Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3710, Elisha A Fowler, Conn.
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Conn. Fowler, Elisha A. R3710
                         Mary
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2715
Vermont
Elisha A. Fowler
of Bethel in the State of Vermont
who was a Sergeant in the ______ commanded
by Captain _______ of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Bradley in the Connecticut 
line for 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 120 Dollars 0 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Dec. 1832 and sent to O. Billings, Royalton VT.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833
160.00
80.00
$240.00
                                                  
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J McCuffield Clerk,
Book D Vol. 4 Page 57
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I Elisha A. Fowler of Bethel in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy Six years testify and say that by the act of Congress of March 18th 1818 I was placed on the pension roll of the Vermont agency and drew my pension two years when I was dropped or struck from the same on account of property and have not drawn since.

In order that I may now be placed on the pension roll again, I have to say that I enlisted in the year 1776 for three years in the Company of Captain Sanford, Lieut Russell and Ensign Hubbard in Col Bradleys Regiment at Middletown Connecticut Continental Troops and was a Sergeant in said company and served faithfully said term. My place of residence when the first application was made, was in Bethel aforesaid, and my present place of residence in this last application is the same. My pension certificate is numbered 16150. In the course of my three years of service I was part the time with Company of Capt St John in Col Meggs Regiment and Genl. Wayne’s Brigade of Infantry. The evidence of my service being at the War Department I trust I shall soon be in the receipt of my certificate. I hereby relinquish all annuity or pension but the present. 
Elisha A. Fowler

State of Vermont
Windsor County } Royalton July 23rd 1832
Personally appeared Elisha A. Fowler and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit or statement by him subscribed contains the truth.
Before Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont
Windsor County }
Woodstock County Clerk July 24 1832, I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windsor 
Do hereby certify, that Oel Billings is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and that the above is his signature -
In Testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day & year said above-
Benny Swan
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(S--1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Conn. Fowler, Elisha A. 
Mary
R. 3710
CONTENTS
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State of Vermont
Grafton District
On this 20th day of March AD 1844
personally appeared before the Hon. the Probate
Court for the District of Hartland aforesaid Joel
Eaton of Woodstock in said District, who being first
sworn according to law doth on his Oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July
of 1838 (illegible) an act granting half pay and pensions to certain (illegible)
that he is administrator of the estate of Mary Fowler late of Bethel in this District deceased, and that said Mary was the widow
of Elisha A. Fowler late of said Bethel deceased, and that said Elisha A. was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7th
1832 and having served as Sargent in the Revolutionary War
drew a pension up to the day of his death which took place on the
20th day of February 1839 of One hundred and twenty dollars per (illegible).
And he further declares that the said Mary Fowler was married
to the said Elisha A. Fowler at East Haddam Connecticut on the 7th
of June 1781 and that she the said Mary died at said Bethel
on the 6th day of February 1842 aged 86 years.
And he further declares that the said Mary was not married
to the said Elisha A Foster prior to his leaving the service but the
marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794. viz
at the time above stated, and he now claims a pension from 20th Feby 1839 to the 4th
day of March at $120 pr annums
Joel Enters Admr
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written
George E. Wales, Judge -
I hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that
Mary Fowler aforesaid was the widow of said Elisha A Fowler deced who was or
(illegible) of the United States and drew a pension of one hundred and twenty
Dollars per annum and that they both died as above stated.
Oel Billings Register
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State of Vermont
Hartford District
I Oel Billings Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joel Eaton Administrator of the estate of Mary Fowler late widow of Elisha A Fowler deceased for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Woodstock this 20th day of March.
AD 1844
Oel Billings Register.

