Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16674, for Jedediah Peck, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn.)
Peck, Jediah Nabitha
No 14674.
CONTENTS

976!
Let to R.B. Dummock 18 Oct 57 Same, Apr. 16/5-2.
New York, A
Talitha Peck, widow of Leviathan Peck who died on the _____ of _____ in the State of _____ who was an Artf. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for N.Y. _____ Continental
one for $144
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 188 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Sent to
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Albany Oct. 8/837 and Burlington N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of _____ Semi-annual allowance ending _____
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the _____ }
Recorded by H.C. Robinson Book _____ Vol. 3 Page 360

State of New York Otsego County ss
On the 4 th day of January A D 1837 before His Hon James C. Walworth one of the Judges of the County Courts in & for the County of Otsego personally appeared Tabitha Beck a Resident of the town of Burlington in said County of Otsego aged Eighty Three years the 10 th day of March A D 1836. who being duly sworn doth upon her Oath in due form of Law make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made in in the act of Congress passed July 4 th A D 1836 That she was the wife & now is the widow of Frederick Beck Esq who served in the Revolutionary War in the Company Com- =manded by Capt Anthony Post in the Regiment commanded by Col John Lamb. of the United States Artillery Artificers as a Master workman at the rate of Thirty Dollars per month. That he entered service at the same time with Andrew Sill now deceased late a prisoner and Edward Pratt also deceased that he served for more than two years as this deponent well believes. And that her said Husband enlisted in the service of the United States as a Master workman about the 15 th day of June in the year 1778. And that he was discharged at or soon after the time that Andrew Sill above referred to whose discharge was dated the 16 th day of June 1780 that her said Husband did not at any time draw a pension or annuity from the United States on account of said service or any other service. This Deponent further saith that she was married to the said Frederick Beck on the

fifth day of November 1792 at Lyme in the State of Connecticut and before the expiration of the term above set forth and as will appear by the Certificate of the Town Clerk of Lyme hereto annexed. That her Husband the said Jeremiah Peck died at Burlington in the County of Otsego on the 15 th day of August A.D. 1821. and that she this deponent has been and still remains the Widow of the said Jeremiah Peck and has not since his death been married to any other person. And that the this deponent knows of no other evidence than she has obtained whereby to substantiate her claim other than is produced unless his name can be found on the Rolls in the Pension Office or War Office. And this deponent further saith that it is her im- -pression that he was in the service in the year 1781. after the time of the first service but how long or in what capacity she is unable to say. And this deponent further says that the said Jeremiah Peck was in the service for as long a time and was not discharged before Andrad still before referred to whose term of service was fully proved for 2 years as a muster workman under the act of June 7 th 1832. and that he was in the service with said still during the whole of the time
The words late a penurious intefused before sworn to Subscribed & sworn before me this 4 th day of Feby. A.D. 1837. J. Smith J. C. H. Waterworth  notary of Otsego County Coverts

in the foregoing declaration
J. C. Mathews the judge of Otway county courts
I the said judge do hereby certify that the annexed discharge and that the returns to Robert Grant Esquire Paymaster General Va By the said Judgement Pick as registered Paymaster in the last war dated May 21 st 1813 was found among the old papers of the late Judge Jedidiah Pick after the foregoing Declaration was made and sworn to. And that I was well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Jedidiah Pick Esq. in this life time and I believe the same to be his hand writing in full and in part of the same
This may certify that Jedidiah Pick hath faithfully served the full term he engaged for and is hereby discharged with his Dec r 11 th 1775 Sam l H. Parsons Col d

in the foregoing declaration
J. C. Mansfield the Judge of Wayne County Courts
I the said Judge do hereby certify that the arrested discharge and that the returns to Robert Grant Esquire Paymaster General Vt By the said Judgement Pick as registered Paymaster in the last war dated Albany July 5 - 1813 was found among the old papers of the late Judge Judson. Pick after the foregoing Declaration was made and sworn to. And that I was well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judson Pick Esq. in this life time and I believe the same to be his hand writing in full or in every part of the same
J. C. Mansfield
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original now in the hands of the Esquire with the Deed of 11.5

State of New York
Otsego County ss J. George C. Clyde Clerk of said County courts in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that James C. Walworth Esquire is a Judge of the County courts in the County aforesaid duly Commissioned & sworn and qualified according to Law. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe his name subscribed to the within Affidavits and Certificates of credibility & veracity to be his genuine hand writing & signature Witness my hand & seal of said Court. George C. Clyde Clk This Ninth day of February A.D. 1837.

State of New York Otsego Countyss
On the 4 th day of February A D 1837 personally appeared before James C. Walworth one of the Judges of the County Courts of said County of Otsego Henry Sill of Burlington in said County who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Tabitha Peck of said Town that he has known her from Child- hood up that he is 50 years old that he is the son of Andrew Sill late of said town now deceased and late a pensioner that he has heard his said Father frequently state in his life time that he believed the S. service as an officer for the term of two years that Frederick Peck was in the service with him that they both resided at Synne in the State of Connecticut and entered the service together and were in the same Com- pany during the whole time of service that he has always resided near the said Fre- derick Peck and has heard him frequently say that he was in the service and that it was the general opinion in the neighbor- hood that the said Peck did so serve as above stated and from the statements of his Father & Judge Peck he has no doubt but what he served for the term of at least 2 years & also that he has frequently seen the discharge of his Father now on file in the Pension Office under the act of June 7 th 1832.
That he has lived near the said Tabitha Peck ever since the death of her said husband in the year 1821 and that she still remains the widow of the said Frederick Peck
Subscribed & sworn before me this 4 th day of February 1837 J. C. Walworth the Judge of Otsego County Court
Henry Sill

