Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4754, Jacob Hauser, New York

NEW YORK
or Houser , face or Houser ,
N. T. J. T.
CONTENTS

Jacob Hauser Pension Papers.
22611
B. Black atty.
Chittenango Modlo. N.Y.

That he has lost his pass - And has no documentary evidence relating to his services - That he knows of no other person whose testimony he can procure as to his services etc. other than what is here attached - That he recollects Timothy Frank & Frederick Frank officers at Berlin - That he recollects Col. Van Ranselaer, & Capt. Cherry - That he cannot state the names of his officers or the particulars of his service other than what is here stated -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. That he is well known by Joel G. Doun, Daniel Reiche, Benj. Frank & Maria Reiche who reside in his present neighbourhood, & who can testify as to his character for veracity, & their belief as to his services & circumstances herein before stated -
That he was born on the 1 st day of August 1765, in Germany in the city of Bregfeld - That he has a record of his age at his residence - That he was living in Berlin when he entered the service - During the Revolutionary war he has resided in Berlin aforesaid, several years - In the county of Onondaga about thirty years; & in Sullivan aforesaid about seven years - That he volunteered - That he never received a written discharge -
Sworn to, & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me - A. Sloan Clk
Jacob Hauser

We Benjamin French, & Harris  James Hickok of the town of Sullivan aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Bauser who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty seven years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & a prisoner amongst the Indians as above stated, & that we concur in that opinion.
Benjamin French Harris Hickok
Sworn, & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me. A. S. Sloan Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Benjamin French, & Harris Hickok who have signed the preceding certificate reside in the town of Sullivan aforesaid, & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to cred- it.

I Andrew S. Sloan clerk of the court of common Pleas in & for the county of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Hauser for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this Sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three. A. S. Sloan Clk

State of New York Madison County } ss:
on this sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three, personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the said County of Madison, now sitting, Jacob Bauser, a resident of the town of Lullian, in the County of Madison, & State of New York, aged sixty seven years on the first day of August last past, 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, & served as herein stated.
That in the months of September, or October, in the year 1777, at Herkimer, in the State of New York, he was enrolled in the militia, into the company of Captain Frederick Getman, belonging to the regiment of Col. Peter Bellinger - Frederick Bellinger was Lieut. Col. in said regiment. That after said enrolment he was called out into service, & was stationed at Fort Herkimer in the State aforesaid, when he was taken prisoner by the Indians. This was in the months of July or August, in the year 1778. That he was taken to Niagara, & then to Canawatha. Was with the Indians four years & nine months, & then ran away. His father was killed by the Indians at Herkimer aforesaid, in 1779, in July, & scalped. His mother was taken prisoner at the same time. The Indians took his father's scalp to Canawatha, with his brother, & there exhibited to him the scalp of his father, & told him he could see his father again -

They put the scalp upon the top of a staff & held it up to him - That he was tomahawked by the In- dians three times - The scars are now visible on his head - This was at the Cayuga Lake - He there saw the gamblers, as it was called, three times - The veins of his ears were cut round, & loose from the main part, & filled with lead - That he ran away from the Indians in the month of December 1784, with a young lady from Virginia who had been with the Indians about two years by the name of Betsey Jones - The sister had married a British officer by the name of David Service, who resided at Niagara - He took a horse, saddle, & bridle from the Indians - The young lady rode behind him upon the horse - He left the lady at her sister's Mrs. Service - That he was run taken by the Indians & taken to Johnstown - That he got the Indians drunk with liquor which he purchased with the money he had received for the horse &c, which he took from the Indians & had sold - That he was stolen again, & taken to the two mile creek - That the again got the Indians drunk, & made his escape - That he crossed the Niagara river, & went into the country, until Spring - That in the Spring he happened to come in contact with the Indian Chief whose prisoner he had been, & was then delivered up as a prisoner of war to Colo. Aaron Boyd - That he remained at Niagara about one year, & was a waiter for Samuel Stuart - Colo. Boyd gave him a pass & he came home to Kirkbride by the way of Lake Ontario & Oswego - That he was gone from home six years & nine months -

22611
Jacob Hauser
Madison county
New York
Rejected
See Letter 30 th May 1833.
Dan B (adg) Chittenden Madison co New York

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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Hauver, Madison county, New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunteer 1777 1 1 1 Private Capt G. G. G. Col Bellinger Fort Herki taken a prisoner Fort Herki mer 67 Herkimer N.Y. tradition   Prisoner 4 9 Two witnesses from the service of the applicant.  
72 years old when enrolled in the militia
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
a more detailed account of the service in which claimant was engaged at the time of his capture, & of the circumstances attending his capture is required if the claim is renewed

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

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

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
REJECTED
4754
P. O.
Jacob Hauser
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Agirtia 122 51- See Littin
30 th May 1833
4754
122 - June - 1833

TO THE HON. THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS:
I hereby appoint Mr. Giles F. Yates, of Schenectady, N. Y., my true and lawful attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute before you the claim of Jacob Hauser of the Town of  Hauser  of the Town of  Hauser  in the County of Onondaga State of New York  for a pension under the act of June 1832.  for a pension under the act of June 1832. and I hereby revoke all powers of attorney by me at any time heretofore made.
You will be pleased to allow him, or his substitute, to examine the papers on file in your office relating to this claim. Witness my hand and seal, this Ten  twelfth day of October 1852
Onondaga County ss
Signed, sealed and acknowledged before me—on the 20 th day of October 1852
Robert Gilmore. J. Pease
Heck Hauser

