Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 25530, John Woodward Dewey, Conn.

SERVICE
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Dewey, John Woodward Emma
W 25530 B L Wt 34.531-160-55.
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Calvin C. Crane Great Barrington Mass
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16009 14236 New York
John Woodward Dewey of Albany Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Infy commanded by Col Laurence in the Ar ma- chine for 10 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of May 1833 and sent to Mrs Latin Fayette
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 66.66 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 16.66
P. to 4 Sept 33 - sw { M t Fleming, after 9 th Oct 34 { M t to M t Q - 13 th Oct 34 } $83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk. Book C Vol. 4 Page 53
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see Tra. bir. Oct 7 th '34
Transferred to Pennsylvania fr. 4 Sept. 1833 — Oct 13 th '34
do. to Pasag May 20. 1836 —

let to Geo Crane 6 Apr '55
1855 Sept. 8 To Calvin Crane in reply to letter filed with case of Polly Witherough 29 July 48
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Massachusetts.
Emma Dewey widow of John Woodward Dewey who served in the Revolutiona- ry war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 8 th day of July, 1854, and sent to
George Crane St. Barrington Mass:
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 38, Vol. a

John M Dewey's Application for pension
18709
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The Estate

State of New York
Seneca County ss: On this sixth day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Seneca in the State of New York, now sitting, John Woodward Dewey of the town of Romulus in the county of Seneca State of New York, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
He declares that he was twenty one years of age in the month of December 1831. That he entered the service of the United States, as a private soldier, under the following named officers as far as he can recollect & served as herein stated. That he first entered the service on the 9 th June 1781 the company was commanded by a Frenchman whose name he has forgotten, said company was attached to the Brigade under command of Gen. La Fayette, — the Regiment was commanded by Col. Dyer, or Deyar. — that he commenced such service at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island where he joined said Regt — said Regt was ordered to Yorktown, Virginia whither he was marched immediately afterwards, passing through Hartford, Connecticut thence to White Plains Westchester County N.Y. — crossed the Hudson at Stony Point — to Philadelphia, thence to Annapolis, Maryland, thence to Baltimore, thence to Williamsburg, & thence to Yorktown. — that he was present at the surrender of Cornwallis to Gen. Washington — that he continued in the service under the French Gen. La Fayette, until about the first day of January 1782, making a term of nearly seven months.
That in the next spring or summer, 1782 he was drafted in the company of Militia commanded by Capt. John Huntington, Lieut. Ephraim Swift — Regiment under command of Col. Lawrence. said Regt marched from Lebanon, Conn: to New London in the same State, — That he remained with his company in Fort Trumbull

for three months & returned home with his Company to Lebanon, Connecticut, the place of his residence making a term of about Three - months service.
I was born in the year 1761, in the town of Lebanon County of Windham, State of Connecticut.
I have no record of my age & state it only from information received in my young days.
I was living at Lebanon aforesaid when I first entered the service, & remained there until the year 1809 - from thence I removed to Sherburn in the County of Chenango N.Y. where I resided about nine years, & removed to my present residence in Romulus in the County of Seneca where I lived two  or three years, then removed to Scipio Cayuga Co. where I remained several years, when I returned to my present residence with my Children in Romulus aforesaid.
I entered the service under Lt. Fayette as a volunteer - I was drafted in 1782 & served under Capt William Huntington.
The names of officers & the particulars of my service are as stated herein, as far as my recollection extends.
I never received a written discharge from the service to my recollection, if so it is lost; I have no recollection of any having been given.
I am known to Col Matthew D. Con. & Geo. H. King, Horace McMinstry residents in the neighbourhood where I resided, who can testify to my character for veracity and good behavior.
I have no documentary Evidence, nor do I know of any person whose testimony I can procure, who can testify to my service.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension.

