Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19793, Robert Hungerford, Conn
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(8-1776)

SERVICE                                               NUMBER

Conn         Hungerford, Robert         W.19793  [line handwritten]
                                         Robart                                        [handwritten]
                                         Olive                                           [handwritten]
_________________________________________________________________________________
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Connecticut N* 28.325.
Robert Hungerford
of E.Haddam in the State of Connecticut
who was a [crossed out] [illegible] Lt. in the Corps commanded by Captain Holmes of the [illegible] commanded by Throop Col in the Connecticut line for [illegible] 3 months 15
[illegible] . . . b   " 80

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 93 Dollars  _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] day of May 1834 and 
Hon. N. Barbour [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th day of Mar. 1834 . . 285.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Sept. . . 47.50
// 332.50

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk,
Book E2.. Vol. - Page 17 --
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Conneection 2491
Olive Hungerford
widow of Robert Hungerford
who was a Sgt. and Lt.
in the Conn line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 95 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Oct. 1843 and sent to
E A Bulkeley 
East Haddam
Conn
Act of March 3,1843
Recorded in book A
Vol 1
Page 68
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Deposition of Joseph E. 
Ely -
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Joseph E. Ely of Lyme in the County of New London and State of Connecticut in the sixty fifth year of his age deposes and says, that he is acquainted and has been from his youth with Mr Olive Hungerford now of East Haddam, widow  of Robert Hungerford late of East Haddam deceased and who at the time of his marriage was called Robert Hungerford Jr the Deponent was present at the wedding which was celebrated between the years AD 1783 and 1788 the precise year & month deponent does not recollect. The deponent thinks it was after 1783 because in that year he finds certain articles such as were probably designed for house keeping charged to Olive Ely upon the book of his father - and before 1788 because Robert Hungerford Jr & his wife Olive in that year executed to the Deponents father Eliha Ely a deed of a certain tract of land that fell to Mrs Hungerford from her Mother. Revd George Beckwith who was the minister in North Lyme and now deceased performd the marriage ceremony
The deed above referred to is hereto annexed marked A. The subscribing witness to the deed and Justice before whom the acknowledgment was taken are dead. 
Joseph. E. Ely -
The words "in that" [illegible] before signing EAB - Not Pub - State of Connecticut County of New London town of Lyme p September 25th 1838.  Then personally appeared Joseph E Ely who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and who is known to me to be a credible person and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the same - In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal this 25th day of September 1838

Eliphalet A Bulkeley Notary Public
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To all people to whom these people shall come greeting know ye that Mr Robert Hungerford Junior and  Olive Hungerford of East Haddam in Middlesex County and State of Connecticut. For the consideration of Thirty Six pound Lawful money received to and A full satisfaction of Elihu Ely of Lyme in New London County I state aforesaid. So give grant bargain sell and convey into the land Elihu Ely has him and asigns one contains grant or piece of land in the township of Lyme Estate in the third Saturday of your containing about nine acres and half of land.  Bounded as follows being at the southwest corner at the large black oak stump being on antisent bound between so land and the Rev. George Berwoods land hence easterly by so back with land about ___. But, to a large Chestnut stump hence North Eastwardly about sixteen. Bad to attach and shame to Josiah Elys land hence Westardly by said Ely's land about workers bad to an back stump being a bound of Josiah - Ely's land. Hence North westardly by said Ely. Land about evenly, bad sit it comes to a stake and homes by Eyna Seddon . Eigth land tributedI sot of to Charity Ely. Now Charity Brown of Lebanon hense Southwardly by Charity land or that lot of to her about twelve bod to the right baron..To have I to her. About gained premise. All the Ely. All the cudo Ely applies be on hence belonging to him said Elihu Ely. His heirs align forever.  Furthermore he this said Robert Hungerford. So by these people bind ourselves over him. Executor, I administrator, to warrant and defend the above granted Occasions against all claims and demand, whatsoever to him that said Elihu Ely his then and affogn forever seah this 22 day of May of 1788. 

Signed sealed as delivered Robert Hungerford presence of Olive Hungenford presence of Ezra Lewen Dudley Tylen New London County of Lyme county the 22nd AD 1788.

Profound all of esc. Robert Hungerford for Olive Hungerford the signer and all on of the five going interest and signer of this fight the land to be the present and God before now.

Ezra Seldon Justice of peace
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Elihu Ely Deed from Robert Hungerford Co 
Received to Record the 9th Day of September 1788 by John Lay Reg.

Entered in the 18 Book page 320 and Compared 
Just(ice) David F Lill, Reg.
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2484
Declaration of Olive Hungerford to obtain benefit of the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 

Con: Act 7 July 38

M 84 d 34

aomd
3 mo Length
6  S h

$95

No deduction

E. A. Bulklay
E. Haddam
Con.
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State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex
Probate District of East Haddam

On this 5th day of October AD 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of East Haddam being a Court of Record having a Clerk and Deal Olive Hungerford a resident of said town of East Haddam, is the County of Middlesex aged eighty years, 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 passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Robert Hungerford late of East Haddam deceased who was a sergeant and lieutenant in the militia drafted into the service of the United States in the year 1776 and subsequent to that time he served in the years 1776 as the Deponent believes as a sergeant in the Company of Capt. Zechariah Hungerford three months in the vicinity of New York - was in hearing of the battle at White Plains -
He afterwards served at New London the year the applicant cannot state for two months as she thinks in a Company commanded by the Capt. Matthew Smith.

