Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18987, Benjamin Cutter, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Cutter, Benjamin Elizabeth
W. 18987
B.L.Wt. 14668-160-55-
CONTENTS

13,609
New York.
Benjamin Cutter
of Fort Anne in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lippard of the Mass line, for the term of four years 1779
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 87 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th of July 1818 and sent to Henry Thoms Esq Fort Anne N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 10m 25/30 81. 33 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep 1819 48. 00
$129:33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Wrote at time of Nov 9 th 1820 to Henry Thoms Esq Fort Anne Wash B o P. 1818

118. 510/act Mar. 3/66
May 6/65
Elizabeth letter Mrs Benjamin letter Mrs
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J.P. Pike Fort Ann N.Y.
Vol. 100-151.

5,139 Increase New York Elizabeth Cutter widow of Benjamin Cutter who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Mass Albany Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 196 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 30 " " Sept. 1865
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of December 1867
and sent to S. P. Pike Reducting all payments made since Sept 30, 1865 at $96.00 per annum Fort Ann N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 170 Vol. II
J. N. Smith Clerk Sent

BIRTHS.
Benjamen Cutter Born son of Nathel & Sarah Cutter April 29-1762 Daniel, son of Benja & Elizabeth Cutter, Born wednesday April 29. 1795 - Phebe born, march 6 th Sabbath day - March 19-1797, day Sarah Born April 15-1798 - on Sunday - Mary Born Thursday Nov r 20-1800 - Benjamen Born Tuesday Sept r 14, 1802 Phebe Born, Monday Jan y 9-1804 Jonas Born - Saturday, July 26-1806 - John Born Friday Oct r 14 - 1809. Abel Born Friday - April 19-1811 - Elizabeth Born Friday - July 9-1813 - Nathel Born Feb y 5-1816 -
BIRTHS.
Elizabeth Cutter born Oct r 16 - 1777

118.570
Send our declaration se with certificate That of my official character & charge less to me Yours & ap 31 st 1855 J. P. Poirier
DECLARATION
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On the... A. B. 1855

DECLARATION.
State of New York } ss. County of Washington
On this Twenty eighth day of April A. D. 1855. before me, Silas P Pike a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Cutter aged seventy nine years, a resident of Fort Ann in the State of New York who, being 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 approved March 3d, 1855.
That she is the widow of Benjamin Cutter who was a private in the Revolutionary War; that, on account of the services of her husband, the aforesaid Benjamin Cutter in said war, she now receives a Pension at the rate of $ 96, per annum, under the act of 2 nd February 1848  Act of Congress, as will more fully appear by reference to the evidence now on file in the Pension Office at Washington.
She further declares that she is now a widow; that she has never before applied for nor received any Bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress.
In presence of S.P. Pike
Claimant's Signature.
Elizabeth Cutter her mark
WE, John Cutter and Elizabeth Cutter residents of Fort Ann in the State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Cutter in our presence, and that we know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be.
Signature of Witnesses.
John Cutter
Elizabeth Cutter
The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Magistrate.
S.P. Pike
Justice Peace

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting Half Pay & Pensions to certain widows" etc.
State of New York Washington County } ss.
On On this month (9 th ) day of September — Anno Domini Eighteen hundred & forty seven personally appeared before me Martha Lee ————— one of the Judges of the County Courts of said County of Washington (the same being a Court of Record) Elisabeth Cutter , aged Seventy one years & upwards, & a resident of the Town of Fort Ann in said County 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 an act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting Half Pay & Pensions to certain Widows," And acts explanatory of & amending the same, The acts of March 3, 1843, & June 7, 1844.
That she is the widow of Benjamin Cutter , late of the Town of Fort Ann aforesaid in which Town he departed this life on the fifth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and forty six (1846), That since his death she has remained his widow single & unmarried.
That she was married to her husband the aforesaid Benjamin Cutter , on the 11 th day of March 1793.

That her husband the said Benjamin Cutter was (as Declarant was always informed by him & verily believe true) a soldier of the United States during the War of the American Revolution, That during said War her said husband resided in Boston in the State of Massachusetts from whence he enlisted into the service & served as a regular soldier in the Massachusetts Line for a period of as she believes, four or five years. That he was at the said day of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $26, per annum, and she respectfully refers to his papers on file at the Pension Department in Washington for the proofs of his Revolutionary service the particulars of which she presumes are already set forth in his original declaration for said pension and now on file at Washington.
That she was married to her husband the aforesaid Benjamin Cutter, as aforesaid on the Eleventh day of March in the year One thousand eight hundred and Ninety three by Seth Sherwood Esq., of Kingsbury, in the Town of Kingsbury in said County of Washington.
That the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit, Col. Crosby and his family, Esq. Sloan and his wife, Clark Bennet, and others.
That previous to her said marriage she resided in Fort Ann aforesaid and bore the maiden name of Washbond.

She further declares that the accompanying Record is her family Record made by, and in the handwriting of her husband said Benjamin Cutler. Said family Record is now taken from the old family Bible of Declarant for the purpose of accompanying this declaration in her application for said pension. Said Record is a true & correct Register of the marriage & also of the births of Declarant's children,
Elizabeth his Cutler Mark
Subscribed & sworn to day and year first afore- said before me the subscription being made by marking her Mark Martin Lee county judge of Wash. county
I hereby certify that widow Elisabeth Cutler the above Declarant is unable to attend court by reason of the infirmities of age & bodily afflictions and that the foregoing Declaration was by her declared to be true and correct before execution.
Martin Lee county judge

x State of New York Wash. County Clerk's office 3p. I Wm. R. Mills Dep. Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Martin Lee whose name is subscribed to the within Jurat and certificate, was at the date of said certifi- cate, County Judge of Washington County duly elected and sworn; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and that his signature subscribed to said Jurat and certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 16. day of September A.D. 1847 Wm. R. Mills Dep. Clerk

In the matter
of } declaration Boys' battle }
Butler
Sent Thorne to to Henry Thorne
Fort. Drum Wash Co.
N. Y.
13.60 3/4
Sept 1879
Nov. 9. 1880