State of Vermont
Hartford District
I hereby certify that Joel Eaton the signer within was on the 18th day of March 1844 duly appointed Administrator of the estate of Mary Fowler within named and gave bonds as the law requires and due faith and credit are to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Woodstock this 20th day of March AD 1844
Oel Billings Register.
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State of Vermont
Hartford District
On this 5th day of November AD 1844
personally appeared before the Hon. the Probate
Court of the District of Hartford aforesaid, Electa Fowler a resident of Bethel in said District and
Daughter of Elisha A. and Mary Fowler late of said Bethel deceased aged 56 years who being first sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following affidavit or declaration in order that Joel Eaton the Administrator of the estate of her Mother Mary Fowler aforesaid may obtain the arrear of
pension due her Mother at the time of her decease. That Elisha A Fowler
foresaid was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death which took
place on the 20th day of February 1839 and drew a pension of $120.00 per
annum, that her mother Mary Fowler aforesaid died at said Bethel on the 6th day of February 1842, and that she applied to Oel Billings Esq of Woodstock in said District to obtain for her and the other children the arrear of
pension due her Mother at the time of her decease, and that said Billings
agreed to proceed in the matter, and thought that letters of Administration had
better be taken out by some one, and then the administrator could make
his declaration, and when the pension was obtained it could be paid over
to the several children their several shares the administrator having to give
bonds for the faithful performance of his trust. She then agreed with said Billings to proceed agreeably to his advise before stated, and he informs her he has so done by appointing Joel Eaton of Woodstock as such Administrator
and she now has been shown the act of Congress passed June 19, 1840 in which
the arrears of pension due as above may be obtained for the Children
through an administrator as aforesaid. She also has read the commissioner
of Pensions letter to said Billings dated the 8th day of October 1844 and
cannot give the reason why the Marriage of Elisha A Fowler and Mary Bunn is not to be found on the Church records of East Haddam in the State of Connecticut but in order to satisfy the Pension Department
of there said marriage. She sends a record of their marriage wrote and made by her Father Elisha A Fowler aforesaid in a Book which has been
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kept in her fathers house as long ago as she can remember in which it says
they were married on the 7th day of June 1781 and she now forwards the
original leaf containing said record attached to this declaration.
Witness Wm J Morrill
Electa Fowler

Sworn to and described the day and year
first before written, I also certify that the deponent is a credible witness. George E. Wales, Judge of Probate 

State of Vermont
Hartford District

I Oel Billings Register of the Court
of Probate of the District of Hartford aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of the Children of Mary
Fowler through an administrator for a pension, and I further
certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that
said Mary Foster died at Bethel in said District on the 6th day of
February 1842 and left the follow children to live Electa Fowler who has signed the foregoing declaration. Joseph Fowler, Elisha Fowler and Lucinda Fowler who are now all living.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office at Woodstock in said District
this 5th day of November AD 1844
Oel Billings Register.
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Elisha A. Fowler [illegible] Mary Fowler [illegible] the 7th of June 1781
He being in the 26th year of his age, her in the 27th year of her age [illegible]
William born August 15th, 178[illegible]
D[illegible] Browne, May 26th 178[illegible]
Mary born July 23rd 1781
Elizabeth born Oct 22 1786
Elisha born Oct 16 1788
Cinda born March 20 1790
Cinda [crossed out] born died Sept 26 1790
Joseph born December [illegible] 1792
[illegible] Do April 16th 17[illegible]
Cinda Do April 3th 1798
Lora Do January 4th 1801
Elizabeth Died may 24 1806
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[ripped edge] v. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS/HMM
March 4, 1930

Clara Fowler Fuller
575 South Brooks Street
Sheridan
Wyoming.
Dear Madam:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 3710, it appears that Elisha
A. Fowler enlisted at Middletown, Connecticut, in April 1777
and served three years as a sergeant in Captains Sandford's [crossed out] Sanford's
and St. John's Companies in Colonels Bradley's and Meig's
Connecticut Regiments. He was in the battles of Monmouth and Stony Point.
He married June 7, 1781, in East Haddam, Connecticut, Mary Burr.
Soon after his marriage he moved to Wilbraham, Massachusetts.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1818, at which time he was sixty-two years of
age, and was living in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont.
Elisha A. Fowler died February 20, 1839, in Bethel, Vermont.
His widow, Mary, died February 6, 1842, in Bethel, Vermont. She was then aged eighty-six years.
Elisha A. and Mary Fowler had the following children:
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William born August 15, 1782 - died May 28, 1784
Mary born July 23, 1784
Elizabeth born October 22, 1786 - died May 25, 1806
Electra born October 16, 1788 - resident of Bethel, Vermont in 1844
Cinda born March 29, 179- - died September 16, 179-
Joseph born December 27, 1793
Elisha born April 16, 1796
Cinda or Lucinda born April 3, 1796
Lora born January 5, 1801
The widow, Mary, was survived by the following children:
Electa Fowler
Joseph
Elisha
Lucinda Fowler
No charge is made from this service, and one dollar, the amount of your enclosure, will be refunded to you in due time.
Very truly yours,
Earl D. Church
Commissioner.
[handwritten] Finance Div. notified $1 to be refunded 3/5/30 M.C.S
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County East Haddam June 24, 1844.
I Ruth Ackley of East Haddam in the County of
Middlesex and State of Connecticut having been duly
continued examined & sworn depose and say-That I
was well acquainted with Elisha A Fowler who formerly
resided in said East Haddam and was a revolutionary soldier
That said Elisha A Fowler was married to Mary Bunn my
sister in the year seventeen hundred eighty one as I believe and
in the month of May or June. I cannot State the day of the
month the marriage was performed by Rev Elijah Parson
pastor of the First Congregational Society in East Haddam
That I was bridesmaid at the wedding, and William Fowler
was groomsman. That my reason for (illegible) and believing
the marriage took place in 1781 is that she was married about
four years before I was, and my marriage took place April
27th 1785. My age is now Eighty six and that soon after said
marriage said Elisha and Mary removed to the State of
Massachusetts and have not since returned to East Haddam
except on a visit and further saith not-
Ruth Ackley
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year
above written and I certify that Ruth Ackley by the Deponent
is personally known to me and is a credible person and her
Statements may be relied on
John C Palmer Justice of the Peace
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11158
Mary Fowler
Elisha
Rejected
to Oct Billings Oct. 1844
to Steya Sept 17 '44
to Han A. Collama Feb 13 '45
to Del Billings April 7 '47
Let access June 24, 1851