Jacob Hauser Act of 7 th June 1832 Power of Atty to G. F. Yates 20 th Oct 1852

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Onondaga County Clerk's Office
10082
I Certify, That Robert Gilman whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the annexed instrument, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly qualified and authorized to take the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe the signature to said Jurat is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, at Syracuse, this 23 rd day of October
1852
Rufus Cossit Clerk.
Jacob Hawes Not. of T. June 1852 Power of Atty to G. H. Bates 20 th Oct 1852

Paul Bremer Sussex New York Oct 22

Know all Men by these Presents: That I Jacob Houser of the town of Sullivan County of Madison and State of New York have constituted and appointed and by these presents do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel T. Miles of Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney with power of substitution in my name place and stead, to prosecute my claim for Pension or arrears of Pensions as heir at Law of Jacob Houser and Catherine his wife deceased, to examine any and all papers on file in the Pension Office at Washington D.C. in relation to such claim or claims, and to say and do all things relative thereto as amply as I might do were I personally present; hereby ratifying all that my said attorney or his substitute may lawfully do in the premises. Also revoking all other powers of attorney heretofore given by me in relation to said claim or claims.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of April A.D. 1862.
Jacobe Houser
State of New York } ss Madison County }
On this fourteenth day of April A.D. 1862 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Jacob Houser known to me to be the same person described in and who executed the above and acknowledged the due execution thereof.
Levi Collins justice of the Peace.

State of New York,
CLERK'S OFFICE, MADISON COUNTY,
ss.
I, LORIN FOWLER, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Levi Collins Esq whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected or appointed, and qualified, and authorized by the laws of said State to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe the signature to the said certificate is genuine, and that the same is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws of the State of New York.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal, the 17 day of April 186 2
Lorin Fowler Clerk. per Chas. Holman Atty
for Levi Collins Justice of the Peace Madison Co NY

State of New York
Onondaga County } ss:
George Fults of the town of Manlius in said County being duly sworn says, that he is well acquainted with Jacob Kauser, & has known him for a great number of years past. That said deponent resided in the County of Herkimer N.Y. as a near neighbor of the said Jacob Kauser, & the aforesaid George Fults, whose affidavit is hereto attached, in the year 1778: That in the said year 1778, the said Jacob Kauser was taken a prisoner by the Indians in the said County of Herkimer aforesaid, at the Fort in said County. This deponent further recollects the time when the said Jacob Kauser returned home to Herkimer aforesaid, after he had been so taken a prisoner as aforesaid: That he was absent several years & he believes has no doubt but that the said Jacob Kauser was a prisoner amongst the Indians, as he has a told. And further this deponent says not.
Sworn & Subscribed
this 12 day of October
1832, before me
George H. Doyl D.D.
} }
George Fults
I certify that I am well acquainted with George Fults, who has sworn & subscribed to the above affidavit, & that he is a man of truth & veracity & entitled full credit. Dated Oct. 12 1832.
State of New York }
Onondaga County } ss:
George H. Doyl D.D.
I Reuben S. Hays Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that George H. Doyl before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the 12th day of October Instant one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name above subscribed to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 13th day of October 1832.
R. S. Hays Clerk By N. Edwards Jr. Dep. Clk.

Onondaga County
State of New York
ss: George Edick of the town of Manlius in said County, being duly sworn says, that he is aged Seventy Eight years & upwards. That he is well acquainted with Jacob Hauser, & has known him from childhood. That in the year 1778 this deponent was an enlisted soldier under Capt. Bickhead, & stationed at Fort Herkimer N.Y. That in the latter part of the month of July or the fore part of the month of August, the said Jacob Hauser, who was then at Fort Herkimer aforesaid, was taken a prisoner by the Indians, together with one George Wence. That this deponent saw said Jacob Hauser after he was taken by the Indians, & followed the Indians for some distance in order to rescue the prisoners. This deponent was then living in the County of Herkimer, & a near neighbor to the said Jacob Hauser. That this deponent was also taken prisoner by the Indians in the year 1780, on the fourth of June. That he was taken to Canada & kept in close confinement the greater part of the time. That he was a prisoner for more than two years before he returned home, to Herkimer aforesaid. That this deponent recollects when the said Jacob Hauser returned home after being taken a prisoner as aforesaid. That this deponent had been home one or two years before the said Jacob Hauser returned home to Herkimer aforesaid, after he was taken a prisoner as above stated. And further this deponent says not.
Sworn & subscribed this fourth day of October 1832, before me!
Adams S. Huntley Jr. Pres.
George Edick
I certify that I am well acquainted with George Edick who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit, & that he is a man of truth & veracity, & entitled to full credit. Dated Oct. 12 th 1832.
Adams S. Huntley, Justice Pres.

State of New York } County of Onondaga }
ps: I Reuben S. Heps Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Adam S. Huntley before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken was was on the 12th day of October 1832 one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribe to the jurat of the said affidavit and the within certificate to be his proper hand writing and signatures. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 13th day of October 1832.
R. S. Heps Clerk By J. Edwards Jr. Dep. Clk.