He also served at New London two months as Lieutenant Commander of the Company. The Applicant does not remember the year
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The applicant thinks he also served at New London as Lieutenant another month but the year and time of year he cannot state. 

He was also frequently called out on alarms proceeding from New London -- The said Robert Hungerford during the time of performing the above named services resided in the town of East Hadolam, County of MIddlesex and State of Connecticut and was as the applicant believes drafted at all times when in the public service -- The applicant is unable to state the precise time when the services of these Robert Hungerford commenced and terminated but would refer the Department to the application of the said Robert Hungerford and his declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 for a more particular statement -- The said Robert Hungerford was place on the Pension Roll of the Connecticut Agency at the rate of ninety five dollars a year and the applicant would refer to the documentary evidence and other testimony accompanying his declaration as evidence in support of her claim -- of his pension she states from memory only.
She further declares that she was married to said Robert Hungerford on the 17th day of March 1784, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four and that her husband the aforesaid Robert Hungerford died on the 29th day of December eighteen hundred and thirty four that she was not married to him prior to his
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leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred ninety-four viz: at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before the Court of Probate for the District of East Haddam in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said court.

Olive Hungerford 

The name of Olive Hungerford was by mistake subscribed after the works the seal of Court, instead of after the words "as the time above stated" in the fifth line above her name.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the Court of Probate for the District of East Haddam.  In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said Count the day and year aforesaid,

Frederick W Green Clerk
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Deposition of Ansel Hungerford
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Ansel Hungerford of East Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut deposes and says that he is a son of Robert Hungerford late of East Haddam deceasd  That after the death of his Father the papers hereto annexed marked A and B were found among the papers of his father and are the only family records of the marriage of his father and mother and of the births of their children within his knowledge.  The Department further saith that the said Robert Hungerford died at East Haddam the 29th day of December A D 1834, and that his mother Olive Hungerford is still living and the widow of said Robert Hungerford and unmarried since his death.  The papers marked Act B are in the handwriting of Robert Hungerford .
Ansel Hungerford

State of Connecticut  County of Middlesex } ss East Haddam October 5th 1838.  There Personally appeared Ansel Hungerford who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and who is known to me to be a credible person, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same in due form of law.  In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid
Eliphalet A Bulkeley Notary Public
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[illegible] was born on Thursday, Married on Thursday & died on Thursday

I was married to Lovice Warner on Thursday the 15th of February 1776 in the 25th year of Both of our Ages.
A    Robert Hungerford Was Born on Friday the 17th day of Jany 1777
Lovice Departed this Life on Thursday the 22 of May [illegible] in the 26th year of Her age - - - 

I was Married to Olive Ely on Wednesday the 17th [illegible] March 1784
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Joseph Ely Hungerford born on Wednesday 28th of July 1784

B 
William Hungerford born on Wednesday the 22 of Nov 1786.  
Lovice Hungerford born on Sunday the 18th Day of Oct 1789.  
Ansel Hungerford born on (Monday crossed out) Saturday the 3rd day of March 1792
Asa Hungerford born on Monday the 16th of February 1795
Richard Hungerford born on Wednesday the 28th of November 1798

Ansel Hungerford died on Saturday the 24th day of May 1800

Ansel Hungerford Born on Tuesday the 21st day of April 1801

Rebekah E Hungerford born on Tuesday the 20 Nov 1804 at night about 10 Clock
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Robert Hungerford
Application for Pension
30 8 51
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was not engaged. Applicant thinks Gen.l Parsons commanded the Brigade. There were other Regiments in the vicinity of that to which Applicant belonged, but he cannot now recollect  the names of the Commanding officers. The Applicant continued in this service as Sergeant and Clerk of the Company to which he belonged not less than three months, when he was discharged by parol [sic]. The Applicant would refer
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was not engaged. Applicant thinks Gen.l Parsons commanded the Brigade. There were other Regiments in the vicinity of that to which Applicant belonged, but he cannot now recollect the names of the Commanding officers. The Applicant continued in this service as Sergeant and Clerk of the Company to which he belonged not less than three months, when he was discharged by parol [sic]. The Applicant would refer to the letters and Documents accompanying this, marked A. B. C. D. E. F. which letters and documents were received by him and issued during the abovementioned period of his service. The applicant would refer to the deposition of Abraham Willey which accompanies this. The Applicant knows of no other witness who can testify to his service.

