August 29-1793 Joseph Rhoades born April 12-1795 Isaac Rhoades born Nov 16-1796 Elizabeth Rhoades born August 17-1797 Rachel Rhoades born Nov 16-1802 Sally Rhoades born August 26-1804
Father Rhoades died November the 21-1809 at one o'clock in the morning aged 54 years Mother Rhoades Dec. February 19-1815 aged 29 = 7 years 5 months 3 days
1809 1754 54

the Bible Study November the 13. 1883
Read Daniel the 12 th Chapter
Read Psalm 148 and the epistle to the Ephesians Chap. 1-10 verse that in the repetition of times being gathered together in one place Things in short both what are in the way and which are out of the way in him
Read the following as the Lord has shown unto us
Jeremiah 25 - Chap 27 and 28 and 29 and 30 and 31 and 32 and 33 and 34 and 35 and 36 and 37 and 38 and 39 and 40 and 41 and 42 and 43 and 44 and 45 and 46 and 47 and 48 and 49 and 50 and 51 and 52

8755 In the Matter of the claim of Mary Marsh for a Pension
Mary Marsh N.Y.
ad 7 July 38 m 82 —

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 and the 23rd of August 1842 State of New York } Mads an County } ss.
On this fifteenth day of October am then and there eight hundred and forty two persons appeared before me Edward Rogers first judge of the County Courts of Seis county Mary Mearse or resident of the Town of Hamilton in Seis County of Madison aged seventy eight years the fourteenth day of March 1842 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Provisions Made by the Acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and the 23rd of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of William C. Rhoades who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army That before she the said Mary was married to the said William C. Rhoades she lived in Chesterfield and in report at the time in the Town of on Wethington in the State of Massachusetts but at the time of their marriage he resided in Middlefield which was set off from the Town of Wethington upon said That she was knowing to the said William C. Rhoades being in the Army as a soldier for several years previous to their their marriage She knew him to go away as a soldier and return on a furlough after they were engaged to be married that when he came home he wore the uniform of a soldier That she is not capable of saying in what Company Regiment or Division of the Army he served or the names of the Officers under whom he served That when he left the army he brought home with him his discharge in writing which is here with submitted and which has remained in his and her possession from time until the present time which is dated Newburgh December 26th 1881 and signed Stephen Clapp Captain of volunteers That the claimant

Recalls that there were a Colonel Black and a Colonel Shipwood who resided during the Revolutionary war in the County of Hampshire in which the Town of and Nottingham Chesterfield and Middlefield were situated and established in prison that the said William C. Richards served under and as a son of said Officers, but that he served under other. She is not positive.
She also declares that she was married to the said William C. Richards on the 8 th day of March in the year 1782. That they were married in the Town of Hillsborough by a Priest whose name she does not recall who was so strong to her as they went out of town to be married, and that she has no knowledge of a record of her marriage having been made. That she recalls that her brother Nathan Piles who was then away was at her present when she was married also that a man by the name of Joseph Littlefield who is supposed to live in Ohio and also known by the name of Piles. whose name was not mentioned were also present at her marriage. That her husband the said William C. Richards died on the 21 st day of November 1809. in the Town of Hampton aforesaid. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January in the hundred and ninety four, 1794 at the time above stated. That after her marriage to the said William C. Richards they lived in the Town of Middlefield aforesaid until the year eighteen hundred and ninety five when they moved to Hampton aforesaid where they lived until his death.
She further declares that after the death of her husba- -nd after several she was married to Nathaniel Marsh in the month of March 1810. The day of the month she does not recall. That he died on the 30 th day of March 1827. and that she is still a widow.
Mercy X Marsh his wife
In presence of Mrs. Rhoads