State of New York Washington county } ss.
On this 29. day of August 1820. personally appeared in open court being a court of record and the court of common pleas held in and for the county of Washington in the state of New York Benjamin Cutter aged fifty eight years, resident in the town of Fort Ann in the said county of Washington, who being first duly sworn according to law, state in his oath declare that he served in the revolution war as follows. That in July seventeen hundred and seventy nine he enlisted for nine months in the campaign called the Major's campaign commanded by Major Thompson in the regiment commanded by Colonel Francis Dixon called the 6th Massachusetts regiment in the Major's Charette's line and that in the fall of the same year 1779. at the place called Peek's Kill he without leaving the army enlisted in the same campaign and regiment during the war. in which he served three years ten months and eighteen days which said regiment was commenced by different colonels and that at the time of his discharge near New Rochelle, New York State it was and for some considerable time before was commenced by Colonel Benjamin Tappan and the campaign commanded by Col. Benjamin Tappan as stated in my original disconnection, the date whereof is the 30 th day of April 1818. made before Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said county of Washington which has been sent to the war department where he believes the same remains at the city of Washington, and that he has received a pension from said 30 th day of April 1818 to the 4 th of March last past, as may appear from the certificate of the secretary of war dated the 16 th day of July 1819, which is numbered 13,609. And.
I, the said Benjamin Cutter do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or any manner whatever disposed of any property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to defraud it as to being

myself, within the provisions of an act of congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the united States in the revolutionary war" passed on the eighteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule of my estate real & personal non-pecuniary clothing & bedding excepted.
Real estate I have none.
  Personal property.  one Cow $14.  Two swine $10  "  "  $20. 00     one plow and harness $3. 50  one crag $1. 50.  "  "  5. 00     one scythe & whetstone $1.  two scythes $1. 25  "  "  2. 25     two pitch forks & 30 lbs two rakes $2.  one iron Pot $1. 00.  "  "  3. 00     one skittle $1. 37 1/2  two wooden pails $1. 50  "  "  2. 87 1/2     one tin pail $1. 50  one tea-pot $1. 18  "  "  2. 68     six tea cups saucers $1. 25  one tea kettle $1. 58  "  "  2. 83     one earthen platter $1. 48  six knives & forks $1. 87 1/2  "  "  3. 35 1/2     six earthen plates $1. 30  six small plates $1. 24  "  "  5. 54     three earthen bowls $1. 24  six iron spoons $1. 50  "  "  7. 74     one pin shawl $1. 30  one blanket $1. 50  "  "  8. 80     one woollen wheel $1. 00  one linen wheel $1. 50  "  "  2. 50     one brush hook $1. 50  two iron sledge hammers $1. 75  "  "  3. 25     one old ax $1. 50  one old iron kettle $1. 37  "  "  7. 87         $40. 73  
Benjamin Cutter
And the said Benjamin Cutter doth further in his oath declare that he is by occupation a Farmer, subject to occasional exemptions and considerable of the time unable to labor.

Here the minutes of this family residing with him are Mary Cutter his Mother aged seventy six years entirely blind & totally unable to do any kind of business. Elizabeth Cutter aged forty five years, Benjamin Cutter here aged seventeen, Phoebe Cutter aged sixteen years, John Cutter aged eleven years, Abiel Cutter aged nine years, Elizabeth Cutter my daughter aged seven years, and Nathaniel Cutter aged four years.
Benj m Cutter
Subscribed & sworn to on the 29 th day of August 1820 before me } In open court
D. Shipard Clerk

I Daniel Shepherd clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Washington. do hereby certify that the foregoing recit. and the schedule thereto annexed. are truly copies from the records of the said court. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court. that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is four dollars and seventy five cents.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 29 th day of August 1820.
Shepherd Clerk

Benjamin Cutler
Supper Mass Reg t
1779 to 1783 - 30 Apr 1818
An Roll
Amended
Proof of Service, & the Judge's certificat e as to reduced cir- cumstances of Applicant, want- ing - - &
Benjamin Cutler

State of New York,
Washington county } ss.
I Benjamin Butler of the Town of Fort Sum in the county of Washington and State of New York - aged fifty six Years and upwards - do according to the act of Congress of the United States of America entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war" make the following Declaration under oath, that is to say. I do solemnly declare that I was on the eighteenth day of March last and now am a resident Citizen of the United States, resident in the said Town of Fort Sum in the county and State aforesaid - and that by reason of my - reduced circumstances in Life - I am in need of assistance from my country for Support - I do further declare that I was a private Soldier in the war of the Revolution - and that I served as such in the war of the Revolution against the common enemy for three Years ten Months and eighteen days in various Stations during said war in the Continental establishment That I belonged to the company commanded by Captain — of which Levi Holton was Lieutenant - called the Major's company - known by the Major's Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas M'Lean in the Massachusetts line - in which I enlisted in the month of July in the Year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy nine - for nine months in which

I served until I was transferred into a company commanded by Captain Benjamin Gaymaore in the same Regiment had commenced by Colonel Benjamin Tupper in the same Massachusetts line - in which Regiment I served the full term of three Years ten Months and eighteen days - was discharged on the tenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty three at New Windsor - that I had an honorable discharge for the said term of service - which I sent by General John Williams to the General Land office in Philadelphia - for the purpose of drawing my bounty lands for said services - since which time I have not seen it - neither do I know where it is - and that I have no other evidence in my possession of said services
Benj m Cutter
Subscribed Sworn to, and declared this 30 th day of April 1818. before me Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of Washington Common Pleas
I Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Washington, in the state of New York. do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Benjamin Cutter above named, did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the

common enemy. since I now transcribe the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the department of war - pursuant to the aforementioned act of congress - Sworn to and declared before me this 30 th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen -
Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington -
State of New York Washington County
I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do hereby certify that Jonathan Wood Esq. by whom the above certificate was made as one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County acting under the authority of the said State and that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 28 th day of May 1818 D. Shepherd Clerk
I Jonathan Wood Esq. above named. then & now being one of the Judges of said County, as aforesaid. do hereby further certify that on the said thirtieth day of April 1818. I was well acquainted with the said Benjamin Cutter and with his circumstances in life and that as well from my own knowledge as by proof upon oath, it fully appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Cutter was on the said 30 th April 1818. and still is a poor man, & in indigent & reduced circumstances in life destitute of property for his support and that he actually stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand this 1 st day of May 1819
Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of Washington Common Pleas

Aug 1/97 Miss L. Kanies Grafton, Vt.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
18987
Elizabeth Cutler Widow of Benjamin Cutler Pioneer War
Act:
Hebr. 2 nd 1/48
Index:—Vol.
64
, Page
162
[Arrangement of 1870.]

