Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 37652, Luke Adams, Conn.
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(8 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn.

Adams, Luke

NUMBER
S37652

CONTENTS
enl. in New Haven Conn.
in 1824 aged 64 yrs res. Bristol, Hartford Co. Conn. wife Lucy
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Luke Adams
Conn. S 37652
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Westfield 15th April 1780
Capt. Luke Addams of the 6th Conn Regiment having served three years faithfully the terms for which he inlisted [enlisted] is discharged from the Army in the Companies on the Road to Conn't [Connecticut] will please to furnish him with eight days provisions. 

[illegible signatures]

Capt. Adams has drawn provision Including
the 16th Instant
Westfield 15th April 1780
To any Issuing Commissary 
Ben. Stevens [signed] [illegible]
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Died
Apl. 18. 1831
Agency book

1.136[missing]
Connecticut
Luke Adams
of Hartford Co in the State of Connecticut
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Leavenworth of the Regt commanded
by Colonel Meigs in the Connecticut
line, for the term of three years.
from May
1777 to 15 April 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 15th day of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of June 1818
and sent to Hon. J. Brace Hartford, Ct.

Restored to the Roll on the 10 day of January
1828 and notification sent to Hon. A. Foot[?]
at Senate U. States 
Pension commencing on the 10 of January 1828
Amount due on 4th of March, 1828
$14.70

Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820 &
March 1823
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[folded typed letter/form turned vertical with handwritten notes on the side facing out.]

Luke Adams 
May 5-
Correct DN


[facing upside down on the bottom is another handwritten note but it has all been crossed out fairly well. Hard to distinguish at this time]

[The typed words of the letter/form can be seen bleeding through beneath the handwritten notes, but it is all in reverse and hard to distinguish at this time.]
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District of Connecticut, ss. County of Hartford
On this 5th day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, 
Judge of the County Court for the said county in said district, personally appears Luke Adams
aged 62 years, resident in Bristol
in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the
revolutionary war:" That he the said Luke Adam enlisted in New Haven in the state of Connecticut May 1777
in the company commanded by Captain
Eli Leavenworth of the 6th Conn Regt, commanded by Col Miegs; that he
continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the 15th day of April 1780, when he was discharged from service in Westfield state of New Jersey
that he was in the battle of Westfield 
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, excepting the annexed
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
I, Jonathan Brace -- Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the said Lake Adams
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit
the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
May the 5th 1818 
Jonathan Brace Judge of aforesaid
May 5. 1810 sealed with the seal of said
Court by direction of the Honorable
Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding
Judge of said Court
Thomas Chester Clerk
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Luke Adams

[?]

[?] 1818

1136

Sept 1818
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.

On this 1st day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,

Luke Adams   aged 64 years, resident in
Bristol  in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:

In 1776 he inlisted [enlisted] into the company commanded by Capt John Lewis which company was annexed to Col William Douglass's regt & there continued 7 months during said time he was in the battle of White Plains in the year 1777 he inlisted [enlisted] for three years into Capt Eli Leavenworth's
Company Col Return J Meiggs regt in which company he faithfully served the full three years & was honorably discharged on the 5th of May 1818 I made
oath to my services as above stated & received a pension certificate numbered 1156

"And I do solemnly swear,
that I was a resident citizen of the United States
on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, so to diminish it, as to
bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is
contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
To wit 35 acres of broken mountain land together with a small poor old decayed dwelling house & an old barn thereon standing at $490.00
1 yoke of working oxen at ___ 45
3 cows at $15 each ___ 45
2 yearling cattle at $6 each ___ 12
13 Sheep at 75 cents each ___ 9.75
a number of articles of household furniture consisting of
Chests tables chair pots etc etc sundry astrites of farming
utensils that have been in use about forty years in the whole of 40.00
---
$641. 75
Luke Adams
I do also further solemnly swear that I now owe I am indebted to several persons in the full sum of three hundred dollars & I do further swear that my occupation now is & ever has been since I left the army a farmer or husbandman & my ability to pursue it is
small & constantly failing by reason of disease & infirmity which infirmity is a painful rheumatism that has been seated upon me.
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about forty years & which came upon me by lying on the cold & frozen ground almost destitute of food & raiment while in
the service of my country as aforesaid & by reason thereof
I have not been able for a number of months past to put on my clothes without assistance from some other person & in consequence of said infirmities the Civil authority & Selectmen of said town have actually abated my pull from taxes - my family consists of 6 persons including myself to wit my wife aged 61 years quite infirm & not able to support herself by reason lameness by reason of once having a hip broken badly about 4 years since 3 of my
daughters also reside in part with me who are between 20 & 36 years of age the other person is a boy aged 13 years & is to leave me in the spring of 1821.
Lake Adams


Sworn to and declared by said Luke Adams on the 1st day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
six hundred forty one dollars and seventy five cents
I, Thomas Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford
aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this
19 day of August 1820
Th. Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.
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Sur. File 37, 652, Luke Adams, enlisted in 1776 and served seven months in Captain John Lewis' company, Colonel William Douglas' Connecticut regiment, and was in the battle of White Plains. Enlisted May 14, 1777 and served as a Corporal in Captain Eli Leavenworth's company, Colonel Return J. Meigs' regiment, until discharged April 15, 1780.
In 1818 he was sixty-two years of age and a resident of Bristol, Connecticut. He died April 18, 1831.

[handwritten] Mary Fuller Martin
for tombstone
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In reply to your request of _____________, received __________________ for a statement of the military history of Luke Adams a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. File 37652

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
2d May 14, 1777

1st 1777

LENGTH OF SERVICE
Apl. 15, 80

7 mos.

RANK.
Corpl.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
Eli Leavenworth

John Lewis

COLONEL.
Return J. Miegs
William Douglas

STATE.
Conn.

