The Declaration in this case is precisely similar, in all material aspects, to those of Francis Cousineau, Dom: Suzor, Peter Navarre and James H. Navarre, as to the commencement and duration of the soldier's service--his captivity after ^and surrender by Gen^l. Hull--his escape, and subsequent service in a spy comp^y. &c.

      On 23^d. Sept^r. 1853 and on 23^d. Nov^r. 1853, the Auditor made reports confirming his first report of May 5, 1853, that "Robert Hutro Navarre served in Capt. Jobson's Jobean Co. Michigan Militia from 4^th. August 1812 to 18^th. August 1812, when surrendered by Gen^l. Hull--Engaged to serve till 4^th. January 1813.--

      Claimant's _^^husband was actually detained in captivity till 23^d. January 1813--when he escaped from his captivity, and again attached himself to the American Army.

      Warrant, N^o. 92.673 for 40 acres appears to have been inadvertently issued on 26^th. August 1853, there being no endorsement on the papers to show for what the claim was allowed.

      Party is entitled for 80 acres, of which claimant was advised on 5^th. Dec^r. last, when the warrant for 40 acres was recalled. Not yet heard from.

      The testimony offered is support of the claim for the alleged service from January 1813 to October 1813, are the depositions of Antoine Sargent and Laurent Durocher, the former of whom is reported upon unfavorably by the auditor, and the claims of both are supported by Claimants, who swear for each other as to the spy service, which is not found on any rolls in the auditor's office.

      For any greater allowance than 80 acres, this case stands upon the same ground as the applications of Consineau, Suzor and Peter Navarre, among the cases referred to me by the Com. which are not believed to be entitled to more than 80 acres which they have severally received.

      The cases of Durocher, Fortier, James H. Navarre, Jm^s. Paston & Antoine Sargant & many others of the same class of ---end page one--- cases in which warrants for 160 acres have been issued, are believed to be improperly issued for a larger quantity of land that their services properly enetitled to.

      The service in these cases is proved from 4^th. August 1812 to 16^th. August 1812, when they_^^parties were surrendered as prisoners of war and, according to the declarations made by them all, remained in captivity until January 1813, when they escaped--joined the American forces & remained with them in active service until September or October 1813. But they would seem to have been entitled only from the 4^th. to 16^th. August 1812, and in actual detention by the enemy from the 16^th. Aug^t. to January 1813, making a period of about five months.

      In most of the cases referred to, the auditor reported that they engaged to serve for six months; and this fact, taken in connecion connection with the service and detention in captivity for about five months, would seem to warrant the refusal to allow more than 80 acres in any of that class of cases; and especially as the auditor reports that his rolls afford no evidence in relation to the service as spies, claimed by the long list of applicants whose claims are prepared and advocated by Alex. D. Anderson, who is both Judge and Executioner, or Magistrate and Agent.

Joseph his X mark Dousseau Joseph his X mark Poupard dit Lafleur

Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year above written.

[& I certify that the above are creditable]---persons, & entitled to full credit & that I have no interest in the result of the case referred to.

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A. D. Anderson Justice of the peace

