Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,696, William Harris, New York

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New York
Harris William Cynthia
N. 19.696
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552 New York Albany. Cynthia Harris. widow of William Harris. N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private .
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13. day of July 1848. and sent to Harmon Van Tassel Glens Falls N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 83 Vol. 4.
Reported
Date of widow's death not at a B.

State of New York } ss. County of Warren }
Declaration, the Order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of 7 th July 1838 & the 23 rd August 1842
On this 28 th day of January One Thousand Eight hundred Forty three, personally appeared before the undersigned First Judge of Warren County Court Cynthia Harris a resident of the town of Queensbury in the County of Warren aforesaid aged Seventy Seven Years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 and the 23 rd of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war -
That she is the widow of William Harris late of the town of Queensbury deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary Army
That from information derived from her husband the said William Harris during his lifetime & whilst they lived together as husband & wife, he first entered the service as a private soldier by enlisting into a company under the command of Captain Brinsfield Payne of Nine Partners Duchess County New York on the first of 9 mo April 1776. That he enlisted at that time for nine months and was discharged on the first of January following having served his time out for which he enlisted - That during said service he was engaged soon after the declaration of independence in pursuing a party of Tories who had started to join the British at New York that they pursued them several days, they came upon them as they were all seated around a spring taking some refreshments & they took them all prisoners which he stated were twenty two in number, That her husband the said William Harris had a Large Powder Horn which he kept as long as he lived which he said he took from a Tories neck at that time - At the time he so enlisted as above stated he resided at the Nine Partners in Duchess County -
That from information derived from her said husband the said William Harris she believing he entered the service again in April 1778 by enlisting into a company under Captain Adial Sherwood, he (Harris) then

residing in Kingston, Washington New York, and served under Captain Sherwood at Fort. Ann until the 11th October when they were all taken prisoners by a British force & carried to Canada where he remained a prisoner until the last of June or first of July of the next year. That Harris with six others made their escape from prison, One of their number being Samuel Courts not kept up, was left behind & returned & carried back. The others were out nine days when they were surprised as they lay asleep one night by a company of Tories & Indians, Three of their number were killed dead on the spot, One made his escape whilst Harris was left for dead, but whilst they were in pursuit of the one who made his escape Harris crawled off into a thicket where he lay concealed all the next day & the day following he was enabled to get into the settlement on Connecticut river.
Harris had his arm and hand broke & his head was very badly bruised by blows from the butt of a gun. He had to go to Salem Washington County before he got his wounds dressed.
That her Father Samuel Stewart then lived in Hartford Washington County with whom she then resided, That after Harris had been to Salem & had his bones set, he came to her Father's in Hartford where she heard him relate those circumstances at that time as she has often done in after years.
He remained at her Father's & sent for his brothers then residing in Kingston to come there & see him, he fearing to go to Kingston as it was supposed at that time there were scouts out waiting to take him if he returned to his Father's.
This was in July of the year surrounding his capture at Fort Ann under Captain Sherwood.
That the year following his return he lived in Salem Washington County & was there engaged in the service in what was termed the patrol guard, whose duty was endeavouring to intercept the communications it was understood were being sent from Canada to the British at New York, How long time he actually served this season she has no knowledge to enable her to say definitely only what she recollects Harris

telling about it, but that Sh. has no doubt that he was so engaged through the Season, during six or eight months
That in the winter or spring of 1977 he was engaged in the swim six weeks as she has often heard him say but of the particulars of the swim recollects no particular incidents.
She further declares that She was married to the said William Harris at her Father's in Hartford aforesaid on the 27 th day of October 1785 by Adiel Sherwood Esq., that her husband the said William Harris, died on the 31 st day of August 1827, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & twenty four. viz: at the time above stated -
She further declares that She has never been married since the death of her said husband but is still a widow. Sworn to and Subscribed, on the day & year above written before me
Hiram Barker Dist Judge      Cynthia her F Harris of Wayne County Court      mark
I the said Judge do further certify that from the information obtained by me from the above named Cynthia Harris as to her bodily infirmities I think she could not with any degree of propriety attend the sitting of a Court of moors to make the aforesaid declaration
Thursday Jan 28 th 1843
Heiram Barker First Judge of Warren County Courts

