Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20961, Josiah Davis, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Davis, Josiah Annis F.
N. 20961 B.L. # 26658-160-55
CONTENTS

11.514 N o
Pennsylvania
Josiah Davis
of Susquehanna, Co. in the State of Pennsylvania who was a — Pr. — in the Company commanded by Captain Lod. — of the Regt. — commanded by Col. Brave — in the Connecticut State Militia —
6 Mo. Private — $ 20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of — Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars for  for per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of May and sent to — 1833 — Asa Penwick, Northampton, Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 40.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " 10
$ 50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by John T. Sprague — Clerk, Book C — Vol. M s — Page 13

Sept 26. Josiah Davis
pension Application
10058

State of Pennsylvania } On the tenth Day of September Susquehannah County } AD 1832 personally appeared in open court the court of common pleas now sitting Josiah Davis Resident of Lausville in the county of Susquehannah & State of Pennsylvania Aged Seventy Four years Who being Duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following - Declarations in order to procure the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he Entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein - stated In 1776 I was Drafted from the Militia in the town of Killingworth in the county of Middlesex & State of Connecticut Where I then Resided into services of the United States under Capt Martin Lord & Col Stephen Graves of General Sages Brigade & marched together with the Regiment to Fort Washington on the North River & from thence with the army under Genl Washington Retreated to White plains & was there at the time of the Battle but Sick & Unable to Do duty & was soon after Discharged by the order of the Surgeon of the Regiment & sent Home & Remained Sick for a long time I was 18 years of age & was Drafted about the 10 th of Sept & Discharged about the 10 th of November following In 1777 I was again Drafted under Capt Shipman for six months & hired a substitute who served my time out & was at the Battle of Stillwater I was again Drafted for one month at a time twice served on the sea Board in the State of Connecticut this Service was Done under Capt Francis & Baldwin I again Enlisted as a minute man for three months in state Troops of Connecticut to guard the shores & sea ports the year in which this last three terms of service was Done & the names of the other officers I cannot recollect nor can I recollect any of the names of the officers of the continental Troops that served with me I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my services I here = by relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or Annuity - Except the present & Declare that my name is not found on the pension Roll of the agency of any State Done Subscribed in Open Court } Sept 10 th 1832 } Josiah Davis Asa Dimock }

over  We Samuel W Truesdell & Allen Upson residing in the Township of Lawsille in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania Herby Certify that we are well acquainted with Josiah Davis who has subscribed Sworn to the within Declaration that we believe him to be Seventy four years of age that he is respected Believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have Been a Soldier of the Revolutions that we concur in that we concur in that opinion Sworn in Open Court } Allen Upson & subscribed this tenth } Saml W Truesdell Day of September 1832 } in Open Court
Asa D Mock h Pres
Since the said Court do hereby declare their Opinions, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Allen Upson & Samuel W Truesdell who have signed the preceding Certificate, are residents of the township of Lawsille in the County of Susquehanna and are Credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court. Asa D Mock h Pres
State of Pennsylvania, } Susquehanna County } Asa D Mock h. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Josiah Davis for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, the tenth day of September AD 1832.
Asa D Mock h Pres

1663-8
Josiah Davis Susquehanna Co. Pennsylvania
Amittai 1 month Private $20.00
Asa Dimock Montrose Susquehanna Co. Penn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Josiah Davis Susquehanna County Penn.
   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.     Draft Sept 1776 2 Priv. Col. Graves. Genl. Lays Age 74 Hillingnotts Middlesex Co. Traditionary   1   3 Private  
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 enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.)
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeseth 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 [j] 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.

William ... Ann ... Joseph ...
Personer Registration ... Adams ...
Jan ... 1929
[Handwritten signature or mark]
S. B. Chase First Bank Sussex ...

Monday Aug 28/50 Pete Rose 1-1 Vol. I. 11.

