Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 14702, Pliney Hays, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Reays, Pliny Pliny for Ann
R 14702
CONTENTS

30.371
Lt Col P. J. Scott, July 14 1838
Pennsylvania
Henry Hays
of Cambria Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Henry of the regt. commanded by Col. Brewer in the Mass ts mil- itia for 11 months 27 days.
Merited from $26:10
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 39 Dollars 65 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of April 1838 — — and sent to Hon. C. Ogle. N. Ro
Arrears to the 14th of — — Pension allowance ending 4 Sep 1838 — $19.82
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 27

Ph. May
Pa. Philly May Pennsylvania
allowed for 9m 25 days.
$26. \frac{10}{100}
on roll vol 15 page 30 for 6 mo 26 for 5 June to 30 June 31 Dec 1775
Hon. Job Mann H.R.
Hon. Job Mann H.R.
P. 72. Syl. Reg.

State of Pennsylvania } County of Cambria } S.
On this first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County (being a Court of Record having by law a seal and clerk) Pliny Hoag , a resident of Conemaugh Township in the County of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy six 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1795 with Captain Henry in the Regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the command of Colonel Brewer . At the time of his enlistment he resided in Westfield Town in the County of Wooster and State of Massachusetts, at which place he enlisted. He marched from there through Springfield & Wooster to Roxbury neck. He was stationed there for eight months , the term of his enlistment, and was there at the time of the Battle of Bunker Hill, and saw the battle, but was not engaged in the general battle. At the expiration of his time of eight months he was discharged by his officers and Captain Henry engaged to procure the certificate thereof, but never did deliver it to him. In the year 1796 he again enlisted for four months at the same place under Captain Gray in Colonel Putnam's Regiment of the Massachusetts line and marched to Dorchester neck and continued there during his term, engaged repairing the fort. In the year 1777 he volunteered to go to Bennington, went on and arrived there immediately after the battle, and assisted to guard the prisoners to Springfield. In the same year he again volunteered and went to Bemis's heights, and was in the battle there. After the battle he took sick and was unable to proceed further. He was out as a volunteer both times about thirty days in the whole.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to and subscribed The day and year aforesaid } Pliny Hoag Philip Ross
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. By the Court Philip Ross

I Philip Voon Esquire Notary Public of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County in the state of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Plin Hays for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this first day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Philip Voon Not.
State of Pennsylvania Cambria County } ss.
Personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Plin Hays, who being duly sworn deponeth 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 period mentioned below, and in the following grade: For one year and thirty days I served as a Private; and for such service I claim a Pension. He further saith that he knows of no witness now living to prove his service.
Sworn & subscribed before me the 5 th day of December 1833.
Plin Hays
S. P. Hays
We Jonathan Bowen a clergyman, residing in the township of Conemaugh in the County of Cambria and John Mathews Esq. residing in the same township, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Plin Hays, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Jonathan Bowen
Affirmed and subscribed by Jonathan Bowen and sworn to and subscribed by John Mathews before me the 5 th day of December 1833; and I certify that Jonathan Bowen who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, residing in Conemaugh township Cambria County, and that John Mathews Esq.

who has also signed the warrant is a resident in the same township and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit —
J. Douglass Justice of the peace
Waukesha County So
I, Adam Bauman, Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of said County Do certify that Samuel Douglass before whom the foregoing affirmation and deposition were taken was at the time and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that full credit is due to his official acts as such and that his signature thereto is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Ebensburg the sixteenth day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
A. Bauman, Proth

State of Wisconsin } ss, County of Milwaukee } On this third day of September A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, personally came before me Mrs Ann Hayes who being duly sworn says that she is seventy years of age and resides in the town of Greenfield, county of Milwaukee and state aforesaid of Wisconsin, that she was married to Pliny Hayes (who was a soldier in the war of 1776) in the spring of 1823, and lived with him about eighteen years and until his death, which occurred on the 8 th of March in the year 1841, and that she is now his widow. That her name before marriage was Ann Clinger, that she was married at at Allegany Mountain in summer - hill county Pennsylvania, by one Christian Warner a justice of the peace, that she does not know if there is any record either public or private of said marriage - she further states that her husband did, as she fully believes, enlist into the service as a private soldier sometime during the war of the revolution (1776) in Roxbury, in the state of Massachusetts. Does not know when he was discharged, or how long he served. That he drew a pension from government during the last three or four years of his life, on such service, that he died (as above) at the age of eighty five years. That she believes herself entitled to a pension , as the widow of said Pliny Hayes, and she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining such

