Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1558, Amariah Chase, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Chase, Amariah
No. 1558
Aariah
CONTENTS

Chase should apply for a new Certif. see letter filed in them from S. Blair Susp. see letter to Agent 17 April 1828, and letter within from Hon. J. G.
Hower H. R. See letter to A. Chase, 3 d Sept. 1828. See pension of pension removed see letter to Messrs. Dayton & Woods and pension Agent, 211 Feb. 1830
Letter to T. W. Parratt 4 March 1839.
Letter to Pension Agent 22 Oct 1841
To Ohio from H. S. 1841 - 1 st Nov. 1841. Notification to J. M. Parratt Delaware, Ohio
Ohio 17.9p54 New York
Amariah Chase
of Groton in the State of New York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wilson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 9 months war
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of September 1820
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th of Dec. 1820 and sent to Geo. B. Root Esq Ithaca N.Y.
As to 4th of portion of semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar '21 $ 41. 83
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$ 41. 83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. } 51 st May 1820
File Mch 21

626-C. Ohio.
Settled 14/5/48 by 10/10/52
Asiah Chase. widow of Asiah Chase who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Rejected
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 90 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
of W. J. L.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of July 1850 and sent to David Maltby Plymouth Ohio
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2/1848, Page 161 Vol. 1
July  1  1850 Burt

A True and Just Inventory of the property of Amariah Chase a Revolutionary Soldier made this 28 th day of September 1820.
Real Property None.
Personal Property
One Small old Mare and colt $20.00 5. old Tea cups and saucers " 19. 6. Old Earthen Plates, 6. Old Remiges & forks " 88 1. Pot Iron, 1. dish Kettle, 1. Spider 1.44 1. Two Year old Steer, 1. Acre of corn 11.00 $33.51
Debts due from Pensioners
Due to Esq. Brooks $74.40 Due Esq. Dargenty 59.00 Due Harden Willard 2.00 135.40
Subscribed & Sworn before me This 28 th day of September 1820. in open court,
Augustus Crary
one of the Judges of Tompkins County, com. Pleas

Tompkins County } Gs. State of New York } Gs.
Tompkins County } State of New York } On this twenty eighth day of September 1820. personally appeared in open court, it being a court of Record by the Laws of the State of New York, for the said County of Tompkins, Amariah Chase, aged fifty six Years Resident in the Town of Groton in the said County of Tompkins who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath declare that served in the Revolutionary war as follows, that he enlisted in 1779. in the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment of the continental Line commanded by Colonel Nason & Col. Milling Lieut. Colonel and that the company that he joined was commanded by one of the Lieut. Colonels that he served six months and was discharged at Lancaster Pennsylvania, and that he enlisted in the Spring of said Year, and was discharged by the Wagon Master General as he was put to that task, and that he then enlisted into the same Regiment, commanded by the same Colonel and in the same company then commanded by Capt. John Blanchard for nine months which time he served and was discharged on West Point, and in the Year 1781. he enlisted for the term of three Years and Marched to West and joined the Continental Troop, under the continental establishment Second Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Sprout in the company of Captain Luther Bailey and served nearly three Years but the exact time cannot exactly and was discharged in Philadelphia in the latter end of eighty three he thinks, and that his discharges were burnt in 1784. in a building and that he has never drawn a pension —
* I cannot make out what the name is. I have made nearly similar to the original.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 my- self within the provisions of an act of Congress. Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the Eighteenth day of 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.

The family consists of the following persons: Amariah his wife, aged fifty, unable to do much labour. Abigail aged 15. Years. Anna aged 12. Years. Enola aged 9. Years, and he himself is unable to labour on account of Rheumatic Swelling of his Right Knee. His Occupation a Farmer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28 th day of September 1820. Amariah Chase
Ex h . In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 14 th day of November 1820.
one of the Judges of Tompkins County Com. Pleas.
July 13 th 1820 Co-Master Com.
Tompkins County Clerk's office
State of New York
I George P. Frost, Deputy Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of said court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said that the
Total amount in value of the property, exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is thirty three dollars and fifty one Cents - In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court this 14 th day of November 1820.
Geo. P. Frost Deputy Clerk