State of New York County of Warren ss I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County do certify that Miram Barber Esquire Before whom the preceding affidavit purport to have been Sworn was at the time of the same one of the Judges in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and Signature Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 30th Day of January 1843.
Thomas Archibald Clerk Per H. D. Burlingame. Dep

V No 8713
Cynthia Harris
N. York
Acts 7 th July '38
Aug 23 1842

State of New York Washington County ss.
Asher Ford of Hartford in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposes and says. That he this deponent enlisted in a company commanded by Elisha Barlow of Albany in the county of Dutchess who was a Captain in the Continental army of the Revolution on or about the 12 th day of April 1776. That said company joined the Regiment commanded by Colonel Morris Graham about the first of August in the same year. That deponent there immediately after joining the Regiment became acquainted with a man by the name of William Harris belonging to a company commanded by Brinton Paign and belonging to the same Regiment (Col. Morris,) to which I belonged. I became acquainted with him the sooner because my Brother John Ford belonged to the same company with the said Harris and moved with him, Deponent saw said Harris nearly every day from the time he deponent first joined said Regiment until they were discharged which was on the 1 st day of January 1777. Said Harris did duty as a private in said Paign, company during that time. That said Harris was again in service six weeks in the winter of the fore part of the year 1777 at New Rochelle in the county of Westchester county in the State aforesaid. Said Harris was then in the same company he served in at the time of the first service above mentioned and at this time commanded by Captain William Mlead, the said Brinton Paign then acting as Major. This deponent being on duty in the same Battalion during said six weeks and in daily intercourse with the said Harris. That deponent has been acquainted with said Harris from the time of their first acquaintance in the army until the death of said Harris - and that deponent

and said Harris resided in the town of Greenburg now County of Warren in said state for about twenty Eight years immediately preceding said Harris's death which took place about the year 1827 or near as this deponent can recollect. And further this deponent saith not Subscribed and sworn } Asher Forster before me this 4 th day of September 1842
Solomon S. Cowen Justice of the peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the the above named Asher Forster and that his character for truth and veracity is good.
Solomon S. Cowen Justice of the peace
State of New York } County of Washington } I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county hereby certify that Solomon S. Cowen Esq. is a Justice of the peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine Given under my hand and the seal of the said county the 5 th day of December 1842
Edward Dodd Clerk

State of New York Warren County ss 3
On the 6 th day of October 1812 before the undersigned first judge of Warren County Court personally appeared John Guy and who being duly sworn doth depose & say. That in May 1778 he enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary war under Captain Adial Sherwood at Easton Washington County New York, That William Harris enlisted into the same company about the time he did, that they marched from there to Fort Ann where they were stationed during the ensuing summer. Somewhere about ten days before the expiration of their term for which they enlisted which was for six months, they were all taken prisoners by the surrender of the Fort by Captain Sherwood to a superior British force and carried to Canada, That said Harris was with him during said service and was taken prisoner and with him carried to Canada where he remained a prisoner until some time the next summer he thinks in June or July Harris with six or seven others made their escape from prison and were all killed except Harris and one other that got home. That he remained in prison until the close of the war when he was discharged, and then returned to Easton to his Father where he resided about two years & then moved into Kingsbury Washington County where he has resided ever since, That soon after he came to Kingsbury to live he became acquainted with Harris again the first he recollects of seeing him after he made his escape from Canada, he then lived in the town of Queensbury where he continued to reside until his death that he occasionally met with him from the time he first came to Kingsbury to live until his death -
He says he does not recollect positively as to the year he returned the service with Harris as he has stated

but it was one or two years after the capture of Burgoyne - but of the other circumstances I think he has a distinct recollection
Subscribed & sworn before his John X Guy mark me this 6 th day of October 1842 Hiram Barton First Judge of Warren Co Courts
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named John Guy, and that his character for truth & veracity is good
Hiram Barton First Judge of Warren Co Courts
State of New York County of Warren ss. Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County do certify That Hiram Barton Esq m before whom the preceding Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and Signature Witness my hand and Seal of Office This 30 th day of January 1843
Thomas Archibald Clerk For H. D. Burlingame Esq m

