Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8618, for John Raymond, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Raymond, John. Esther. Ester or
12 8618
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New York 28.661
John Raymond
of Madison Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Clark of the Reg't commanded by Col. Herick in the Massachusett line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 50 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of May 1834 and sent to C. H. Williams Eazeneia
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $ 150.00 Pension allowance ending Sept 4/34 - 25.00 $175.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam H. Hage Clerk. Book 8 Vol. 4 Page 119
Dead Widow's claim rejected. See letter O. P. Granger Sept. 26. 1843
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6. April 1838, from 4. March to 28. May 1838. Age Notified 3 Decr 1844
Letter to Mrs P. Granger 15 Aug t 1849

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June . 29 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The adm n of John Keymer, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of fifty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March — to the 28 th May 1838.  Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

State of Connecticut } Berkshire County } Williamstown Oct 22. 1838
I Sumner Southworth Town Clerk of Williamstown State of Connecticut do hereby certify that I find in a book purporting to be the records of said Town the marriage of John Raymond to Ester Collins as follows viz.
"This may certify that the following persons were married at the several times as specified by me Seth Swift minister of the Gospel in Williamstown John Ray married to Ester Collins May first seventeen hundred ninety one - a true copy attested"
Levi Stabbins Town Clerk
And I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "May 1 st 1791" -
Sumner Southworth Town Clerk of Williamstown
I Sumner Southworth above named do hereby certify that I held the office of Town Clerk of Williamstown in the County of Berkshire at the time and place above mentioned and that the foregoing is a true copy of a true copy of the records of said Town with the exception above mentioned as certified by me -
Sumner Southworth Town Clerk of Williamstown
Sworn to 22 nd day of October A.D. 1838
Before me Daniel N. Dewey Justice of Peace.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Berkshire, ss.
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that Daniel N. Denny Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper herunto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Denny , and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
Ch. Sedgwick CLERK.

5551
Esther Raymond de John N.Y.
act 7 July 38 advised
Bundle 25 15 mo no 10.11.12.9. 50 $
from 28 May to 5 Oct 38 To
Onesimus Road Administrator Esther Raymond
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Otis Flyrange Inc Morrisville Madison Co N.Y.

Stat. of New York
Madison County, I Lewis Fairchild clerk of the Circuit court holder at the court house in the town of Eaton in & for said county of Madison, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court that John Raymond was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7 th 1832 at the rate of fifty dollars per annum: that he was a resident of said county of Madison & that he died in the town of Nelson in said county on the twenty eighth day of May - 1838: that he left a widow whose name was Ester Raymond: that his said widow, the said Ester Raymond died in said town of Nelson on the fifth day of October 1838: that the said Ester Raymond continued the widow of the said John Raymond from the time of his death until the day of her death: that the said Ester Raymond left no children: that the said John Raymond & Ester Raymond were the identical persons whose marriage is certified by the annexed certificate of Sumner Southworth dated October 23 rd 1838, as having been solemnized on the first day of May 1791. That the said John Raymond at the time of his death was eighty three years of age & the said Ester Raymond at the time of her death was seventy years of age & upward.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court this twenty eighth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred & forty three.
Lewis Fairchild Clerk

18 th 14 989
John Raymond Madison County 18 th 14 989
adm d
Ch's H. J. Williams Madison Co 18 th 14 989
at 2:20 each day

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
Sir,
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: \} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Raymond Adair Esq.
    Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     vol Jan'y 1776 22 nd May 4 8 Private Capt. Dabnis Genl. Lord Howe Incheb Whitestall Lake Chautauqua Plain Massach County of Cones Traditional evidence   vol Jany 1777 1 Capt. Hutton Cones Point St. Vincent Berkshire Williams   Aug 1777 Capt. Clarke Col. Dymond Lt. Col. Dymond Isle Lake Cones   April 1778 2 Capt. Dymond Genl. Howe Champlain   Nov 1778 7 Col. Dymond Col. Dymond Canada   sum 1779 3 Lieut. Dymond Col. Dymond line   Capt. Dymond Col. Dymond White   Capt. Dymond Genl. Dymond Cones   Capt. Dymond Lt. Col. Dymond La Prairie   Capt. Dymond Col. Dymond St. Lawrence   Capt. Dymond Genl. Dymond over   Capt. Dymond Col. Dymond Montreal   Capt. Dymond Genl. Dymond Abraham   
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
 Commissioner of Pensions. 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } ss.
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[c] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 3 [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 4 [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For ————— year ————— months, and ————— days, I served as a —————; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[1] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[2] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [4] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [5] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

