Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,728, Edmund Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Davis, Edmund.
8 21. 728
CONTENTS

Set to 3 rd Aud June 22- 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 6 th March 1839 to 4 Sept 1840. Age testified 12 th July 1841.
Letter to P. Davis 12 Nov. 1841.
Letter to Hon. J. B. Morton Hon of Reps Dec. 6 th 1842.
Let. to F. Green, Aug. 4. 1842.
Duplicate Certificate
issued Nov. 11 th 1843, and sent to Franklin Green Providence R.I.
Paid as above from 4 March 1841 to 4. Sep 1842. Age testified. 30. Sep 1842.
Rhode Island
Edmund Davis
of Newport in the State of R.I. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brayton of the Regt commanded by Colonel in the N. Hampshire line for 7 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of July 1833 and sent to John Cross, Postmaster, R.I.
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1833 $46.66
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 11.69.
$ 58.33
(Revolutionary Claim, ) (Act June 7, 1832. )
D. D. Addison Clerk,
Recorded by Book E.
Vol. 2 nd Page 107.

DECLARATION.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND, } ss. COUNTY OF
On this first day of April 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Tribute of the Town of Tiverton now sitting, Edmund Davis a resident of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode-Island, aged Seventy two 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That is to say: He in the month of June 1778 volunteered into a guard company, at the village of Fall river, now in the Township of Troy in the commonwealths of Massachusetts, for the term of three months — This guard company was under the command of Francis Bloyton — He thinks that said company was not attached to any Regiment, as they never met with any Regiments, or other company during said term.
During this term of service he was stationed with the company to which he belonged, in the village of Fall River, to repel the expected attacks of that place by the enemy who had the possession of the Neighbouring Island of Rhode Island, and the waters of Narragansett Bay, and who were at that time carrying havoc and destruction, to all places on the borders of the Bay that were not protected by a strong Military force.
Our Company at that time, had a guard house in the village of Fall River, at which we rendezvoused and at which we quartered — We were engaged, during this term in guarding the shores of Tiverton River southerly to the Rhode Island State line, and sometimes into Tiverton — and acted as Auxiliary to the boats and galleys that quartered or rendezvoused at Howland's ferry for the protection of the shores in this part of the Bay. After having served his time out, he was discharged at said Fall river in the month of September 1778.
He then in the month of October 1778, took the place of one Richards Hose, in a volunteer Company then stationed at said Fall River, for the term of three months, that being the time said company had to remain in the public service, from the time that he took the place of said Hose in said company — This company was

under the command of Captain Benjamin Ayles, but he can not recollect the names of the other officers of the company - Nor the Regiment to which it belonged - it did not join any Regiment while he belonged to it -
During this period of three months, he was stationed in the said village of Fall River, and quartered in private houses - Himself and about eight others of said company staid at the house of Isaac Hathaway in said village - after he had served out his time and he thinks in the month of January 1779 he was discharged at S d Fall River and he returned home. (all the company were also discharged at the same time.)
He in the month of October 1779 belonged to a Company of Militia in Dartmouth in the State of Massachusetts under the command of Captain Reuben Sherman and was then and there drafted therefrom and was mounted to Gooseberry Neck in said Town of Dartmouth - under the command of said Captain Reuben Sherman, for the term of one month - this term he duly served out and he was discharged and he returned home.
After this his domestic circumstances did not permit him to take an active part in the war - yet he was not wanting in Patriotic Zeal for his country's welfare.
And said Davis avers that he faithfully and truly served said Terms in his country's defence in the War of the Revolution, making in all seven months and received pay for the same.
And he further declares that he was born in said Dartmouth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 10 th day of November 1760. and that he hath no records of his age to his knowledge - that he lived in said Dartmouth when he entered into said services, and continued to live therein since the Revolutionary war, until within about

thirty years ago, when he removed from said town of Dartmouth to said town of Tiverton, where he hath lived ever since and doth still reside.
That he never received any written discharge from said services, but was discharged verbally by his commanding officers - and that he has no documentary evidence of said services - There is no Clergyman living in his neighborhood or vicinity - He therefore refers to Elihu Hicks and Benjamin Borden Esqrs who are his neighbours and citizens of said town of Tiverton, who testify to his character for veracity and to their belief that he was a soldier of the Revolution - And also to the annexed deposition - The foregoing, services performed as a private soldier. c
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Asa Gray Clerk
Edmund Davis
We, Elihu Hicks Esq. residing in the Town of Tiverton aforesaid and Benjamin Borden Esq. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Edmund Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two 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 to and subscribed the day aforesaid.
Asa Gray Clerk
Elihu Hicks Benjamin Borden
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 Elihu Hicks Esq. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Town of Tiverton aforesaid and that Benjamin Borden Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Tiverton and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Asa Gray Clerk of the Court of Probate of the Town of Tiverton in the County of Bristol aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Edmund Davis for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and thirty three. In the year of American Independence the fifty seventh.
Asa Gray Clerk of Court of Probate

24/36 Edmund Davis Rhode Island
Rev. J. Maults Allen
Two Cross Portsmouth R.I.

