Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11079, Trueman Waller, Vt.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
St.
CONTENTS
Waller, Trueman
Patty
NUMBER
R. 11079
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No 32, 434
---
Vermont.
48.770
Trueman Waller of
Canada in the State of
who was a private-- in the company-- command
by Captain Sawyer of the
commanded
by
in the Vermont
line for 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelicer at the rate of 33 Dollars 33-- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of
March 1846 and sent to Hon E. D.
Culver, H. R.

Arrears to the 4th of March 46, 499.9
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 16.66
$516.65

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by W M Stewart Clerk,
Book E.2 Vol. 3 Page 109.

Informally Transfered
to Poultney, Vermont, see
letter to Agent at Montpelier
, Vt. March 31.
1846-
ed
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estate all
Pension
made payable at Poulney of
E
and to
in Culver in the
30th March 4
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State New York
Wash Co
On this 19th day of August 1845 came before me the
[illegible] a Judge Eunice Turner & being by me Sworn Deposes & says
was several seven years of age 13 day June 1845 resides Hartford N Y
that she is Sister W Turman Waller who is an applicant for a pensions
that deponent recollects the circumstance of Truman Walter going from
his fathers house the town of New Millford when deponent was a
child about nine of age & when Trueman was about seventeen
years of age to go into the continental army & as the family the said
it was said he had gone to Peekskill N.Y. I remember he was gone
from him he left in the same it was said in the family & believed he
enlisted for three years, & also others after he enlisted & went into
the army he came home & I saw Doctor Ihind of New Milford vaccinate him for Small Pox & I know he was sick had the small Pox when
he went back again into the army as it was said & remand them a
long time but how long it Know it was always said & also believe
by all in the firmly that Truman was engaged in the Revolution
at or New Peekskill & Deponent further says that she remembers
the fact that Truman was said to enlist & go from Bennington to Pittsford
Vermont & it said with Capt Hutchins & that he was absent at
such time gone a year or nearly that time which last preced as after the other
period of send it has always been said & believed my further fine that
Truman Woller had served on the Revolutionary War, that deponent has
no doubt he served & as he state that Truman Walker has a good memory
& Charly remember the events of that proved that Freeman Waller is a man
of integrity a man of truth & veracity has been so regarded by these
who know him
[signature] Eunice her x mark Turner

In presence of
[signature] Solomon S. Corner
[signature] Hiram Waller
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of New York
Washington County SS. On this 26th day of August 1845 personally
appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid now sitting Truman
a resident of the town of Hull, Ottawa County Syanham district Canada
last aged Eighty five years past who being first duly sworn according to Law
on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits
the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United
States on the following named offices & and as herein stated
he enlisted under Capt William Hutchins of Bennington Vermont for Ten months. James Brookins was sent in the same compay Ebenezer Allen
as a Major or Colonel that applicant went to Pittsford with his company
at he enlisted to such company in Janey in 1780 that said Hutchins Brookins
Allen were the offices in command at said Pittsford James Smith on
and Lieutent that applicant volunteered that applicant served
as a private until May other command & ented Fort
Pickett at Pittsford of & remined the eleven months in the said
service & did duty when the period of enlistment expired applicant
took the place of William Parker who was there in the compay of
Jesse Sayer Capt. Sec Spent also stationed at Pettiford &
as said Parkes substitute for one month when the time was
up which was Janry 1781. applicant retured whis him which
us to said Bennington of at which place applicant resided unty
his father when he enlisted that applicants father sd and kept the
County person enlisting which was of lawful money that my father
Samuel Willer also my wages which were paid by the Governor who
land in Arlington Verment that applicant was absent from him a
few days from home at this last enlistment that he has no
documentary evidence in his possession that he does not know of any or any
person by whom he can prove the same above stated
that he was born at Derby Coun in the year 1760. I have a recorded
in my firmly bible of my age I lived at Bennington aforesaid when I lef he service  Since the Rev war lived in Granville Hampton & Halford WashCo. N. Y. & went to the town of Hall in 1803. where he ever since & now
resides that he enlisted & volunteed except for the one month above alluded to
when he was a substitute & for William Parker that the reason why he
did not apply for this & the other person for sums in the continental any was
because in landed and is known or said about the pensions or pension Laws
of the U.S. that he does not know any person there accustomed to or who
[illegible] making the application for applicant having come the
town of Halford Wash Co NY when-- Joseph & Eli Willer & Eunice
Turner Brooks & sisters of applicant sure he therefor for any the
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the said persons person to assist in doing the papers he applies in this county
that in the said term of Hall now living one knowing applicant is Capt Itham
H Day, Charles Lynes Esq Reigh Wright Esq James F Taylor
& in Hartford Col John Street Capt Same Taylor & Linden Taylor & knows
no clergyman now. he also well knows Samuel & Seth Warner & Jane Turner
& many others by Aaron Jugullity & widow Brown
[signature] Truman Waller