No 13832
Abiah Chase wid of Amanah
Q
act 7 July 1838

State of Ohio } ss Huron County }
On this 12 th day of March A D 1849 Personally appeared before me Frederick Sears one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Huron in the State of Ohio, Mrs Aviah Chase at her place of residence in Syme Township Huron County Ohio who from decrepitude old age, and bodily infirmity is unable to leave her house and appear in open Court and who is aged Seventy Seven years The 18 th day of May 1849) Who being by me first duly sworn ac- cording 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 Seventh 1838 Entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" The Said Aviah Chase doth solemnly aver and swear that she is the widow of Amariah Chase deceased, and that the said Amariah did in and during the Revolutionary war between the United States and Great Britain serve as a private soldier in the army of the United States (as nearly as she can recollect) first for the period of one year, at the at the end of the first years Service, he enlisted again into the United States Service for the term of three years, at the end of these last three years he reenlisted again into the United States Service for and during the war aforesaid, and he served in the three different periods the full amount of seven years as a private soldier in the United States Service, as to the particular day of the month, or month or year when the said Amariah Chase entered into the United States Service aforesaid, and what country he marched through, or in what battles he was engaged, or in what company, Troop, Corps, Battalion or Regiment he was served or belonged to or in what Division of the army he was assigned, or who was his captain, or who was his col that commanded his Regiment is unknown to her, that at the time he entered into the service aforesaid he resided in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts
And the said Aviah Chase further saith that in the year 1819 the said Amariah Chase at the County of Poughkeepsie in the State of New York applied for and obtained a pension from the United States government for his services aforesaid which said pension he continued to receive from the United States during his natural life, after the same was granted to him at the time and place aforesaid. And she further saith that she has no papers or documentary evidence whatever in support of her claim, as everything touching that subject, was destroyed by fire. The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions for the United States government is referred

to the muster rolls and other papers belonging to the war department at Washington City in the District of Columbia and further to his application for a pension at the time before stated in 1819.
And said Aviah Chase further deposeth and saith, that she was lawfully married to the said Amandah Chase at Orford, Grafton County, in the State of New Hampshire on the 19th day of May in the year AD 1784 - and that the bans of their marriage was published in the public congregation before the same was solemnized and that there is no record of her said marriage in being as she verily believes at this time.
And the said Aviah Chase further sweareth that the said Amandah Chase, her deceased husband, departed this life at Merdin in Marion County in the State of Ohio on the 17th day of November AD 1844 and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service aforesaid, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January AD 1794, viz., at the time above stated. And she further deposes and says that she never afterwards was married to any other person, but that she is still the widow of the said Amandah Chase deceased, and that she has never before made any application for a pension. P.S. The said Aviah says that said Amandah Chase was in the battle of Bunker Hill and York Town.
Aviah Chase
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written
Frederick Sears
One of the associate judges of the court of common pleas in Huron county Ohio
State of Ohio Huron County
I Henry Brown Clerk of the court of common pleas within and for the said county of Huron do hereby certify that Frederick Sears Esq. is one of the associate judges of the court of common pleas aforesaid as above stated duly elected commissioned and sworn according to law and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are his genuine signatures. In witness of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Norwalk this 12th day of March AD 1849.
H. Brown Clerk

State of Ohio } ss Huron County }
On this 12 th day of March 1849 Personally appeared before me Frederick Sears one of the associate Judges for the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Huron, in the State of Ohio, Peter Wynn a respectable and a credible witness who resides in Lyme township Huron County Ohio - Who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement as follows. To Wit: That the said within mentioned Amariah Chase deceased and Aviah Chase widow of said Amariah Chase deceased were lawfully married together at Oxford, Grafton County in the State of New Hampshire on the 19 th day of May AD 1844 - and that he knows that they lived together as man and wife until the death of the said Amariah Chase deceased, and that he the said Amariah applied for a pension and obtained the same from the United States Government in the year AD 1849 at the County of Senekins in the State of New York - and that the said Amariah Chase deceased continued to draw a pension from the United States Government for and during his natural life after the same was granted him and that he served as a private soldier in the United States army for the term of seven years together, But in three different periods of one year in the first, three years in the second, and during the war in the third which last period lasted about three years to the close of the of the revolution war between the United States of America and Great Britain And furthermore that the said Amariah Chase departed this life at Meswin, Marion County Ohio on the 17 th day of November AD 1844 - and that the said Aviah Chase is now the widow of the said Amariah Chase deceased, and that she has never afterwards married any other person, and that she has never before applied for a pension as he verily believes
Peter Wynn
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written
Frederick Sears
One of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Huron County Ohio