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 subjóined 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, shewing the Service of Edmund Davis  Niverton - County of New Port Rhode Island
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol 1778 . 3 . priv Capt Brayton, 73 Years, Portsmouth 3 Livingston for all the service   Sub 1778 . 3 . " " Styles " 74   Aug 1779 . 1 . " " Sherman "  
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 records, 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[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.

Brookton 21728 INVALID.
File No. 21,728
Edmund Davis
U.S. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]

15702 Rhode Island
Edmund Davis of Newport in the State of R.I. State who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brayton of the Rgt commanded by Colonel  in the N.H. Hawk line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 23 - Dollars 33 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of July 1833 and sent to him Crop 21 months R.I. Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $46.16 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 11.67 $58.33
{ Revolutionary Claim; } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. D. Madison Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 2 a Page 107
Lib 63 Aud June 22, 1841
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 14 March 1839 to 4 Sep 1840. Age notified 13 July 1841
Letter to P. Davis 12 Nov. 1841.
= Letter to Hon. Mr. Boardman H of Reps Decr 6 th 1842
= Attest J. Greene Aug 4. 1843.
Duplicate Certificate issued Nov. 11th 1843 and sent to Franklin Greene, Providence, R.I.

Edward Davis
24755

The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate of the Town of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State aforesaid - I Asa Gray Clerk of said Court do hereby certify, that William Coggeshall, whose signature is affixed to the annexed Depositions of Stephen Gifford and Abel Davis, is one of the Justices of the Peace for the Town of Tiverton, in the said County of Newport, duly commissioned under the Seal of this State and fully qualified to act in his said capacity And I further certify, that the signature of his name to said Depositions is his genuine signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at said Tiverton this first day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three. And of American Independence the fifty seventh. Asa Gray Clerk of Court, of Probate

I, Stephen Gifford of Westport in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence, do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Edmund Davis of Liverton in the county of Newport and state of Rhode Island, that at the time of the Revolutionary War, and for many years afterwards, I lived a near neighbor to the said Edmund Davis, that I well remember, that the said Edmund Davis was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, in the Massachusetts state service, that he was stationed at Fall River in the said Commonwealth to guard the towns and protect the inhabitants in that vicinity from the depredations of the enemy - that his first service was in the summer of the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight about three months in the guard stationed at Fall River as aforesaid - that his second term of service was in the latter part of the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight and in the beginning of the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, about three months, stationed as a guard at Fall River aforesaid, that in the last three months service, the said Edmund was a substitute, that in both he was a volunteer - And further the deponent saith not -
Stephen Gifford
Newport Is. September 25 th 1832 - Personally appeared the above named Stephen Gifford and made oath that the foregoing statement by him made and subscribed is just and true in all its parts
Before me Wm Lloyd Justice of the peace

Newport Jc. Doverton Nov. 13 th 1832
And I further hereby certify that the said Stephen Gifford is a credible person to whom testimony full faith ought to be given
Wm. Lloyd-Jones Justice Peace

I, Abiel Davis of Westport in the county of Bristol and commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age to give evidence, do testify and say, that I am brother of Edmund Davis of Kingston in the county of Newport and state of Rhode Island, that I am six years older than the said Edmund, who is now seventy-two years of age — that the said Edmund was engaged as a soldier in the service of his country, in the Revo- lutionary War — that in June seventeen hundred and seventy eight, the said Edmund was stationed at Fall- River in the state of Massachusetts to guard the towns lying on Taunton River against the encroachments of the enemy, in the company commanded by Francis Brayton and that he continued to do duty in the guard as aforesaid three months in the Massachusetts state service — that in October of the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, the said Edmund Davis again entered the service of his country, as a substitute for one Richard Horne, in the company commanded by capt. Benjamin Styles, stationed at Fall River to protect the inhabitants living on the shores of Taun- ton River, that he continued on duty as aforesaid in the Massachusetts state service three months, that in each of the services above named, the said Edmund was a volunteer — that in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, the said Edmund was drafted for one month's service in the company commanded by capt. Reuben Shearman, stationed at Gooseberry Neck in Dartmouth in the county of Bristol aforesaid — and further, the deponent saith not —
Abiel Davis Newport Js. September 25 th 1832 — Personally appeared

The above named Abiel Davis and made oath that the foregoing statement by him made and subscribed is just and true in all its parts
Before me M c Loggeshan
Justice of the peace
And I further hereby certify that the said Abiel Davis is a credible person to whose testimony full faith ought to be given —
M c Loggeshan Justice Peace

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 23 d , 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Edmund Davis, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode Island Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, to the 1 st Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Edward B. Tansill Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Dec 6. 1842
Mr Davenport
J. P. Buel
Commission of Pensions
[Signature]
Hon N. B. Borden H. R.