and the said Court of Common Pleas of Washington City
N. Y. do hereby declare the opinion that the above Truman Walter
the applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
I Henry Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of the County of Washington, do hereby certify that the forgoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Truman Waller for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of Office this 26th day of August
A.D. 1845.
[signature] H Shipherd Clk
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State of New York
Washington County. Joseph Walker being duly sworn deposes & States that he is, the brother Truman now a resident of Hull Lower Canada that this deponent was born on 8 May 1766 that he will be
Eighty years of age next may that he was born in Denbury
Annuiticutt that Truman was the last of the children
that deponent well recollects that. Truman Waller enlisted into
the continental army & know he was gone through the season
& remember he had receive for him a white Frock [illegible]
I know it was a constant there of conversation in the family
that said Truman was in the army I well remember said
Truman came home that the Small Pox Knew a pest
house was built by my father & that Truman occupied to
in the woods on my fathers [illegible] in New Millford, Conn
that it has always been said & understood in the family that Truman
Waller was six years older than deponent & that he was
born in the year 1760 - so my parents always said it was
also public conversation at the time Truman went away
and his white frock coat that he had enlisted in the army
I was Eleven years of age where it was said he enlisted
during such absence it was said said Trueman was 
at Peekskill & Fishkill on the Hudson river this
deponent has no doubt whatever but that said Trueman enlisted
& remained in the Army from 24 June to the first day of March
next after this deponent says he well remember the man
of Samuel Wallis with his family & Burman among others while
was in the year 1778 & the not year in 1779 remnt to Bennington
being but a few miles from white creek that I know that
1778 was said by Truman he should enlist into the army
again I remember it was said he had enlisted under Capt
William Hutchins at Bennington Vermont Know Forman
left home unto the arm & started with said fine to go
Pittsford Vermont in the winter & it was said that said
forces, with Truman Walter I know my father took this
County on his enlisting which was 4 shillings lawful money
I well remember on Trueman return about a year my
father got Truman a Black Colt in consideration he had
received his County & pay I know Trueman was gone on its
was said to Pittsford & that he remained very man or quite on
year, it was publicly & notorious said & remarked that all of
the family that he was out at both prious on the public
service it has always have to said believed that he was
ant & Engaged in the service of the United State, my father was
also ent at other times in the service & I will remember that
My Father & Truman have often conversed about what
the saw whilst each was in the any I have long & will
Known Freeman Waller of Hull an applicant for a pension
I know him to be a man of truth a man of character & night
always every where deserving having the good opinions of his
neighbors & acquaintances. I do not know of any person who
could speak may affinitly
[signature] Joseph his x mark Walter

of J.W. Thompson
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Payment to be made at Paultney,
by Merritt Clarke
Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Poultney,
Vermont

Recorded in the Pension Office in Book E. 20.Vol 3.
Page 109  by MW Sterwart 
Clerk.
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Widow
Waller,Patty
pension papers
Act of 1838 & 
subsequent
13994