34. 567
I, of the County of ... State of ... do hereby certify that the within copy is a true copy of the original thereof and that the original is now in the possession of the ... A. D. 1918 ... A. D. 1918

Warrant to be sent to S. B. Chase Esq re Great Bend, Susq a 6 o . Penn a

State of Pennsylvania } Luzerne County } ss.
On this 27 th day of March A.D. 1855 before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized by Law to administer oaths, personally appeared William Odell & Oliver McDonald of Wolf Bend township in said County, known to me to be credible persons, who made oath according to Law that Annie J. Davis, who in their presence has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration is to their personal knowledge, the identical person to whom, under the provisions of the Act of 3 rd of February 1853, a pension of twenty dollars per annum has been granted for the services of her late husband Josiah Davis deceased, a Private of the Revolutionary War. That since being placed on the roll of Pensioners, she the said Annie J. Davis has not intermarried, but remains, and now is the Widow of the said Josiah Davis that they have known her for thirty years and upwards, and desire their knowledge of the facts herein stated from personal observation. They further state that they are disinterested Witnesses.
Wm Odell Oliver McDonald
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the } day & year above written Peter Decker J.P.

STATE OF Pennsylvania County of Susquehanna
SS. 1
ON THIS Twenty seventh day of March A.
D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State, Miss A. Davis aged sixty years, a resident of Great Bend in said county, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical  Isiah Davis who was a Private in the Company com.
sworn by Captain  in the  Regiment commanded by  Col. Revolutionary  in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States  on the 18th day of June, 1812. That he
at on or about the day of A. D. 181 for the term of and continued in actual service in said war, for the term of  and was honorably discharged at
on or about the day of  A. D. 18 as will appear by the muster rolls of said company. That she also is the identical Miss A. Davis who for said service has received a Bounty Land Warrant  pension dated the Twenty second day of February  A. D. 1854  No.  and containing
as by the Records on file in the Pension Office, which are hereby referred to, as proof of service, will appear. And that she is the identical Miss A. Davis who is now receiving said pension under Act of 3 rd February 1853 of twenty dollars per annum, her pension certificate being recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under said Act, Page 103 Vol A, made payable at the Philadelphia Agency. In proof of her marriage to said husband she refers to the Proof Pension adduced now on file in the Pension Office, that since being placed on the pension list she has not intermarried, but continues the widow of the said Isiah Davis  She affirms that her attorney for all purposes with power of substitution, S. B. Chase of Great Bend Pa.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act granting Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States, passed March 3rd 1855.
Subscribed Peter Decker, Simon Chubb
Miss A. Davis
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Miss A. Davis to be the identical person  person as aforesaid, and who received the aforesaid Warrant therefor  Certificate of pension , and that she is of the age above stated; and further, that I have no interest in his application for bounty land. Peter Decker Justice of the Peace.
Peter Decker, J.P. County, ss.
I, Sidney B. Wells Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Susquehanna aforesaid, do hereby certify that Peter Decker Esquire, whose signature is appended to the foregoing Declaration, & certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace, commissioned as such in said County, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court, at Montrose this 28 th day of March A. D. 1855
S. B. Wells Prothonotary. per Franklin Evans deputy

Annis F. Davis, widow of Josiah, Lena act 3 rd Feb. 1858 Pen. Pen.
Josiah Davis, was a pensioner act 3 rd Feb.
J. M. Hagen Present

Susquehanna County ss,
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania William Odell, and, Polly Odell, Being duly sworn doth depose and say that on the thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight- hundred and thirty Josiah Davis and Annis G. Davis were lawfully married, by Abram Dubois Esquire of Great Bend, in said county and that they the said deponants were pres- ent at the time and witnessed the same And the said Josiah Davis has since died and the said Annis G. Davis now is the widow of the said Josiah Davis
Witness Elliot Aldrich
Wm Odell Polly G. Odell Mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this fourth day of March A.D. 1853 Elliot Aldrich Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am not interested in this event, and that I believe the above deponants to be entitled to full credit
Elliott Aldrich } J.P.
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss
I, J. A. Ward Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said county do hereby certify that Elliot Aldrich Esq., before whom the above Declaration was subscribed & sworn to, was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace, of said county, duly commissioned and qualified to administer Oaths, and his signature thereto is genuine; In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Montrose April 18 th A.D. 1853. J. A. Ward Clerk

