Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,179, for Nehemiah Phippne, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
or Phippne, Nehemiah or Phippene or Piffany
S 14,179
Carded
CONTENTS

8938
New York
Dea
Letter to R. N. Martin 7 th Aug 1840
Nehemiah Phillips (alias Piffung) of Cayuga Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Warner of the regt commanded by _____ in the O. M. line for 9 mo.
Records O.K. Oct 9, 1906. S
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May 1833 and sent to A. Gould Auburn.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $10.00 Pemi-anl. allowance ending Sept. 15.00
$25.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book Vol. 4 Page 70

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Jan 6 1840
Mr Ewing
Free
J. Edwards Esq Censor of Publications Washington D.C.
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Oswege Dec. 29 1839
J. J. Edwards Esq
I applied to the agent at Albany for paying pensions for a balance of pension due on the Certificate of Nehemiah Phippen (alias Piffany) (dated May 2 1833 by which the Pensioner was entitled to receive thirty dollars per year in conformity with the law of June 7. 1832.) from the 4 th of March September 1838 to the day of his death which happened on the 16 th of January 1839. The application was made for the benefit of David Taylor on the Certificate of the County Clerk that "satisfactory evidence had been exhibited to the Court of which he was clerk that Nehemiah Phippen (alias Piffany) was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $30 per Year, was a resident of the County of Oswege in the State of New York & died in said County on the 16 day of January 1839; that

 " he left no widow, child or children or  " legal representation except David Taylor  " who is the nephew of the said Pensioner  " That the said Nehemiah Phippen (alias  " Piffany) is the same person mentioned in  " the annexed Certificate of pension" 
The original Certificate of pension was annexed to the Clerk's Certificate, & said Certificate properly authenticated
The Pension agent at Albany refuses to pay this balance to Taylor. On this proof he requires that an administrator must be appointed and the money paid to him on due proof
There has been no administration on the estate. To procure the evidence required by the agent would cost thirty dollars. The regulations on this subject would not be guilty of the absurdity of requiring the expenditure of thirty dollars to entitle a party to 10 dollars. This application is not made on behalf of an executor or administrator but by the only legal representative of the deceased pensioner
I would inquire if there is no method of obtaining for the Taylor, the balance due

on the Certificate of Pension. He has for many years had the sole care & charge of the deceased Pensioner. The balance this small is much reduced by him.
Yours Respectfully, Robt. W. Martin
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Nehemiah Phipps deputation - Served 9 mo
July 13 1832
Center Office
on Rolls
adm d
9 mo pri
30 $

State of New York
Cayuga County ss
I Michael S Myers Clerk of said county do certify that John Grover was on this 14 th day of September 1832 a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said justice and believe signature to the annexed affidavits of Nehemiah Phipps and Josiah Taylor to be genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County & subscribed my name the 14 th day of September AD 1832
M. S. Myers. Clerk

State of New York
Cayuga County } ss Nehemiah Phippne the applicant in the annexed declaration named being duly sworn says that whilst a soldier in the Company of Captain Elizar Warner in Col.leman Swifts Regiment from the month of April 1877 until the month of January following he was well acquainted with the names of all the soldiers in said com- pany. And that there was no person by the name of Nehemiah Piffany, a soldier or officer in said company during said term. that the rolls of said company was called almost daily and he has no recollection of ever hearing the name Nehemiah Piffany and is fully of the opinion that said name was not called. He further says that he was never called by that name according to his best recollection and belief. and that if there appears a discrepancy by the Roll of Captain Warner's company, between his statement in his declaration and said Roll. said discrepancy must be a clerical mistake of the officer who returned his name to the War department He further says that he knew of no person in said Regiment named Nehemiah Piffany.
Sworn & subscribed the 14 th day of Sept AD 1882
John Grover Justice of the Peace
Nehemiah Phippene
I certify my opinion that the said Nehemiah Phippne is a man of truth and veracity
John Grover Justice

