Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22780, Samuel Fuller, Mass.
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Mass

Fuller, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 22780
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56663
New York
---
Samuel Fuller
of Worcester in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Langdon of the ____
commanded by ______
in the (New York) Mass
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 20 Dollars
(Cents) per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Febry 1833--
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $30
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th 33 $10
$40
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles clerk Book D Vol 5, Page 88 (1?)
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OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS
TREASURY DEPARTMENTWASHINGTON
October 7, 1915

The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the twenty - first ultimo,
you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered
by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Albany, N. Y.
the records of this office show last payment to have been made to
Samuel Fuller, Private Army Rev.
certificate No. 5665,
at $20.00 per annum, to September 4, 1837, to Robert
Shepherd, Attorney.
Said pensioner resided in Worcester, Otsego County, New York, for
about forty-two years, and previous thereto he resided in Schenectady,
N. Y., but the date of his death is not shown.
Letter herewith returned,

Respectfully,
By
Jnray
Acting
Auditor
Form 3577.
Ed. Jan. 24-11 -- 2,000.
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In the matter of Samuel
Fuller, a soldier of the
Revolution.-
Exemplification
July 16 1832
L.O.
Hon Mr Angel
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The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God
free and Independent, To all to whom these presents shall
come or may concern Greeting
Knowledge, that we having inspected the Records and proceedings
remaining in the Clerks Office of our Court of Common Pleas
for our County of Otsego, do find therein the records of certain
evidence and proceedings in the words & figures following to wit:
Otsego Pleas
of the Term of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.---
Sate of New York
Otsego County ss: Be it remembered that on this 21st day
of June in the year one thousand eight-hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, being the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Otsego in the State of New York and a Court of Record proceeding according to the principles of the Common law with power of fine and imprisonment, Samuel Fuller aged eighty two years, and a resident of the Town of Morriston in the County of Otsego, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath solemnly declares in order to obtain a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 entitled An act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving Officers & Soldiers of the Revolution; that in the year 1777 he the said Samuel Fuller resided in the Town of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire Massachusetts, that some time in the Spring of that year he the said Samuel Fuller was drafted as a private Soldier
to serve in the War of the Revolution for the Term of six months.
about the first of May 1777 the company to which this Deponent
belonged, had orders to march to White Plains in the State of New York: This Deponent mustered with the Company at Great Barrington
and was commanded by Capt Noah Langdon of the Militia, of the
Town of Tyringham & Lieutenant Bird and forthwith marched
from Great Barrington under the command of said Officers to
White Plains in the State of New York and the said Samuel Fuller
further states as aforesaid that he remained and continued in
the service with said Company at White Plains until the full
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period of six months expired for which he was drafted, and
was then discharged from further service, and returned home
to Lythingham where his family then resided. This deponent
further states that he does not now recollect the Regiment to
which Capt Langdons Company belonged while in service at
White Plains as aforesaid, or the names of the Officers except
Capt Langdon & Lieutenant Bird above mentioned, Capt
Langdon was a resident of Tythingham, and this Deponent
was well acquainted with him previous to & at the time of
being in the service with him as above stated, And the said
Samuel Fuller further states that he hath not at any time
received any annuity or pension under any law of the United States
providing for Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers, and
that he has never until now made application for any such
pension or annuity, And the said Samuel Fuller further
stated as aforesaid, that he has no knowledge of any person now
living who is knowing to, or recollects the service rendered by him
in the War of the Revolution as above stated except his Brother
Peter Fuller whose deposition is hereunto annexed, and further
saith not.
his
Sworn & subscribed in open Court in
the Court of Common Pleas of Otsego
County the 21st day of June A.D. 1832
Horace Lathrop, Clerk,