Name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or Territory.
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court before me Seba Murphy Clk.
John Woodward Dewey
We George G King and Horace McKinstrey of Penn- -sylvania in the County of Seneca, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Woodward Dewey who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. George G. King Sworn to and subscribed in open Court before me Seba Murphy Clerk
Horace McKinstrey
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the Department of War, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the said Court further cer- -tifies that it appears to them that George G King & Horace McKinstrey who have signed the above Certificate are credible persons, & that their statements is entitled to credit. Seba Murphy Clerk

I Seba Murphy Clerk of the County of Seneca and of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, in the State of New York, do hereby certify the for- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Woodward Dewey for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the aforesaid Court and County this sixth day of October 1832 Seba Murphy Clk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Berkshire County, ss:
On this eighth day of February — A.D. 1854, Personally appeared in open Court, Before the Court of Probate within and for the Said County of Berkshire, Emma Dewey — a President of Great Barrington, in the County and State afore Said — aged Eighty Four years, Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefits of the provision Made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd February 1833, Granting Pensions to Widows, of persons who Served during the Revolutionary War, That She is the Widow of John Woodard Dewey , who was a Soldier in the War, of the Revolution, and was a Revolutionary Pensioner, before, and at the time of his Death, — She thinks he first obtained his Pension in the town of Columbus, in the State of Pennsylvania, and drew his Pension a few times before he died, at Eighty dollars, per annum, and for the proof of his Service, and also for his own Pension, She Refers to the Evidence filed with his Application, She further declares that She was Married, to the Said John W. Dewey on the Seventeenth day of February, Eighteen hundred and fifteen, By Reverend John Invar , who was at that time, a settled Minister of the Gospel, in the town of Sherburne in the State of New York, That her name before this Marriage was Emma Tupper , She also States, that the Said John Invar , many years ago, Removed from Said Sherburne, to parts unknown to her , — and also many years ago and since her Said Marriage, all the Church and Parish Records, which were Made and Kept, in Said Sherburne, by the Said John Invar — was accidentally destroyed by fire; That She Knows of no Public, or Private Record of her Said Marriage, That her Husband, the Said John W. Dewey — died on or about the Seventeenth day of February Eighteen hundred thirty Six, as She was then informed, in a place Called ( St Davids in Canada ) — while there on a visit, That She Knows of no Record of the date of her Said Husbands death,

We further declares - That in consequence of her Said Husband's Reduced Circumstances, and Mental infirmity, He, and She Broke up house Keeping, Some years, before She first obtained his Said Pension, and He then went and Lived with his Children, and She with her Relatives in diferent places, That She and her Said Husband, did not Keep house, after they Broke up, as She has above stated, That She was not with him at the time, He obtained his Said Pension, Nor, at the time He died, She also declares that all the particulars herein stated, are true according to the best of her Knowledge and Recollection, She further declares that She is Now a Widow, —
Emma her X Dewey
Sworn to and Subscribed, on the day and year first mark above written,
Before Me — Daniel N. Dewey — Judge of the Said Probate Court.
This Declarant States, that She hereby Constitutes and appoints George Crane of Great Barrington, in Massachusetts her true and Lawful Attorney, and agent, to prosecute her Said Claim to a pension, with full power of substitution and to do all things necessary, and lawful in the premises, in her behalf,
Emma her X Dewey
I hereby Certify that Emma Dewey above named mark has this day appeared, and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be her act and deed,
Before Me — Daniel N. Dewey Judge of the Said Probate Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County ss. I Henry W. Saft — Register of the Probate Court, within and for the County, and State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Daniel N. Dewey — before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, was at the time of the Execution of the Same, the Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for the Said County of Berkshire, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his, are his Genuine Signatures,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office, and Subscribed my name This 8 th day of February. A. D. 1854,
= Henry W. Saft — Register of the Said Probate Court,

Pennsylvania Warren County, ss.
I Walter M. Hodges, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County Do Hereby Certify That Solomon Dutton, Esquire, who appears to have taken & Certified to the within foregoing Depositions of John Woodward Dewey, and Peter C. Howard, was at the date thereof & now is an acting Justice in & for said County. Duly Commissioned & Sworn & that all due faith & credit ought to be given to his official acts. Also, Certify that the Subscription to the Curat of the said Depositions & Certificate is in the proper hand writing of said Justice.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Warren September 2. 1834.
Walter M. Hodges. Protho.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Warren ss.
On this seventeenth day of August 18 84 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Warren personally appeared John Woodward Dewey who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Huntington in the Regiment commanded by Colonel M. Clamming in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) or Pennsylvania where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the state of Pennsylvania , are that he may thereby live with his sons John Woodward Dewey
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. Salem Dutton
also by Capt. Dewey in the Regiment commanded by Col. Dept.

