Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,814, Joseph Fuller, Mass.
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Mass. Fuller, Joseph S.29.814.
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Massachusetts 31,041
Joseph Fuller
of Bristol Co in the State of Mass.
who was a Private in the company command by Captain Mann of the Regt. commanded by Col Leonard in the Mass. line for 6 months +17days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 21 Dollars 87 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831----------------------------------
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of March 1837 and sent to Hon. N.B. Borden Fall River, Mass.---------
Arrears to the 4th of March '37
131:22
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '37  10.93
$142.15
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1823.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E. Vol. 2.Page 26

[right side of paper] Let [illegible] Pen.  Apl. 27. 1837.
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Common with of Massachusetts
Twenty fourth
County of Bristol ss. On this ^Twenty fourth day of May In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable
Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting in Attlebaugh within and for the said County of Bristol Joseph Fuller a resident in Said Attleborough aged Seventy nine 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 was in the United States Service from March 1st to April 11th 1777. In Capt Reuben [illegible] Company In Col David Leonard's Regt 1 Month + 12 days
Also that he was in the United States
Service from the 1st of Jany 1778. two months and twenty
five days in Capt Moses Wilmarths Company In at John Daggett Regt two months & twenty five days 2.25
Also that he was in the United States
service from July 27th to August 12 Seventeen days  _17 In Capt Alexander Fosters Company in Col Thomas Carpenters Regt.
Also that he was in the United States
Service from July 31st AD 1778 Eight days In [crossed out "the"] Capt Samuel Robinsons Company in Col Isaac Deans Regt.
Also That he was in the United States
Service one month and a half in the Autumn of the 1777 in Capt Samuel Robinsons Company in what was called Spencers expedition at Fall River near Rhode Island
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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 Sworn and Subscribed the day and year first aforesaid. Joseph Fuller
May 24. 1836
Joseph
Wife
Attelbonough Sworn to in open Court
Chs H Bassett Reg'r protem
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier + served as he states
Chs. Bassell, Register pro tem
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County ss.
I, Charles J. H. Bassett
Register Note of the Court of Probate in + for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Joseph Fuller of Attenborough
Pension
Fuller of Attleborough in said County for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand + the seal of the said Court, the day and year first above written
Charles J. H. Bassett
[bottom right corner illegible]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol Ss
I, Oliver Prescott, Judge of the Court of
Probate in & for the County of Bristol, do hereby certify
that Charles J. H. Bassett is Register pro tem of said
Court & that the foregoing attestations are his.
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate
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29814
INVALID.
File No. 29,814
Joseph Fuller
Sis Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct 27-1903. His to
P.T. Davis Boston
Mass
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Massachusetts
Joseph Fuller
Unintelligible
And self June 1736
Let to A Bossell Esq. Sept 24
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Sept 24
Maj. Joseph Fuller
J.L. Edwards Esqr
FREE
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C
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Taunton Mass. Sept. 20, 1836
J.L Edwards Esq
Sir, 
I am solicited to forward
the inclosed, to be appended to the
application of Joseph Fuller for
a pension
Very Respectfully
Yours & A Bassett
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JS Fuller
Mh

