Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1154, Edward E Davies, Navy New Jersey Residence And Agency

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy
Davis, Edward E or Davis, Edward
W 1154
New Jersey residence & agency
CONTENTS
Sarah or Sally
Also see within papers of rejected widow (alleged) Esther or Betty

21) New Jersey To New York Edward Davies,
Mariner,
In the army of the U. States
At 8 $ per mo. com. 21 st March, 1818
Cert: issued 31 st March, 1818. and sent to Hon. Mr. Southard, House of Representatives U. States.
Am t to 11 th Sept r 1818. 5 9 / 28 mo. $42.57
Rev d Claims amt 18 th Mar: 1818.
Frigate Boston Capt. Manley
Two years
42 25 17
30. April 25
Continued
New Brunswick, Middlesex Co

Edw. P. Davis -
   1818.9.4      1818.3.23     8      28 ) 72 ( 2.57   5.9/28    56   8    160   $40    140   2.57    200   $42.57    196      4    
New Brunswick New Jersey

In the case of Edward Davies of the city of New Brunswick in the State of New Jersey claiming to be entitled to a Pension under the 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.-
State of New Jersey Middlesex County } ss
On the twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me Thomas Hance Esq. one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the County of Middlesex & State aforesaid came Edward Davies of New Brunswick in the County aforesaid and being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith, that in the war of the Revolution he entered as a Mariner in the Naval Service of the United States on Board the Frigate Warren, at Providence, commanded by Commodore John Hopkins and served in that Frigate for one year - that in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he again entered as a Mariner on Board the Boston commanded by John Manley Esq. and that he continued to serve under the said John Manley in different Vessels of the United States for two years and =

afterwards entered as a mariner aforesaid in the Frigate Alliance commanded by John Barry Commodore and served in her for nine months. — And this deponent further saith that he is a resident citizen of the United States and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for support. — Edward Davies —
Sworn & subscribed this day & year aforesaid before me —
Thos Hance
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
I Thomas Hance one of
the judges of the court of common pleas of the
County of Middlesex in the State aforesaid certify that the foregoing affidavit is to me satisfactory proof that Edward Davies the applicant served as a mariner in the Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War for the term of nine months and longer against the common enemy. —
Thos Hance
To the Secretary of the Department of War }
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
I William P Deane clerk of the

=the court of common pleas of the County of Middlesex certify that Thomas Hance Esq. who hath subscribed his name to the foregoing attestations is one of the Judges of said Court duly commissioned Sworn to his official acts full credit is to be given.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen.
Wm. P. DALL Clerk

Edward Davies Mariner
21
Sept. 1812
Em
Wm P. Deane
M. Brinswick
Adams
Nov 1812

SCHEDULE.
State of New-Jersey, } Middlesex County, ss. }
On this fourteenth day of September 1820, personally appeared, in open court, in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Middlesex in said state, being a Court of Record, proceeding according to the course of the common law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, Edward Davies aged Sixty four years, resident in North Brunswick - in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: That he served as a Mariner in the Revolutionary War on Board the Frigate Boston, Commodore Manley in the Frigate Alliance, Capt d Barry - That he made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of March 18. 1818 on the twenty fourth day of June month and his Pension Certificate is No. 21.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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
I have no property of any kind or description. - And I further swear that I have a wife living with me aged about thirty two years - That I have three children Rachel aged six years, William aged three years & John aged about one year - That I lost my right leg in the Revolutionary War and that I have no trade and am incapable of obtaining a subsistence without public or private charity - That I have for some time procured a precarious subsistence by the sale and application of Vegetable Medicines or Roots
1820 32 88
Sworn to, and declared and subscribed on the day aforesaid.
Edward Davies
Mr. Hance Presiding Judge.
I, William P. Beare - clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Middlesex do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 _____ dollars and _____ cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourteenth day of September 1820.
Wm. P. Beare

State of New York City and County of New York 3/4. On this third day of August One Thousand eight hun- dred and thirty nine Personally appeared before the Marine Court of the City of New York Sally Davis a resident of the said City in the County and State aforesaid aged Sixty six years, who being first 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 Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That She is the widow of Edward Davis who was a mariner, and served on board the Frigate Boston, and for such service received a pension under the Act of Congress passed on the 18 th of March 1818 of eight dollars per month, which pension was drawn at the City of New York Agency up to the twenty ninth day of April 1824, the same being the day of the death of her said husband Edward Davis, and whose name had been previously transferred from the New Jersey pension agency. She further de- clares, that she was married to the said Edward Davis on the 27 th day of November 1793 at White Hall Washington County and State of New York by Daniel Earl Esquire a Justice of the peace in and for said County, now deceased; that her husband the aforesaid Edward Davis died on the twenty ninth day of April 1824; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first

of January seven hundred and ninety four, at the time above stated, and that she has no documentary evidence in support of her said claim. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before Sally Paris
Judah Hammond Justice of the Marine Court
JB
State of New York
City and County of New York Bp. Mary Banks of the City, County and State of New York being duly sworn deposes and says, that she is the wife of Daniel Banks residing in said City, and that she is well acquainted with Sally Davis the applicant for a pension mentioned and described in the foregoing declaration as the widow of Edward Davis. And this Deponent further says, that she was also well acquainted with the said Edward Davis, who departed this life on the twenty ninth day of April 1824, and that the said Edward Davis and Sally Davis were always reputed to be, and as this Deponent verily believes were man and wife; and Deponent also says, that the said Sally Davis still remains the widow of the said Edward Davis, she having never intermarried since his decease.
Sworn to and subscribed this 3 rd day of August 1830 Before me.
The Mary X Banks
Note - The Deponent not being able to write her name, has made her marks in my presence. H. Whitney Commissioner of Deeds

3 C. New York p. The foregoing Depositions are satisfactory evidence to me of the facts therein sworn to. Dated at New York the 3 d August 1839
Judah Hammond Justice of the Marine Court
III.
I John Barberie Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York do hereby certify that Judah Hammond is one of the Justices of the said Court and that the said Court is a Court of Record and that the above signatures are his genuine signatures done in open Court
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court this third day of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
John Barberie
IV.
I certify that the last above named deponent Mary Banks has been sworn to my satisfaction to be a credible witness. New York Aug 3 d 1839 W. Whitney

Joseph Hoxie
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court this third day of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine J. H.
H n
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, Joseph Hoxie , Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Wm Whiting before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, a Commissioner of deeds in and for the said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I believe the signature of said Commissioner thereto subscribed, is genuine.
exact action 1839
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, the 8 th day of August 1839.
Joseph Hoxie Clerk.

State City and County of New York
ss. On the 7 th day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Forty Six, personally appeared before me, John B. Scott Recorder and Judge of the Court of Sessions of and in the City of New York, Sarah Davis Resident of the said City, widow, who first being duly sworn according to Law on her oath doth depose and say that she will be Seventy four years of age on the Seventeenth day of April next, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows; and all subsequent acts relating to widows of her class; she further says, that she is the widow of Edward Davis (a widower when married to her) that he had a pension granted to him for services rendered during the Revolutionary War, which Pension she thinks to have been a Navy Pension, that her husband died April 30 th 1824 aged Sixty eight years at N o . 60 Broome Street in the said City and on the twenty fourth day of June following she administered on his estate; and received at the Pension Office the balance due him, that she had her marriage certificate, the said Pension certificate and also a friend who knew she was married to the said Edward Davis before the first of January 1794 - that she was married on the twenty seventh day of November 1793 by Daniel Earle Justice of the Peace at Whitehall in said State in presence of George Ackley and wife, and after making

diligent search for them this deponent is informed that they are both since dead - and she further states that she had four children by her said husband, the first of which a son, was born on the twelfth day of September 1794 - whose name (Ira) and date of his birth was placed on the family Bible by her husband, she also states that the births of the other three children were never placed on the said Bible, which said Bible has always been in her possession from that time to the present moment, that about three or four  eight or ten years ago a person by the name of M c Donnell called upon her for the purpose of obtaining her pension, for which purpose he induced her to give him the said Original Bible Record leaf - to help him in procuring the said pension, that the said M c Donnell soon after died, and as this deponent believes these papers have since been sent on to Washington, And this deponent further says that her said husband left her and for a time cohabited with another woman, which said woman as she is informed and believes was induced to live with deponents husband from deceit and misrepresentation practiced upon her, by her husband in representing himself to her as an unmarried man, as she immediately left him upon being undeceived - and that on the death bed of her said husband he sent for her and gave to her all the goods and chattles, in most part consisting of Drugs, and other articles appertaining to his profession as a Doctor also his pension certificate which was surrendered to the Government upon her receiving the balance of his pension as aforesaid.

ment upon her receiving the balance of his pension as aforesaid,
that she was with him in his last moments, and she also caused him to be interred as well as her circumstances would allow. And she further states that at the time of her marriage her family were strongly opposed to it in consequence of his being a widower with a large family, and she was compelled by her brother immediately upon his being informed of her marriage, to obtain her marriage certificate from the said Justice, which said deposition was forwarded to Washington as aforesaid.
See before 7 th Dec 1846
Sarah Davis
City and County of New York personally affirmed before me Sarah Davis who affirmed to the affidavit which she signed as just and true —
Dated 7 th Dec 1846.
J. M. [unintelligible] Recorder of the City of New York —

from the said Justice, which said deposition was forwarded to Washington as aforesaid.
Ann before me 27 th Dec 1846
Levi Davis
City and County of New York personally appeared before me Sarah Davis who affirmed to the affidavits which she signed as just and true —
J. Van Klief
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
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I, James Conner, CLERK of the City and County of New-York, and also CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Ino. D. Scott before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Recorder in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized by the laws of this State to take the same; and that I believe the Signature of said Recorder thereunto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, the 7 day of Dec. 1846
J. Conner
Clerk.

Edmund Coffin 8, 1819.
Thomas G. Drayton, Jr., Oct. 1819
222 New-York Sally Davis widow of Edward Davis who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Seaman
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of June, 1849, and sent to E. Childs, Esq. Globe Office, N. York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 537 Vol. 1 29th July, 1849

I certify that on the twenty second day of October AD 1814 I joined in Marriage Edward E Davis to Hitty Boston
George S Woodhull Minister of the Gospel, Cranberry N.J.
State of New Jersey County of Middlesex ss I Nicholas Booroom Clerk of the County of Middlesex aforesaid and of the lawful & common places in said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a copy from the record of Marriages in my office given under my hand & seal of office at New Brunswick this twentieth day of September AD 1854 N Booroom Clk

State of New York City & County of New York ss Mary Banks of the City and County and State of New York being duly sworn deposes and says that she is the wife of Daniel Banks a resident of the said City - That she is well acquainted with Sally Davis the lady mentioned in the foregoing papers as an applicant for a pension and as the widow of Edward Davis And this deponent further says that she was well acquainted with the said Edward Davis now deceased - And this deponent further says that the annexed leaf marked with the following words and figures to wit "Ery Davies Born September the 12 th Day 1794 And Dide November 18 th Day year of 1795" was taken from the family bible of the said Edward & Sally Davis in the presence of this deponent that this deponent has frequently seen this deponent the said Edward Davis write and she fully believes that this writing upon the annexed leaf was by his own hand - This deponent further says that she was living with the above mentioned Edward and Sally Davis as a member of the family more than five years previous to and at the death of the said Edward Davis  in part of the time in Stanton Street another part of the time in Cherry Street and at the time of the decease of the said Davis: in Grand Street in the City of New York That the Bible above mentioned from which the aforesaid leaf was extracted was then in possession of the said Edward & Sally Davis and was called by them their the family bible and it is now in her possession

family Bible. And this deponent further says that she has seen this Bible in the possession of the said Sally Davis at a great many different times and that it is now in her possession. Known before me this 24 th day of January 1842
Mary first Banks marks
W. R. Bebel commissioner of deeds.
N.B. For authentication of Mary Banks Eviden a let certificate of Whiting O'Brien clerks after the second affidavit in the collection, p. 3.
Exhibit M. Mary Davies Born September the 12. Day 1774 And Died November 18. Day Year of 1795
5 1824 1795

County of Onondaga State of New York James Downey of the town of Marcellus in said county being duly sworn in the presence of a Magistrate deposes says: That he is seventy five years of age, he is the brother of Mrs Sarah Davis, the widow of the late Edward Davis, and now an applicant for a pension; That from the years 1792 until 1795 deponent lived in the towns of Fairhaven and Hampton both bordering on the boundary line between Vermont and New York; in the early part of the year 1793 he became acquainted with Edward Davis; in the autumn of the same year while deponent lived in Fairhaven he met Edward Davis who was travelling from Whitehall N.Y. into Vermont, and the said Davis then told deponent that he (Davis) was married to deponent's sister, the said Sarah, that the marriage took place about a month before their then interview;

and that he (Daris) was living in Whitehall N. Y. with his wife, deponent said sister Sarah; this was the first time that deponent had heard of the said Marriage; although previous to that time and occasion his sister had not spoken to him about her intentions on the subject. In the course of two or three weeks deponent went to Whitehall and saw Daris & his said sister Sarah living together as husband & wife accordingly; and deponent continued for the year or two immediately afterwards to visit them at their residence in Whitehall N. Y. This deponent farther says: that during the latter part of the the year 1793, Daris was arrested and put in jail through process issued in a suit brought against him, while he was tra- velling in Vermont; he applied to deponent as his friend & brother-in-law to become his bail, and deponent did become his (Daris') bail; deponent is sure this occur- red after Daris was married to deponent's sister Sarah; and deponent remained as security for Daris more than a year and until within a short time of deponent's marriage, deponent remembers the particular by the difficulty he had to induce Daris to go to Vermont and answer to the pros- -ecution against him. This deponent farther says: that he was married to his present wife Mercy Beatty on the twenty-ninth of January 1795 at her father's house in Gransville Washington Co. N. Y.; deponent distinctly remem-

= hers that Edward Dani and his wife deponents said sister Sarah were present at this deponents wedding; they came with a number of other persons composing a sleighing party from Whitehall in the same County, and brought with them a child whose name was Ira, and said child at that time was as deponent thinks, between three and four months old, and was treated by Dani & his wife, deponents said sister Sarah, and called by them their their own child; that six about a month or six weeks after deponent was married Dani & his wife moved to Gransille the place where deponent was married and lived for several near neighbor to the deponent and his wife until they moved to Hampton the former residence of deponent; that during that time deponents intercourse with Dani & his wife & family was frequent & intimate; deponent often saw their child Ira, and his recollection of its age is confirmed by their frequent impressions, derived from the reciprocal visit of the two families; deponent in the year 1850 moved into the town of Marshall,

where he now resides; that in the year previous he was in the town village of Easton near Troy where in which place his said sister Sarah and her husband the said Darius then lived together; they then as deponent thinks had two children Darius was practising Medicine as a Root Doctor; after that time the residences of Deponents & Darius' families were quite distant from each other and they did not afterwards meet. Of his deponent further says that he has seen his said sister Sarah only once during the last forty years, and the last time was fourteen years ago; deponent has not conversed with her or any other person on the subject of his present examination except his wife and Mrs Darius' attorney who recently wrote a letter to deponent desiring him to testify to all he knows on the subject about which he has testified.
Subscribed & sworn Before me this 5 th day of September 1842
Therein God and justice of the peace
James Downey

Declaration of Mrs. Esther or Betty Davis, for Rev. Petition under the Act of February 3 rd 1853.
James L. Street, agt. New Brunswick, New Jersey.