      On the 13th day of February March A.D. 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County Susanna Navarre aged 57 years resident of said county who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Robert H. Navarre deceased, who was first a private in the Company commanded by Captain Joseph Jobeans in the 2d Reg^t of Michigan Militia Commanded by Col. Anderson in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812; That he volunteered at the River Raisin on or about the 1st of July or August 1812 for the term of Six months or during the war. And actually served untill until the 16th of August 1812. When he was surrendered a prisoner of War, by Gen. Hull and delivered up his arms, and remained such prisoner of war until the on or about the 2019^thth day of January 1813--When her said husband volunteered at the Maumee, Ohio, under the command of Gen. Winchester and she thinks Col. Allen in company with his brother James H. Navarre and served as guides to Winchester on his advance march of Gen^l Harrison--to the River Raisin where he and his said brother and others participated ---end page one-- in the engagements with the British and Indians under Proctor, which resulted in the defeat of Winchester---then her said husband and his brothers retreated to Fort Meigs, and, were then employed by Genl Harrison in a company of spies--without any specific Captain but under the Genl command of Harrison, that Colonel Gratiot acted as interpreter at this time of their so engaging, that her said husband and the other spies, she is credibly informed, marched in advance of Col. Johnson's Mounted Rangers by special appointment--and went with him to the River Thames--and was not released from service untill until sometime about the middle of October 1813 at Detroit.
      Deponent states she has a land warrant for 40 acres _^^{done some time ago}, but does not recollect the No. thereof--which she, soon after getting the same, disposed of it, consequently is now unable to return it to the Civil Department, as is required in a letter from the Department to Mr. Anderson _^^{of recent date}, informing her, of her being entitled to a larger warrant than she received as aforesaid, and also requiring some further showing from _^^her--She cannot see any Justice in withholding any of her rights from _^^her because of her inability to return the warrant she has already received on account of errors in examining the original application at the Department--
---end page two-- She therefore makes this further declaration for the purpose of obtaining any additional quantity of bounty land to which she may be entitled by virtue of her said husband's service in said war _^^{under the act passed September 28th, 1850.}--And also furnishes the additional proof of the correctness of her statements in regard to said services, in affidavits of her _^^{said husband's} two brothers who served with him--hereto annexed.
She further states she was married to the said Robert H Navarre in Monroe Michigan on the 14th day of June A.D. 1815 by one Gabriel Richard a Catholic Clergyman that her name before her said marriage was Susanne Moore. That her said husband died at Cedar Point _^^Ohio on the 17th day of February 1847 and that she is still a widow never having married _^^again since _^^her husband's death.

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that I have no interest in the result of this case and I am not concerned in its prosecution and that all interliniation was made before the signing of _^^{the above}

WM. H Hall
Justice of the Peace

      On the 13th day of March A.D. 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County James H. Navarre aged 68 years and ---end page three-- Peter Navarre aged sixty-six years, both residents of said county--each and both of whom being duly sworn do declare he the said James H. is the identical James H Navarre who was _^^first a private in Captⁿ Jobin's [Joseph Jobean's Lt. Horse] Company and he the said Peter--the identical Peter Navarre who was first a private in Captain Menard's Com. in the 2^d Reg^t of Michigan Militia commanded by Col Anderson, and that they were each and both of them surrendered prisoners of war by Gen^l Hull on the 16^th of Aug^t 1812and so remained untill until about the 2019^th of January 1813 when they were engaged as guides to Gen^l Winchester on his advance to the River Raisin, where they participated in the engagements with the British and Indians and that after Winchester's defeat they were engaged as a company of spies under the command of Gen^l Harrison--for which service, he the said James H. has received a bounty land warrant No. 25729 for 160 acres and he the said Peter has received a _^^{bounty land} warrant No. 47545 for 80 acres and Deponents further state that they have first heard read the foregoing affidavit made by their Susanna Navarre, and know of their own positive knowledge--that the statements therein made concerning the services of Robert H. Navarre, in the said war, to be strictly correct and true, he ---end page four-- hav_^^ing actually served with them, deponents and [and deponents] further state, that they, the said Robert and the said Susanna, were legally Married and always, untill until the death of said Robert, lived together as husband and wife--and that the said Susanna is still living in this neighborhood and is yet a widow--and further saith not.