Attleboro Mass
Jan 28

Member H. R. 
Free

Hon. Nathl. B. Bourden
Washington Citty

From
Noah Claffin Esqr
Jany 26th 1837
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Attleborough Janry. [January] 20th. 1837
Hon. Nathaniel B. Bourden
Dear Sir I take the Liberty to address (?) as the Subject of Mr Joseph Fullars applicat - ion for a pension I am well acquainted with said applicant and have been from my childhood He is in my opinion fairly entitled to a pension he was undoubtedly out in The war of the Revolution nearly a year in the whole although he cannot find livving (sic) witnesses to have (?) best (?) a part of the Service, there has been between 5 & 6 monthly Service found on the ordarr [order] and I think 1 1/2 (?) months besides which is proved by a livving (sic) witness, as will he seen [illegible] motion (?) of the papers: The war department—[illegible] evidence to prove the Identity of the applicant as being the Same Joseph Fullar that is found in the Said returns which he has endeavoured (sic) to furnish So far as he is able to find it it is a Subject of notoriety in the vicinity around him that he was a soldier of the Revolution and there are many who were younger than he that well [illegible - noted?] his having gone into the Service at [illegible] of times . as to the question of Identity I think there can be no doubt there has never been any other Joseph Fullar in this region except one and he was not born untill
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[illegible - lined?] the [illegible - dard?] of the war of the revolution I have no kind of doubt be he was the Same man He is poor and very much needs what is his honest due he is a man who is not very fast to lay his claims and [illegible - maybeted?] making his application So soon as he might on (?) I hink [think?] possible he might have found evidence of [illegible - man?] Service then he now can as the most of the old Soldiers in this vicinity are gone to their long home — —
I [this word is either "expect" or "suspect", not really sure] A Bassett Esquire has writen (sic) to you on the Subject and I sincerely (?) hope you will take an interest in the matter and try to get something for him if it is [illegible - mormon??] than si[x] months pay | altho (sic) I think he must have been out a considerable more than that . . . If you can do any thing for him it will be aiding the cause of humanity as he is a poor cripple and very needy ~~~
Very respectfully (?) yours
Noah Claflin
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Dear Lin
Fall River March 22 - 1837
I herewith return the certificate of Mr
Joseph Fuller, that it may be forwarded directly as
Mr. Fuller himself, in to the person who unintelligible
his papers. I do not find his name on my men
unintelligible, and have not been able to learn his residence
Most Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Nath B Borden
J L Edwards Even
Commissioner of Pensions
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I Caleb Fullar of Attleborough in the County of
Bristal State of Massachusetts aged 60 years do testify
ans say, That I have been  acquainted with Joseph
Fuller of Attleborough aforesaid from my earliest
recollections -  - He is several years older than myself-
I lived in the same neighbourhood with him from
the time of my earliest recollections to the present
time-- The said Joseph Fuller is not related to me
or if so very distantly - He was absent from his
home In the time of the Revolutionary war at Several
he
different times & it was said in unintelligible neighborhood
was in the war with Great Britain-- It has been
understood by the people in the neighbourhood of
said Fuller that he was in the war at Several
Short intervals - I recollect that at one time
the said Joseph Fullar went away with my
Father Noah Fuller who has lay since deceased
& it was said they had gone to fight the British
or to that effect - And I have repeatedly heard
my Father say that Joseph Fuller was with
him in the service at Providence in the war
of the Revolution- and I believe he went away
with my Father one or two other times & that
they were in the militia Service-
Joseph Fuller now resides near me in said
Attleborough and I never knew of any other
person of that name excepting one who is now
about 35 or 40 years of age and who now resides
Rehoboth a Town adjoining this-
Caleb Fullar
State of Massachusetts
Bristol County
Be it know That on the Sixth day of
September 1836 Personally appeared Caleb
Fullar above named and Subscribed & swore
to the truth of the foregoing deposition before
me
And I further then certify that
Fuller & that he is a critable witness
Noah Clarkin Justice of the Peace
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I Walter Tyler of Attleborough in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts aged Seventy three years do testafy (sic) and Say that I recolect (sic) Joseph Fuller of Said Attleborough as long ago as I can recolect (sic) any thing — I resided in the time of the Revolutionary war in the imediate (sic) vicinity of the Said Fullar (sic) - I knew of his being absent several times in the time of the Revolutionary war and it was understood and believed in said neighbourhood (sic) that he was a soldier in the Service of his Country —  The said Joseph Fuller now resides in Attleborough aforesaid & is older than myself and is the only man of that name that ever lived in Attlebo - rough or any where else to my knowledge excepting one man who belonged to the State of Ohio
Walter Tyler

