Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11675, Joseph Crumb, Conn.
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Connecticut
Crumb, Joseph
Tuthill, Oliviet or former widow Olive
W. 11675
B.L. W 99761-160-55
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[Two panels. Left panel:]
Joseph Crumb
of Windham in the state of Vermont
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Durkee of the Regiment commanded
By Colonel Durkee in the Continental line
Connecticut
7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 23. Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of pension issued the 21 day of May
1833 and sent to P. White
Putney, Vermont.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 46.66
Semi-annual. allowance ending 4 September-
21.66 ┃
$68.32.
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by F.F. Francion Clerk
Book E. Volume 3 Page 56.

[Right panel:]
Letter to Pension agent [illegible] 1837
Same___[illegible] 1837
Same [illegible] [illegible] Act 17 July 1838
Same [illegible] [illegible] 2 May 1838
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Windham County Vermont
Joseph Crumb's [illegible]
for Pension____
August 9th 1832
Number 5212
On Roles [rolls] 7 months
Admitted
Private Continental
7 months
Please to make return to 
P White Putney Vermont
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County of Windham ss.
District of Westminster
State of Vermont
[illegible] probate court [illegible] at [illegible] [illegible] in said district on the ninth day of august 1832, being a court of record [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] a seal and register.
Presiding Honorable Peter R. Taft Judge
On this ninth day of August A. D. 1832 -- Personally
Appeared in open court before the said probate court
within and for said District now sitting Joseph Crumb a resident of Grafton in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, aged sixty six years, who 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 the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832--That he entered in
the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He declares and says that he enlisted at Stoningtown in the State of Connecticut, in the month of March
the year 1782 for the term of nine months and mustered at Stonington went on with a large number of soldiers to the North
River nearly opposite West Point, [illegible] joined this army at a place and the Connecticut the company commanded by
Place called the Connecticut Flats or Connecticut  Landing and entered the company commanded by Captain Durkee or Durgie in the regiment commanded by Colonel Durkee of the Connecticut line on the continental establishment, and after
remaining there a short time, he was detached, and put into General Huntingtons brigade and served as such for three months and then joined the company again and in the fall of the year was detached with many others, and went up the River to chopping wood and faithfully served out said term of nine months, and then went to West Point where he was honorably discharged in writing which discharge he delivered to
one Amos Stack and has never [illegible] it since
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares to
To the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, he answers, upon his said oath, as follows:
Joseph Crumb
1.
2.
3. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me
Peter M. Taft-Judge

We ___a clergyman, residing in the town of____and ____
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
Peter M. Taft Judge
Asa Vayer 2nd Clerk and register of the probate court within 
And for gthe district of Westminster aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Crumb for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
Of office this ninth day of August A.D. 1832
Asa Vayer 2nd
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No. 7056
Vermont.
Oliviet Tuthill, formerly
widow of Joseph Crumb
Connecticut
who
served in the Revolutionary
Connecticut
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 23 dollars ___cents per annum, to commence on
the 21st January
1857
Certificate of Pension issued
16th day of August 18[illegible] and sent to 
A. S. Campbell
Bellows Falls
Vermont
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners

[Right panel:]

Letter A.S. Campbell
August 24, 1821
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act
for the relief of certain surviving widows of office
and soldiers of the Revolutionary war passed July
29. 1848,
and an act to continue half pay to certain
widows and orphans passed February 3rd 1853.
On this 24 day of June AD 1861 personally appeared before the Probate Court for
the District of Westminster in the County of Windham
State of Vermont being a Court of record
Olive Tuthill a resident of Rockingham in said
District County and State aged Eighty three 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 acts of Congress passed July 29 1848 and
February 3d 1853, that she was formerly the widow
of Joseph Crumb who was
in the Revolutionary war and who was a pensioner under the
act of Congress of June 1832 and the refers
to his declaration and the papers accompanying it in the
office of the Commissioner of Pension for proof of his service
she further declares that she was married to the said
Joseph Crumb on the 10th day of March AD
1831 that her husband the said Joseph Crumb
died on the 4th day of June 1843 that she was
afterward married to Samuel Tuthill who died
on the 23 day of January 1857 and that the still
remains a widow as will more fully appear by
reference to the proof hereto annexed, the further
says that prior to her marriage with the said
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Joseph Crumb to wit on the___day of ___
she was married to Levi Googell that her
husband the aforesaid Levi Goodell died on
the___day of September 1813 and
after his death to wit on the ___day of___she was married to Joseph Nickerson, that in the month of February AD 1827
she obtained a decree of divorce by the consideration ajudgement of the Supreme Court
of the State of Vermont dissolving the bonds of
matrimony between herself the said Joseph
Nickerson and that the said Joseph Nickerson
died at Lyndon several years since. She further says
that from her childhood she has been aded both by the
names of Olive and Oliviet
Oliviet Tuthill
Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before me
Abishai Stoddard
Judge of Probate for the District
of Westiminster
State of Vermont District of Westminster S.S.