State of New Hampshire ss. County of Grafton ss.
I hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Amariah Chase and Abiah Corliss formerly of this town, with the exception of the date as follows to wit: Amariah Chase and Abiah Corliss were married 22 nd of May 1794. April 26 th A.D. 1850.
Rufus C. Beal Rufus C. Beal Town Clerk for Orford Grafton County New Hampshire.
I Rufus C. Beal above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in and for the Town, County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me.
Rufus C. Beal Clerk of the Town of Orford Grafton County & State of New Hampshire.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26 th day of April A.D. 1850 - before me
Samuel Sweeney Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I J Sleeper clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County a Court of record hereby certify that Samuel Sweeney within named is a Justice of the Peace within
and for said County duly commissioned and qualified. That his Commission is dated May 15 th A.D. 1846 it will expire May 15 th A.D. 1851. I further certify that the within signature purporting to be the said Sweeney is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty sixth day of April Anno Domini 1850.
J Sleeper clerk

Plymouth Feb 28th 1850 Hon James L Edwards
Dr Sir
One Henry Daniels Son in law to Widow Asiah Chase a worthless vagabond of a fellow is trying to persuade his Mother in law to revoke my agency in her pension matter hoping if he can succeed in removing me he can get her to appoint a man more flexible than myself hoping thereby to get hold of her papers if possible - I am hourly expecting a return from N. Hampshire with the proper proof of her marriage decolation it has been a hard matter to get any one to make the necessary oath from the fact that so many who knew it have died moved away etc. I have the Town clerks certificate that there is no record evidence of her marriage in either the Town or parish records - Asariah's house having been burnt by fire the Bible records were destroyed so that nothing but affidavits of the facts can at this distant period be obtained - I have spent considerable money out of my own pocket to trace out this matter to be reimbursed after she obtains her pension - I shall forward the papers to the Pension office as soon as rec d and hope you will not forward to any other than myself her warrant if issued I can refer you to Hon J. McRae.
Yours Respectfully David Matty

M 13832
Anah Chase
Q
Wit to Mary A. Chase
July 2 - '49
Sister David Mattby 28 th Aug t 1849
to same 12 th Sep t 1849,
same 30 Jan y 1850
" Gen S. M. McCalla 14 th Mar 1850
.. Act 7 July 1838

Plymouth May 8 th 1850
Heon J. S. Edwards
Dr Sir
Enclosed is an Explanatory affidavit of Mrs Aviah Chase who made her declaration for a pension on the 12 th of March. A mistake occurred in the date of her marriage as seen in her said declaration and the record herewith enclosed. It is possible that the fault was mine, but when I read over a copy her declaration to her last March she said there was a mistake in the date & she requested me to draw up some explanation in writing that would not leave her to be contradicted by her better knowledge or otherwise. Accordingly I drew up the Explanatory affidavit above referred to —
On account of severe illness she signed her name to said affidavit by a mark. She was away from home at the time —
The maiden name of Abiah Corliss instead of Aviah is also explained as she was as well known by the name of Abiah as Aviah, hence the Town clerk inserted Abiah Corliss as he then supposed her right name to be Abiah for Aviah through mistake. The clerk had written me that there was no record of the marriage but that

in looking for another marriage he accidentally hit upon the one now sent to you
In the widows letter to you of March 12th 1849 She requested you to regard me as her agent and address her at this office which she again asks you to do as she would not have you send any thing to her where she lives for the reason that her prodigal progeny would keep any thing from her that might fall in their way - please to hasten a reply to this and if her claims is allowed forward to her at this office without delay as she needs assistance quickly - She has been Sick a long time and is not much better
Yours Respectfully
David Nuttby Agent for Aviah Chase