Battles engaged in, Wh. Pl.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. at New Haven, Conn.
Date of application for pension, May 5, 1818. Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Bristol, Conn.
Age at date of application, 62 yrs; he died Apl. 18, 1831-Agency book.
Remarks: 1824 wife Lucy age 65 yrs. Three daughters are referred to; no names are stated except Susannah. There was also a son, James. 
For tombstone--
over
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37652
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 37,652

Luke Adams
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 5

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1891 Docs to OW Peck
1909 Nov. 17 to Mary Fuller Martin for tombstone letter in W. File 20,595
Abel Alling--[cents symbol]
1911 Mch. 30. Mrs. Edith A. Pond. [cents symbol]
1921 May 5 Hist. to Mrs. E.E. Pond
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obligated himself to pay the sums due then amounting to $147.08 the principal part of which P. James has paid affidavit of Susannah Adams or [illegible] stating that Claimant was justly indebted to her $172.50, for which the first rec'd a mortgage as security & on the 13 aug't 1826 a deed of convey over of 8 1/2 acres of land the debts originated in money loaned claimant to the amount of $61.30, and interest $17.92 --amounting to $79.22- also rec'd claimants notes for the same dated Oct 1st 1819-rec'd also a note from claimant of $39.28 principal & interest in March 1820, being for money loaned, the balance due her from claimant being $54, was due for five years services ending Aug't 18th 1823, states that claimant owed her for 1 years services up to 13th Aug't 1826, ten dollars, for which sum James Adams has given her his note upon interest payable on demand
Restore Adams: open: to com: 10 Jan. 1828
Claimant aged 68, occupation a farmer able to do a little work, wife aged 65, for a long time a cripple & unable to do any thing towards her support
Hon. S. A. Foot, Senate U.S.--
see letter Feb 7, 1825 to 
Hon. L. Whitman
H. Reps.

(Sep '18)
last evidence 29th Jan 1825

Connecticut.
Luke Adams, Private
Served 3 years from 1777
2nd Schedule dated 1st Aug't 1820.
5 Acres of broken mountain land with an old House & Barn thereon $490.--
1 yoke of oxen $45--3 cows $15 each  90.--
2 yearling cattle $12--13 sheep $9.75  20.75
Sundry articles of furniture--40.--
$641.75
owes $300.
Schedule under Act 1st March 1823
dated 14th Aug't 1824.
1 cow $11 10 sheep $7.50  $18.50
2 swine $4---$4.--
a few articles of furniture 7.94
has the use of 13 acres of land at $1 per acre $30.44
States that the following changes have taken place in his property since execution of 1st schedule, sold Susannah Adams 8 1/2 acres of land Aug't 13th 1824 for $172,50/100 principal & interest, this land being mortgaged to that amount copy of mortgage exhibited dates 1st May 1823, mortgage given to secure a note given by claimant in favor of sd. Susannah dated March 1820, with interest [crossed out: and the [illegible] of a book accounts of $[illegible]] copy of deed to Susannah exhibited dates 13 Aug't 1824, consideration $172.50.--Sold James Adams 26 1/2 acres of land Aug't 13th 1824, and rec'd his note drawn in favor of James for $200 for which said land was mortgaged mortgage exhibited, dated 1 May 1823 copy of deed exhibited dated 13th Aug't 1823 affidavit of claimants creation exhibited stating that James Adams
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Luke Adams's name cannot be restored to the Pension List. See letter to T. Chester May 19, 1823 & to Hon. L. Whitman 3 Feb. 1825
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Notification sent to Thomas Chester Esq. 
19 Oct 1820. Hartford Conn't.
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Connecticut Roll.
1,156
Luke Adams,
Private
Connecticut Line,
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
4
inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of June 1818, and sent to the Hon. Jon.a Brace, Hartford, Conn't.--
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818.
3 months 31/30.

$40.2
{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
May 77 till 15 Ap. 80
3 years
Discontinued
Bristol Hartford Ct.
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Luke Adams
declaration copy
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD, ss. County Court, holden at Hartford in said County, on the 2d Tuesday of August 1824
ON this 14th day of August 1824 personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment, Luke Adams aged 68 years, resident in Bristol in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 & the 1st May 1820 that he the said Luke Adams enlisted for the term of three years on the 14th of May 1777 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt Eli Leavenworth in the Regt commanded by Col Return J. Meigs in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment that he continued in the said corps until April 1780 when he was discharged from the service in Westfield in the State of New Jersey that his name has been placed on the pension list & dropt therefore on acct. of his property 
"And [caret] in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the Untied States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
The following is a schedule of all my property both real & personal viz.
1 Cow---$11
10 sheep--7.50
2 swine--4.00
5 casks--1.25
2 tables--0.50
10 old chairs---1.50
2 pitchforks--.34
1 hoe--.34
$26.43
amt. brought up 26.43
3 old axes--$0.75
1 Shovel--0.34
1 dung fork--0.17
1 iron wedge--0.08
1 brass kettel--0.50
3 old chests--2.00
6 knives & forks--0.17
$30.44
use of 13 acres of land at 1 dollar per acre per annum
That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property land sold to
Susannah Adams about 8 1/2 acres of land part of the 35 acres mentioned in my first schedule
Aug't 13 1824
Rec'd up my note for $172 50/100 principal & interest for which the same was mortgaged without any additional consideration 
James Adams residence of said lot Aug't 13 1824
Rec'd up my note for $200 principal & interest for which the same was mortgaged--without any ad [crossed out; ditional] con.
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The rest of my personal property not here inserted has gone to entire decay--I am by occupation a farmer & am able to labor but a small part of the time--My wife Lucy is aged 65 & has been a long time a cripple & unable to do any thing towards her support--
I have not renewed my application earlier because the use of my property with my labor had supported me--I am now so destitute as to stand in need of my country's aid without which or public or private charity I cannot longer support myself
Luke Adams
Sworn to and declared by said Luke Adams on the 14th day of August 1824 before said Court,
[crossed out: and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is __ dollars and __ cents.]
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[SEAL]
I Thomas Chester Clerk of the County Court of said Hartford County certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that said Luke Adams did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment --that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are duly copied from the records of said Court and that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty dollars forty-four cents & use of thirteen acres of land at one dollar per acre per annum