I, B. W. Dean Register of the Probate Court for
said district being a court of record having a
seal as hereto attached, do certify that Abishai
Stoddard whose genuine signature is affixed
to the foregoing written instrument was at the date
thereof and now is sole Judge of said Probate
Court, duly appointed and qualified
to act in that behalf and that the
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foregoing
written declaration was duly
made, subscribed and sworn to before
him as Judge of said Probate Court by
the said Oliviet Tuthill
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court at Grafton in said
District this 24th
A.D. 1861
day of June
B. W. Dean. Register
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State of Vermont,
WINDHAM, SS.
I, ROYALL TYLER, Clerk of the COUNTY COURT, for the County
of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached do certify Russell Hyde
was, at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached and now
is a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for said County, duly commissioned
and qualified; that his signature to the certificate thereon written are genuine; that the said paper writings are executed according to the laws of this State, and in due form; and that as such officer, he is duly authorized
by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds, take Depositions, administer oaths, etc.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, at Brattleboro,
This 27th day of June Anno Domini eight hundred and sixty one
Royall Tyler
CLERK.
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I Orvilla Wood of Rockingham in the County
of Windham testify and say that I am well acquainted with Oliviet Tuthill of said Rockingham
I am her daughter and the daughter of Levi good
all her first husband, my father Levi Goodell
died in Westminster in the State of Vermont
in the year Eighteen hundred and thirteen
I well recollect the time I was living in the
house with my father and mother at the time
of his death, I further testify that I was acquainted with Joseph Nickerson the Second husband of the said Oliver Tuthill and understood and believe that the said Oliviet was divorced
from him in the year one thousand Eight hundred
and twenty seven and that he is since dead
I further testify that third husband of the
said Oliviet Tuthill was Joseph Crumb of Grafton
in said State of Vermont, the said Crumb and
the said Oliver were married at said Westminster by the Reverend Timothy Field a Minister of the Gospel in the Spring of the year
one thousand Eight hundred and thirty one
I was present and saw the ceremony of marriage performed.- I further testify that the
said Joseph Crumb died at Grafton in
said State of Vermont in June in the year
Eighteen hundred and forty three, I was pre
sent at his funeral. I further testify that
Samuel Tuthill was the fourth and last husband
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of the said Oliver Tuthill, the said Samuel
Tuthill died in Rockingham in said State
in the month of January in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty seven. I know that the said Oliviet Tuthill has remained
a widow since the death of the said Samuel
Tuthill and is still a widow, the said Oliviet 
Tuthill came to my house to live about
two weeks after the death of the said Samuel 
Tuthill to wit on the 6th day of February
Eighteen hundred fifty seven and 
has remained in my family since then up
to this time. I further testify that the said
Olivet Tuthill is the identical person who
was married to the above named persons

Orvilla Wood
State of Vermont
Windham County SS
June 22d 1861 then the
above named Orville Wood who is a credible
person personally appeared and made oath that the
foregoing affidavit by her subscribed
is true
Before me
Russell Hyde, Justice of the peace
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I,Francis J Mayhew of Charlestown in the
State of Massachusetts testify and say that I am
the daughter of Joseph Nickerson and Oliviet 
Tuthill and that I am well acquainted with
the said Oliviet Tuthill who now resides
in Rockingham in the State of Vermont I was
present at the marriage of the said Oliviet to
the said Joseph Crump- they married in
Westminster in the State of Vernon by the
Reverend Mr Field a minister of the Gospel, I
cannot state the particular time of the marriage but it took place about thirty years
ago, I understood and believe that he died
about Eighteen years ago I also have been
informed and believe that the last husband
of the said Oliver died about four years
- The said Joseph Crumb was a
United States Pensioner, and drew a pension
up to the time of his death and obtained his
pension money in Six months.
the said Oliviet Tuthill has remained a
widow since the death of the said Samuel
Tuthill and is now a widow and is the
identical person who married the said Joseph
Crumb and the said Samuel Tuthill
Frances J Mayhew
State of Vermont
Windham County ss. June 22d 1861 then the above named
Frances J Mayhew who is a credible person personally
appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by her
subscribed is true 
Before me
Russel Hyde, Justice of the peace
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Marriage of
Joseph Crumb
Oliver Goodell 
State of Vermont
Windham County Ss.