I David Carrwell of Sandusky, County of Erie, State of Ohio - do certify that I was seventy eight years old in March last - That during the American Revolution, in the Spring of the year Seventeen hundred & eighty the Continental Congress requested the State of New York to raise a certain number of Levies to reinforce the army of the United States, and guard the Northern frontier - In the month of June of the same year the Governor of the State of New York & Council of appointment met at Kingston & appointed the Officers to Command said Levies - Adriel Sherwood was appointed to command the Company to which I belonged -
William Harris then a resident of Kingsbury Washington County New York was a Soldier in the same Company under Capt. Sherwood - Our Company was attached to Col Dubois Regiment in the Continental Service -
We were stationed at Fort Ann, as a scouting party to watch the Enemy on Lake Champlain -
In the month of October of the same year 1780 the British sent down a strong force to distress the frontier -
Fort Ann & Fort George with several other out posts were captured by the Enemy - Capt Sherwood with his whole Company were made prisoners - Carried to Montreal put into loathsome prisons where we suffered as much with cold, hunger & cruel treatment as the bloodthirsty Tories (who guarded us) could inflict - William Harris was confined in the same prison with myself, two miles below the town of Montreal until the latter part of Winter when I was separated from Harris & I was confined in one of the Jails in Montreal -

The said William Harris some time in the summer of 1781 made his escape from the prison with several others & after traveling through the Wilderness until they were near our settlements on Connieticut River, they were overtaken by a party of Tories who came upon them while asleep and killed all but two or three of them - Harris had his arm broken and was otherwise badly wounded, but being a man of great strength he extricated himself from the grasp of the Tories & getting into the thick wood the darkness of night concealed him & he succeeded in making his escape - Next day he arrived at our frontier settlements but was obliged to travel over a hundred miles to Salem Washington Co NY before he found any person capable of dressing his broken arm - The said Harris made his home at my Father's from that time until the close of the war -
I was kept a prisoner in close confinement until June 10 th 1782 when I was fortunately exchanged & got home & found Harris at my Father's - He related to me the circumstances of his escape from prison & what befell him by the way, as I have above stated & which I had before heard - During the summer of 1782 after my return from captivity, the Militia were frequently called out to intercept parties of Tories who were continually lurking about our part of the frontier - Harris was a good woodsman & a Brave Soldier & was always a leader in patrolling parties -
David Gossvelt.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20 th day of December A D 1842 Mr Farnell Associate Judge
For H. D. Burlingame Esq.

The State of Ohio. Erie county ss-
I Rich Harper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Erie and State of Ohio, do hereby certify that Morris Farnwell Esq. (before whom the foregoing Certificate or affidavit was subscribed and sworn to as appears from the said Farnwell's Certificate on the other page.) is at this time one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Erie, duly Commissioned and qualified as such associate Judge and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to his official acts. I also certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Morris Farnwell and that I believe his official signature on the other page is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at Painesville City this 20 th day of December A.D. 1842.
Rich Harper Clerk

State of New York
Saint Lawrence County ss.
Benjamin Stewart of the Town of Potsdam in the aforesaid County being by me duly sworn, depose and say that in the year of one thousand seven hundred eighty five and eighty six he resided in the County of Washington and then called provincial patent and since called the Town of Hartford in the aforesaid State and at that time he had a sister by the name of Sarah Stewart and that in the month of October in one of the aforesaid years she was married to a man by the name of William Harris who at that time resided near his then deponents father and that he was present at the wedding and saw them married by Adial Sherwood Esq. who resided at that time at Fort Edward Sworn and subscribed before me the 2 day of November 1842 Benjamin Stewart
Salmon P. Chase Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Saint Lawrence County ss.
I, Alvin D. Lee Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Salmon P. Chase Esq. before whom the the foregoing affidavit of Benjamin Stewart purports to have been made was at the time of taking the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected & sworn. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and truly believe that the signature to the said affidavit purporting to be his is genuine Given under my hand & seal of office this 2 o day of November 1842
A. Smith
and not deponent