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court on this 22d day of September 1824
Th. Chester Clerk of said Court
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD, ss. County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, (Court of common pleas has a line run through it ending at the comma) holden at Hartford in said County on the 3rd (between 3rd and day is the word this with a line through it and multiple vertical dashes) day of may 1823 
called by Samuel Whitman Esq Chief Judge- Present Thomas Day Esqr Presiding Judge 
& John M Niles Esqr an Associate Judge-

On this 3rd day of may 1823 personally appeared in open Court, the same court (the same court has a line through it) being a Court of record for (the word said is what is printed but over it is written the word the as a replacement) the County, of Harford aforesaid having the power of fine and imprisonment, Luke Adams resident in sd [said] County aged sixty seven years, [resident in the county of Hartford - crossed out] who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath,  [declares that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows - crossed out]:
make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of the 18th March 1818 the 1st of May 1820 & 1 of March 1823 that the said Luke Adams enlisted for the term of three years on the 14th day of May in the year 1777 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Eli Leavenworth in the regiment commanded by Col Return Jonathan Meigs in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the corps until the 15th day of April 1780 when he was discharged from said service in Westfield in the state of New Jersey

"And I do solemnly swear,
that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is
contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
to wit about thirty five and of broken mountainous land situate in a remote
part of said Bristol in said Hartford County with old decayed buildings
situate thereon estimated at the sum of -
$400.
The use of about thirty acres of land situate in sd [said] Bristol which I have for supporting a very aged woman the yearly us of which is estimated at 10.
2 Oxen 40
3 Cows 40
1 steer 40
1 yearling bull 12
2 this spring calves 6
9 sheep & lambs 12
2 swine 4
1 hoe 34 cents 3 old axes 75 cents 1.09
1 shovel 34 cent s 1 dung fork 17 cents .51
10 old chairs $1.50 half an old cart $2.00 3.50
a right old waggon [wagon] $2.00 2
1 iron wedge 8 cents 1 brass kettle 50 cents .58
3 old chests $3.00 2 old tables .50 cents 3.50
6 old casks $1 2 pitch forks 34 cents 1.34
6 knives & forks .17 .17
$544.69
From which amount deduct my debts as below 479.08
$65.61
And I do also further solemnly swear that my real estate aforesaid
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is incumbered by two several mortgages of 410 dollars & 54 cents one of which mortgages is to Savannah Adams & the other to James Adams & that I owe a further sum of 68 dollars & 44 cents & that my occupation is that of a farmer & that my family consists of myself aged 67 years & that I am unable to pursue said occupation but feebly in consequence of age & bodily infirmities such as rheumatism &c & my wife Lucy Adams aged 64 years who is also under the infirmities of age & Thomas Dodd aged 12 years who has a serious lamenefs in one of his hands--That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property towit
To Susannah Adams May 1.1823 real estate mortgaged for $210.54
To James Adams May 1st 1823 real estate mortgaged for $200.
Cr destruction by the wind Mar 30. 1822 of part of my buildings say  30.
The setting out of two of my daughters--Lucy N Adams & Marilea Adams
Luke Adams.

Sworn to & declared by said Luke Adams on the third day of May 1823 before said Court

I Thomas Chester Clerk of the County Court in & for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court & I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule after deducting the debts of sd. Luke Adams is stricly five dollars 61 cents

[All the following paragraph is stricken through}
Sworn to and declared by said     on the    day of    182  before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited aforesaid schedule is          dollars and      cents.  I,       Clerk of the County Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court.
[end of words stricken through]

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 5th day of May 1823

T Chester
Clerk of the County Court [or Court of Common Pleas--words stricken out] in and for
said County of Hartford.
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To the Honorable Secretary
of War City of Washington
The within is the deposition
of Titus Miniman & Franz
Pich taken at the request of
Luke Adams to be used by
him for the purpose of procuring a pension taken to sealed
up by Charles G Ives Just  of Peac
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We Tracy Peek & Titus Merriman both of Bristol in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut of lawfull age depose & say that they are personally acquainted with Luke Adams, of said Bristol, who is a man now in his seventy second year of his age, and that they further depose & say that they are of the opinion that the two mortgage deeds made & executed by said Luke Adams on or about the first day of May 1823--one of them securing certain debts due from him to his son James Adams & the other securing certain other debts due from him to his daughter Susannah Adams were then thus made & executed to secure debts, honestly & justly owing & due from said Luke Adams [word "against' stricken through] according to the tenor of his two said mortgage deeds & that the debts therein mentioned are Bona Fide [words underlined] & that they are of the opinion that said mortgage deeds were not thus made & executed for fraudulent purposes--

They further depose & say that said Luke Adams is a man labouring under such bodily infirmities as are common to men of his age, & that
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he has a wife who has many bodily infirmities & is unable to support herself &c--and further the Deponents say not.
Tracy Peek
Titus Merriman

State of Connecticut   ) fs  Bristol
County of Hartford--  ) December 31st 1827

Personally appeared Tracy Peek & Titus Merriman--both of whom are known to me & being duly examined cautioned & sworn agreeable to law, made a solemn oath that all the facts contained & set forth in the foregoing deposition or affidavit by them signed & subscribed is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth, the said deposition or affidavit was taken at the request of Luke Adams of said Bristol to be by him improved in an application by him made for a pention from the United States of America, under an act of the Congress of the United States in such case made & provided.
Sworn before me--
Charles G Ives Justice of Peace
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To all people to whom these presents shall come:  GREETING.

KNOW YE, That I Luke Adams of Bristol in the County of Hartford--for the consideration of Two hundred dollars--received to my full satisfaction of James Adams of said Bristol,
do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said James two pieces of land situate in said Bristol, one of them bounds east on highway, south on land belonging to the Wife of the Grantor; west on Eustes Tuttle, north on Richard Judson & Samuel Gaylord the other piece bounds west on highway, north on James Adams, easterly on highway & Samuel Gaylord, & south on James Adams, together with the buildings standing on the premises.

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof, unto him the said James his heirs and assigns forever, to him and their own proper use and behoof.  And also, I the said Luke do for myself my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant with the said James his heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises; as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.