Be it remember that at Westminster on the tenth day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred  and thirty one Joseph Crumb of Grafton
the County of Windham and State of Vermont
and Oliviet Goodell of Westminster County and
State aforesaid were duly joined in marriage by me
Timothy Field Minister
The
the
Town Clerks office Westminster June 17, 1861
foregoing is a time copy of the record in
in office
Homer Goodhue 
Town
Clerk
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I, Homer Goodhue within named depose and say
that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of
Westminster in the County of Windham and State of
Vermont and that the within is a full copy
from the records of town in my office and
that the date of said marriage is expressed
on the record in words and not in figures
At Rockingham June 20th 1861
Sworn to before me 
Homer Goodhue
Justice of the Peace

A.S. Campbell Esquire
Bellows Falls
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State of Vermont,
WINDHAM, S. S.
I, ROYALL TYLER, Clerk of the COUNTY COURT, for the County
of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal as hereto  attached do certify that Merrick Wentworth
was, at the date of the paper with
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for said County day duly commissioned and qualified;  that his signature to the certificate thereon written is genuine; that said paper writings are executed
according to the laws of this
State, and in due form and that as such officer he is duly authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgements of deeds, take depositions, administer oaths, etc. 
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court, at Brattleboro, this 27th day of June
Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and sixty one.
Royall Tyler,
Clerk
[stamp]
U.S. Pension Office July 6, 1861
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Act March 3/[18]55
3/5475 July 17 [18]6[missing]
Olive Tuthill for widow of
Joseph Crumb
Private
Revolutionary War
Allowed 160 Acres
S.M. Drury
Examining Clerk
A.S. Campbell
Dr
Bellows Falls, Vermont
[written across:] 99.76.6.1 [illegible] August 16, 1861
Drury
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See papers in pension claims under act 3rd February 1863
[illegible] Butts
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315475 
for Bounty land 
Honorable J. S. Minde 
House of Representatives --- 6
[round stamp] U.S. Pension Office July 6, 1861
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State of Vermont
Windham County SS On this 17th day of
June AD one thousand Eight hundred and Sixty
one personally appeared before me Merrick Wentworth
a Justice of the peace within and for said County of William
authorized to administer oaths within for the
County and State aforesaid Olivet Tuthill aged
Eighty three years a resident of Rockingham in
Windham County State of Vermont who being
sworn according to law declares that he was
formerly the widow of Joseph Crumb deceased
the said Crumb was in the army of
the Revolutionary War, and was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of Congress of June 7 1832.
and she refers to the said Joseph Crumbs Declaration and 
accompanying papers now in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions for particulars and proof
of his service. She further states that she was married
to the said Joseph Crumb in Westminster
State of Vermont on the 10th day of March AD
1831 by Timothy Field, a Minister
of the Gospel and that her name before her said
marriage to said Court was Olive Nickerson or Goodell
that her said husband died at Grafton Vermont on
the 4th day of June AD 1843 and that
she is now a widow. she makes this declaration for the
purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which
she may be entitled under the act approved
March 3 1855 and she further declares that the
has not received or applied for bounty
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land under this or any other act of Congress
She further says that prior to her marriage with
the said Joseph Crumb she was married to Levi Goodell
that said Levi Goodell died at Westminster Vermont 
on the day of September AD 1813
and that she was afterwards married to Joseph Nickerson, that in the month of February in the
year 1827 the obtained a Bill of Divorce from
Nickerson at which time the Supreme Court of the
State of Vermont made a Decree dissolving the
of matrimony between myself and the
said Nickerson, and that the said Nickerson
Died at Lyndon several years since-
She further says that she was married to Samuel Tuthill after the death of the said Joseph Crumb and that her said husband Samuel Tuthill died at Rockingham on the
23d day of January AD 1857
She refers to her declaration for a pension and
the paper accompanying it for proof of marriage and deaths as stated above. She further says she has sometimes been called Olive and sometimes Oliviet from her childhood.