STATE OF Pennsylvania COUNTY OF Susquehanna } ss.
Be it known, that on this Eighteenth day of April , A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty three , before David Wilmot Ely , President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Annis F. Davis , a resident of Liberty Township in said County, and made oath according to law, that she is the widow of Josiah Davis who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of $20.00 per annum—that she was married to the said Josiah Davis on the 13th day of September eighteen hundred and thirty  thirty in the town of Great Bend , County aforesaid and State of Pennsylvania that her said husband died on the 18th day of April eighteen hundred and forty eight , that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining such a rate of Pension as may be due under any of the Laws, Regulations, or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted, — and that she still continues his widow;
The said Declarant further states, that she hereby constitutes and appoints John M. Shayer her true and lawful Attorney and Agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises; except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me, in open court,
her Annis F. Davis mark
J. A. Ward Clerk. D. Wilmot P. Judge
I, David Wilmot President Judge in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Annis F. Davis above named, is a respectable resident of this County, and is the same person she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration; as I believe she has this day appeared before me and acknowledge the above Power of Attorney to be her act and deed. — and I further certify that it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that Josiah Davis above named died on the 18th day of April , 1848 eighteen hundred and forty eight .
David Wilmot P. Judge
STATE OF Pennsylvania Susquehanna County, ss. }
I J. A. Ward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that David Wilmot before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, was at the time of execution, President of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name, this 18th day of April in the year 185 3
J. A. Ward County Clerk.

Declaration for Pension of Pensioner See 16 Accty July 27/868
Anne T. Davis Applicant as Widow of Joseph Davis p'm'm in U.S. volunteer War
Chauncy T. Lee Donagrad Pass Co Mich. her Atty

State of Michigan } County of Cass } ss
On this fourteenth day of July A D 1871 personally appeared before me A Notary Public in and for the County of Cass Grand State of Michigan Annie F Davis Widow of Josiah Davis killed in the Revolutionary War. Who being duly sworn according to law, made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of Section 13 of an act of Congress relating to Pensions, approved July 27, 1868 - That the person on account of whom said Pension was granted was a prisoner in the Revolutionary War. And that the Pension Certificate Number 3129 and bearing date Feb 22 nd 1854, is herewith returned and the said Annie F Davis further deposes that she has not remarried since the death of her husband Josiah Davis - but continues the Widow of said Josiah Davis. And that she appoints Chauncy T. Lee of Bowring - Cass Co Michigan her Attorney to prosecute this claim. And that the Post office address of Mary J. is Steele Center

Van Buren Co - Michigan -
Annis my Davis mark
Also personally appeared Sherwood D Allen and Harriet Allen both residing in the township of Rhea, Van Buren Co & State of Michigan; - whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me duly sworn say they were present and saw Annis I Davis the claimant make her mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with said Annis I Davis that she is the identical person described herein to be and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Sherwood D Allen Harriet Allen
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of July A D 1871 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration are true of my knowledge

you fully made known & explained to the applicant and witnesses before signing - and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the presentation of this claim.
Chauncey T. Lee Notary Public Cass Co. Mich
COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE.
RICHMOND & BACKUS, Stationers, 185 Jefferson Ave, Detroit.
State of Michigan, } ss. County of Cass, }
I, Chas. L. Morton Clerk of the
Circuit Court for the County of Cass, do Hereby Certify that Chauncey T. Lee
Esq., is a Notary Public
in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized
to take acknowledgments and administer oaths for general purposes; that his term of office commenced on the
Eighteenth day of February 18 69 , and will expire on the
Eight day of February 18 73 . to his gov
his signature appears in the margin
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of our said Circuit Court, at Cassopolis, in said County,
this 14 day of July
A. D. 18 71
Chas. L. Morton CLERK.
Chauncey T. Lee Notary Public Cass Co. Mich

Old War - Off 3729
Annis F. Davis
Phila Act Lsg 3-185-2
File
Wrong
File in claim
This Certificate is not on file in the 1812 div.