2nd In the year 1773 in the spring of the year, the Applicant went on a tour of duty to New London in Connecticut, the Applicant then resided at East Haddam aforesaid, he was Lieutenant of a Company of Militia of which Zechariah Hungerford was Captain. Abraham Willey was Ensign. Colonel Throop had command of the Regiment which Applicant thinks was called out at this time. Applicant continued at New London in the capacity of Lieutenant not less than one month. Applicant recollects that during this period he was Judge Advocate of a Court Martial for the trial of a Lieutenant whose name he thinks was Mercer. Applicant received no written discharge but was regularly dismissed. For documentary evidence of his claim the Applicant would refer to his Commission which accompanies this marked G. The Applicant knows of no witness, whose testimony he can procure that can testify to his service
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3rd In the year 1779 in the first part of the month of July as near as the Applicant recollects the Applicant then residing at East Haddam aforesaid was dropped [?] from the Company to which he belonged for the period of two months and went on a tour of duty to New London in Connecticut where he joined a Company of which Matthew Smith was Captain, the Applicant was Lieutenant and Elijah Ackley Ensign. The Company belonged to a Regiment of which Matthew Gallup was Colonel. the [sic] Majors name was Huntington. The Company was employed in keeping quar and part of the time in building a fort by some called Fort Nonsense. The other Companies at New London at the time were commanded by Captain Carew Deshon, Isham [?] and Williams. Applicant continued at New London two months in the capacity of Lieutenant of the company to which he belonged, when he was dismissed by parol [sic]. The Applicant would refer to an order for a Court Martial signed by Col Gallup marked H. and also to a form of a Company [illegible] found among his papers marked I and which accompany this as Documentary evidence in support of his claim. The applicant accompanies this with Depositions in support of hid claim.
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4th In the year 1780 as Applicant thinks the time of year he does not recollect he went on a tour of duty to New London in Connecticut and Applicant thinks, the Company to which he belonged was at this time ordered to New London. Zechariah Hungerford, the Applicants brother was Captain of the Company, he also went to New London and was returned home and the Applicant had the command of the Company. The Company was employed in keeping quars and sometimes upon the Fort called Nonsense. The Applicant thinks that Major Ledgyard had command of the troops. The Applicant when called at this time resided in East Haddam and continued at New London
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as Lieutenant commanding the Company as he thinks not less than two months - when he was dismissed and returned home.  The Applicant has no documentary evidence of his claim except his Commision before referred to marked.  

G. Many of the Applicants papers in relation to his service have been destroyed.  He also accompanies this Declaration with such testimony as he could procure in support of his claim.

5th

That in the year 1775 in the spring of the year the Military Company to which Applicant belonged, he then residing at East Haddam aforesaid, under the command of Capt Shard, was called out on an alarm to the to Boston; the company of which Applicant was one and a Sergeant proceeded as far as Lebanon, Conn, where it waited for further orders and orders came to make one company of the the Regiment.  And Applicant then returned home having been out about three or four days, not less than three.

Afterwards the months and years, the Applicant can not precisely recollect the company of militia to which he belonged.  The Applicant then residing at East Haddam aforesaid, under the command of Captain Zechariah Hungerford.  The Applicant himself being the Lieutenant was at different times called out on alarms at New London - once when the town was burnt in the fall of 1781 - at other times when the ships appeared off the harbor.  The
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time of these services together with that when Applicant was called out in consequence of the alarm at Boston in the firing of 1775 is he should think not less than one month.  Applicant has no documentary evidence in support of his claim except his commission above referred to marked G.  He also accompanies this Declaration with such testimony as he could procure in support of his claim.

The Applicant was born at East Haddam in Middlesex County Connecticut - 23 January 1752.  The Applicant has a family record of his age in his possession, thinks his age is recorded on the records of the town of East Haddam Middlesex Country Connecticut, where he has lived since the Revolutionary War had still lives.  During the periods mentioned in the first and second specifications of Applicant Declaration the Regiment to which he belonged as he thinks was ordered out.  For the period mentioned in the third specification of his claim he was drafted.  During the periods mentioned in the fourth and fifth specifications of his claim the company to which Applicant belonged was ordered out. Applicant has stated with as much particularity as he can recollect the names of the officers who were with the troops where he served - as well as the particular regiments and the general circumstances of his service.  Application never received a written discharge from the service but was at all times regularly dismissed.  Applicant had and still has a Commision as Lieutenant signed by Jonathan Trumbull, Govenor of the State of Connecticut dated the 13th day of May 1777 - which accompanies his Declaration.  The Applicant thinks he never had any warrant as per grant.  If he had any, has lost it.  