of July 1838
[illegible] months

Secretary of the interior
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the 
Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entituted an Act
granting half pay & pensions to certain widows
& also any subsequent act,
On this tenth
day of May 1848, personally appeared the claimant Patty Waller before me
The Honorable Charles Dewey Day one of Her Magistrate
Justices of the Court of Deeds Bench for the District
of Montreal in the Province of Canada, presently
on the Ottawa Circuit, she being a resident of the
Township of Hull, in the County of Ottawa in the
District of Montreal in the Province of Canada,
aged Eighty Six 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
7th 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay & pensions
to certain widows
That she is the widow of the late Trueman
Waller
his life time of the
the time of his death a Pensioner of the U. States appear
by the certificate thereof hereunto annexed, she further states
that she is the widow of the said Trueman Waller named
in said certificate. That she was married to said The
Waller at Bennington, in the State of Vermont on the first
day of January 1781, by one Tichenor who was then a Justice
of the Peace & afterwards Governor of the State of Vermont.
That her husband the aforesaid Trueman Waller died
on or about the third day of July 1846 that she was
not married to him prior to his leaving the service but
the marriage took place previous to the first day of January
1794. viz. at the time above stated.
Sworn & before me the said Township
Hull in the County of Ottawa, in the District of Montreal in the Province of Canada, at the domicile of
the said Patty Waller, she the said Patty Waller from age
& infirmity being unable to attend in open Court.
the day and year first above written, the said Patty Waller
at the same time declaring she could not write her name
but hath in my presence after hearing the above declaration
had made her usual mark a cross
 
Patty X Waller
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States
, of the 7th June, 1832,-
Trueman Waller of the Province of Canada
who was a private-
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is entitled to receive Thirty-three-- dollars and
thirty-three-- cents per annum, during his natural life, com
mencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually,
on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States
, this 27th day of
March, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six
W.L. Marcy
-
Examined and ┃
Countersigned.}
Secretary of War.
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
certificate annexed to affidavit
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
19
P. O.
Patty Waller
atty
Service. Trueman
Enlisted:
Discharged:

[Stamp] REJECTED

Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Waller
Truman
Rett
Recognized.
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Contract
Nov. 22-1902
Mrs. G.B. Mitchell
-
Rutherford N.
Nov. 28-1902
Mrs. L. B. Hatch, Whitman was
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Trueman Waller 37070
N.Y.
Hon E.D. Culver
29 Jany 1846

eel of the June 1832
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No 37170
Truman Waller
Vt
Act 7 June 1832
admd to per-
3333 per an
on
E. D. Culver
House of Reps
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Hon. J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Granville Wash Co. N.Y.
Sept 27, 1849

Hon
J L Edwards
Sir

Enclosed I send you papers of Patty
Waller which show her to be entitled to a pension
under the act of 1838, subsequent acts. I believe the
papers are all right if so please send me a
certificate of pension for her, at your earliest
Convenience
Yours Respy
-
Oscar F. Thompson
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State of New York
Washington County
Joseph Waller and Jane Turner now both residing
in the Town of Hartford in said County of
Washington being severally sworn do each for himself and
herself depose testify and say that they well knew
Truman Waller a Revolutionary pensioner and also
Patty Waller his wife These deponents further say
that they were present at the marriage of the said Truman
and Patty and that the same was solemnized at the
Town of Bennington in the State of Vermont on the first
day of January one Thousand seven hundred and
Eighty one by Isaac Tichenor then a Justice of the
Peace of said town of Bennington and was afterwards Governor of said State of Vermont And the said Truman
and Patty since said Period have lived together as
husband and wife and have raised a large family
and that the said Truman Waller was in the summer
of 1846 a resident in Canada and that it was publicly
reputed that he deceased on or about the first day of
July 1846 and that the said Patty Waller is his widow
Subscribed and Sworn
me this 27 day of May 1848
John Norton Justice of the Peace

Joseph his x mark Waller
Eunice her x mark Turner
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State of New York
Washington County SS I Henry Shipherd Clerk of the
said County do hereby certify, that, John Norton the person
subscribing the within affidavit or deposition and before whom
the same was taken was at the date thereof to wit on the 27th
day of May A.D. 1848. therein mentioned a Justice of the
peace in and for said County, duly elected & qualified to
act and duly authorized by law to administer oaths and to
take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with
the handwriting of the said John Norton and that the
name John Norton subscribed to the said affidavit
is his proper & genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of said
County being my official seal this 21st
day of September A.D. 1849.
[signature] H Shipherd Clerk
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BY HIS ExCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONORABLE JAMES, EARL
OF ELGIN AND KINCARDINE, Knight of the Most
Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle Governor General
of British North America, and Captain General and Governor
in Chief in and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice
Admiral of the same, & c. & c. & c.
To all to whom these Presents shall come--
Greeting.
THESE ARE TO CERTIFY, that the Honorable Charles
D. Day
whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit is
one of the Justices of her Majesty's
Court N. Queens Bench
duly appointed in and for
GIVEN
the District of Montreali n
that part of the Province of Canada heretofore Lower Canada, and
that full faith and credence are due and ought to be given to his signature
and acts, in such capacity, in all places.
under my hand and Office Seal, at Montreal, in
Canada, this reland
day
of June
in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine
and of her Majesty's Reign the twelfth
[illegible]
By Command,
J. D. Harington
Recd of Fees
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House of Reps
March 16. 1816