State of New Jersey County of Middlesex } ss.
On this fifth day of September A.D. 1864, personally appeared before the undersigned, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County and State aforesaid, Esther or Kitty Davis, a resident of the Township of North Amboy, in the County of Middlesex, and State of New Jersey, aged Sixty one 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd day of February, 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; That she is the widow of Edward Davis, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, at Ninety Six dollars per annum, first of the New Jersey Agency, and afterwards of the City of New York under the act, (as she believes) of the 18 th of March 1818; - that she does not know, but believes his service was as a marine on board the Frigate Boston.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Edward Davis, or Edward E. Davis, as he sometimes called himself, at Gambery, in the County of Middlesex, and State of New Jersey, by one James J. Woodhull, a Minister of the gospel, on the 22 nd day of October, A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fourteen; of which there is public record, in the office of the County Clerk, of Middlesex County, New Jersey; She further declares, that her maiden name, was Esther, or Kitty Gorton;

That her said husband died in the City of New York, on the twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1824, of which she has no family record, now in her possession, but which should appear of record in the Treasury Department; his Certificate having been surrendered when the arrearage of his pension was drawn, after his death, she further declares, that her said husband was an invalid, having lost his arm leg, in the service of the United States; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares, that she has never intermarried since the decease of her said husband as aforesaid, but has remained, and is now his widow.
Attest;
Esther Davis
James H. Goble Enoch H. Cottrell
Also, at the same time and place, personally appeared before the undersigned Enoch Cottrell, and myself the above subscribed witnesses of lawful age, residents of the Township of South Amboy, in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, and made oath in due form of law, that they were present, and saw Mrs. Davis sign her declaration as above, and sign their names as witnesses thereunto, and that they have no interest in her claim to a pension. They further declare, on their oaths, as aforesaid, that they have been personally acquainted with Mrs. Davis, the above signed declarant, during the
The above Commission of Pension will be here forwarded by Certificate of Pension when issued, to James H. Goble Esq; of New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Esther Davis

last twenty years; that she is a credible person, and that they have no doubt of the truth of the declaration, by her sworn and subscribed as above.
James C Goble Emok H Cottrell.
Sworn and Subscribed before me, this fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and fifty four; and I hereby certify, that the above signed declarant Mrs Davis, and the above signed witnesses Emok Enoch Cottrell and are all residents of the Township of South Amboy, in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey; that they are all credible persons, and entitled to full faith and confidence in the statements by them sworn and subscribed as above; I further certify, that, from the distance Mrs Davis lives, from New Brunswick where the Courts are held; from the fact of there being no regular session of court, until in October, and from bodily infirmity, she is unable to attend court, to make her declaration; I further certify, that I have no interest in her claim to Pensions from the United States; I further certify, that I have been acquainted with the above signed declarant, for twenty five years past, and have no shadow of doubt, of her being the person, she represents herself to be, given under my hand officially the day and date above written. James C Goble Judge

State of New Jersey County of Middlesex ss.
On this nineteenth day of September A.D. 1854, before the undersigned a justice of the Peace, in and for the County a- foresaid, personally came Margaret Slover aged fifty 56 years, and Mary Gorton aged 36 years, residents of the County of Mid- dlesex, and State of New Jersey, and made oath in due form of law, that they have been personally acquainted with Esther or Betty Davis, the above signed declarant, for thirty six years past, that she is the identical person who was the wife, and is now the widow, of Edward or Edivard E. Davis, the United States pensioner deceased; that they first lived in New Brunswick, New Jersey, after their marriage, and afterwards in the City of New York, where he died; that Mrs. Davis the above signed declarant, has not intermarried, but is now his widow; and that they have no interest in her claim to a pension.
Mary Gorton
Mary Slover
Sworn and subscribed before me, the day and date first above written; and hereby cer- tify, that Mary Gorton and Mary Slover the above subscribed witnesses, are residents of the County of Middlesex, in the State of New Jersey; that they are credible persons and enti- tled to full faith and confidence, in the statements by them concerning the above or above, the truth of which is of gen- eral notoriety in the neighborhood, and fur-

Here certify, that I have no interest in any claim, in which the above affidavit or this Certificate can be used.
Given under my hand of- ficially, this twentieth day of September A.D. 1854.
Andrew J. Dishop S.P.
State of New Jersey County of Middlesex ss. To all to whom these presents shall come, the board of common pleas in and for the county and State of New Jersey do hereby certify, that James C. Goble where Genuine signatures appear shown is and was at the time of signing the same a Judge of the board of common pleas in and for the county and State of New Jersey duly qualified therefor
And that Andrew J. Dishop where Gen- uine signatures also appear shown is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in and for the county and State of New Jersey duly qualified therefor; that all the official acts, etc. such of the said James C. Goble and the said Andrew are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the said board of common pleas is a board of record having Genuine signatures
Given under my hand & seal of office at New Brunswick this twen- tieth day of September A.D. 1854
J. Booream Clk

1154 & Reg d case # 2719
Esther Davis, as widow of Edward Davis, applied for a pension, which was rejected as another widow Sarah or Sally Davis had been allowed a pension as the rightful widow of Edward Davis - & the papers of rejected widow Esther is consolidated with File N o 1154
Edward & Sally by a written agreement, separated, & he went to New Jersey & there married Esther -

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1.154
Sally Davis Widow of Edward Davis.
Act _____
Index: Vol _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Acts of July 14, 1882, and March 3, 1873.
9719
RECEIVED
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Esther Davis.
widow of Edward Davis
Seaman —
Enlisted: _____
The papers of this under
Discharged: _____
were Consolidated April
17. 1882, with the rightful widow
Application filed: _____
Sarah or Sally Davis who
was admitted as the proper widow
File N o 1154
Alleges: _____
M c Brier
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____
Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. _____
Searched for _____
_____, 18 _____
1882 N.Y.

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New York City Sally Davis widow of Edward Davis who served in the Revolution war, as a Seaman
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued 16 day of June and sent to 1849
E. Chiles Esq. Globe Office N. York
(1154)
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners and February 2, 1848, Page 639 537
July 29
Book

Notification sent November 8, 1820 to William P. Dean, M c Brunswick, M c Casey.

Col Edwards
Please drop me a line at your early convenience in relation to the subject matter of the enclosed letter of Mr Childs
Wash
July 5: 18119
Master
Henry Nicoll.

Edward Davies Mariner N.Y. city - act 1818. last p 22 ? G.W.C.
5. Nov. 41
Died 29 April 1825 paid to that period JH

No 5085-
Esther Davis - Edward - N.J.
Left St. Street
Oct 13, 1834
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2719
Oct 3 Feb 1833
Lit To D. Pison 6 Nov. 41 " Bigelow 2 Feb 42 " " 14 June - " " 13 July - " " 12 Oct - " S. Storm - 18 Aug 43 " M. G. Leonard 12 July 45 T. M. Woodruff 2 Feb 46 " John Bigelow Aug 29. 46 E. Childs, Feb 2. 47.

Let to Evan Shields
March 27. 47
Let to Hon. Henry Nicoll
April 21. 1848.
Letter to Hon. H. Nicoll May 26. 48
Let to Hon. Henry Nicoll
August 24. 48
Let to Hon. Henry Nicoll
March 22. 49.
Let to E. Charlz May 15 49

State, City and County of } New York, ss. }
On the Twentieth day March, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me Frederick A. Vallmadge, Recorder and Judge of the Court of Sessions, in and for the City and County of New York, Sarah Davis, resident of the said city, widow, (maiden name Sarah Downie,) who was seventy seven years of age last April, who first being duly sworn, according to Law, on her oath doth depose and say, that she was lawfully married to D r Edward E. Davis, on the twenty seventh day of November 1793, by Daniel Earle, Justice of the Peace, at Whitehall, State of New York, in presence of George Ackley and wife, who are all dead. That shortly after the birth of her first child which was on the twelfth day of September 1794 her and her husband removed to a town called Granville, that in consequence of her fathers family being visited with sickness, she with her husband and son Ira, went to Middletown, Vermont, to see them, and while there her son Ira was taken sick and died on the eighteenth of November 1795. That soon after his death she with her husband returned to Granville, and from thence removed to a town called Rupert, where her second, (line) child Thomas, was born, in the month of April 1796. That in the Year 1797 or 98, she with her

husband and her son Thomas removed to Stillwater Saratoga County, State of New York, where her son Daniel was born, her last child. They remained there for some years afterwards; does not recollect the exact time left. They then removed to the city of Troy, N.Y. where her husband practiced medicine for some years. That her son Thomas was drowned, in the year 1806, while at this place. That her husband and her- self removed to the city of New York, on or about the year 1809. That her husband died on the thirtieth day of April, 1824, aged sixty years, that she ad- ministered on his effects and drew the balance of his pension a small amount, and she now asks for the benefit of the three several Acts of Con- gress, passed fourth day of July, 1837, and the two subsequent acts up to 1849. She declares this state- ment in the presence of her God to be true.
Sworn to the 28th March 1850
Sarah Paris
J. H. Tatham Recorder of the City of New York

State of New-York, City and County of New-York, } ss.
I, GEORGE W. RIBLET, CLERK of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, being a Court of Record, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That J. A. Fullinwidge Esq. before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Recorder of the City of New York for said City and County, duly appointed and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine, as I verily believe.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, the 20 day of March 185 0
Geo W Riblet Clerk.
1800, while in my place. That her mother and her self removed to the City of New York, on or about the

Declaration
City & County } ss. of New York }
On the twenty 15 th May  sext the day, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally app- eared before me, Frederick S. Tallmadge Recorder and Judge, of the Court of Sessions of the City of New York. Sarah Davis resident of said City of New York, Widow, aged seventy seven Years, who, being first 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 act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848. She declares that she was lawfully married to N o Edward E. Davis on the 27 th , November 1793, who was a Sailor or Marine, on board of one of the Ships of War belonging to the United States in the Revolutionary War. Her marriage took place at Whitehall Washing- ton County State of New York, the Ceremony was performed by Daniel Gairdner Justice of the Peace. After diligent search I find Justice Gairdner, and witnesses all dead my husband died on the 30 th day of April 1824 aged sixty Years. I administered on his estate and drew the balance of his pension up to the time of his death, I reme- mber further that he related to me his suffer- ings on board of the Finsay Prison Ship.

I had four children by my husband all born before the Year 1800. for further particulars I refer you to my husband's declaration at the Department at Washington, D.C. Given before me the 28 th May 1849
Sarah P. 1849
J. A. Tallmadge Ruler of New York & a Judge of said City
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, James Conner, CLERK of the City and County of New-York, also CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas, for said City and County of New-York, being a Court of Record, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That J. A. Tallmadge before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said City and County, duly elected and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine, as I verily believe
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court and County, the 21 day of May 1849
James Conner
Clerk.

E I N S I S T.
  APPENDIX to the second Table of Measures of Surface.   and the square of that Number will be 3326976, without a Separatrix. Secondly, I divide this Number by 43560, which are the square Feet of an Acre, and find the Quotient to be 76.376859, which signify 76 intire Acres, and 376859 Decimals of an Acre. Thirdly, To find what Roods are contained in these Decimals, I multiply them by 4, the Number of Roods in an Acre, and find the Quotient to be 1.507436, which proves that there is but one Rood in them, and the six Figures cut off by the Separatrix, (because there were six Decimals in one of the Multipliers,) are all Decimals of a Rood. Fourthly, Therefore to find what Perches are in these last Decimals, I multiply them by 40, which is the Number of Perches contained in a Rood. The Product is 20.297440; hereby I find there are 20 intire Perches, besides the Decimals of a Perch placed after the Separatrix. Fifthly, To find what square Feet are in those last Decimals, I multiply them by 272.25, which are the square Feet and Decimals in a Perch, the Product is 80.97804, which is 80 square Feet, and all the Decimals not amounting to a square Foot, I reject as incon- siderable in Measure of Land. Thus we have found, that this and every other Square, on each Side of Land, was prescribed to be 76 Acres, 1 Rood, 20 Perches, 80 square Feet in our Measure, but was just a Million of square Cubits in our Measure.  To add the four square Levitical City together, the best Way will be to take the way that we found in Acre-measure, viz. 76.376859, and we must multiply by 4, and we shall find, by the Method I have used, all the four Squares together to amount to 305 Acres, 2 Roods, 1 Perch; we need not take Notice of any lesser Quantities in this Case: We may also, by this Method, find the Sum of the Acres belonging to all the 48 Cities of the Levites , and many other Improvements in this kind of mea- suring Surfaces: But I leave them to the Industry of others. 