Epaphroditus Champion, for Josiah Griffins, Timothy Green, Ozias Holmes, Esqs
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who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. ____ He hereby relinquishes every claim to watever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Robert Hungerford

[unknown] Joseph [unknown] a Clergyman residing in the town of East Haddam and Osias Holmes residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Hungerford who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sword, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Vails
Osias Holmes

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovementioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Vails who hath signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of East Haddam, and that Osias Holmes who has cosigned the same in a resident in the town of East Haddam, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
[signature] Judge of [illegible] Court

I, John C Palmer  Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of East Haddam, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the aid Court in the matter of the application of Robert Hungerford for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 22nd day of April - AD 1834
Test. John C. Palmer. Clerk.
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April 13, 1938

Robert Hungerford
W. 19793
BA-J/ AWF

Miss Willle L. Hungerford
Tunioa
Mississippi

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to the following-

Green Hungerford, a pensioner in 1840, living in Genesee County, New York :
Hannah Hungerford, a pensioner in 1840, living in Fairfield County, Connecticut;
Olive Hungerford, a pensioner in 1840, living in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with [hasch] request for Revolutionary War data.

The record of Robert Hungerford is furnished
herein as found in papers on file in pension claim, W. 19793, based on his military service in the War of the Revolution.

Robert Hungerford was born January 23, 1758 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He was the son of Robert Hungerford, who was living in East Haddam in 1776, name of his mother was not
stated.

Robert Hungerford, Junior, lived during the
Revolutionary War in East Haddam, Connecticut, and
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2-

served as follows:

He enlisted in the spring of 1775, served a few days as sergeant in Captain Shaw's company. He enlisted sometime in August or September, 1776. served three months as sergeant under his brother, Ensign Zachariah Hungerford
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Robert Hungerford, and his wife, Olive, as shown in the claim:

Joseph Ely   born July 28, 1784
William        born November 22, 1786
Lovice          born October 18, 1789
Ansel      born March 3, 1792, died May 24, 1800
Ann             born February 16, 1795
Richard        born November 2, 1796
Ansel           born April 21, 1801
Rebekah E   born November 20, 1804    

Their children, Lovice Hungerford and Ansel Hungerford, were living in 1838 in East Haddam, Connecticut, and son, William Hungerford, was a resident of Hartford, Connecticut in 1834.

Elijah Hungerford, brother of Robert Hungerford, Junior was living in 1834 in East Haddam, Connecticut; he was in the service in 1777.

Seldan Warner, brother of Lovice, first wife of Robert Hungerford, was living in Lyme, Connecticut in 1838.

josiah Ely was in 1788 of Lyme, Connecticut, and Charley Ely, who married ----- Brown, was of Lebanon, Connecticut in 1788.  Joseph E. Ely, sone of Elihu Ely, was sixty-five years of age in 1838, then of Lyme, Connecticut, stated that he was present at the marriage of Olive Ely and Robert Hungerford, Junior.  It was not shown that these persons were related to the widow, Olive Hungerford.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension

claim, W. 19793, it appears that Robert Hungerford was born January 23, 1752, at East Haddam, Connecticut.

While residing at said Eas Haddam, he served with the Connecticut Troops as follows:

In the spring of 1775, three or four days as a sergeant in Captain Shaw's Company; from August or September, 1776, three months as sergeant under Ensign Zachariah Hungerford (soldier's brother) and Colonel Dyer Throop; he was commissioned, May 13, 1777, Lieutenant, and served one month under Captain Zachariah Hungerford and Colonel Throop; from July, 1779, two months as lieutenant in Captain Matthew Smith's Company, Colonel Nathan Gallup's Regiment; in 1780, two months as Lieutenant in Captain Zachariah Hungerford's Company under Major Ledyard; in 1781, he served as a Lieutenant when New London was burned and had other short tours, length of service not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1834, at which time he was living in East Haddam, Connecticut.

He died there, December 29, 1834.

Handwritten sideways on side of the page:
Tombstone dates to Chas R Hale Aug
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Robert Hungerford
Conn.     W. 19793

A general order dated Oct. 1, 1776, and signed Dy[illegible] Throop, L: Colo

A morning report, weekly return, report of the main guard signed Hezekiah Bugbee, Ensign, and a return of Col. Nathan Gallop's regt. Conn. militia, all dated July 29, 1779, and 
[The section above is bracketed to the left with the words "one paper"]
An order for the meeting of a court martial the following day, dated August 10, 1779, and signed Nathan Gallop, Li Colo, have been removed from this claim for transmittal to the War Dept.

S. C. A.
Apr 11, 1911

Sent to the War Dept Jan'y 16, 1913
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Deposition of Lovice Hungerford
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Lovice Hungerford of East Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut deposes and says that she is the daughter of Robert Hungerford late of East Haddam deceased.  That the papers marked A and B annexed to the Deposition of Ansel Hungerford are in the hand writing of her father and the only family records of the marriage of her father and mother and of births of their children of which she has a key knowledge.  
They were found among his papers.
That Robert Hungerford dies at East Haddam the 29th day of December AD 1834 - and Olive Hungerford still remains his widow and unmarried since his death.
Lovice Hungerford

State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex  
East Haddam Oct 5th1838

Then personally appeared Lovice Hungerford wo hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and who is known to me to be a credible person and made solemn oath to the truth of the same in due form of law.  
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid.