20961

(PENSIONER DROPPED.)
U. S. Pension Agency,
Phila Pa
Sept 1878.
Genl. J. A. Bentley
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I hereby report that the name of Annis F. Davis , widow of Josiah , who was a pensioner on the rolls of this Agency, under Certificate No. 3729 , and who was last paid at $ 8 , to June 1 , 1878, has been dropped, because of pension remaining unclaimed for 3 yrs & 3 mos.
Very respectfully,
H. G. Sivers
Pension Agent.
HGB
Every name dropped to be thus reported at once.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Josiah Davis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
M. file 20,961
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 10, 1776 2 mos. Pvt Martin Lord Sylvanus Crane Conn.   ✓ 1 mo. Francis Baldwin ✓   ✓ 3 mos. ✓ ✓      
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓ Dftd. at Killingworth, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept 10, 1832.  Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Lawsville, Susquehanna Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 74 years.  He died Apr. 18, 1848.
Remarks: Sol. mar. Great Bend, Susq. Co., Sept. 13, 1830 Annie F Allen  she was alld. pene on her appln. exec. Apr. 18 th 1853 while  a res. of Liberty Twp. Susquehanna Co., Pa. no reference to children. In 1871 her P.O. address  was Keller Center, Van Buren Co., Mich. last paid to June 4, 1875.
She was 85 yrs old in 1873, Very respectfully, Therefore 65 in 1853  195. 323 - 364 - JJ - 582.
Commissioner.

Rev
WEDOW, &c.
File No. 20961
Miss L. Davis
wid of
Isiah Davis
Rev Rev War
Act Feb 23  18
Index: Vol. 24 Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1912 Jan. 5. History to Bromley Smith A.M. & 1912 Sept. 19. Letter to above all Carbon in 1912 1912 Oct. 3. Above noted only one to which papers 1912 Oct. 9. Hist to Lewis & Co. 1912 Bromley Smith & Co. 1916 Jan. 6. Copies mailed to E.H. Adair

Widows 2 o Inc Act Feb 3 Character of pending claim, Claimant, Annis F. Davis Soldier, Rev War Pensioner now on Rolls Phila Certificate No. 3729 Agency at which last paid, Cause of termination, Deceased Date of termination, Dec 1870 W. E. Wash Examiner, Room No. 11
Last paid to Mar 4/71 as shown by the Records of Finance Division, complete up to Page Clerk.
Forwarded to F. D., Aug 19. 1871 Returned to Ex'r,

26,658
See Accts

12 July 73
Sir:
In the case of Annis T. Davis, widow of Josiah Davis, afft for bldg no 331 O 21, on Acct of her husband's ser- vice in the Conn't Mts During the War of the Revo- lution, it is discovered by the records that a warrant in her name for 160 acres, was issued on the 21 May 1856, under the act of March 3 1855 and sent to S. B. Chase, at Great Bend, Susque- hanna Co. Pa. The paper upon which said Warrant was allowed, was sworn to before Peter

Decker J.P. of said County on the 27 Mar 1855, and the Witnesses to her identity were Wm Odell and Oliver McDonald
C I Lee Dwagiac Caf. C. Mm
Pension Certificate,
No.
The United States of America.

No 1558 Annis A Davis widow of Joseph Perna
Let to J. M. Sharpe July 27/53 " " " Feb'y 11/54.
Act Feb'y 3. 1853.

2 p.m.
18 th Apl. 48.
"R. H. H."

20 Feby Pension Office, 18 th Feby, 1854,
Sir, 41 M 48
Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid, on the date of his death.
Being Respectfully,
D. Cole For the Commission.
Josiah Davis, act 1832 $20 per Annum paid to 4 March 1848. No death.
Verification
F. Burt Auditor
Francis Burt Esq. Thin Auditor Treasury,

Received June 18, 1873
Annis F. Davis and of Dorrah Davis Pen- Rev. War. 1776
Hamilton, Van Buren Co. Mich. Cis & D v. S. N. for P.O. June 2/73 - Dowagiac P.O.
David Davis and per cit. No 11,574. pa. 9th, Rev. War Act 32
(over)
Already allowed, Warrant No 26,658, for 160 acres, issued May 21 1856. Attw July 12 73
not filed oath filed
Attorney, C. J. Lee, Dowagiac Mich.

