Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,213, Charles Denny, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Denny, Charles
S. 32,213
CONTENTS

Illinois No. 495 New York
Charles Denny
of Albany, in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Wheeler of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hopkins in the War of the Rebellion. time for 9 1/2 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 31 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sep. 1833 and unto E. Tucker Fredonia
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $ 79.10 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Mo. 34 15.89 $94.99
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. G. Estelle Clerk
Recorded by Book E Vol. A. Page 31
To the Comr of Pensions 4 March 1837. — agent 5 April 1838 To Illinois from Albany N.Y. Fr. 4 Sept 1837. 13. April 1838. No. of application sent to Messrs. Hamilton & Wilson July 1838 Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 after 4th March 11. April 1839
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Charles Denny 26. 268. Declarant
9 1/2 mo. since as a private
C. Tucker, Agent Fredonia Chautauqua Co. N. York
You will perceive that the applicant is quite old & infirm & therefore must be attended to soon or it will be too late. C. Tucker

State of New York } County of Chautauqua } ss:
On this tenth day of July A. D. 1833, personally appeared before the Honorable Philo Orton one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Chautauqua, Charles Denny, Aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832,
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated,
That in the fore part of the summer in the year 1777 he went as a substitute for his Father John Denny, from the town of Armenia in Dutchess County N. York his then place of residence to West Point in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Noah Wheeler, Lieut. Seth Wheeler & Ensign David Treadwell. That he does not recollect the name of any of the Field officers then in Command at the Fort, West Point. That the soldiers in Capt. Wheeler's Company were engaged at West Point aforesaid in digging what was then called the "Bomb Proof" for the most part of the time for the space of three months, that being the term of time for which they were drafted. That he remained in actual service in Capt. Wheeler's Company aforesaid, at West Point aforesaid for the space of three months, during which time he served as Cook to the mess to which he belonged. That at the end of the said three months he was discharged with the rest of his Company and returned home to Armenia aforesaid, where he remained until about the month of July or August he don't recollect which. A. D. 1778. When he again went as a substitute for a class of twenty five men.  his Father John Denny aforesaid to the "Fishkill Flats" on the Hudson River a short distance from West Point, in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Seth Wheeler, Lieut. John Darrow and Ensign David Treadwell, in the Regt. commanded by Col. Roswell Hopkins, & Major Brenton Paine. That he does not recollect the names of the other field officers. That he remained on duty with Capt. Seth Wheeler's Company aforesaid for the space of three months. That he understood that the object of their being stationed at Fishkill Flats aforesaid, was to be in readiness to go to West Point in case of an Alarm. That at the end of the said three months he received a discharge & returned home to Armenia aforesaid where he remained until, the month of July or

August 1779. When he was hired by a Company of twenty five men to go as a substitute for them to the Fishkill Flats aforesaid for the term of three months, and that he went accordingly in a company of Militia Commanded by Capt. Noah Wheeler first aforesaid Lieut. Boyd he thinks, and ensign Conklin he thinks, but cannot say positively, in the Regt. Commanded by Col. Roswell Hopkins, The rest of the Field Officers names he cannot recollect. That he remained in actual service at Fishkill aforesaid until snow fell in the fall of 1779. That he cannot tell how long it was, but he recollects distinctly that it answered for the three months for which he engaged to go as such substitute. That he then received a written discharge and returned home to the town of Armenia aforesaid. That the object of this last expedition to the Fishkill Flats, was the same as the previous one. That he remained at Armenia aforesaid until in the month of July or August 1780 and about the time of the detection of the Plot laid by General Benedict Arnold, he went to West Point as a substitute for his son William Wilson for the term of eight days in a company of Militia, the capt. over which he cannot recollect, he thinks the Lieut. was either Noah Wheeler or Seth Wheeler, he cannot tell which, he does not recollect the names of any more of the Field or Company officers. That he remained at West Point six days & then returned home, that he was absent from home on this tour fourteen days, during which time he recollects of seeing three British vessels off West Point, one of which he understood to be the Vulture on board of which Arnold escaped. That there was so much hurry and confusion during this tour, it was very difficult to ascertain what officers were in command. That he recollects well of seeing General George Washington, General Benedict Benedict Arnold. That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot recollect the particulars of his service any more than what are above stated. That he served full nine months and fourteen days in the manner set forth above, That he was born at Pouldingstown in Dutchess County N. York on the twenty fifth day of December 1759. That he resided in Dutchess County aforesaid until after the close of the Revolutionary War when he removed to Stephentown, Rensselaer Co. N. York. When he remained seven years, when he returned back to Dutchess County where

