Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39553, Thomas Fuller, Continental Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
Mass.
Fuller, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 39553
CONTENTS
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10.148
Vermont
Thomas Fuller of Hardwick in the state of Vermont who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Whitcomb of the
Massachusetts line, for the term of One year
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of April 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Novr [NOVEMBER] 1819 and sent to John Rankin Esqr [ESQUIRE] Danville Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 37.33
Semi-anl, [ANNUAL] all'ce [ALLOWANCE] ending 4 Mch [MARCH] 1820. 48.00
________
$85.33
4 Mo. [MONTHS] 20/30
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Thomas Fullers Declaration
I, Thomas Fuller of Hardwick in the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont aged Sixty five years, do declare depose & say that in the year 1775, I resided & belonged to the Town of Barre, County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, that on the 19th day of April 1775, I enlisted into the Company commanded by Capt [CAPTAIN] Buckminster, & on the night of same day marched as a soldier in sd [SAID] Company, to Orleansbridge mass [MASSACHUSETTS] & continued faithfully to serve my country as a soldier agt [AGAINST] the common enemy untill [sic] [illegible] the first day of January 1776, said company was [illegible] to Capt  [CAPTAIN] Jonathan Brewers [sic] regiment -
Soon after, the exact day I cannot now recollect, I again enlisted for the term of one year into the Continental line in the company commanded by Capt [CAPTAIN] Aaron Haynes & in the Regiment commanded by Col [COLONEL] Asa Whitcomb, being the 6th Regiment in the continental line, I continued to serve in sd [SAID] company & Regiment at Boston untill [sic] some time in the month of September 1776, when I marched with said Regiment to Ticonderoga under the command of Major John G Frazer, the Col [COLONEL] & Lt [LIEUTENANT] Col sd [SAID] Regiment being sick at home & I continued to serve in sd [SAID] Regiment the full period of my said enlistment being one full year untill [sic] the close of the year 1776. or the fore part of the year 1777. I was then honorably discharged & came home - During my sd Service as a soldier I received a Sergeants warrant in sd Regiment, under the hand of Col Whitcomb which original Warrant, accompanies this declaration 
And I do further declare & say that I now and ever have been since my nativity, a resident Citizen of the United States & that in consequence of my advanced age, infirmity of health & being wholly unable to labor, am so far reduced in my circumstances as to need the assistance of my country for support -
Danville April 15th 1819 - Thomas Fuller

State of Vermont Caledonia County} Ss Danville April 15th 1819. Personally appeared Thomas
Fuller above named & subscribed the above declaration & made solemn oath to the truth of the same in my presence
Before me
John Rankin} Ass [ASSISSTANT] Judge of Cal. [CALEDONIA] County Vt.
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County Ss}
I John Rankin one of the judges of
Caledonia County Court aforesaid do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the within Thomas Fuller did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the within declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine at one time on the Continental Establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress as to his property from evidence before me it appears
that he has an income of sixty seven Dollars per Anum [illegible] House Room for himself and wife; I am - Satisfied he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support all which is respectfully submitted
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature and the seal of the Court at
Danville in the County of Caledonia this 15 day 
of April 1819
John Rankin
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., -----, 19 ---
S39.553
In reply to your request of ---, received for 
a statement of the military history of Thomas Fuller a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. |LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. | STATE. |
April 19 1775 | 8 months | ✓ | Priv [PRIVATE]  Captain Buckminster | COLONEL Jonathan Brewer | Mass.

Jan [JANUARY] 1 1776 | 1 year |Srgt. [SERGEANT] | Captain Aaron Haynes | Colonel Asa Whitcomb |

Battles engaged in, [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Barre Worcester Vt
Date of application for pension, April 15, 1819 [illegible] Rev war
Residence at date of application, [illegible] Vt.
Age at date of application, 65
Remarks: [illegible]

5 -- 2850

Respectfully, Commissioner.
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39553
Revy [REVOLUTIONARY] INVALID.
File No.39553
Thomas Fuller Serg [SERGEANT] Rev [REVOLUTIONARY] War
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Act: 18th March 18th
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 184
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1917 Apr 11.  Hist [HISTORY] to W. H. Taylor Hardwick Vt.} see his letter in Wm [WILLIAM] Harvey Comm. W4271
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.

I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts
holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify that Eleazer James Esquire before whom the annexed Affidavits have been made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal this eight 
day of October A. D. 1819.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk
Application of Thomas Fuller}
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Thomas Fuller
S. 39553
Contl [CONTINENTAL] & Mass. [MASSACHUSETTS]
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BY ASA WHITCOMB, ESQUIRE,
Colonel, commanding the Sixth Regiment of Foot in the Continental Army of the Thirteen United Colonies.
To Thomas Fuller
I Reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your courage and good Conduct, do appoint you to be a First Sergant [SERGEANT] in Capt. Aaron Haynes Company, and in the above - named Regiment; and by virtue of this Warrant you are to be obeyed as such: And you are carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Sargant [SERGEANT] in said Regiment and Company, for which this is your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my Hand and Seal of the Regiment, at Boston, this First Day of January 1776.
Asa Whitcomb Col [COLONEL]
Report to Aaron Haynes Capt [CAPTAIN]
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Leml [LEMUEL] Robinson's
affidavit
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I Lemuel Robinson of Bane, in the County
of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, testify and say, that Thomas Fuller previously of the town Bane, but now of Hardwick in the County of Caledonia, State of Vermont, as I am informed, enlisted as a Sargent [SERGEANT] in the month of January A.D. 1776, in Capt.  [CAPTAIN] Aaron Haynes Company. Col Asa Whitcombs [sic] 
Regiment & served in said company in said
capacity in the Revolutionary war with
Great Britain until January A. D. 1777 when he was regularly discharged at Ticonderoga.
I Served as a private soldier in said company, he was discharged at the same time.
Lemuel Robinson

Worcester Ss. October 7th 1819 personally appeared Lemuel Robinson & made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true-
Before me. Eleazar James Just. Pe [JUSTICE OF THE PEACE]
Worcester ss. Oct 7. 1819. I hereby certify that
Lemuel Robinson, above named is a person
of truth, & that his affidavit is entitled to full
faith & credit
Eleazar James Justice of the Peace
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I James Conant of Oakham in the County of
Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Gentleman, testify & say that Thomas Fuller formally of Bane in said County of Worcester, was (as I am informed) of New Hardwick, in the County of Caledonia, State of Vermont, in
the month of January A.D. 1776 enlisted as a
Sargent [SERGEANT] in Capt [CAPTAIN] Aaron Haynes [sic] Company Colo [COLONEL] 
Asa Whitcomb's regiment and served in said
company in the revolutionary war with
Great Britain, until the first of January
A.D. 1777, when he was discharged at
Ticonderoga - I served in Capt [CAPTAIN] Moses [illegible] company in the same Regiment
James Conant

Worcester Ss October 7. 1819. personally appeared James Conant & made solemn oath that the forgoing affidavit by him subscribed is
true
Before me, Eleazar James Justice of Peace

Worcester Ss. Oct 7 1819. I hereby certify
that James Conant is a person of veracity
& that his affidavit is entitled to full faith
& credit
Eleazer James Justice of the Peace
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Thos [THOMAS] Fullers [sic] Declaration
Declaration of Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller Sergeant [17]76 to [17]77
Whitcomb Mas [MASSACHUSETTS]
Reg. [REGIMENT]
Admitted
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Fuller, Thomas GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3099 ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Jan. 28, 1790 to James Patterson assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.