In the Matter of the Application of John Raymond for a Pension under the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of New York } ss. On this Ninth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty five personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of Madison County, before me Sitting John Raymond, of the town of Nelson in Dane County at Madison, aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn, says he has dith on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as hereinafter stated -
On the fourteenth day of January 1776 I entered under Captain Sabin - I have forgotten his Chris- tian name) in the Massachusetts State Troops. at Williams town in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts - On the next morning (the 15th) we marched for Quebec - to join the Army then marching to Whitehall at the head of Lake Cham- plain - Went down the lake on the ice to Crown Point - here we took the land again & went down the east side of the lake through Vermont to opposite the head of Grand Isle in Lake Champlain went on to the Island, lodged one night there - went down the lake to the Canada line & lodged at the "White house" on the west side - went down to St Johns in Canada - crossed the country to La Prairie - on the River St Lawrence crossed the river to Moorestown - General Worcester was there at the time - We staid there two days - From Moorestown we went down the river St Lawrence

(considerable part of the way on the way to Abrahams Plains & then joined the Army then under the command of General Arnold. Soon after our arrival General Washington came down from Mountune & we remained till the 6 th day of May, as near as I can recollect & then our Company were discharged on Abrahams Plains - & immediately started for home (13 of our company having died of Small Pox) We returned the same way we went down & arrived at Williamstown on the 22 nd of May 1776 - Was in Colonel Brown's Regiment
In the Spring of 1777 I do not recollect the precise time - I enlisted again, under Captain Shatten - in the -
then We marched immediately to Albany from there to Saratoga to a place a little above Schuyler's Mills (now in Saratoga County) - Staid there till we were discharged & then went home We were out one month - I do not recollect the names of any of the Officers with us except Capt. Shatten - We had no fighting We were in service this time as above stated one month from the time we started from Williamstown where I resided & entered the service I was a volunteer -
On the 14 th day of August 1777 - An Alarm came from Bennington - The Militia of our town turned out & among them I went to Bennington - The night of the 15 th of August we lodged in a barn three miles from where the American troops lay - & the next morning the 16 th joined

Then - Colonel Simonds was our Colonel - & Captain Clark our Captain Our force was divided into four divisions - Col. Simonds commanded one - Col. Herrick Another Col. Stark - Another - I do not remember who commanded the fourth - Col. Herrick marched round the British & his attack was the signal for the other Divisions - I was employed after the battle in guarding Prisoners & was one of the guard placed over about thirty British Officers - They were kept one night in the house of a Mr. Fay. I went to Pittsfield with the prisoners I was in the service this time eleven days - was discharged, & went home to Williamstown - About the first of April 1778 I enlisted at Williamstown, into the Massachusetts State Troops under Capt. Enoch Knowles & Lieutenant Harris - We marched to Peshkill on the Hudson River & there joined a Regiment under the command of Colonel Wood - Staid at Peshkill three or four weeks and marched to White Plains & joined the Army there - While at White Plains, about two hundred of us were detached under Col. Wood - as a foraging party - I was one of the party - We were engaged in that service about two months - After that about 300 - of the Army marched to Dunderberg Hill - Staid there two or three weeks & marched to Chestnut Ridge - While there we built a bridge over the New Milford River - We returned to Peshkill - and on the 25 th of November 1778 - I was sent away with a man who was sick of the measles - & ordered to get him into some house & take care

of him - I staid with him till after our company was discharged & then went home. I enlisted for eight months - but our company was discharged about the first of November - & I served about seven months -
In the Summer of 1777 I think it was that year though I can't say positively - I enlisted for three months under Capt Spurr in Col. Brown's Regiment of State Troops - My Com- pany marched immediately to Fort Plain on the Mohawk River - by agreement of the Captain when I enlisted I was left behind to finish some work at Hazing - In a few days (I think two or three) I started for Fort Plain & went to Albany N.Y. there I met Capt Fly. who had charge of thirteen Batteaux loaded with flour & lying at Schenectady destined for Fort Plain - He ordered me to join the men who were to guard them & made me an orderly Sergeant for the trip up the Mohawk. When we had been a few days at Fort Plain I was among a detachment of 350 Soldiers sent to guard some batteaux loaded with provisions up to Fort Stanwix - We returned immediately to Fort Plain - We soon afterwards went again (the same soldiers) to Fort Stanwix to drive 28 head of cattle & guard them - The night after we arrived at Fort Stanwix a conspiracy among the Soldiers stationed there to blow up the Fort - was discovered - Six of those arrested, were sent under guard with us down to Fort Plain & afterwards sent to Albany - Our Regiment soon marched to Fort Ticonderoga about ten miles distant.