✓ 14-668
J
Neo Am
V No 13476 Elizabeth Carter N St. & L. Shugart Oct. 1. 1837
act 7 May 1838

STATE OF NEW-YORK, WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss:
I do hereby certify that J. P. Pike Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Declaration & affidavit hereto annexed, was on the 28 th day of April 1855, the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected, sworn and qualified by law to act as such Justice and that the signature of said Justice subscribed thereto is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said County this 30 th day of June A. D. 1855
W. B. Muhlman Clerk.

Repatia
3029 Albany. New York
Elizabeth Culler widow of Ben m Culler who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Jany. 49. and sent to
Wm. G. A. Markwa ther Vesg of Reliz
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2. 1848, Page
40 Vol. 4

1029 New York Albany Elizabeth Cutter widow of Benjamin
J. S. Burbank Jany 8 1853
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private: increased from $80 per annum
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. first July
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of March 1851 and sent to
H. H. Sylvester Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act February 2, 1848, Page 4 Vol. 11-12

559 Albany. New-York
Reported
Elizabeth Cutler widow of Ben to Cutler who was a Private in the Revolution husband died 5 th March 1841.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 5 th day of March, 1840.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Jany. 1849. and sent to
Wm. G. A. Starkweather N.B. of Rep'y.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2. Page 88

Benjamin Cutter Washington Co NY act 18 March 1818 $96. per An.
To what time was he last paid H. B. S.
Pension Office January 12 1848
Paid to 4 th Mar. 1846.
W. H. [unintelligible]

Fort Ann, Washington County New York May 2 nd 1855
Hon L P Waldo
Dr Sir, Accompanying I send you by the request of Mrs Elizabeth Cutter, her application for Land Warrant, The old Ladys health is very feeble she will not in all probability live long, if there is any thing defective in her papers you will confer a great favor by writing me I will or writing her as soon as possible
Yours Respectfully S. P. Pikes

West Granville Dec 30/54 Hon Secretary of the Interior
Dear Sir enclosed is the application of Elizabeth Cutter for a pension from the time of her husbands death to July 1st 1848 a period of above two years on account of the revolutionary services of her husband Benjamin Cutter who was pensioned at the rate of $896 per annum I find no form prepared by the department applicable to the case should there be defects please point them out please refer to the Hon Charles Hughes member of congress from Washington county New York
Yours truly
J S Burbank

Fort Ann, Washington Co. N.Y. Nov 28/57
Hon J. N. Barrett. Con. Pen.
Mr Sir. The applicant Elizabeth Cutter is one of the very few survivors of the revolutionary pensioners, perhaps but one, or two, besides her. a statement has been published that there was but one a lady living in the south part of this county.
I hope in this case there will be no great delay in issuing a certificate
Yours Respectfully J. P. Pike
Atty for claimant.

State of New York Washington County } ss
Sarah Suraver, a resident of the Town of Fort Ann in said County of Washington aged Seventy Nine (79) years in July last, being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that she has resided in the aforesaid Town of Fort Ann since she was thirteen years of age, and has been well, and intimately acquainted with Elizabeth Cutter, (widow of Benjamin Cutter, who died a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States in said Town of Fort Ann in the month of March, 1846,) since Deponent was sixteen years of age, or since the year 1785. Deponent and the said Elizabeth were then girls together in Fort Ann aforesaid. Said Elizabeth then bore the maiden name of Washbourn. That in the month of December, 1792, Deponent was married in said Town of Fort Ann to Robert Millington who was Deponent's first husband. That in the month of March following, to wit, in the month of March, in the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety three the said Elizabeth Washbourn, was duly married to the said Benjamin Cutter, (who at then lived in said Town of Fort Ann) in the presence of this Deponent. That the said Benjamin and Elizabeth Cutter went from Fort Ann aforesaid to Kingsbury in said County, where they were duly married to each other by Seth Sherwood a justice of the Peace, of Kingsbury aforesaid. They were attended by a small party from Fort Ann aforesaid to Kingsbury aforesaid where they were duly married to each other as aforesaid, in the presence of this Deponent who was one of the wedding party to Kingsbury aforesaid, adjoining. That after their said marriage the said Benjamin and Elizabeth Cutter returned to Fort Ann aforesaid and immediately thereafter commenced keeping house and living together as husband and wife and so continued to live together as such husband and wife up to the time of the said death of the said Benjamin Cutter in March of 1846.

as aforesaid, and raised a family of children the oldest of which was Daniel who was born about two years after the marriage of the said Benjamin and Elizabeth and in the spring of 1795. Deponent recollects the year that said Benjamin and Elizabeth were married in from the date of her own marriage as aforesaid in December of 1792, and well remembers that the said Elizabeth was married in the month of March following and only about three months after Deponent's said marriage. Deponent's oldest daughter, Betsey is now fifty five years of age and was born in May of 1793. and at the time the said daughter Betsey was born, the said Benjamin and Elizabeth Cutter were living together as husband and wife in Fort Ann aforesaid and were neighbors to this Deponent at that time. and further Deponent saith not.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22 d day of November A.D. 1848. And I certify that said Sarah Surrarer the above Deponent is a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit. And further that she is now unable to write her name in consequence of the infirmities of age, and that the foregoing Deposition was in substance communicated to me by her, before the same was drawn up or executed the facts therein contained being by her related to me before the said Deposition was taken. And further that the name Benjamin was written upon the word John in four different places before the execution of said deposition. Sarah her Surrarer mark Attest: Justice of the Peace of said County.