NOTES.—The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication as above required.
Yea Peter C. Howard do swear by Almighty God the Searcher of all hearts that you well know John Woodward Dewey to be the same person
described in the above affidavit and that as you shall answer to God at the great day
Taken and subscribed this twenty sixth day of August
1834 Before me Solomon Dutton J. Peace
Peter C. Howard
S. Dean
I do Certify that Peter C. Howard the above deposi- nt is a man of veracity Solomon Dutton J. Peace

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DECLARATION.
REVOLUTIONARY WIDOW FOR BOUNTY LAND.
STATE OF Massachusetts , COUNTY OF Franklin } ss.
On this 14th day of August 1855 before me, John Price a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Emma Davis aged Eighty five years, a resident of West Bennington in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the act of Congress, passed March 3d, 1855, that she is the widow of John W. the late who was in the in the Revolutionary War, and for the service of her hus- band aforesaid she now receives a pension at the rate of Five dollars per annum, under the act of Congress, passed March 3d 1855 . For evidence of the services of her husband aforesaid, this declarant refers the Department to the evidence on file in the Pension Office at Washington, and requests the Land Warrant forwarded to her Agent, of West Bennington . She further declares that she is now a widow ; and that she has not received or made application for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 14th day of August 1855, } John Price Justice of the Peace
I certify that Emma Davis , is the identical person above named and described. And I fur- ther certify that I have no interest whatever in the result of the matter above referred to.
STATE OF Massachusetts , } ss, County of Franklin }
Minerva D. Price and Cynthia Cook of West Bennington in said county, who are credible and competent witnesses, being duly sworn, deposeth that Emma Davis is the identical person above named and described.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 14th day of August 1855, } John Price Justice of the Peace
State of Massachusetts } ss. COUNTY OF Franklin }
I, Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the County aforesaid, Do hereby certify, that John Price Justice of the Peace is and was at the within date, John Price within and for said County, duly qualified and authorized by Law to administer Oaths for general purposes, That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said John Price .....and verily believe his signature within written is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official Seal of said County, this
Twenty first day of August 1855
Chas Sedgwick CLERK

State of Pennsylvania, Warren County, B.S.
I, Jonathan Rudd Dewey, of Columbus in the said County of Warren, do depose and say, that I am now forty  eighty nine years of age, that I have Resided in the said town of Columbus for many years past, and I am the Son of the late John Woodward Dewey, deceased, who died in Canada West, and My Father the said John W. Dewey, in his life time was a Revolutionary Pensioner in the said town of Columbus at the Rate of Thirty three dollars, & thirty three cents per annum, and My Father the said John W. Dewey obtained his said Pension, in Seneca County, in the State of New York, and afterwards, was transferred to Columbus, in Warren County, in the State of Pennsylvania, That My Father the said John W. Dewey went from said Columbus to Canada West, to visit his Daughter Maria Moore, and while with his said daughter in Canada West he died on the fifteenth day of November eight hundred thirty nine, That My Father the said John Woodward Dewey, for his last Wife, Married Mrs. Emma Duffer and lived together as Husband and Wife , for some years, and then My Father and Step Mother the said John W. and Emma Dewey, broke up, house , keeping and never kept house any more, My Step Mother the said Emma Dewey has of late, from Great Barring ton in Massachusetts applied to me for the date on which her said Husband  died and also the amount of Pension money which he drew per annum, I have here above given the time, and date , and the amount, I have of late forwarded to My Step Mother the said Emma Dewey, and her attorney her late Husbands old Pension paper which paper contains a Copy of My said Fathers Pension Certificate, and also contains the signatures of my said Father John Woodward Dewey,
Sworn to and subscribed on, Jonathan Rudd Dewey, This 26 th day of April (A.D. 1854)
Before Me P. H. Hanceon Justice of the Peace,