Eliphalet A Bulkeley
Notary Public
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Tunica, Miss.
March 28th, 1938

[time stamp with the following 5 lines of text]

RECEIVED
MAR 31 1938 
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
[illegible] 3

and with an arrow pointing to 11:30]

Please look of the record of pension on the following and send me the information on them:

1  Green Hungerford, who was living in New York State, Genesee Co., when he applied for pension 1840.  1ge 76 years.

2.  Hannah Hungerford, who was living in Fairfield Co., Conn. when applied for pension 1840.  age 81.

3.  Olive Hungerford living in Middlesex Co., Conn. applied for pension 1840.  age 82

Will surely appreciate if you will please look these up and send me what you find.
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Many thanks to you in advance.
Yours very truly
Willie Laura Hungerford
Tunica, Miss.

P. S. Enclosed you will find a self-addressed envelope.

ret. Mch 31 [written in pencil with an arrow pointing to "envelope" above]

3c stamped env enc  OKM

[time stamp with arrow pointing to 11:30 and with the five lines of text below:
RECEIVED
MAR 31 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
[illegible]  3
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POSTMARK: Circle

RECEIVED
MAR 31  1938
MAIL SUB - DIV
VETS ADDR
READER No 3
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[seal of V. A.]  VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
March 31, 1938.

YOUR FILE REFERENCE:

IN REPLY REFER TO:   BA-G
HUNGERFORD, Green
HUNGERFORD, Hannah
HUNGERFORD, Olive

Miss Willie L. Hungerford,
Tunica, Mississippi.

Dear Miss Hungerford:

The postage enclosed with your letter of recent date is herewith returned.  No postage is required on replies to official inquiries.

Your communication is being given attention.

W. C. BLACK,
Chief Clerk.

Enclosure: (1) stamped envelope

Veterans Administration
Form 3158
Return of Postage
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Handwritten - Illegible
WIDOW, &c.

File No.  19793
Olive Hungerford
Widow of 
Robert Hungerford
Lieut Rev War

Act:  March 3, 1843

Index: Vol. A, Page 35-8
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Handwritten on the side:  
1928 Dec 5 [Illegible] Data  Chas 
R Hale - See letter in Nathan Avery
W. 17223.
1938 April 13. Letter to Miss Willie L Hungerford
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Connecticut 2476

Olive Hungerford widow of Robert Hungerford who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832, and who died on the 29 December 1834 of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut who was a Sgt and Lt in the County commanded by Captain Hungerford of the Regiment commanded by Major General Throop - in the Connecticut line for 9 months.

Inscribed on the Rolls of Connecticut at the rate of 9 Dollars and no Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of April 1839, and said to E. A. Bulkley 
E. Haololan, Aou.

Arrears to the 4th of March -     $285.00
Semi=annual allowance ending $  47.50
                                                    $332.50

Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by R Burdine Clerk.
Book: A  
Vol.    1
Page 184
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JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire
Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of the State of Connecticut, in America.

To Robert Hungerford
Gent. Greeting

You being by the General Assembly of this State accepted to be Lieutenant of the ninth Company and Trainband on this 25th Regiment in this State.  Reposing Special Trust and Confidence, in your Fidelity, Courage, and good Conduct, I do, by Virtue of the Laws of this State, me thereunto enabling, appoint and impower you to take the said Company into your Care and Charge, as their Lieutenant, carefully and diligently to discharge that Trust; exercising your inferior Officers and Soldiers in the Use of their Arms, according to the Discipline of War; keeping them in good Order and Government; and commanding them to obey you as their Lieutenant for the Service of this State.  And you are to observe all such Orders and Directions, as from Time to Time you shall receive, either from me, or from other your superior Officer, pursuant to the Trust hereby reposed in you.

Given under my Hand, and the Seal of this State, in Hartford, the 13th Day of May, Anno Domini, 1777

John Trumbull

By His Honor's Command
George Wyllys, Sec'ry
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East Haddam Ct
Oct 11th      June

Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Services
Washington City

Handwritten note sideways on page:
2484
CH July 7
7 July 1838
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Sir,
Enclosed send you the Declaration of Olive Hungerford to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7 July 1838 with the evidence in support of her claim.  Any communication of the subject may be addressed to me at East Hadden Connecticut.

Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant

Eliphalet A Bulkeley
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Robert Hungerford
Con't

Admit as a (possible lined through)

Sergent 3 months  $15
Lieut      6 months  $80
                                $95

Hon Noyes Barber
Member Congress
Washington

Hon Noyes Barber, H R
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Hon Noyes Barber
Sir
Enclosed is the Pension Application of Mr Robert Hungerford of this place, which he would request you to present at the Pension Office and procure a decision upon as soon as circumstances will admit.  Mr Hungerford is a very worthy and respectable gentleman and most of the time while in the service was a Lieutenant.  He is the father of William Hungerford Ergo of Hartford, who is doubtless well known to you.
By attention of this you will much oblige your obedient servant, to whom any communication in relation to it must be addressed
East Haddam  April 24th 1834.
Very Respecty
Eliphalet A Bulkeley

Handwritten at Bottom of page by Noyes Barber:
[Illegible]
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State of New York
County of Cayuga