The said judge do hereby that I am well acquainted with the above deponent Henry Fife and that he is a credible person and entitled to full credit in his testimony J. C. Matthews judge of Ozark County Court

State of New York } Otsego County } ss
On the 4 th day of February A D 1837. before James G Walworth one of the Judges in & for the County courts of Otsego County personally appeared Jeremiah Pratt of Burlington in said County who being duly sworn doth depose & say that he is a Brother of Edward Pratt Reference is in the Affidavit of Tabitha Pecke the Applicant that he has frequently previous to the death of his said Brother, and State that Jeremiah Pratt was in the service with him him that he enlisted at the same time with him in the same Company. that he has often heard Judge Pratt's Mother tell that his said Brother before the time of their deaths con- versing together upon the subject & State that they were in the service for more than 2 years as Artificers. That he at the time such service assumed resided at Saybrook opposite Lyme in Connecticut that he was in the habit of seeing said Pratt often both before and after the war and knows that he did serve in the Army and that he saw him with his pack on his back at the time he started. And according to this deponent's best recollection the time that he saw said Pratt on his march must have been in the Spring or Summer of the year 1778. but is not positive as to the year. And further

This deponent thinks according to the best of his Recollection that he was in the service at least 20 years. And this deponent further says that he is well acquainted with Tabitha Peck and has Resided near her ever since the death of said Peck and knows that she still remains the widow of said Peck And this deponent is 72 years of age.
Subscribed & sworn to
This 4 th day of February A D 1837. before me } Jeremiah Pratt
J. C. Mansfield Judge of Oregon County Courts
I hereby state I am well acquainted with the above deponent Jeremiah Pratt and that he is a credible Person and entitled to full credit in his testimony J. C. Mansfield Judge
And the said judge before whom the above said declaration and affidavits were made doth further certify that he is well acquainted with the said applicant Tabitha Peck and that from bodily information she is unable to attend the courts and that she is a credible person and that from the evidence produced I believe that the said Tabitha Peck did as she received set forth

There appears to be sufficient evidence to warrant the allow the allowance of a Pension in this case J.B.P.
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Harold George Fry

State of Connecticut County of Middlesex ss Saybrook on the 25 th day of January A.D. 1837 Personally appeared before me Stephen W. Starkey a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Middlesex Mary Read
Of the Town of Lyme in said Newlon doth County after having been duly sworn according to law Deposeth and saith that she is eighty seven years of age and that she well recollects of being present at the Marriage of Jeremiah Peck in said Town of Lyme in the year 1772 and that she then saw him joined in lawful wedlock with Sabitha Ely a sister of this deponent and that they were married by the Rev. George Beckwith and afterward as this deponent has always understood the said Jeremiah Peck enlisted and served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution and that the said Jeremiah Peck has since died and that said Sabitha Peck his widow is still living as this deponent nearly believes Subscribed & sworn to this 25 th day of January A.D. 1837
In presence of Before Me { Mohitack State } Mary Read Stephen W. Starkey { Catharine Mather } Mack Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Mary Read that made oath to the above affidavit before me and that she is a very respectable & creditable person & entitled to full credit in her testimony B. S.W. Starkey Justice of the peace

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County
I John Dike Clerk of the County Court of said County of Middlesex do certify that Stephen M. Harkness Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Middlesex as per Court on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the preceding Certificate mark A. B. are his proper Hand Writing & signatures - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 26. day of Jan. A.D. 1837
J. Dike Clk
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Certify That neither Disposition to have been received by me by mail after the other papers wherein have sorted up by the Clerk &c.
There appears to be sufficient evidence to warrant the allowance of a Pension in the case J.H.R.
L.C. Waterworth Esq. K.H.G.

Whereas I Hephzibah Sill of the town of Burlington in the County of Otsego & State of New York, am a Daughter and Child of Tabitha Peck deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the town of Burlington in County & State aforesaid under the act of 4 th July 1836. at the rate of $188. per annum for the services of her husband, Jedidiah Peck, who was therein in a company of an Artillery Artificer in the Revolutionary War. And whereas I am advised that my Mother the said Tabitha Peck, ought to have in justice received $284 per annum. Now therefore I do constitute and appoint, P. M. Mc Gill Esq. of the City of Washington D.C. my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute my claim for an increase of my Mother the said Tabitha Peck pension, from $188. to the sum of $284 per annum or any other amount that she may be entitled to receive for the services as aforesaid up to the day of her death and to receive such Certificate of pension, as may be issued hereby revoking any power of Attorney which may have been heretofore given, and confirming all things that my Attorney, the said P. M. Mc Gill, may lawfully do in the premises.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24 th day of February 1853
Executed in presence of
Richard B Dinwook
Abel Sill
Hephzibah Sill
State of New York } County of Otsego }
SS: On this 24 th day of February A.D. 1853 before me the
Subscriber a justice of the peace, in and for said County personally appeared Hephzibah Sill, above named, and to me known, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed.
Richard B Dinwook
Justice of the peace
State of New York } County of Otsego }
Hephzibah Sill of the town of Burlington in said
County being duly sworn, according to law, doth depose and say that she is a Daughter of Tabitha Peck deceased, named in the foregoing power of Attorney, and that she is directly interested in the claim and application for an increase of her Mother, the said Tabitha Peck pension.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 24 th day of February 1853 - Richard B Dinwook Justice of the peace
Hephzibah Sill

STATE OF NEW YORK, ) OTSEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. }
I, WILLIAM C. FIELDS, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Richard B. Purdie Esquire, was, on the 24 th day of February 185 8 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Otsego, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of the said County, at Cooperstown, this 9 th day of March 185 8
Wm C Fields , CLERK.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.,
M.E.C.
July 1, 1895.
Miss:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Jedediah Peck --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1778 2 yrs. Artificer. Anthony Post John Lamb N.Y.  
Battles engaged in, None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated.
Date of application for pension, by widow, January 4, 1837.
Residence at date of application, of widow, Burlington, N. Y.
Age at date of application, of widow, born March 10, 1753.
Remarks: Married Tabitha Ely Nov. 5, 1772, and died Aug. 15, 1821.
Miss Florence V. Sill, Very respectfully,
Cooperstown,
Commissioner.
Otsego Co., N. Y.