Olive Tuthill
[illegible[ and subscribed
Merrick Wentworth
We Alexander S. Campbell and Orville Wood residents of Rockingham in the State of Vermont
upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration
was signed and acknowledged by Olive Tuthill
in our presence, and that we believe from the
appearance and statements of the applicant that she
is the identical person she represents herself
to be and is still a widow
A S Campbell
Orville E Wood
The foregoing declaration and affidavit
were sworn to and subscribed before me on the
day and year above written and I certify that
I have the affiants to be credible persons that
this claimant is the person she represents herself
to be and is still a widow and that I have no 
interest in this claim and am not concerned
in its prosecution
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day and year above written and I certify that
I know the affiants to be credible persons that the
claimant is the person she represents herself
to be and is still a widow and that he
interest in this claim and am not concerned
in its prosecution
Merrick Wentworth Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont,
WINDHAM, SS.
I, ROYALL TYLER, Clerk of the COUNTY COURT, for the County
of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal as hereto attached, do certify that
Merrick Wentworth was, at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached and more
is a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature to the certificate
thereon written is genuine; that the said paper writings are executed according to the laws of this
State and in due form; and that as such officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of deeds, take depositions, administer oaths, etc.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, at Brattleboro
this second day of July Anno Domini, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty one

Royall Tyler, Clerk

The declaration of Olivet Tuthill and accompanying papers referred to in the above application was sent to the Commissioner of pensions 
in June 1861
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Revolutionary WIDOW, etc. 
11675 
Oliviet Tuthill 
formerly Widow of Joseph Crumb 
Private Revolutionary War
File Number Act: February 3d 1853.
Index: -- Volume M, Page 286 Arrangement of 1870.]
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Olivet Tuthill 
For widow of Joseph Crumb 
Letter Third Auditor July 8th 1866 
Letter Honorable Justin S Morrill July 8, 1861. Letter A.S. Campbell August 16. 1844, Act 3 February 1853
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Olive Tuthill
Letter of her attorney to Mr. Morrill to be returned
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J.S. Morrill, Member of Congress
Honorable Joseph H. Barrett 
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington D.C.
[stamp] Pension Office July 6, 1861
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99.761
160 acres
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Free
J.H. Barrett 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
[stamp] Bellows Falls August 20
[stamp] Pension office August 22, 1861
Oliviet Tuthill former widow of Joseph Crumb Act [illegible] 8, 1853
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Oliviet Nickerson
vs.
Joseph Nickerson
Bill of Divorce
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State of Vermont
Windham County ss.
Supreme Court of Judicature, February Term, Anno Domini, 1827.
PRESENT IN COURT,
The honorable Samuel Prentiss
Titus Hutchinson and
Stephen Royce, junior
Assistant Judges.
Whereas Oliviet Nickerson of Westminster in the county of Windham and state of Vermont hath preferred her petition to this court setting forth that on the twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen she was lawfully married to Joseph Nickerson, late of Westminster in the County of Windham and state of Vermont;-That during the coverture she on her part hath faithfully kept the marriage
covenant, and performed all the duties appertaining thereto; but that the said Joseph Nickerson, on his part the marriage covenant hath not kept, but hath violated the same: for that the said Joseph Dickerson has treated her the said Oliviet Nickerson with intolerable severity-
And praying that for the cause aforesaid the court would grant her a bill of divorce from the bonds of matrimony heretofore contracted between her and the said Joseph:  And it being made to appear to the Court, that the said Joseph has been legally summoned to appear at and before the court, to shew cause, if any he have, why the prayer of of said petition should not be granted: and it further appearing, by full proof exhibited to the court, that the permanent residence of the said Oliviet has been within this state, for one full year next previous to the final hearing of said petition:
And it appearing by legal and plenary evidence, that the facts alleged in said petition are true:-all which being seen, and by the court here fully understood, and due deliberation being thereupon had:-
It is considered by the Court, that the bonds of matrimony between the said Joseph and Oliviet be dissolved: and that the said Oliviet have a bill of divorce
Therefore, we the supreme court of Judicature by the authority of the state of Vermont do adjudge and pronounce the marriage contract heretofore solemnized between said Joseph and Oliviet
are no longer husband and wife, but twain, and free to contract matrimony with whomever each willeth.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Court do order our Clerk of said Court within and for said County of Windham to issue this our bill of divorce: to affix thereto the seal of our said Court, and to sign the same with his official signature.