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me Edward Rogers first Judge of Madison County and I the Judge do hereby certify that from weekness and bodily infirmity the above said Mary Marsh is unable to appear in Court and make her said declaration. This certificate is made from personal appearance and from the testimony of the witness who has been sworn to the fact below - and also to her inability to write.
Edward Rogers first Judge of Madison County Court
State of New York
Madison County ss: William Rhodes of Hamilton in the County of Madison being duly sworn doth depose & say that Mary Marsh who has made the foregoing declaration resides with him. And he knows her bodily health is such from the infirmity of age and debility of body that she is unable to attend Court & make her declaration & that she is mostly confined to her room - And he further saith that from weakness & tremor in the hand & other limbs she is unable to write her name & that the said Mary made her mark in his presence to her said declaration & that her name to said declaration was written by this deponent by request. And further saith not submitted in my presence & sworn to before me this 15 th day of October 1842. Edward Rogers first Judge of Madison County Court
William Rhodes

In the said judge before whom the foregoing deposition was taken certify that William Rhodes who has subscribed a true copy to said deposition is personally known to me as one of an most reputable citizens and that he is a competent witness & credible in all respects entitled to full confidence in all courts of justice. And I further certify that the said Mary Church was unable to write her name & that she made her mark and her name was written to said declaration by my direction & request.
Edward Rogers first judge
State of New York Clerk of Madison County } ss. I do hereby certify that the Hon. Edward Rogers whose name is sub- scribed to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date of the same first judge of the said County duly appointed and qualified and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and justly believe his signatures to the said certificates are genuine. Witness my hand and official seal this seventh day of March 1843. Wilson Fairchild Clerk of said County

State of New York, Nathan Pils being sworn in due Nassau County to be of Law estate and his acts upon oath say that he is twenty six years of age - that he now resides in Litchfield in Essex County of Massachusetts, that during the Revolutionary War he resided with his Father Nathan Pils downwards in the Town of Worthington in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts. That he is brother to the widow Mary Pils who now resides in Hamilton in Essex County of Massachusetts. That his sister the said Mary Pils was married to William Rhodes who at the time of their marriage resided in the said Rhodes resided in Middlesex in Essex County of Hampshire. That they the said Mary Pils and William Rhodes were married in the month of March 1782 the day of the month dependent upon what best thinks it must have been in the fore part of the month. That dependent event with the said Mary Pils and William Rhodes when they went to get married. That they went from dependent fathers in Worthington a few said to the Town of Williams. - being so distant as about eight miles and was there married by a gentleman called a clergyman who was an entire stranger to the dependent and whose name the dependent does not recollect. That dependent was present and saw the Marriage Covenant solemnized between the said Mary Pils and William Rhodes. That he the dependent had been acquainted with the said Rhodes for a number of years previous to his marriage and often saw him at dependent's fathers and dependent recollects that it was the common custom - sation in his fathers family and in the neighborhood that said Rhodes was a soldier in the Army and dependent knows when said Rhodes got home it was spoken of as his returning from the army as a soldier but dependent has no personal knowledge of the said Rhodes serving as a soldier. That the said Rhodes and his wife moved from Massachusetts

To the Town of Homburgh in Madison County aforesaid where they lived until the death of David Richards which was about the year 1809 but the time of his death not distinctly recollated by defendant. That after the death of the said David Richards his widow the said Mary married to a man by the name of Nathan Marsh who died about the year 1837.
In presence of James B. Eldredge
Patton J. his wife
On the 5th day of December 1842 before me as the Town in Herk County before the Subscriber personally appeared Nathan Piles whose name is subscribed after having read the foregoing affidavit distinctly read to him Made his oath that to the best of his knowledge in the form of Law to the truth of said affidavit And I the Subscriber do certify that I am personally acquainted with said Nathan Piles and that he is a man of good character for veracity and further that from bodily inspection the said Nathan Piles is unable to write his name. John Piles Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Clerks Office Madison County } ss I, DeWitt Fairchild Clerk of said county do certify that John Piles before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand- writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the above certificate, is genuine. Witness my hand and official seal this seventh day of March 1843. DeWitt Fairchild Clerk

State of New York Madsan County, ss. William Rhoades Sworn in due form of Law. Doth on his oath depose and say that he is fifty one years of age in July last that he is son of William Rhoades late of Hermiston Madsan County upon said deposition that Deponent lives in the family of his father the said William Rhoades since his death that his said father died at Hermiston upon said on the 21 st day of November 1809. that deponent still lives in the same place in Hermiston upon said on which his said father resided at the time of his death. That Deponent so & rather moved from the Town of Middlebury in the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts when this Deponent was small but which parts this deponent distinctly remembers. That it was always when mentioned in the family said that the father of this Deponent served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. and Deponent has very often and repeatedly heard his said father describe his service as a Soldier he always spoke of it as though he had served the principal part of the time during the Revolution. That he served under different Enlistments. That after the death of the said William Rhoades upon said found a stock among his papers a discharge which purported to be given at Newburgh December 26 th 1781. and signed by Stephen Clark Captain That Deponent's mother after the death of his father