State of New York Washington County } ss.
David Harvey, a resident of the Town of Fort Ann in the said County of Washington, aged Eighty two years being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is the husband of Mary Harvey the foregoing Deponent, to whom he was married in said Fort Ann on the 25th day of December 1787 as stated by her in the said deposition. That Deponent has lived in the said Town of Fort Ann since his said marriage and was well acquainted with Benjamin and Elisabeth Cutter of said Town of Fort Ann, the persons named in the said foregoing deposition of Deponents said wife Mary and that the facts stated in the said deposition by Deponents said wife Mary are true and correct. And further Deponent saith not.
Subscribed and sworn to David Harvey before me this twenty second day of November A.D. 1848. Henry Munn. Justice of Peace of said County.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Deponents the said David and Mary Harvey are highly reputable persons in society, of good standing and character, and credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
Henry Munn. Justice of Peace of said County.

State of New York, } ss. County of Washington.
On this Third day of March -
A. D. 1851, before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Cutler of Fort Ann, in said County who being duly sworn according to law, doth, upon her oath, make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of the Act of Congress of 29th July, 1848, and the Joint Resolution of the 1st of July, 1848, to wit:
That she is the widow of Benjamin Cutler late of said town, deceased, who was a Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of ninety-six dollars per annum: That since the decease of her said husband, she has been placed upon the pension roll at the rate of Eighty dollars or cents, per annum, and is now in the receipt of said pension. And she further states that she has been advised that by virtue of said Act of 29th July, 1848, and said Joint Resolution of 1st July, 1848, she is entitled to receive the same rate of pension that her said husband received in his life time.
She therefore herewith returns the Certificate she now holds, and prays that a new Certificate may be issued to her for such increase of pension as she may be entitled to by law. And she hereby appoints Mrs. M. H. Marks her agent to prosecute said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written, before me, {
Elizabeth X Cutler mark
Jas. P. Sloan } J. Pean
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
Jas. P. Sloan } Justus Pean
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. County of Washington
I, Henry Shipherd Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify that Jas P Sloan was, on the day of the date of the above instrument, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, and that the signatures above, purporting to be his, is genuine.
Witness my hand and official seal, at Argyle this 7th day of March A. D. 1851.
H. Shipherd Clerk

State of New York } Washington County } ss
David Congdon, a resident of the Town of Fort Ann in the aforesaid County of Washington being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Benjamin Cutter who died a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States in said Town of Fort Ann in the month of March in the year 1846, and who left his wife Elizabeth his widow him surviving who now still lives in said Town of Fort Ann and within two miles of this Deponent. That Deponent has been acquainted with the said Benjamin Cutter for the space of fifty five years last past or up to the time of his said death during which time he was acknowledged to be a married man and the husband of the said Elizabeth. The said Benjamin and Elizabeth lived together and sustained all the relationship of husband and wife up to the said time of the death of the said Benjamin and raised a family of children. That in the month of March, in the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety three, Deponent came from Clarendon in Vermont to live in the same neighborhood in said Town of Fort Ann that the said Benjamin and Elizabeth Cutter then resided in, and that Deponent then and there became acquainted with them. The said Benjamin and Elizabeth were then, to wit in March, 1793, living together as husband and wife and it was the current report in the said neighborhood that they had been but recently married to each other at that time, to wit, March, 1793, and since that time Deponent has lived near to them during which time they continued to live together as husband and wife as aforesaid. Deponent is now upwards of seventy five years of age, and well remembers the year that he came to Fort Ann as aforesaid. Further saith not.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
This 20th day of November, 1848,
David Congdon
And I certify that the Deponent the said David Congdon is a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
Jas. M. Slavin } Justice of the Peace

State of New York } Washington County } ss.
Mary Harvey, a resident of the Town of Fort Ann in said County of Washington aged Seventy Eight years and upwards, being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that she is well acquainted with Elisabeth Cutter who is now the widow of Benjamin Cutter who died a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States in the month of March in 1846, in said Town of Fort Ann. That on the 25th day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven, Deponent was married to her present husband David Harvey, in the present Town of Fort Ann by Mr. Sherwood who was then a Justice of the Peace and married many people in the vicinity of said Fort Ann. Deponent has continued to live with her said husband, David Harvey since her marriage to him in 1787, as aforesaid in said Town of Fort Ann. That on the fourteenth day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety two Deponent's Daughter Sally was born and at the time and during Deponent's illness and confinement Deponent was nursed and taken care of by the said Elisabeth who was then a girl and bore the maiden name of Washbond, and then lived a neighbor to Deponent in Fort Ann aforesaid. The said Benjamin Cutter then also lived in said Fort Ann and was at that time, to wit in the fall of 1792, paying his addresses to and courting the said Elisabeth. That in the month of March following, to wit, in the month of March (1793). Seventeen hundred and Ninety three the said Benjamin

State of New York } Washington County } ss.
I, Mary Rice, a resident of the Village of Fort Ann in the aforesaid County of Washington, aged sixty six years, being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I have lived in said Town of Fort Ann since I was six years of age or for the space of sixty years last past, and have been intimately and well acquainted with Elizabeth Cutter now the widow of Benjamin Cutter, and of this Town since I was seven years of age, or for the space of fifty nine years last past. I and the said Elizabeth, who then bore the maiden name of Washbond were girls together in said Town of Fort Ann, and attended the same school together, being then near neighbors to each other. I well remember the time that the said Elizabeth Washbond was married. It was in the month of March in the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety three, I was not present at the time of their marriage, but well remember the report thereof in the neighborhood at the time of its occurrence. I well remember that they left Fort Ann aforesaid and went as I then understood by them, and which I verily believe true, to Kingsbury in said County where they were duly married by Rev. Mr. Sherwood then a Justice of the Peace in Kingsbury aforesaid. They were attended by a small party from Fort Ann aforesaid, but I myself did not go with them still I distinctly remember when they went to wit, in March of 1793 as aforesaid. Immediately after they returned from their said marriage they commenced keeping house and living together as husband and wife and so continued to do up to the time of the death of the said Benjamin Cutter, who died a Revolutionary Pensioner in said Town of Fort Ann in the month of March, 1846, and the said Elizabeth, his said widow now still lives in this the said Town of Fort Ann. Their oldest child was

Daniel and I well remember that he was not born until about two years after the said Benjamin and Elisabeth were married as aforesaid. Said Daniel was born in the month of April 1795. The following is a true copy from my family record, which I believe to be true and correct, to wit, "David Rice was married to Mary Boyce May 19th, A.D. 1801." I well remember that the said Benjamin and Elisabeth were married as aforesaid at least Eight years before I was, and although young at the time still I recollect the time and Circumstances of their marriage very distinctly. Previous to my said marriage I bore the maiden name of Boyce. And further saith not.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Mary Rice
This 22 d day of November, 1848.
And I certify that the above Depo- -ment said Mary Rice is a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
Henry Meara Justice of Peace
C o . Washington State N.Y.