      On this tenth day of October A.D. 1872 personally appeared before me Victor Keen Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas a Court of Record in and for the County and State aforesaid Susan Navarre aged seventy-six years a resident of Oregon Township Lucas County State of Ohio who being duly sworn according to Law declares that she is the widow of Robert Navarre who served the full period of sixty days in the military service of the United States in the war of 1812 and who was the identical Robert Navarre who was enrolled in Captain John Beaugraw's [Beaugrand's] Company of Michigan Malitia Militia on or about the eleventh day of May 1811 and was honorably discharged on or about the first day of October 1813. That said Robert Navarre was employed by General W. H. Harrison at Fort Meigs Ohio on the Maumee of Lake Erie in the Secret Service and as courier during the spring of 1813. That she was married under the name of Susan Moore to said Robert Navarre on the fifteenth day of August 1814 by one Mr. Gibbs a justice of the Peace whose first full name is forgotten and subsequently in the following year by the Reverend Gabriel Richard a Catholic Priest at the River Raisin now called Monroe, State Michigan. ---end page one-- That there was no legal barrier to said marriage; that her said husband died at Cedar Point in Lucas County Ohio on the 18th day of February 1846 and that she has not remarried since his death; that at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she or her said husband adhere to the cause of the enemies of the government giving them aid or comfort, or exercised the function of any office whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States. That she will support the Constitution of the United States; that she is not in receipt of a Pension under any previous act, that she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension rolls of the United States under the provisions of the Act approved Feby. 14th 1871 and hereby constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution and revocation Arnold McMahan of East Toledo Lucas County Ohio her true and lawful attorney to prosecute her claim and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued; that her post office is at East Toledo, County of Lucas State of Ohio and that her domicile or Place of abode is in Oregon Township Lucas County Ohio

Also personally appeared Sirile Plumey and Ira K. Seaman residing at and near East Toledo Lucas County Ohio persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me duly sworn say: They were present and saw Susan Navarre the claimant make her mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and she has not remarried since the death of her husband but remains his widow; and at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she or her said husband adhere to the cause of the enemies of the government or give them aid or comfort. That they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.

The objections stated in relation to the claim of Francis Cousineau's application for an increased allowances of Bounty Land, apply to this case. A Warrant for 160 acres has been issued to him, and is believed to have been done somewhat inadvertently. That Warrant has been recalled, in order that one for 80 acres may be issued in it's its stead. A caveat has been entered at the General Land Office.

This claimant has received a warrant for 40 acres--there is proof among the papers to show that she is entitled to a Warrant for 80 acres.

I Peter Navarre being first duly sworn as the law directs on my oath declare. That I am the identical Peter Navarre who was a Private in Captain Joseph Manars [Menard's] Company of Michigan Malitia Militia in the war of 1812. That I am now duly enrolled a Pensioner of the United States under the act of February 14th 1871 that I was well acquainted with my brother Robert Navarre who was a Private in Capt. John Beaugraw's [Beaugrand's] company of Michigan Malitia Militia in the war of 1812 also am well acquainted with Susan Navarre widow of said Robert Navarre who is now an applicant for pension under the act of Feby. 14th 1871. That said Robert and Susan Navarre were duly married and lived together as husband and wife from the date of their marriage in the year 1814 to the time of death of the said Robert Navarre in February 1846. that the said Susan Navarre never remarried but has remained the widow of said Robert Navarre. That I know from personal knowledge that said Robert Navarre served as a Private as aforesaid and was in the year 1813 employed in company with myself in the secret service by General W. H. Harrison as Scout and Courier at Fort Meigs and in the Country near the head of Lake Erie that he served (over) ---end page one-- in the military service of the United States as stated herein more than the full period of sixty days. That I was Present as a witness at the marriage of my brother the said Robert Navarre and Susan Navarre whose maiden name was Susan Moore, on the 15th day of August 1814.

      Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of October 1872 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above statement as sworn to were fully made known and explained to deponent before swearing. That I am well acquainted with said Peter Navarre and know him to be the person he represents himself that he is a credible witness and I declare I have no interest in the claim for pension in this case.

Victor Keen, Clerk
Count. Cour. Pleas. Lucas
Co. OH.

Claim of Mrs Susan Navarre widow of Robert Navarre Private of Captain John Beaugraw's Company of Michigan Malitia Militia.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
    Washington DC

    Dear Sir,
        Inclosed Enclosed I have the honor to submit the application of Susan Navarre widow of Robert Navarre to be enrolled as a pensioner of the United States under act Feby. 14 1871.