APPENDIX to the second Table of Measures of Surface.
mate of Ireland. Wherefore I believe that Moses, who was skilled in all Egyptian learning, especially Surveying, did of Choice make the Court of the Tabernacle to be just Half an Aroura , which was a known Measure to him and his People, who had long dwelt in Egypt, and Divine Authority directed him so to do.
5. Because we have shewn from Herodotus , that an Aroura is the Square of 100 Jewish or Egyptian Cubits, and 100 such Cubits may in English Foot-measure be express'd by 182.4 English Feet, it follows that the Square of this Number will express exactly the Number of the English square Feet that are contained in an Aroura . Now by Multiplication of 182.4 into itself, I find the Product to be 33269.76. Therefore I conclude that there are 33269 square Feet entire, and 76 Decimals of a square Foot in an Aroura . Now to reduce these English square Feet into Roods, Perches, and the Remainder of square Feet, I use the Method used in the last Paragraph; First, I divide them by 10890. the square Feet in a Rood, and the Quotient I find 3.055074, that is, three Roods, and .055074 Decimals of a Rood. Secondly, I multiply those Decimals by 40, which is the Number of Perches in a Rood, the Product is 2.202960. Hence I conclude there are therein two Perches and .202960 Decimals of a Perch. Thirdly, I multiply the said Decimals by 272.25, which are the square Feet of a Perch. The Product is 55.25586000, that is 55 intire square Feet, the eight Places of Decimals amount to little above \frac{1}{2} of a square Foot, therefore I reject them as inconsiderable in Measure of Land. By all these Reductions it is found that an Aroura is, in English Measure, three Roods, two Perches, 55 \frac{1}{2} square Feet. Hence it follows also that it is not well translated by Jugerum , for it is much larger; nor is it well in English called an Acre, for it is considerably less. To this Place I refer the Use of the lesser Sort of \chi\alpha\iota\varsigma , which yet is most convenient for the Use of the Egyptians and of the Jews to measure out private Mens Inheritances, by a Line which was 80 Cubits long. For the Length of this Line will measure one Side of an Aroura , if the other Side be 125 Cubits long, which is the Length of this Line, and its Half, and five Cubits above Half of it, which they might easily mark in it by a knot or a Ring. And by this Means they might easily lay any Number of Aroura together, all of them rectangular and parallel to each other. Such Lines I suppose for Measure of Inheritances are intimated Psalms lxxviii. 55. and xvi. 6. &c.
5. The Reduction of an Aroura to English Measure.
Childs
252
Candlewick
6. I shall conclude with an Example amounting, after Reduction, to a Number of English Acres, which Measure we have not yet reached to. This I take from Numbers xxxv. 3, 4, 5, Verses: There Moses describes what Measure of Land the Levites were to be allowed for their Cattle, their Goods, and all their Beasts on the North, East, South and West Sides of each of their Cities. So that the City was to be in midst of the Land belonging to it. This Land in our Translation is called Suburbs, because of its nearness to all their Cities. But we must not thence imagine, that it means Houses and Streets adjoining to their Cities, in which Sense we some times use the Word Suburbs. For Moses plainly tells us, they were Places for their several Sorts of Cattle to feed in, such as might also be Orchards or Gardens for Fruits, or perhaps for a little Corn, comprehended in the Word [their Goods.] These Fields he limits by 1000 Cubits, which was just a Quarter of an Eastern Mile, but amounts in mere Length to 603 Yards English Measure, and therefore exceeds a Quarter of an English Mile by 168 Yards in Length. But it is certain, that Cattle cannot feed upon mere Length, but this must signify the Side of some Surface of Land bounded thereby, and we must have two Sides of that Surface given before we can find the Area, or Surface contained. Therefore Moses, Verse 5. tells us, That on each Side of each City, they must measure 2000 Cubits, which will determine no Surface, unless we understand it to mean the two Sides of a Square, bounded on every side by 1000 Cubits; these two Sides multiplied into each other will produce a Square that contains just a Million of square Cubits, and that is a known and exact Measure of just 100 Aroura , and this shews that the 2000 Cubits mentioned, Verse 5. are the two Sides of that Square, whereof the 1000 mentioned, Verse 4. is one, and may be called the Root of the Square. This shews the Agreement of the two different Numbers. The Reduction of this Million of Square Cubits will be performed by the same Method that I have used before. Therefore, First, I express 1000 Jewish Cubits by 182.4 English Feet, without any Separatrix, according to the Principles owned in Decimal Arithmetick, and
4. The Levites Glebe.

APPENDIX to the second Table of Measures of Surface.
and the Square of that Number will be 3326976, without a Separatrix. Secondly, I divide this Number by 43560, which are the square Feet of an Acre, and find the Quotient to be 76.376859, which signify 76 intire Acres, and 376859 Decimals of an Acre. Thirdly, To find what Roods are contained in these Decimals, I multiply them by 4, the Number of Roods in an Acre, and find the Quotient to be 1.507436, which proves that there is but one Rood in them, and the six Figures cut off by the Separatrix, (because there were six Decimals in one of the Multipliers,) are all Decimals of a Rood. Fourthly, Therefore to find what Perches are in these last Decimals, I multiply them by 40, which is the Number of Perches contained in a Rood. The Product is 20.297440; hereby I find there are 20 intire Perches, besides the Decimals of a Perch placed after the Separatrix. Fifthly, To find what square Feet are in those last Decimals, I multiply them by 272.25, which are the square Feet and Decimals in a Perch, the Product is 80.97804, which is 80 square Feet, and all the Decimals not amounting to a square Foot, I reject as inconsiderable in Measure of Land. Thus we have found, that this and every other Square, on each Side of every Levitical City , was prescribed to be 76 Acres, 1 Rood, 20 Perches, 80 square Feet in our Measure, but was just a Million of square Cubits in the Measure.
To add the four Squares belonging to one Levitical City together, the best Way will be to take the Number that we found in Acre-measure, viz. 76.376859, and we must multiply it by 4, and we shall find, by the Method I have used, all the four Squares together to amount to 305 Acres, 2 Roods, 1 Perch; we need not take Notice of any lesser Quantities in this Case: We may also, by this Method, find the Sum of the Acres belonging to all the 48 Cities of the Levites , and many other Improvements in this Kind of measuring Surfaces: But I leave them to the Industry of others.
F I N I S.

Know all Men by these Presents, That I Ephraim Anderson of the city of New-York.
HAVE made constituted, and appointed, and by these presents DO make constitute, and appoint Sarah Davis of the said city Wife of Edward E. Davis
My true and lawful Attorney - for me and in my name, place, and stead, to ask, demand and sue for recovery and receiving of and from all and every person and persons all the Issues and Profits of two Lots of Ground in the Village of Troy lately belonging to the said Edward E. Davis and by him conveyed to me in trust for the said Sarah Davis.
And I do authorize and empower the said Sarah to sell assign convey the said two Lots of Ground for such price or sum as she may think proper and to execute releases and conveyances therefor
Giving and granting unto my said Attorney my full and whole power, and authority, in and about the premises; AND GENERALLY, all and every act and acts, thing and things, device and devices, in the law whatsoever needful and necessary to be done in and about the premises, for me and in my name to do, execute and perform, as largely and amply, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if I were personally present, and an Attorney or Attorneys under her for the purposes aforesaid, to make and substitute; hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or her substitute shall lawfully do by virtue hereof. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Twenty Sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventeen.
Sealed and Delivered in Presence of
W. Scammon
Ephraim Anderson Mark
United States of America, } ss. State of New-York, }
BE IT KNOWN, That on the 20 day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventeen before me, William Scammon a Public Notary, in and for the State of New-York, duly commissioned and sworn, dwelling in the city of New-York, personally came
Ephraim Anderson
and acknowledged the above letter of Attorney to be his act and deed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal of office the day and year above written.
W. Scammon Notary Public
Agreeable to the above

Deed of Trust from Edward Davis To
William Anderson

Know all men by these presents That I Edward Davis of the City of New Brunswick, Physician in consideration of one dollar, to me in hand paid by Ephraim Anderson of the City of New York, have & by these presents, do Grant bargain & sell, assign, release & forever quit claim unto the said Ephraim Anderson his heirs and assigns all my right title & interest of in and to all that certain lot of ground situate in the village of Troy & particularly described in an indenture of demise thereof bearing date the twentieth of July eighteen hundred and eight & executed between Levinus Lansing of the one part & me the said Edward Davis of the other part & also all my right title & interest of in & to a certain lot of ground situate also in the village of Troy & described in an indenture of demise thereof dated the twenty fifth of August eighteen hundred & six, executed by John Schuyler Junr, Peter J Schuyler & Philip J Schuyler to James Jackson To have and to hold to the said Ephraim Anderson his heirs and assigns In Trust & to and for the only proper use benefit & behoof of Sarah Davis her heirs & assigns for ever And I do authorize & empower the said Ephraim to receive all the rents in arrear & accruing on said premises from William James & all others who may may be indebted for the same for the use of the said Sarah In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the twenty second of August
A.D. 1817
Edward Davis
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
M. Quackenbush

New Jersey Middlesex County } ss Best remembered that on this twenty second day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventeen personally appeared before me John Dake called Enquire one of the judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Middlesex Edward E Davis, the Grantor, personally known to me, who acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the within in instruments as his voluntary act and deed for the uses & purposes therein expressed
J. D. Dake

8.067 Additional papers in the case of Sally Davis NY. act 7. July '38-
x m93-d25.
1101
March 22 d . 1844 ref d to court on Rev. Pensions.
May 2. 1844 Disch d & to lie
for P. Pensions Est New York
Mr. Leonard Rev. Pensions

State of New York Washington County ss John H Mayd of Whitehall in said County being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with Daniel Earl in his lifetime and that he died in November 1833 at his residence in the town of Whitehall
J H Mayd
Subscribed and sworn
this 5 th day of July 1839
Before me Gideon Tift Commissioner of Deeds

State of New York
Washington County
I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county hereby certify that Gide Taft Esquire is a commissioner of deeds, answearing, and duly qualified by law to administer oaths and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and official seal the 20 th . day of July 1839
Edward Dodd Clerk

State of New York Washington County ss. Patience Adams, wife of Jeremiah Adams of the town of Whitehall in said county deposes and being by me duly sworn deposes and says, that she has resided in said town of Whitehall for fifty years and upwards and that she has heard it spoken of that Edward Davis & Sally Downey were married, according to the best of her recollection about forty six years ago, about one year after the talk of their said marriage, she was at their house, they were living together, and Mrs Davis had a young child, —
Subscribed & sworn this 5 th day of July 1839 Before me Gideon Trafton Commissioner of Deeds
Patience Adams

I Jonas Clark of Middletown in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont of lawful age, being duly sworn do upon testify and say;
That in the month of August A.D. 1813 one William Downey, then of said Middletown, and the brother of Sally Davis, came personally before me, as a justice of the Peace for said County of Rutland, to make his affidavit in relation to the marriage of the said Sally, to Edward Davis, and on that occasion the said William Downey testified, in substance, and to the following effect, viz.
"That shortly after the marriage of the said Sally, (his sister) to the said Davis he, the said William, was with them at Whitehall in the state of New York, and Daniel Earl Esquire was also present, and that the said Earl then drew a Certificate, Certifying that he had shortly before that time married the said Edward to the said Sally Davis" (formerly Sally Downey.) I further depose and say, that I verily believe that the said William at the same time also testified that the said Earl, delivered the said Certificate to the said Edward. I further depose and say that the said William Downey died at said Middletown the last part of the year 1820 or in the early part of the year 1821. And that I was well acquainted with him, for many years before, & at the time of his making said affidavit, and until his death, during which time he was a credible witness.
I further depose and say that I was acquainted with the said Sally, and her family both before her marriage and afterwards, and with the said Edward, and it was understood and believed that they were married, and well known that they lived and cohabited together as man and wife, for many years.
Jonas Clark
State of Vermont } Middletown 3 rd July A.D. 1839. Then personally appeared Rutland County as } before me, the above named Jonas Clark and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth - And I certify that the said Jonas Clark is a credible witness -
Orson Clark Justice Peace

State of Vermont } Rutland County fr. } I Frederick W. Hopkins clerk of the county court for the county of Rutland do certify that Orson Clark is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county; that his commission is dated 1 st December 1838 and expires on the 30 th of November 1839; that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at Rutland in said county this 10 th day of July 1839
F. W. Hopkins

State of New York Washington County ss
Gideon Taft of the town of Whitehall in said county, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says, that he has resided in said town the most of the time since the year seventeen hundred and ninety - and that he knew Daniel Earl then a resident of said town, that he then acted in the capacity of a Justice of the peace, and for a number of years since - in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three, his name stands on the town records as Justice of the peace signed to certificates where he swore in town officers, he was Town clerk and kept the town records, and says he does fully believe he was a duly appointed Justice of the peace - he further says that he formerly knew Edward Davis, he resided in said town some time, that it was said that he and Sally Downey were married - he has been at their dwelling house and seen his family -
Subscribed & sworn this 5 th day of July 1839 Before me J. W. Day Clerk of Court
Gideon Taft
Authenticated by cert. d. Q + IR = 7 SS. on next page

S.S.
State of New York
County of Washington
§ I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county hereby certify that John H Boyd Esquire is a commissioner of deeds, as within, and duly qualified by law to administer oaths, &c and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and official seal the 20 th day of July 1839
Edward Dodd Clerk

State of New York Washington County ss
Betsy Callings of White Hall in the County of Washington and State aforesaid aged seventy two years being duly sworn say that she was born in White Hall and has always lived in said town. That she was well acquainted with Mrs. Sally Davis wife of Edward Davis who formerly resided in White Hall in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three. And this deponent further says that in seventeen hundred ninety three and ninety four she this deponent lived with said Edward Davis and Sally his wife. They called themselves husband and wife - lived together as such - and was reputed to be married and this deponent never had any doubt but what they were married.
They both told this deponent that Daniel Earle who then was Justice of the Peace married them. At the time this deponent lived with them it was the year after they were married.
And this deponent further says that she knew them the said Edward Davis and Sally Davis to live together as soon and wife ten or twelve years after she first lived with them and that they had children as this deponent understood she knows of them having one.
Betsy Callings mark
(10)
I do hereby certify that Betsy Callings this first day of January 1842 appeared before me and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit to which she subscribed her mark is true. I further certify that her statements are entitled to credit.
John H. Dayd Justice of the Peace
State of New York Washington County ss
IP
Gideon Latt of White Hall County and State aforesaid aged seventy seven years being duly sworn says that he used to reside in White Hall in the year seventeen hundred and ninety that he knew Edward Davis and Sally his wife he knew Edward Davis before his marriage, in 1793 as near as this deponent can now recollect.