Annie F. Davis, widow of Josiah Davis, pensioned Under Act Feb'y 3 1853, on the 22 nd Feb'y 1854, at $20 per Annum, for service in the Connecticut Militia for 6 months (Revolutionary War)
Her papers show that she was married in Susque- hanna Co Pa Sept 13 1830 and two witnesses testify that they were present - Her husband died Apr 18 1848.
In Aug 671 P.O. add: Keene Centre, Van Buren Co Minn.
D.W.

3129 Pennsylvania Phila Annis H Davis widow of Josiah, who served in the Revolutiona- ry war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 22 nd day of Feby 1854 and sent to J. W. Thayer Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 113. Vol. A.
(32)

acknowledged for the kindly words July 14/11

Payments to be made at Philadelphia - Pa by First U S Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Penn s
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 5.
Page 13
John. D. Sprague Clerk.

34 years in this State in 1840 formerly Connecticut
India

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Josiah Davis — of the State — of — Pennsylvania — who was a Private in the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive — Seventy — dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1834, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 4 th — day of May — one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
John B. Bobb Acting Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions.

add d evidence Annis F. Davis. widow of Josiah Davis act 3 d p th Rev. Rev. Jasp d Penn a
J. M. Thayer
Present

The credibility of William Odell is certified to by the Justice on an affidavit already filed.
State of Pennsylvania  Susquehanna Co. 
On this twenty sixth day of November A. D. 1853. Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County; Personally appeared Annie F. Davis a resident of New Milford Township in said County, and made oath in due form of Law, That she is the widow of Josiah Davis deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Twenty Dollars ($20.) per Annum; That she is now an applicant for a Pension as his Widow: — That she knows no documentary evidence of her marriage in existence.
Sworn to, and subscribed before me the 26th day of November 1853.  Elliott Aldrich J. P.
Annie F. Davis her   mark
Aldrich is already certified
State of Pennsylvania  Susquehanna County 
On this twenty sixth day of November A. D. 1853. Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County; Personally appeared William Odell, a resident of New Milford Township in said County and made oath in due form of Law, That he is acquainted with Annie F. Davis, That she is the widow of Joseph Davis deceased, — That they were known and recognized as man and wife in the community where they lived, That the said Josiah Davis was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Twenty dollars ($20.) per Annum.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 26th day of November 1853.
William Odell 
Elliott Aldrich Justice of the Peace

Brief in the case of Annis F. Davis, widow of Josiah, Susquehanna County and State of Penn y , act 3, Febry: 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the Act of June, 1832,
Two witnesses testify they were present at the marriage. (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
J. W. Thayer Esq. Name and residence of Agent Present,
H. B. Smith Examining Clerk.

Phil P.
WAR of the Revolution.
2 o Sec Act Feb. 3. 1853 ACT OF JULY 27, 1868.
CLAIM FOR INCREASE OF WIDOW'S PENSION.
Supplemental to case in which certificate No. 3.729 was issued February 22 o , 1864.
BRIEF in the case of Mrs. Annis F. Davis, Widow of Joshua Davis a pirate in the War of the Revolution.
Resident of Van Buren County, and State of Michigan Post Office address: Keeler Center.
DECLARATION AND IDENTIFICATION IN DUE FORM. July 17. 1871
PROOF EXHIBITED.
A pension on the Roll of Phila Pa at $20.00 per ann and paid to March 4. 1871.
Certificate Surrendered.
She applies for increased pension allowed by Sec 13 th of the Act of July 27, 1868.
Duty and continued widowhood shown.
Agent, and his P.O. address.
Chauncy T. Lee
Doraville Ga. (Not filed, Oath filed)
E.P.G.
No Contract. No For. Fee $10.
Issue certificate for Eight dollars per month, under Sec. 2, Act of Feb. 3, 1853, and act 13 th Sec of July 27, 1868, commencing July 27, 1868, and ending _____, 186_____, deducting former payments. Since.
Issue certificate for Eight dollars per month, under acts of June 3, 1858, and July 27, 1868, commencing _____, 186_____, deducting former payments.
Wm C Trask, Examiner.
Passed August 19 th , 1871.
APPROVED: [Signature]

