Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-03


Two or three months since, Mrs Harriet
NJ Owen, ct Rutland. Vt. aged eighty
i've. applied to the tamIissioner of PEN
sions for pension under the act OF March 9,
1875. The proof presented showed her to
be the widow Of Ira Owen, who served in
| Capt Timothy llubbari'4 company at the
battle of Plattsburgh, Sept. IL. Isl4 Her
husband died at Monktou, in 1886 and she
was afterwards granteds land warrant ot one
| hundred and sixty acres of land 90 accoun Mt
of the service Of her husband ga the
l6.h OF December her claim was rejected,
on the ground that there wa' 40 record of
the organization IN which the serTico was
alleged. Mrs. Owen ) lawyer. I. j +. DsaSitt,
Esq, appealed to the Secretary OF ths
Interior for re examination and couSidsra-
tion of the case making the following
point:
FirSt-Ihat the ground alleged by the
I Commissioner ..or the rejection OF the claisl
is not sufficient. If true. iof denving Zen
siuu -.S~. 49, '."s OF March y Is7r e-T, mar
act in terms authorizes applicants to estaD-
lish their right TO pension by any other
sufficient evidence when there is no record
of the service.
Second-rhe granting of land warrant
is by the same section made proof # service
to eatitle the applicant to pensic unless it
appears that the land warrant as improp-
erly granted. There is M .ebutting eyi-
dence in this case showing that the land
warrant was improperly granted.
Notwithstanding the finding of
the Commissioner of Pensions that there Is
mo record OF the organization in which
Individual service Is alleged" | contend
that there is q record OF the organization al
legged and it shows that Ira Owen served as
q corporal in the organization at the battle
OF Plattsburgh. Sept. IL. 1914. | refer you
to the accompanying certificate OF James
8. Peck, adjutant and Inspector general of
Vermont, which says that Ira Owen was
a corporal in Captain Timothy Hubbard's
company. and that he participated with
said company in the campaign ending with
the battle OF Plsttsburgh. Sept IL. 1914. as
appears by the files and records of his
Office
The records OF a State showing the service
OF the soldiers IN its jurisdiction and who
went from the State, are no less records"
than the records kept in the Interior or
War Department at Washington. d. T..
certified by the proper custodian thereof,
under the seal OF his office and of tEe State.
are entitled to full faith and credit and
should be received as record evidence. Mar
riages. deaths. etc, are proved by the GER
tlfcate from the town clerks that the lee
Ords in their Office show such facts, which
are always received at the pension Ctfce as
record evidence of the facts therein con
tanned.
Fourth 1t is a we.l-known historical fact
that Capt. Timothy Hubbard's company
from Montpelier was in the battle OF Piatts-
burgh and was crack company. of which
Montpelier has ever since the war OF 1872
proudly bOasted See Thompson history OF
Montpelier. I. j. DR.vITT.
Attorney for Harriet NJ. Owen.
The following is the Adiutant- Generals
certificate referred to
STATE OF NERMOsr
ADJUTAyr AND ISsrECroR GENERALS OFFICE,
MoSfPELIER, Dec n. A. ID. i--s.)
hereby certify that Ira owen a corporal in
Capt. Timothy hubbards company OF Vermont mil
tia and that he participated with said company IN
the campa gn ending with the battle fPlattsburgh
September ii til, Isl4 a. appears by the hles and
records Of this olhce. further certify that his
name Il borne on copy OF the roll Of said com
pany made at Burlington, VT. September 10Th, 1871
By order of Gen. Farley Davis, commanding the !
brigade that said copy made by Second Lieut. !
Joseph Howes OF said company Is un file In this |
Office and further certify that was acquainted
with Lieut.. Howe. IA hl- li;e tn, aud know I
personally that sad Toll T. IN his own proper hand
whiting.
il. JANIS s. PEch.
AdIutsut Grncrd I
The decisioR ui the Secretary OF the |
Interior has not yet been rendered. 1t is
awaited with interest as tho points raised |
are OF much importance and the decision |
may affect many similar cases
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like the ghost of Charlcnague upon; the
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'bOut us in our infancy and We lie about
heaven when We get older
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