Done in, and by order of Court at New Frane in said County of Windham this seventh day of February Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven.
James Elliot, Clerk.
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Brief in the case of Oliviet Tuthill former widow of Joseph Crumb
Windham County and State of Vermont
a Private in the Revolution
Allowed -- 5 February 1853
Claim, (original, or increase)
Proof exhibited, (if original)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Joseph Crumb, Claimant’s former husband was a
Pensioner at the rate of $23. per annum.
Received evidence of Marriage with Joseph Cranch
Received evidence of death of Joseph Crumb
Received evidence of death of last husband
Received evidence of death from [illegible] in Auditors office and satisfactory [illegible] testimony of identity
(if for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Allowed at the rate of $23- per annum to begin on the 21st day of January 1857, the date
of her last husbands death.
A.E. Campbell
Bellows Falls Vermont
Name and residence of Agent
L. M. Drury
Examining Clerk.
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Sir,
Bank of Windsor
Windsor Vermont December 21st 1837
Sir;
On March 18. 1837, Vouchers were forwarded your
Department for 12 months pay due Joseph Crumb, a Pensioner
under the act of June 7, 1832. Relative to which, no reply has
yet been received-- April 12th Enquiry was made concerning this and on the 17th answer was given that "your vouchers, as well as those of other Agents, are examined always in the order of their arrival.”
As some time has elapsed, and nothing heard of the claims. I fear
accident of some kind may have befallen the papers, you will
therefore excuse me in again adverting to them
Herewith I forward Crumbs Vouchers for
a subsequent period-- from March 4. 1837 to September 4, 1837-
since these last papers were received and have retained them a short time
endeavouring to persuade Crumb’s Attorney, to execute a new set of
papers for the entire 18 months claimed, thinking that the former
Vouchers might be lost, and that the course proposed by me would
enable him with least trouble and in shortest time, to obtain the
money; but nothing in answer is obtained, therefore I said the 6 month
papers for your orders relative thereto, while yet the 12 preceding
Months are unpaid. I have some suspicion that this attorney has
thought best to complain of my treatment of his papers (for he has executed
others also) since some, may have been returned for corrections which he
perhaps, deemed unimportant; he does not seem to esteem such recommendations as I may have made, as made for his interest
Very respectfully, Sir, your obedient Servant
Thomas Emerson Agent
by R Emerson

Honorable J.S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
July 9th 1861
Sir,
Agreeably to your request, I herewith enclose
the vouchers upon which the last payment in the
case of Joseph Crumb, (Vermont, 7 June 1832) was made
very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
AJ Minser
Auditor
Honorable Joseph H. Barett
Commissioner of Pensions
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Bellows Falls Vermont August 20th 1861
Sir.
I have received your communication dated
August 16th 1861, in relation to the claim of Olive
Tuthill for a pension, under the act of February
3d 1883, on account of the services of her former
husband Joseph Crumb, in which you say "a pension
certificate at the rate of $23. per annum commencing
on the 21st day of February 1857 has this day been
issued"
Joseph Crumb her former husband
died June 4th 1843, her last husband Samuel
Tuthill died January 21st
1857. Is the widow
entitled to a pension from the date of the act February 3d 1853, or from the time of the death of her
last husband, who never received any pension-
Will you please submit this question for the decision
of the Attorney General of such a proceeding is a
part of the legitimate duties of the Commissioner
of Pensions, if it is not, will you please send me
the certificate conformably to your decision in
the case.
I am very respectfully
your obedient servant
Alexander S Campbell
Honorable JH Barrett
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Sir
Bellows Falls Vermont August 1861
The Honorable Justin S. Morrill has forwarded to
me your communication to him dated July 8 1861
in relation to the application of Oliviet Tuthill for a
pension on account of services of her former husband Joseph Crumb in which you say that for
the evidence of the day of the death of Samuel
Tuthill should be adduced-- I therefore herewith forward a certified copy from the records in
Rockingham showing the time of his death-
you further say in your communication to Mr
Morrill "As M Tuthills pension would commence
from the day of her last husbands death”-
I had supposed that as her application was founded
upon the act of February 3d 1853 on account of the service
of her husband Joseph Crumb who died before that date
that her pension would commence at the date of the
act as in other cases notwithstanding her marriage
to Tuthill who was never on the pension list and
this opinion was confirmed by reference to the decision
of the Secretary of War of July 24th 1834, and the
opinion of the Attorney General of September 2nd 1842.