Albany 976
Jabitha Peck widow of Jedediah Peck
who died on the 15. August 1821 of Otsego Co, in the State of N. York who was an Artificer in the commanded by Captain of the  commanded by in the Revolution time for
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 144 Dollars Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 9 th day of June 1837 and sent to J.C. Walworth Burlington, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 37. 864.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 6 Sept. 72.00
$ 936.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 - }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book 1 Vol. 1 Page 136

Albany July 5 th 1813
Jedidiah Peck paymaster to the 16 Reg t of detached Infantry of the state of New York command- ed by Gerrand Stranahan Esquire L d Col l Com d .
To Robert Brent Esquire
Paymaster General of the Army of the U.S.
Sir I have made a settlement of the Regimental account with Maj r Nathaniel Allin district paymaster who will present the papers of said Reg t to you in his settlement with you. And the peculiar state of the Reg t and embarrassed situation of myself in the first part of the business for want of information makes it necessary for me to make a statement of facts relative to the situation of the papers and by way of preliminary I shall just observe that I am now in the 66 th year of my age I served in the revolutionary war about 3 years and a half in several capacities (tho' not high in office) Having suffered much in obtaining the independance of my country I felt a strong desire that it should be support- ed and defended. And having observed the several move- ments of our governments to obtain a settlement of our diffi- culty with Great Britain in a peaceable manner I concluded it had exhausted the last drop of the cup of conciliatory measures and had no alternative but submission (and indeed a surrender of our independance) or resist by force of arms under then circum- stances (as our government chose the latter) I had a desire to aid and to encourage the young men that was altogether ignorant of war and seeing so many discour- aging them from turning out and as I was loth to have them taken by force by draughting I concluded to take my old gun and accutrements and go to the parade where our Reg t of militia was paraded to be draughted and tell them if they would turn out voluntarily I would go with them accordingly I volun- teered as a privat with no expectation of office but his Excellency Governor Tompkins hearing of my volun- teering was pleased to appoint me by a brevet commis- sion paymaster of the Reg t this appointment I knew not of till about the time I was ordered to join the Reg t and march I accordingly joined and marched for the Niagara frontier after a long and tedious march the Reg t (and myself with them) arrived at Lewiston about 12 o'clock at night Oct r 12 - the very night General Van- Renselaer undertook his unfortunate expedition. The Regiment was called on in the morning under very

very discouraging circumstances) to volunteer to cross about one half of the Reg t accordingly crossed to Queenston out of which some was killed sundry wounded and 100 taken prisoners who was paroled. After the battle the several fragments of companies was commanded some by Capt. some by subalterns and one (Capt. Fitten-gill) by the orderly sergeant 25 being taken prisoners out of that company including all the commissioned officers. The fragment was soon after marched to Schlofer and mustered up to the 2 nd of Nov r and on the third annexed to the 18 th under the command of Lt. Col. H. W. Doblin. The muster rolls will shew you the state of the several companies on the second day of Nov r there was on that day as returned to me present fit for duty 267 Sick Present 6 - Sick absent 7 on detachment 8 on command 4 on extra duty 1 - on furlough 10 taken prisoners and paroled 100 Missing 4 deserted 44 dead 11 - discharged 16 making in the whole 478 men in the Regiment in this broken situation. On the 24 th Oct r I went to Buffalo to get blanks to make out the papers for the payment of the Reg t waited there 10 days before I could get any printed could obtain only new rolls & subsistence bills. On the 3 rd Nov r returned to the camp at Schlofer having no muster roll blanks I had to make written ones for the officers to return the several companies on - from which I made out the Receipt rolls. And when afterwards I got blank muster rolls I had to make them duplicate & as the district pay master's duplicate happened to be triplicate I had to make 4 for each company from those written muster rolls I made the receipt rolls at the camp at Schlofer and the greater part of those men that was returned as present signed them in blank. You will see in several instances where the men signed by a mark my name is wrote as a witness on crevures and some other officers the reason of this is that when the men that first signed put their names down I had some doubts whether I should be allowed to be a witness altho the receipts were to Maj r Ailin. And not knowing of any order that in these cases a commissioned officer must be a witness I permitted others to sign as witnesses supposing any person that was competent to be a witness to a deed bond or note of hand would be competent in this case I was for want of information obliged to go on with the business without proper knowledge. The reason of this was that I knew not of my appointment till the day I was ordered to join the Reg t to march and on the march I had to do the quarter master's duty as he did not join until we had made considerable progress on our march.

