Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,928, Josiah Copp, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Copp, Josiah Ruth
N. 4,928
B.L.M. 26813-160-55
CONTENTS

10.253 New Hampshire
Isiah Copp
of Manchester in the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Drake in the New Hampshire line for 14 months 2 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of $46 - Dollars - 88 - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of March 1833 and 2nd James Pratt Manchester New Hampshire
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $93.76 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 Sept r 23.44 $117.20
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. H. Gadsby Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 151 Page 76

3509 Maine Ruth Copp,  widow of Josiah Copp NH who served in the Revolutiona- ry war, as a Private
Copp
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 30 th day of Jany / 54 and sent to David Dunn Portland Me
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 3, Vol. A
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101.193
Act March 3/55
April 26
(Lis. Authen) David Dunn Dies 12/55
Ruth Capp app. wid. of Isaiah Capp, Prob.
Capp
Capp
Claimant refers to her application under act Feby 3. 1853
Rev. Chas
Me Feb 53 - 3509
W:160 Aa May, 20/52
[Handwritten signature/initials]
David Dunn Poland Me,
Vol. 62-23.

Declaration of Josiah Capps of Box way, for the benefit of the acts of Congress of June 7-1832 for a Pension - 15034

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. At a court of Probate held County of Strafford at Exeter in said county
On this thirteenth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said county, now sitting, Josiah Goss, a resident of Conway in the County of Strafford and State of N. H. aged 72 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— The first three months he served in Col d Drake's Regiment and Capt d Page's Company of Volunteers—that Ezekiel Gile was his first Lt—but does not recollect of Page's Christian name distinctly thinks it was Jesse nor the names of his other Officers—that he enlisted in Plaistow in said State under said Page on the first of September 1777—marched to Bennington, was at the taking of Gen d Burgoyne & his army—then got wounded on his head by a musket ball—Afterwards marched thro' Albany to West Point, where he was discharged verbally on the 2 d day of December 1777.--- Also, that on or near the first of January 1778 in said Plaistow he enlisted in a Company of Volunteers for one year—his Captain was the above named Ezekiel Gile, who had been promoted—that he does not distinctly recollect the names of the other Company Officers—thinks his Col d 's name was Peabody—that his Reg t belonged to Gen d Sullivan's Brigade or Division—that he marched from said Plaistow, to Rhode Island, was in the battle there, and discharged between the first and middle of January 1779 by order of Gen d Sullivan that he has no documentary evidence, having lost his discharge by fire, when his house was burned—and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service—That he was born in Plaistow in said State August 25 th 1760 and on the last of February 1780 he came to Conway & N. H. where he now resides—That he served in all fifteen months as a private soldier in said Companies—
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, in open court Josiah Goss mark
We James Willey, residing in Conway N.H. and Elijah Dinsmore residing in said Conway hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Josiah Goss, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 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 James Willey Elijah Dinsmore in open 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 certifies, that it appears to them that James Willey who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Conway and that Elijah Dinsmore, who has also signed the same is a resident in the P. Conway. and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate I, James Bartlett Reg d of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Josiah Goss for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 13 th day of September A.D. 1832
James Bartlett Register

Declaration
I Ruth Cook of Poland in the State of Maine, aged seventy five years, first being sworn according to law. Do on my oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress of February 3, 1853. That I am the Widow of Josiah Cook who was a Private and Soldier in the Army of the Revolution but in what Regiment I am not able to say, but refer to his Declaration and other papers at the Department as the said Josiah Cook was a Revolutionary Pensioner in his lifetime and at his decease, and the arrears of Pension due him at his

death were paid to me as his Widow — His Pension was paid at Portsmouth, N. H.
She further declared that she was married to the said Josiah Copp in the month of September (but what day of the month she cannot now tell) in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that her husband the said Josiah Copp died on the Seventh day of December A. D. 1838, that she has remained ever since his said death and is now a Widow and that she has never before made any application for a Pension
Truth X Copp Abark
Witness Dominicus J. Root Samuel Hardy
State of Maine Subscribed and sworn to. Before me December 23. 1853.
David Dunn Justice of the Peace and of the Inferior throughout the State of Maine

