Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2313, for Preserved Marshall, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn

Marshal, Preserved
Ruth

NUMBER
W. 2313
B.L.Wts 34977-160-55
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32953
Connecticut
Preserved Marshall decd
of Hartford  o in the State of Connt
who was a teamster & private in the compy commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col in the Revolution
for 19 mo teamster
5  " private
Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 168 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & [illegible] 14 April 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Nov.  1851 and sent to A. R. Corbin Eq
House of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]

{Revolutionary Claim,}
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by N. R. Weightman  Clerk,
Book e. 2.  Vol. 3.  Page 28
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1.315,
Connecticut
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Ruth Marshall,
widow of Preserved Marshall
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Teamster & Private, Conn Line
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 168 dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
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Certificate if Pension issued
15th day of Aug. 53,
and sent to W. G. Wade, Present
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recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
[corner torn & unreadable] y 3, 1853, Page 62  Vol. a
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Ruth Marshall
widow of
Preserved Marshall
Act 3 Feb 1853__
Conn.

Presd Marshall
[illegible] Act 7th Jun 32    Conn

W G Wade
Atty

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No. 1.881
Connecticut
Ruth Mtshall 
widow of
Preserved Marshall

Act 3. Feb. 2853

$168.66 pr ann
Commg 3 Feb. 1853,


W G Wade
Present
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No 33.1831

Preserved Marshall
decd
Con:
Act 7 June 32
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State of Connecticut}
Hartford County}  ss. Simsbury  August 27th 1836

On this 27th day of August 1836 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Simsbury in said county now sitting Preserved Marshall of Avon in said County and state, aged 75 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated viz:

1st  That in the year 1777, his elder brother Oliver C. Marshall, was drafted as a private to serve a tour of military duty for three months, and though then only in the 16th year of his age, but being large & strong for one of his years, he took the place of and was accepted as a substitute for his said brother Oliver and was marched from Farmington on the first or one of the first days of September 1777, & passed through Litchfield & other towns to  place called Crompond in the state New York & was put into Capt. Gridley's Company, that he believes the Lieut was one Hungerford:  that the Company was put into or made part of Col. Noadiah Hocker's Regiment.  The Adjutant was Gad Wadsworth.  Col. Hooker, Capt. Gridley & Adjutant Wadsworth all belonged to Farmington___That after having been at Crompond about three weeks the Regiment was ordered & marched to Pickskill; that they left Crompond on Sunday, not far from sunset & the next day the British took fort Montgomery.  When arrived at Peekskill there were two other Regiments Col. Swift's  Col. Webb's.  Directly or soon after the taking of fort Montgomery, the British went on
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sailed further up the Hudson river, and the three Regiments Webb's, Swift's & Hooker's 
marched up & encamped at Red Hook, where having been back a short time, a few days, news came the Gen Burgoine was taken; the British then returned down the river & Col. Hooker's Regiment was marched back to Peekskill, where & in the vicinity
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from Newtown.  That Capt. Tuttle several times received directions from on Major Starr where to go after & where to carry previsions.  That at some times they were guarded by small detachments of Continental soldiers ___that many nights they guarded their teams by keeping one or more of the teamsters watching by turns through the night.  That one night the thieving tories stole a barrel or two of provisions, but the teamsters discovered it soon & pursued them & recovered the stolen booty.  That some of the teams were kept part of the winter 1778-9 in Farmington.  That very late in the year 1779 Capt. Tuttle with the teams & their loads of provisions for the army in New Jersey, arrived at Peckskill on Hudson river, which had become of difficult crossing there was much ice running that the teamsters were employed with the boatmen & they got all of the provisions across & 6 or 7 of the carts, which took nearly two days on account of the ice in the river;  his cart was one of this which were got across; that just at that time a drove of fat cattle arrived for the army and the agent or man who had the care of the fat cattle was so urgent to have them pass over, the Capt. Tuttle fave way & the fat cattle were got across the river; the next day it was so extremely cold & so much ice in the river, that Capt. Tuttle said the teams could not cross & he would hire or impress teams on the other side to carry the provisions to the army which he said [illegible] recollect, was stationed or encamped at Morristown.  Capt Tuttle then put the teams & teamsters under the care of one Hart, to be conducted to Ridgefield; here they stayed till Capt. Tuttle having got the provisions to the army, returned to them at Ridgefield.  He told the teamsters they could do no more & might go home.  In the mean time the snow had fallen to a great depth, the roads filled with the snow & rendered almost impassable___they were obliged to unyoke their oxen &
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drive them home singly, that is one before another.  That he got home the last of December 1779 or fore part of January 1780.  That no long after he got home Capt. Tuttle came & paid him off & said he (Capt. Tuttle) should go no more.  That the time he was under Capt. Tuttle & served as a teamster, was not less than nineteen months.
(See depositions of Perez Marshall and Thomas F. Bishop.)
He further testifies that during the war of the revolution he was hired two or three times to transport provisions for the army___one he was hired by one Thrall; once by one Baber: at those times he was paid by the job, the is, he received a certain price for carrying a load so far, or from such a place to such a place & at these times he kept himself & his team, but while under Capt. Tuttle drew rations for himself & that Capt. Tuttle always furnished forage for the teams.
3rd.  That in the year 1780 he was drafted & served as a private on a tour of militia duty for two months, and was marched from Farmington on one of the first days of March  passed through New Haven & Stratford & other towns to Horseneck & was put into Col. Mead's regiment.  Col Mead was the Adjutant.  The Company was commanded by a Capt. Beacher, given name not recollected, nor can he recollect the name of the Lieutenant.  The Ensign's name was Jedidiah Norton, he belonged to Farmington.  The Regiment was stationed at Horseneck, where he continued till the expiration of the two months for which he had been drafted, and was then regularly dismissed the fore part of May & returned home.  That in those 2 months, he was in no battle, but there were dome considerable skirmishes by the advanced guards and once some prisoners were taken__& Thomas F. Bishop & others were detached from
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Col. Mead's regiment, a short time before the expiration of the two months, to guard some prisoners to Hartford.  That he knows of no man now living, except Thomas F. Bishop, who was with him in this tour of service.
(See deposition of Thomas F. Bishop)
He further says that he is not absolutely sure that the two regiments which were at Peekskill when Col. Hooker's arrived there, were Col. Swift's & Col. Webb's;  but still thinks and
believes they were.  He fully recollects that one of the regiments were leather caps.  
He further says that he know of no man now living, except Perez Marshall, who was with him in the team service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Ro the interrogatories  propounded he answers, to the
1st - That he was born in Farmington, on the 10th day of July [1861 crossed out] 1761.
2nd- That his birth is recorded in the town records of said town of Farmington.
3rd - That he lived in Farmington when he entered the service as a substitute for his brother & when he enlisted as a teamster under Capt. Tuttle & when he was drafted and now resides in Avon (formerly Farmington) in the same vicinity where he has always lived.
4th & 5th - Answered before in his declaration.
6th - That he never received a written discharge.
7th - Thomas F. Bishop and all his neighbors; the deposition of some of whom he has: and
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he also refers to Hon Timothy Pitkin, and William W. Ellsworth & Elisha Phelps & many other gentlemen of respectability in the state, whose depositions he will procure if needful, to establish or confirm his reputation as a man of truth.
Preserved Marshall