Pension Office Feb'y 14 th 1834,
Sir,
The additional evidence filed in the case of Mrs. Annis F. Davis, widow of Josiah, has been examined and the claim suspended. Evidence should be filed, proving that the applicant is the widow of the late revolutionary pensioner, Josiah Davis, of Susquehanna, Co: Pa; and the witnesses who testify to the marriage should set forth distinctly that Annis F. Davis, the applicant was the person they saw married as they set forth in their affidavits.
Very Respectfully
J. M. Mays, Esq., Print,
S. M. Mays Commission

Payment to be made at
Philadelphia
by
Daniel Sturgeon
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Penna
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 103. Vol. A.
G. L. Getty Clerk.

Copy this literally.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Annis F. Davis.
widow of Josiah Davis,
who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Seventy, dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this twenty second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
W. L. Marcy Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
L. M. Ward Commissioner of Pensions.

Phila
Anne F Davis
wrote Auditor Sept 26/72 Revy
Quincy States Journal Office
WIDOWS AGENCY
No 183 Market Street
Philadelphia
Sept 26 1872
Dear Sir, I have the honor to submit the following report of my proceedings during the past season, as required by the act "to provide for an annual report of the proceedings of the several State and Territorial Auditors of Public Accounts."

D. R. B. NEVIN, Agent.
United States Pension Office,
(WIDOWS' AGENCY,)
No. 737 Sansom Street.
Philadelphia, Sept 24 1872
For Mrs Annie F. Davis widow of Josiah Certificate No 3729 Act of Feb 3/53, Claim that she has received no pay from Mch 4/68 to Mch 4/69 at the rate of $426 per annum, will you please inform me whether the books in your department show that such a payment is due her, and if so shall I pay the same?
The entries in some cases, in the books of this office are so irregular, that it is impossible for me to determine when payments have been made.
Respectfully,
D R B Nevin US Pen agt Phila Pa
Hon J. H. Baker Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Rev Joseph Davis died
Bounty Land
It received a pension for him of her husband See endorsement from Chapman - J280

State of Michigan - County of Cass } ss
On this Tenth day of June A D 1873 before me the undersigned a Notary Public duly authorized by law to administer oaths within & for the County and State of Michigan personally appeared Annie Davis aged 85 years a Resident of Hamilton Township in the County of Van Buren and State of Michigan who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the Widow of Josiah Davis deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary War - That her Husband entered the service and actually continued in actual service in said War for more than six months & was honorably discharged therefrom - She further states that she was married to the said Josiah Davis in the town of Great Bend State of Pennsylvania on the 13 day of September A D 1830 by one Abram Dubois a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said Marriage was Annie Allen That her Husband died at Liberty in the State of Pennsylvania April 18, 1848 and that she is still his Widow. And she further states that there is no public Record of her Marriage. Neither a public record of said Marriage - and that she cannot find herewith his certificate of discharge for the reason that it is lost if he evoked one

She makes this declaration for obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service under acts of Congress. She also declares that she has not received a warrant for Bounty Land under this or any act of Congress Nor made any other application therefor. She hereby appoints Chauncey T. L. & of Dowagiac in the County of Cass and State of Michigan her true & lawful Attorney with power of substitution to prosecute this her claim for land to receive the certificate or warrant when issued and to do all other acts necessary & proper in the premises.
Witnesses Annis F. Davis (B) mark James Sullivan O. L. Jordan
Sworn to & subscribed by me on the day and year first above written and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Annis F. Davis and believe her to be as is above stated and should judge from her appearance that her age is as above stated & further that I am not interested in this her claim as attorney or otherwise. Orlan L. Jordan Notary Public Cass County Michigan