State of New York Washington County } ss. Clerk's. Office
Henry Shiphead Clerk of the said County of Washington, do hereby certify that James P. Alban Esqr. before whom the annexed depositions of Elisabeth Cutter, and of David Gangdon, and also that Henry Thorne Esqr. before whom the foregoing deposition of Samuel Hastings, and the annexed depositions of Sarah Suramer, Samuel Winegar, Mary Harvey, David Harvey, and Mary Rice, purport to have been sworn and executed were each of them at the time and on the days the said depositions respectively bear date acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified and authorised by law to act as such Justices and to administer oaths. And further that their respective signatures to the jurats and certificates of said affidavits are gen- uine and in their own proper hand writing re- spectively.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said County this 23 d day of November A.D. 1848. H. Shiphead Clerk

State of New York } Washington County } ss
Samuel Hastings a resident of the Town of Fort Ann in said County of Washington aged Eighty years on the 3rd. of December next, being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has been well acquainted with Elizabeth Cutter for the space of fifty five years last past. Said Elizabeth Cutter is now the widow of Benjamin Cutter who died a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States in or about the month of March, 1846, in said Town of Fort Ann. That since I first became acquainted with the said Benjamin and Elizabeth Cutter they continued to live together as husband and wife in said Town of Fort Ann and were always reputed to be husband and wife and sustained all the relationship of such husband and wife up to the time of the said death of said Benjamin in or about the month of March of 1846, as aforesaid, and which was for the span of at least fifty five years as aforesaid,
Sam l Hastings
Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty second day of November A.D. 1848. And I cer- tify that said Samuel Hastings is a credible witness. WILLIAM Justice of the peace of said County.

I Thomas Martin of Shurham in the in the County of Addison and State of Vermont of Lawful age Testify and say that I became acquainted with Benjamin Cutter in the Spring of 1781 at which time said Cutter was a private soldier in Captain Benjamin Howards company in the 6 th Massachusetts Regt. and that from the Spring of 1782 to the 10 th day June 1783 said Cutter served in the same company with me to wit, in Captain Howards company and that said Cutter was Honorably discharged on or about the 10 th day of June A D 1783 at New Windsor in the State of New York Thomas Martin Shurham April 5. 1819
State of Vermont Addison County ss } ss Shurham April 5. 1819
Personally appeared Thomas Martin the signer of the above Affidavit and made oath that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth before Sam l H. Holley J. P.

State of Vermont
Addison County ss
I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County of Addison do hereby certify that Samuel H. Holley, before whom the within affidavit was made, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace for said County, and that his name thereto subscribed is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County at Middlebury this 6 th day of April 1819.
Sam. Swift Clerk.
Thomas Martin
Affidavit

Thomas A. Stevenson affidavit

State of New York Washington County ss: }
Thomas A. Sherwood of the Town of Fort Edward in said County of Washington and in the State of New York being affirmed deposes and says that he is the son of Adiel Sherwood Esquire deceased and that he has the papers and Books of said deceased in his possession and is the Administrator of the Goods Chattels and Effects of the said deceased. And that there has never come to the knowledge of the deponent any record of Marriages performed by said deceased while he was a Magistrate. Said Sherwood was a Magistrate for many years prior to 1800 and performed most of the Marriages in this vicinity and former- ly resided in the Town of Kingsbury in said County of Washington - Affirmed to before me this 22 d day of 1848 November at the Town of Kingsbury in the year 1848 -
Thomas A. Sherwood
Henry C. Martin Clerk Justice

State of New York Washington County ss
I Henry Shiphead clerk of said county do hereby certify that on the 23 d day of November A D 1848. Henry C. Mastindale Esq. was a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected and sworn and that his signature to the within Jurat is genuine
Witness my hand and official seal this 23 d day of November A D 1848 H Shiphead Clerk

State of New York  Washington County  p.!
Lesson Linton of the town of Fort Ann in said County of Washington State of New York being duly sworn deposes and says, that he was seventy three years of age on the 27 th day of May last, that he removed into said town of Fort Ann from Cambridge in said county in April 1808 and has resided in said town of Fort Ann since then, that since he has resided in said town he resided within one mile and one half of Benjamin Cutter during his life time and during the whole time of his residence in said town within one mile and one half of Elizabeth Cutter, who resided with her said husband Benjamin Cutter until his decease in 1846 and since then has resided with her son John Cutter who lives where his father Benjamin Cutter lived and died, that he was well acquainted with the children of said Benjamin & Elizabeth Cutter, that Daniel Cutter their son is the oldest one of their children that he is more than seventy years of age and as deponent was informed is seventy five years of age which information he believes to be true, that he knew Sally Boice whose maiden name was Cutter daughter of said Benjamin & Elizabeth Cutter who is dead