That the said father of this Deponent some times wrote his name William Rhoades and at other times William C. Rhoades . When he subscribed his Will he wrote his name William Rhoades. That when he signed Deeds or other important papers he generally wrote it William C. Rhoades. That that at other times and so frequently dependent upon him to sign his name Williams Rhoades. He has heard father say his full name was William C. Rhoades. This Deponent believes that in the family record in the Bible of his father which document he saw was in the hand writing of his father

his Lordships Warrants were read William Rhoads That Defendant has heard his said Father speak of many things as a man commissioned officer but can't say positively that he ever heard his father say that he was in fact a man commissioned officer further Defendant says that he sworn and subscribed before me William Rhoads by the 19th day of January 1843. And I here by certify that I am acquainted with the above named William Rhoads defendant and know him to be a person of good character for veracity.
John Foste
State of New York Justus of the peace Clerks Office Madison County 355 J. Wilson Fairchild Clerk of said county do hereby certify that John Foste whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was on the day of the date of the said certificate a justice of the peace in and for said county duly elected and qualified and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said justice and truly believe the signature and handwriting above to be genuine Witness my hand and official seal this seventh day of March 1843.
Wilson Fairchild Clerk

12 1/2 Mr James B Eldridge Hamilton Madison County N.Y.
A. L. Cummings Nov. 16 MS

Mary Niles
his
19 1/2

Williamburgh Nov 5 th 1842
Mr James B. Edridge Esq. I received yours of 2 nd inst making enquiries for record of the marriage of Miss Mary Niles in or about the year 1782. I have spent considerable time in searching the records of the town for that purpose; which I find in a very deranged and imperfect state in respect to the recording of marriages; especially from 1771 (the time when the town records were first commenced) to 1786. When a tolerably fair record in this department commences I find but two marriage records from 1772 to 1786; neither of which was the name I sought, in short Sir I have not been able to find any record which can afford you any information which you ask In haste I am respectfully Yours &c
Chas E. Hovey Town Clerk Williamburgh

Williamstown Nov 5 th 1842
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 24 th 1842.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the Name of William Rhoads of Worthington is borne on a Muster Roll " of Captain Malcolm & Henry's Company in " the 9 th Continental Regiment, Commanded " by David Brewer October 7 th 1775."
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Discharge from the war 1775

William C Rhodes Cook in my company of Artillery having served the full term of his enlistment is hereby Discharged from the Public Service
Newburgh Dec r 26 1784 By order of the Genl Genl
Stephen Clapp Cap t Col d

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19855-
Mercy Marshall Widow of William D. Rhodes William Marshall Brig Rev. Mar
Act: Aug. 30 1/40
Index:—Vol. M , Page 10
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8755 N.Y.
let to J.B. Eearidge April 19. 1848 " " " June 15. " ✓ " " " July 1 " ✓ " " " Oct. 2. " ✓ " " " June 15. 1848 ✓ " " " July 1. 1848 ✓

Discharge + take record

refo
8789
New-York
Mercy Mansfield for: widow of William O'Rhoades who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 21 Novem. 1809 of Madison in the State of N.Y. who was a Pri in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the N.Y. line for 55 m. 100 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 37 Dollars 76 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of October 1844 and sent to Joseph Clarke Brookfield N.Y.
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by P. Swann Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 169

M. Marsh
act 438
441
$37:76 per an
Joseph Clark Brookfield
N. York
Brookfield
Nov 1st
James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pen
Washington City
(D.C.)
Joseph Clark Brookfield
money act 438 441 $37:76 per an

N. York
Brooklyn
Nov 1st
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
(D.C.)
Joseph Clark Brookfield N.Y.
acts 14/34 144 $37.76 per
Mar 3 1843
Macy, Mank
N.Y.
6644 Nov 6 44