State of New York St Lawrence County
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Stewart the within named dissonant and that he is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
J. Boynton Justice of the Peace
Ms 8713 Cynthia Harris N. York Oct 7 th July '38 Aug 23 1842

not the one she wanted see another reg. in John Harris 54-17052, Aug 1937 July 20, 1937
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Mrs. Victor R. Solberg Hayward Wisconsin
William Harris, W. 19696 David Rundal, S. 14303 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of two soldiers named William Harris, of Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York, one of whom served in the same company with a soldier of surname Rundell, whose record you desire, also, both being soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
With the information furnished by you, no record could be definitely identified as that of the William Harris or  Rundell in whom you are interested; however, records have been found of a William Harris and a David Rundal who served in the same regiment in the Revolutionary War. Those records are furnished you, as follow, and no charge is made for the service:
WILLIAM HARRIS W. 19696
The data herein were obtained from pension claim, W. 19696, based upon service of William Harris in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of William Harris are not shown.
While a resident of Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, William Harris enlisted April 1, 1776, served at various times until the close of the Revolution, amounting in all to about two years, as private in Captains Brinton Pain's, William Mead's and Adiel Sherwood's companies, Colonels Morris Graham's and Du Bois' New York regiments. During his service was in several engagements with the British and Tories, was taken prisoner at Fort Anne, held for about a year when he escaped and was discharged at the close of the war. He resided during part of his service at Kingsbury, also Salem, both in Washington County, New York.
The soldier died August 29 or 31, 1827 (both dates stated) in Queensbury, Warren County, New York, where he had lived twenty-eight years.

William Harris married October 27, 1785, Cynthia who was a daughter of Samuel Stewart, at whose home they were married in Hartford, Washington County, New York, where she was living at that time.
Soldier's widow, Cynthia Harris, was allowed pension on her application executed January 28, 1843, at which time she was aged seventy-seven years and a resident of Queensbury, Warren County, New York. She was still living there in 1848.
No reference was made to children in the claim.
In 1842, Benjamin Stewart, brother of soldier's wife, Cynthia, was living in Potsdam, Saint Lawrence County, New York, age not stated. In 1843, one Benjamin Harris was living in Queensbury, Warren County, New York, and still residing there in 1844, his relationship to soldier not shown.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier's widow, Cynthia, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Cynthia Harris, widow of William Harris, certificate #652, issued July 13, 1848, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act February 2, 1848, (Albany) New York Agency.
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DAVID RUNDAL S. 14303
You are furnished herein the record of David Rundal (as soldier signed his name), the data of which were obtained from pension claim, S. 41303, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
David Rundal was born January 24, 1757, in Greenwich, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.
He enlisted sometime in the summer of 1775 in Armenia, Dutchess County, New York, served as private in Captain Rufus Herrick's company, Colonel James Holmes' New York regiment, was on guard at Fort Ticonderoga and brought prisoners from there to Kingston, New York, and was discharged, length of service five months twenty days. He enlisted the last of June, 1776, in Armenia, New York, served as private in Captain Elisha Barlow's company, which company was commanded later by

Lieutenant Ezra St. John, Colonel Morris Graham's New York regiment, was stationed near White Plains during the battle there, after that went as waiter to Major William Barker to some redoubts near Peekskill, New York, and continued to serve until the last day of December, 1776, when he was discharged.
After the war, the soldier resided six years in Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York, then in Armenia in the same county.
David Rundal was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1832, at which time he resided in Armenia, New York.
The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:- David Rundal, certificate 8821, issued April 30, 1833, rate, $38.96 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Albany 5728 New York
Cynthia Harris widow of William Harris who was a Private in the N.Y. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of June 1844 and sent to Hon. L. Stetson, Peeserville, N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 261
rep Lt Col Payt Sept 3. 1844.

Cynthia Harris Affidavit

State of New York } ss
Warren County } Cynthia Harris of the town of Queensbury in said County being duly sworn doth depose & say that she is the widow of William Harris late of said town of Queensbury deceased that she was to said Mr. Harris married by Abiel Sherwood Esq. as stated in her declaration made in order to obtain a pension as such widow & now on file in the pensions office, that she has no record evidence of such marriage. nor does she know that any record of said marriage ever existed, but from the best information she can obtain she supposes there never was any made
Subscribed & sworn this 5 day of July 1843 before me
Miram Barber Esq. Judge of Warren Co Court
Cynthia her K Harris mark

Adm d
admitted
Harrison Van Fassel Glens Falls NY

State of New York } Be it Known that before me the Warren County } Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Cynthia Harris and made Oath in due form of law in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the Second day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty eight that she is the widow of William Harris deceased who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution that she received a Pension under the act of the Seventeenth of June one thousand eight hundred and forty four at the rate of eighty dollars per annum that she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the above mentioned William Harris that she now resides in Queensbury County and State aforesaid Subscribed and sworn before her Cynthia H. Harris mark me this 28 day of June 1848
Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace William Chesnut witness
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace
I certify that Cynthia Harris above named informed me that she never learned to write & therefore made her mark
Harmon Van Tassel Justice
the word made in fourth line from top interlined before signing
Harmon Van Tassel