pension with all arrearages to which she may be entitled. She makes this declaration in good faith, and she hereby appoints and constitutes Miss Foy & Van Hook of Washington D.C. her true and lawful attorney with full powers of substitution, to file and prosecute this her claim, and to receive upon this or supplementary applications, any moneys to which, by any law of congress authorizing pensions to widows of revolutionary soldiers, she may be found entitled.
Isabella Nelson her x mark, Mrs. Hayes (Seal) Martha M. Nelson
The foregoing declaration containing a power of attorney was subscribed and sworn before me on the day and year above written, And I certify that I am personally well acquainted with the claimant, and that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
Frank Evans
Justice of the Peace

State of Wisconsin } County of Milwaukee } ss. On this third day of September in the year 1858 personally came before me Joshua Nelson and Martha M. Nelson residents of the County of Milwaukee in the state of Wisconsin who being duly sworn do say that they are person- ally well acquainted with the said Anne Hayes the above named applicant for pension, that they have known her for forty years; that they were also well acquainted with Pliny Hayes her late hus- band, in his life time, having known him for about twenty years previous to his death that they know that Anne Hayes to have been the wife of Pliny Hayes for we were present and witnesses of their marriage on, or about March or April (we do not remember the exact date) in the year 1823, that they were married by one Christian Hamerberg a justice of the Peace, in Summerhill Co in the state of Pennsylvania that we knew them to live together quietly as husband and wife up to the time of his the said Pliny Hayes decease. We also know that the said Pliny Hayes was a revolutionary pensioner, and drew a pension regularly until his decease, and further that

The said Ann Hays is now his widow We were present and saw the said Ann Hays sign and acknowledge the foregoing declaration, and are disinterested witnesses, in this her claim for a pension to which we believe her entitled in law
Deborah Helgoss Martha Mitchell Helgoss Mark
Seal Seal
Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year above written
State of Wisconsin, } ss.
Circuit Court, Milwaukee County.
that Sidney Evers
I, MATTHEW KEENAN, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify,
the foregoing Declaration and Affidavit were made before me, by Sidney Evers Esq., whose name appears as above, and before whom the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly elected and qualified, and authorized to administer Oaths, and take Acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments. Further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice, and verily believe the signature purporting to be his, is genuine, and that said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of this State.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, this Fourth day of September A. D. 1858.
Matthew Keenan Clerk By J. B. Zander Deputy

The said Ann Hays is now his widow We were present and saw the said Ann Hays sign and acknowledge the foregoing declaration, and are disinterested witnesses, in this her claim for a pension to which we believe her entitled in law
Deborah Melrose _____ Martha Melrose _____
Seal Seal
Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year above written I also certify that we I am acquainted with the above witnesses, and that they are creditable and worthy persons have correctly stated their place of residence, and I believe them disinterested

Power of Attorney.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Ann Hayes widow of Pliny Hayes of the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint
Buxton Burrough my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name to receive from the United States, the Bounty Land Certificate, or Warrant, or Pension Certificate, and all such sum or sums of money due me on account of arrears of pay, three months' extra pay, forage, mileage, for horses and other property lost or destroyed in the military service; expenses incurred, or money expended for organizing volunteer companies before being mustered into the service of the United States, or any money or moneys which may be due me by the United States on any account whatsoever, make examinations, take charge of my claim on the suspended files, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney or attorneys under him for the purpose aforesaid, to make and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do or cause to be done, in and about the premises; and I hereby revoke and make null and void all and singular, any and all powers of attorney heretofore made and executed by me, for any of the purposes aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and seal, this
28 th day of July 185 8
Witness J. A. Munroe
Ann Hayes (X mark)
ACKNOWLEDGED and subscribed before me a the City of Milwaukee within and for the County of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin A. D. 185 8
William A. Burdick Justice of the Peace
State of _____ { to wit: County of _____
I hereby certify that _____ Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration and power of attorney were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed
the Seal of the _____ for the County aforesaid, this _____ day of
_____ 185_____