march And having had no opportunity with the district paymaster to get information I was obliged to go on much by my own judgment After I had made the receipt rolls at the camp and the greater part of them present had signed in blank I proceeded to Buffalo to get blank muster and pay rolls and do the rest of the business and knew not that it was necessary to have a commissioned officer sign as a witness in case the soldier signed by a mark until the district paymaster came on to the lines about the middle of Dec r he then informed me that I was a competent witness and that it was necessary where the men signed by a mark that a commissioned officer should sign as a witness And it so happened that in most cases I saw the men make their marks and wrote their names around them myself in these cases I took off those private names and wrote my own as a witness in some cases other officers who was present and saw the signing put their names as witnesses and in some other cases I obtained a resigning of the men And in some other cases through inattention some bungling fellows wrote their names on wrong lines and I had to take them off that they might wrote in their proper places
You will see in sundry instances where the time of expiration of service and amount of pay is altered. the reason of this is that the names of those men were returned to me as present or on furlough and I supposed I should not have to pay them only to the 2 d day of Nov r and accordingly when I made the pay rolls and filled up the receipt rolls at Buffalo I carried them out to that time and when I came to pay off these men in the country they appear with discharges having been discharged a few days after being mustered I then was obliged to alter the expiration of time and amount of pay to give them time to come home these alterations caused me much trouble
And having been informed by one of the paymasters at Buffalo that the wages of the dead could be paid by the Executor or Administrator signing the receipt rolls I likewise carried out their pay but the district paymaster afterwards informed me they could not and I deducted them from the amount of the rolls
You will also see a number of others of various descriptions deducted the reason of this is that some of these men that was returned to me present was annexed to the 18 th Reg t on the 3 d of Nov r deserted some of them had signed the receipt rolls and some had not And some others that were intitled to their pay! were not to be found in the country where they heretofore belonged have not been paid off all these several descriptions of men that have the amount of their
pay
* he has since coming this statement informed me that towards the last part of his payment he had two orders to settle with Executors or Administrators

pay carried out in the rolls are distinguished in the several rolls by proper marks explained at the bottom of the rolls and deducted from the amount so as to shew the true amount paid I have the whole of these receipt rolls entered in a book and in order to know who was paid and who was not I caused each man (when I paid him) to sign his name in the book
I received no money of the district paymaster until the 20 th of Dec r After I had paid off all I could find on the Niagara frontier that was entitled to pay from me I having received written orders and instructions from the district paymaster proceeded into the country where the men belonged and looked up all those men that I could find who had been parolled discharged and furloughed that could prove themselves within my orders got the receipt rolls signed and paid them off My orders was not to pay any but those that were parolled or could shew an honorable discharge or prove that they were honorably discharged or that they had not unreasonably delayed their return these orders have been punctiliously complied with And as these men who belonged to the 16 th Reg t and was annexed to the 18 th some of them deserted from the 18 th could not shew any discharge I could not pay them - This has caused considerable confusion amongst the people some insisting that after they had signed the receipt rolls of the 16 th Reg t and that Reg t was dissolved they had no legal right to hold them in the 18 th some of these have alledged that I have got their money and hold it and threaten to sue me and it is probable that some of our tory justices would give a judgment in their favour
You will also observe that some of the rolls are considerably worn and soiled and some blotted this was impossible to prevent carrying them so much in my saddle bagg, handling them so much and having so many bungling fellows to sign them it could not be avoided
On the whole the whole this has been a troublousom business to me I have rode since I got home to Burlington in the county of Otsego to settle with the men get the papers fixed and obtain a settlement with the district Paymaster about 1200 miles
The district paymaster has suggested to me that a difficulty may arise because there is more men paid off than is returned present on the muster roll, the officers certainly could not return any present that was not present in camp they could not return those prisoners on parol and gone home or such as were discharged or on furlough previous to the muster day as
Present

present this would have been a false return if this is raised as an objection to refuse the papers one of two things would follow, that is, either the officers must make a false return or those brave fellowes that volunteered and went into the battle at Queenston many of which lost more in their cloathing than the whole of their pay would come to; the best blood of our militia after hazarding their lives lost their cloathing and sent home from the lines from 2 to 300 miles without a cent of money in their pockets must be deprived of their little pittance of pay that was due to them this is imposable! it cannot be
I hope Sir the foregoing statement of facts and explanations will be a sufficient salvo for any little alterations or blemishes in the papers
As to the calculations I presume they are all correct the district paymaster in examining the papers of ten companies that I paid off (for I paid one company for their service in the 18 th Reg t ) found not a cent out of the way in my calculations
On the whole of this business as the meaning of the thing is the thing and that thing is that the officers and soldiers should have their honest due and the government be certified of the accuracy of the payments and as these are contained intillagably in the papers I hope and conclude no little blemishes will be deemed sufficient to reject any of them - Since I can assure you I have gone to my neplus ultra to make them as good as I could and bring the business to a close as soon as possible
If I could have made them in every respect as perfect as the Angel Gabriel in point of form completion and appearence I certainly would have done it If they or any of them should be returned it will be impossible for me to obtain others if I should ride a month I could not get one company to sign new receipt rolls some are dead some gone into the army some removed out of the country It would be only robbing me of my hard earnings Sir I hope you will pardon the prolixity of my statement and explanations and as I have exercised great patience in the settlement and writing this narrative you will have the goodness and patience to read with attention and let it have its due weight as I could not condense it and answer my mind
I now conclude by subscribing myself
Your most Obedient and very humble Servant
Jedidiah Peck

State of New York County of Otsego } Jolitha Peck of the Town of Burlington County and State aforesaid being first duly sworn according to law says that she is Ninety Six years old and the widow of Frederick Peck deceased and that her said husband was an Artificer in the War of the Revolution, And that she is a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of July 4 th 1836 at the rate of One hundred and forty four dollars per Annum And that she makes this application under the Act which she is Pen- sioner to obtain an increase to her Pension and also to obtain the back Pension due her, And she refers the Department to the Papers on file to Establish her Claim, And appoints Mrs. Abigail of Albany her Agent to prosecute her claim and request the Depar- tment to correspond with no one but her- or his Substitute for one year
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1 st day of } Jolitha Peck July 1850 } mark R. B. Dimeb R gustin
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Jolitha Peck the person described to be that Samuel North
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } I, Charles McLean , Clerk of said county, do here- Otsego County, ss. } by certify, that N. B. Dimeb the person subscribing the foregoing sworn to and before whom the same was taken, was, on the first day of July 1850 therein mentioned, a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Otsego, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said N. B. Dimeb and verily believe that the name subscribed to the said sworn to is his proper and genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the seal of the said County to be hereunto affixed this 5 day of July A. D., 1850
Samuel North Clerk.