Be it remembered in that on this fifth day of March A.D. 1834 before me Jay W Carr a Justice of the Peace of the town of Ira in the County of Cayuga aforesaid personally appeared Abraham Willey of Ira in the County aforesaid to me personally known and of set being duly Sworn according to later doth on his oath Depose and Say that he is intimately acquainted with Robert Hungerford and has been so acquainted with the said Robert for Seventy years last past, that both this deponent and the said Robert Hungerford lived in the town of East Haddam in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut before and after the Revolutionary War that in the year of 1775 and in April of the same year the said Robert did enter the Service of the United States as a volunteer to go to Boston and was out four days and in the year 1776 and in August of that year he again entered the Service of the United States as a volunteer to go New York and marched by the way of the Stone Church in the State of New York.  From there to Harris Sand Point, from there to Kingsbridge, from there to White Plains, from there to Rye House and in that vicinity for the space of three months under the command of Ensign Zachariah Hungerford in Colonel Throop's Regiment.  All the above Service was rendered as a Sergeant and in the course of the war he was called out in advances at different time for the space of one month as Lieutenant as he now believes and in the year 1779 Capt John Green, Lieut Enoch regiment and said deployment as ensign we were drafted to go to New London to relieve Capt Matthew Smith and said Robert Hungerford Lieutenant and Ensign Elijah Ackley and as we were going into New London, we met them coming out, and on there, returned home and they said they were Discharged and further their deployment South not (remainder of sentence crossed out).

Abraham Willey
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Sworn and subscribed before me this day and year aforesaid
Jay W Carry Justice of the Peace

I the undersigned Justice do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Abraham Willey who has Sworn to and subscribed the worthy affidavit and that he is a credible person and that his statement may be relied upon as truth and nothing else.
Jay W Carry, Justice Peace
State of New York Cayuga County Clerks Office 
Michael S Myers Clerk of the County of Cayuga
Do hereby certify that Jay W Carry, Esq. was on the Fifth day of March 1834 a Justice of Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are to given to his acts in that capacity.  And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice.  And verify believe the signature to the annexed affidavit to be his proven hand writing.  The testimony is hereof.  I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Cayuga. Pleas of the County and subscribed my name this Eighteenth day of March AD. 1834

M. S. Meyers Clerk
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Deposition of Selden Warner
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Selden Warner of Lyme in the County of New London and State of Connecticut now in the seventy-eight years of age deposes and says that he attended the wedding of Robert Hungerford and Olive Ely at Lyme in the month of March in the year Seventeen hundred eighty-four and saw them married.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev George Beckwith then of North Lyme now deceased.   The deponent recollects distinctly that the marriage above referenced to took place in the spring of the year and four years before the Deponent was himself married which was inthe year seventeen hundred eighty-eight.  Mr Hungerford had previously married a sister of the Deponent, who died in May seventeen hundred seventy-seven.

Selden Warner

State of Connecticut
County of New London
In Lyme, September 25th 1838
There personally appeared Selden Warner who hath subscribed the foregiving and who is proven to be a credible person and made solemn oath to the truth of the same in due form of hand.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid.

Eliphalet A Bulkeley
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To
Mr Robert Hungerford
New York Cayuga County
Chasyers E Bight
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Lyme  October 3  1776

Loving husband I embrace this opportunity to let you know I am well and all friends.  I received your letter dated 21 which lets me of your health which I was very glad hear of.  I pray God would continue it you and may you Safe Returns.  My heart pittieth you, while I have the comforts of life.  I fear you want.  I want you should send me a letter as often as you can.  If there is any thing you want I will send it to you.  I have sent to you a cheese and [Illegible] salt and and pepper by Dadde.  I don't know what you want most for comfort but I hope you will come home as soon as you can get of with honour.
I heard their was some listing for three years.  I hope not in that unhappy number.
I live at my fathers. Brother here took a small family in from the Mason and does not need me to [Illegible] his victule, all friends are kind but I am very Loansom In your absence do I remain your affectionate Wife

Lovice Hungerford
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C.
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Lyme     October 21  1776

Loving husband offer my due regards to you.  I gladly embrace this opportunity to let you know that I am well and I hope this may find you enjoying the same Blessing of health.  I have no news to re-write of significant but what you have or will hear of other ways.  I was at your father's yesterday.  I looked in your chest and I sent all the papers that I found their but this I write upon.
[Illegible] I Can you get more if you want or any thing else.  I should like it very much if you chose to send me word how you live there.  I would send you some money if I could know what you want.   I wish you would get some of Dad.  If you want and I will pay him when he comes home.  If you can't come I hope you will write as often as you think proper do no more at present.