State of Pennsylvania Warren County  SS.
I Rufus P. King Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County of Warren Do hereby certify that Philander Parker Esquire before whom the foregoing pro- -ceedings were had was at the date thereof and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Said County duly elected & qualified and duly authorized to take acknowledgments and to administer oaths for general purposes and that the Signature Subscribed thereto purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court at Warren the twenty fourth day of April A D 1854
Rufus P. King  Prothonotary

I Certify that I am well acquainted with this Deponant Jonathan R. Dewey and I know his Character for truth and veracity - is Good, and his Statements, are entitled to full faith and Credit,
Thiander Parked Justice of the Peace, = within and for the said County of Warren,
Mr - County - Clerk - Please
Write - or make & attach - your Certificate to this = affidavit of Jonathan R. Dewey - which Certificate will show that the Justice - who Executed the same, was - a Justice of the Peace - at the time the same was - - Executed by him.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County, ss,
I Minerva Peck of Great Barrington, in said County, do depose and say that I am now fifty four years of age, that My Maiden Name, was, Minerva Tupper, - That I am the Daughter of Emma Dewey - formerly - Emma Tupper , - That My said Mother - formerly - Emma Tupper , She - Was Married to John W. Dewey , in the Winter of the year Eighteen hundred fifteen - in the Town of Sherburne, in the State of New York, - and My - Deft Father - the said John W. Dewey - and My said Mother - Kept House, and Lived together as Husband, and Wife - for many years, - I was present not at their Marriage, - it was Publicly, Reported, and believed, that they was, Lawfully Married, at this time, and place, I never heard it questioned, or doubted in the least, - That My - Deft Father - the said John Woodard Dewey - died - on, or about the seventeenth day of February Eighteen hundred thirty six in a place then called, St Davids, in Canada, at his daughters - Mariah Moores , I was not present at his death, it was Publicly, Reported, and believed, that he died - at this said time, and place, I never heard it doubted in the least, My Mother , the said Emma Dewey - was, and Still remains - the lawfull Widow, of the said John W. Dewey deceased, My Deft Father - the said John W. Dewey - was in his life time - a Revolutionary Pensioner, as I was then informed, My said, Father , and Mother - Broke up house keeping, some few years prior, to his death, and never Kept house, any more, during his life time, that My Mother - the said Emma , is now in this town, with her Relatives, My Mother - the said Emma Dewey - is now a Widow, Sworn to and Subscribed on, Minerva Peck this 8 th day of February - (A.D. 1854.)
Before me - E. P. Woodworth Justice of the Peace, I certify that I am well acquainted with Minerva Peck, whose affidavit is taken above, and whose statements are entitled to full credit, E. P. Woodworth Justice of the 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 E. L. Woodworth Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto 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 E. L. Woodworth 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 Sessions  Superior Court for said Commonwealth, this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

N o 16109
John W Dewey Seneca Co N.Y.
admitted 10 mo. Private.
Thomas Laton Fayetteville Seneca Co N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those 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, showing the Service of John W Dewey, Seneca Co. N.Y.
   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.     enlisted Jan 97 vol 1781 1st Jany 782 ready } 2nd Jany 82 7 3 Private Captn Jno Mch Captn Hennington Lieut Swift Genl Lafayette Col Dea up to Co Laurence Rondout Poughkeepsie Loundy Tarent Hudson at Stony Point Trenton Cherry- Philada Philadelphia Annapolis Maryland Baltimore or Wells ambug by John at Loundy of Dea Bell Con necticut 71 years Evidence Tradition  
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 }
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) _____, who has 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 he 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.
[a] 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.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[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 _____. For _____ 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 affix 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.
[j] 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