And furthermore, I the said Luke Adams do by these presents, bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said James his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 13" day of August Anno Domini 1824,
Luke Adams S.S. [circle drawn around S.S.]

Signed, sealed, and delivered,
In presence of
Charles G. Ives
Orrin Hart

Hartford County fs. Bristol August 13" 1824.

Personally appeared Luke Adams signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me,
Charles G. Ives Justice of Peace

A true Copy of a deed         )
Recd. for record August 13")
A.D. 1824, & Recorded         )
By Tracy Peek Register
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County S.S. Town Clerk Office
Bristol August 20" A.D. 1824. I certify
that the within deed, is a true & correct copy
from Bristol Town Records, Book 15 Page 35.
Attest Tracy Peek, Register
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KNOW all Men by these Presents, That I Luke Adams, of Bristol in Hartford County, for divers good causes and considerations thereunto moving; especially for One hundred Seventy two dollars & fifty cents received to my full satisfaction of Susannah Adams of said Bristol
Have remised, released, and for ever quit-claimed, and do by these presents for myself justly and absolutely remise, release, and for ever quit-claim unto the said Susannah to her heirs and assigns for ever, all such right and title as I the said Luke Adams have or ought to have in or to a certain piece of land situate in said Bristol, containing eight acres more or less, bounded westerly on highway north on Richard Judson & James Adams, easterly on said James Adams, & southerly on highway.

To have and to hold, the premises unto her the said Susannah Adams, her heirs and assigns, to the only use and behoof of the said Susannah Adams her heirs and assigns for ever, so that neither I the said Luke Adams nor no person in my name and behalf, shall or will hereafter claim or demand any right or title to the premises, or any part thereof, but they and every of them, shall by these presents be excluded and for ever barred.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13" day of August in the year of our Lord 1824.
Luke Adams, S.S. [circle drawn around S.S.]

Signed, sealed, and delivered,
In presence of
Charles G. Ives
Orrin Hart

Hartford County fs. Bristol August 13" 1824.

Personally appeared Luke Adams signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me,
Charles G. Ives Justice of Peace

A true copy of a deed Recd. )
for record August 13"           )
A.D. 1824 & Recorded          )
By:  Tracy Peek Register.
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County      ⎬ ss. Bristol, Town Clerk
Office, August 20. A.D. 1824. I certify that the
within Deed is a true & correct copy Record
Book 13, Page 579,-
Attest Tracy Peek, Register
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At the annual Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Bristol, legally warned & held on monday October 6" A.D. 1823; Tracy Peek now duly elected & declared to be Chosen Town Clerk or Register of said town for the year insuing.

Town Clerks Office ss.  Bristol County of Hartford
State of Connecticut  August 28" 1824

I certify that the above is true copy from Bristol Town records.

Attest Tracy Peek, Town Clerk or Register.

James Adams, of Bristol in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut of lawful age deposeth & saith, that he is acquainted with the hand writing of Tracy Peek, of said Bristol and that he also knows that the above signature to the above certificate was written by Tracy Peek, and also that the two signatures of Tracy Peek to both of the certificates on the back of both of the copies of the deeds hereunto annexed were writen by said Tray Peek, & that he further knows that Tracy Peek was on the twentieth day of August A.D. 1824, the acting Town Clerk or register of said Bristol, and further he saith not.
James Adams
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State of Connecticut  )
County of Hartford    )fs.  Bristol, August 20th A.D. 1824,
Personally appeared James Adams, who is known to me, & being duly cautioned, examined & sworn, made solemn oath, that the [word stricken out] all the facts contained and & set forth in the within deposition by him subscribed, are the truth truth [second "truth" stricken out] the whole truth, & nothing but the truth...
Before me,
Charles G Ives Justice of Peace
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Nancy Adams [last word stricken out]
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The deposition of George Mitchell, Titus Merriman James Lee, Bryan Hooker, Josiah Read, Wells R. Byington, Ebenezer Darrow, Tracy Peek [this name stricken out], Polly Gaylord Nathan Tuttle [this name stricken out], Susannah Adams and James Adams, all of Bristol in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, & [Nathan Tuttle Plymouth in Litchfield County in said state--all this being stricken out]; all of them being of lawful age do depose & say:  first George Mitchell deposeth & saith "that on the thirteenth day of August A.D. 1824 Luke Adams of said Bristol was justly indebted to him for sundry goods & articles had out of his ["my" stricken out] Store in said Bristol, necessary in the support of his family to the amount of twenty dollars for which James Adams executed his note payable on demand to him Dated August 23rd 1824 said amount hath been of about four years standing"--Next the aforesaid Titus Merriman deposeth & saith "That said Luke Adams was on the thirteenth day of August A.D. 1824 was justly indebted to him ["me" stricken out] by note principal & interest twenty eight dollars & fifty nine cents for which James Adams of said Bristol gave his note on demand with him the said Luke Adams dated April thirtieth 1824 said note was given to him ["me" stricken out] for Medical aid furnished to him the said Luke Adams & his family for the term of about six years last past and also, said Luke was indebted to him ["me" stricken out] in the sum of eighty cents on said thirteenth day of August 1824 for a visit to ["said" stricken out] his family for medical aid since said note was given & before said 13th day of August 1824 which sum the said James has obligated himself to pay
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to him ["me" stricken through].  And, the said James Lee deposeth & saith that on the thirteenth day of August A.D. 1824 Luke Adams of said Bristol was indebted to him ["me" stricken out] by a note given principal & interest amounted to on said 12th day of August 1824 said note was four dollars twenty three dated April 14th 1823 which note was given for blacksmith work done for him the said Luke Adams which debt, said James Adams has since obligated himself to pay for him the said Luke, & said amount was of about four years standing--

And the said Bryan Hooker deposeth and saith that on said thirteenth day of August 1824 Luke Adams was justly indebted to him ["me" stricken through] in a note given for cloth dressing done for said Luke Adams for about four or five years past, which note dated May first 1820 was signed by said James Adams; Amount of note principal & interest was on said thirteenth $fifteen dollars & four cents [following stricken through:  & which sum is still due]