Brookfield N York Oct 31st 1844
Dear Sir
I enclose the declaration of Mary North formerly the widow of H. B. Rhodes for a pension under the acts of Congress of 1843 & 1844. please send her certificate by mail to me
Sir Joseph Clark Brookfield N York very respectfully Yours Joseph Clark
James L Edwards Esq Washington City D C

Department of State, April 27 th 1843.
Jas. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions. Sir,
The examination requested by your letter of the 21 st instant, has been made, but no such roll as that mentioned therein, can be found. I am, Sir,
Your obedt. Servt.
David Walcutt

8755-
Mercy Marsh
NY
Act July 7 th 38
add
11 in 10 am
prior
$ 37.76 per an
Joseph Clark Esq - Brookfield N.Y.

June 18 744
Brookfield June 14
Mercy March N.Y.
James J. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City (D.C.)

Brookfield N York June 12th 1844.
Dear Sir
In consequence of dissatisfaction of James B. Eldredge as agent for Mary Marsh who is an applicant for a pension under the act of 1838 her papers were handed over to me with your communications to Mr. Eldredge by which I find in your first letter of 19th April 1843 you say the testimony is satisfactory to establish the alleged date of the marriage and eight months service in 1775 under Capt. Malcolm - but that the service at West Point from which he received a discharge from Capt. Clapp is not made out so as to admit of adjudication. Capt. Clapp was no doubt an officer under the Governor General, and commanded a company of working men obtained upon the same terms as soldiers we have no roll of his company and have no means of ascertaining how long Clapp's first husband was engaged for unless this can be shown that service cannot be ascertained so as to embrace it in the computation of her pension. By your rules which are correct - you require the discharge as the first evidence and if it is not allowed without the rolls of the company or even parole evidence at this late day it is impossible probably to establish a single individual claim for Military Service as there is but very little record evidence in this or the New England States - I do not know whether his service at that time was in the continental line if not it might be service of this state although Gen. Schuyler resided in Hampshire County Mass yet I believe his residence was never West Point then any Military P.O. in Mass especially after the British left Boston, if his service was in the New York Militia there may be record evidence in our Comptroller's office.

yet there is no records here previous to the fall of 1888 and these records very imperfect I wish you would make some calculation what could be reasonably be allowed under his discharge for it would be cruel in the extreme to allow nothing because the officers did not present their bills be performed the services & costs reasonably during so that something is due for it if it was this state since I will present the second evidence if any — in another letter under date of 8th Oct 1888. you say the additional testimony of in the case of Henry Mount has been examined and is herewith returned that the credibility of the witnesses may be duly attested. These witnesses I presume from the proposals in my hands mean Deborah Price and Mary Price daughters  daughters of the applicant. They both testify they lived during the Revolution in the town of Stoneham County of Hampshire and state of Mass. They had a brother William who some times wrote his name W m & E. Presumably that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army all or nearly all the time during the Revolution but they do not know the names of the officers under whom he served that they knew him to be a soldier of the Revolution the principal part of the time of the Revolution for the reason that he enlisted in the army in the early part of the War and was gone from home most of the time through the war but some some several times in returning days. This seems to be the substance of their evidence & from establishing 8 months in 1875 with a discharge towards the close of the War it does seem to me that it must be satisfactory to give her a full pension & probably will be satisfactory for I learn that Mr. Eldredge sent the evidence

after your note of the 9 th inst 1896 - arrived which they have received no return from which I hope will be satisfactory will give as soon as convenient examine the case & give me your decision or send me the Certificate Plene dict Joseph Clark: Brookfield Madison County NY
Very respectfully your humble servant Joseph Clark
James D. Edwards Esq Washington City D.C.

Mr. Form till
Brookfield July 17th
July 23rd New York May March
Am
James L. Bellwoods Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City (D.C.)