Plymouth Rockland Co. O. Aug 31 st 1849
Hon Commissioner of pensions
Dr Sir
As the authorized agent of Mrs Aviah Chase of Huron County, O. I Enclosed on the 14 th of March 1849 the application, affidavit etc of said Aviah Chase for a pension under the act allowing half pay to certain widows in said act named, together with the above her letter of March 1849 requesting your Hon to write to me as her agent if any thing more was wanting on her part to entitle her to the relief prayed for in her said application - She in said letter informed the Department to write to me the undersigned and let her know at the earliest opportunity whether her claim was allowed & if so to forward by mail directed to her at this post office whatever under said law she was entitled to - She is as you can see by her oath a person far advanced in life, her wants are great, her sun of life almost set in the horizon of death She is very restive on account of no answer to her letter having been rec d concerning the fate of her application etc
Dear Sir, will you deign a reply on the rec d of this, and inform me all about her matter and also state what has been done in regard to the allowance of bounty land in the case of Jasper A Mattley whose discharge was for d to you long since containing the affidavits of Capt James A Jones of Company (B) 15 th U.S. Infantry and of Lieut S Hetchum of the same Co, and Regt these last were for d last June and two letters have since that time been addressed to your Hon and sent to the pension Department imploring a reply to his for information in regard to his long delayed land warrant Information is again sought from your Hon by frail human beings - who feel that it is due to them to receive from you an answer at least informing them whether you will, or will not allow their claims
Do write immediately to this office & much Oblige
Your Most Obt Servant
David Mattley Agt for Mrs Aviah Chase, and Jasper A Mattley

Plymouth, Richland Co. O. June 28th 1850
Hon James S. Edwards
Dr Sir - On the 10th of May 1850 I enclosed and sent to the Pension office at Washington the Record proof of Mrs Asiah Chase's Marriage with an other paper Explanatory of a mistake Since that time I have not been able to learn any thing in relation to the matter. on the 1st of June I addressed a letter to the Hon D. R. Miller Rep to Congress from this district to enquire for me at your office, but that has not been answered - Now will you take time to drop a line to me in regard to its ultimatum - If you make a Report direct to this office - if any has been made it has not reached Mrs Chase. She requests that you send to her at this office as she would not get anything sent to the town in which she lives for reason already in your office on file
Your early notice and answer will be anxiously looked for by the undersigned
Truly Yours
David Mattley

Plymouth Rockland Co. Pa. Jan 11 th 1850
Hon J. S. Edwards
Dr Sir
In the matter of Mrs Aviah Chase widow of Amaryah Chase late a pensioner of the Revolutionary war who died on the 17 th day of Nov 1844 at Merwin Marion County Ohio
Since receiving yours of September 13 th 1849 I have to inform you that I have taken much pains and labor to find the evidence required in your letter aforesaid. But I am compelled to state that I cannot find any Township or Church records in her case affording the least shadow of evidence to substantiate her lawful marriage to the said Amaryah Chase &c d
More than this, I cannot find that there is a person living who was present at the wedding it having been a private one. Also Amaryah I think made affidavit at the time of applying for his pension that his discharge was destroyed by fire together all his household effects, the family Bible was at that time burnt leaving no vestige of record of their marriage, names or births of their children
Neither can I find the least evidence (beyond her own oath) that they Aviah & Amaryah lived together as man and wife prior to 1794
This appears to be a peculiar case and yet there is no more doubt of her being the widow of Amaryah Chase than there would be of your being a commissioner of Pensions in the U.S.A. Now my dear Sir must she lose her rights because in the nature of things she cannot prove by documentary evidence or by parol proof that she was married as she has sworn?

Please to turn again to her declaration of March 1849 also to the accompanying Affidavit of Peter Winn a respectable witness to the facts proven by him and her
1 st It is proven by Aviah that she was lawfully married to Amariah Chase on the 19 th day of May 1784- 2 nd That no record evidence exists as to her marriage. 3 rd That the family records were destroyed by fire 4 th That Amariah Chase was her lawful husband and that he died on the 17 th day of Nov, 1844 at Merwin Sp Marion La. 5 th That She (Aviah) is now the widow of Amariah and has not since his death been married to any other man 6 th That she has never before applied for a pension 7 th That she was married to said Amariah Chase previous to the 1 st day of January 1794 and that said marriage was strictly lawful & that Amariah was a pensioner at his death: Mr Peter Winn's affidavit confirms and corroborates the most of the above points who is certified by the acknowledgment to officer to be a respectable witness or person
I hope you will carefully weigh this matter and then write me at this place at your earliest convenience the most and best you can make of it. Aviah has been blind for the last 18 years of her life nearly in a state of beggary from want etc at this time. Pity her sorrows & lend a helping hand and Heaven will bless your store -
I am Dear Sir
Hon J L Edwards
Yours Most Obt Servt David Nally