and who was born previous to the year 1800 and Polly Bailey wife of Howard Bailey who lives in said town & daughter of Benjamin Cutter & Elizabeth Cutter who is reported to have been previous to the year 1800. That said Benjamin & Elizabeth Cutter had a number of other children with whom he was well acquainted Benjamin Cutter, Phoebe Camp- ney and John Cutter & Eliza Cutter, Abel Cutter & Nathaniel Cutter, and Polly That said Benjamin Cutter was a farmer and when he first became acquainted with him he and his wife lived and cohabited together as husband & wife and were separated such  separated such and so lived until he died, That he never heard their marriage called in question, That since his death his widow has continued her residence at the same place and resides That since his death she has remained a widow with her son John Cutter, - Defendant further says That he has no interest direct or in- direct in the claim of Elizabeth Cutter for an increase of her pension -
Logson Finton
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31 st day of October 1867, and I certify that I am well acquainted with the affiant who is a credible person and witness and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the claim of Elizabeth Cutter for an increase of her pension -
M. H. Cogh Logson Finton Justice Peace

that since his death his widow has continued her residence at the same place and resides that since his death she has remained a widow with her son John Cutter, - Defendant further says that he has no interest direct or in- direct in the claim of Elizabeth Cutter for an increase of her pension.
Johnson Garrison
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31 st
STATE OF NEW YORK. WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, PHILANDER C. HITCHCOCK, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that W. H. Root whose name is subscribed to the Jurat hereto an- nected, was, at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly elected and quali- fied by law to act as such and that his signature subscribed thereto is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and official Seal, this 25 day of Nov 186 7
P. C. Hitchcock CLERK.
well ' able ' interest Cutter for - Peace

State of New York } Washington County } p!
James P Sloan being duly sworn says that he is a resident of the town of Fort Ann in said County of Washington State of New York, that he has always resided in said town and is one of the justices of the peace of said county and has been such justice for twenty one years, that he resided within one mile and one fourth of Benjamin Cutter and his wife Elizabeth Cutter and their family during the life time of said Benjamin Cutter and since the death of said Benjamin Cutter which occurred in 1846 he has resided not to exceed that distance from said Elizabeth Cutter, that he was present when said Benjamin Cutter died, that there was a large family of children had by said Benjamin Cutter & his wife Elizabeth Cutter, that two of said children Daniel Cutter and Polly Gally  Barker were both older than deponent who is sixty eight years of age, that said Benjamin Cutter and Elizabeth Cutter lived and cohabited together as husband and wife were reputed such that he never heard their marriage called in question - deponent further says that his father James Sloan and his mother Louis Sloan resided in said town within a mile and a quarter of said Benjamin Cutter & his family since the birth of deponent until their decease, that his father died last, he died in the year 1828, that he heard his father

and mother both say they were present at the wedding marriage of said Benjamin Cutter with Elizabeth Cutter. That said Elizabeth Cutter has remained since her said husband's death a widow. Deponent further says that he has no interest direct or indirect in the claim of Elizabeth Cutter for an increase of her pension -
Isaac H. Hagan
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2 o day of November 1869, and I certify the affiant is a credible person & witness, and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the claim of Elizabeth Cutter for an increase of her pension -
P. J.ake way Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, PHILANDER C. HITCHCOCK, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that P. J. Jaffrey whose name is subscribed to the just at hereto annexed, was, at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly elected and qualified by law to act as such and that his signature subscribed thereto is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and official Seal, this 25 th — day of Nov 1867
P. C. Hitchcock CLERK.
no- dible ut di. for an y ear

Widows claim for Increase of Revolu- tionary Pension Act of Febry 18. 1867
Mrs Elizabeth Cutter widow of Benjamin Cutter a Revolutionary Soldier
Gilas P. Pike attorney Fort Ann Washington County New York
of Warren Co. N.Y.

State of New York } Washington County } p. }
On this 22 nd day of November A.D. 1867 personally appeared before me the County Judge of Washington County and Judge of the County Court of said County a court of Record within and for the County aforesaid Elizabeth Cutter aged ninety two years a resident of the town of Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the joint Resolution of Congress approved February 18 th 1867 entitled "Joint Resolutions in relation to the pensions of widows of Revolutionary soldiers;" That she is the widow of Benjamin Cutter who was a private in the revolutionary war with Great Britain
who was a pensioner at his decease and who died on the 2 nd day of March 1846 in the town of Fort Ann, Washington County, New York aged eighty three years. That in conformity with the act of February 2 nd 1848 of Congress she has been granted a pension of eight dollars per month as the widow of said Benjamin Cutter commencing on the 1 st of July 1848 in accordance with a certificate dated the 18 th day of March 1851. Alex r H H Stuart Secretary

of The Interior, examined and countersigned J. S. Heath Commissioner of Pensions. That she has been in the receipt of said pension since the same was so granted. That her maiden name was Elizabeth Washburn, that she was ninety two years of age on the 16 th day of October last, that she was married to said Benjamin Cutter on the 14 th day of February 1792 at the dwelling house of Col Adiel Sherwood in the town of Kingsbury in Washington County, New York by said Adiel Sherwood who was a justice of the peace of said town and county, that James Hoan and Lois Hoan his wife were both present at said marriage, that they are both dead, that said Adiel Sherwood and all who were present at her said marriage are dead and have been for a number of years. That she has no knowledge of any public or private record of her said marriage. That she lived and co- habited with her said husband Benjamin Cutter from the time of said marriage until his decease, as his wife. That she had by her said husband twelve children six of whom are now living the oldest of whom is Daniel Cutter who was born April 29, 1795 and resides in the town of Somerset Niagara County, New York, Polly Bailey wife of Howard Bailey who was born 1799 and who resides in said

town of Fort Ann, Washington County New York, That her daughter Sally Boice now dead was born in 1797, That all of her other children were born after the year 1799. That she resided in said town always from the time she was five years of age, and that she has not remained since the death of her said husband. And she hereby appoints Silas P Pike of Fort Ann Washington County, New York her attorney to prosecute her claim and receive her pension certificate when issued. My post office address is Fort Ann, Washington County New York
Witness
Elizabeth her  Cutter mark
Alanson Artell
John Gillett
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of
Also personally appeared before me Alanson Artell and John Gillett residents of the town of Fort Ann, Washington County New York, to me well known as credible persons and persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn say that they were present and saw Elizabeth Cutter make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason

to believe from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Alanson Tuttle John Gillette
I was to and subscribed before me this 22 day of November A.D. 1867; and I hereby certify that I have no interest direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. And I further certify that Elizabeth Cutler the declarant fully understood the foregoing declaration executed by her before she executed the same that I read the same to her in her presence and hearing before she executed the same.
Jos. Potter County Judge of Washington County Court.
Jilas P. Piske attorney Fort Ann County Washington New York
Widows claim for Increase of Revoc- Lutimary Pension Act of July 18. 1867
Mrs Elizabeth Cutler widow of Benjamin Cutler a Revolutionary Soldier