Brookfield July 16th 1849
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 9th instant is before me relating to the claim of Mary North for a pension for the service of her first husband John Phoebe. I regret exceedingly that you could not come to a conclusion that she was entitled to a full pension as I have no doubt of her husband being long enough but under your rules at this late day it seems to me that it would be impossible to establish a claim without second evidence & in that case to require proof of the length of time or neglect his honorable discharge which is on file in this case, written evidence of service then forable evidence of the length of time you allowed 8 months in 45. Under his discharge from Capt W. H. Johnson of a later date in addition to this you have the testimony of Bryant who states that he enlisted for three years & he believed served his time as I am informed you likewise have the testimony of the two other Priests that he was in the army nearly all the time during the war I now send the length Certificate which I have since since I wrote you last I have now given all the testimony I can produce & I trust you will be as favorable as you can be consistently & if it does not amount to a full pension she must submit to it as the time is out for protest when she will be beyond human assistance I have been acquainted with her family for many years & from the character and evidence I do not hesitate to say that I have not a doubt her husband served more than sufficient to give her the full pension, I am frequently called on to assist in those pension cases & before all cases where I cannot be a part of proving within your rules & have rejected members that I had no doubt was entitled to a pension but it is next to impossible to

to establish a claim where the written evidence does, not satisfy the length of time & for this to satisfy an individual where there is second evidence. It therefore appears to me that your most construe your rules very favorable or great injustice must arise in nearly or quite every case I am aware that deception has been practiced by applicants formally on their agent which must of course work injurious to the interest under strict rules to prevent fraud
You will please forward the certificate to me Joseph J. Clark Brookfield N.Y. Very Respectfully your obedient servt Joseph Clark
P.S. Since writing the above I learn from the son of Mrs. Phelps that they can prove by aged and respectable persons that they were formally intermarried by a minister with his father & often heard him till of living in the army at various times during the Revolution. I would likewise call your attention to the fact that you all 8 months in 1775 and have his directory in 1781 at the end of the revolution, from his location & being second cousin from the beginning and at the end of the war it seems to me impossible to reject the testimony of his two sisters Mrs. Miers who testify he was in the army nearly all the time during the Revolution but I trust you will do me justice;

Brookfield free July 3
Mr. Chase
James L. Burroughs Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington City (D.C.)

Brookfield N York July 3 d 1844
Sir - Your favor of the 19 th ult was duly received enclosing a copy of your letter to James B Eldredge of the 9 th Oct 1843 in relation to the claim of Maria Morse  Morse for a pension in that letter it appears you noticed the affidavits of two of the Brins who were witnesses for Mrs. Morse. that the credibility of the witnesses ought be tested. I am informed that their testimony was corrected since filed & their credibility established and on affidavit of 9 Brins in addition. all sent in January last. not ordered and forsooth I am informed by the son of Mrs. Morse that after the credimus was sent in the first place before examined they procured the testimony of one Bryant who testified that he knew said Hon. Phoebe Enksted in the prosecution for three years & went into the review under that indictment & he supposed continued to the end of his term. This testimony he says has never been examined or at least no record of it from the Pension Office, I presume when you examine the testimony you now have including that of Bryant you will be satisfied she is entitled to a full pension. I would not have troubled you with this note but from the fact that Bryant's testimony in all probability has been over looked or miss carried the old lady appears very important: but I have no doubt it will be attended as early as convenient please direct as before to J. Clark Brookfield N York
very Respectfully your humble servt Joseph Clark
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com of Pensions

State of New-York County of Otsego
Alexander Bryant having been sworn in due form of law, doth on his oaths depose and say that he is Eighty years of age that he now resides in the Town of Butternuts, County of Otsego and State of New-York and has resided there for the space of forty five years last past that during the Revolutionary War he resided in Chester- field Hampshire County in the State of Massachusetts that he was personally acquainted with William C. Rhoades, then of Middlefield in what was then the County of Hampshire in said State of Massa- chusetts, that he knows the said William C. Rhoades served in the Revolutionary Army recollects when he went into the Army remembers he came home on a furlough deponent did not see him enlist but understood at the time he was a three years man saw him on his return from the Army in December in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one am confident he served at least three years he was married in the March following to Mercy Stiles of said Town of Chesterfield that deponent cannot recollect the names of the officers under whom the said Rhoades served
Subscribed & sworn to Alexander Bryant
before me this 28th
day of September 1842
Hiram Kiene Judge of Otsego County Court
Otsego County
I certify that I am personally well acquaint- ed with the above named Alexander Bryant that he is a man of integrity credible and worthy of belief
Hiram Kiene Judge of Otsego County Court