State of New York Warren County
I Thomas Archibald a Clerk of the said County do Certify that Harmon Van Saup before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn to on the day of the date of same Official and Caliphae one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and that I am well acquainted with the known writing of said Justice and truly believe his name subscribed to said Affidavit and Caliphae to be genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 30 th day of June 1848 Thomas Archibald a Clerk

Ogdenburg, N.Y.
May 15. 1901
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, -
I would like to find out if William Harris , who served in the War of '776 in Connecticut in Capt John Shurman's Co of the 1st Conn. Regiment, ever received a pension. If so, when did he receive it, and where? Did his wife Deborah get it after his death.
Did any of the William Harris who were in the War of 1776 in my state ever get pensions?

There were 10 of that name in N.Y. State who fought in War of 1776.
Yours resp'ly R. J. Phillips.
P.S. I wrote to Albany, N.Y. to get the record of Capt. William Harris in the War of 1812. He lived in Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. They have referred me to Record & Pension Dept., Washington D.C.

1937 July 21 - Visit to Mrs. Victor R. Solberg (Daughter in law, p. 14303 of Naval Record ) M.P.
Rev 19,696 WIDOW, &c.
May 21-1905 R. J. Phillips - Columbia N.Y.
File No. 19696 Cynthia Harris Widow of William Harris Dis. Rev. War
Act: Feb 21 46
Index: - Vol. 64 Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 8713 Cynthia Harris N. York Act 7 th July '38
Admitted
2 years
Priv
$ 80 per an.
Hiram Barboult Queensberry N York.

V No 8713 Cynthia Harris N. York Suspended
At the H. Barber April 26 th 1843
Act 7 th July '38 + Aug 2 nd 1842

J L Edwards Esq Town of Punning Washington

Dr Sir
Queensbury July 5 th 1843.
Inclosed I forward the accompanying papers in relation to the application of Cynthia Harris for a pension. I send Arthur Ford's affidavit showing that he is a pensioner, it appearing from your letter of the 26 th April that Ford's affidavit as to Harris' services were unsatisfactory inasmuch as it did not appear that Ford was a pensioner himself.
I send also Colonel Thomas A Sherwood's affidavit as to the non existence of any record of the marriage in this case amongst his Father Adial Sherwood's papers of which he now has the possession. Also Cynthia Harris' affidavit as to her not having any record of such marriage and Benjamin Harris' affidavit as to public records - which I trust will satisfactorily account for the absence of such proof by record evidence.
I also forward the Comptroller's certificate of records in his office being a transcript of Capt Adial Sherwood's pay roll under whom William Harris served as Sworn to by John Grey in his affidavit now on file but from the entry it appears was longer in prison than they have stated being Twenty one months & fifteen days service. Also a certificate of the Comptroller showing an additional pay warrant having been issued to William Harris for services rendered subsequent to April 1882. from all which it will now evidently appear that Harris must have served over two years besides the time

Sworn to by Ford - which service as stated by him must have been redundant, but probably he might be mistaken as to time, as it is far more difficult for that class of men who have so long served to be very accurate as to the year. Such services were performed than to state correctly the other facts which transpired at the time. Such as stated by Ford in this case that he there first made the acquaintance of said Hains & that he had a brother who served with Hains being then in the same company with him.
If the evidence of the marriage is now satisfactory I suppose the widow will be entitled to receive for such amount of services as is satisfactorily made out which I suppose is sufficient to give full pay - I am not aware that any additional proof can be produced - yet I should there still be a deficiency I will endeavor if possible to supply it - but trust none other will be required.
I am Sir yours Respectfully
Hiram Barker
J. L. Edwards Esq.

R.S.
I have not procured the Clerks Certificate to the Official Signatures to the affidavits before whom they were made as they were made before the same officers the other papers were sworn to before & to which the Clerks certificate is annexed I therefore deem it unnecessary. Should it not be you will please return them to me & I will supply that defect
Yours
H Barker

5728
2 Feb
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
D G

Glenfalls July first 1848 Sir I recd your of the 23 d June enclosing the pension certificate of Sarah Pike enclosed is the application of Cynthia Harris you will please return at your earliest convenience
J. S. Edward Esq.
Yours Respectfully Harrison Van Saub.