Washington 16 Feby 1850
To the Com te of Pensions
Sir.
I enclose the claim of Mrs. Abiah Chase, widow of Amariah Chase formerly a private in the Company of Captain Bailey, Massachusetts line in the war of the revolution, for your consideration, and ask as speedy an examination of it as possible.
Respg your obedt. Thos McCalla

Asiah Chase widow Amariah Ohio, Brie Co.,
admitted.
Private - p. 96 p. en c. 4 Nov 1848
act 29 July 1848,
h. d. 17 Nov 1844
David Maltz, Plymouth, Ohio,

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15558 Asah Chase, Widow. Asah Chase, Rev. Rev. War.
Act: July 29. 1848.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Chapelsburgh August 24 th 1842 Hon. Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. Washington.
Amariah Chaplin Chapelsburgh N York
For War Department.

Sir,
I acknowledge the gratitude of my country in being placed on the list of indigent pensioners. But I have not received the three last semi-annual payments till 4/1/28. The circumstances are these: About 2 years ago I removed from Greene Co. Pennsylvania  Castleton county, about 300 miles from this, & left my pension certificate with a man who agreed to get my pension for me. I have been twice to see him in order to get my papers, but he refuses to give them up: nor is it in my power to obtain them. I am thus kept out of my pension which I very much need. I am poor & in debt, & am not able to contend with the man who holds my certificate; & have therefore to claim the protection of the government, & inquire whether, under such circumstances, my certificate could be renewed; or what course I can pursue in order to obtain my pension. Any information on the subject would be thankfully received.
Great Valley, County of Cattaraugus, N.Y.
S.B. Chapelsburgh post office.
His Ananah + Chase mark
Hon. R. Rush. &c.
This day came before me Ananah Chase the person named above and makes oath that the above is a true statement.
Richard Wright J.P.
August 9 th 1828

The State of Ohio
Delaware County ss. On this 24 th day of October A.D. 1838 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said county, personally appeared Amariah Chase who being duly sworn upon his oath declares that he is the same person to whom a pension certificate was issued in conformity with the law of the No. States of the 18 th March 1818 and 1 st May 1820 by which he the said Amariah Chase late a Private in the army of the Revolution was inscribed on the pension list, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 28 th day of September 1820, and bearing date at the War Office December 12 th 1820. and Number 17954. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Ohio where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to the State of Ohio. To wit; that his children & friends were residing in the counties of Delaware & Marion in the State of Ohio and it was his wishes to reside with or near them and therefore removed to the state of Ohio.
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year above written.
Amariah Chase
Swt.
Henry Peter Ward D Purvis
Justice of the Peace

Also at the same time I place personally came Solomon Chase who being duly sworn upon his oath saith that he is personally well acquainted with the above named Amariah Chase and who appeared before the in justice and signed & was sworn to the foregoing affidavit; and that he personally knows that he is the person to whom was issued the pension certificate mentioned, and the identical pensioner described in the said affidavit. and knows the facts in the same contained are true and further say not.
Solomon Chase
Sworn & subscribed to before me on this 24 th day of October 1838. and I certify that you well acquainted with the above named Solomon Chase that he is a person of good character for truth and entitled to full belief -
Henry Patee justice of the peace
State of Ohio Delaware County, ss. Thomas Reynolds Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Henry Patee Esq r , is a justice of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the 14 th day of April 1836 & will expire on the 14 th day of April 1839 & that his signatures before written, I believe to be genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of said County, this 8 th day of Feb y . AD 1839.
Thos Reynolds Clerk by W m D. Heim Asst.