State of Michigan County of Cass { 55
On this 20th day of June A.D. 1873 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Notary Public in & for said County & State of present Shawnee Allen and Harriet Allen who are to me well known & who are credible witnesses & who being by me duly sworn depose & say that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Annie J. Davis the above applicant for Bounty Land, that they have known her for 20 years last past and they have every reason to believe & do believe that J. Davis and Annie J. Davis lived together as Man & Wife and were so reputed - That deponents never heard the fact of their Marriage questioned or questioned - That they believe that since Josiah Davis died on the 13 day of April 1848 & the said Annie J. Davis has been since that day & still is reputed to be his Widow which deponents believe to be the fact - That she has never married since her said Husband's death & still is the Widow & that her Husband was the same one here mentioned as a soldier in her declar- ation above & further that they were present & saw her Annie J. Davis execute the foregoing affidavit by making her mark to the foregoing declaration & making oath thereto in due form of law & further that they deponents

State of Michigan,
COUNTY OF CASS.
ss.
I, CHAS. L. MORTON, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the County of Cass, do hereby certify that Orlan L. Gordon Esq., before whom the annexed Affidavit was sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Notary Public in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Orlan L. Gordon and verily believe the signature attached to said instrument purporting to be his, is his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of our said Circuit Court, at Cassopolis, this 13 th day of June A. D. 18 93 .
Chas. L. Morton CLERK.

do reside in the town of Hamilton in the County of Van Buren in the State of Michigan
Sworn to & subscribed } before me this 2nd day of June 1873 } Arthur H. Jordan } Notary Public Cass County Michigan
Harriet Allen Sherwood Allen

The Post Office address of Amos Davis is Lowgrade Pa Co
Miss Joseph Davis
Bounty Land

ms. J.
Department of the Interior PENSION OFFICE
Washington, D.C. June 21 st 1873
Sir:
Before action can be taken in the application of Anna F., widow of Josiah Davis, for homestead land, No. 331.021, the post office address of the claimant must be furnished.
Very respectfully,
W. H. Baker
Commissioner
C. J. Lee Esq. Dowagiac Mich.
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Clarke, Tabor & Lee, Attorneys, Solicitors, And COUNSELLORS IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS Collections Promptly Attended to.
LAW OFFICE OF  Clarke, Tabor & Lee
Dowagiac, Mich., June 14 1873
Commission of Pensions Gent
Enclosed find application of Annie Davis for Bounty Land under acts of Congress for & by reason of her husband being a prisoner in the Revolutionary War. I certify that I rec'd her a claim direct from claimant. Also find enclosed his old pension cert. - papers which relate when done with it. - for proof of marriage & all all evidence required and would require to evidence on file in your office.
Yours Respectfully C. T. Lee

BROMLEY SMITH, A. M. DEPARTMENT OF RHETORIC AND ORATORY BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
LEWISBURG, PA., Dec. 29. 1911.
Barrean of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:—
We are looking for the pension record of Josiah Davis , a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He had a daughter, called Polly. Polly married a Baker. Her children were Lewis and Laura. Josiah Davis is buried near Montrose, Pa., at Franklin according to report Forks. He and the Bakers seem lived in that neighbor- hood. Laura Baker is 91 year old now, and lives in Factory- ville, Pa. Her brother Lewis lives in California, 80 year old. Laura and Lewis say Josiah Davis was a pensioner. Very truly Yours, Bromley Smith.

BROMLEY SMITH, A. M. DEPARTMENT OF RHETORIC AND ORATORY BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
LEWISBURG, PA., Jan. 1, 1912.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Since writing to you for information concerning Josiah Davis, pensioner of the Revolution, I have received a letter from Lewis Baker, his grandson, saying that Josiah Davis was a native of Connecticut, town of Roxbury. He says Josiah was about 90 years old when he died about 70 years ago. He left a wife, 2nd, and a step-daughter, Harriet. He had a grandson, Ed Davis, living near Great Bend, Pa. Possibly the above may help you in the search.
Very truly yours, Bromley Smith.