Oct 7 July 1838
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Royalton July 24 1832
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
Enclosed I forward you the statement of Elisha A Fowler agreeable to the instructions, to place
him again on the pension roll and wait your
answer
Oel Billings
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1b.150
Vermont

Elisha A Fowler of Bethel in the state of Vermont who was a sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradley of the Connecticut line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the roll of Vermont " at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of Dec 1819 and sent to Dudley Chase Randolph Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 [$]136.26
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 [$] 48
$184.26
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}
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Act June 1832. Suspended for pension certificate pay returned [illegible] 1832.
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575 SOUTH BROCKS STREET
SHERIDAN WYOMING
Check $1
[stamp] Finance Division
Feb 11 1930
Bureau of Pensions
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
Will you kindly send me an account of the military record of Elisha Adams Fowler who served and enlisted from East Haddam Conn. in the Revolutionary War and was positioned as sergeant in 1818, at which time he was residing in East Bethel, Vermont.
This information is desired to establish records of the Fowler family and to secure membership in the Society of Daughters of American Revolution.  I would appreciate receiving a complete copy of your record of my ancestors military service. Enclosed you will find check for $1.00 with addressed envelope. 
Your my truly,
Clara Fowler Fuller
575 S. Brooks St. 
Sheridan 
To go.
Feb 7. 1930

[stamp]
Pension U.S. Feb 11 1930
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

3710
P.O.
Mary Fowler
Service:
widow of Elisha A
Enlisted: __, 18
Discharged: __, 18
Application filed: __, 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
1930, 
Clara F. Fuller
MCS
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Decln of Elisha A. Fowler
of
Bethel, Windsor County
Vermont
On roll
Admd
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State of Vermont
Orange County. On this 4th day of April__1818__before me the subscriber Chief Judge of the State Court State of Vermont personally
appeared Elisha A. Fowler aged 62 years resident in Bethel Windsor
County Vermont, who being by me first duly sword according to has doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the
United States in the revolutionary war "___;__ What he thus said Elisha A. Fowler in April 1777 enlisted into the Army of the United States
for three years;__That he joined Capt. Sanfords Company, Col. Bradley's Regiment, Connecticut Line;__that soon after he joined
the Company commanded by Capt. Sanford, Cape. St. John took the command & continued in that office, until the ? Fowler
was discharged at Springfield New Jersey by his Lieut. Colo. Johnson;
that he has lost his discharge; that he performed his aforementioned service as a sergeant;__ That he was at the storming of Stoney
Point under Genl. Wayne; that he was in Monmouth Battalion
that he has not other evidence;__ That he is a resident citizen of the United States;__ That he is in reduced circumstances and ?? in need of the assistance of his country for support.
?? and declared before me 4th day of April 1818.
Dudley Chace Chief Judge Sup. Court
I Dudley Chace Chief Judge Sup. Court do certify that it appears to
my satisfaction that the said Elisha A. Fowler did serve in the Revolutionary
War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of three years on the continental establishment;__  I also certify
that from proof exhibited to me it appears to my satisfaction that the

(seal covering text)

is in reduced circumstances as stated & in need of the
assistance of his country for support; and I
now transmit the proceeding testimony for him heard before me to the Secretary for the Department
of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
Dudley Chace Chief. Judge State Court
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Payable semi-annually. The first payment of this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Burlington CT by Herman Allen Esq. Agent. 