STATE OF NEW YORK, WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, PHILANDER C. HITCHCOCK, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Joseph Potter whose name is subscribed to the Final hereto annexed, was, at the time of signing the same, a County Judge in and for the County aforesaid, duly elected and qualified by law to act as such and that his signature subscribed thereto is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and official Seal, this 25 day of Nov 186 7
P. C. Hitchcock CLERK.
we no of this Cutter decla- same and nty. Judg

State of New York 3 Washington County 3/p-
I Samuel Winegar, ap- -ident of the Town of Fort Ann in said County of Washington, being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I am now over 84 years of age as appears from my family record being born March, 27th, 1784. That I am well acquainted with Elizabeth Cutter who is now the widow of Benjamin Cutter who died in said Town of Fort Ann in the month of March, 1846. being a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. That I became acquainted with the said Benjamin and Elizabeth Cutter before they were married, and when the said Elizabeth was a girl, I then lived a neigh- -bor to her in said Town of Fort Ann. She then bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Washbond. The said Benjamin Cutter then also lived in Fort Ann aforesaid, I well remember when the said Benjamin Cutter courted and paid his addresses to the said Elizabeth Washbond. I also well remember the time when the said Elizabeth Washbond and the said Benjamin Cutter were married to each other. I was not present at their marriage but well remember the report thereof in the neighborhood in which we then lived in Fort Ann aforesaid at the time of its occurrence. They were duly married to each other as I then un- -derstood and which I verily believe true in the month of March in the year Seventeen hundred and Ninety three in the adjoining Town of Kingsbury in said County of Washington by Seth Sherwood, who was then a justice of the Peace in Kingsbury aforesaid. I well remember when they left home for said Kings- -bury to be married as aforesaid. They were attended by a small party but I did not go with them. I also well remember that shortly after they were married in March of 1793. and when the said

small party returned from Kingsbury from their said marriage as aforesaid that they called at my house as I was then keeping a Public House in Fort Ann aforesaid at that time, and it was then currently reported and believed that they had been duly married to each other at the time and place aforesaid. The following are true extracts from my family Record, which I verily believe to be true and correct, to wit, "Samuel Winegar was married to Martha Haskins on Thursday May 28th, 1788." "Samuel Winegar born Thursday March, 27th, 1764." "Martha Haskins born Wednesday Feby, 17th, 1768."
Children's Births
"Sally Winegar born Thursday March 18th, 1789." "Rhoda Winegar born Sunday March 20th, 1791." "Leonard Winegar born Thursday March 7th, 1793." "Hannah Winegar born Monday March 9th, 1795." I further depose and say that the above are true extracts taken from my family Register in my family Bible, which Register was copied from an old one about thirty years ago and I verily believe the same to be true and correct, I further depose and say that I well remember that the said Benjamin Cutter and Elisabeth Washbond were married to each other as aforesaid about five years after I was married, and I was married May 28th, 1788. I also well remember that the said Benjamin and Elisabeth were married as aforesaid at about the time that my son Leonard was born and my said son Leonard was born on the Seventh day of March Seventeen hundred and Ninety Three (March 7th, 1793). My said son Leonard at the time of their said marriage was a babe of only a few days old and this circumstance prevented

me from going with them to Kingsbury aforesaid to attend their said marriage, I also remember that the said Leonard was a babe when the said party were at my house as aforesaid. Immediately, or very soon after their said marriage in March of Seventeen hundred and Ninety Three as aforesaid the said Benjamin and Elizabeth Cutter commenced keeping house and living together as husband and wife in Fort Ann aforesaid and continued to live together as such husband and wife until the said Benjamin died in March of 1846, as aforesaid, They raised a family of Children the oldest of which is Daniel who was born a few weeks after my said daughter Hannah was born which was on the 9th. of March 1795 as appears from my said family Register. The said Benjamin and Elizabeth had been married as aforesaid about two years before their said son Daniel was born and further I say not. Subscribed and sworn to } Samuel Winegar before me this twenty second day of } November A.D. 1848. }
Henry, M aj or Justice of the Peace Washington County N.Y.
I hereby certify that the above Deposition said Samuel Winegar is a credible witness whose testimony upon any subject is entitled to full faith and credit.
Henry, M aj or Justice of Peace

acc 44 637 No 13476
Elizabeth Cutter wid of Benjamin JY
act 7 July 1838
Marned before 1794 Reynold Must die 5 March 44
Adm act 17 June 1844 12 July 48 24 years old of 80 - Penn Dm 5 March 1846
Hon. G. A. Starkweather House Wily

State of New York
Washington County } ss.
Be it known that before me Henry, Munn a justice of the peace in and for the county of Washington aforesaid, personally appeared David Harvey, and Mary his wife with whom I have been acquainted for more than fifty years, and made oath in due form of law, that they were married in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven that they lived at the time of their marriage in the town (then called Westfield) now Fort. Ann in the county of Washington and state of New York; and that they have lived in said town ever since their marriage; that they were acquainted with Benjamin Cutter late of said town of Fort. Ann deceased, who died some time last spring, that the said Benjamin Cutter at the time of his marriage lived in said town of Fort. Ann; at the time of his marriage in the spring of seventeen hundred and ninety three and that said Benjamin Cutter married a girl by the name of Elizabeth Washburn that she the said Elizabeth lived with the deponents in seventeen hundred and ninety two and soon after married said Benjamin Cutter the deponents have no doubt but that she the Elizabeth has given the true time of her said marriage in the annexed decla- ration, or deposition of her the said Elizabeth Cutter, that they have been acquainted with said Benjamin Cutter and his said wife ever since they were married in 1793. have all lived in the same town since said marriage; and that they the said Benjamin Cutter and his said wife, (now the widow of said Benjamin Cutter) have raised up quite a family of children in said town.
Subscribed and sworn this 12 th day, of September A. D. 1847 before me, the subscription by said Mary Harvey, by her making her mark, or cross.
David Harvey her Mary X Harvey, mark
Henry, Munn, Justice of the Peace.

