Three affidavits: the first signed by Jacob Childs before a New York Commissioner of Deeds verifying his service in the First Regiment of New York Volunteers in the Mexican War; the second signed by Peter Waters, also from the First Regiment of New York Volunteers, verifying Jacob Child’s service; the third signed by Ward B. Burnett, colonel of the First Regiment of New York Volunteers, verifying Jacob Child’s service and honorable discharge. Certified by New York County Clerk William Walsh. 

Identifier
NYSA_A1254-77_B1F14_041

Date Original
June 4 1875

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, A1254-77, Entry documentation relating to pension claims, First N.Y. Regiment volunteers, Mexican War, 1878-1882. Box 1, Folder 14, item no. 41.

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