In this deponent understood that Edward Davis was married to Miss Sally Dawny & this deponent understood they were married by Daniel Earle Esq. who then was a Justice of the Peace in Whitehall that immediately after they lived together as man & wife and raised a family of children. And this deponent further says that he was well acquainted with Daniel Earle from 1790 until his death which was in 1833 that this deponent has had access to all the books & papers left by said Earle and has spent at least a day in searching for his records of Marriages but cannot find any nor does he this deponent know whether the said Earle kept any records of Marriages (as the law did not make it necessary at that time.) And this deponent further says in a conversation a few days since with the widow of said D. Earle she stated that she never knew her husband to keep a record of Marriages.
2.
Gideon Dift
I do hereby certify that on this first day of January 1842 Gideon Dift who subscribed the above affidavit appeared before me and made solemn oath that the same is true. And I further certify that his statements are entitled to credit.
J. H. Boyd Justice of the Peace
State of New York } Washington County } ss. I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county hereby certify that John H. Boyd Esquire is a justice of the Peace as above and within and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said county this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two.
Edward Dodd Clerk

State of New York } In Marine Court City & County of New York } - On this fifth day of January One thousand eight hundred and forty two personally appeared before the Marine Court of the City of New York Sally Davis a resident of the City of New York, in the said County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn doth on her oath say that she is the deponent who subscribed the first affidavit upon which this application is not made. Dated third day of August in the year 1839. That she was also the husband of wife and is now the Widow of Edward Davis a mariner formerly in the United States Service, for whose services this pension is claimed. That the leaf annexed to the affidavit of Mrs. Brooks marked with the words and figures following namely "Emily Davies Born September the 12 Day 1794 and Died October 18 Day Year of 1795" was torn from the family bible which belonged to her husband and which she had always had in her custody since she was married to the said Edward Davis in November 1793. That the said Emily Davis whose birth is mentioned on the leaf above mentioned was her a child of this deponent and the said Edward Davis begotten in lawful wedlock on the day and year above mentioned and the deponent further says that she is satisfied  that no person who was present at the marriage  of this deponent with the said Edward Davis is  now living saw her husband the said Edward Davis write the words and figures on the leaf above mentioned and hereunto annexed and that this deponent further says that she is satisfied that no person who was present at the

marriage of the deponent and the said Edward Davis is now living
Sworn in Open Court
Before me
Sally Davis
J. Hammond Justin Marine Court —
III.
City County of New York ss. John Bigelow attorney at law of the City of New York being by me duly sworn deposes and says that he knows Sally Davis the deponent who has subscribed the foregoing deposition and has known for some time past and that he has perfect confidence in her credibility known before me this
fifth day of January 1842
Judges Hammond
John Bigelow
Section
IV.
New York ss. The the foregoing deposition are satisfactory evidence of their contents to me —
J. Hammond Justin Marine Court
Dated January 5. 1842
V.
I John Brerberie clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York do hereby certify that Judah Hammond is one of the Justices of the said Court and that the said Court is a Court of Record and that the above signatures are his genuine signatures done in open Court
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court This third fifth day of January in the Year eighteen hundred And forty two — John Brerberie

State of New York City & County of New York Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Davis of the City and County aforesaid Widow of Edward G. Davis Deceased, who being an applicant for a pension In Virtue of the services of her said husband and - made application through the agency of a Mr. Pearson Secondly through Mr. Bigelow and Lastly through Mr. Storms all of City & County of New York find that her said claim was asserted some five or six years ago and she now in consequence of some recent transactions of said Storms and she not being able to obtain any information on the subject of the said claim she now revokes the power of Attorney given the power of attorney given to him and all persons heretofore for that purpose and she does now hereby - empower substitute and appoint Wm H. Harrison of the City of New York as her lawfull attorney and agent to attend to prosecuting her claim for a pension as far as may be - In accordance with the Law and justice in her case and she requests the Department to inform her through the agent of her said agent what if any - objections there may be to answering her said claim as her husband was a pensioner she is advised that her claim comes within the provision of the Law as she was married previous to the year of 1794 sworn to and Subscribed on this day 26 th day of May 1845 Before Me,
Sarah Davis
Daniel D. Dripp Esq. - Common Pleas

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, James Conner , CLERK of the City and County of New-York,
That Daniel D Briggs  DO HEREBY CERTIFY, deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, an alderman before whom the annexed and Judge of County Court in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized by the laws of this State to take the same; and that I believe the Signature of said Daniel D Briggs - thereunto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 26 th day of May 1845
James Conner
Clerk.

State, City and County } of New Yorke } s.s. - On this 28 th day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Forty six, personally ap- peared before me John B. Scott, Recorder and Judge of the Court of General Sessions of and in the City of New Yorke, Edward E. Davis of Watertown State of Connecticut , who first being duly sworn according to law on his oath doth depose and say, that he has read the accompanying deposition of Sarah Da- vis, and he is personally acquainted with the facts therein set forth, and knows the same to be true, and this deponent further says that since that marriage took place he personally saw the said Daniel Earle Justice of the Peace, and he the said Earle told this deponent that he married the said Edward E. Davis (his father) to the said Sally Downne - and this deponent further states, that he lived with his father from about seventeen to about twenty one years of age, and then removed to Schoharie County in the said State of New Yorke, and remained there about

Seventeen years, during which time he served on the Grand Jury and also had a commission to serve as coroner and also practiced as a Physician and this Deponent further states he saw the said marriage certificate and that he was also with her when she administered to his father, her husband's estate, and this Deponent further states that at the end of the Seventeen years aforesaid, he removed to Watertown in the State of Connecticut aforesaid, and that he has resided there ever since, also that he was Fifty eight years of age on the eighth day of October last.
Edward E. Dyer
John H. Dyer
The executor of the City of New York

resaid, he removed to Watertown in the State
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
has resided eight years last.
I, James Conner, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That M c B. Scott whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Commissioner of Deeds for said City and County, dwelling in the said City, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Commissioner, and verily believe that the signa- ture to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 29 day of Decem 1840
James Conner Clerk.
The endor of the City of New York

City and County of New York personally appeared before me this 29 th December 1846.
Frederick Childs well known to me to the deponent and say. That he is well acquainted with the above Sarah Davis the widow of Edmund E. Davis a revolutionary pensioner - and that she is the same person now present to the before Court who deposed as above —
J. M. W. D.
Recorder of the City of New York

New York Dec 28 th 1846
I believe that many years since I knew a Mr. Davis Mr. Davis known generally as Doc o Davis; and that at time he sustained a good reputation. Doc o Davis called on me this morning in company with Mr. Child of this city, representing him- self to be the share man- I did not recognize him, but he is probably correct in his statement
Wm Lloyd

Sally Davies bill of Separation
aff r G. Wilson
Miscellaneous

Cetty and county of New York
Articles of Separation between Edward E Davis and Sally Davis his Wife
Know all men by these presents that whereas sundry disputes and contentions having arisen between the said Edward E and said Sally his wife to such a degree that they have mutually and solemnly agreed to live separate and apart in future and to make void and of none effect the covenant that bound them together as husband and wife and conduct towards each other as tho' no such covenant had ever existed be- tween them and regulate their matters according giving and granting each to the other full power right and Liberty to do act and perform each for themselves in all cases whatever without interference or interposing in any way whatever by the other party to sue be sued plead and be impleaded and have a right of action at law the same as they or either of them might or could have had previous

to such covenant between them or any marriage between them hereby exonerating each other from all and every demand they or either of them could have had by virtue of the of said covenant of marriage neither is in any way whatever to disturb interfere concerning self with the other nor with the matters and concerns of the other nor to procure any one below the same
The conditions of their separation are as follows (tenth) The said Sally Davis take the boy their son Daniel Davis to live with her The said Edward E. Davis is to pay to the said Sally or to her order two dollars per week for six months next ensuing and provide all medium and attendance himself for said son wherever wanted is a necessary and accountable for no other demands than is herein stipulated
The said Edward E is also to give unto the said Sally one load of wood and two bed steads and all the articles Household

furniture and stuff and also wearing ap- parel now in her the said Sally's pos- session to be her own and at her dis- posal forever. After the six months next ensuing the said Edward E is to pay the said Sally on delivery twelve Shillings for milk and clothe said son and find him necessary medicine and attendance which the said Sally shall take up with or the said boy live with his father to all which they hereby agree In witness whereof they have hereunto put their hands &
Seal Feb. 29 1812 Edward Davies
In presence of W. D. B. S. S.
Sally Davis
I Edward E Davis do Solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will to the utmost of my ability and power keep to and perform according to the above agreement to which my hand and seal are placed
Edward Davies
Sworn before me this 29 Day of Feb. 1812
Isaac Nielsen A. Justice

City and County of New York ss } George Wilson of the county of West- chester and State of New York Attorney & Counselor at Law but conducting the business of his profes- sion in the city and county of New York, being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with one Sally Davis the wife of Edward & Davis both formerly of the city of New York, that he must have become acquainted with them some time he thinks prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty - and such acquaintance ensued in consequence of being engaged Profession- -ly in various suits in which as he is at present em- -ployed in one he is certain in which the said Edward & Davis was prosecuted for necessaries furnished to the said Sally Davis his wife and in which deponent saith he is very certain there was a recovery - That the said Edward & Davis was a lame man, depo- -nent thinks he had lost a leg or was wounded in the leg as he professed or pretended according to deponents impression while in the service of the United States as a Soldier - deponent saith that the said Edward & Davis was a small man and called himself a Doctor professing to be skilled in the virtue of Herbs and roots and which he pretended to have acquired among the Indians - Deponent saith that he knew the above named Edward & Davis well and hath a very vivid recollection of his person - Deponent saith he is very confident that no question or dispute was ever raised in the various

litigations in which he was employed for or at the instance or in support of the rights and interests of the said Sally Davis as the lawful wife of the said Edward E Davis in respect of the facts of the inter- -marriage of the said Edward E Davis and the said Sally Davis by any witness or person, solemnly connected with or interested in any way in the dis- -putes and lawsuits which existed between the said Edward E Davis and the said Sally Davis and depo- -nents saith that that fact he always understood to have been admitted by said Edward E Davis and now to be was disputed by him to deponents know- -ledge or recollection or belief - and deponents thinks he for a long time had in his possession the marriage certificate of the said Sally Davis to the said Edward E Davis and from his recollections is certain of the exis- -tance of such a certificate - Deponents is satisfied from the habits, conduct and character of the said Edward E Davis as well as from the nature of the con- -troversies existing between himself and the said Sally Davis his wife arising out of the irregularities of the said Edward E Davis that if he could have raised any question or dispute about the facts of his marriage to the said Sally Davis that he would have done so but Deponents saith no such question was ever raised or attempted - Deponents saith he partem early recol- -lects being employed as counsel to prosecute a suit against the said Edward E Davis in favor of one Maria Vidall or its may be that his name was

plead for the recovery of boarding and lodging furnished to the said Sally Davis as the wife of the said Edward E Davis against the said Edward E Davis and founded upon the legal connection existing between the said Edward E Davis and the said Sally Davis as man and wife and the obligation resting upon him the said Edward E Davis as the husband of the said Sally to afford her a maintenance on the occasion of the trial of which cause the marriage in fact of the said Edward E Davis to the said Sally Davis was very clearly proved according to deponents recollection and deponents was successful in said suits and it was upon the occasion of those suits that deponents must have had possession of the marriage certificate aforementioned which was put into his hands by the said Sally Davis according to his best impression and recollection. Deponents saith the annexed articles of separation were also at that time deposited in his hands by the said Sally Davis and which have ever since remained in his hands and possession. That he hath searched caused diligent search to be made among his papers for the aforesaid marriage certificate but without success. Deponents saith he hath seen the said Sally Davis within a fortnight past. That the said Sally Davis always bore a very unexceptionable character in the city of New York among them who knew her. Deponents would place full

full confidence in his character and in his truth - Deponent saith he has knew all the parties Edward E Davis and Sally his wife who executed as it purports the annexed article of separation William D Lazell the witness the witness thereto, and Isaac Keeler once an Assistant Justice in the city of New York before whom it purports that the said Edward E Davis purports to have made the affidavit subscribed to the said articles of separation - that depo- -nent will recollect the hand writing of the said William D Lazell and thinks he knows that of the said Isaac Keeler whom he has often seen write as he is satisfied from his intercourse with him as a magistrate and from other circumstances and is strongly impressed that he has the said Edward E Davis write at any rate his hand writing is very familiar to deponent - Deponent saith he said Edward E Davis was always called Davis not Davies and further saith etc
Witness
Sworn before me this first day of June 1842
Edward Hogen
Sworn before me in open court this 6 day of June 1842 Judah Hammond Justice Marine Court
I do hereby certify that George Wilson dep. the deponent signed the foregoing affidavit is a credible witness and entitled to the fullest confidence
Judah Hammond Justice Marine Court

State of New York City & County of New York
I Abraham Astor Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York do hereby Certify that Judah Hammond Esquire whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the annexed Affidavit was on the day of the date of the said Jurat Justice of the Marine Court of the City of New York duly Commissioned and sworn In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Marine Court this 11 th day of June 1842
Abraham Astor Clerk

I hereby certify that I have known James Downey, the deponent to the annexed affidavit, for the last thirty years, and that during the whole pe- riod of my acquaintance with him he has always sustained a good moral char- acter, and that he is in every respect an credible witness
Marcellus, Onondaga Co. Sept 5 th 1872
Wernu Godard brother of the plaintiff

Onondaga County, State of New York Jr. Mary J. Downey of the town of Marcellus in said county being duly sworn in the presence of a magistrate, deposes and says: That she is the wife of James Downey, and is fifty three years of age; that she is acquainted with Sarah Davis the sister of Deponent's husband and now an applicant for a pension; deponent also knew Edward Davis; deponent was married to James Downey on the twenty ninth day of January 1795. and she remembers that Edward Davis and Sarah Davis were present at deponent's wed- ding; they came with a child which they treated as and called their own; it was its name, and it was as near as deponent recollects at least three or four months old at that time. Very soon after deponent was married, Davis & his family moved to Gansville where deponent's father lived and where she and her husband remained. Mrs. Davis & her husband were near neigh- bors to deponent and they often saw each other

Edward Davis & Sarah Davis continued to live together as husband & wife; deponent there also frequently saw their child Ira; that child died as deponent remembers, in the autumn of the year 1795 in which she was married; and when it died it was more than a year old; deponent recollects the death of the child distinctly as it occurred within a month of the death of decease of two other relatives of her husband, and in the same house.
This deponent further says: That soon after her marriage Mr Davis and his wife the said Sarah moved to Granville the then residence of deponent, and lived quite near to this deponent; they continued to live in that town for some time and while there deponent believes Mrs Davis had another child which was called Daniel Davis; and during all the period of which deponent has spoken Edward Davis & the said Sarah lived together as husband & wife, and were by all their acquaintances and by this deponent so considered. This deponent continued occasionally to see Mr Davis. This family after this deponent removed with her husband to other villages in the vicinity of Davis' residence until the year 1799 or 1800 when this deponent began

to live in the town of Marcellus where she now resides with her husband James Downey since which last period she had not seen Dan prior to his decease. Nor has she seen Mrs Sarah Dan but once during the last forty years; the last time deponent saw her was four- teen years ago; nor has she ever communicated (deponent) or conversed with Mrs Dan or any other person except her husband on the subject of her present ex- amination until within the last three weeks when she was spoke addressed by Mrs Dan's attorney.
Subscribed & sworn Before me this 5 th day of September 1842
Mercy Downey
Merun Godard Justin
I hereby certify that I have known Mercy Downey during the last thirty years and that through the whole period of my acquaintance with her she has uniformly sustained a good moral character and that she is in all respects a credible witness
Sept 5 th 1842
Merun Godard Justin of the peer
Onondago Co. Town of Marcellus

State of New-York, } ss: Onondaga County
I certify that Theron Lord Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within affidavits was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, dwelling in said County Commissioned and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavits is his genuine handwriting & signature. —
Witness my hand and the seal of said County at Syracuse this 6 th day of September A.D. 1842.
Lewis J. Gillet Dept. Clerk of Onondaga County.
"his" intalined S.J.G.