State of New York Wash County Clerk's office. I William R. Miller Dep. Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Henry Thorne whose name is subscribed to the within Inat or certificate, was at the date of said certificate a Justice of the peace, in and for said County duly elected and sworn, and that I am well acquaint- ed with the handwriting of said Justice and do believe that his signature subscribed to the said Inat or certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have here- unto set my name and affixed the Seal of said County the 11 th day of September A.D. 1847
Wm. R. Miller Dep. Clerk

Barnerville October 5 th 1847.
Dear Sir,
I herewith enclose you the evidence by me received from widow Butter widow of Benjamin Butter late a Pensioner, of Fort Ann, Washington County N.Y.
I am very Respectfully Yours &c.
T. L. Hlingerland Barnerville Schoharie Co. N.Y.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.

h o to p o q o b o , d o e o g o $80 per annum Comig 1 July 1848,
W. W. Lyvesta Present

Albany March 11 th 1851
H. H. Sylvester Esq. Sir
Yours with the two pension certificates enclosed are duly received.
I have enclosed the declaration of Mrs Elizabeth Calhoun, whose pension certificate you have in your possession, I hope it may receive early attention.
With Much Respect
Yours Sam l H. Mearns

Payment to be made at
Albany,
by
E. W. Alcott Esqrs.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Albany,
New York
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 40 Vol. 4
H. D. Rumpkin, Clerk.
Charles G. Allen

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Elizabeth Cutler, of New-York, widow of Benjamin Cutler, who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars and  cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 15 th day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
W. L. Marcy.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
Mrs. Cutler has resided Fort Ann Washington Co., 70 years in 1849, previous to that lived in Spencertown, Rensselaer Co. N. Y.

Payment to be made at Albany by
Thomas W Olcott
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
New York
at Albany
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 11 Vol. 11 11
A Van Wyck Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Elizabeth Cutler widow of Benjamin Cutler who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Ninety Six dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 1 st of July 1848, and continuing for life; unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage, deducting former payment, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum. Given at the Department of the Interior this eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
Alex H. H. Stuart
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned
J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions.

State of New York } ss Washington County }
On this 26 day of December 1854 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said county of Washington personally appeared Elizabeth Cutter who on her oath declares that she is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum that said pension commenced on the 1st of July 1848 and that her husband Benjamin Cutter died on the 5th day of March 1846 and that she makes this declaration for the purpose of drawing a pension from the 5th day of March 1846 the date of her husband's death to the 1st day of July 1848 the time her pension commenced
Elizabeth Cutter mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
DeWitt Clinton Justice Peace
thereto is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of said County this 29th day of December A. D. 1854
N. P. Mottin Clerk.
subscribed

the said day of July 1854 the time her pension commenced In Elizabeth X Cutter mark Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year first above
STATE OF NEW-YORK, WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I do hereby certify that Jas P Sloan — Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Deposition hereto annexed, was on the 26th day of December 1854, the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected, sworn and qualified by law to act as such to administer such oath and that the signature of said Jas P Sloan subscribed thereto is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said County this 29th day of December A. D. 1854
D. V. McManus Clerk.

3029 Increase Albany Brief in the Case of Elizabeth Butter Widow of Benjamin (Rev War) Fort Ann Washington County and State of New York Act Feb. 2. 1848 " " 18. 1867
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
Claims me under Act Feb 18. 1867 for pensions earned before 1800 Certificate returned Roll of Albany at $96. per annum Quantity & widowhood shown Proof of Marriage Feb 14 1792
Admitted Dec 2. 1867 to a pension at $196. per annum commencing Sept. 30. 1865. deducting all payments made since
Name and residence of Agent.
S. P. Pille Fort Ann New York.
W. E. Frask Examining Clerk.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress of 2 nd . Februa- -ry, 1848. and the Joint Resolution of 1 st . July, 1848.
State of New York } Washington County } ss-
On this Twentieth day of November, One Thousand Eight hun- -dred and forty Eight, personally appeared before me Jas P. Sloan of Fort Ann a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Washington Elizabeth Cutler, a resident of the Town of Fort Ann in the aforesaid County, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Supplemental Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed on the 2 nd . day of February, 1848, making further provisions for the widows of persons who served in the Revolutionary War, and also for the benefits of the provision made by the Joint Resolu- -tion of Congress approved July 1 st , 1848. That she this Declarant is now the Widow of Benjamin Cutler who

was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety six dollars per annum, and who died in the Town of Fort Ann aforesaid, on the fifth day of March, 1846.
That since the death of her said husband Declarant has applied for a pension under the act of June 17th, 1844, which pension she has not as yet received, and she now makes this supplemental declaration in order that she may receive the pension due her under the said act of Cond. February, 1848, and the said Resolution of 1st, July, 1848, in addition to the pension due her under said act of 17th, June, 1844, claimed in her original declaration for pension under the said act of June 17th 1844, or under the act of 7th, July 1838, or its Supplementary acts, which original declaration is now on file at the pension Department in Washington.
in Elizabeth X Cutton marks
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year first afore- said before me. Saml. Wilson Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the aforementioned De- =clarant said Elisabeth Cutter is personally known to me. She is now the widow of Benja- Cutter, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States as declared by her in the foregoing Declaration. And further that the said Elisabeth Cutter is now unable to write her name in consequence of the in- =firmities of age and is therefore compelled to make her mark or cross. I am now Forty nine years of age and have been intimate- =ly acquainted with the said Benjamin and Elisabeth Cutter from my earliest recollec- =tions during which time they lived together and sustained all the relationship of husband and wife up to the time of the death of the said Benjamin, and were highly reputable per- =sons in society, credible and worthy citizens. Jas M Sloan