BROMLEY SMITH, A. M. DEPARTMENT OF RHETORIC AND ORATORY BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
LEWISBURG, PA., Sept. 10, 1912.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C., Gentlemen:-
Will you please forward a copy of the military history of Josiah Davis, soldier of the Revolutionary war, as found in Wid. File 20,961? As this paper may here have been made out from information furnished by the widow, one Annie R. —, I would also esteem it a favor to have a copy of the record as originally filed by Josiah Davis himself. He seems to have made application Sept. 10, 1832. How may I obtain a copy of his application? So far I have not been able to trace his marriage to a first wife, nor to find his birthday or place of birth.
Yours truly, Bromley Smith

BROMLEY SMITH, A. M. DEPARTMENT OF RHETORIC AND ORATORY BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
LEWISBURG, PA.
Sept. 27, 1912.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: -
Will you please forward a statement of the military history of Josiah Davis as found in Wid. File 20961 Rev. War Records?
Yours truly, Bromley Smith

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
October 3, 1912.
Bromley Smith, A. M. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 27 th and received the 30 th ultimo, you are advised that the history of Josiah Davis; Wid. File No. 20,961, Rev. War, was furnished you under date of January 5, 1912, and that it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish more than one such statement to the same person.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Oct. 5, 1912
Sir:
I regret that the practice of your Bureau prevents you from furnishing another history of Josiah Davis. I wanted the history not for myself but for Lewis Baker of Ontario, California, an aged grandson of Josiah Davis. I want Lewis Baker's affidavit that the Josiah Davis mentioned is or was his grandfather. He will also take pleasure in receiving the information of which he is at present ignorant.
As I have the copy you furnished January 5 for Mrs Smith to file with the D. A. R. I wanted another for the affidavit and for Lewis Baker. In case you cannot grant the favor, then send me a blank form.
Yours truly Bromley Smith.

Dec. 15, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions
Please furnish photostat copies of the papers in the following Revolutionary War pension claims not certified.
✓ Josiah Davis, W. 20961 1 page. ✓ Robert Perkins B. W. 56944-160-55 4 pages Joseph Baker W. 23488 4 pages ✓ John Scribner W. 19321 3 pages
Total 12 pages
Received payment $1.80
Wellison
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
Evelyn B. Baldwin, 1255 - New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, D.C.

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Dec. 15, 1925
Chief Rev. Sect. Division.
I have this day received from Mr. Evelyn D. Baldwin cash No. 180 in payment of for $1.80 requesting
photostat copy post-office address as per memo. letter herewith.
Handwritten notes: Jan. 6 1926, copy marked, J. J. Maurice, Chief, AW, JW
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
76.6.L.

Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate.)
3-2006
Ex. CW
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 2836
Date
Dec. 31, 21-
Subject
Joseph Davis Rev. W 20961
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 1 pages to be (No.) (No.) (No.) forwarded when completed to the Rev. 182 Ware Secy Division.
Remarks:
Approved:
W.E. Wilson
Chief Division. Secy
Chief Clerk.

October 3, 1912.
Bromley Smith, A. M. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 27" and received the 30" ultimo, you are advised that the history of Josiah Davis, Wid. File No. 20,961, Rev. War, was furnished you under date of January 5, 1912, and that it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish more than one such statement to the same person.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Brownfort. Commissioner.

September 19, 1912.
Mr. Bromley Smith, Lewisburg, Pa.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 10" and received the 12" instant, relative to the claim of Josiah Davis, W. File No. 20,961. Rev. War. you are advised that the data furnished you under date of January 5, 1912, relative to his service, residence and age, was taken from his own meagre statement sworn to September 10, 1832, in which there is no reference  to his wife or children to his wife or children.
In 1853, Annis F. Davis filed a claim for pension, setting forth her marriage to Josiah Davis, his death and her widowhood, which was also testified to by William and Polly Odell of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in 1853, and by Sherwood and Harriet Allen of Cass County, Michigan in 1873, but none of the four claimed any relationship to the soldier or his widow.
This Bureau is unable to furnish full copies of papers on file, but any person designated by you will be allowed to examine and copy the papers in the above claim.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.