(eke)
Hon. G. B. Bond Bedford

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25 July '33
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 Oliver Hays
   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.     1795 ~ 8 ~ Private Col. Brewer & Col. Putnam 77 years Wooster The certificate of Jonathan Bowen a Clergyman, and John Mathews Esquire residents of Conemaugh Township, Cambria County —   1796 ~ 4 ~ Private Col. Putnam county   1797 ~ ~ 30 Private Not recollected The names of other field officers not recollected State of Massachusetts  
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 guardian.
[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 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 fix 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.
Concluded

Rev. and 1813 War Section.
May 19, 1934.
Ruth Pierce, 16900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 14703, it appears that Pliny or Pliney Hays, while residing at Westfield Town, Wooster County, Massachusetts, enlisted in 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain Malcolm Henry's Company, Colonel David Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment.
He enlisted in 1776 and served four months as private in Captain Gray's Company, Colonel Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment.
He enlisted in 1777 and served as Guard to the prisoners captured at the battle of Bennington and took them to Springfield. He also served later in same year and was at the battle of Bemis Heights, his service in

1777 amounted in all to thirty days.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 1, 1833, while a resident of Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy six years. He died March 8, 1841.
Soldier married April 12, 1823 at Allegany Mountain, Summer Hill (Cambria) County, Pennsylvania, Ann Clinger. In 1852, she was residing in Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, aged seventy years.
The above noted Pliney Hays, the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any Martin Wirt or to Ezra Holmes and Seth Hayes as described by you.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov r 27 th 1835
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Pliny Hays, as a private, is borne on a Muster roll of Capt. Malcom Henry's Company, in Col. David Brewer's Regt. where he is allowed from June 3 rd to August 1 st 1775, for services and travel, two Months. m. 2=50
The roll of Capt. Malcom Henry's Compy. in Col. David Brewer's Regt. for services in 1775 & '76, is not found in this Office, after the 1 st of August, 1775.
Edward D Bangs Esq

Pliny Hoags
Penn a act 7 June 1832
See Letter to Hon. J. Mann Nov. 7. 1835
4796

Cleveland, Ohio
April 11, 1924.
Com. of Pensions Dept. of Interior Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
Will you please send me the Revolutionary War records of the following, if you have them on file?
Ezra Holmes. ✓
Born Salisbury, Conn. Mar 9, 1764.
Died York, Livingston Co. N.Y. J. 18, 1896.
Married, in Salisbury, Nov. 10, 1791. to Grace Chittenden.
He was in the Revolution twice.
Martin Wirt (1760-1815)
Born in Germany.
Enlisted in Rev. at age of 15 as a teamster.
At close of war located on Schuylkill at Reading. Moved to Horseshoe Bottom, Fallowfield Township, Pa. Had 4 daughters & 3 sons.

Died in Willoughby, Ohio, 1815.
Seth Hayes -
Supposed to have served in Massachusetts.
Lived in Russell, Hampden County, Mass. prior to 1800.
Died in Burton, Ohio in 1816. His name is listed in a D.A.R. book of Revolutionary soldiers buried in Geauga County, Ohio.
Or his brother, Phyllis Hayes, likewise of Russell, Hampden Co. Mass. who later went into Pennsylvania. His widow and three children, Seth, Hannah and Ebenezer, settled in Burton, Ohio in 1800-1810.
Yours truly
Ruth Pierce
16900 - Euclid Ave.
Cleveland
Ohio.

14702
1924-May 19 Hist to Rule Pierce Co. S.
P. O. _____
Anna Hays
Service: _____
Widow of Phiny Hays.
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Rev. War REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
1-0
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Suspended Oct 19 Jan 1836 N. J. Mann.

