Original Brief Cover Letter
171.735 Act March 3, 1855
        May 19, 1855
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Sarah Manker, widow of
William Manker - private.
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Capt. John Hardin,
Genl. Harmon.
           Va. Mil.
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Revolutionary War.
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Original brief enclosed.
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C.W. Bennett, Present.

Brief
Page 1

State of Ohio      }
                   }  ss.
County Of Highland }

On this 10th day of May A.D. one thousand

eight hundred and fifty five, per-

sonally appeared before me, a Justice

of the Peace within and for the county

and State aforesaid, Sarah Manker,

aged 69 years, a resident of Highland Coun-

ty, in the State of Ohio, who being duly sworn

according to law, declares that she is the

widow of William Manker, deceased, who

was a private in the company comman-

ded by Captain John Harden in the

Regiment of Militia commanded

by General Harmer in the war with

the indians on the Maumee River declared

by the United States in A.D. 1890, that

her said husband enlisted, drafted or
                         in Virginia or Penn-
volunteered at Redstone ^ on or about
  sylvania she thinks near Brownsville
A.D. 1890. for the term of twelve months, and

was honorably discharged at the place

where Cincinnatti now is in the State

of Ohio, on or about sometime in A.D.

1891 or 92.

She further states that she was mar-

ried to the said William Manker on

the 1st day of July A.D. 1817, by one John

Thomas a Justice of the peace for Cham-

paign County Ohio, and that her

name before her said marriage

was Sarah Powers, that her said

husband died at Highland County

on the 29th day April A.D. 1839, and

that she is now a widow.

She makes this declaration for the pur-

Brief
Page 2

pose of obtaining the bounty land to which

she may be entitled under the act ap-

proved March 3, 1855.

She further states that her husband

received a pension for five or six years

before he died of $20. per year for his ser-

vices in said war.
                           her
                     Sarah  X  Manker
                           mark

We Abraham Shoemaker and Mary

Ann Shoemaker, residents of Highland

County in the State of Ohio, upon our

oaths declare that the foregoing declaration

was signed and acknowledged by Sarah

Manker in our presence; and that

we believe, from the appearance and

statements of the applicant, that

she is the identical person she repre-
                          We
sents herself to be.  They further
               we         ^
state that they know that the said
               ^
Wm. Manker named in the above

declaration of said Sarah Manker

is dead and that he died at

the time stated in the above

declaration, and that he said

Sarah Manker is now a widow.

                     his
              Abraham X Shoemaker
                     mark
                      her
              Mary Ann X Shoemaker
                      mark

The foregoing declaration and affi-

davit was sworn to and subscribed

before me on the day and year above writ-

ten, and I certify that I know the affi-

ants to be credible person; that the

claimant is the person she represents

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Page 3

herself to be, and that I have no in-

terest in this claim.

              David Milburn J.P.

The certificate of Marriage accom-

panying this declaration is the genuine

true private family record of this

marriage of above named William

Mancher and above named Sarah

Powers.

                   his
            Abraham X Shoemaker
                   mark

The above certificate of Abraham Shoe-

maker was sworn to and subscribed

in my presence before me on the day

and year first above written.

              David Milburn J.P.


The State of Ohio  }
                   }  ss.
Highland County    }

I, G.F. Stevens, Clerk of the Court of

Cowman Pleas within and for the County and State

aforesaid do hereby certify that David Milburn Esq.

before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit

were made and who has thereto subscribed his

name, was at the time of so doing and now is, an

acting Justice of the Peace, duly Elected, Commissioned and

qualified; that full faith and credit are due to all of

his official acts as such Justice of the Peace and

that his signature thereto is genuine.

                  In testimony whereof I hereto sub-

                  scribe my name and affix the

                  Seal of our said Court at

                  Hillsborough this 14th day of

                  May A.D. 1855.

                              G.F. Stevens Clk H.C.

Refusal Cover Letter

141.735 Act Mar 5th /55
        May 19th /55
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Sarah Manker Wid
William Manker Priv
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Capt John Harden
Genl Harmer
?d Virg
?d Mil
Indian War
Rev.War
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O.32.No.22.600
?????? Oct 2nd /57
?? Mar 3 /56 ??
=============
There is no evidence of com-
mand of Capt. John Harden
Va. Mil. for the period claimed
by the within's application,
on file in this office.
             3d Aud Office
                April 26 1856

C.W. Bennet
Present      ??????????
             Aud

Bounty Land claim refusal
[Transcriber's note:  Italics represent wording of pre-printed form.]

                    (CIRCULAR A.)
                              PENSION OFFICE,
                              May 3 1856

Sir:
The application of Sarah Manker, Wid.
Wm. Manker
for bounty land under the act of 3d March, 1855, No. 141.735 has been
examined, and the claim suspended.
Service is alleged to have rendered in Capt. John Harden's
Va. Mil. Indian War
The Auditor reports:
                              "No rolls"
and as the third section of said act requires service to be established by record evidence,
parole testimony is inadmissible.  The claim will, therefore, remain suspended until the
service is established by record evidence, as contemplated by said act.

Henry Rhoades, Esq.
Hillsboro, O.               Respectfully, &c.,
                                     J. MINOT,
                                          Commissioner.