Sept 27 th .
Cynthia Harris, wid Am My rds 43
Mr no 5728
FREE
J. L. Edwards Commishoner of Pensions Washington

Mr
J. L. Edwards sir
Quincy August 29 th 1844
I Rec d from the war department a certificate for pension for Cynthia Harris widow of William Harris under the act of 1843 dated June 18 th 1844 which I produced to the pension Officer at Albany with the proper vouchers and they did not find his name there Recorded. They directed me to write to you Sir that his case had not been forwarded to the Office they could not find it at least write to me as soon as convenient the difficulty
Yours Respectfully
I am Sir Quincy Warren Co Ky
Benjamin Harris
Mr J. L. Edwards Commissioner of pensions

J. A. Sherwood Affidavit

State of New York } Washington County } Thomas A. Sherwood
of Washington County & State of New York being duly affirmed says that he is the son of Adiel Sherwood Esq. late of said County and State deceased and this deponent says that he has made diligent search among the papers and records of his deceased father, and that he has not been able to find any record of any marriage his said father made during his life time, and further this deponent saith that he verily believes that his father never did keep any regular record of marriages making him during his life time.
Thomas A. Sherwood
Subscribed & Affirmed } To this 5 th day of July } 1843. before me }
Hiram Barker First Judge of Warren Co Courts
Thomas A. Sherwood

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
11 th Dec r 1782
William Hearn's private £ 16 . 10 . 8
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, June 21 st
1843.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 1, now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
  First—under Capt. Gilbert Livingston in Col. Fred k Wimpfelf Regt.   Second, " " " " "   Third, " " " " "   Fourth, " " " " "   Fifth, " " " " "   Sixth, " " " " "   Seventh, " " " " "   Eighth, " " " " "   Ninth, " " " " "   Tenth, " " " " " 
Philip Hays  Deputy Comptroller

May 3 rd 48
NY
Cynthia Harris
Greenwich Village NY
From
Edward Enger
Com. of Primary
Washington DC

Quincy April 29 th 1843
Dear Sir
I forwarded to your address some time last winter some papers in behalf of Cynthia Harris Widow of William Harris deceased in support of her application for a pension. Since which time I have not heard from them. Will you have the kindness to inform me if they were received & if her claims have been examined at the department.
Yours very Respectfully
Hiram Barker
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions

8713
Feb 7 1828
N.Y. July 7. 1838,
Cynthia Harris
Greenwich Jan 31
Dear
Cynthia
Commence of Spring
Seven Sisters Road Washington D.C.

Sunday Jan 30 th 1843
Sir
I enclose the papers in behalf of the claim of Cynthia Harris Widow of William Harris deceased for a pension -
I wish after examining the testimony in this case before issuing the certificate you would inform me by letter the amount of time for which the proof authorizes an allowance for service - Mr Ford's affidavit only shows five months service under Captain Payne, which the widow swears was for nine months, they both agree as to the time of the discharge at the close of the service but as the company to which Ford belonged did not unite with the one under Payne sooner than he states he of course knew nothing of Harris' previous service, but there is no doubt of the fact of his having served nine months as the widow states - possibly the department may have the records of Payne's company at that time if so can by referring to it admit the service upon that & the widow's testimony but if not by signifying the fact to me, & delaying issuing the certificate it may give her an opportunity to produce other proof - Should it be necessary -
Yours with Respect
Hiram Barker
J. P. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions

Hiram Barber April 26 1843
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Pension Office April 26 th 1843.
Sir,
The papers in the case of Cynthia Harris claiming a pension under the Acts of 7 th July 1838 and 23 rd August 1842 have been examined and placed upon file. The evidence of Asher Ford who does not appear to be himself a pensioner covers only five months of the time for which the widow claims and is not moreover such as to be relied on. With reference to the services said to have been rendered during the year 1778 and subsequently, the Certificate of the Comptroller of New York must be produced showing that time during which William Harris did duty. There is no satisfactory proof of the time of the marriage which should be established by public or private records unless the failure to produce such evidence is satisfactorily accounted for.  Hiram Barber Esq r
Queensbury N. York
No 8713 Act 7 th July '38