State of New York County of Allegany ss I, Samuel Russell clerk of said County do hereby certify that William Kinne Esq. before whom the annexed foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Allegany appointed and sworn and duly authorized to take the same And I further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his name subscribed to the joint affidavit and to the annexed certificate of credibility to be his genuine hand writing and Signature
Witness My Hand and Seal at office this 4 th day of August A.D. 1843 Samuel Russell Clerk.

J. S. Edwards Esq. Cammuseum of Pines War Office Bly Washington D. C.

Waukesha Madison County N.Y. Septm 13th 1853
J. J. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir Having sometime since forwarded papers to the War Department in the matter of the application of Mary Marsh widow of Wm. S. Richards for a pension. Also in pursuance of your request I returned the pension certificate granted Wealthy Morgan. I have since forwarded to the Department a certificate of the appointment of an administrator of Wealthy Morgan & I am which I have heard nothing from the Department. Mrs. Marsh and the funds of Mrs. Morgan being extremely anxious to know the date of their respective interest. I have to ask the favour to be informed of the situation of each claim.
With great respect I am Sir with great respect Yours &c James B. Bedridge
Copy of Mary Marsh Aug 15 Wealthy Morgan July 10

J L Edwards way

J L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir in answer to the appointments of Alexander Bryant Lucas and Mary Price in the Masters of the application Henry North we show as William Rhodes forward for a pension — That of Bryant was missing for a long time. and that of Miss Lucas Price & Mary Price I observe are stopped in an respect that is the Justice amenable to comply as to their order - but they have a great deal more from here and I forward the three appts. Wishing the proof taken collectively may be allowed sufficient to grant a full pension as as I suppose there is no doubt of the service of Rhodes though it is for the Department to say whether it is well legally certain according to the Rule adopted by the Department. It should I think still remain as the length of time Rhodes served and the certificate of the availability of the two Miss Price will tend to return that should I have to ask the favour of the Department to return their appts.
With great respect I am Sir Yours &c
James Beldridge
P.S. allow me to enquire what is the state of the claim of Wealthy Morgan I some time since forwarded certificates of the estate of Administrator of Mrs Morgans estate has it been renewed?
James Beldridge

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions City Washington D.C.

Hannibal Madison Co. N.Y.
March 7 th 1843
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir Enclosed I send the Applications of Wealthy Morgan of Brattlepole in this County and Mary Marsh who was in the service of William Rhodes other were William to Rhodes. for Pensions. I hope that the application should prove successful I should be pleased to be informed when in to the end that the applicants may be admitted of in their favor
With great respect I am Sir Yours &c James B Eldridge

State of New York Vermillion May 4th 1843
J L Edwards Esquire
Dear Sir I would not be troublesome but I have to ask the favour of you to cause the papers in the matter of the application of Martha Morgan widow of Justice Morgan to be re-examined. I did not make the papers but the friends of the applicant (the living estate) have informed me that a part of the service of her husband the said Justice Morgan were performed under Subsequent to her Marriage which is to Stephen wanting being her case under the Law of the 7th June 1832
I am informed by the friends of Mrs Morgan that if the part of a part of the service being performed after the Marriage was not proved by the affidavit of John Palmer that he Palmer will swear to it positively I therefore shall not attempt to draw money on the certificate until we ascertain how the proof stands and what further can be made. Mrs Morgan died in January last.
In the matter of the application of Mary Marsh late Mary Richards who was the wife of the late William Richards was William C. Richards. I relied upon the records of his service being proved in the War Office and upon the discharge which I forwarded with the other papers. I made an affidavit of Mr Bryant proving some eight months service but the affidavit not having the County Clerk's certificate I did not intend to send it without the proper certificate but relied upon him being a period of more than two years service in which it seems I am disappointed. If Bryant's affidavit as with the papers it was sent by mistake. I ask you as counsel give no credit to it without the County Clerk's certificate I have to ask the favour to have it returned. The family of Richards undoubtedly assert that service during the war