and then to Stonerobly When we had been at Stonerobly about a week - one morning a little after sunrise - a man came in on horseback, who pretended to be an express from Genl Schuyler - who he said was on the other side of the River & brought, as he said Orders from him for our Regiment to move to a certain place & make an attack upon the enemy in front while he attacked them in the rear - We were turned out, & started on the march - This pretended bearer of Orders rode beside Col. Brown at the head of the Regiment & led us into an Ambush - We were suddenly fired upon, from the front & both sides & a great many killed - Col. Brown was killed by some of the first shots fired -

In answer to the questions proposed by the War Department:
1 st I was born in Norwalk in the State of Connecticut on the 19 th day of January 1755 2 nd I have a record here in Court.
3 I lived in Williamstown, at all the time when I entered the service - lived there from twelve to fifteen years, after my last service moved to Warren Herkimer County N.Y. & lived there five or six years. moved to Burlington Otsego County N.Y. lived there nine or ten years, moved to Nelson Madison County New York, have lived there ever since.
6 I do not recollect that I ever had any written discharge from service -
4 I enlisted at all times when I entered the service except when I went to Burlington & then the Militia were all called out.
7 th It is known to S er David Brown, David Willington & several others who can testify according to the Registration of the War department.
I have no documentary evidence of my service of no person who can attest to my service. I hereby relinquish every claim to a Pension or annuity except the present I declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year above A. S. Hoan Clk Witnesses C. H. S. Williams John F. Raymond agent

We Levi Brown and David Willington residing in the town of Nelson in the County of Madison & State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with John Raymond who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years old that he is reputed & believed in the neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Levi Brown David Willington the day & year aforesaid A. S. Sloan Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he stated And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Levi Brown & David Willington who have subscribed the above certificate reside in the town of Lebanon Nelson, that they are credible persons & their statement is entitled to full credit.
I Andrew P. Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Raymond for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October 1832
A. S. Sloan Clk

14959. In. the Matter of John Raymond an Applicant for a Pension under the Act of June 1832 ~~~~~ Declaration &c Approved.
Chas. H. Williams Atty. Carbondale Madison County N York.

State of New-York County of Madison
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Madison of course John Raymond of the town of Wilson in said County aged Seventy Eight years who being duly sworn deposes & states that by reason of old age & consequent loss of memory he cannot possibly as to the precise length of time his service, any more particularly than he has stated in his declaration. Nor can he for the same reason state the names of any other of the Officers under whom he served any further than than he has done but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades -
 For four months & eight days from January 4 th 8 th d y 1776 to May of the same year I served as a private.  1 " 0 " For one month at least in the year 1777. I served as a private in the Militia, but went as a volunteer -  0 " 11 " For Eleven days in the month of August 1777. I served as a private in the Militia Eleven days -  7 " 0 " For at least seven months in the year 1778 I served as a private in the Mass. State Troops  3 " 0 " For three months (in 1777 as near as I can remember - the time of the Stone Row battle) I served as a private in the State Troops - in Col. Brown's Regiment - 
And for such service I claim a Pension - During all which periods of service I was not engaged

in any civil employment.
Sworn before me
On 8th day of June 1833
John Rayson
Newell Wright J.P.
State of New York & County of Madison
I, Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Newell Wright before whom the above affidavit was sworn to, have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and hereby believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature -
With my hand & seal of office this 20th day of June 1833 -
A. S. Sloan. Clerk
E. Barnard. Dep. Clk

REJECTED
8615
P. O. Esther Raymond NY
Service: John
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
19437 _____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Esther Raymond John N. York act 7 July 1838
Rejected. See letter to O.P. Granger Sept 26. 1843—
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May 16 1843 NY
Esther Maynard

Morrisville (Madison Co) N.Y. May 12. 1843
Sir
On the 8 th of April last I sent you papers in behalf of O. Mead administrator of Ester Raymond late widow of John Raymond dec d , for the purpose of obtaining a balance of pension due John Raymond at the time of his death & also to obtain pension due said Ester Raymond at her death.
May I ask your early attention to the matter.
Yours Respectfully Otho P. Granger
J. L. Edwards Esq

State of New York Madison County, Surrogate's Office
I James B. Eldridge, Surrogate of said county of Madison in said State, do hereby certify that Onesimus Mead of Nelson in said county was by me this day appointed administrator of the goods, chattels & credits of Ester Raymond late of Nelson aforesaid deceased, who was at the time of her death the widow of John Raymond deceased. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of Office at Hamilton in said county this 4 th day of April 1843.
James B. Eldridge Surrogate

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Edward Ely Secy of Pensions Washington D C