March 21, 1932
Honorable J. J. McSwain House of Representatives Washington D.C.
BA-J/MCS
My dear Mr. McSwain:
Reference is made to your letter of March 16th, relative to information desired by Mrs. Sallie R. Burgess of Greenville, South Carolina.
The data contained herein are obtained from the original papers on file in pension claim, W. 25530, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Woodward Dewey.
He was born in December, 1760 or 1761, at Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut.
While living in that place he enlisted June 9, 1781, as private and served with the Connecticut troops under Captain Dewey and Colonel Depu or Depau, was present at the surrender of Cornwallis and served until January 1, 1782. He enlisted in 1782 and served three months as private in Captain John or William Huntington's Company in Colonel Lawrence's Connecticut Regiment.
In 1809 he moved from Lebanon, Connecticut, to Sherburne, Chenango County, New York. About nine years later he moved to Romulus, Seneca County, New York. Two or three years later he moved to Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, and several years later moved back to Romulus, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1832, at which time he was living in Romulus, New York.

In 1832 he referred to his children living in Romulus, New York, but gave no names. In 1834 the soldier was living with his sons in Warren County, Pennsylvania, but no names were given except that of Jonathan Rudd Dewey who was born about 1805 and in 1854 was living in Columbus, Warren County, Pennsylvania.
The soldier died November 15, 1839, while visiting his daughter, Maria Moore, at St. David's, Canada.
He married February 17, 1815, at Sherburne, New York, Emma, widow of Ezra Tupper. The name of the soldier's former wife is not given.
The above noted Emma Dewey was allowed pension as the widow of John Woodward Dewey on her application executed February 8, 1854, at which time she was eighty-four years of age and was living in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
In 1854 one Daniel N. Dewey was Judge of the Probate Court in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, but it was not stated that he was related to the soldier.
Minerva Peck (whose maiden name was Tupper) was a resident of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in 1854, and stated that she was fifty-four years of age and the daughter of Emma Dewey. Emily Tupper, Frederick Tupper and Robert Tupper were referred to as children of the widow, Emma Dewey.
This is the history of the only soldier by the name of John Dewey that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Woodward Dewey 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 9, 1781 to Jan. 1, 1782 Pat. Dewey Depeu or Depauw Conn.   1782 3 mos " John Wm. Huntington Lawrence          
Battles engaged in, War at surrender of Cornwallis Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon, Windham Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, Oct. 6, 1832. His claim was allowed Residence at date of application, Rensselaer, Seneca Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, born in Dec. 1760 or 1761 at Lebanon Conn.
Remarks: Let. recd. at Sheburne N.Y. Feb. 17, 1815. Emma wid of Ezra Luffin. In 1834 he was living with his sons in Warren Co. Pa. no names stated except Jonathan Rudd Dewey born about 1805. Sob died at St. David's Canada Dec. 15, 1839 while visiting his dau. Maria Moore. His widow Emma was at pen. on her ap. ev. Feb. 8, 1834 while living at Great Barrington, Mass. aged 72 yrs.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
office note I could not verify any of the officers and could infer nothing of the name of Sob. in 1834 papers

J. J. MCSWAIN 4TH DIST. SOUTH CAROLINA
DIXON D. DAVIS SECRETARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS WASHINGTON, D. C.
March 16, 1932.
Hon. E. W. Morgan, Director of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
Dear Mr. Morgan:
I submit for your consideration and reply communication from Mrs. Sallie R. Burgess, 302 West Mills Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina.
Yours respectfully,
Wanted Arner Phelps, Sgt. Maj who married Abah Root.
Geo. Dewey
Matthew Weaver.

RECORD DEC 2 1921 DIVISION
OFFICE U. S. DEC 2 1921 PENSION

Newark Dept. of the Interior Washington, D.C.
Cadiz, O. Nov. 30, 1921
Sirs:-
Will you kindly send me the war record of John Woodward Werny, born Dec. 31, 1762 and died Nov. 15, 1839. He applied for a pension in Oct. 1832. I think he enlisted in the state of Conn. Thanking you, I am,
Park Ave., Cadiz Ohio.
Very truly Mrs. Carl H. Mead.

Oct. 2, 1921.
Dept. of the Interior. Rev. War. Records Sect.
Rev. mk
Dear Sir:
Do you have a statement of the military history of John Woodward Wheeler who was a soldier in the Rev. War and applied for a pension. I think he lived at Windham Conn. at the time of the war and at Sherburne N.Y. when he or his widow received a pension.