Comptroller Certificate
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Pay Roll of Capt n Adiel Sherwoods Camp y . Col l . Morris Grahams Regiment New York Series in the Service of the United States from 1 st July 1780 to 21 st May 1783
   Names Commencing Ending Time Dollars Per Month Rations No. of Price Amount of Amt of Pay Rations   Months Days Amount Rations     William Harris private 1780 July 15 th 1782 Apr l 30 21 15 6 2 / 3 £ 57. 6. 8  
It appears from an audited Account now on file bearing equal date with the above that said Harris was a prisoner during this period of service
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany June 21 st 1843
I hereby certify the above to be a correct Abstract of Pay Roll now remaining on file in this office
Philip H. Nys Deputy Comptroller

B Harris affidavit

State of New York } ss Warren County } ss
Benjamin Harris of the town of Queensbury County aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose & say that he has made examination in regard to record evidence of the marriage of Cynthia Harris to William Harris deceased, & that there is no public records of such marriage now to be found & from all the information he can obtain he learns that it never was the custom of recording marriages in the town records in this state, and that there never existed any public record of the marriage of the said Cynthia Harris & further saith not
Benjamin Harris Subscribed & sworn before me this 5 th day of July 1843 -
William Barker Esq. Judge of Warren Co. Court

7797
New York
Copy Old R
Cynthia Harris widow of William Harris
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 31. August 1827 of Ulster in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company, commanded by Captain Icy & Sherwood of the Regt commanded by _____ in the N. Y. time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Oct. 1843 and sent to Miriam Barber Queensberry N.Y.
Total amount, $ 400.-
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Geo Humphreys Clerk, Book L Vol. 2. Page 84.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. County of Warren
On this 16 th day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- four before the subscriber, a Justice of the peace of the town of Quensbury in said County
personally appeared Cynthia Harris — a resident of the town of Quensbury in said county, aged Seventy nine who being first 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 3d of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolu- tionary war:
That she is the widow of William Harris , formerly of Quensbury aforsaid , who was a revolutionary soldier , but was not a pensioner, and who died at Quensbury  aforsaid , on the 29 th day of August , A.D. 1827
She further declares that she was a Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, and that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the said act was Eighty Dollars —
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Thurs Cynthia X Harris Mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } and year first above written. }
Palmer B. Jenkins Justice of the peace
I Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
Palmer B. Jenkins
Justice of the peace
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. County of Warren
I, Thomas Archibald clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Palmer B. Jenkins — was on the day of the date of the above jurat and certificate, a justice of the peace in and for the said county, duly appointed and qualified, and that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of of- fice and subscribed my name, this twelfth day of May — 184 4 .
Thomas Archibald Clerk
Stetson H. [?] June 12/44

Asken Fand, H. J. B.

Be it Remembered That on the 12 th day of June 1843 Asken Ford of Hartford, Washington County & State of New-York (to one well known) came before me, Salomon S. Loewen one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Washington, and made oath in due form of Law that he is a United States pensioner & that he is the identical person named in an original certificate now in his possession of which (I certify) the following is a true copy:
War Department.
Revolutionary Claims.
I certify that in conformity with a Law of the United States of the 7 th Jan 1832 Asken Ford of the state of New-York who was a Private in the Revolutionary army is entitled to receive Seventy one dollars and 87 1/2 cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 1 st of March 1831 and payable semi-annually on the 1 st of March and 1 st of September in every year.
This certificate is issued in lieu of one dated 7 th Nov. 1833 which is cancelled
Given at the War office of the United States this 29 th day of March one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four
Examined and countersigned
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Lee P. Foster Secretary of War
Endorsed on the back No (24169) Recorded in the Pension office, in Book E. Vol. 4 Page 100 by
Geo Crumwell Clerk
Affidavit that he made an affidavit before the said Salomon S. Loewen some time last year in which he set forth his knowledge of the Revolutionary services of William Harris - whose widow this deponent understood had

applied to the government of the United States for a pension on account of the services of her late husband now deceased and that this deponent did not state in that affidavit that he, this deponent, was a United States pensioner and further this deponent did not
Asker Ford
Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year first above written
Solomon J. Cunn Justice of the Peace