I remain your Loving Wife,

Lovice Hungerford

Bottom of page, upside down:

To
Robert Hungerford
att New York
County Cayuga Cons Regiment
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Mr Robert Hungerford
gm Clornal Toopes Ridgment (Colonel Throop's Regiment)
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East Haddam October the 19 1776 Loving Brother that I am Well and I Hope that few lines So I Have Know Knews to Right to you I shall Return to New London if I Am as Well as I Be Now I Shall Return next week. We have Picked your Corn By the House and [et Prty] Good.  We Have not Pict Any More then that you [Wil h]  I knocking Heap of at your your Guineaman is Good now Bed now and you heffer wil Be as fat a Cretur as Ever you Saw keep her long enough the Sider I made Up and the Flax is thrashed out So [unclear].  But I--- 
Subscribe off your Loving Brother
Elijah Hungerford
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B
[vertical text illegible]
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East Haddam Oct 2 1776
Have this optunity to right to you I want to inform you that though the goodness of god to us we are all well but your mother and Elijah but Elijah has got Home and [illegible] later our friends is all well
Zachariah samely is well
 I have sent Robart a pair of shoes by Elijah Clark and two [illegible] one to Ethan Hald but could not [illegible] where he was. Send me back [illegible] often [illegible] you can. What you want and we will send it to you
I get along with my work well
Zachariah [illegible] me prised of and I have taken up the note and I have sent Zachariah one shirt [illegible] [illegible] no move at present but I remain a father and well wisher to you. 
Robart Hungerford

Ezekiel Beckwith is come home and don’t intend to come back but I thought [llegible] sam thing with him
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Robert Hungerford
All New York in 
Conn troop Rigmont
These Within Come 

In [illegible] of Mr. Elijah Clark
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Eatt Haddam Sep-24-1776
after my love to Zachariah H and you and all our friends I would inform you that through the goodness of god to us we are all well and all our friend's Elijah is later and I am going tomorrow to try to git home Zachariah family is well we have sowed his wheat and I git along with my work very well I have hired a do man which is very good to\
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Deposition of Ozias Holmes
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Ozias Holmes of East Haddam in Middlesex County and State of Connecticut depose and says that he has been acquainted with Robert Hungerford late of East Haddam deceased and his widow Olive Hungerford now residing in East Haddom for about Fifty years. That they have lived as husband and wife during all that period and have had a large number of children who have been brought up and educated by them.
it has always been understood that the said Robert and Olive were married and they have ever [illegible] each other and been treated as such in the community in which they lived and the Deponent has no doubt of the fact that they were legally married. 
Ozias Holmes

State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex East Haddam September
25th 1838- Then personally appeared Ozias Holmes who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and who is known to me to be a credible person and made solemn oath of the the truth of the same in due form of law - 
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid. 
Eliphalet A Bulkeley Notary Public
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Deposition of Joshua R Warren
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Joshua R Warren of Lyme in New London County [illegible mark] State of Connecticut of lawful age deposes and says that he is town clerk of said town of Lyme and has the custody of the Records of said town that he has examined said records with a view of finding the marriage of Robert Hungerford [illegible, possibly Jr.] and Olive Ely recorded, but after the most diligent search has been unable to find any record of said marriage. Many of the marriages that took place before the year eighteen hundred were never recorded.
Joshua R. Warren

State of Connecticut
County of New London [illegible mark] Lyme September 25th 1838
Then personally appeared Joshua R Warren who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and who is known to me to be a credible person and made solemn oath to the truth of the same in due form of law
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid
Eliphalet A Bulkeley Notary Public
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Deposition of Marshfield S Parker
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Marshfield S Parker of Lyme in the County of New London and State of Connecticut of lawful age deposes and says that he is Clerk of the Church in the North Society of said town of Lyme, that he has the custody of the Records of the Church, there being at present  no settled minister in the Society
The earliest records that exists were commenced by David Higgins in October 1787 who succeeded the Rev George Beckwith in the ministry in North Lyme, previous to the time of Mr. Higgins there are no records now to be found, neither were they to be found at the time Mr. Higgins was settled, which was in the latter part of the year 1787 as appears from a statement at the commencement of this record which is as follows to wit. 
Whereas there have been for a long time no records kept of the church in this place, neither are there any now to be found therefore it may be proper to begin these records with the doings of the respectable council convened with the design of ordaining Mr. David Higgins to the work of gospel ministry 
Nor are any records kept by Mr. Higgins as Minister to be found. 
 Mr. S. Parker Clerk of the Church in North Lyme state of Connecticut County of New London Town of Lyme September 25th 1838. Then personally appeared Marshfield S Parker, who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and who is known to me to be a credible person and made solemn oath to the truth of he same in due form of law - In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid 

                   Eliphalet A Bulkeley Notary Public
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Declaration of Olive Hungerford to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of March 3d 1843 


3217
Olive Hungerford
$95 per anum


E. A. Bulkeley 
East Haddam 
Con.
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress of the 3rd of March 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 1838.
State of Connecticut 
County of Middlesex } ss
On this 19th day of June AD 1843, personally appeared before the subscribes a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, Olive Hungerford a resident of the town of East Haddam in said County of Middlesex aged eighty five years on the 23 June 1843, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March 1843, granting provisions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Robert Hungerford who was sergeant and lieutenant in the army of the Revolution and served in the Regiment of Dyar Throop and in others corps for the particulars of which she would refer to this declaration on file in the pension office, and that as the widow of said Robert she received under the act of July 7th 1838 a pension of ninety five dollars per year.  She further declares that she is still a widow. Olive Hungerford [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written by the said Olive Hungerford who is personally know to me before one Eliphalet A Bulkeley, Justice of the Peace
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SERVICE 
Conn