His mark
Samuel Fuller

State of New York, ⎬
Otsego County ss ⎬ Peter Fuller of the Town of Worcester in said County
of the aged eighty years, being duly sworn in open Court in the Court
of Common Pleas of said County of Otsego doth depose & say that he
is a Brother of Samuel Fuller whose declaration & oath is hereunto
annexed that this Deponent was living at the house of his Brother
Samuel Fuller in Tythingham Berkshire County Massachusetts
when the said Samuel Fuller returned home from the Army some
time in the Fall of the year 1777. This Deponent was absent and
in the service, at the time the said Samuel Fuller was drafted
and went into the Army of the Revolution when this Deponent
returned to the house of said Samuel Fuller some time in July
1777 the said Samuel was absent, and it was stated he left home
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or marched for White Plains in the State of New York about the first of May 1777 and had been drafted as a militia man for
six months service. This Deponent further states that he was knowing to the said Samuel Fuller being at White Plains
during the time above stated, and was at the house of the said Samuel, and well recollects his return home from the army and that it was then stated and well understood that he
had been in actual service for six months  under Captin Langdon & Lieutenant Bird, with both of whom the Deponent was well acquainted at that time, And this Deponent
further states as aforesaid that he has no doubt but the said Samuel Fuller was drafted as a militia man & went into the service
& continued there for the Term of six months as stated & set forth in the declaration and oath of the said Samuel Fuller hereunto
annexed. And further saith not.

his
Peter X Fuller
mark

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court in the
Court of Common Pleas of Otsego County this 2st
day of June 1832
Horace Lathrop, Clerk.


Otsego County ss Schuyler Crippen of the Town of Worcester in said County, Counsellor at Law, being duly sworn in open
Court in the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with Samuel Fuller, the person who has made the above declaration and oath and that he the said Samuel Fuller is a man of fair character and entitled to full credit on oath or otherwise, & further saith not.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
in the Court of Common Pleas of Otsego
County the 21st day of June 1832

Schuyler Crippen
Horace Lathrop, Clerk

Otsego Com Pleas.
of the Term of June in the year of
Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty two.
State of New York ⎬
Otsego County ss We the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and of the said County of Osego
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do certify that Samuel Fuller appeared before us in open Court
at the present June Term of said Court, and made his 
declaration and oath in manner & form as above specified, for the
purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832, and at the same time produced before the said Court as
Witnesses to support his said declaration, the above named Peter
Fuller & Schuyler Crippen, who then & there in open Court respectively made oath to the depositions by them above subscribed which is satisfactory evidence to us of the truth of the facts set forth in the declaration & oath of the said Samuel Fuller,
In witness whereof we the said Judges have hereunto subscribed our names in open Court, at the Court House in Cooperstown in said County this day of June A.D. 1832
James C Walworth Judge of the
Seth Chase
Elisha Foot
Filed June 22. 1832.
in & for said County of Otsego
All which we have caused by these presents to be a
sworn testified, and the Seal of our said Court of
Common Pleas to be hereunto affixed,
Witness George Morell Esquires, First Judge
of our said Court at Cooperstown in the
County aforesaid the 23rd day of June A.D. 1832.
Son
Horace Lathrop, Clerk,
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BA-J/MMHF

Rev & 1812
No 130, 1932
541

November 7Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

Rev. War claim for pension of
Samuel Fuller, File No. S. 32780.
Actual 1 of each page.

3rd Aug Report at back
UNCERTIFIED.

.75 cents......5 pages

Kindly leave margin of 11/2
in. at top of each page and
return papers in each case in
folder with corresponding
name and number.
The word ""Omit"" written in
pencil on those pages which
are not to be copied.
Chief, Rev & 1812 Wars Section
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List to Mrs. Charlotte J. Luckhurst:
Sol decl. June 21. 1832
2 pages
Peter Fuller's affid. & Court record June 1932.   2pages
Sol Ctf. jacket No. 5665
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MRS. Charlotte Taylor Luckhurst
REGISTERED GENEALOGE
156 WESTERN AVENUE
ALBANY, NEW YORK
Nov. 2, 1932
(?)  Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
War Divison.

Nov. 2, 1932
Refering to BA/J/MMHF/ADY. of Nov. 1st.

I can only identify the John Secor as follows
the family tell me they think he died in Rochester, 
N. Y. he was born in (or at least lived in)
Westchester Co, N. Y, later removed to Schoharie
Co, a transfer of membership from a church at
Hempstead to the church at Blenhein Schoharie Co
May 8, 1821, the same day his wife Eleanor was
transferred from the church at Pleasant Valley to
the Blenheim church, the family know he had a
pension, he was twice wounded and died aged 96
I do not have the date,
I would like photostat copy of his application
and will forward fee as soon as have your reply
with this I am sending the 75ct P. O. Order
for copy of Samuel Fuller record #S,22780, as
per your letter,
Very truly yours,
Charlotte H. Luckhurst
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Mrs. Charlotte Taylor Lochurst              BA-J/MMHF/ADY
156 Western Avenue,
Albany, New York.
Dear Madam:
November 1, 1932.