Washington City Dec 6 th 1842
Dear Sir
The power of attorney which is herewith enclosed has been given me for the purpose of collecting mortgages of pensions, which have been returned to the Treasury Department, and which are due to the individual, (Mr. Davis) who is the maker of the instrument. If the power be sufficient, you will do me a favor, by having the matter so arranged that I may receive the money — If it be not sufficient, you will do me an equal favor, by pointing out the insufficiency.
Very Respectfully
Your friend & servant
W. H. B. Borden
J. L. Edwards Esq., Commissioner of Pensions

State of Rhode Island ss. Providence County ss.
On this Thirtieth day of August A.D. 1843.
Before me, the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the City and County of Providence personally appeared Edmund Davis, — who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Francis Brayton, — in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Dufee, — in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Rhode Island, — that he received a Certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate, on the second day of July last was destroyed by fire, in the Town of Fall River in the State of Massachusetts, at which place, I then resided.
his Edmund Davis mark
Sworn and Subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid. Robert Knight, Justice of the Peace.
Providence County ss. — In the City of Providence this thirtieth day of August, A.D. 1843, — Then per-

sonally appeared Pension agent Franklin Greene and made oath, that he well knows the within named Edmund Davis, and knows him to be the same person described in the within affidavit. — I further certify, that, I am well acquainted with said Franklin Greene and that he is a man of truth and veracity. — Attest. — Robert Knight, Justice of the peace.
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation Providence, Jr.
Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas Providence August 30 th 1843
I Samuel W. King Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island do hereby Certify that Robert Knight is at this date a Justice of the Peace for said County. And that his official acts are entitled to full credit
Sam W King

11. Nov 1841
Evan
John H. Evans
War Department Washington
PAID

Fall River November the 8: 1841
Wm Lloyd Edwards Esq Sir
I would thank you to inform me wheather the petition of Edmund Davis stating his desire to have his pension made payable in Boston in stead of Providence has been granted, and if not wheather it will be, as it makes it ill convenient to draw it in Providence, as he now resides in Fall River Mass. Please to write me on the subject and much oblige you A. B. Sumner
Perry Davis

Aug 4. 43
Edmund Davis Aug 2nd 32
J. P. Atkinson Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington. D. C.

Providence Aug 2 d . 1843
Sir
Edmund Davis on the Roll of R Island Agency under the act of 7 June 1832. at the rate of $23.33 per annum. Has lately removed from Fall River State of Massachusetts to this city: He informs me that he was about being transferred from this, to the Massachusetts agency, but that during the late conflagration at that place. His papers together with his original pension certificate were destroyed.
Be pleased to inform me what is required of him in order to obtain a new or duplicate certificate. He was last paid at this agency to 4 March 1841 and reported on 1 July last. as having failed to claim his stipend for 4 successive periods.
I am very respectfully Yr obed Servt Franklin Green
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington. D. C.

Providence August 30 th 1843.
Sir
At the request of Edmund Davis I herewith transmit his declaration duly authenticated to enable him to procure a new pension Certificate in lieu of the one that has been destroyed which when prepared be pleased to transmit to him to my care. He was last paid at this agency to 4 March 1841. Can the whole amount be paid him here or must a part be paid at Washington under the act of Aug 3 d 1842?
I am very respectfully Your Obs. Serv t Franklin Greene
A. L. Edw. Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Nov. 25, 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Edmund Davis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode Island Agency, at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 1 st June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1841, to the 1 st Sept. 1842.  Respectfully, yours,
William L. Gannett Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Nov 10. 43
Mr.
Edm d Davis Rd fw Dup. Arb.
Washington. D.C.
Committee on the Administration of Justice
University Law

Providence Novm 8th 1843
Sir
On the 30th August last. I transmitted to your address. at the request of Edmund Davis a pensioner on the Roll of the R Island agency the necessary documents to enable him to procure a new Certificate to replace the one that had been destroyed by fire. He has repeatedly called on me to know the result of the application with a request that I would again write you on the subject. Be pleased to inform me if the letter of that date reached you & if so. to cause a new Certificate to be issued in his favor. & addressed to my care.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
Franklin Greene
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington. D. C.