And Josiah Read deposeth & saith that on the thirteenth day of August A.D. 1824 the said Luke Adams was justly indebted to him ["me" stricken through] on book for sundry goods & articles had out of his ["my" stricken through] store in said Bristol necessary for the support of him and said Luke & family to the amount of nine dollars & eighty one cents which sum James Adams executed his note payable on demand & interest to him ["me" stricken through] dated August 23rd 1824 [all the following stricken through:  and which is still due to me], said amount was of about two years standing.  And Wells R. Byington deposeth & saith that on the thirteenth day of August  A.D. 1824 the said Luke Adams was justly
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indebtd to him ["me" stricken out] for taxes due on his ["my" stricken out] bills on list 1823 in the sum of four dollars fifty one unto which sum James Adams of said Bristol has since obligated himself to pay over to him ["me" stricken out], said taxes and rates were town state & vanity taxes.

and the said Ebenezer Darrow deposeth & saith, that Luke Adams of said Bristol was justly indebted to him, in the sum of two dollars on the thirteenth day of August 1824, for so much money previously lent to him the said Luke which debt is still due & which James Adams of said town hath now obligated himself to pay over to him ["me" stricken out], 

Susannah Adams deposeth & saith that the said Luke adams was justly indebted to her ["me" stricken out] in the full sum of one hundred seventy two dollars & fifty cents for which I first secured a Mortgage deed for the security of the payment thereof and after to wit, on the thirteenth day of August 1824 secured a clear deed of [following words all stricken out:  said resident in said] Land being about eight & a half acres, and the debts were as follows, to wit one note of sixty one dollars thirty ["and" stricken out] cents principal; and interest being Seventeen dollars ninety two cents, amount being seventy nine dollars twenty two cents; also one other note of thirty nine dollars twenty eight cents amount of principal & interest the first note was dated October 1st 1819 the last note was dated in March 1820 & both of said sums were for so much money lent, and the remainder of said sum being fifty four dollars was due me for my serving for five years ending August 13th 1823.  And the deponent further saith that the said Luke Adams did owe me for one years service from August 12th 1823 to August 12th 1824 which was to be by agreement on said day the sum of ten dollars for
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which sum of ten dollars James Adams hath since given his note to her ["me" stricken out] payable on demand & interest

And the said Polly Gaylord deposeth & saith that Luke Adams of Bristol aforesaid was on the thirteenth day of August 1824 Justly indebted to her in the sum of twenty eight dollars ninety six cents principal & interest which note was given to her ["me" stricken out] on the 25th day of December 1821.--and which was given for so much money lent, to which James Adams has since given his note payable to her ["me" stricken out] for said debt--

And James Adams deposeth & saith that the several creditors of him the said Luke Adams herein named, have all of them been satisfied in manner & form as herein stated by his ["my" stricken through] several obligations for the payment of said debts and the deponant saith that he hath given his obligation for the sum of thirty dollars to Lucy Nany Lewis of Southington, and Likewise an obligation to John Adams of the State of Ohio ["& that" stricken through] for the sum of thirty dollars to pay a just debt of him the said Luke it being for money had of him the said John the avails of a hirer of land sold by him the said Luke apart of which belonged to him the said John, said property was disposed of & the money, until I think about the year 1816 said real estate was sold for about seventy dollars--And the deponant further saith that the said Luke Adams was on said thirteenth day of August 1824 Justly indebted to Joseph Adams in the State of New York for the sum of seventeen dollars & two cents for his labour done in the summer of A.D. 1813 which sum he hath [Draft 2 words illegible & stricken out] given his note payable to him the said Joseph Adams to satisfy said claim he had against him the
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said Luke Adams & ["said" stricken through] said claims were all due on said thirteenth day of August 1824 making in the whole the sum of two hundred dollars, which sum ["Luke has" stricken through] the Deponant received a full ["comection for" stricken through] compensation for by the consideration of a deed--of two hundred dollars--value and which is in full for the value of said property--Said deed was dated August 13th 1824--And further the deponants say not--
James Adams
Susannah Adams
Polly Gaylord
George Mitchell
Titus Merriman
Wells R. Byington
Bryan Hooker
Josiah Read
James Lee
Ebenezer Darrow

State of Connecticut   ) fs.  Bristol
County of Hartford     ) December 24th and 28th A.D. 1824. and January 3rd 4th & 5th AD 1825

Personally appeared James Adams, Susannah Adams, Polly Gaylord, George Mitchell, Titus Merriman, Wells R. Byington, Bryan Hooker, Josiah Read, James Lee and Ebenezer Darrow all of Bristol, each of whom are known to me & being duly examined, cautioned and sworn agreeable to law, made solemn oath, that all the facts contained and set forth in the foregoing deposition or Affidavit, by them signed & subscribed, is the truth, the whole truth, & nothing but the truth.
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The said deposition or affidavit was taken at the request of Luke Adams of said Bristol to be by him improved in an application by him made for a pention from the United States of America, under an act of the Congress of the United States, in vouch case made & Provided

Sworn before me
Charles G Ives Justice of Peace

And the said James Adams further deposeth & saith (he being of lawful age as before stated) that the money mentioned in the deposition of Susannah Adams, the sixty one dollars & thirty cents, whih she the said Susannah furnished was had by Joseph Adams of the State of New York & that he the said Luke became his surety to pay said sum to her the said Susannah by signing an obligation to her to my knowledge for that purpose & that said Joseph to my knowledge after became insolvent; and that said Luke has had to pay said debt And that the money had of his in March 1820 was made use of by him the said Luke to pay a debt to Thomas Barnes Jr for a note given to him the said Barnes for goods & provisions had of him for the support of said Luke & family and that the money had of Polly Gaylord mentioned in her deposition, the said Luke had to pay a debt to Newman Peek, which debt was for money had of him the said Peek & which ["debt illegible word" stricken out] money was made use of by him the said Luke in paying for a pair of cattle said Luke had previously purchased.  And that the money had of Lucy N Lewis mentioned in her
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deposition was had by him the said Luke & made use of by him ["the said Luke" stricken out] in paying a debt to Asabel Bradly for repairs done to a building.--and the deponant [deponent] further saith that he was knowing to the said Lukus making sale of a pair of oxen in the fall of 1823 for which Josiah Read had the principal part of said pay & that I was further knowing to said Lukas fatting & killing a cow in the same fall the most of which was consumed in his Family and further the deponant [deponent] saith not--
James Adams