Dutchess County aforesaid until after the close of the Revolutionary War. When he removed to Stephentown, Herk Rensselaer Co. N.York. When he remained seven years, when he returned back to Dutchess County where he remained about one year, when he removed to Cagymans Patent, fourteen miles below Albany on the Hudson River. When he remained five or six years, when he removed to Cherry Valley N.York and stayed one year when he went back again to Dutchess County & stayed one year when he removed to Germansville Greene Co. N.York where he stayed five or six years when he removed to Broome County and stayed two years when he removed to what is now the town of Sheridan, in the County of Chautauqua and State of New York where he has resided for the last twenty two years and where he now resides. That he has a Record of his age in his family Bible. That he received written discharges from the three first tours above mentioned, but that he did not consider them of any further consequence than to show to his principals which he did, that is the last he recollects of seeing them. That he is well acquainted with the Rev. Jos. Handy of Pampat, Chautauqua Co. Deacon Joel Bee, Peter M. Goodrich Nathaniel Gray Esq. Ephraim Hossick, Havin Brigham Esq. and many others in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. That he knows of no person living who can testify to his services, and that he has no documentary evidence of his services. That he acted as a private soldier in performing the services above mentioned. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state, — Sworn to and subscribed, the day 3 and year aforesaid before me Charles Denny
Philb. G. Stone Forage
We, Jos Handy, a Clergyman, residing in the town of Pampat in the County of Chautauqua and Joel Bee, of the town of of the town of Sheridan in said County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Charles Denny, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be twenty three years of age; that he is reported and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. And I the said Joel Bee do further certify that I have been well acquainted with the said Charles Denny for the space of forty three years last past, that during all the said time I have frequently heard him relate the story of his services in the Revolutionary war, and that they have always been substantially substantially, the same as set forth

in the above declaration, and I the said Joy Handy do further certify, that I have been acquainted with the said Charles Denny more than twenty years last past, and that my opinion of him him set forth is formed from such acquaintance.
sworn and subscribed the day of and year aforesaid, before me
Joy Handy Joel Lee Philo Orton a Judge
And I the said Philo Orton, So being such judge as aforesaid, do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And I do further certify, that it appears to me that Joy Handy who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, and that resident in the town of Pampat aforesaid, and that Joel Lee, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Sheridan aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I further certify that in my opinion the said Charles Denny cannot from bodily infirmity attend the place where the Courts of Record for the said County of Chautauqua are held, with safety.
Philo Orton Judge
State of New York
Chautauqua County
ss:
I James B. Lowry, Clerk of the said County do certify that Philo Orton, before whom the foregoing declaration, Certificate of the Rev. Joy Handy, and Joel Lee and Certificate purport to have been sworn and by whom the last preceding Certificate purports to have been made, was at the date of the same, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the print of the said declaration and each of the said Charles Denny, to the print of the said certificate of the said Joy Handy, & Joel Lee, and to the last preceding certificate of the said Philo Orton to be his proper hand writing & signature.
With my hand and seal of office this 13 th day of July A D 1833.
James B. Lowry Clk