State of New-York City & County of } ss New-York } ps Catharine Bennett of the City of New-York widow aged Sixty three Years being duly sworn deponeth and says that she is acquainted with Sally Davis the widow of Edward E. Davis and was firstly acquainted with Edward E. Davis during his life. That she was acquainted with said Davis & his wife Sally. That she first became acquainted with them about the Year 1796. at Village of Peterborough in the Township of Half Moon in the County of Saratoga State of New-York. That this Deponent was then residing with her father William Teller & the said Edward E. Davis was the Physician who attended this Deponent — said Davis for about four or five Years had previous of my father during all which time the said Sally Davis lived with him — was known by all and admitted by said Davis to be his lawful wife. This Deponent further says that she has known said Sally Davis from that period down to the present & has frequently visited her during all which time she has been the wife of said Davis & since his death has been informed.

has been his widow. And this Deponent further says that after they removed to the City of New York said Davis abandoned his said wife and lived with another woman after which said Deponent thinks in 1813. There was a trial in one of the Courts of the City of New York against the said Edward E Davis for the board of the said Sally his wife. upon which trial this Deponent was a witness. and George Wilson deceased was the Counsel for the party prosecuting said Davis for the board. Upon said Trial the said George Wilson Esq produced and proved the Certificate of Marriage of the said Davis with said Sally & this Deponent was used on said trial as a witness to prove her knowledge of their living together as man and wife. And this Deponent further says that

prior to said Trial said Deans called upon this deponent and offered to make this deponent a handsome present if she would keep away from said trial & not testify in the same. And this deponent further says that she had previously to said trial frequently seen said Certificate of Marriage. This Certificate was by a Magistrate - June this 22 nd day of April 1843 before me
Catherine Bennett
W. H. Morris Mayor of the City of New York
has been informed & believes - & marries the ... ..

has been his widow. And this deponent
State of New York } City & County of New York } ss. Elizabeth Frost, widow of Samuel Frost, deceased, residing in the City of New York being duly sworn deposes & says that on the 27 th day of June 1842 she made affidavit of her knowledge of Mrs Sally Davis & her husband Edward E. Davis: that in said affidavit she stated she had known them both forty three or forty four years which this deponent believes to be correct and that it was the year 1799 (seventeen hundred & ninety nine) in which deponent first saw them at Troy with their two children one aged about two years the other between 5 & 6. as deponent believes.
Deponent further says that the said Edward E. Davis was in the habit during his life-time of signing his name in full on some occasions and that on others he omitted the middle letter signing his name Edward Frost.
Deponent further says that the letter from S. L. Edwards Esq. of the Pension office at Washington of July 13. 1842 & which is shown to deponent contains an error in the date of 1779 which should be 1799 as set forth in this affidavit —
Sworn before me this 29 th day of April 1843 —
Eliz th X Frost mark
My commission expires the City of New York

State of New York City & County of New York } I, Ezekiel Pettys wife, being now  severally duly to  severally deposed & say that she is acquainted with Catherine Bennett and Elizabeth Frost the persons who have subscribed & sworn to the foregoing depositions, that she has known Mrs. Frost the last thirty years & believes the most perfect reliance may be placed in her statements - that she has but a slight acquaintance with Catherine Bennett but from her knowledge of her believes her statement may be relied on - that the general character & reputation of both is as far as deponent's knowledge extends, good.
Deponent further states that she is acquainted with Sally Davis the person within named & knew her husband Edward E. Davis, that deponent knew them thirty years ago, that they lived together as man and wife and had two children. That said Davis left his wife and lived with another woman whom he deserted & lived with a third: that deponent thinks it was about the year 1813 or 1814 said Davis first left his wife. Deponent further says that the said Davis had three children by the woman he last lived with and that the general reputation of said Davis was bad - Deponent further says that the general character of Mrs. Sally Davis is good. Sworn before me this
6 th May 1843 - [Signature] State of New York
Elizabeth Pettys

City & County of New York ss. Ezekiel Petty of the City of New York being duly sworn deposes & says that he knows Mrs. Elizabeth Frost & has known her for thirty years past & that her character for truth & veracity is good - that deponent is acquainted with Mrs. Davis the applicant & knew her husband Edward E. Davis. that deponent knew them in the City of New York about thirty years ago - that they lived together as man & wife & had two children - that said Davis abandoned his wife & lived with other women by one of whom he had three children - that said Davis is dead & said Mrs. Davis still remains his widow - that the character of Mrs. Davis is good - Sworn before me this 6 th May 1843. - E
Ezekiel Petty
W. M. Mott
Notary
City & County of New York ss. Catharine Bennett of the City of New York, widow, aged sixty three years being duly sworn further deposes and says that the above certificate of marriage mentioned in the preceding affidavit of this deponent according to deponents recollection was dated 27 th November 1793 in the County of Washington, Town of Whitehall, State of New York - that deponent has frequently seen and read said certificate whilst in the possession of Edward E. Davis and has  that he acknowledged

to deponent that it was the certificate of marriage of himself and Sally Downey now Sally Davis the widow of the said Edward E. Davis deceased and now living in the City of New York. Deponent further says that said Davis sometimes wrote his name Edward Davis and at other times Edward E. Davis. That said marriage was performed by Edgine Carle of Whitehall Washington County as expressed in said Certificate which certificate deponent saw in the hands of George Wilson at the time of the trial mentioned in Deponents first affidavit. That Deponent was subpoenaed to attend said trial as a witness & testify to having seen the certificate and the admission of said Davis. That previous to the trial said Davis came to deponent & offered her $100 - if she would conceal what she knew about the certificate on the trial. That the last time Deponent saw the certificate was at the said trial in the hands of Geo. Wilson Esq. That the same has since been enquired for and could not be found as deponent has been informed & believes - & that said Wilson stated it was either lost or mislaid.
Sworn before me this
18 th day of May 1843 -
W. H. MOTT Notary
Catherine Davis

City & County of New York ss; Anthony W. Jones of said City being duly sworn says that he is acquainted with Catharine Bennett the within named in the within affidavit; that he has known her about eleven years and is acquainted with her general character for truth & veracity and respectability and that from such knowledge he considers her affidavit entitled to full credit and belief. Further deponent says not.
Sworn before me this 27 th day of June 1843.
Robt. M. Morris
A. Jones
Mayor of the City of New York
State of New York City & County of New York ss; Robert M. Morris
Mayor of the City of New York, do hereby certify that Anthony W. Jones, the deponent, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit, was duly made known to me, and that from his testimony and also from the testimony of Ezekiel Petty and Elizabeth Petty who were also made known to deponent me, I believe full credit and belief may be given to the preceding affidavits of Catharine Bennett and Elizabeth Frost. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal this 27 th day of June 1843.
Robt. M. Morris
Mayor of the City of New York

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, ANDREW WARNER, CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New-York, being a Court of Record, and the County Court, DO CERTIFY, That Robert H. Morris Esq before whom the annexed deposition were taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Mayor of the City of New York in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Mayes and verily believe that the signature thereunto subscribed was genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 29 th day of June 184 3
Andrew Warner Clerk.

In the matter of Mrs Davis Pension Elizabeth Frost v, Mrs Harris - Afft.
No 2.

Marine Court State of New York } ss. City County of New York }
Elizabeth Frost widow of James Frost recently deceased, residing in the City of New York being by me duly sworn deposes and says that she knows Mrs Sally Davis and knew Edward E Davis her husband and has known them both forty three or forty four years. forty three at the least.
That the said Edward E. Davis was formerly a physician residing in Troy and that he was called professionally to attend the daughter of Mr Choate of Lansingburgh the place where this deponent then resided and at which house this deponent first met Mr Davis & Mrs Davis the present applicant for a pension as this deponent is informed. That Dr Davis came there in company with his wife and two children the one about two years old and the other between two and three years old as this deponent should think be between 5 & 6 but hardly 6 years of age. This deponent further says that about five years after, this deponent moved to Troy having meantime married Mr Frost above mentioned, and resided immediately opposite Mr & Mrs Davis with whose family this deponent was on the most intimate terms. That this deponent resided in Troy in the location aforesaid about two years. That she has frequently heard Mrs Davis mention to her while residing there in Troy that her eldest son Thomas had been drowned a short time previous to this deponent's arrival in Troy. This deponent further says that she moved with her family to the City of New York about thirty years ago when she again resumed her intimacy with Mrs Davis who at this deponent was informed by Mrs Davis had then recently moved to the said City.

That she has know Mr & Mrs Davis ever since that time and the former until his death and the latter intimately up to the present time. That she has always found Mrs Davis to be a highly respectable worthy and upright woman that she has never heard the fact of her marriage with the said Edward E. Davis disputed or questioned.
This deponent farther says that the two children that called with Mr & Mrs Davis at Mr Choate's in Lansingburg as herein before mentioned were called the oldest Thomas and the youngest Daniel. That Thomas was drowned as this deponent was informed and that Daniel left for the South as about twenty years ago and has never been seen or heard of since by this deponent. This deponent has also while residing as aforesaid in Troy frequently heard the said Sally Davis speak of a child that had died young that was born before either of the two children which were then living with her above mentioned.
This deponent farther says that the aforesaid Edward E. Davis separated from the said Sally Davis his wife and lived with another woman who was usually called Hetty . That when the said Davis & Hetty returned from New Jersey where they had been residing to the City they said Hetty called on this deponent to inquire about Mrs Sally Davis she told this deponent that she was married to him in New Jersey by the persuasion of her father that she did not know then that he had another wife - That she wished to be assured of the fact and if true she would leave him at once.

That the husband of this deponent in this deponent's presence there assured the said Betty that the said Davis had another wife who was a worthy heartbroken woman and advised the said Betty to have no more intercourse with him. This deponent says further that whenever the said Davis spoke of Mrs Sally Davis she always called her his wife or recognized her as such and the other woman with whom he lived he usually addressed as Betty . That when he the said Davis was dying he sent to Sarah (meaning the said Sally Davis) to have her come and have her take all his things in his shop to have for her own. as further this deponent saith that the person who was directed to carry the above message to the said Mrs Sally Davis was Mr Frost the husband of this deponent.
This deponent further saith that between the period of her residence in Troy and her arrival in New York she resided in Utica in this State.
Sworn before me in Open Court this 27 th day of June 1842
Elizabeth her Frost mark
Judah Hammond Justice Marine Court
I do hereby certify that Mrs Elizabeth the above named deponent is proved to my satisfaction to be a credible witness and entitled to the fullest confidence.

0449 City & County of New York ss. James C. Franklin resident of the City and County of New York being by me duly sworn says that he has known Mrs. Elizabeth the def Frost the deponent who subscribed the foregoing affidavit for several years and that this deponent has the fullest confidence in her veracity & credibility James C. Franklin
Sworn before me in open court this 27 th day of June 1842.
Julius Harrison
Justice of the Peace

In Marine Court June 27. 1842
City of New York ss John Bigelow of the City of New York Attorney and Counsellor at Law being duly sworn saith he is acquainted with James C. Faughtner, the Defendant within named and also that he is acquainted with Elizabeth Frost Widow within named and that they are persons of respectability and veracity and credible as witnesses as he verily believes.
Sworn in open court June 27. 1842 before me
J. Bigelow
Judah Hammond Justice of the Marine Court -
It is hereby Certified that it is proved to my satisfaction that Elizabeth Frost Widow the Defendant named in the fore- going deposition by her subscribed is a person of respectability and veracity and a credible witness. Dated New York June 27. 1842 In open Court
Judah Hammond Justice Marine Court

In Marine Court
State of New York City & County of New York ss. Rachael V. Harris wife of John Harris residing at N o 70 Leonard Street in the City & County aforesaid being by me duly sworn in open court says that she has known Sally Davis an applicant for a Pension and wife of Edward Davis about twenty five years. That about two years after the commencement of this deponent's acquaintance with the said Sally Davis this deponent first became acquainted with Edward Davis who had been living in New Jersey and who then returned to New York & set up a sort of Drug Store in Cherry Street near Catherine Market That the said Edward lived at this time and several years afterwards with a woman who woman who was generally called "Hetty" but who as this deponent has been informed at sundry different times by the said Edward Davis was not his lawful wife, that he was not married to her but that he took her by word of mouth"
This deponent farther says that the said Davis frequently said to her that Sally Davis the applicant above mentioned was not lawful wife.
This deponent farther says that the said Davis had three children by the said Hetty as this deponent has been informed & verily believes named Rachael - William - and John who used always in her presence to call the aforesaid "Hetty" Mother and the aforesaid Edward Davis Father

This deponent further says that the said Davis had another child as she has been informed & verily believes was by Sally Davis above mentioned named Daniel. That she knew the said Daniel at the period first above mentioned and since very well that the said Daniel used always to speak of the said Sally Davis as his mother & the said Edward as his father but always often refused to go into the house of the said Edward when he thought the said "Belly" was in. That at the period aforesaid the said Daniel was about twenty two years of age. That the said Daniel as this deponent has been informed & verily believes left this State for the South about twenty years since and has never since been heard of or seen by this deponent.
Sworn in open Court
Rachel Slaves
the 22nd day of June
1842 before me
Judah Hammond Justice Marine Court

Marine Court City & County of New York ss. Elizabeth Frost being by me duly sworn deposes and says that she had known Rachael B. Davis the deponent in the foregoing afft for several years and that she had abundant reason to believe her entitled to full confidence and a woman of unquestionable veracity
Sworn in open court
This 27 day of June 1842
Elizabeth her Frost X mark
Judah Hammond Justice of the Marine Court.