Reference is made to your letters in regard to
securing photostatic copies of papers on file in
Revolutionary War claims of John D. Secor, Abram De
Graff, and Samuel Fuller.
There is no claim for pension on file based
upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John D.
Secor or an Abram De Graff. In order to identify the
record of any other John Secor, please furnish as
much as possible of the following data: approximate
dates of birth and death, place of residence at en
listment and after service and given name of widow.

The number of pages to be copied in the claim of
Samuel Faller, S.22780, who served in the Massachusetts
troops and was pensioned from Otsego County, New York,
is five.
The cost is seventy-five cents. Please make
remittance by money order drawn to the order of the
Treasurer of the United States.
Very truly yours,
A.D. Miller
Assistant to Administrator,
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MRS. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR LUCKHURST
REGISTERED GENEALOGIST
156 WESTERN AVENUE
ALBANY, NEW YORK
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
August 6. 1932
Will you please advise me as to cost
of photostat copy of all papers on file re
application of Samuel Fuller of Otsego Co.
N. Y. service from Woburn, Mass,
Very truly yours,
Charlotte T. Luckhurst,
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MRS. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR LUCKHURST
REGISTERED GENEALOGIST
156 WESTERN AVENUE
ALBANY, NEW YORK
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Sec.
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen-:
Oct. 16. 1932
On Sept. 2. 1932 I wrote asking for
estimate of cost of photostat copy of the
application of John D. Secor, also called Major
Secor, he was from N.Y. State, in later life, and
I am told he had a pension, I have had no real repl
to my letter,
Now I would like to know also if Abram D.
Graff of N.Y. State had a pension? If so, may
know the cost of a copy of that, he was also
a Revolutionary man,
Trusting I may hear from you soon I am
Very truly yours,
Charloth of Luckhurst
1932
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MRS. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR LUCKHURST
REGISTERED GENEALOGIST
156 WESTERN AVENUE
ALBANY, NEW YORK
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Sec.
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen-:
Oct. 16. 1932
On Sept. 2. 1932 I wrote asking for
estimate of cost of photostat copy of the
application of John D. Secor, also called Major
Secor, he was from N.Y. State, in later life, and
I am told he had a pension, I have had no real repl
to my letter,
Now I would like to know also if Abram D.
Graff of N.Y. State had a pension? If so, may
know the cost of a copy of that, he was also
a Revolutionary man,
Trusting I may hear from you soon I am
Very truly yours,
Charloth of Luckhurst
1932
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MRS. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR LUCKHURST
REGISTERED GENEALOGIST
156 WESTERN AVENUE
ALBANY, NEW YORK
Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. War Section,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen
Sept. 2, 1932
Please advise me as to cost of photostat
copy of papers re application of one
John D. Secar, (sometimes called Major Secor)
for service in the Revolution, he died in the
city of Rochester N.Y. "a pensioner" I have
not the date of s death,
Very truly yours,
Charlotte H. Luckhurst
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3 -- 357.
( Old No. 3 - 399.)
Rev. War
Section
Division
S. F. No. 22,780.
Samuel Fuller,
Rev. War.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 1905.
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Samuel Fuller allowed 20 per annum from Mch. 4. 1831.
pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 by cerificate
No. 5665, issued Feb 14, 1833 at the New York Agency,
showing the date of his death and name of
person to whom the arrears of his
pension were paid.
Very respectfully,
Gmsaltzgaben
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department
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1915, Sept 21. To Auditor for  (?) dept (?) date of death (?).
1932 Nov. 1.  Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst adv. 
Cost of photos M. M. H. F.
1932 Nov 11.  Photos mailed to Mrs
Charlotte T Luckhurst & account.
Div mtfd a (?)

Revolution
22780
INVALID.
File No. 22,780
Samuel Fuller
(?) Rev War
Act: June 7, 32
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page(?)
Arrangement of 1870.]