and by implication from the act of April 30. 1844 making appropriations by which it is provided that
no pension shall hereafter granted to a widow for the same
time that her husband had received one. The
proviso to the joint resolution of March 3rd 1851 is to
the same effect - It may be that I am mistaken
in my views upon this subject, if so I shall stand
corrected -
Please do me the favor to forward
the certificate of Pension to me and also the land
warrant to be granted to Mrs. Tuthill upon her
application now on file in your office
I am very respectfully
Your obedient servant
A Campbell
Honorable J H Barrett
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Declaration of Olivet Tuthill of Rockingham County and Windham- formerly widow
of Joseph Crunmb of Vermont Act 3rd February, 1853. alleges executed 24th June 1861. before Probate
Court, at Grafton, Vermont. for the District of Westminster
That she was one married to Levi Goodall who
died in 1813. that she married to Joseph
Nickerson, on the February 1824 from whom
she obtained a divorce in the month of February 1827, that on the 10th day of March 1831 she married Joseph Crumb a 
revolutionary Pensioner - that he died on the
4th of June 1843, that she afterwards married
Samuel Tuthill who died 23rd January,
1857 leaving her a widow. and that the
has not again married-
Proof-1st- certified copy of a decree of divorce
granted by the Supreme Court of Vermont. dated
7th February 1827. declaring that the bonds
of Matrimony
between Joseph & Oliviet Nickerson
be dissolved.

2nd-certificate of from the town Clerk of Westminister, County of Windham Vermont. dated
June 19. 1861. shewing that by the records in
of Grafton Windham Co.
his office Joseph Crumb and Oliviet Goodell
of Westminster
were on the 10th day of March 1831. joined
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3rd-in marriage by Timothy Field, Minister
Paper in Pension Office show that Joseph
Crumb of Grafton Windham County Vermont
was a pensioner at the rate $23.33 per annum.
4th-Orvilla [sic] Wood of Rockingham Windham County
certifies that she is the daughter of Claimant and
of her first husband Levi Goodell. that
Goodell died in 1813. that claimant married
Joseph Nickerson, from whom she was divorced
1821, that the Nickerson has since died
that she married again. Joseph Crumb in
1831 a witness was present .that Joseph Crumb
died in June 1843 and witness was
at the funeral.
that Samuel Tuthill was
the fourth and last husband of claimant and that
he died in the ninth of January
1857 in Rockingham Vermont
and claimant has
remained a widow ever since
is still one.
that he came to witnesses house
to reside
on the 6th of February 1857 and has remained
in her family to the present time.
that claimant is the identical person
who was
married to the previous above
named.
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5th-Francis J. Mayhew of Charlestown Massachusetts testifies June 22. 1861, in Windham County Vermont,
that she is the daughter of Joseph Nickerson
and the claimant was present at her marriage
with Joseph Crumb, understood that the
father died about 18 years ago. has been informed and believes that the last husband of claimant died about four years ago. that
Joseph Crumb was a pensioner and 
drew a pension to the time of his death.
that claimant has remained a widow ever
since the death of said Samuel Tuthill and is the
identical person who married Joseph
Crumb and the said Samuel Tuthill
6th-In a declaration for bounty land, as the widow of Joseph Crumb executed
June 17, 1861. before Merrick Wentworth he states
he knows that claimant is the identical person the
represents herself to be and is still a widow.
and A.S. Campbell, and Orvilla E. Wood
that Claimant signed the declaration in
their presence, and that from her appearance
and statements she is the identical person she
represents herself to be and is still a widow.
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To the Hon John H. Eaton Esquire Secretary of War, Washington City.
The within is the deposition of Samuel S. Slack,
to be used in the case of Joseph Crumb, an
applicant for a pension, taken and sealed
up by me
William Robinson Justice of Peace
New London County ss
certify that William Robinson
of Stonington in said County is a Justice of the
Peace in said County of New London, duly qualified
and acting under the authority of the State of Connecticut, and that the above is as I verily believe his
Signature
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the County Court of said New London County
this 24th day of October AD
1829.
Charles Lathrop Clerk
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The deposition of Samuel Slack of
of Stonington in the County of Stonington and
State of Connecticut, of lawfull age, deposeth
and saith
That Joseph Crumb lived and resided with his
father in the time of the Revolutionary war. that he well recollects that he went
from his father's to join the Continental
Army in the spring of the year and returned
the following winter-- And the deponent
further says, that he recollects seeing said
Crumb's discharge from the army which
discharge was delivered over to his father.