Dear Sir
Last fall I became responsible to Messrs Dayton & Wood for Amos Chan of Grooton, Josephine Co., for about $35. Chan wished to move to the County of Seneca he said — & left his Certificate with me & made affidavit that he would not call for new papers but would give me his order this Spring for the Cash to discharge the debt He has not since call d on me — but I learn he has moved to the State of Ohio. if that is so he has or will probably call on you for new papers & a transfer of his place of drawing — if so I think it is not as it should be — his Certificate is in my hands & is ready for him any time when he discharges the $35. that I am responsible for — if Chan has got new papers from your office — will you be so good as to write me a line so that I may know the facts — & I will be much obligated to you —
Hornell Cortland Co N. York May 7 th 1827
Yours respectfully J. Austin & Blair

1841
Oct 26 1841
W. Evans
Free
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City. D.C.

The State of Ohio, Delaware County, ss. On this 5 th day of October A.D. 1841 before the subscriber a notary Public in & for the said county of Delaware personally appeared Amariah Chase who on his oath declared that he is the same person who to whom was issued a pension Certificate under the law of Congress of March 18 th 1818 as a private in the army of the Revolution and inscribed on the pension list, Roll of the New York Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month, which Certificate bears date at the War Office of the U. States the 12 th day of December 1820 Number 17954. And from which State of New York he has lately removed, that he intends to remain now resides in the said County of Delaware in State of Ohio, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Cattaraugus County in the State of New York, to Delaware County in the State of Ohio, to wit. That his children had, and were moving from the state of New York to the State of Ohio, and it was his wishes & interest to live with them, and with us amongst whom he now resides sworn & subscribed to before me.
Jacob J. Mendenhall Notary Public
Chase R.P. 1841

Also personally appeared at the same time and place Solomon Chase and Peleg Burkes who were also duly sworn & upon their oaths say that they have been for several years past well acquainted with the within named Amariah Chase who has taken the foregoing oath, and that he is the identical person described in the affidavit aforesaid.
Solomon Chase
Peleg Burkes
The State of Ohio } On this fifth day of October Delaware County ss } in the Year 1841. Personally appeared before me Jacob Mendenhall Notary Public, in & for said County of Delaware - the above named Amariah Chase & subscribed his name to the foregoing affidavit of his identity, and was in due form duly sworn thereto - And also Solomon Chase & Peleg Burkes who subscribed their names to the above affidavit and were duly sworn to the truth thereof. And I Certify that they are personally known to me to be persons of good moral character, & their testimony entitled to full belief.
In testimony whereof I Jacob Mendenhall Notary Public in & for the said County of Delaware - have hereunto set my hand, & official seal this 5 th day of October A.D. 1841.
Jacob Mendenhall Notary Public

Delaware Oct. 15. 1841.
Sir.
Enclosed I send you affidavits for the New York of having, the payment of the payment Pension of Amariah Chase transferred from the Agency in New York to that at Cincinnati, Ohio, When done please send the Certificate enclosed to me at this place.
Very respectfully
Yours &c.
J. W. Powell
Hon. J. S. Edwards Counr. of Pensions }
one note

Mr. Asaiah Chase widow of Asaiah Chase Massachusetts line Revolutionary War.
claim for pension
In: Mr. McCalla

State of Ohio } On this fifth day of Feb Erie County } A.D. 1880 before me in open Court M c Farwell a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county and State aforesaid personally appeared Aviah Chase a resident of said County and State aforesaid aged seventy eight 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 Granger Passed July 7 th 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of Amariah Chase deceased who was a private in Captain Bailey's Company ( ) Regiment of Massachusetts in the war of the Revolution
She further declares that she was married to the said Amariah Chase on the 19 th day of May, A.D. 1793 that her husband the aforesaid Amariah Chase died on the 17 th day of November 1845 - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January A.D. 1794, seventeen hundred and ninety four at the time above stated and that she has remained a widow ever since
Attest M c Farwell
her Aviah X Chase mark
sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written M c Farwell Judge Erie Court P. P.