Yours truly, Mrs. D. E. Amidon 61 Rossmore Pl., Belleville, N. J.

Also James Walker who fought in the Rev. War and I think he lived in Conn. at the time. I don't know whether he ever received a pension or not.
Would appreciate it very much if you would send me any records you have of the military history of these men.

Rev 1-845
CORRY HIGH SCHOOL E. L. MONROE PRINCIPAL CORRY, PENN'A.
Oct. 6, 1919.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please give me the record, as shown in your office, of Jehn Woodward Dewey, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, probably from Connecticut, though he later removed to New York and still later to Pennsylvania.
Information that I have at hand states that he applied for a pension about 1832.
Thanking for such information as you may be able to give me I am
Very truly yours
E. L. Monroe

— Mama Kaya.

Fort Scott. Kansas.
Jan. 29 th , 1914.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
In order to prove my eligibility to the Daughters of the American Revolution, I am seeking proof of service of my great-grandfather, John Woodard Dewey of Lebanon, Conn.
His wife was Abigail Rudd; they were married in 1787; and he died in 1840.
I know that he received a pension for his services in the Revolution.
Will you please inform me if there is a record of this in the office of the Pension Department?
Thanking you in advance for the favor, I am
Yours Very Respectfully, (Mrs. J. A.) Ella Sargent Lindley.
729. S. Little St.
Fort Scott, Kan.

H. Scott, Kansas.
Jan. 22, 1914.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: In order to prove my eligibility to the Daughters of the American Revolution, I am seeking proof of service of my great-grand-father, John Woodard Dewey , of Lebanon, Conn. His wife was Abigail Rudd. They were married in 1787.
Thanking you in advance I am Very truly yours.
(Mrs. J. A.) Ella Sargent Lindley, 729 S. Little St. H. Scott, Kans.
Per G. S. B.

Rey
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25,530
Emma Dewey
Wid of
John Woodward Dewey
Pr. New Mar.
Act Feb 3 rd 58
Index: Vol a , Page 178
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1915 Jan 21: Test. to Mrs.
J.A. Lindly M.B.H.
1919 Oct. 18: E.L. Monroe fur- nished history aut.
1921, Oct. 20: hist. to Mrs. P.E. Amidon - En
1921 Dec. 15: Hist. to Mrs. C.D. Neal
1937 Mar. 21: hist. to Hon. aw
McDain for Mrs. Alice Burges. ms

No 5707
Emma Dewey wid, of John Woodward Dewey Set to G. Ceram Feb 22/54
Act Feb 3/53

P. 24.531
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Pension Office Pension

20 Febry P 4059 Pension Office February 18/54
Sir Please report time of last payment to, or death of, within named pensioner
Respectfully &c F. Burt Esq Baud Present, D. C. [unclear] for Comm n
John Woodward Dewey Act 1832 $33.33 per Ann Paid to 4 Sept 1839. No death.
F. Burt Auditor

Sir
Please
.. Receive & Examine, the within .. Pension Claim & proofs,
Please forward to Me ,
.. Very Respectfully, .. Yours- George Crane, atty, St. Barrington Mass,
Hon- L. P. Waldo, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, City D. C.

Gt. Barrington June 30 th 1859,
Hon. L. P. Waldo Commissioner,
Sir— You Will find here Enclosed = Additional proof, in the Case of Emma Dewey, = which proof consists of the affidavit of — " J. R. Dewey — & his father J. W. Dewey — old — " pension paper — which paper, " contains — & Shows — the Genuine Signatures of " John W. Dewey — who was a Revolutionary pensioner, " & Was the Husband — of Emma Dewey — in this Case,
Sir— I think this additional proof, here Enclosed, = will be Sufficient, & Satisfactory, in this Case, to have the same allowed, Please — Examine, & forward to Me
Yours Respectfully George Crane — atty., Gt. Barrington Mass.,

Breit in the case of Emma Dewey, widow of Geo: Wood Dewey, Berkshire County and State of Mass: act 3 d Feb: 1853.
Claim, ("original," for increase )
Proof exhibited, (if original)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the Act of 7 th June, 1832,
Two Witnesses testify, they were present at the marriage,
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Geo: Crane Esq., H: Barrington, Mass: Name and residence of Agent
A. A. Phelps Examining Clerk.