(State of New York) (County of Otsego) I, Judith Peck of the Town of Burlington County and State aforesaid being first duly sworn according to law, says that she is Ninety Six years old and the widow of Judiah Peck deceased and that her said husband was an Artificer in the War of the Revolution, And that she is a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of July 4 th 1836 at the rate of One hundred and forty four dollars per Annum And that she makes this application under the Act which she is Pen- sioner to obtain an increase to her Pension and also to obtain the back Pension due her, And she refers the Department to the Proofs on file to establish her claim, And appoints Mrs. Valentine of Albany her Agent to prosecute her claim and request the Depart- ment to correspond with her and her or his Substitute for one year.
Subscribed and sworn to } Joseph Peck before me this 1 st day of } mark July 1850 H. B. Diner K gustin
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Goliatha Peak the foregoing Deponent and that she is the identical person whose name and a woman of high moral character and that the statement is entitled to full faith and credit, and that the reason she does not write her name is that she has a trembling hand and the infirmities of old age B. S. Dineock Justice

Tabitha Peck,
Adm d 2 yrs Supt of Artificers Inc d to $188 per annum, deducting former pay at $144 per annum
Albany
R. B. Minock Burlington, N.Y.

To The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sabina Beck,
Adm re a copy of letter due to $188 per ann. disbursing former agent at $144 per ann.
W.H. G.
A. B. Hinrich Pittsburgh, Pa.

To The Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Herewith enclosed I send you the declaration and an application of Tabitha Peck of Pownyton New York for an increase of Pension, on the ground that her Husband Judiah Peck was an Officer in the Company of Riflemen in which he served, as you will see by the declarat- ion, and certificate, herewith enclosed — I have not herewith enclosed her certificate of Pension, but have sent a copy of it — with the declaration, and if you should deem it necessary to have the original certificate sent to you before you can grant another upon this application, I will immediately forward it to you, upon your giving me notice that it is necessary for me to do so — The old lady is afraid that if I send the certificate along with the application that it may get miscarried and lost — and had rather I would send the application first to you, and then, if you deemed it necessary to have it, before you can issue another, she will then have it sent immediately to you — You will see by the certificate and discharge that Judiah Peck was a Sergeant in the Company in which he served & that Tabitha Peck should be enrolled on the Pension roll according to the rank in which the said Judiah served) — you will see by the app- lication the reason why the said certificate & discharge was not sent & also in the affidavit of James B Walworth who done her business for her at the time she made the said

Application for a Pension — You will please to direct your communication to Richard B Dimock Burlington Green Otsego County New York —
Yours Very Respectfully R. B. Dimock
Isabella Beck.
Under 2 yrs (age of children) due to $188 per annum deducting former pay at $144 per annum
Albany
R. B. Dimock Burlington N.Y.
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

State of New York Otsego County
Personally appeared before me Richard
P. Dimock a Justice of the peace in and for said County, and duly qualified to Administer Oaths, of Tabitha Beck, a Revolu- tionary Pensioner of the town of Burlington, in the County & State aforesaid, and made oath in due form of law, deposing and saith that she is the widow of Jedidiah Beck, deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that she is the same identical Tabitha Beck named in a Pension Certificate, issued at the Pension Office of the United States, on the Nineteenth day of June one Thousand Eight hundred thirty seven as follows to wit,
War Department Revolutionary Claims I certify that in conformity with the 3 d Section of the law of the United States, of the 4 th July 1836 Tabitha Beck of the State of New York widow of Jedidiah Beck, who was an artificer in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive one hundred and forty four Dollars per Annum, during the time, she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 and pay- able Semi Annually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September -
Given at the War Office of the United States this nineteenth day of June one Thou- sand Eight hundred and thirty seven - Examined and Countersigned } J. R. Poinsett P. S. Edwards, } Secretary of War Commissioner of Pensions
N.B. on the back of said Certificate is as follows - Recorded in the pension Office in Book A, Vol. 1, Page 136 - by D. Brown. Clerk

and deponent further says, that at the time she first applied for a pension, she held in her possession, the original Certificate of Enlistment and the original discharge, given to Jedediah Peck as a Sergeant in a Company of Artillery Artificers Commanded by Anthony Post Captain, (but did not know it at the time) and upon a subsequent Examination, found that she had them in her possession at the time she made said application for a pension. And deponent further says, that the said Certificate and the said discharge, was in the possession of the said Jedediah Peck, at the time of his death, and since the time of his death, the said Certificate and said discharge has remained in her possession up to the present time - And deponent further says, that at the time she made application, for said pension, she did not know, that her husband was an officer in said Company of Artillery Artificers. Therefore it was not set forth in her declaration at the time - And deponent further says, that it appears from the original Certificate and the original discharge, which is herewith annexed to said declaration, that the said Jedediah Peck did serve in the capacity of a Sergeant in said Company of Artificers, therefore she is entitled to receive more pension, than a private would be entitled to receive - And deponent further says, that she did not set forth in her original declaration, that the said Jedediah Peck served as an officer in said company of Artificers, therefore she is entitled to receive a pension according to the grade of Officer that her husband, the said Jedediah Peck, held in said Company of Artificers -
...this declaration for the purpose of obtaining

in said Company of Artificers -
She makes this declaration, for the purpose of obtaining an additional pension on account of her said husband serving in the capacity of a Sergeant in said Company of Artillery Artificers, commanded by Anthony Post Captain. And I hereby constitute and appoint Richard B Dimock, my true and lawfull Agent and Attorney to obtain for me, and in my name, all the money that I may be entitled to receive, on account of my said husband serving in said Company as an officer, or by way of increase or otherwise.
Given under my hand and Seal This 15 th day of April 1857
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 15 th day of April 1857 Richard B Dimock Justice
In presence of R. B. Dimock
Libetha her X Peck Mark
Richd. B. Dimock Stanley Bolton
I hereby certify that the reason why Libetha Peck makes her mark is, the infirmity of old age. R. B. Dimock Justice
Sworn to me this 15 th day of April 1857 This May Certify that Judith Peck has been Pates