State of Massachusetts
Bristol County
Be it known that on the Sixth day of September 1835 the above named Walter Tyler personally appeared and Subscribed and Swore to the truth of of (sic) the foregoing [illegible - can kind of read it, but not tell what the word is] before me. And I for this Certify that I am well acquainted with the Said [illegible - similar to previous] and that he is a credable (sic) witnes (sic)
Noah [illegible, probably Claflin] Justice of the Peace
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Formally approved before me, the [crossed out] undersigned a Justice of the Peace in [illegible marking] For the County of Bristol [same illegible marking] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Joseph Fuller of Attleborough in Said County [illegible] bury duly Sworn Depanth (?) and Saith (?) that by reason of old age Infirmities and consequent loss of memory he cannot divor (?) me positively as to the precise times in which he Entered and left the Service in the time of the Revolutionary war at the Several times mentioned on his declaratory for a Pension as where he was Stationed an Marched     that while in the Service he was Several times transferred from one company to another — That he is confident and verily believes that he Served under Captains May [illegible marking from earlier - maybe an ampersand?] Richardson (?) as Stated in [struck through: his] said declaration but it may have been at other and differant (sic) times. That he knows of no person who is living by whom he can prove the term or time of Said Services — That he is confident and [illegible - struck through] verily believes that he Served in the war of the Revolution a much longer time than he claimed a penseon (sic) for — That for the reasons aforesiad he is unable to state all the particulars of his Said Service — That he never (?) to his recolection (sic) (?) received (?) any written discharge at any time when he left the Service — And he [illegible] a pension for the time he claimed the Same in his declaration - -

And he further says that he delayed making applica - tion for a pension on account of his poverty his Infirmities by reason of age his want of recolection (sic) as to Precise [illegible, begins with "Harl"] and on account of the Trouble (as he was informed) it would be to do So —
Joseph Fuller

State of Massachusetts
Bristol County
Be it known that on the sixth day of September 1835 The above named Joseph Fullar (sic) Subscribed and swore to truth of the above writen (sic) declaration Before me

Noah Claflin Justice of Peace
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[sideways] Joseph Fuller


Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol h. I Amelm (?) Bassett Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby Certify that Noah Claflin of Attleborough in said county, is a Justice of the Peace for said County and the signatures to the certificates aforesaid on this sheet purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this twelfth day of September Eighteen hundred and Thirty Sex
A Bassett
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33742
Joseph Fller

Bristol County

Massachusetts

aomd (?)
6 mo. 17 as fine (?)


Has N. B. Borden
Fall River
Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Secretary's Office, April 5th 1836
I hereby certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Joseph Fuller, as a private, is here in a payroll of Capt. Reuben Manni's (?) Company, in the late Col. David Leonard's Regt. [t/n: abbv. Regiment] where he is allowed from March 1st to April 11th (?) 1777, one month and twelve days.   .   .   .   .   .   .   m. d. 1=12
Joseph Fuller's name is borne on a Master roll of Capt. Moses Willmarth's (?) Company, in Col John Daggett's Regt. where he is allowed from Janm (?) 1st 1778, two months and twenty five days.   .   .   2=25
Joseph Fuller's name is borne in a pay roll of Capt. Alexander Kartin's (?) Company, in Col. Thomas Casherton's (?) Regt. where he is allowed from July 27th . August 12th 1778, seventeen days.   .   .      17
4=24
Joseph Fuller's name is also borne on a payroll in Capt. Samuel Robinson's Company, in Col.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County
to May 16 (14) 1836

I Samuel Tingley of Attleborough in the said bounty of Bristol of the Age of Eighty three years and duly engaged according to Law do testafy (sic) (struck through: and say) that I served in the Revolutionary war under Capt Samuel Robinson one month and a half In September and October AD. Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven. And that Joseph Fullar of Said Attleborough (?) was In this Same Service with me the whole time we were Stationed at and about Joee (toll?) rever ([dacalled?]) near Rhode Island . .
Sam Tingley
Sworn and Subscribed by the Said Samuel Tingley the day and year above writen (sic) before me, And I further certify that Samuell acquainted with the Said Samuel Tingley and that he is a credable (sic) witnes (sic)
Noah Claffin Justice of Peace
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Commonwelth of Massachusetts 
Bristol County ss
May 21st, 1836
I David Cummings of Attleborough in Said County of the age of Seventy five years and duly [illegible] according to law do testify and say that Joseph Fuller of Said Attleborough Served with me in the war of the Revolution  fifteen days In Sullivant {Sullivan's] Expedition (so called) In July 1778 under Capt Alexander Foster We were stationed at [illegible] of the time and at various places [illegible] Rhode Island we were under Col. Thomas Carpenter -
David Cumins
Subscribed and sworn to by the said David Cummins the day and year above writen before me and I further Certify that I am personally acquainted with the aforesaid deponent and that he is a credible witness
Noah Claflin
Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. 
I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Noah Claflin Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Bristol, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this thirty first day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty six -
A Bassett