[Transcriber's note:  The following is printed vertically along the
left side of the form.]

N.B.--Endorse the words "Additional evidence" upon the envelope of all papers
addressed to this office upon business already before it, and the number to which
they refer, upon the papers.

Re-examination Cover Letter

                    Washington
                         June 3, 1857
Hon'l. Geo. C. Whiting,
    Comm'r of Pensions    Sir
                    I have the honor to
enclose herewith Authority to prosecute
the suspended claim of Sarah Manker
No. 141.735 for Land act 1855.  Suspended
for the reason that there are no rolls of
Capt. John Harden Co. Va. M'a Indian war.
     I am informed that claimants hus-
band Wm. Manker was an Invalid Pen-
sioner upon the Cincinnati, Ohio roll
and died some 18 years since.  I beg
to refer to the papers upon which he
was pensioned and respectfully re-
quest a re-examination of the claim.
          Very Respectfully
               Your Ob't. Serv't.
                    C.W. Bennett
                            Atty

Pension Certificate

Ohio 22.600
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Wm. Manker
of Highland Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in Co. commanded
by Captain Baldwin of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Riddle in the Virginia
?ne for six mos.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Nov.
1833 and sent to Wm. Scott
Hillsboro, Highland Co. Ohio.
=================================================
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833    50.--
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mar 34  10.--
                                   ======
                                   $60.00
                                   ======

                        {  Revolutionary Claim  }
                        {  Act June 7, 1832.    }

Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk,
Book   Vol. 8  Page 17.

[Transcriber's note:  The following pages appear to be supplemental
documentation for the Bounty Land claim of Sarah Powers Manker.
There is no cover letter or explanation for these pages in the
file.  The previous cover letter is dated before these documents.]

Supplemental Documentation
Page 1

State of Ohio       }
                    }  ss.
County of Highland  }

     On this 5th day of September 1857 person-

ally appeared before me, a Justice of the

Peace within and for the county and state

aforesaid Catharine Hook of lawful

age, a resident of the State of Ohio,

Highland County in the State of

Ohio who being duly sworn according to

law, declares that she was personally

and well acquainted with William Manker

and his wife Sarah Manker who is now

an applicant for bounty land for

the service of her husband in the war

of 1792.  She states that she lived in

the family of said William Manker

and that said William Manker resided

in Highland County Ohio; and she

states that she knows that said

William Manker was a United States

pensioner and she has seen his certificate

frequently upon which he drew his yearly

pension, sometimes he drew every six months.

She further states that she never knew

any other William Manker except

a young man of that name.  She further

states that said William Manker

lived in Highland County Ohio at

the time he drew his pension and

that he is now dead and that

said Sarah Manker that has

applied for bounty land by the

agency of Henry Rhoades is said

William Mankers widow.

Attest

     Henry Rhoades         Katherine hook

Supplemental Documentation
Page 2

[Transcriber's note:  I think there is a page missing here.  The next page
begins without the prerequisite "County of ??? and State of ???," "personally
appeared before me," "upon her oath," or other usual legal jargon.  I don't
know if I had it and lost it or if I never had it; sort of like my mind.]

Supplemental Documentation
Page 3

William Manker was a resident of

said Co in said State when he died

and that he died about 18 years

since.  She also states that his said

widow Sarah Manker is yet a

resident of said County.  She further

states that she never knew any other

William Manker who lived in High-

land County.

Attest
                             her
Henry Rhoades        Mary Ann X Shoemaker
                             mark

The foregoing affidavit was sworn to and

subscribed before me on the day and

and year above written; and I certify

that I know the affiant to be

a credible person and that she

is the person she represents

herself to be.

                Mishall J. Manker J.P.


State of Ohio       }
                    }  ss.
County of Highland  }

On this    day of September 1857 personally ap-

peared before me                  a Justice

of the Peace within and for the County and

state aforesaid William Scott of lawful

age a resident of Highland County in the

State of Ohio. who being duly sworn accor-

ding to law states that he made applica-

tion for a pension for William Manker who

then resided in Highland County Ohio,

the states that the obtained the certificate

for William Manker to draw a pension and

thinks that he drew his first pension money

which was twenty dollars, the date of the cer-

tificate was the 16th day of Nov. 1833. He states

Supplemental Documentation
Page 4

that he never knew any other William Manker

that resided in Highland County Ohio

who was a United States pensioner except

the above named William Manker.

Wm Scott

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of September

A.D. 1857

                                    M. Waddel J.P


The State of Ohio }
                  } ss.
Highland County   }

     I G.F. Stevens Clerk of the Court

of Common Pleas within and for the County and

State aforesaid do hereby certify that Mishall J.

Manker Esq and M. Waddel Esq. before whom

the foregoing affidavits were made and sub-

scribed and whose genuine signatures are att-

ached to the certificates thereof were, at the dates

of said certificates and now are acting Justices

of the Peace within and for the said county of

Highland, duly commissioned and sworn res-

pectively and that full faith and credit are

due to all of their official acts as such Jus-

tices of the Peace.

                   In Testimony whereof I hereto

                   subscribe my name and affix

                   the seal of our Said Court at

                   Hillsborough this oth day of

                   September A.D. 1857

                               G.F. Stevens, Clk.