Pension Office
February 23, 1855.
Sir,
In reply to your letter, respecting the case of Emma Dewey, formerly widow of Ezra Tupper, I have to state that if the facts stated can be proved, she will be entitled to five years half pay under the act of February 3, 1833.
If Ezra Tupper enlisted for five years and his children received five years half pay instead of Bounty Land, Mrs Dewey has no claim.
Very respectfully, Wm O. Hale
Geo Crane, Esq Great Barrington, Mass
for the Comptroller
Enclosed are regulations under the act of 3 Feb 1833
✓

mass
Enclosed are regulations under the act of 3 Feb 1837
✓
Dear, Sir— Please allow, this Poor, old Lady, To Receive from you, - The facts— Whether - or Not , her three Children - whose names - was Emily Tupper, Frederick Tupper, & Robert Tupper, Received their half-Pay-Pension Money, instead of Bounty Land - this old Lady - cannot State which, & She knows of no way to ascertain - the fact only By & from  You , Your information may Save her - the Expense & Trouble - of Making her application - for this five years half pay Pension,
Sir- Please, Send me - one Copy of Regulations - under the act of Congress, Which, has lately passed , Giving Bounty Land - to all  Soldiers - & their Widows , Please - let me hear from you , Soon
Very Respectfully, -
Yours - George Brown W. Barrington, Mass.
no such half pay claim for 1879 service & Ad. Oct. 18, 1919 Ezra Tupper books searched.

Pension Office.
February 22 d 1854 —
Sir,
It is averred in the declaration of Mrs. Emma Dewey that her husband died on or about the seventeenth day of February 1836,
The Auditor reports that John Woodward Dewey a revolutionary pensioner, at the rate of $33 33 / 100 per annum, was paid his pension up to the 4 th of September 1839. If these statements are both correct, her husband could not have been the said pensioner; it is therefore necessary to prove the exact date of the death of her husband, and if possible the amount per annum, he received —
Very respectfully, &c.
D. M c rae Commissioner,
George Crane Great Barrington Mass a

State of New York, } ss. County of Madison } ss.
I John Landon - of Eaton, in said County, do depose and say, that I am now fifty three years of age That I am well acquainted With Emma Dewey, the Widow of John W. Dewey deceased, - and as I am informed and verily believe, said Emma - now Lives with her Children, and Friends in Canaan, State of Connecticut, and in Great Barrington - State of Massachusetts, - I Resided in the town of Sherburne in the State of New York - from the year Eighteen hundred Ten - to the year Eighteen hundred Twenty three, and at that time I was well acquainted with, the three persons who Resided in said Sherburne - (namely) John Woodard Dewey - and his Wife - said Emma Dewey - (formerly, Emma Tupper) - and also, the Reverend John Irner - who was the officiating Minister of said Sherburne, and in said Sherburne - I was Present - and see the said John W. Dewey, and Emma Tupper, Married, - By the said Minister of the Gospel, - This Marriage took place, in the winter season, in the year Eighteen hundred fifteen, the month and day I have now forgotten, - I well know the said John W. and Emma - was Lawfully, Married, at this time and place, I never heard it doubted, in the least, - They went to house keeping, - and Lived together as Husband - and Wife for many years, - I again Resided in said Sherburne from the year Eighteen hundred Twenty Six, - to the year Eighteen hundred Thirty nine, - and was well acquainted with the said Emma Dewey, I well recollect the Report - of the death of her Husband, the said J. W. Dewey, - But the Exact time it took place - I do not now Recollect, - but I know it was in the Winter of the year Eighteen hundred Thirty Six, - he did not die in said Sherburne, I was then informed, that he died in (Canada) I think there is no doubt, of the said John W. Dewey's - Death, - The said J. W. and Emma Dewey - Broke up house keeping - some years prior to his death, - Sworn to and Subscribed on, John Landon This 14 th day of December - A.D. 1853) Before Me - Otis Hunt Justice of the Peace Within and for the said County of Madison,