Washington Sept 58 th 1858
Mr. Geo s C. Whiting Comm. of Pensions
Sir)
We beg respectfully to file the enclosed claim of Mrs. Anne Hayes, for Pension money due her, as the Widow of Pliny Hayes, - who during his life received his Pension in Johnstown, Summerhill county, Penn a , -
Mrs. Hayes is a very old Lady, in destitute circumstances & your prompt attention to her case, will much oblige a worthy applicant.
Yours Obed t For S. Vanhook

Union Bank
Phila a July 12 1838
Sir
It appears by Instructions from your Office of the 27 April last, the Pension of Pliny Hedges, was that day increased from 26\frac{10}{100} dols to 39\frac{65}{100} dols per Annum. Application is made to day for this Balance of Pension from 4 March 1831 to 4 March 1838, being Seven years @ 13\frac{55}{100} amounting to $94.85. —
It has occurred to me that the Accounting Officers of the Treasury might construe this difference of Pension to 4 Sep r 1833 under Act of 18 April 1838, making it payable at the Treasury instead of the Agency. —
As the Attorney resides in the City, I have concluded to await your Instructions in answer to this before paying the amount now claimed. —
Your early attention will oblige
I am Sir very respectfully y our Servant
W m Orme for J. S. Schell Post
J. L. Edwards Esq Com r of Pensions Washington

pa Nov 17 D
Mr. Case
J. S. P. E. Edward Equire Commission of Justice Washington City
Rev. S. Mearns W. C.

Bristol 3 rd Nov. 1835
Dr Sir
I this day obtained from George Burt Esq. the papers of Henry Hays, an applicant for a pension, which had been handed to him for the purpose of being then forwarded to your department, which was omitted by Mr Burt. Therewith forward them with additional proof annexed, which I hope may prove satisfactory. If correct, I should be pleased to hear from you as early as convenient, as the applicant is aged & infirm and if there should be only thing allowed him, it would be important to him to have it soon.
I am very respectfully
Your obedient servant
Ed. Mansel
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Washington City January 25 th 1836.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
In the case of the Application of Pliny Hays for a Pension, you state that a pension for Seven months and twenty five days will be allowed. That his second alleged tour of Four months cannot be allowed without direct proof which in my opinion cannot be procured, as I have had a second examination made in the secretarys Office at Boston without being able to procure the necessary proof, as I have received information - You will therefore be pleased to make out his certificate for the time above mentioned -
Very Respectfully
Your O bt . Servant
M c Keane

Payments to be made at Philadelphia by J. Schott Esq r Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Pennsylvania
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book 62 Vol. 5
Page by
John Allison Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Henry Hays of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive twenty six dollars and ten cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, 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 twenty ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty- six .
L. D. Bishop
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. §
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

House of Reps
March 3 d 1838.
Dear
J. L. Edwards
Sir
I have inclosed a letter received this day relative to Pliny Hayes of Cambria county, Penn a a Revolutionary pensioner. You will be pleased to re-examine his case, and advise what can be done under the circumstances -
Very respectfully Charlesyle

Genl. Adm. Office, Sept: 10-1858.
Gentlemen,
I have examined & suspended the Claim of Anne Hays, for a pens'n under the 2 d Sec n of the Act of Feb. 3 d 1853. as the widow of Philip.
The Claimant should make her declaration "before a court of record" on a judge thereof.
Proof is required of the precise date of the death of Philip Hays, & that the Claimant is the widow of the identical soldier of that name who was pensioned in Cambria Co: Pennsylvania under the Act of 1 st June, 1832, at the rate of $39, \frac{65}{100} .
Messrs. Foot & Van Hook, Present,

Stephen Van Hook
Oct. 15 th /68

Patent Office.
Oct. 13 th 1858.
Gentlemen,
In reference to the claim of Ann Hays, for a pension as the Widow of Henry. You are informed, that the precise date of her husband's death must be proven.
We have unquestioned evidence, that he lived long after the time the Claimant alleges he died.
Messrs. Hoop & Van Hook, Milwaukee, Wis;

Exdtrn Office. Oct. 9 th 1858.
Sir.
Be pleased to certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid on the date of his death. Yours Respectfully.
Wm Dobb For the Commissioner.
R. J. Atkinson Esq. Third Auditor. Treasurer.
3 rd Auditor's Office Oct. 12. 1858
Sir:
Pliny Harp, Penna. Act 1832, at $396 50 appears to have been paid to March 4. 1843.
Very Resp y Agassiz Auditor
Geo. C. Whiting Esq. Comm r of Pensions