That her husband, the said Lidiah Peck , was in said Company of Artificers -
I hereby certify that the reason why Lidiah Peck makes her mark is, the infirmity of old age R. B. Dimmock
Fredericksburg, May 11, 1880
This May certify that Lidiah Peck has been discharged for the term of two years in My Company of Artillery Artificers. He has done his duty faithfully and is now discharged.
William H. G. [Signature] J. B. Williams
Fredericksburg March 23, 1880
This May certify that Lidiah Peck has been discharged for the term of two years in My Company of Artillery Artificers - engaged in the service of the United States for the term of two years from the 11th day of May One thousand seven hundred & eighty.
William H. G. [Signature] J. B. Williams
Fredericksburg May 6, 1880
Peck was an officer in said Company he should have set it forth in said declaration, and also that, if he had known that the said Lidiah Peck
now the not out made now in and it is the original a true copy to be declared

State of New York Otsego County
Personally appeared before me the under named a justice of the peace in and for said County, James C Walworth of the Town of Burlington in County and State afore- said and made oath in due form of law, and says he is acquainted with Tabitha Peck of the Town of Burlington in County and State aforesaid, and that she is a Revolutionary Pensioner, and that she is the widow of Jedidiah Peck deceased who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. And that she is the same identical Tabitha Peck named in an original Certificate of Pension issued at the pension office of the United States on the ninth day of June 1837. allowing her a pension of $144.00 per annum, which she now holds in her possession - and deponent further says, that at the time, the said Tabitha Peck, first made her declaration for her Pension, he knew not her declaration for her, and at the time, he made out her said declaration, he did not know that the said Jedidiah Peck was an officer, and served in the capacity of a Sergeant in the company of Artificers in which he served, and deponent further says, that he did not know at the time he made out said declaration, that the said Tabitha Peck held in her possession, the original Certificate of enlistment and the original discharge as given to Jedidiah Peck as a Sergeant in a company of Artillery Artificers Commanded by Anthony Post Captain - and deponent further says, that if he had known at the time he made out said declaration, that the said Jedidiah Peck was an officer in said company he should have set it forth in said declaration, and also that, if he had known that the said Tabitha Peck

held the said certificate and said discharge in his possession at the time of said application, he should have set it forth in said declaration and sent them on to the department with said declaration - And deponent further says, he has seen the said certificate of enlistment and also the said discharge, and believes them to be the true original certificate and dis- charge, as given to the said Judicial Panel as a Sergeant in a Company of Artillery Artificers Commanded by Anthony Post Captain that were then in the service of the United States, at the time the said Judicial Panel entered, and left said service -
Sworn and subscribed to J. C. Waldoorth before me this 18 th day
R. B. Dimecks Justice

Richard B. Dinnock Justice
State of New-York. OTSEGO COUNTY OFFICE.
I, SAMUEL NORTH , Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Richard B Dinnock Esquire, was, on the 15 & 18 th days of April 1851 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Otsego, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of the said County, at Cooperstown, this 13 th day of May 1851
Samuel North CLERK.

Burlington October 12 th 1857
Hon J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir I have just received a communication from the pension office informing me that the pension of Tabitha Peck has been increased, from $144- to $188- per Annnum This is a little different from supposed I expected as I under stood the Law, it would be increased 4 dollars p- Month or $192- per Annnum on the account of the said Peck acting in the capacity of a Sergeant - I would like to have you inform me upon grounds, it was increased &c. It appears from the communication that it was intended that the Certificate should accompany the communication, which is not the case, as there is no Certificate accompanying the communication whatever. You will be pleased to forward to me the Certificate and on the receipt of it I will forward to you her original Certificate forth with - The following is a true copy sent to me from the pension office -
Pension office Oct 8 th 1857
Sir The pension of Tabitha Peck widow of Liddiah Peck has been increased from $144- to $188- per Annnum and the certificate is here with enclosed - Be pleased to return to this office the original certificate now in her possession -
I am Very Resp ly Your Oblt Servt
R. B. Dirmoch Esq Burlington N.Y.
John Wilson for Comm- of Pensions
N.B. Please to direct the certificate & your communication to Richard B Dirmoch Burlington Otsego County New York and oblige your friend Richard B Dirmoch

Jedediah Peck
Henry H. Phelps Hearing 1810

Paid 37 1/2
Henry A. Sylvester Esq. Washington City
Burlington Vt April 27, 1848
D.C.

Burlington April 29 th 1852
Dear Sir
I have this day seen a man that was living a neighbour to Jeremiah Peck who was an Artificer in the Revolutionary War. The said Jeremiah Peck was the husband of Lobetha Peck - The Case I put into your hand a few days ago - The Commission of Pensions informs me that to entitle an Artificer to $240. per annum he must have enlisted or served 3 years. You will discover by the Certificate and also by the discharge that accompany the application for an increase - that said Peck enlisted in May 1778 - and discharged in 1780 - This man that I have seen to day and talked with in relation to the said Peck's services, says he was well acquainted with Peck lived and worked with Peck, and related when, his two years was up that he first enlisted for, and says that Peck after the two years was up he again engaged or enlisted as an Artificer and was in the army, at the time of the Surrender, of

of Cornwallis, and that was in the month of September 1781 - which will make a period of more than 3 years Service Please examine the original record, and see if there is any record of said Service and inform me, and if necessary I will obtain the affidavits of this man, as to the identity of David Peck, that he was the same Jedidiah Peck, that performed said Service
Yours Truly Richd. D. Linnock
A. H. Sylvester Washington
Carlington Okey C. N. Y.