State of Connecticut )ss. Bristol
County of Hartford) January 15th 1825

Personally appeared James Adams, who is known to me, and after being duly examined cautioned & sworn agreeable to law, made solemn oath, that all the facts contained and set forth in the foregoing deposition or affidavit by him signed & subscribed is the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth; the said deposition or affidavit was taken at the request of Luke Adams of said Bristol, to be by him improved in an application by him made for a pention [pension]from the United States of America, under an act of the Congress of the United States, in vouch case made & provided.
Sworn before me,
Charles G Ives Justice of Peace
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I here may certify that I am personally acquainted with the aforesaid George Mitchell, Titus Merriman, James Lee, Bryan Hooker, Josiah Read, Wells R. Byington, Ebenezer Darrow, Polly Gaylord, Susannah Adams & James Adams the deponants herein named, and to whom [a 2nd "whom" stricken through] I administered the oath in this deposition or affidavit and that they on all of them credible disinterested witnesses, and that I am personally acquainted with Lucy N. Lewis of Southington & that she is likewise a credible disinterested witness--
Charles G Ives Justice of Peace

Bristol January 15th 1825
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Oct 2nd 1831 Mr. Luke Addams 
To George Mitchell

Hor 28 w/Coal [illegible] 3 1/2"     98
Nov 14 To 2 w nails & 1/2% millege 30
22 to 3rd nails  33
16th Feby to Bible 3.30
1st April to 1/2 [illegible] 31 1/4 G Bramsy 42
1822 May 6 To 1 w nails 10
10 to 1 [illegible] twine 6
Feb 21 To 1 spelling book 6 sheets paper 23
1823 28 to 52 Business 10
6th April To 1 wash tub 6 / 100
3 milk pans 2/   100
1 pail   3/   50
9 - 2 bundle [illegible] 2/  57
tin [illegible] agreed  45
1 stone pot  25
June 11 to your order paid Joel Baldwin 5.50
14 To 5th coal [illegible] 20
Dec 25 To 1 Bushel Salt 100
To 3 hanks stocking yarn 24
to 2 hanks knitting cotton 16
April 23 1824 to 1/2 gallon 6 brandy 25
To 4 case fish 16
To 1 Rub stone 25
August 13 6 3/4 6 fish  30
1 Brandy 17 1/2 lager 26
2 pts molas 20
1/2 [illegible] 50
August 23 To Ballance of Interest 18.91
1.9
_______20.00
1824

Recd payment by James Addams Note to Ballance
George Mitchell
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May 9th 1818 Mr. Luke Adams to Titus Merriman
Travel 4 miles [illegible]
--10th Travel [illegible]----------1-
--12th T. V. & D.---------1-6
June 1st T.V. & D. [illegible] Pill Cathart--------1-7
---2nd T.V.  [illegible] Annum Cathart & [illegible] 1-18
---3rd T.V. [illegible] 1-3
---4th T.V. [illegible] 1-4
---7th T.V. [illegible]-------1-0
August 19th T.V. [illegible] & [illegible] land 1-3
---22nd T.V. [illegible] 1-5
---23rd T.V. Colonel R. [illegible] & Capt. [illegible]-------1-2
March 6th 1819 T.V. [illegible] 1-30
---7th T.V. Colonel R.Jallap & ----------1-20
---[illegible] T.V. Pill [illegible] & R.R,Lee----------1-00
---10th T.V. Colonel & Cathart----------------1-00
---11th T.V. [illegible]----------------1-00
March 31st 1820th T. V. Pill [illegible] & R. R Lee----------1-25
Oct 26th T. V. Pill Cathart. Pill [illegible] & Brittens----1-3
---27th T.V. [illegible]----------------1-2
May 3rd 1821 T.V. V. S. & Pill Cathart ---------1-0      
---5th T.V.V. S. [illegible] & [illegible] 1-2
---V. [illegible] & Alix [illegible]---------------0-3
June 13th 1823 T.V. [illegible] &----------------0-8 
$29 " 3
Rec'd payment by
all
James Adams's [illegible]
Titus Merriman
Luke Adams to James Lee Jr
Feb 27th 1828 To shoe a hors--------$"38
May 1821 To shoe a horse & mend a waggon - ---73
To [illegible] a horse & shoe a horse-----------75
June 1822 To hoof a horse & shoe a horse ----- 34
To shoe a horse--------79
To plate a plow & shoe a horse - 1"11
To shoe a horse---------"14
$4"23
Rec'd Payment by James Adams Note
to balance
James Lee
to satisfy said claim
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This certifies that Mr. Luke Adams was
owing me on Books Septem 13th 1823
[??????] Dollars and [??]cts which was

Mr Luke Adams of Bristol Harford County
and State of Connecticut

t 14th To dressing & Haying of clams drawn |S 1 | 38
818
To drafting 4 3/4 [ijh] of [chancanter]            |   1 | 33
To recording one died [1%]                            |  "  | 13
To dye camconters & pump 181/[?] yds        |  2  | 28
To droping of [?] of dcifr blur                         |  8  | 50
4 To dye a pair of stocking black                    | ..   | :8
19 To dumping 6 1/4 yds of Lom[??] brown
                                                             nite     |  1 |  75

[?] 20 To dressing 61/2 yds of cam Th4           |  1 | 25
[?] 20 To dressing 5 3/4 yds of navy blur         |  1 | 43
To dressing 91/4 yds of Lan o brown [???]      |  1  | 85
3rd
21 To dressing 14 1/4 yds of deep blur Thr    |   6 | 11
2nd To dressing16 yds of navy blur Thr          |   2 |67
22                                                                    | $26|66

Conther [???]
Buy a bow $11.62                                            | $11|62
By James Adams note to balance                    |   15|14
                                    Bryan Hooker               | $26|66
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This certifies that Mr. Luke Adams was owing me on Books Septem. 13th 1823
Thirty-six dollars and 99 at which was paid for in the following way viz - in grain or the efforts of a
fair of cattle sold to my knowledge for this purpose $21.99. 