No 7078.
Ann Hayes
Wis;
Phila.
Vol. 1.
Wm 43
Foot Fault Hook Sept. 10/58
same, Oct. 13/58
above letter remailed Dec. 9/58
ack 5/3

Alvin Hays. wis: Pliny. Act 53. Milwaukee Co: Wis. 2 Personal Personal witnesses, D. M. H. in Pa: die 8 th Dec: 41. E wit: & E to Wis: L. D. S. S. C. of Magistrate.
E. M. Johnson Esq.
Milwaukee Wis.
Messrs. Fox & Van Hook. Milwaukee. Wis:

4796
P. O.
Alvin Hays
Service: _____
1-0
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1882-1902 M.P. 18782 Ames

let 8 March 35 Th C. Ogle
30.371
Pennsylvania
Pliny Hays of Cambria in the State of Penn a who was a private in the comp y commanded by Captain Henry of the reg t commanded by Col Bremer in the Mass t line for 7 mo 25 days for 1775
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 26 Dollars 10 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Janu- ary 1836 and sent to Hon. Job Mem. N. P.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $117.65 Semest. allowance ending 4 mch 36 13.05
$130.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Wilson Clerk, Book 6 2 Vol. 5 Page 27

State of Wisconsin } County of Milwaukee } ss
On the 24 th day Sept. A.D. 1858, personally appeared before the undersigned, Judge of the 2 d Judicial Circuit of the State of Wisconsin, Mrs Ann Hayes of Greenfield in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin aforesaid, aged seventy years, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d day of February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Pliny Hayes, who was a private soldier in the American Army during the War of the revolution in 1776 and who was a pensioner from government up to the time of his death under the Act of 7 th June 1832. (For evidence of his service reference is made to the evidence filed with the department in his application &c.) Said Pliny Hayes was a pensioner from Cambria County Pennsylvania. She further declared that she was married to the said Pliny Hayes on the 12 th day of April A.D.  September 1823, by Christian Harmer a justice of the Peace, in Summerhill, Cambria Co. Pennsylvania. And that her said husband died on the 8 th day of March A.D. 1841. That she was not married to him prior to 1800 but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now his widow.
Arthur H. Arthur (Seal) Judge Circuit Court, Wis.

State of Wisconsin) County of Milwaukee) ss On this 24 th day of September A D 1858 personally appeared before me Joseph  John Helsen and Martha M Helsen residents of the county and State aforesaid who being duly sworn, on their oaths do say that they are personally well acquainted with Mrs Ann Hayes who makes the foregoing declaration, that they were well acquainted with her husband during his life time, that they know her to have been the wife of Pliny Hayes because they were present at and witnesses of their marriage which took place in Summerhill, Cambria Co. Pennsylvania, on the twelfth day of April A.D.  Sept. 1823, that they were married by one Christian Harmer a Justice of the Peace, that Pliny Hayes died on the 8 th of March A D 1841, and that Mrs Ann Hayes is now his widow. That Mr Pliny Hayes, the husband of Mrs Ann Hayes, was a pensioner from

Cambria Co. Pennsylvania on account of services as a revolutionary soldier up to the time of his decease, and that Mrs Ann Hayes who makes the above declaration is the widow of the identical soldier, who was a pensioner as above stated
[Handwritten signature]
MILWAUKEE DAILY NEWS Steam Job Press.
State of Wisconsin, } ss. Circuit Court, Milwaukee County.
I, MATTHEW KEENAN, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that Arthur St. Arthur Esq., whose name appears as above, and before whom the foregoing Declaration was made was, at the date thereof, Judge of the Circuit Court an acting Justice of the Court , in and for said County, duly elected and qualified, and authorized to administer Oaths, and take Acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments. Further, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge , and verily believe the signature purporting to be his, is genuine, and that said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of this State.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 27 th day of September A. D. 1858.
Matthew Keenan Clerk By Alexander Oske

Cambridge Co. Pennsylvania on account of services as a revolutionary Soldier up to the time of his decease and that Mrs Ann Hayes who makes the above declaration is the widow of the identical Soldier, who was a pensioner as above stated
Arthur W Arthur Seal Judge Circuit Court Seal Wisconsin