Mr J. E. Heath Burlington January 6 th 1852
Dear Sir, you will recollect that the pension of Mrs Tabitha Peck a Revolutionary Pensioner of the town of Burlington, was increased on or about the 8 th day of October 1857 from $144. to $188. per Annum - and upon the receipt of the certificate, I immediately informed your honor, that I thought her pension was not increased to the amount that she was entitled to receive, as you will see by the communication I sent to you on or about the 3 rd day of November last where in I stated my reason, and the grounds that I believed she was entitled to more pension than she was allowed - It has been some 9. or 10 months I first made the application for Mrs. Tabitha Peck & would like to have you examine & pass upon her claim as soon as you can conveniently - as the prospect is, that Mrs. Peck will not survive but a few days - I think that there is not the least doubt but what she is in justice entitled to $240. per Annum - This claim of Andrew Peck is precisely the same as the claim of Mrs. Tabitha Peck, Mrs. Peck husband, Judith Peck and Andrew Peck both about the same time & served in the same company of Artillery & both were entitled to $240. per Annum - There is claims of precisely of the same nature as the ones above named, (Artillery Artificers) that have been allowed $240. per Annum & I think that they were in justice entitled to that amount - There is almost daily a Pension Agents calling upon Mrs Peck to have her give them power

of Attorney to present & prosecute her Claims, and say that they have agents at Washington that are prosecuting Claims for them & some of them of precisely the same class as this of Mrs. Peck & have had them allowed at $240. per annum. Now Mr. Heath, every agent without exception that have examined in to her case - are all unan- imous in the belief, that Mrs. Peck is entitled to $240. per annum and some that has been in the pension business for a number of years. One agent in particular, with whom you are perhaps well acquainted with - Samuel H. Marks of Columbia County New York, he informs me, that he has had some Artillery Cases of precisely the same as this of Mrs. Peck - and have got them allowed at $240. per annum and says Mrs. Peck is entitled to the same. - You know what the law is in to Artillery Claims & also what Resolutions have been passed heretofore in such cases - and will therefore submit this case to you trusting that you will do what is right in regard to her claim
Yours Very Respectfully R. D. Dineen
J. E. Heath
Hon J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Washington July 21 st 1850.
Sir:
I have the honor to transmit the declarations of Judith Peck, widow of Judah Peck deceased, who claims an increase of Pension on account of the services of her said husband as an Artificer in the Revolutionary War. The claim, as I am informed, is founded on a decision recently made by the Secretary of the Interior, allowing an Artificer in Col. Flower's Regiment $240 per annum. Will you have the goodness to examine the case, and if it is embraced within the principle of said decision, allow the increase.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your obed Servt J. J. Coombs
H. L. Edwards Esq Comm n of Pensions

Hon. J. H. Heath
Commission of Pensions
Washington City
Sub

Burlington Oct 15 th 1857
Hon J. E. Baker
Commissioner of Pension
Dear Sir
I have this day received the Certificate of Pension granted at the pension of you on the 8 th day of October 1857 granting a pension to Mrs Labettha Peck at $188- per annum and enclosed I herewith return to the Pension Office her original Certificate that she she held in her possession — Be pleased to receive the thanks and best wishes of Mrs Peck
Yours very respectfully
R. R. Diment

Hon. J. E. Asa Commissioner of Pension Washington City D.C.

Burlington October 10 th 1857 Hon. J. H. Heath Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir -
I Sabitha Peck a Revolutionary Pensioner of the town of Burlington in the County of Otsego and State of New York, having made application to Your Honor sometime since for an increase of pension, through some agents that I employed by the names of Alonzo Bruce & W m Valentine of the City of Albany New York & the Bargain that I made with the said Bruce & Valentine, was, that they should have a period of one year, to make the application in, & to try to get my pension increased — The year that I gave them to make the application in, having expired, & the said Bruce & Valentine having become convinced that they should not succeed in getting my pension increased, returned to me my original Certificate of pension, and informed me that there was no prospect of their getting it increased — And consequently, I have again renewed my application upon the same grounds as before & likewise upon other grounds as set forth in the application, made by and through an other agent by the name of Richard B. Dimock, whom I have employed to prosecute my claim for me — If I am entitled to receive an increase of pension on the account of my husband Sedidick Peck — serving as an artificer (as was supposed by the said Bruce & Valentine) and on the grounds as set forth in the application made for me by the said Richard B. Dimock, I do hereby constitute and appoint the said Richard B. Dimock my true and lawful agent, to prosecute my claims for me and in my name to receive any Certificate

of pension that I may be entitled to receive for an increase of Pension as before stated, according to the said application or otherwise — I make this statement to your Honor , in consequence of some agents that have been trying to interfere with the application made for me by the said Richard B Dimock, and also to let you know that I forbid the said Alonzo Bruce & Valentine or any other agents to interfere in any way or manner with my Claims except the said Richard B Dimock who is the only & sole agent that I have now to prosecute my Claims — Therefore no other agents will undertake to prosecute my Claims, unless by my order or request, or the order or request of the said Richard B Dimock subsequent to the date of this communication — I also make this request of your Honor , that this communication may be kept and preserved with the application made by the said Richard B Dimock for me and in my name — I will send or forward my original certificate to you at any time you shall deem it necessary, at your request — as it will be necessary that it shall be returned as soon as a new one is issued — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the Tenth day of October 1851
In presence of Wm. H. Matterson Sarah M. Dimock
her Tabitha X Beck Mark