101.193

Bounty Land Claim.
DECLARATION OF CLAIMANT.
STATE OF MAINE.
County of Androscoggin } ss.
On this Twenty third day of April A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, duly authorised to administer oaths, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Ruth Lapp aged Twenty Seven years, a resident of Poland in the County of Androscoggin and State of Maine who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Josiah Lapp deceased, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ in the _____ Regiment of _____ commanded by _____ in the war of the Revolution as appears by the rolls , the Declaration of her said Husband , and her own Declaration under the Act of Feb. 3. 1853 to all which she refers. That her said Husband enlisted at New Hampshire on or about the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 _____ for the term of fourteen and continued in actual service in said war for the term of fourteen days & more and was honorably discharged at _____ on or about the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18 _____
N.H.
She further states, that she was married to the said Josiah Lapp in Bethel on the _____ day of September A. D. 1818 by one John Pendleton a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Ruth Emery ; that her said Husband died at Jackson, N.H. on the Seventh day of December A. D. 18 38 and that she is now a widow.
SHE FURTHER DECLARES, that she has heretofore made application for Bounty Land, under the Act of  no application for any Bounty Land under any  act of Congress & never received any.  acres, which she has since legally disposed of, and it cannot now be returned.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855.
And for the purpose of this application, I the said Ruth Lapp do hereby constitute and appoint David Annis Esq. of Poland in the State of Maine, my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, to demand and receive from the Secretary of the Interior a warrant for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid: and I fully authorise and empower him to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose therein expressed, hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my Attorney or his substitutes may lawfully do in the premises.
Witness
Domenicus J. Root Susan Root
Ruth Lapp Mark

AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES.
We, Dominicus J. Prout and Susan Prout residents of Poland, Androscoggin County, in the State of Maine upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Keith Lapham in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. And we know the fact that she is now a Widow
Dominicus J. Prout Susan Prout
The foregoing Declaration and Affidavit were sworn to and subscribed, and the Power of Attorney acknowledged, 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 person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
David Dunn Justice of the Peace.
CERTIFICATE OF CLERK OF COURT.
STATE OF MAINE. County of _____ } ss.
I _____ Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that _____ whose genuine signature appears to the above Certificate, is, and was, at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of Office, at _____ this _____ day of _____
A. D. 1855.

15634
Isaiah Lapp in Hampshire
Parish
14 Month 2 days
Alb
M
46.66
22
116.88
James Barlett Stafford New Hampshire

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjoined 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 Isaiah P. Hill  Stafford & New Hampshire
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist 1777 4 3 8 priv Capt Page Col Drake Burgoyne's defeat Bennington 72 years traditionary   — 1778 1 10 24 l Gile Peabody Rhode I Albany 74 years evidence   3 Gn Sullivan Wt Court 75 years Orig   Providence 76 years   a Rd 77 years  
for No. 100 of service 0 80 80 80 80
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Josiah Boff , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. N 4928
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept 1. 1777 Dec. 2. 1777 Pvt. Jesse Page. Brake N H   Jan 1778 Jan 1779 " Ezekiel Dike Peabody.        
Battles engaged in, Capture of Burgoyne, where wounded in head; Rhode Island.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enb in Plainstown, N. H.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 13. 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Canway, Strafford Co., N. H.
Age at date of application, born in Plainstown, N. H. Aug. 21. 1760.
Remarks: He died at Jackson N. H. Dec. 7. 1838. He married at Bartlett, N. H. Sept 1818 Ruth Emery and she was allowed pension on an application executed Dec 23. 1853 while a resident of Poland Androscoggin Co. Me. aged 75 years
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

No. 4,0005 Ruth Copp. wid. of Josiah —
Me,
Letter to David Dunn Esq. Portland Me. Jan. 3. 54. Poland, —
Ans Feb. 3. 53.