43 Morrisville (Madison Co N.Y.) July 24
Sir I wish to remind you of the application Onesimus Mead administrator of Ester Raymond widow of John Raymond, for a balance of pension due said widow at the time of her death.
I some time since sent you an affidavit proving that she left no children.
I am aware of your rules to take up cases in their turn , but I have no answer to applications sent since the one above mentioned, & hence I conjecture that this has been overlooked
Yours truly Otis P. Granger
to L. Edwards Esq.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office Decem r 30 th 1833.
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 John Raymond, as a private, is borne on a Pay-Roll of Capt. Sam l Clark's Company, in Col l Beni l Simonds' Regt. where he is allowed from August 14 th to the 21 st 1777, eight days. — — — — — m do 0 = 8
John Raymond's name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. John Shoor's Company, in Col l John Brown's Regt. where he is allowed from July 18 th to Oct r 23 d , 1780, for services and travel, three months and ten days. — — — 3 = 10
John Raymond claims for services under 3 = 18 Capt Sabin in 1776. under Capt Stratton in 1777. under Capt Enock Knowles in 1778 also for further services under Capt Clark in 1777. the rolls for which are not found in this Office. Edward D Bangs Secy

State of New York
Madison County, I, Ennis Mead of Wilson in said County being duly sworn say, that Ester Raymond widow of John Raymond died at the house of the deponent on the 5 th day of October 1838 & that the said Ester Raymond left no children her surviving & further says not.
Given under my hand before me this 22 nd day of May 1843 & I certify that I am well acquainted with the said D. Mead & that he is a man of truth & veracity.
D. Mead
John Donaldson Justice of the peace.
State of New York
Clerk of the Madison County Court do hereby certify that John Donaldson is before whom the foregoing affidavit for habeas corpus has been taken and on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected and qualified also that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and hereby believe the signature of the said Justice above written to be genuine. Witness my hand and official seal this 22 nd day of May 1843.
William Pitkin Clerk.

May 26 1843
Mr. Estlin May Esq.
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L. Edwards Comm of Pens Washin

Norrisville, Madison County N.Y. May 22 d . 1843
Sir
Enclosed I send you an Affidavit shewing that Ester Raymond left no children.
You state in your letter of the 15 th inst. that the administrator I. Mead will be paid from 28 th May 1838 to the 5 th October 1838, instead of extending back to March 1836. If Ester Raymond had been living she would have been entitled to the full first year & it appears to me that her legal representative can claim what she would have been entitled to at the time of her death.
I trust you would review your decision in the matter & perhaps you may come to a different conclusion & allow the Adm r back to March 1836.
Respectfully yours Otho P. Granger
J. D. Edwards Esq

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John free L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions Washington D.C.

Morrisville (Madison County) N.Y. April 8 1843
Sir
Enclosed I send you papers to procure balance of Pensions as follows -
1 st to obtain pension due Ester Raymond due from March 4. 1836 to October 5. 1838 the day of her death - 2 nd to obtain the balance due from March 4. 1838 to the 28 th day of May 1838 the day of the death of John Raymond husband of said Ester.
I send
1. John Raymond's Pension Certificate - 2 nd Certificate of the Clerk of proof of marriage annexed - 3 rd . Certificate of Senatus that Emerson Mead is administrator of Ester Raymond -
The reason why the proof of the marriage was sent in 1838 is, that it was applied for before the death of Ester Raymond with a view to procure her a pension.
I refer you to the Papers of John Raymond on file for proof of his services. Can not a draft for both balances be sent instead of a certificate? If so, I should send it.
Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
J. Edwards Esq

Sept 25. 1843
Estlin Maynard
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Edward Ely Clerk of Penners
Washington
D.C.
Official business

Morrisville (Madison Co) NY. Sept 21 1843
Sir
On the 8 th day of April last I sent you papers in behalf of Onesimus Head, administrator of Ester Raymond widow of John Raymond do for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which the said Ester was entitled at the time of her. I subsequently sent you an affidavit showing that the said Ester Raymond had no children.
It is now more than five months since the Papers were forwarded & I hope you will not think me impatient if I ask for a decision in the matter. I trust I shall hear from you soon.
Very Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
J. L. Edwards Esq Care of R. Russell

April 24/89
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C. L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.

Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y. Sept. 16. 1869
Sir
John Raymond died May 28 th 1838. He was a pensioner at the rate of $50 per annum. He left a widow & she died on the 5 th of October 1838.
Was not the widow at the time of her death promised she was married before 1794, entitled to a pension under the act of July 7. 1838?
Would she be entitled to a pension from the 4 th of March 1836 to the time of her death? & if not, for how long a time would she have been entitled? An answer is respectfully solicited.
Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
Dr. Edwards Esq.