State of Ohio } on this fifth day of February Erie County } A.D. 1850 before me the subscriber in Open Court M Farwell - a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid personally came Henry Daniels & Emily Daniels - two credible witnesses who being duly sworn according to Law say on oath That Aviah Chase who makes the foregoing declaration is the widow of Amariah Chase deceased a late private in Captain Bailey's Company Regiment of Massachusetts
That the said Amariah Chase and Aviah Chase formerly Aviah Corless were married on the 19th day of May (1893) Seventeen Hundred and Ninety three in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire by the Rev John Sawyer - of the County and State aforesaid That the residence of said Rev John Sawyer if living, is unknown to affiants that they were present at said Marriage, That said Amariah Chase died on the 17th day of November A.D. 1885, Eighteen hundred & forty five in the then County of Marion now County of Morrow in the State of Ohio and that said Aviah Chase has been a widow ever since the death of her said husband and Entirely Blind
Henry Daniels Emily Daniels
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above written.
M Farwell Judge Erie Comm Pleas

The State of Ohio Erie County p. 3
I Rice Harpur Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Erie do hereby certify that Honorable Moses Farnsworth before whom the within affidavit was made is one of the Associate Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned and qualified and to all whom Official acts full faith and credit shall be due throughout the United States and elsewhere. And that his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of said Court at Sandusky City this 5th day of February AD 1850.
Rice Harpur Clerk By Paul Rice Dep Clerk

Abigail Chase widow of Emanuel Chase.
Oct 29 July 1848

State of Ohio } ss. Erie County }
On this 11 th day of March AD 1850.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Abiah Chase who being first duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that she is the widow of Amariah Chase and that prior to her marriage aforesaid, her maiden name was Abiah Corless and that she was as well known by the name of Abiah Corless and as often addressed by the name of Abiah as Abiah, but that Abiah is her true name, and that she was lawfully joined in the bonds of holy wedlock on or about the 19 th day of May 1794 or the 22 d of May year aforesaid but which of those days the 19 th or the 22 d of May she cannot positively say, but on one of the days aforesaid and year aforesaid she was lawfully as aforesaid married to the said Amariah Chase who was a soldier of the Revolution and who obtained a pension from the U.S. government some time in the year of 1819, in Tompkins County State of New York. And whereas she the said Abiah made her declaration on or about the 13 th day of March AD 1849 for a pension and which is now on file in the U.S. Pension office at Washington D.C. in which said declaration she erroneously and unintentionally but unintentionally fixed the period of her said marriage in the year AD 1784 instead of 1794 which said year of 1794 was the period she understood and designed to be inserted in her said application instead of 1784 - this affidavit is given as an explanation to the one of March aforesaid And this affiant avers that the said marriage took place at the time aforesaid in the Town of Orford in the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire at the time aforesaid And that from and after the said marriage of the said Abiah Corless to the said Amariah Chase they lived and cohabited together as husband and wife, and to them were born in lawful wedlock the following named heirs at the several times and periods following to wit;
1 st Amariah Chase Born April 19 th 1795 lives Cahoon Co Mich 2 d David Chase " June 10 th 1797 do in Hillsdale Co Mich 3 d Solomon M Chase " July 1 st 1799 " in Marion Co, Ohio 4 th Sarviah Chase " June 5 th 1801 " " Huron Co do 5 th Benah Chase " March 14 th 1804 " " Monroe Co Mich 6 th Mahindama Chase " February 22 d 1808 " " Saratoga Co NY 7 th Emily R Chase " May 9 th 1810 " Erie Co Ohio
And this deponent further deponeth and saith that on the 17 th day of November 1844 at Newvin Marion County Ohio the

Said Amariah Chase died and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service. But the marriage took place at the time aforesaid to wit on the 19 th or 22 nd day of May A.D. 1794 at the place aforesaid and she further swears that she is still the widow of said Amariah Chase and that she has never been married since to any other person and that she has never made any application for a pension except her application within referred to on the 12 th of March 1849 - and that she has not received a certificate as a pension under said application her
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John M Brown David Muesty
Aviah X Chase Mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11 th day of March 1850 John M Brown J.P.
The State of Ohio } Erie County ss }
I Rice Hasker Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Erie and State of Ohio, do hereby certify that John M Brown Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly Commissioned and qualified as such that his Commission is dated March 4 th A.D. 1848 and will expire on the 4 th day of March A.D. 1857 -
I also certify that the official signature of the said John M Brown above is true and genuine
In testimony whereof I herunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Sandusky City this 11 th day of March A.D. 1850 -
Rice Hasker Clerk