With little or no intermission we will endeavor to procure further evidence of the crime of Rhoads.
With highest considerations as respect I am Sir Yours &c
James B. McAndrew

8753
J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions New Office City Washington D.C.

Hamilton Washington County N.Y. January 15th 1844
J L Edwards Esquire
Dear Sir in class are the affidavits of Mary King - Lawrence King and not the King in the matters of the application of Mary Mears to the widow of William Richardson for a pension which I hope may be found satisfactory I am Sir with respect Yours &c
James B Eldredge
P.S. allow me to call your attention to the matter of the Pension granted Wealthy Morgan now deceased I did not make the papers in that case and can speak as to the facts - but the speaker Administrator of Mrs Morgan assures me that the proof in the case was that the same was in part or all for form of after the Marriage. while the Pension certificate granted was under the Law of 1836. and for but some years. which it ought to have been granted under the act of 1832. If that fact has not been definitely settled by the department allow me to ask the favour of you to cause it to be looked into. Very Respectfully Yours &c.
James B Eldredge

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
  1 st Sept 1779 W th Roads Price Sum 11 2 1/2   25 th Mar 1780 do do do 5 1   12 th Oct do do do do 7 1 3/4   1 st Nov do do do do 5 1   11 th Nov do do do do 19 6 1/2   12 th Nov do do do 2 16 10 1/2   13 th Nov 1781 do do 2 16 10 1/2   11 th June do do do do 3 6 1/2   8 9 3/4 
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, June 3 rd 1844.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 7. — — — now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
 First—under Capt. John Thompson in Col. Genl l Van Ruyven Regt.  Second " " Mich l Emmering " " do " "  Third " " do " " do " "  Fourth " " do " " do " "  Fifth, " " do " " do " "  Sixth " " Eph m Woodworth " " do " "  Seventh " Lt Stephen Benedict " " do " "  Eighth " " do " " do " "  Ninth " " " " " " " "  Tenth " " " " " " " " 
Philip Schuyler Comptroller
for 50 cents

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Hon. Jos. Clarke Brookfield Mad. Co. N.Y.
6644.

State of New York Madison County
On Thirteenth day of October 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace of the county aforesaid Mary Marsh a resident of Hamilton in the county of Madison and State of New York aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law with me the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1831 and the act of 1844 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolution only for that she is the widow of Nathaniel Marsh but formerly the widow of William C. Brander who was a private in the Militia. That she has received a pension certificate dated the 15 th day of October 1844 at the rate of Thirty Seven dollars and seventy six cents per annum under the act of July 7 th 1838. She further declares that she is still a Widow
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Wait Clarke Justice of the Peace Mary Marsh
I for the County that I am well acquainted with the above named Mary Marsh and that she sustains a good character for truth and veracity and that she is a pensioner under the act of July 7 th 1838 at the rate of Thirty Seven dollars and seventy six cents per annum - and that from old age and infirmity she cannot write her name
Wait Clarke Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Madison County Clerk's Office
I Frank J. Bentley clerk of said County hereby certify that Wait Clarke Esqr the justice of the Peace whose name is subscribed to the above certificate & affidavit was at the date thereof a justice of the Peace for said County of Madison duly elected & qualified and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said justice and verily believe his said signatures are genuine In witness whereof I have set hereunto my hand & affixed my seal of Office this 28 th day of October 1844
F. J. Bentley clerk

State of New York Cattaraugus County ss }
On the first day of January 1844 before me Lewis P. Sharp a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Eli Rice who being sworn in due form of law cloth on his oath depose and say that he resides in the town of Napoli in the county aforesaid and is eighty years of age was married to Mercy Rhoades daughter of John Rhoades who resided during the revolutionary war in the town of Middlefield county of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts that he had a son named William Rhoades who sometimes wrote his name William B. Rhoades that a short time after the close of the revolutionary war while on a visit in company with his wife to the said William Rhoades he the said William related to this deponent some of his adventures while a soldier in the revolutionary army and among others he distinctly recollects his relating what took place near Siconaugo (the fall before General Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga) in which the American troops were obliged to retreat, the said William was a soldier and lay at Mount Fort Independence that while the said William was on the retreat almost alone he was pursued by a British Sergeant that he the said William leaped over three trees that had been blown down and then turned round and shot the said Sergeant down and then continued his retreat & further this deponent saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me the undersigned this 1 st day of January 1844 - And I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Eli Rice and that he is a person of good character for veracity and I read said affidavit to him distinctly and he then wrote his name and then made oath to its truth
Eli Rice
Eli Rice
Lewis P. Sharp Justice of the peace