Jabitha Pick
Payment to be made at Albany by J. W. O'Callaghan Esq. Agent for paying Pen- sions in the Agency of Albany
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 136 by D. Brown
Clerk.
1851 J. W. O'Callaghan Esq. Agent for paying Pen- sions in the Agency of Albany

to make by 1837 for the purpose of the above mentioned purpose
March 1837
Annual in Burlington 45 years Annual in Lynn in 1837

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th July, 1836, Tabitha Peck, of the State of New York widow of Jedediah Peck, who was an Artificer in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive One hundred and forty four dollars and _____ cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this ninth — day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty=seven.
J. B. Poinsett Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Burlington Vt Sept. 12
Free
Hon J. A. Heath Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.

Burlington Sept 22 1857
Dear Sir
Sometime in the month of April last I made an application to you for an increase of Pension for Mrs. J. Abigail Peck a Revolutionary Pension, and have not as yet received any intelligence from you, in relation to the matter - Thinking that perhaps you might have sent some communication to me in relation to the matter, and got mislaid or lost, I therefore take the liberty to write to you, in relation to the application &c - You will perceive by the application that it is well founded - as it is accompanied by the original Certificate & the original discharge of the service of her husband, (Jedediah Peck) and the capacity in which he served in the company of Artillery, which appears from the certificate & discharge was the office of Sergeant - Therefore she is entitled to receive a pension according to the rank and grade of officer, which he served in said company of Artillery - There is a man by the name of Hubbard that has been here to see Mrs. Peck and family in relation to getting her pension increased &c and has been trying to get the business out of my hands - & that he has got friends at Washington to assist him & he has been at Washington himself & examined her papers &c & she is entitled to an increase on other grounds than that I applied upon - but says I cannot get it increased, but he can get it increased in four weeks for her, but if he undertakes the matter must pay him one half of the increase more or less - But Mrs. Peck says she shall not employ Mr. Hubbard or any other agent as long as

long as I see fit to prosecute the matter - Mrs. Peck has got to be a very old lady and wants all the money she is entitled to receive for her support - She is a connection of mine & has employed me as a general thing to do all of her business matters for her and I volunteered to assist her in obtaining the increase which she is justly entitled to for a mere trifle for I think she needs all the money she is entitled to for her support - And I hope that you will see that justice takes place and not be com- pelled to pay one half to the Black leg agents that are travelling through the country, getting their living out of the old pensions
Yours Very Respectfully
R. R. Dime
Dear J. E. Heath Commission
of Pensions

Jabitha Peck
widow of
Leah Peck
Act 4 July 1836.
N.Y. Admitted
[Faint handwritten text, possibly "Col Anderson" and "Ind 11/"]
J H Bell Esq. Present

Apr 17.
Ent
Act on this case
My case act
1836
Free
Jabitha Beck Act 36 app 2
1305- 20
my
Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Dunington April 12 th 1837.
Dear Dr S. Edwards
Since the application of Widow Tabitha Peck were forwarded by me to your office by mail but I have not received any return from them. I thought that I would call your attention to them if returned perhaps in the way of business they have got mislaid. Your action should be placed upon them if possible as she is a very old person or perhaps she never will receive the benefit of the late act of Congress in regard to widows of soldiers. She applies as Widow of Jeremiah Peck a Revolutionary Soldier and the best evidence of his services that she was aware of was obtained & forwarded to you with the application. I should be glad to ascertain what action the Department will take in regard to the application and what if anything is required to succeed in the application. The application was forwarded to you in July last.
I remain Yours Respectfully H. Watworth

Brief in the case of Tabitha Peck, widow of Jedediah Peck. Owego County and State of New York. act 4 July 1836
Claim, ( "original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
The widow has been pensioned at $144 per annum, Record proof is now furnished that her husband served two years as Sergeant of Artificers, allowed at $188 per annum, deducting former pay at $144 per annum
Name and residence of Agent.
R. B. Linnock Burlington N.Y.
S. Cole Examining Clerk.

New York
Tabitha Peck widow of Jedediah, an Artificer
Send cut: to J. C. Walworth Esq
21-1837 Burlington N.Y.
Albany 20th $ 144 per ann

Florence N.Y. M.C.B.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
July 1/95 High Ohio Will, Cooperstown
File No. 16674
Robbins Peck
Widow of
Jehadiah Peck
Asst. Minister New Haven
Act July 4 th 86
Index: Vol. M , Page 112
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THE MAPLES, COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.
Pension Office-
I would like very much if you would copy, from the Pension list, all there is to say of the Hon. Judah P. Beck, who was Quarter master in the Revolutionary War. His wife drew a pension of $144 00 a year, and if you will ask Look, and

tell me if Andrew Sill Jr., appears on the Pension list. For the search, I am willing to pay $10. if you will kindly tell me your charges. Both of these men, were from Silltown near Lyne Conn, served in the war, and died, in Burlington Ohio Co. N. J. I wish to become a member of the D. A. R. The papers which we would have told me what I wanted, were burned some time ago. So if you will please copy from the list, so I

may have identification, I will be so much obliged.
Hannah Virginia Lill- Corporation Albany Co. N.Y.
June 12 th 1895.

Mission Office Washington

July 12 th 1837- Hon. L. D. Evans Commissioner of Pensions
Sir Enclosed I send you the application of Widow Tabitha Peck under the act of July 4 th 1836. Please direct all communications to me at Burlington Otego Co New York and I can at present an defective place send me a form as adopted in the Pension office in such cases.
Yours Respectfully- J. C. Waterworth