Peoy  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 41928
Ruth Coopp Wid.
Josiah Coopp Prst. Rev. War
Act: Feby. 3rd 53
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 143
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1914 Mch 10—huit to Mess. Alice M. Weeks MSK.

RECEIVED MAR 2 1914

ALLEGAN CHAPTER. ALLEGAN, MICH. OFFICE OF REGISTRAR.
133 Crescent St.
Dept. of Interior - Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Will you please tell me whether or not you have a record of the services of Josiah  Capp of Pleiston, N. H., in the Revolutionary War.
Respectfully,
(Miss) Alice M. Meeks.
Feb. 28, 1914.

7 Dec 38
Will the Third Auditor state time of death of person, and to whom paid -
A. Burt Esq. Respectfully, 3 Auditor.
Jan. 23. 54.
J. Cale For Commission
Josiah Lopp, Act 1832 $46.88 per Ann - Died 7 Dec 1838, paid
F. Burt. Auditor

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Hon. J. Meinot Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

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Rev Benjamin G Willeys Affidavit for Jonah Cope.

I Benj Willey, a clergyman residing in Conway county of Strafford & State of New Hampshire hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Josiah Lapp & believe him to be seventy two years of age; he is reputed & believed, in the neigh- borhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & I concur in that opinion.
Benj Willey
Strafford ss Conway Sept 12 th 1832 - Subscribed and sworn to before me James Willey Justice of Peace I certify that the above named Benjamin G Willey is a clergyman of the 1 st Congregational Church and Society in Conway New Hampshire -
Sept 12 - 1832
James Willey Justice of Peace -
State of New Hampshire Strafford ss September 13 th A.D. 1832
I James Bartlett do hereby certify that James Willey whose name is signed to the above affidavit is a Justice of the Peace for said County of
Strafford
James Bartlett
By: Prob. Comt

Copy

Brief in the case of Ruth Copp, wid. of Josiah Cumberland County and State of Maine act Feb. 3. 1893
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
in all 4 and identity proved by tax accounts in the 1890s
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Widow Jan. 25th, for $46.88 - Jan Feb. 3. 1893.
Name and residence of Agent David Dunn Solana, Maine Portland,
J. P. Adams Examining Clerk.

Jackson PH July 26
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David Dunn, Poland Me

I Dominicus J. Prout of Poland in the State of Maine, on oath declare I am the Treasurer and Manager of the Poor House and Poor farm for the said Town, and among the Paupers there supported at public expense is Mrs. Ruth Cook the Widow of Josiah Cook a Revolutionary Pensioner
She appears to be a worthy old lady and is entirely destitute of any property or means
I understand she is about to apply for a pension, and if obtained it will be of great value to her.
Dominicus J. Prout
State of Maine,
December 23. 1853 Subscribed and sworn to. Before me, and I certify that the said Dominicus J. Prout is a respectable man and a credible witness
David Durn Justice of the Peace throughout the State

Washington December
1853.
To the Hon. S. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
I have examined the Declaration of Ruth Cook and the accompanying papers and I certify them to be genuine
Respectfully yours
Samuel Mayall W.C.

Portland Dec. 23. 1853.
Hon. D. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions.
Dr. Sir.
I send you through Mr. Mayall our Representative in Congress the claim of Ruth Cook for a Pension under the act of Feb 3. 1853.
Of course I can have no interest or share in this matter for I do not ask her any pay. nor shall I ever receive of her any pay whatever in any shape or manner for what I have done —
Please issue the Pension certificate and enclose it to me
Very Respectfully
David Durn
Portland Cumberland County Maine.