Likewise, that Mr. Adams owed some for the following articles for which I received his (unintelligible) Mrs. James Adams note for the payment thereof - 

Jan'y 30th 1822 
      1.00 nails ...............$.10
      Molasses.................$5.
March 1, 1822
      1 Jumblin (?) ........$9.
May  1, 1822
       Sundry Goods ....$.86
May 30, 1822
       1 yd. Cambrick (Cambric) $.50
        1 oz. maize (?)   $.90
        1 pr. Sheaps----$.34
June 12, 1822
        1 bridle................$1.00
June 15, 1822
         1 oz. indigo.......$.20
Novem 16, 1822
         1 steele weight & muslin $.9
Dec 5, 1822
         1 (unintelligible) .......... $350
Dec 24, 1822
          Silk vest & (unintelligible) $ 19
Febr 7, 1823
          1/4 # of tea..............$ .19
March 18, 1823
          1 gal. rum.................$1.00
          1/2 # H.S. Tea        $..38
April 8, 1823
          2 (unintelligible) molasses $.23
April 22, 1823
         1/2 (unintelligible) .....$.4
          (unintelligible) Brandy  $ ?
July 28, 1823
         1 rake .............................$.7
August 15, 1823
          plates .............................$.51
September 13, 1823
         1 qt. brandy..................$.11
                                                             
__________________________________
                                           $9.81

Attest Josiah Read
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State of Connecticut   )
Hartford County fs     ) January 12th 1825

Personally appeared George Mitchell, Titus Merriman, James Lee, Bryan Hooker, and Josiah Read, who are each of them known to me & made solemn oath that the foregoing accounts by them made and subscribed are Justly & truly charged according to the best of their knowledge
Sworn before me
Charles G Ives  Justice of Peace
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Nancy Lewis of Southington in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut of lawful age does depose & say, that, on the thirteenth day of August A.D. 1824 Luke Adams of Bristol in the County & State aforesaid was Justly indebted to me in the full sum of thirty dollars principal & interest, which note was given for so much money lent and the note I had against said Luke Adams dated January 1 A.D. 1819 for which I have since received a note of James Adams of said Bristol Towit on the 24th day of December 1824 on demand & interest & which is still due to me from said James Adams.
Lucy N Lewis

State of Connecticut  )fs Southington
County of Hartford    )December 25th 1824

A.D. 1824 Personally appeared Lucy Nancy Lewis who is known to me, & being duly examined cautioned & sworn agreeably to law, made solemn oath, that all the facts contained and set forth in the foregoing deposition or affidavit by her signed & subscribed is the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth; The said deposition or affidavit was taken at the request of Luke Adams of Bristol in said County, to be by him improved in an application by him made for a pention from the United States of America, under an act of the Congress of the United States, in souch case made & provided--
Sworn before me.
Theodore Byington Just. of Peace
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I Thomas Chester Clerk of the County Court in the County of Hartford in Connecticut certify that Charles G Ives Esqr. was on the 20th of August 1824 & ever since has been Justice of the Peace of the County of Hartford & that the signatures of his name to certificates dated August 20, also decr 24th  27th January 4th 5th also January 15th & also January 15th & also January 12th all last past I believe are his signatures And that Theodore Byington Esq. on the 23rd of december 1824 was a Justice of Peace of the said County of Hartford & that the signature of his name to a certificate of that date I believe to be his signature all hereto annexed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Hartford this 29th day of January 1825.
Thomas Chester Clerk---
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Luke Adams--
Deed to
Susannah Adams
Copy-
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Town Clerk Office ss. Bristol
May 1" 1823. The within is a true
copy from Bristol Town Records
Book 13" Page 372-
Attest Tracy Peek Town Clerk
James A
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To all People to whom these presents shall come:  GREETING.
KNOW YE, That I Luke Adams of Bristol in Hartford County for the consideration of Two hundred ten dollars & fifty four cents received to my full satisfaction of Susannah Adams of said Bristol
Do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said Susannah two pieces of land situate on said Bristol one of which pieces of land is bounded westerly & southerly on highway north on Richard Judson east on James Adams and contains four & a half acres of land more or less the other piece is west and easterly on highway, north & south on James Adams and contains fifteen acres more or less

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof, unto her the said Susannah her heirs and assigns forever, to her and their own proper use and behoof.  And also, I the said Luke do for myself my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant with the said Susannah her heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises; as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.

And furthermore, I the said Luke do by these presents, bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to her the said Susannah her heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever.  Provided nevertheless that if the said Luke Adams his heirs &c shall well and truly pay said Susannah her heirs &c the amount of a note well signed and executed by sd. [said] Luke in the month of March 1820 for the sum of thirty one dollars payable to said Susannah on demand and interest & also all that said Luke now owes said Susannah on book being about one Hundred & seventy nine dollars then this deed to be null and void, otherwise not--

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the first day of May Anno Domini 1823
Luke Adams S.S. [circle drawn around the S.S.]

Signed, sealed, and delivered,
In presence of
Tracy Peek
Newman Peek
Hartford County ss  Bristol  May 1st 1823

Personally appeared Luke Adams signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me,
Liecester Carrington Justice of the Peace

A true Copy of a deed Recd. for
Record May 1" A.D. 1823. &
Recorded By Tracy Peek--Regr.
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Luke Adams-
Deed to-
James Adams-
Copy-
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Town Clerk Office Js
Bristol May 2d 1823 -
The within is a true copy from
Bristol Town records Book
13" Page 373
Attest Tracy Peek Town Clerk
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To all People to whom these presents shall come:  GREETING.
KNOW YE, That I Luke Adams of Bristol in Hartford County for the consideration of Two hundred dollars received to my full satisfaction of James Adams of said Bristol
Do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said James one piece of land situate in said Bristol containing about fifteen acres more or lefs, bounded north on Richard Judson, east on highway south on Lucy Adams & west on Eliada Tuttle with the buildings thereon standing

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof, unto him the said James his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof.  And also, I the said Luke Adams do for myself my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant with the said James his heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises; as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.