Mr. Amos Slack (now deceased) in payment
for a piece of land which said Crumb
bought of said Amos Slack and which discharge was
among the papers of said Amos Slack and
that the said deponent has frequently
seen said discharge amongst the papers
of said Amos Slack, but that said discharge
is not now to be found. And further the
deponent saith not.
Samuel S. Slack
New London County ss
Stonington October 28th AD 1829 Personally
appeared Samuel S. Slack, signer of the
foregoing deposition and made oath that the
facts therein stated are true,
before me,
William Robinson Justice of the Peace
I furthermore certify that Samuel S. Slack
the above named deponent is a man of
strict truth and veracity.
Certified by me,
William Robinson Justice of Peace
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To the Honorable John H. Eaton Esquire Secretary at War
Washington City. The within is the deposition
of Thomas Noyes 2nd to be used in the case of
Joseph Crumb, an applicant for a pension.
Taken and sealed up by me,
William Robinson Justice of Peace
New London County
Ss
I certify that William Robinson of
Stonington in said County is a Justice of the Peace, duly
qualified and acting under the authority of the State of
Connecticut and that the above signature (as I verily 
believe) is his signature In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the County Court
of said New London County this
24th day of October AD 1829
Charles Lathrop Clerk
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The deposition of Thomas Noyes 2nd of Stonington
in the County New London and State of Connecticut
of lawfull age, testifies and says,
That some time in the course of the Revolutionary war, and I think towards the close of that war,
I then being a sergeant in the first Company
and eighth Regiment, Connecticut Militia, Peleg
Noyes Captain of said company was called on for
a man to join the Continental Army for
nine months, and Joseph Crumb inlisted for
that time, I was ordered to deliver said Crumb
by said Captain Noyes to the continental officer
appointed to receive him a Mr ____Raymond
north of New London, now Montville, and a 
Captain Selden and Lieuteneant Robert Allen received
him, and I accepted that he served his time out
as he was absent from home some time and
further the deponent saith not.
Thomas Naylor
New London County ss Stonington October 21st
AD 1829, Personally appeared Captain Thomas
Noyes 2nd signer of the foregoing deposition and
made oath to the truth of the facts therein
stated. And I furthermore certify that
said Captain Noyes is a gentleman of indubitable
veracity taken and sworn to before me
William Robinson Justice of the Peace
When this Deposition was taken- Mr. Crumb
contemplated applying for a Pension under the former acts. but
on examination before the court found he had too much property
so that he never applied-
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Deaths Registered in the town of Rockingham for the year 1857 A S Campbell Clerk
18 || Date of Death-January 21 || Name and surname of the deceased -Samuel Tuthill ||age  87||Place of death-Rockingham ||Disease or cause of death-Erisipalis and typhoid fever.
I hereby certify that the above return is correct according to the best of my knowledge and belief. 
A S Campbell, Clerk
State of Vermont
Windham County ss. Town Clerks Office in Rockingham August 12th 1861 I certify that the preceding is a true copy from the records in my office A S Campbell Town Clerk
I Alexander S Campbell of Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of
Vermont tcertify and say that I have been Town Clerk for the town of Rockingham aforesaid from March 1852 to this time and am now town Clerk of said Town, that the death of Samuel Tuthill
as entered and registered on a book in the town Clerks office of said town by me and that the foregoing certificate signed by me as town Clerk is a true certificate.
A S Campbell
Sworn to before me August 12th 1861
Merrick Wentworth
Justice of the peace
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Deaths registered in the town of [illegible, ?abbreviation of Rockingham]
18 Date of Death January 21
Name and Surname of the deceased year
January 21 Samuel Tuthill -87
I hereby certify that the above return is correct
State of Vermont
Windham County of Town Clerks office
State of Vermont,
WINDHAM, SS.
I, ROYALL TYLER, Clerk of the COUNTY COURT, for the County
of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal as hereto attached do certify that Merrick Wentworth
was, at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached and now is a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature
to the certificate thereon written is genuine; that the said paper writings are executed according to the laws of this
State, and in due form and that as such officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds, take Depositions, administer oaths, etc.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, at Brattleboro,
this thirteenth day of August Anno Domini, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty one.
R. Tyler, Clerk