I Sally Hb. Emery of New Gloucester in the State of Maine on oath testify and say that Mr. Josiah Cook and Miss Ruth Emery were lawfully joined in marriage at Bartlett in the State of New Hampshire by John Pendergast Esq. Justice of the Peace (since deceased) in the month of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen —
I was present at the wedding and marriage and I know that they lived together as husband and wife till the death of the said Josiah Cook in December A.D. 1838.
I was well acquainted with them. The said Josiah Cook was a Revolutionary Pensioner in his lifetime —
His Widow (the said Ruth Cook) is still living at Poland in the State of Maine.
State of Maine.
Sally H. Emery Cumberland County ss. December 22, A.D. 1853. Subscribed and sworn to before me, and I certify that the said Sally H. Emery is a respectable woman and a credible witness —
David D. Merrill Justice of the Peace Pro. the State

I Samuel R. Emery of Jackson in the State of New Hampshire aged fifty three years on oath declare that I was well acquainted with Josiah Cook a Revolutionary Pensioner in his lifetime and I know that he died at said Jackson on the seventh day of December in the Year eighteen hundred and thirty eight I was present at his death and funeral & saw him buried He left a Widow (Mrs. Ruth Cook) and she is still living at Poland in the State of Maine. Samuel R. Emery -
State of New Hampshire County of Carroll S. D., July 26 A. D. 1853. Subscribed and sworn to before me, and I certify that the said Samuel Emery is a respectable man and a credible witness.
Rufus W. Pingham } Justice of the Peace

I George Penderster of New Gloucester in the State of Maine, aged 215 years on oath declare that I am the Administrator on the estate of the late John Penderster Esq. late of Bartlett in the State of New Hampshire, deceased, and I have examined all his papers and records but do not find any record of marriages & am fully satisfied that he never kept any such record.
The said John Penderster Esq. was my Father and was for a great many years a Justice of the Peace and frequently solemnized marriages but kept no record of it.

He has been dead thirteen years.
George Pendleton
Poland August 24. 1853.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, and I certify that the said George Pendleton is a respectable man and a credible witness.
David D. Merrill
Justice of the Peace throughout the State of Maine.

Black Coppis
Sulm
- Open Court -

Declaration
State of Maine, } ss: On this eighteenth cumberland county }
day of January A. D. 1854. personally appeared before the Supreme Judicial of the said State of Maine, now held at Portland in the county of Cumberland in said State. Ruth Lapp a resident of Poland in the county of Cumberland and State aforesaid, aged seventy five years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That

She is the widow of Josiah Bopp, who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution but in what Regiment she cannot now tell, but refers to his declaration and other papers at the Department as the said Josiah Bopp was a Revolutionary Pensioner in his lifetime, and at his death the arrear of his pension were paid to her as his widow —
She further declared that she was married to the said Josiah Bopp in September eighteen hundred and eighteen (but what day of the month she cannot now tell), that her said husband died on the seventh day of December in the Year eighteen hundred and

thirty eight, that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated — She further declared that she is now a Widow — Witness David Dunn Benja. Waterhouse Her Ruth L. Lapp Marks
Subscribed and sworn to in open court, the day and year above written —
Joseph Howard
{ The Justice Presiding
I Robert A. Bird the clerk of the said court, do certify that the said Ruth Lapp made oath to the above in open court the day & year aforesaid, before the Hon Joseph Howard, the presiding judge. In Witness whereof I have affixed the seal of said court.
R. A. Bird Clerk

January 18. 1854.
Hon. J. P. Waldo Comr. of Pensions,
Dr. Sir,
I have received your letter of the 3 d inst. as to the case of Ruth Cook that the testimony was sufficient but that her declaration must be made before a court of record.
Enclosed I now send you the proper declaration, made before our Supreme Judicial court.
Please to issue the Pension certificate and enclose it to me Yours Resp'tly
David Dorr
Portland.
Maine

Poland, Maine, May 26. 1856.
Hon. J. Minot
Dr. Sir:
Permit me to call your attention to the claim of South  book for Bounty Land now on file in your office No. 101.193
Under the late Law (May 14. 1856) I suppose had to be a good case. Her late Husband Josiah book was a Revolutionary Pensioner and she is now such as his Widow.
Please to issue the Land Warrant and enclose it to me.
Yours Truly David Dunn
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