J. L. Edwards E
Com p
Dr. Sir, I herewith
send you additional Certificate & 2 affts in the
on of Trueman Waller whose applications with
accompanying afft were filed with you on the
24th Jany
I think the additional testimony
now furnished is of the kind & amount suggested by you
If a certificate is granted, he would
the to have it made payable at West Powney 
in Vermont
the applicant resides in Canada
will you please inform me how the certificate
Town of Atty should be authenticated to
as to draw the money of W Porting-
-
Yours truly
E. D. Culver

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr Pe
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37170
Truman Waller
of Canada
NY
Act 7 June 32
make certificate payable
at Vermont Agency
see letter Mr Culver
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House of Rep
Jun. 24. 1846

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr Pensions

Sir I Enclosed said
the application of Truman Walter for a
as a Revolutionary soldier-
If sufficient please inform me & if
defection please let me know wherein
of
oblige
yours turly
E. D. Culver

J. L. Edward Esq
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State of Vermont

Secretary of States Office
Burlington February 25 1846

I J Mc Shafter Secretary of State of Vermont hereby certify that upon an original payroll of the Revolutionary Service of "Capt McHutchins company in May Ethen Allen detachment in the service of the State of Vermont 1780-1 occur the name of Trueman Waller in the an allowance to him for service for ten months from Feb 1 to 1781 to Nov 30th in the same year. The said Payroll [illegible] upon file,, record in this office.
In testimony whereof  I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the office at Burlington this 25th day of February AD 1846

[signature] J Mc M Shafter
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Province of Canada
District of Montreal
We the undersigned residing
in the Township of Hull, in the County
of Ottawa, in the District & Province
aforesaid, being duly sworn on the
Holy Evangelists, declare and say
that we are well acquainted with
Mr Trueman Waller residing in the
said Township of Hale, that we
believe him to be Eighty five years
of age; that he is reputed and believed
in the neighbourhood where he resides,
to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn before me 
in the said Township of Hull
this second day of September
in the year of our Lord 1845
[signature] JP F Taylor J.P.
[signature] Moses Edey
[signature] John Wright