State of New York } Cattaraugus County ss }
On the thirteenth day of December 1843 before me Lewis P. Thorp a Justice
of the peace in and for said County. Personally appeared Susanna Rice, who being sworn in due form of law, doth on her oath depose and say, that she resides in the town of Napoli in the County aforesaid, and is now eightyone years of age. That she was daughter of John Rhoades who resided during the revolutionary war in Middlefield in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts. That she had a brother William who sometimes wrote his name William Rhoades and sometimes William C. Rhoades. That her said brother was a soldier in the revolutionary army all or the principal part of the time during the revolutionary war. That he enlisted in the early part of the war and left home and went into the army as a soldier and was gone three months or more and then returned home dressed in a soldier's uniform and was said to have returned on a furlough. That he again joined the army and was gone from home for a long time and when he returned he wore the uniform of a soldier. That he was home several times and each time came home in the dress of a soldier. Sometimes he staid at home for several weeks and other times not so long that each time when he left home it was to join the army as a soldier. That her brother the said William served as a soldier in the revolutionary war nearly all the time of the revolutionary war for he enlisted in the beginning of the war, and remained in the army until its close or near its close with the exceptions before stated. That the last time he left home to join the army he was gone near two years and when he returned he said he came from Newburgh in the State of New York and that he was discharged and showed a written discharge. That she then heard him name his officers but cannot recollect who they were. That after his return from the army he was married to Mary Niles and in a few years removed to Hamilton in the County of Madison and State of New York where he was said to remain until his death. And further this deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed before me the undersigned this 30th day of December 1843-
Susanna Rice

and I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Susanna Rice and that she is a person of good character for veracity, and that I read said affidavit to her distinctly and she then wrote her name and then made oath to its truth —
Levi S. Lord Lester of the jury

State of New York Cut a rangers bounty $12
On the first day of January 1844 before me Lewis P.throp
a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Mary Niles who being sworn in due form of Law deposited on her oath: Supper and say that she resides in the Town of Naples in the County aforesaid and is Twenty Eight years of age. That she was daughter of John Richards who resided during the Revolutionary War in Worthington in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts. That she had a brother William who some times wrote his name William Richards and some times William Richards. That her said Brother was a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army all or the principal part of the time during the Revolutionary War. That he enlisted in the early part of the War and left home and went into the Army as a Soldier and was gone three or four months or more and then returned home dressed in a Soldiers Uniform and was sent to a new return and as a parting. That he again joined the Army and was gone from home for a long time and when he returned he wore the Uniform of a Soldier. That he was home several times and each time came home in the dress of a Soldier. Some times he staid at home for several months and other times not so long that each time when he left home it was to join the Army as a Soldier. That her Brother the said William served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army nearly all the time of the Revolutionary War for he enlisted in the beginning of the War and remained in the Army until its close or near its close with the exception before stated. That the last time he left home to join the Army he was gone near two years and when he returned he said he came from Newburgh in the State of New York and that he was discharged and I think is without charge. That the time he was home some his friends but cannot recollect who they were. That after his return from the Army he was married to Mary Niles and in a few years removed to Hingham in the County of

Makes in said State of New York where he was said to remain until his death. As further this deponent says that I was made Subscribed before me the undersigned this first day of January 1844 and I do herewith hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Mary Rice and that she is a person of good character for veracity and that she from bodily infirmity — was unable to write her name and that I read said affidavit to her distinctly and she then made her mark thereto and then made oath to its truth. Lewis P. Thorp Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Ulster Co. ss
I Francis E. Bailet Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Lewis P. Thorp Esqr. is a Magistrate as within and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said County the 2nd day of January 1844.
F. E. Bailet Clerk.