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Declaration of Eldad Jackson who was drafted at Meredith, 8 Sept 1813 for service in the War of 1812.

Submitted by Dan Touse, March 22, 1998


DECLARATION

Unites States of America
State of New York
County of Tompkins

On this 3 day of Aug A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, 
personally appeared before me Azerbia Q McPeer [?best guess] within and 
for the County and State aforesaid, Eldad Jackson, aged 68 years, a resident 
of Ithaca  in the State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law, 
declares that he is the identical Eldad Jackson  who was a private  in the 
company commanded by Capt. Howell  in the ____ [blank] regiment of New York 
Militia  commanded by Col Putnam Farrington  in the War with Great Britain declared 
by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812.   That he volunteered or was 
drafted under the General Orders of the Governor of this State, for its defense, at 
Meredith, Delaware Co  on or about the 8th  day of September A.D.  1813, 
for the term of one month   and under further General Orders he volunteered 
at ______[blank] on or about ____[blank] and served at  Brooklin Haven, New 
Jersey[? - best guess] and continued in actual service in said war for the 
term of one and one-half months and was honorably discharged  from said 
service; for which he has received from the United States his Land Warrants 
No _____[blank] for _____[blank] acres, and No.  20.557 for 160 acres.   And 
further, in the performance of he service before recited, he furnished at 
his own cost the following clothing and equipments, as directed by the "Act 
to organize the Militia of the State of New York," &tc, passed March 29th, 
1809, and the General Orders heretofore referred to:

1 Hat                   $5.90
1 Pair Pantaloon        $5.00
1 Bayonette
1 Plate and plume
1 Stock
1 Cartridge box         $3.00
1 Military cap
1 Over-coat            $10.00
2 Belts
1 Chapeau
1 Blanket               $5.00
1 Sword and Pelt
1 Plume
1 Knapsack              $1.00
4 Pr Stockings          $2.00
1 Uniform coat
1 Canteen               $ .50
2 Shirts                $3.00
1 Ordinary coat        $15.00
1 Musket
2 Woolands              $2.00
1 Vest                  $2.50
1 Rifle                $20.00
1 Pr Shoes              $3.00
1 Pr C___
1 Pr Suwarrow Boots [?] $5.00
2 Neckerchief           $1.50
[illegible handwriting]

    The  Rifle and Cartridge box were used but not destroyed in service.

In amount Eighty-one and 50/100 dollars, which were depreciated, worn out,
lost or destroyed in said service, for which he has not received payment,
either in whole or in part.   That he pad in said service necessary and
unavoidable expenses as follows, to wit:

   Cash paid for Transportation and Incidental Expenses, from Meredith  to
New York       City     $ 5.00

  Cash paid for Transportation and Incidental Expenses, from New York City
to       Meredith            $10.00

   Cash paid for transportation and Incidental Expenses, from __[blank]__ to
          __[blank]__

   Cash paid for transportation and Incidental Expenses, from __[blank[__ to
          __[blank]__

Making the aggregate amount for transportation and incidental expenses of 
$15. for which he has not received payment in part or in whole.  And that 
the said several sums, to wit: the sum of  $81.50  for clothing and 
equipments depreciated, worn out, lost, or destroyed, aforesaid, and the 
sum of $15. For transportation and incidental expenses as aforesaid, are 
justly due and payable to him, with interest thereon, for clothing and 
equipments as aforesaid, and for his contingent expenses as Volunteer or 
Draft on the Militia of said State, for its defense during the said War, 
as provided to be paid by the Act entitled
"An Act for the Relief of certain Volunteers." &tc as passed 21 April 1848.

         Eldad  Jackson

I do hereby constitute and appoint, irrevocably,   Jerome Rowe of  Ithaca, 
my true and lawful Attorney for me, and in my name, place, and stead, to 
ask, demand and receive
from the State of New York,  or from any office or person appointed or 
diected to pay the  same, the amount due me as above stated,  or any sum 
that they may be found to be justly  due me,  giving and granting unto my 
said Attorney full pwer and authority to do and perform all and every act or 
thing whatsoever requisite to be done in and about the premises  as fully, 
to all intents and purposes, as I might  or  could do if  personally 
present, with full power of substitution  or revocation, hereby ratifying 
and confirming all that my said attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do 
or  cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      Witness my hand and seal on the day and year
Sealed etc       first above written
        Eldad  Jackson

State of New York
County of Tompkins
   I, Samuel W Smith, a  Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and 
State aforesaid,

     Do hereby Certify that the Militia Service of  Eldad Jackson   set
forth, has been
acknowledged and confirmed by the United States issue to him of Land Warrant
No __ [blank] for __[blank]__ acres, under the Bounty Land Act passed by
Congress September 28th, 1850; and Land Warrant No 20.557 for 160 acres,
under Act passed March 3rd, 1855.
    I also Certify that the said Eldad  Jackson  is personally known to me
to be the per-
son above described, the before written matter in my presence, and duly
made  oath according to law,  that the foregoing claim to the best of his
knowledge and belief, is true;
and also acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Power of Attorney to be
his act and deed.

    In Testimony Whereof  I have heretofore subscribed my name
       this 3rd  day of   August   1857
      S W Smith,   Justice of  the  Peace
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