Hungerford, Robert or
Robart
Olive

NUMBER
W. 19793

CONTENTS
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Crippen Hurd of East Haddam, Middlesex County Connecticut, seventy years of age, depone, and says that in the year 1779 in the month of July about the middle of the month [illegible] as he recollects he went on a tour of duty to New London Connecticut as a substitute for his brother Thomas Hurd of said East Haddam, who was a substitute for Timothy Chapman of said East Haddom, who had been drafted for the period of two months. The deponents brother Thomas served at New London as a substitute for Chapman two weeks, when he returned home to East Haddam; and the deponent went to New London and served out the remainder of the term for which Chapman was drafted. While the deponent was at New London Robert Hungerford of said East Haddam was Lieutenant of the Company of which he was a member and Matthew Smith Captain - about the 1st of September as dependent thinks his time of service expired and he returned home -
                                                    Crippen Hurd
Middlesex County of East Haddam July 20th 1834 Then Crippen Hurd who hath subscribed foregoing deposition appended before me and mand an oath to the truth of the same. And I do certify that said Hurd is a man of truth and credibility.
             Eliphalet A Bulkeley, Justice of Peace
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Samuel Emmons of East Haddam in Middlesex County Connecticut seventy two years of age, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that in the year 1779 about the 1st of July, he went on a tour of duty to New London Connecticut having been drafted for the period of two months and served in a Company of which Matthew Smith was Captain- Robert Hungerford of said East Haddam was Lieutenant of said Company and served in said capacity for the period of two months
Samuel Emmons
Middlesex County of East Haddam. February 4th 1834 [Illegible] Samuel Emmons who both subscribed the foregoing deposition appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the same; and I certify that said Depondent who is well known to me is a man of truth and respectability 
B. Eliphalet ABulkeley Justice of Peace
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Middlesex County
Israel S. Spencer of Lyme in this county of New London being duty sworn to say, he is seventy one years old that deponent was A soldier in Capt. Zachariah Hungerfords Militia company in the revolutionary war and the deponent was on a tour of duty at New London and stationed, on New London great [illegible] and that we work, on A fort afterward called fort nonsense and that Robert Hungerford of East Haddam county of Middlesex was A Lieutenant of P, company and saw in the capacity on the tour and I believe had the command of the company owning to the length of time, since a loss of memory deponent cannot recollect the precise length of time whether it was one month or more- Our company was frequently called out on alarms to New London once when the town was burnt, and at other times when the ships appeared off the Harbour and at other times but it is so long since I cannot recollect [illegible] but I believe Lieutenant Hungerford [illegible] went when the company was called our and further deponent south not ----
Israel S. Spencer 

Middlesex County of East Haddam. February 8th 1834
Men Israel S Spencer who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition appeared before me, and made oath to the truth of the same; and I certify that said Deponent who is well known to me is a man of truth and respectability
C Eliphalet A Balkeley Justice of Peace
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Elijah Hungerford of East Haddam in Middlesex County Connecticut being [illegible] sword [illegible] and says that he is seventy seven years of age that in the year 1775 in the spring of the year, the principal/ east of the military company to which he belonged under the command of Capt Shaw were called out on an alarm to go to Boston. The company went as far as Lebanon Connecticut where part of the men returned home. Among those who went was Robert Hungerford Deponents brother, who was among those that returned home. he was at that time [illegible, illegible] of the Company - he was gone from home Deponent thinks at least three days. The same company of militia afterwards under the command of the Capt Zacheriah Hungerford was at different times called out on alarms at [illegible] London once when the town was burnt what [crossed out] other times when the ships appeared off the harbour, in all Deponent thinks the company was in service including the time at Lebanon first mentioned above one month. Robert Hungerford the Deponents brother was Lieutenant of the Company when it was called out on alarms from New London and always went with the Company and further the Deponent [illegible] not. - Elijah Hungerford
Middlesex County East Haddam February 8th 1834
There Elijah Hungerford, who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the same; and I certify that said Deponent who is well known to me is a man of truth and respectability. 
Eliphalet A Bulkeley Justice of Peace
D.
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Elijah Hungerford deposition on application of Robert Hungerford for a pension.

State of Connecticut Middlesex County.

I John Fisk Clerk of the County Court of said County of Middlesex do certify that Ephalet A Bulkeley Esq. was on the 20th of January last and is now a Justice of the Peace within, and for said county of Middlesex as  Court on file in my Office. That his name subscribed to the Certificates marked A. B. C. D. are his proper Hand Writing and Signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereto with my Hand I affixed the Seal of said County this 26th day February A.D. 1835

John Fisk Clerk