In Marine Court
City of New York ss. John Bigelow of the City and County of New York attorney and Commissioner at law being duly sworn says he is acquainted with Rachel B. Harris wife of John Harris named in the deposition annexed by her subscribed and that he is acquainted with Elizabeth Frost named in the annexed deposition by her subscribed, and that the said Rachel and Elizabeth are such persons and are of respectability and veracity and credible witnesses - as he verily believes - Sworn in open court John Bigelow. the 27th June 1842 - before me
Judah Hammond Justice Marine Court
New York ss It is hereby certified that Rachel B. Harris named in the foregoing deposition, is proved to my satisfaction to be a person of respectability and veracity and a credible witness - Done in open court June 27. 1842
Judah Hammond Justice Marine Court

Cit. of New York City. I Abraham Asten Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York do hereby Certify that Judah Hammond Esquire whose name is subscribed to the preceding certificate was on the day of the date of said Certificate, and now is a Justice of the Marine Court, duly Commissioned and sworn. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 7th day of July 1842
Abraham Asten Clerk

Edward Davis Transferred from New Jersey to New York 17 April 1822 from 6 March 1822
FREE
J. C. Calhoun Esq. Secretary of War Washington

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County & State of New York ss.
On this 11 th day of April 1822, before me, the
subscriber, a Notary Public for the said State of New York
personally appeared Edward Davis late a Mariner in the Revolution who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company
commanded by Captain Commodore Hopkins & Harnes in the regiment commanded  Hancock and Frigate Alliance and Frigate Boston commanded by Commodore Mather in the service of the United States; that his
name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New York & City of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present receives Eight
dollars per month.
Edward E. Davis
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Wm Ormington N.P.

I, Jonas Clark of Middlesex Vermont, aged seventy five years, on oath depose testify and say, that I have been acquainted with Widow Sally Davis, (whose maiden name was Sally Downey) since the year 1790, that she was subsequently married to Doctor Edward Davis at Whitehall New York as I understood at that time, that they lived together as husband and wife, that often after their marriage, I saw them together, and have never heard their marriage questioned, that I am unable to fix upon the precise date of their marriage, that I know it to have taken place not long after the said year of 1790, and believe it to have been previous to the first of January 1793.
The promise of Mr Clark.
Jonas his Clark Mark
Mr. Clark.
State of Vermont
3 3
Rutland County ss 3 Middlesex Vt Febry 19. 1850 Then personally appeared before me Jonas Clark the Deponent who subscribed the foregoing deposition and made oath that the same contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Mr Clark Justice of the peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the Deponent and that he is a credible witness
Mr Clark Justice of the peace

State of Vermont, } J. Israel N. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Rutland County, ss, } Court of the County of Rutland in  the State of Vermont, which is a court of record, do hereby certify that  Merritt Clark Esq. of Poultney
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- nine and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next; that his signature to the foregoing summon & certificate is genuine, and that he is duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer oaths, &c.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this 28 th day of February A.D. 1850.
J. N. Hopkins CLERK.

Sir New York August 17 th 1848
I see the time has been extended by the late act of Congress. to the widows of the Revolution. When I was advis'd of that fact, I waited on Mrs Davis. and she told me if I would go to Troy, that I would find a number of Respectable People who were well acquainted with her family, one of which makes the inclos'd Affidavit
Yours Respectfully
J. S. Edwards, Esqr Evander Childs sen
Please address - N o 252 Canal. St.

Wadsworth Co 18 th 1843
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled. Your petitioner adopts the method as a petitioner to your hon- orable body. That you may learn by her former declaration for a pension in virtue of her husband's services perform- ed agreeable to the statements therein. And for her benefit. Therefore and under those circumstances she begs your attention may be given to her requests. And those papers now at Washington in the pen- sion office or at the direction of the same may be sent for by your order and laid before the Committee for perusal and examination. That I may have a report thereon which I expect will be fa- vorable. And which would relieve me very much under my present necessity caused by infirmity and otherwise. The testimony set forth concerning mar- riage as I believe is certified by George Wilson deceased who last had my marriage Certificate and lost or mislaid it and also a proof from a person who had frequently seen it and read it according to her testimony set forth in her Affidavit which was attached to the papers sent there the early part of August last past. And after duly exam- ining and reporting concerning my benefit I shall expect you to give infor- mation for me and in my stead to

Samuel Storm No 11 King St Widgforth my agent and attorney for the above purpose and who is duly authorized, by me to direct and appoint any person at Washington or else where to aid and assist for the above purpose
Yours Respectfully Nelly Davis
My Dear Sir As you stand to represent this place and same citizens of the same and as such I take the liberty of writing you a few words to which you will find a petition of Mrs Davis as above and for which and in favor of the same I direct this to your care in good faith believing that due diligence will be given in atten- tion thereto
Yours Respectfully Samuel Storm No 11 King St W. Va. Dec 18 th 1873

State City County of of New York }
S.S. On the eighteenth nineteenth day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight Hundred and Forty Seven. Personally appeared before me Samuel R. Betts, Judge of the United States District Court, of and in the City of New York. Evander Childs Resident of the said City, who first being duly sworn according to Law. On his Oath doth depose and say that on his first acquaintance with the Widow Davis before he drew her declaration, saw in her Bible the annexed bible leaf, whereon was written the birth and death of her Son Ira, and she said it was written by William M c Donald at the time he took the original away. I learnt from the Docto r , who attended M c Donald, that M c Donald, had been dead for some time in the Docto r s possession I found M c Donalds signature upon comparing with the hand writing on the bible leaf I found the same hand, and in my intercourse with Mrs Davis I always found her consistent, telling the same story relative to herself - and I have full faith in her declaration,
Subscribed and sworn this day in my presence, by the above named Evander Childs, who is known to me, as is a man of respectable character and standing New York June 19 th 1847.
E. Childs
Samuel R. Betts U. S. Judge

I certify, that I was well acquainted with the late William M c Donalds and was for many years his family Physician; That the said M c Donalds was somewhat illiterate and frequently solicited the deponent to write memorials &c. for him; That in the latter part of the fall of 1837, or in the early part of the year 1838, the said M c Donalds solicited this deponent to write a Petition to Congress for a pension for Sarah Davis, Widow of Edwards C. Davis, and at the same time exhibited to this deponent the leaf of a Bible, which he said he had taken from the family Bible of the Petitioner, containing a portion or the whole of the family records: That this deponent is well acquainted with the handwriting of the said M c Donalds and is certain that the writing on the leaf of a Bible, now in the hands of Evander Childs, (an old gentleman of well known character and reputation) said to be taken from the same Bible, (and which deponent verily believes to be a true copy of the original) is the handwriting of the said William M c Donalds; And further that the said M c Donalds, who was at that time engaged in obtaining pensions, was almost wholly in the habit of taking his notes and making his memorandums by doing the same in pencil marks or writing. And further this deponent saith not.
Wm F. Piatt
Subscribed and sworn before me this first day of March A 1848
Sam l R d Bell
Judge of the United States for the Southern District of New York

I have known Dr. William F. Piatt for upwards of twenty years and he is a gentleman of great respectability and his statements are entitled to full credit.
New York March 1. 1848
Andrew Warner
I am satisfied upon the above statement of Col. Warner, (a gentleman of great respectability) as also upon the verbal representation of Childs, will know to me as a member and most respectable gentleman, that Doct William F. Piatt is fully entitled to credit as help. New York March 1. 1848
Saml P. Botts

State of New York Rensselaer County ss.
Jonathan Davis of the city of Troy in the County of Rensselaer, and State aforesaid, being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he is now eighty four years of age; that he has resided in what is now the City of Troy for more than sixty years last past; That he had lived here but a short period or very few years, when Doctor Edward E. Davis & Sarah his wife came to this place to reside; and continued to reside here for several years; and during their residence here deponent became and was very intimate with said Davis, and his family. That before the year one thousand eight hundred, they had several children - and deponent recollects that about forty years ago, one of the sons of said Edward E. Davis & Sarah his wife was drowned - who at the time was some ten or eleven years of age - and the reason he more distinctly recollects the fact of the death of the boy by drowning is, that deponent was on the River all night, in endeavours to recover the body - and this deponent further says that the intimacy before spoken of by him this deponent, with said Davis & his family, grew out of the fact that he was of same name, and was deponent's family Physician and lived very near each other - and in the same block. - At the time of the residence of said Edward E. Davis & Sarah his wife in the now City of Troy, there never was a question raised or supposition existed to the knowledge or belief of this deponent, that the said Edward E. Davis & Sarah his wife, were not lawfully married - as the character and standing of both, forbid the idea that they were any thing, but what it was understood in the community they were husband and wife - And further says not
Subscribed & sworn to this 9 th day of August 1848. before me
N.B. The word "fifty" written on an erasure
Mr. C. Parcells
Jonathan Davis his mark
Rensselaer County Judge
I further certify that the above named Jonathan Davis is a man of truth & veracity and entitled to full credit - and that he signed above affidavit by making his mark for the reason that his nerves were unsteady & he was unable for that reason to write.
August 9. 1848
Mr. C. Parcells Rensselaer County Judge

State of New York
Rensselaer County } ss. I, Ambrose H. Sheldon Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify that Charles C. Parmelee, was on the day of the within affidavit and certificate Rensselaer County Judge, duly elected and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of within affidavit and certificate, purporting to be his are genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this ninth day of August 1848.
A. H. Sheldon Clerk of Rensselaer County ss

Pension Office, March 22 d 1844
Sir,
Agreeably to your request I enclose herewith the original papers, numbered from one to five, in the case of Sally Davis, widow of Edward Davis, deceased. Be pleased to acknowledge the re- ceipt of them,
I have the Honor to be, Very respectfully, Your O bed Servant, J. L. Edwards
Hon. M. G. Leonard House of Representatives,

No 5085
Esther Davis alleged widow of Edward,
N.J.
10013 Feb 1833
10013
J. L. Street New Brunswick N.J.

New Brunswick New Jersey September 21 st 1854.
Hon. S. P. Waldo. Com. of Pensions
Sir;
Enclosed please find (Declaration re, of Mrs. Esther or Hettie Davis, wid- ow of Edward, alias Edward A. Davis, for pension under the act of February 3 rd 1853; — I have in this case, to ask the indulgence of the de- partment, on account of some informality in in the papers; but, with the Mercury at 96, and the Musquitos, say, 100 to the cubic foot I could not well, make it any better; — I believe that with the exception of the want of the usual formality, it is all right, if found to be so, make the Pension payable at Trenton, And oblig. Most Respectfully;
James L. Street, Attorney.
Hon. S. P. Waldo. Com. of Pensions Washington D. C.

July 9 th 1842.
To J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
I believe you will find in the accompanying affidavits all that is necessary to obviate the difficulties and supply the defects in Mrs Sally Davis case to which I have so frequently had occasion to call your attention.
Mrs Frost swears that she has known Edward and Sally Davis at least 48 years that is since 1799 when they had two children living, the eldest about 5 years old, which must have been sometime in 1794. She knew these children when they had grown up. She farther swears that she had frequently heard Mrs Davis speak of one child that died an infant born either before either of the children mentioned, which would make their marriage to have occurred uncontestedly before 1794.
You will farther perceive by this and the accompanying affidavit of Mrs Harris that the wife and children whose names were

given, by Davis to the department were illegitimate. This of course removes any doubt which may have been raised upon her case by the statements of Davis to which you alluded in your previous communications.
I will occupy your attention with no farther commentaries upon these affidavits except, to press, with great respect, upon your attention, the fact that in obedience to the Rules of the department Mrs Davis has furnished the very best evidence that her claim admits of, aside from any question about its propriety before the Law. All those who might have been witnesses to the ceremony of her marriage, and most of her friends at that period of her life are now dead as appears by her papers. In this view of her case I hope you will find the two affidavits I send you, all that, under the circumstances the law intended to require.
Yours very Resp y
John Bigelow.
Couns el at Law
No 77 Nassau St N.Y.

Aug 30, 1846.
Paper case of Sally Davis & Nesbitt.

Washington City July 29 th 1846
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
I beg to invite your attention to the application of Sarah Davis for the widows pension under the act of Congress of 1838 supplementary papers relating to which were filed in your Department in Aug 1839. and at various times subsequently at my request. The first objection taken to the proof consisted in the affidavits relating to the period of Mrs. Davis' marriage. Proof was however furnished subsequently to the department which was esteemed satisfactory upon that point as I was informed, by Mr. Storms who for a time has had charge of the Claims at New York. The only subsisting objection to Mrs Davis' claim now she tells me is that she has waived or assigned in some way her interest in or right to the widows pension. She says she is entirely ignorant

of having done or signed any thing to affect her rights as a pensioner & desires to know what the nature of the instrument or act may be, to which these consequences are thought to attach. - My impression is from the papers which I have prepared & the analysis of such of the others as I have been enabled to consult that there can be no objection to Mrs Davis title to a pension under the Act except it be some proceeding like that above referred to of which I know nothing and of which she professes entire ignorance.
She is sincere & I believe an honest woman. I know she is very necessitous. I regret that the request I have to make in her behalf may subject the department to some trouble, but under the peculiar circumstances of this case it will be a great favor to Mrs Davis. I indispensable to the further prosecution of her claim that she should be apprised of the ground upon which it is denied if or delayed. If you will oblige me with informat.

upon these matters it may enable me remove by new proof the objections which have thus far operated to prevent the allowance of this application & enable me to assist me in directing the alms of the government to one who is worthy of its dispensation
I remain with great respect
Yours Truly John D. Rockefeller 61 Wall St. New York.

