Service Pension
War of 1812
Widow's Brief
Claim No. 35210
Act of M[] 72
Original Case
Chlorinda Goff, widow of Elisha Goff
Post Office:  Rockford, County of Winnebago, State of Ill.
Attorney:  E. W. Blaisdell  P.O.: Rockford
Application filed March 7, 1879
Proof of identity. { I do not think that Rec [Bh]
                     fits this claim (no 305517)
Rej Dec 9, 1880, Insufficient data
No pension previously applied for
          Wm. L. Cooke (Pension Searcher)
Rej Bounty Land claim 305517
          HM [Halls] (Bounty Land Searcher)
          JE Carpenter (Examiner)
Approved Decr 10, 1880
          [] T. Clements
          Delay [Re Res]
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State of Illinois}
Winnebago County }
     On this third day of March AD 1879, per-
sonally appeared before me a Clerk
of the circuit Court in and for the County
aforesaid, Chlorinda Goff, a resident
the city of Rockford in the County afore-
said, aged 78, who being first-duly sworn
according to law doth on her oath make
the following declaration, in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress, of Mar 9, 1878.  That she
is the widow of Elisha Goff, who was
a private, in company --- commanded by
--- in the war of 1812, & who served at
the battle of Plattsburgh - who enlisted (as
she thinks) at Sk[reu]sboro or Newtown in
New York State, who was honorably dis-
charged from said service & who died
at Shirland, Winnebago County Illinois
Sept 7, 1869.  She further declares that she
was married to said Elisha Goff on
the 3d February, 1825, at Sullivan,
Pennsylvania, & that she has remained
a widow ever since the death of her 
said husband as aforesaid, as will [sworn]
[petty] appear & proof [bereoitta] [teeueswilled], she
also declares that she has not in
any manner been engaged in or aided 
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or abetted the rebellion in the United
States.  She further appoints E. W. Blaisdell of Rockford 
Ill. her attorney in this case and agrees to pay
him $10 for his services.
            Chlorinda Goff          Seal
Also personally appeared Ellery Wood and
F. L. Taylor residents of the County afore-
said persons whom I certify to be
respectable and settled to credit, &
who being by me duly sworn say that
they were present and saw Chlorinda
Goff, the applicant, sign her name
to the foregoing declaration, they fur-
ther swear that they have every reason
to believe [poree] the [affearcern] of the 
applicant and their acquaintance with
her, that she is the identical person
she represents herself to be and that
they have no interest in the pros-
ecution of this claim.
            Ellery Wood           Seal
            F. L. Taylor          Seal
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this third day of February AD 1879, and
I hereby certify that I have no interest
direct or indirect in the prosecution
of this claim.    F. M. Butler
                  Clerk of the Circuit Court
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Widow says her husband Elisha Goff
was [inferpsed] into the service at
Plattsburgh as a teamster, for 21 days.
They were there living at Castleton Rutland
Co. Vermont.

C. Goff (stamped Department of Interior Jun 6 1879)
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{on letterhead from Dept of Interior, Pension Office}
1812 El M                     Washington D.C.  March 24 "1879
Sir:
     In the claim fo 35210 of Chlorinda Goff
as widow of Elisha Goff for a pension under act of 
Mch 9 "78 you should furnish the names of the
Captains or other officers under whom the soldier
served in the war of 1812, or the testimony of two
comrades showing that the soldier served under the
same Captain and at the same time with themselves
or if possible the number of land warrant procured
by soldier, it being impossible without such data
to ascertain the service of the soldier
     Please return this letter with the evidence
                              Very respectfully
  E.W. Blaisdell Atty         [scribble]
         Rockford, Illi       Commissioner
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{this part probably relates to Elisha Goff of Ky.}
{stamp dated 1/13/1893, US Pension Office}
Aurora Springs MO Jan 9 1893
Mr. Green B. Ramon Commissioner
of Pension Washington D C
Dear sir I will drop you a line my
object in doing so is this my Father
was a soldier in the war of 1812
his name was Elish Goff he Enlisted
from the state of Ky his Co & Reg
is forgotten I am the only heir that
is living now & want to Know if
there wood bee any thing due me as
an heir of his from his service and if
so what proof wood I bee required
to make in the case pleas answer this
as Early as is covenient

          Rebecca June

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