Feb 18 W Evans
Hon. J. P. Schuch Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Delaware (Ohio) July 9. 1839.
Sir.
Enclosed are papers for the purpose of having the payment of two pensions transferred from New York to Ohio. It will be desirable to have this done so that the pension can be drawn soon after the 4 th of March.
Very respectfully Your obt. Servant
J. W. Powell

Recd 5 April 1828.
Rev. J. G. Storer
B. R.
Jonathan L. Edwards Esq. Purvis Office near Separk

Np Charlestown April 4. 1828.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the recent interest in answer to mine making inquiry how far the Department could go in enforcing a lower price transfer of a Revolutionary Pension Certificate, in which you inform me that if I will furnish you with the names of the parties concerned you will enter a Causa against the Pensioner getting a new Certificate. In compliance with that suggestion I state to you that Amariah Chase formerly of Groton Tompkins Co. N.Y. is the Pensioner & the creditors concerned are Messrs. Woods & Dayton Attorneys & Counselors at Law, Cortland Village . Cortland Co. New-York. They state to me that in case of

an application by the Pension for the issuing of a Duplicate Certificate they wish to be apprised of the fact, that they may show to the Department, in a proper & satisfactory manner that none such ought to be issued
Very respectfully yours
Jno G. Houn

Oct 27. 1841.
Mr Evans.
James L. Bond & Co Commp rs of Pensions War Dept. Washington City.
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MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
October 25 th 1841
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 22 d inst ant I have to state, that Amaziah Chase ————— at a Pensioner under the Act of 18 March 1818 eight Dollars per month was last paid to the 4 day of September 1841.
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos. M. Clapp
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.

Syme Huron County Ohio March 12 th 1849
To the Hon The Commissioner of Pensions
Dr Sir
Enclosed is my application and declaration for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 granting half pay to certain widows. Therein made and provided for, I trust that my application will receive from you that prompt and efficient action, that the necessity of my case seems to require. You will see that I am entitled to some arrearage pay from the time when my right to receive a pension first accrued, you will also see that my husband did not die till after said "act" was passed - You will please to make out a warrant, if my claim is allowed, and send to me by mail at your earliest convenience whatever is due to me as a pensioner. Directed to Asiah Chase Plymouth Huron County Ohio, care of David Maltby My agent who will bring the same to me on the rec d of the same. If anything further is necessary to be done you will please address my agent D Maltby at the place above named.
Yours Respectfully
Asiah Chase

Weymouth Sept 3 rd 1849
Hon J. L. Edwards, Com of Pens.
Dr Sir
Yours of the 28 th inst has been rec d I answer there I am requested to inform you that the report of Augt 2 nd has failed to reach Mrs. Asiah Chase for the very reason that the department failed to follow her order to address her at this office - The facts substantially as follows. In the life time of Asiah Chase with Asiah deeded his homestead farm to Solomon their son on condition that he would maintain them during their natural lives. Solomon made & executed his bond to them for the same but took no security on the land for the faithful performance of his contract. The sequel is this, he has run through the farm by drinking Gambling etc, and he has taken the report out of the post office, so says the post master at Lyne Huron Co. O. Solomon has leaked out a few hints that he shall yet get the pension of his mother - He is a vagrant on the earth & one of the most abandoned wretches in Christendom - His mother has been maintained for several years past by her son in law without pay or reward Asiah sent her son in law to me for information just before your favor reached me & requests me to warn the department against sending any thing to her by letter Except as she directed in her order to department last March.
Look if you please, to that letter and see if you will be so kind as to send a copy of the report of 2 nd of August addressed to her at this office and be careful in the future to not send any thing to her town addressed to her for the reasons above given even modestly hinted at by her request to send her communications to this office.
NB. Will it be necessary for her to give a power of Attorney to some person in Washington City to demand & receive for her & due for the same,
2 nd Will not her order be sufficient to send a Treasury note or be Will she be obliged to make another affidavit before a Judge & certified by the proper clerk before she can draw her pension if the claim is allowed - Please to send me a copy of pension laws and forms as ordered & modified by the Senate last Session and send me the price & the pay shall be promptly forwarded to you
PS If an Atty is to be made, she may make one of the Editors of the union her agent to draw for her - Would a power of Atty have to be executed by a Judge & Clerk or would a Notarial Certificate be sufficient
Yours in haste E. Shaw David Mattley Agt for Asiah