New York City Jan 29. 1842
To J. Edwards Esq Commr. of Pensions &c
Sir Sir
I trust you will pardon me for again directing your attention to the Pension Claim of Mrs Davis whose papers I sent on to you the 8 th of this month.
My Conviction that her application will be sustained by the Department and her pecuniary necessities at present, have induced me, even at the risk of appearing troublesome, to ask an Answer from you at your Earliest Convenience with respect I remain
Your Obedt. Servant.
John Bigelow
N o 77 Nassau St.

N.Y. City Oct. 10 th 1842.
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
I herewith enclose two additional affidavits in support of the claim of Mrs Sarah Davis an applicant for a Pension under the act of 1838. The defect in her case on which you have heretofore disallowed her claim is that the date of her marriage had not been proved with sufficient certainty by the testimony hitherto transmitted and it is also stated in your last letter of July ultimo that "Unless some record or documentary evidence can be adduced it is not likely that this claim can be sustained." The accompanying affidavits although not documentary evidence are yet by far the most direct and positive in their bearing upon the point in question of any proof that has been offered. The witnesses are persons whose opportunities for information on the subject of Mrs Davis' marriage were naturally superior to those of any who have preceded them. They would have been called upon earlier to testify in this case but Mrs Davis had not communicated with either of the deponents for the last fourteen years in consequence of the remoteness of their residence from hers. Nor did she know until driven to her last resource that they were alive.

It will be seen that Mr Mrs Downey distinctly and fully confirm the declaration of Mrs Davis herself as to the time of her marriage; and they also confirm the inferior evidence of Callings and Taft to the same point. The force of Mr & Mrs Downey's testimony is also much increased by the circumstantial mode in which it is presented.
The department has already received all the documentary evidence which it is possible for Mrs Davis to furnish. Her marriage certificate is lost as appears by evidence already before you, but she has sent one memorandum of the birth time of her first child in 1794 taken from her family Bible. Which Bible is proved by the testimony of Mrs Banks to have belonged to the applicant for a long time previous to the death of her husband. The evidence of Mr & Mrs Downey corroborates the Bible leaf and supplies a defect in it to which allusion was made by the Commissioners in the letter of 3 rd Feb y 1842 - to wit that that leaf does relate to a child of Edward Davis & Applicant.
A child of the same name born at the same time is by these deponents distinctly sworn to have been present at their wedding in January to 1795 with its Parents Edward Davis & Sarah Davis

The present applicant.
It seems to me Sir a proper estimate of the inevitable difficulties and hardships to which Mrs. Clain is exposed will convince you that further record evidence ought not to be required in addition to parol testimony as distinct and positive as that now enclosed and also in addition to the voluminous proofs already transmitted. We have proved that her marriage certificate is lost, that the Magistrate who married her is dead, that when he was alive he never kept any proof records of his marriages. That all the persons who witnessed the applicant's marriage are now dead. Under these circumstances the her case from the very nature of things can only be substantiated on parol proof. The enclosed evidence has been procured by the applicant at the expense of a long journey of Six hundred miles and the loss of much time and she trusts you will find in its confirmation of her original declaration, in its corroboration of the previous collateral testimony in its clear and explicit character sufficient reason for allowing her claim.
Your very obed Servt
1077 Napa St
W. Bigelow

Troy N.Y. February 19. 1847.
E. Chilus Esquire
Sir
Yours of the 11 th Instant has been received; in relation to its contents, Sir answer thereto, say, that on its receipt I made immediate search in the Clerks office, and could find nothing in relation to the subject, mentioned by you; no deed was found recorded, from Davis to any one, not to his wife - or from her to any one. The Set described by you, as conveyed by Davis to his wife, is now owned by John D. Willard of this City. How or from whom he derived title I have not learned - I found two mortgages on Record from Mrs Davis to John Elwood of $50. each; the records do not shew, that the mortgages have been cancelled, by foreclosure or otherwise. I knew Josiah Chapman in his life time well, he belonged to the Society of Friends, and while a resident, here carried on the manufacture of Stone Ware. Whether he died here or not I am unable to say. He has a son who is now a resident of St. Louis by the name of Hudson Chapman who is the only relative that I know of. I was well acquainted with Dr. Davis when he resided in this City, and also with his wife. I drew and took the acknowledgement of the two mortgages given by her to John Elwood. I also recorded them, as I was then Clerk of this County. I also find on looking at William Ashbys covenant with Davis, it is in my hand writing, this is of no importance whatever rather singular, that a writing made 30. years ago should be sent to me thus accidentally.
I do not see that I can aid you in your further inquiries, unless you shall be so fortunate as to hear from Hudson Chapman above named. If I can be of any service you may command me. Yours Archibald Dull

1 st Application for a Pension by Sarah Davis , the widow of Edward Davis , Mariner, deceased, who was a Pensioner. { Declaring } 2 nd proofs have been sent to the Dept. - The Commission- ers of Pension has denied the application on the following ground: Because there is a contradiction between the Declaration & proofs of Sarah Davis and one Edward Davis who was an applicant for assistance from the Govt in 1820.
I desire Mr Young to examine in the records of the Pension Dept, and ascertain what Edward Davis it was who is referred to by the Commission- where he lived - and whether he was a Pensioner and if so at what time such Pension was granted
I would like also, if possible to procure a copy of the paper or papers referred to, as being the evidence of Edward Davis.
J. W. Wiggin
W. W. Wiggin

✓ 8069 Sally Davis NY. act 7. July 38 Resided until 1838 admitted 1848 Married before 1800 husband died 1825-
J. G. Edwards Esq. Vermont Ave Washington
1820 1773 47

New York November 5 th 1841
Sir:
I enclose you the papers of Mrs. Sally Davis on an application for a pension as the widow of who Edward Davis who was a pensioner under the act of Congress passed on the 18 th of March 1818.
I was under the impression that these papers had been long since transmitted to you & I regret very much that through some inadvertence of my clerk they have been so long delayed.
I am very resp d Sir
Your Obedt
Humble Servt
W. W. Wiston
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions Washington

James Edward G
Dear Sir
Shall the goodness to return me all the papers in matter to the claim of Margaret Davis for a pension. presented f. Mr. & Childs yrs &c.
Yrs respectfully
Henry Tracell
Wash
May 19. 1846

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

New York Jan'y. 13 th 1847
J. S. Edwards Esq Sir,
In the case of Sarah or Sally Davis who is now an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7 th 1838, and all subsequent acts relative to widows of her class. I wish to say I have been acquainted with her for upwards of four years, and during all that time she has borne a good and consistent character. That on the last of October 1846 she then stated to me that she had been an applicant for a pension for the services of her late husband J r Edward E Davis in the navy during the Revolutionary War, but from want of certain proofs required by the Department she had failed to obtain it. I asked her what further proof she could now offer. She stated she had a Step Son residing in Watertown State of Connecticut whom she had brought up from boyhood who knew all about the facts connected with her marriage to his father the said Davis. I addressed a letter to him on the 29 th of Oct r and on the 2 nd of the following month rec d an answer which I forward to you, marked N o . 1. in which letter as you will perceive he promises to be in New York in 10 or twelve days - but  his which induced me to have the Widow's declaration made so as not to detain him in the City longer than necessary, and his not coming in the time specified I intended to forward it without any

declaration from him, but at the request of his Step Mother who assured me he would be here induced me to delay for a still longer period. He finally arrived here on the 25 th of Dec r . and apologized for not coming before on account of the urgency of his business. On the 28 th I accompanied him to the Gentlemans House who had drawn up the widows declaration, and then and there had the said declaration read to him, and without the least hesitation proclaimed the said declaration to be true in every respect from his own personal knowledge which you will perceive he swears to before the proper person by referring to his accompanying declaration. After this I questioned him as to the time he received the information from Justice Earle in regard to the marriage of his father to Sarah or Sally Downe; He answered that at the age 19. 20 & 21 his father empowered him to go to Troy and collect his (fathers debts) and it was at that time he saw Justice Earle, who was well acquainted with the parties. I was induced from Mr Davis not coming in the time specified to send to Albany and obtain the date of Mr. Earles Commission as Justice which Certificate I also forward marked N o 2.
Since the widows declaration was made I have since learned that the said Davis left her and was married to another woman in New Jersey, which being found out by the late George Wilson (a Lawyer) who wrote him a note saying if he did not return and take care of his wife whom he had left destitute, he would prosecute him for Bigamy and have him sent to State Prison. That upon receipt of this he settled on the widow his only lawful wife all the property

he was then possessed of, being a lease of a few lots of ground in the City of Troy in this State subject to a quit rent of so many bushels of wheat a year.
Now Sir Compare the date of her marriage with the birth of her first child, and it will be found then that this child was begotten in 1793 and born in 1794
Sir having always obtained all I ask for from your office, because perhaps I always satisfy myself that the claim is a just one before applying I hope you will give it your earliest attention.
I have the Honor to be Your Obs. Servt.
E. Childs
Please address to the "Globe Office" New York.

N o 2
State of New York } Secretary's office }
I certify that it appears by the records in this office that on the 6 th day of April 1792 Daniel Earl Junr. was appointed and Commissioned as a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Washington in this state, and that he held the said office from the said date until the 18 th day of March 1795 when he was re-appointed and commissioned to the same office
Rich d Campbell
Depr. Sec. of State
Albany Dec 17. 1846

Dear Edwards Esq.
Sir I take the liberty of addressing you the second time as regards the claim of Mrs Davis on - a/c of which I wrote to you several days since enclosing an assignment from her authorizing myself as agent to attend to the business and regards her pension - And will you please answer me on the resp t of this and let me know the facts relating to her case.
And much Oblige yours
Yr t Servant
Wm Lloyd Garrison 523 Grand St. N.Y.
New York. June 11 1845

Proofs forwarded to Mr Edwards
Commission of Pardon by Sarah - Davis widow, of late D o Edward E. Davis The Declaration of Mrs Sarah Davis also the declaration of her Step Son, a letter from Archibald Bull, her declaration was drawn up by Mr Childs from a Memorandum made at her house, wherein he made two errors the one was substituting Mr Donough for Mr Donald, the other was inserting three out four years when the Bible leaf was taken out of the Bible, it should have been seven or eight years, when Mrs Davis went before the Recorder, he read her declaration. She declined taking her Oath, until the alter- ation was made. I think it is a cunning stance, much in her favour as to her integ- rity, I wish you to see her husband's declaration, as I am informed they disagreed, she having married another woman,

New York, April 30 th 1849 J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner Pensions.
for Mrs Sarah Davis the widow of Edward Davis went before Judge Fallmadge on the 2d inst. and made her declaration for her Pension, which was forwarded to the War department to your address. She asks the favor of your answering this letter informing her of the reception of her claim
Your Obed Servt
E. Childs
please address 252 Canal Street

To the Honble J. J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Enclos d you will find the required document which I hope will be satisfactory. your early attention would relieve the Old Lady
Yours Very Respectfully
E. Childs 252 Canal St N. Y.

Office House of Reps U.S. February 16 1848
Sir
Your letter of the 13 th instant has been received.
The petition Sarah Davis is filed in this office among the papers of the Twenty fifth Congress, but there are no proofs or ac- companying papers with it. The proofs may have been left at the Pension Office by the Hon Edward Curtis while he was a member.
I am very respectfully, Your Ob t Serv t
Thos. J. Campbell Clerk H o Reps U.S.
W F Pratt Esq No 232 Canal Street New York N.Y.

17 th of April near she will be 74 years old she was mar- ried to Edward & Agnes by Daniel Root giving of the precious state of Health state of of many years
on the 27 th of November 1793 George A. Long and wife were present had you your Children Christened Both Since Dead
Price 5.
Mr. Evander Childs at the Globe Office Nassau Street New York

Hartstown November 2 nd 1846
Sir your letter arrived at Hand having date October 29; I learnt from that you wished information as to the marriage of My Daughter Wife Sally Davis; Sir I can give you all of the information that is required by any acts of late or heretofore My dear Sir intend to obtain a petition which She is entitled to by the Law of the Land and will be in New York in ten or twelve days from this date without fail Extravagances excepted and see you then. Give My best Respects to My aged Mother immediately after receiving this line and let her not be disappointed.
Your obedient humble Servant.
N o 1 Edward P. Davis

Aug 23 d 1846.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
When I was at Washington late in July last I restored to you the papers in the case of Sarah Davis, an applicant for a Pension under the Act of 1838 which had been lying for some time in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. With the bundle, at your request I presented a communication relating to that claim in which I expressed a desire that you would at your convenience favor me with a decision upon the merits of Mrs Davis' application. It has occurred to me that this latter communication

having been filed with the other papers relating to that claim it may thus have escaped your attention. At the request therefore And on behalf of Mr Davis I beg to invite your attention to those papers at your convenience
I remain Sir being Respect d
Yours Ob t Servt.
John Brightmore 61 Wall St N.Y. City.