And furthermore, I the said Luke do by these presents, bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said James his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever, Provided nevertheless that if the said Luke Adams his heirs &c shall keep and save the sd. James Adams, his heirs & assigns harmless and free from all cost expense trouble and from the actual payment of all so each note & obligation that the sd. James has or may undersign the sd. Luke , Adams--among which notes the following are a part, to wit, one payable to Josiah Reed for $27.30 dated May 1" 1823 one payable to Polly Gaylord for $27.00 dated Dec 25, 1821 one payable to Lucy N Adams dated Dec 1816 for $27.00 one payable to John Adams dated April 2nd 1812 for thirty dollars & all on interest one payable to George Mitchell dated April 30, 1823 for 34.04 then this deed to be null and void otherwise to be and remain in full force

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the first day of May Anno Domini 1823
Luke Adams S.S. [circle drawn around the S.S.]

Signed, sealed, and delivered,
In presence of
Tracy Peek
Newman Peek

Hartford County ss  Bristol   May 1st 1823

Personally appeared Luke Adams signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me,
Liecester Carrington Justice of the Peace

A true copy of a Deed Recd.
for Record May 1" A.D 1823
& Recorded By
Tracy Peek, Regr.
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Bristol CT
August 12

John C Calhoun
Sec-at War

City Washington


Rec 18 August 1823
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Bristol August 11th 1823
Sir
I would inform you that the Clerk of the Court inform me that he believes the reason why I was rejected was because I did not send in the date of my debts be that as it may I  owe those debt and my debts are more than my real estate was prised [appraised] at there is a number that has drawn the pension ever since eighteen hundred eighteen that are worth from one hundred to three hundred dollars men of my acquaintance those that have not been in army so long as I was Mr E Bordman informed me that their was a man of his acquaintance that never did a tour of duty which drew the pension the whole time.
Mr Boardman said he had thought of reporting him but for fear of offence he had not done it.
My scanty earnings will not support my family and my debts are increasing every year. 
Sir I wish to have you consider me and restore me to the pension lift and send me a certificate to.

I remain your humble petitioner
Luke Adams
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Sir I would like to add that the money went at Seventy Two Dollars for one when I was discharged and I felt as if I was entitled to something more than I had.



John C Calhoun
Sec-at-War
City Washington


Rec 8 August 1823
Page 57

J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Bureau

Rec'd Jan 8 1828

Hon L A Foot
[illegible] U.S.
in the case of Luke Adams
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Senate Chamber 7th Jany 1829

Sir

I enclose the within deposition in the case of Luke Adams in relation to his claim to be restored to the Pension List & request your attention to the subject as soon as practicable to you.

Yours Respectfully
Saml A Foot
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Rec Feb 2,1825

Mr Edwards


Honorable John C Calhoun


Honorable M Whitman
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Honorable John C Calhoun Secretary of War
Hartford January 29 1825

Sir

Enclosed are copies of two deeds, sundry depositions, V copy of the declaration of Luke Adams. If a pension be granted to him, it is requested, that the certificate be sent to me.
I am sir very respectfully your obedt servt
Thomas Chester
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The E Boardman

Mr Luke Adams
Bristol
State of Connecticut
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Washington 15 Feby 1823

Sir Your letter of 30 Jany has been recd-- In answer - the House of Representatives in Congress have passed a bill which if it should pass the Senate would become a Law under which you probably could obtain relief but the Senate have not yet acted on the Bill. How it will be decided I cannot inform you at present.

Your friend
Elijah Boardman



Mr Luke Adams
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Washington 10th Jany 1828

This certifies that I am acquainted with Tracy Peek & Titus Merriman who have signed a deposition in the subject of the application of Luke Adams to be restored to the Pension Roll that they are gentlemen of character & respectability and in my opinion their statements are entitled to full credit. I am also acquainted with the applicant Luke Adams, & believe him to be in indigent circumstances & needing the aid of his country for his support & that of his family, & that his character is good so far as my knowledge extends.
Saml A Foot
U State Senator
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2c Postage stamp rec'd F.S.E.
Rev. Sec
CW

The Pudding Stone Inn
Boonton, New Jersey

April 14. 1921.

Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I wish to trace the movements of my great-grandfather Luke Adams a pensioner of the Revolutionary War.
He served three years May 14, 1777-1780 in Capt. Eli Leavenworth's company - Col. Return J Miego regiment - (6th Conn Regiment).
He was a pensioner (of the Revolutionary War) of the National Government - Sev. Conn men in the Revolution [illegible]
History of Waterbury - (Bronson)
He married Lucy Nichole and then first thru children - daughters_were born in Waterbury , Conn. Later he appears to have lived in Bristol, (Fall Mt.) Conn. and still later in Southington. I am
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Anxious to establish the dates of residence in those two places. Mr Bostovich of the Historical Society in New Haven where I went to consult genealogies suggested that your records might furnish the needed information. I would greatly appreciate any help you may be able to give me. Kindly send your reply to my home address.

98 Paulison Ave, Passaic, NJ.

                             Very truly yours,
                             Edith Adams Poor.

Mrs. Edward E. Poor.

[Stamp affixed upside down reading:]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A
APR
15
1921

[Stamp affixed beside the first]
RECORD
DIVISION
APR 16 1921
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312 WEst 122nd. Street,
New York City, March 22nd.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Will you please give me any information you may find on your records of one Luke Adams, of Revolution War. 

Said Adams served as Corporal in Capt. Eli Leavenworth's 6th. Conn. Reg., from May 14th. 1777, to May 14th. 1780. I am a decendent of his, and am trying to get all information I can as I wish to join the D. A. R.'s. 

I would like to know from what town he came from, where and when born, and when he died, also his daughter Anna Adams. as she is the one I want to know about also. 

Any information you can give me will be thankfully receive. 

Yours truly, 
(Mrs) Edith A. Pond.

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Ack aw Mar 27