I hereby certify that the signatures to the
above affidavit are the proper signatures
of the persons so sworn, and that they are
persons worthy of all credence -
[signature] J F. Taylor J.P.
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I do hereby certify that James
Taylor Esquire, whose name
is subscribed to the affidavit
and certificate written in
the first page of this Act
is one of Her Majestys Justices
of the Peace assigned to keep 
the peace in the District of
Montreal, in the Province of
Canada and is duly
authorised by Commission under the
peat Seal of the said Province
to act as such within the
said District of Montreal
Given under my hand and seal
at Montreal this fourth day
of September in the year of
Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty five
A.M. Dill
Clerk of the peace for
the district of Montreal
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Truman Walter
2 applications for
Pension
J W Thompson
Granville NY
his attorney
Make Certificate payable
at Vermont Agency. see letter
M. Calvin
1781.
10. per Capt Hunch
Col Allen
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress
of 7 June 1832
State of New York Washington County ss. On this 26th day of
August 1845 personally appeared the applicant for a Pension Truman
Waller a resident of the town of Hull Ottowa County Canads East
Snydenham District aged Eighty five past who being first duly
sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by
act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he enlisted into the Army
of the United States in the year 1777, on the 24 day of June of that
year for three years from that day with William Bowler who
was called Captain & was connected with the quartermasters Department
that said Bowlin & this applicant were under or controled by Major
Reese or Keyse that at the time & after enlisting the applicant went
to Peekskill N Y. & staid three about one week at which place
was Capt towne & said Major Keese & from that place the applicants
went to Fish Kill N.Y. that whilst at Fish Kill he was exposed to the small
Pox & Capt Bowlin took applicant to the house of applicants father
in New Milford Coun in order that applicant might be vaccinated
or taken care of at home that applicant was then taken down & had
the Small Pox returned to the Army in the month of August of
the same year & about the middle which any or quarter Masters Department
was at Fish Kill that applicant remained in such sum at such place
& at Newburgh N.Y. until after Fort Montgomery was taken when the
said Fort was taken applicant went to Goshen N. Y.& from Goshen
to Shoungun & other places & one in particular was Minestown N J where
iron was drawn that this applicant in such served said
Captain was constantly kept employed in transporting stores & was
with the teams till the first of March 1778 at which time said
Capt Bowlin give applicant direction & have to return to the said home
& remained until he called for applicant that applicant remained at
here until some time in the month of June awaiting orders & got
No more cries though applicant went to the house of Capt Bowlin
in June & formed him gone that his place or commission had gone
to some other person that applicant send & waited for rorders in the
above enlistments one year & found the company was as full as was
necessary for the same to be done & that applicant was not wanted
at time of enlisting Insured in New Milford Come was born in Danbury Conn
in 1760. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present the declares that his name is not on the
Pension Roll of any agency in any State Sworn & subscribed the day &
Ten aforesaid
Trueman Waller
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and the said Court of Common Pleas do hereby declare the opinion the
that the above applicant (Truman Waller, was a Revolutionary Soldier
& and as he states-
I Henry Shepherd clerk of the court
of Common Pleas of the County of Washington Ido hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original procedings in the said
Court in the matter of the application of Truman Waller for a
pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
seal of Office this 26th day of August 1845
H. Shepherd Clk
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FREE
Free

Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Jany 2/50
Resp Can
Patty Waller
wid Truman
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Granville Wath Co. N.Y.
Dec 26, 1849

Hon J L Edwards
Sir
Your letter of the 20th November last
in reference to the pension of widow Patty Waller, who claims
a pension under the act of 1838 at the widow of Truman Walter
is recd: you say the declaration must be made before a
Court of Record of the U.S. & that a declaration made before
a Justice of the peace in Canada is not admissable,
you will see on looking at the papers that it was sworn to
before a Judge or Justice of the Court of Queens Bench
and a good execuse set up why it is not made in open court
which we always supposed to be sufficient.
that it is properly authenticated, you also say there
must be record evidence of the date of the mariage
of any can be procured the proof whom that point an
be supplied by showing the record, or by showing that
there is no record. I am not informed what the fact is,
Permit me to inquire whether if this proof as to the marriage
can be supplied the declaration will not answer. It
certainly would be a great hardship to require this infirm
widow of
declaration, I hope on further examination the decision
upon that point will be changed, will you please
write me, soon
Yours truly
C. F. Thompson
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11079 -
Trueman Waller
Aug 26 - 1845
Hull Canada E. 85
Jan. 80. Bennington
to
Capt Wm Hutchins
May Ebenzer Allen
Pot - 11,
Born Danbury Conn
1760
---
---
Mar. Patty
Jany 1. 1781 Bennington Vt
D. of 3. 1846
No But
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Rutherford N. J.
In applying
for membership of the
D.A.R. I wish to find
in the name of
Truman Waller 
among the [illegible] of Vermont 1775 Will you [illegible] send me a list of pensioner or notify me if the name is
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in the list He certainly was a pensioner but if his name cannot be found on the records can it be found anywhere else
The name is Truman Waller from Hartford N.Y.
Will you also give me a copy of [illegible] of the name of Draper
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[Stamp]  U.S. PENSION OFFICE G OCT 18 1902

I cannot [illegible] to first name at this time
attention to this will be a great kindness.
Sincerely
G B Mitchell
Amr A.B. Mitchell
17 Ridge Road
Rutherford N.J.

October the 17th 1902
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Whitman May
No 19th 1902
Dear Sir,
Will you please see if
the name of Truman
Waller of Hartford New York,   is on the pension list.
. He was in the war
of the Revolution,

[illegible] lett ny if M George Edson of Fall River Mass was not on the pension list of the war of 61. He died  [illegible] years since. line the his ardon he received nothing, that can be done? he is very

shortened is her [illegible] please send that information to by old address MRs L.B. Hon Whitman Mass