Received
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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States
of the 18th March, 1848.
Elisha A Fowler late Sergeant
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension List, Roll of the Vermont-
Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence
on the fourth day of April one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Second day of December one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
C Vandevanter
Acting Secretary of War
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Conn.   Fowler, Elisha A.   R. 3710
                        Mary
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vs
Woodstock July 6. 1844
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I herewith transmit the declaration of the
Administrator of the estate of Mary Fowler decd widow of Elisha A Fowler deceased who was a sargent in the Revolutionary War
and drew a pension of $120. per annum in order to obtain a person up to said widows death.
I am Respectfully your Obt. Servant
Oel Billings
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County ⎬ ss County Clerks Office Middletown June 26th 1844
I John Fisk Clerk of the County Court for Middlesex County hereby certify that John C Palmer is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that his commission bears date June 20th 1844. and will expire June 20th 1845 and that the signatures to the certificate in the Deposition of Daniel B Warner, Isaac Parson, Ruth Ackley
Mary T. Seman and over and [illegible] annexed purporting to be his are his own genuine and proper signatures

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my
signature and the seal of said Court the day
and year above written

[illegible signature]
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County East Haddam June 24th 1844
I Daniel B Warner of East Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut aged thirty seven years having been duly cautioned examined and sworn depose and say that I now hold and since the first Monday of October last have held the office of Town Clerk in said Town of East Haddam and as such have the custody of the Records of Marriages, Births and Deaths of said Town, which I have carefully examined from the year 1750 to the year 1800, and no where find the marriage of Elisha A Fowler and Mary Burn recorded therein. That said records are not so full as to raise a presumption that said marriage did not take place and the record of birth and death not recognize the marriage relation as existing between said Elisha A Fowler and Mary Burr and further the Deponent saith not.
Daniel B. Warner
Town Clerk of East Haddam
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I certify that Daniel B Warner the Deponent is personally known to her and is a credible person and his statements may be relied on
John C Palmer Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut 
Middlesex County
June 24, 1844
I Isaac Parsons of East Haddam in the County & State
aforesaid aged Fifty Three years, having been duly continue, examined and sworn depose and say that I now are and for twenty seven years last past have been Pastor of the Church in the first
Congregational Society of said East Haddam, and as such have the custody of the records of marriage, births & death of said Church. That I have carefully examined the records of Manages births and death of said Church from the year 1776 to the year 1800.
and no where find the marriage of Elisha A Fowler and Mary Burn recorded thereon, nor do the records of birth death or baptisms recognize such relation. That said records do not appear to be full and complete and of such a character as to [illegble] a presumption
that the marriage did not take place. That I find in said
Records the following May 24, 1781. John Percival 3rd and Dorothy Burt were joined together in the marriage Covenant-- November 8th 1781. Isaac Taylor and Sarah Fuller and William Fuller and Susanna
Knowlton were joined together in the marriage relation. That the above is a true extract from said records, and the date thereof written out in words are May twenty fourth Seventeen Hundred
Eighty One, and November eighth Seventeen hundred eighty one and further the deponent saith not--
Isaac Parsons Pastor of the first
Church of Christ in East Haddam
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and
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I certify that Isaac Parson the deponent is known to me and is a credible person and his statement may be relied on
John C Raber Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County  East Haddam June 24, 1844.
I, Mary Percival of East Haddam in the County and State above written aged Seventy eight years having been duly cautioned examined and sworn depose and say, That I was well acquainted with Elisha S Fowler formerly of said East Haddam a revolutionary soldier and Mary Burr of Chatham in said County. That I was present and saw said Elisha and Mary married at the home of Joshua [Pocinard?] in said Chatham in the month of June 1781. The day of the month I do not recollect, but can own as to the month and year, as my brother John Percival 3rd was married in May of the same year to Dorothy Burt, and the said Elisha and Mary were married the next month after. Isaac Taylor was married the same year in the fall. Rev. Elijah Parsons married said Elisha and Mary, he was the Pastor of the First Congregational Society in East Haddam in the  County of which Society said house stood. There were a number present at the wedding. Ruth Ackley was brides maid and William Fowler brother of said Elisha was groomsman, who is now dead. Said Elisha and his wife afterwards moved to Wilbraham  Massachusetts, and since that time I have not seen them, and further the deposant saith not.
Mary Percival
Sworn to and submitted on the day and year above written before me and I certify that Mary Percival the Deposant is known to me and is a credible person and her statements may be relied on.
John C Palmer Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County East Haddam 
June 24. 1844
I Abner Brainard of East Haddam, County of Middlesex County State of Connecticut aged eighty years having been duly cautioned examined and sworn depose and say that I was well acquainted with Elisha A Fowler formerly of said East Haddam who was a revolutionary soldier, and he showed me a Journal that he kept as part of his service, that he was under Gen Wayne when the Fort at West Point was stormed That I was
also acquainted with Mary Burr of Chatham in said County, who lived at my mothers and was brought up them, that the part of
Chatham where she lived was annexed to the first Congregational Society of East Haddam - That I was present and saw said Elisha A Fowler and Mary Burr married by the Rev Elijah Parsons pastor of the first Congregational Society of East Haddam at my mothers. The marriage took place in the year seventeen hundred Eighty one according to my best recollection as I think I was seventeen years old, and in the month of June as I recollect that they left for Wilbraham shortly after, and the
day they left I was having come as they passed by. The day of the month I cant state-But I am confident as to the year as two of
my neighbours John [illegible] 3rd and Isaac Taylor were married the same year to wit in 1781. That said Elisha & his wife went to Wilbraham and lived there awhile and I went up and saw them, from then they removed to the State of Vermont when I also visited them and I understand that said Mary is still living in Vermont, said Elisha being dead, and further this deponent saith not-
Abner Brainard 