State of New York
Cayuga County ss Josiah Taylor of Aurelius in said County being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with the said Nehemiah Phippe who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit that he saw him frequently whilst a soldier in Capt Elizar Warner's company in Col. Heman Swift's Regiment and knows him to be the same person he then represents himself to be
That altho a soldier in a different company & Regiment, to wit, Capt David Comstock & Col Chandler of the Connecticut line in Varnum's Brigade he was in habits of frequent intercourse with the soldiers in Capt Warner's company (but more particularly with said Phippe) and he has no recollection of, hearing of, or seeing a man in said company named Nehemiah Piffany and verily believes there was no such person - that he has long known the said Phippe and that he is a man whose moral character, and character for truth and veracity has ever been fair and without reproach
Sworn & subscribed the 14 th day of September A.D. 1832 before me
John Grover Justice of the Peace
I certify that said Taylor is a man of truth and veracity John Grover Justice

Cayuga County ss On this Seventh day of July A D 1832 before me the subscribe first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Cayu- ga & State of New York personally appears Nehemiah Phippane aged Seventy eight years resident in the town of Amelias in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by a late act of Congress entitled "an act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution"
That he the said Nehemiah enlisted in the town of New Milford in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Elizar Warner in Col Heman Swifts Regiment, in Gen... Huntingtons Brigade in the month of May A D 1777 for a term of nine months - that he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States during the whole of said term of nine months when he was discharged in the State of Pennsylvania. that he was in the battle of Brandywine. and has no other proof of said services except the accom- affidavit
Sworn to & declared before me { Nehemiah Phippane the day & year first above written {
J. Richardson first Judge of Court
I Joseph S Richardson first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Cayuga in said State do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nehemiah Phippane did serve in the Revolutionary war against the Common enemy as stated in the

preceding declaration and I now transmit the proceeding & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary War pursuant to the direction of said act of Congress Dated July 7 th 1832
J. L. Richardson
I the aforesaid Judge do further certify that the said Nehemiah Phippne is unable to attend Court by reason of age and bodily infirmity
J. L. Richardson

State of New York
Cayuga County } ss Josiah Taylor of Aurelius in said County being duly sworn says that he is aged seventy eight years. that he was well acquainted with the aforesaid Nehemiah Phipps during the Revolution- ary War. that said Nehemiah was a soldier in the Company of Captain Eliza Warner in Col. Heman Swifts Regiment in Col. --- Huntingtons Brigade during the said War for a term of nine months as he believes. commencing in the month of May A D 1777. that he saw the said Nehemiah frequently in said service in the fall of 1777 and at Valley Forge A D 1778. and that he has no doubt that said Nehemiah did serve for a term of nine months as stated in his said declaration
Sworn to before me this 7 th day of July A D 1832
J. L. Richardson first Judge of Court
I certify that I am acquainted with the said Josiah Taylor and that his character for truth & veracity is good Dated July 7 th 1832
J. L. Richardson
State of New York
Cayuga County } ss I Michael S Myrs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga in said State do certify that Joseph L Richardson before whom the foregoing declarations & affidavit were

made and by whom the foregoing certificates were made was on the day of the date thereof and still is the first judge of Said Court duly com- missioned and sworn & that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity - that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the Said Judge & believe his signature to the foregoing declarations, affi- davit & certificates to be genuine In testimony where- of I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Said County and Subscribed my name this 7th. day of August A D 1832
M. S. Myers, Clerk
Nehemiah Phelps, Declaration - Sent 9 mo
July 13 1832
Pension Office
on Rolls
accts 9 mo. pri
30

Plus War
14179 INVALID.
File No. 14. 179
Jeremiah Phillips in Diffusion
Pr. New War
Act: June 1 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 297
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Records OK. Oct. 9, 1906. B

Sept. 25
Old Care
passim pupus
adm. celebration
Not in old Care
Hon Lewis Cass Secy of War Washington D.C.

Auburn Sept 14 th 1832
Sir
I herewith return the papers of Nehemiah Phippen together with explanatory affidavits which I think must make it appear evident that Nehemiah Phippen of Auburn and Nehemiah Piffany on the Roll of Captain Warrens Company at the War department are one and the same person
The discrepancy must be owing to a clerical error in the individual who entered the name upon the Roll now at Washington. I hope that the explanation is sufficient. The old man is very infirm and very poor, and if his claim can be admitted without further trouble on his part it would be gratifying. Please send the result to me
I am very Respectfully your obedient Servt H Gould
Hon Lewis Cass