Application of Charles Denny for Transfer of Pension

State of Illinois } Cook County } ss-
On this 25 th day of February A.D. 1888 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cook personally appeared Charles Denny who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Com= pany commanded by Captain Noah Wheeler in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Roswell Hopkins in the service of the United States; 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 Illinois where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. — The following are his reasons for removing from Sheridan in the State of New York to the State of Illinois, that his children had all settled in the State of Illinois & that he was induced to remove there, that he might spend the remnant of his days with his children.
Charles Denny
Sworn and subscribed to before me } the day and year aforesaid }
Henry Butterfield J.P. Clerk

State of Illinois Cook County
ss. I George Davis A Richard A. Kirtland Clerk
of the County Commissioners Court within and for said County, do hereby certify that Benjamin Battinfield whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate & Deeds was at the time of making said certificate and Deeds & still is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County & duly qualified & authorized to administer oaths and further that the signatures to said certificate and Deeds are genuine -
Witness my Hand and the Seal of said County this 9 th day of March A D 1838
Geo. Davis Clerk

State of Illinois Cook County 3 /s.
On this twenty fifth day of February A.D. 1838 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cook personally appeared Henry H Ayer who on oath declares that he was acquainted with Charles Denny while residing in Sheridan in the State of New York & during his residence in the State of Illinois & that he knows that Charles Denny who took the foregoing oath is the identical person described in the foregoing Affidavit -
Henry H Ayer
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid 3 /s.
Benj: Butterfield S.P. D.
I Benj: Butterfield Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Cook certify that Henry H Ayer who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing affidavit is personally known to me & is a person of truth and veracity -
February the 25 th A.D. 1838 Benj: Butterfield S.P. D.

26160
Charles Denny
Admitted
Private 9 1/2 months
63 53 15 53 79 16
C. Tuck
Fredonia
Chautauqua Co.
New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
Sept. 9 th 1833
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Charles Denny
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Summer 1777 3 Capt. Stearns Pvt. Wheeler 73 years West Point   Sub. 2 1778 3 4 do   Aug 1779 3 " Col. Hopkins   1780 14 "   9 14  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

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

32213 Key INVALID.
1915. Jan 16. Information for Tombstone Respect to Mrs. A. M. Storm Keller in SV. 7.22853. John Corh. M. B. 11
File No. 32, 213
Charles Denny Dis Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 6 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Charles Denney, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, at the rate of Thirty one Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1837, to the 4 th March 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Putt (Ill Co) Ill. March 12 th 1888-
To Hon S. L. Edwards
Sir
Enclosed is an application for a transfer of Pension of Charles Denny — We have made out the papers according to the instructions forwarded us from your office, as we suppose — Should there be an informality please give us further instructions —
Should the transfer be made, please inform us at what agency the pension will be payable in future —
& obliged your obed t servants
J. Newkirk & Wilson Esq. Atty & Coun l at Law Putt Ill Co. Illinois

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
April 9 th — 1838.
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 5 th inst. I have to state, that Charles Denny a Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 — at 31 66 Dollars per annum — was last paid to the 4 day of Sept. 1837
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos. M. Cluett
PRES'T, AND PENSION AGENT.

Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 2
FREE
Col. J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington City

Archer Hill Co. Illinois November 16 th 1837.
Dear Sir:
Charles Denney late of the State of New York, a Revolutionary Pensioner has removed to this State and is now living near this place. His pension is now payable in the City of New York. It is desirable that his pension should be made payable at some point near this place as if he is compelled to go or send to N. Y. for his pension the expenses will consume the amount of the sum receivable. Mr. Denney would therefore respectfully ask Your Hon. to have the same transferred and made payable at some point near where he now resides.
Mr. Denney's Certificate is Recorded in the Pension Office in Book C. or E. Vol. 4 Page 54. —
An Early answer to the above and directions as to what is further necessary to be done to have it transferred will be thankfully received & duly appreciated by.
Your Ob t Ser.
J. M. C. Newkirk
Hon d J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City