Sworn to and subscribed this 27th day of August, 1836.
Before me - John O Pettibone Judge of Probate

The Court of Probate for Farmington District of which District Avon is a part, has been held for time immemorial in Farmington, about 7 miles from the residence of Preserved Marshall.  At the last session of the Legislature, a judge was appointed for Farmington District, living near the extreme limits of the District & mush further from the residence of the said Marshall; on which account it is far more convenient for him to appear before the Court of Simsbury District, that before the Probate Court of the District in which he lives & to which he belongs.
Simsbury, August 27th 1836__
The resident of Mr. Marshall is not four miles from the usual place of holding the Probate Court for Simsbury District.
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Preserved Marshall sone of Seth Marshall and Sarah his wife, was born in Farmington the 10th day of July 1761.

State of Connecticut   County of Hartford ss:
Farmington August 10th AD 1836.  I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record.
Horace Cowles Town Clerk
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And the Court doth hereby declare their opinion. after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, and after having duly examined the several depositions, the the above mentioned applicant, Preserved Marshall, was a soldier and a teamster in the war of there revolution and served as he has stated.  And the Court would further state, that each of the
deponents and all of the, Perez Marshall only excepted, are personally & well know to the Court Y that they & each of them are credible person & their statements are entitled to full credit.   August 27th 1836.
John O Pettibone Judge of Probate


I Benjamin Ely Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Simsbury do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Preserved Marshall for a pension: and I also certify that John O. Pettibone who has affixed his name in his own proper handwriting as above, is Judge of Probate for the District of Simsbury.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 27th day of August 1836.
Benjamin Ely  Clerk
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215341
Bounty land Claim of Ruth Marshall
(Revolutionary) 
under Act 3 March 1855.
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT

I, A. D. Sperry Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do herby certifying make known to whom it doth or may concern, That Luther Woodford was, fro the fourth day of July, A. D. 1854, to the fourth of July, A. D. 1856, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for the county of Hartford in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same;  also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court and to give Certificates thereof;  and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
and I further certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said Luther Woodford___to be genuine .

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have here unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, this 29 day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.

A. D. Sperry  Secretary of State.
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HARTFORD
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J. Minot Esq
Commissioner of Pension
WashingtonD. C.
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33831
Connecticut
Preserved Marshall
Rejected
Let to Benjn Ely  8 Sept 1836
Let to Benj Tolton April 21"43.
"   "  D. D. Addison Sep 23. 43
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Rase, New York
May 4th 1833,

Sir,
I enclose herewith the application of Ruth Marshall, Widow of Preserved Marshall, who claims the benefit of the act of 3d Feb 1833.

I am Respectfully
Yr Obt Servt
H G Wade


A and P Waldo
Com of Pensions
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L P Waldo
Comm of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

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Rone
May ?
N. Y.
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Apple of Ruth
Marshall widow of
Preserved Marshall

Connt: 22
32952
Act 3d Feb: 1853

Rev:

W. G Wade
Present

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, Official Business
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Free

needs no answer

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.


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Dec 7 

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Ruth Marshall