I certify that I am personally acquainted with John Landon - whose affidavit is hereon taken, and whose Statements are entitled to full faith and credit, = Otis Hunt Justice of the Peace = within and for the said County of Madison,
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Clerk's Office, Madison County, }
I, LUCIUS P. CLARK, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Otis Hunt Esq whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected or appointed, and qualified, and authorized by the laws of said State to take the same; and that I am well acquaint- ed with his handwriting, and verily believe the signature to the said certificate is genuine, and that said instrument is executed and ac- knowledged according to the laws of said State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the 14 th day of December 185 3  Lucius P. Clark Clerk.

October 2. 1834
Treasurer Office
War Department W. nec
To the Secretary of War Washington City D.C.
Foreign Office

N. York
John Woodward Dewey
Trans for
44-236
Coffee Creek Ga Sept the 12
Rec d Oct 6 th 1834
October 2. 1834 Pension Office
War Dep.
To the Secy Washington.

State of Penn a I do hereby know that before me Warren County Solomon Dutton Esq r a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared John Woodward Dewey and Made oath in due form of law that he is the Identical John Woodward Dewey named in an original Certificate in his Pospession of which (I certify) the following is a true Copy
War Department Revolutionary Claims
I certify that in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 John Woodward Dewey of the State of New York who was a private in the War of the Revolution is intitled to receive thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 1 st of March 1831 and payable Semi-annually on the 1 st of March and 1 st of September in Every Year
Given at the War office of the United States this 15 th day of May one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty three
Samuel Secretary of War
Examined and J S Edwards Countersigned Commr d Pensions
That he now resides in Warren County State of Penn a and has resided there for the space of eighteen months Past and that previous thereto he resided in Seneca County State of New York
John Woodward Dewey
Sworn and Subscribed this 4 th day of June 1835 before me
Solomon Dutton J. Pease

Know all men by these presents That I John Woodward Dewey of Warren County State of Penn a a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States do here- -by certify that and appoint Mr. B. Beman Esq e Merchant of the City of Philadelphia my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pension in the City of Philadelphia State of Penn a the amount of Pension due me from  on the 4 th day of March 1835 to the 4 th day of June  March in testimony whereof I have this 4 th day of June 1835 set my hand and seal
Sealed and delivered in presence of Solomon Dutton W m Beman
John Woodward Dewey
State of Penn a  ss On this day personally appeared John Woodward Dewey Warren County day of June 1835 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared John Woodward Dewey above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and Year first above mentioned Solomon Dutton J. P.

State of Penn ya } ss I Solomon Dutton But a Warren County } magistrate in the county above named do hereby certify that I have the most Satisfactory Evidence from personal acquaintance that John Woodard Dewey who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of Identity is the Identical person named in the Pension Certificate which he has exhibited before me Numbered 14236 and bearing date at the War office the 15 th day of May one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three and signed by Sewell S. Secretary of War
Given under my hand at Columbus Warren County this 4 th day of June 1833 Solomon Dutton J. Bean
State of Penn ya } ss The erasure which appears Warren County } in the date of affidavit on first Page was made with the knowledge and consent of deponent Solomon Dutton J. Bean

Pennsylvania
Warren County, ss.
I Walter W. Hodges, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in For said County do hereby Certify that Solomon Dutton Esq: Who appears to have taken & Certified to the within Deposition & acknowledgement was at the date thereof & is now an acting Justice in for said County, duly
commissioned & sworn & that all due faith & credit ought to be given to his official acts. I also Certify that the subscription to the Surat. of the said Deposition & acknowledgement & Certificate thereof, is in the proper hands writing of said Justice. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of said Court at Warren this tenth day of July A.D. 1835.
Walter W. Hodges. Protho., C.C.P. War. Pa.
June 11
51 18 55
return of said & that I have been in the possession of the within copy of the said Deposition & acknowledgement & Certificate herein to be received