To the Secretary of the Interior
Newbern Oct 9 th 1849
D Sir
May I request a copy of the evidence on file in the case of Mrs Sally Davies Widow of Edward Davies who was a Seaman in the Revolutionary War and to whom a Pension Certificate has been issued, but only under the act of 29 th July 1848 She is entitled to back Pension as she was married 17 th Nov 1793.
I am Most Respectfully Doubtless Sir Thomas L. Reynolds
P.S.
The above Pension was issued on the 16 th day of June 1849

L. L. Ednards Esq.
New York City June 11 th 1842
Sir
I trust you will pardon me for again troubling you in relation to the claim of Mrs Sally Davis for a pension which was rejected by you some weeks since on the papers then before you. In your last communication of the 2 nd Feby. you allude to an inconsistency between the age of Mrs Davis as reported by herself and as sworn to by her husband. You say that "Edward Davis in giving an account of his family & their capacity for labour in 1820 represented his then wife as being 32 yrs of age with 3 children 6-3- & 1. yr old." To show you the error of Mr Davis's statement I must first place the fact of a marriage beyond all question. For this purpose in addition to the evidence already on file in your office and which I presume you have found sufficient I now forward you the afft. of Mr George Wilson Esq one of the most respectable members of our bar proving the fact of her marriage and that he was retained as counsel to protect her rights as against Davis, after their separation. With this affidavit you will receive "Articles of Separation" duly signed and executed by the parties dated Feby 29

1812. Of Course the presumption is that they did not cohabit after that time. That is a point upon which you will hardly get give proof - an auxiliary which it would be almost impossible for me to procure from the nature of the case - If they did not cohabit - Davis could not have a child either 1 or 3 or 6 years old in 1820. His children must have been older or have died. - Again if Davis had children by Mrs Davis they must all have been born before 1812 the year of their separation. The three children were not probably born in less than 10 years of wedlock according to all ordinary statistics. She must have been married therefore about 1802 and as according to Mrs Davis' statements she was born in 1788 she must have been married at 14. Though such a thing is possible I can't doubt but it must appear at once as improbable to you as it is at variance with my strongest convictions. This improbability may be still magnified by comparing the age of Davis himself in 1802 with that of his wife at the same time; Davis' age I do not know exactly though I suppose it is somewhere upon record in your office.
Further Gideon Taft a most respectable witness swears that he knew Davis before his marriage which he thinks occurred about 1793. Now supposing him for the moment to be in error

from five years (the most liberal construction of that affidavit could not require more allowance for imperfect remembrance in such a case than that) - then she would be eight yrs old at the time of her marriage, an inconsistency which I respectfully submit - under the new evidence presented should rather discredit the statements of David than those of disinterested witnesses and documents the age and purpose of which are utterly incompatible with any contrived plan to lead your department into Error.
Besides I am well satisfied that a person of any experience would be convinced at once on seeing Mrs David at this present that she must be far more than 52 years old which would be her age if born in 1788 and if it should appear necessary or important I could readily procure the certificates of the first Physicians of this city - to the probability of her being far older than she is here represented - she is quite infirm and bears the most unequivocal signs of advanced age - This is not evidence before you but if you should think any of this kind of evidence important I trust you will give me an opportunity of presenting it though

I conceive her age to be already sufficiently defined
To every other point connected with the merits of this application I have already spoken I believe in my former communications when the reasons for my pressing this claim with so much Earnestness will more fully appear
Permit me to renew my apologies for again troubling you upon this subject and to remain
Your most obt ly humble serv t
Enot Bigelow, Comr.
77 Nassau St
P.S. I trust you found the "power of Attorney" in the case of Mary Parker Laurence sufficient I hope to hear soon respecting it & the papers which were sent by mistake & which I have reason to fear contain some memoranda of immediate importance yours Resp t P.S.

New York June 11 th 1849.
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Sir - I forwarded to your office, by advice of your letter date May 15 th 1849. the certificate of the Clk. Court of Sessions, as to the genuineness of the signature of the Recorder, (declaration of Sally Davis.) This duly complied with, I supposed the certificate would have been sent her, as that being the only matter required.
Instead, of that being the case, I have received your letter, date 11 th May, requesting information, which somewhat surprised me, as it has long since been forwarded, and must be on file at the Department. I think there must have been some error in the request made, as under the circumstances, I cannot conceive its bearing. I should be pleased to have an explanation of the same.
I am very respectfully, Your ob t . Serv t
E. Childs
N.B. Please direct answer to Globe office.

J. L. Edwards Esq. & Hon. of Pleasants.
New York, August 31 st 1848.
Sir, Under date of Aug. 3 rd I rec d a letter from the Hon. Henry Nicoll, stating, "that if Mr s Davis, could establish the fact of children born anterior to 1804, you would make out her case" on the 17 th . I mailed a letter to you, containing as I supposed the  which  proof . Properly authenticated. I have now rec d a letter of Aug. 24 th stating that no additional evidence had been received, in the case since the 21 st of April last. I am under the im- pression, that the letter of the 17 th referred to, could not have reached you. Please inform me, if such letter has been rec d - and much oblige
Your O bt Serv t
Edwards Childs , sen P r C. E. Childs

City & County of New York, Peter Le Seller Gentleman of the City & County of New York — being duly sworn doth depose and says that he is Sixty Six years of age that he was well acquainted with Edward Davis And in 1806 in the Town of Halfmoon, County of Saratoga and State of New York. that Said Edward Davis and Sarah his wife Resided in a house belonging to the father of this deponent in the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Seven or Eight, at which time Sarah the wife of Said Edward Davis had One Son Born in the Said Town of Halfmoon County aforesaid and in the said House So hired from this deponents father, after which the said Davis moved into a House known as the Housmans House, and from there Said Davis — after Report of his being shot by a Doctor, Removed to the City of Troy, next deponent saw the Said Edward Davis in the City of New York and the said Sarah Davis his wife who is now living and here present, and further deponents saith not
Sworn this Eighteenth day of September One thousand Eight hundred Forty Eight
P. Le Seller No. 80. Second St New York
Sam R Betts Judge of the United States for the Southern District of New York

General Jonas Clarke Middle Town Vermont Rutland County

J. L. Edwards Esq. New York, May 18 th 1849.
Sir Yours of the 15 th inst came duly to hand. as you requested I forward you Mrs. Davis's Declaration with the addition of the Clerk's Certificate
Your Obedt Servt
E. Childs
Address, N o 252 Canal St N.Y.

New York 24 July 1849
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commission of Pensions &c
Dear Sir /
I duly rec d yours of the 18 th inst. in reply to mine asking for a copy of the declaration of Edward Davis. I have had several interviews with the honorable Evander Childs, and am acquainted with the fact of Mrs. Davis being now a pensioner dating from the 4 th March '48. — The purpose for which this declaration is wanted is to clear up her character, where her husband had vilified her. And the object we have in view is to obtain, if possible her rights as a pensioner which by the several acts of Congress entitle Mrs. Davis for ten years previous, viz from 1838. — I trust it may meet with your approval & pleasure to favor us with this copy wh. will aid us materially in securing her just due to a very worthy person.
I am, most respectfully &c Robert Edmund Offiz

New York, May 26 th 1849 J. S. Edwards
I now forward you the declaration of Mrs. Sarah Davis, hoping there will be no further objections to granting her pension
Your Ob d Serv t Edward Childs E. Childs 252 Canal St N.Y.

Sir
Will you send to my address the papers of Mrs Sally Davis, wife of Edward- Davis, a Marine on board the Frigate Boston. If you can ascertain the papers alluded to. (as this is the only description given me) and will forward them to my address. you will greatly oblige me.
Yours.
March 19 th 1844.
Charles G. Leonard
Hon. James L. Edwards.

New York 10 July 1849
To the Hon.
J. Ewing Esq.
Secy. of War &c.
Dear Sir,
I address you in behalf of Mrs. Sarah (or Sally) Davis (a very worthy and Woman of this City - a beneficiary of the New England Society) for a copy of the Declaration made by Edward E. Davis at the time he applied for a pension for services rendered as a seaman during the Revolutionary War. This paper will be very important to the Widow Davis at this time, and I doubt not of your pleasure in rendering her this service when I assure you how worthy the object you are thus aiding. I am,
Yours S t &c.
Edmund Coffin
P.S.
I gain in the above
M. H. Freeman

New York, March 21 st 1857.
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Sir. You will find enclosed the affidavit of Jonas Clark Esqr a highly resident of Middletown, Vermont, and also the Declaration of Mrs Davis herself. I think upon examination of the affidavit of Mr Clark, it can leave no further doubt on your mind as to the marriage of Mrs Davis. Mrs Davis Declaration is also very full and explicit on the subject.
Very respectfully Your H. Sir
E. Childs

New York January 18 th 1842
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pleas
6 I have examined the papers in the case of Mrs Sally Davis with reference to the objections to her application specified in your letter to Mr Pinson of 6 th Nov last and have supplied the deficiencies I trust to your satisfaction. The affidavits of every deponent are properly authenticated with the exception of those of P. H. Fry & Patience Adams whose testimony being merely accumulative and unimportant comparatively I did not choose to incur the expense and delay of which its reexecution would have involved.
I think you will find the fact of "Sally Downy's marriage to Edward Davis in 1793 and before the limitation of the act of July 1835" placed past a question by reference to the additional papers which are herewith submitted marked from G to M. inclusive. The birth of a child during the year 1794 is established by the leaf of the family Bible attached to Mrs. Banks affidavit marked (II) and the concurring affidavits of Mrs. Davis (G) Mrs. Banks (II) Betsey Callings (IV) Gideon Taft (VI) & Jonas Clark (VII) that. It will be perceived by the affts. of Gideon Taft (VI) & Jonas Clark (VII) that Daniel Earl and William Doroney the only persons who could testify positively to the marriage of are dead and by the same afft of Taft no official records are now to be found in Whitehall of the marriages solemnized by Daniel Earl the justice who is soon

to have officiated on this occasion.
In your letter of the 6 th Nov r last you infer from the affidavit of Gideon Taft annexed marked D st . which states that Daniel Earl was Town Clerk - that he must have kept records, certified copies of which ought to be produced. It is not sworn that Earl was the incumbent of both those offices at the same time nor could he ever have done so by the laws of this State. It would seem that he was elected Town Clerk after he was a justice and that he never kept a marriage Register while he was such justice.
I trust you will find these explanations satisfactory and in hopes that the application of Mrs Davis may receive the early consideration which her necessities deserve.
I remain Sir
Yr m c obed Serv t
John Bigelow Atty for Mrs Sally Davis
W m H Nassau St N.Y.

New York Feby. 14 th 1849 Hon. Henry Nicoll
Dear Sir
You have already done much for the widow of Edw d E. Davis may I ask your further aid. On the 3 rd inst. I address'd a letter to you wishing to be inform'd whether the deposition of Jonathan Davis had been rec d by the department at Washington I have rec d no answer. Mrs Davis handed me the declaration herein enclosed made by William Teller. I waited on Mr Teller afterwards who inform'd me that he was a student at Law at that time and was well acquainted with Mrs Davis and her husband who brought one child with them, and that Mrs Davis had another while there born some time previous to the year 1800. for further particulars he refered me to his brother a farmer who lives on Staten Island. I went down and saw him and in the night while there he was taking with a bleeding at the lungs. and in the morning he was so weak it was impossible for him to come to the city. but promised as soon as his health was restored he

he would come to the city. his not coming is the reason why I have not sent this document out before you will will much oblige me by answering this letter at the earliest opportunity
Your Ob st Serv t
Evander Childs

Wash. July 31 1828
Monday
James Edwards Esq.
Sir:
I am sorry to be unable to go on again with Mr. Davis' case. but her friends think that the recent law ex- tending the time to 1802. may include her within its provisions. I enclose for a letter which I have received on the subject. and I will act on it & favor of you will write me in reply to it an early day
Respectfully Yrs
Henry Russell

New York May 26 1845
Dear Sir
I herewith Send you a power of Attorney from Mrs Davis authorizing me to act as her agent in the case of her claim for a pension - and will you please inform me as particularly as may be in accordance with your rules for what amount she claims and under what act it was asserted and what were the objections to favourable report thereon if any - have been made and thus oblige
Your Very humble Servant Wm Lloyd Garrison 522 Grand St NY

New York, March 8 th 1847
Sir,
On the 2 nd February last, I received a notice from you, stating the claim of Mrs. Sarah Davis, required further Proof as to her marriage, (and discouraging her from making any further effort to obtain it.) I do not wish in any manner to give offence, but I am satisfied from my own personal observation and enquiry, that her claim is just, and I am persuaded although attended with considerable trouble, convince you of the truth of the assertion. In the first place you refer me to the Act of 1818, relative to Navy Pensioners. I do not find any thing therein contained to operate against her. I called on Mrs. Davis immediately after receiving your letter, she informed me that her husband, D r Edward Davis, resided in Troy, for a period of several years, that he was in good credit, said she was acquainted with the Hon. Judge Bull of Troy, and several other respectable persons. I wrote to the former and received his answer, which you have enclosed, and I think upon a careful perusal you will find, bears strong, if not conclusive evidence of the Proof asked for. In addition you will receive a Will and Power from the Son to the Father, and two letters from him to his mother, which taken in connection, makes it more conclusive still,

I would also state that the two mortgages referred to in Judge Bull's letter of $50. each, were made on the property given to her by her husband A. Edward E. Davis, in consideration of her not proceeding against him for bigamy.
Should the matter be found satisfactory it will prevent further expense, and if not please inform me, and I will if possible endeavor to make it more so.
I am Sir, very respectfully Your O bt Serv t .
Evander Childs. Sur. pr. Casper C. Childs State Office. N. Y.
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Coun. of Pl nt s.

No 317 Sally Davis mo of Edward E NY
act 29 July 1848
Adm. 2 years sum $96 00 per final March 1848
Repted Mar 1848
E Chiles Globe Office NY

State City and County } of New York } S.S. On 2 nd day of April in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine, personally appeared before me Frederick A. Tallmadge, Warden and Judge, of the Court of Sessions S. of and in the City of New York. Sarah Davis, resi- dent of the said City of New York, widows maiden name, Sarah Downey, aged seventy seven Years, 17 th of April inst o who being first duly sworn according to Law on her Oath doth depose and say, that in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act passed by Congress, July 29 th 1848 and also all prior acts, that she is the widow of Lt d Edward C. Davis, who was a Revolutionary Navy pensioner, and that she was married to the said Edward C. Davis, on the 27 th day of November 1793, by a Justice of the Peace by the name of Earle, at Whitehall Washington County State of New York, and she further states, she had four Children by her husband three of them was born alive and one still born, and that she was nine months and a half married before she had her first Child, he being born on the 12 th of September 1794 and that

her husband died in the City of New-York on the 30 th of April. 1824.
Sarah Davis
Sworn to before me the 2 d day of Ap l 1849
J. A. Tallmadge Recorder of the City of New-York
From the testimonials presented to me I regard the character of Mrs. Sarah Davis as good & unimpeachable.
Ap l . 2 d 1849
J. A. Tallmadge Recorder of New-York

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, James Conner , CLERK of the City and County of New-York, also CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas, for said City and County of New-York, being a Court of Record, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Frederick A. Gallmadge before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said City and County, duly elected and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine, as I verily believe
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court and County, the 18 day of May 184 9
James Conner
Clerk.

Slaves of Repentance,
February 12 th 1844.
Sir,
Will you so much oblige me as to enclose the papers of Mrs Sally Davis- man in your office, sus- taining her claims to a pension.
With due respect Yours &c.
Moses Leonard
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Patent Office