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I certify that Abner Brainard the Deponent is well known to me personally and is a credible person and his statements are entitled to full credit, and may be relied on
John C Palmer Justice of the Peace
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Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U.S. of America in Congress assembled, that the act entitled "an act making appropriations for the payment of Revolutionary and other pensions of the U. S. for the fiscal year ending on the 30th June 1845 shall not be construed as in any way to effect the Claims of those widows whose application for a pension or area of pension at the passing of this Resolution shall have been made and filed in the pension office awaiting the decision of the Commissioner of pensions therein.
approved Jan 23, 1845 - Joint Resolution

A resolution explanatory of an act making appropriations for the payment of
Revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year
ending the 30th of June 1845.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Resolution of the 25 January 1845.
Whereas the act of the 30th of April 1844 and previous acts in relation to Pensions, prohibited me as Administrator of the estate of Mary Fowler deceased, from drawing arrears of pension for the heirs or Children
of said Mary Fowler Widow of Elisha A. Fowler a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States deceased, for the same period during which said Elisha was a pensioner, or from the time said Elisha's death February 20th 1839 to the time of said Widows death Feby 6th 1842, as my declaration and other papers in the pension office will fully show

I now make the following statement under Oath to obtain the benefits of the Resolution above mentioned.

I am the administrator of the estate of Mary Fowler aforesaid whose husband aforesaid was a Sargent two years in the Revolutionary War, and drew a pension under the act of June 7, 1832 of $120.00 per annum up to the time of his death, and I now ask an arrear of pension for the sole benefit of the Children from the 4th of March 1836 to the 4th
of March 1841
Joel Eaton
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 12th day of March AD 1847
N. Haskell Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that he is the same
individual he represents himself to be in the foregoing affidavit
N Haskell Justice of the Peace-
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State of Vermont, Windsor County ... ss.
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Nahum Haskell
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 3a" day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and  that his signatures foregoing (N. Haskell) are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 12" day of March A. D. 1847.
Norman Williams, Clerk.
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Woodstock Vt. March 12, 1847

Sir

Enclosed I forward declaration of Joel Eaton Adm. of estate of Mary Fowler widow of Elisha A Fowler for arrear of pension.

I am Respectfully your Obt Ser.
Oel Billings

Col. J. L. Edwards.
Comms of Pensions.
Washington City
D. C.
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State of Vermont
Windsor County
On this 18th day of March 1851 before me a Justice of the Peace duly authorised to administer Oaths within and for said County of Windsor, Joel Eaton of Woodstock in said County, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Fowler deceased, who being sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of the Acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and July 29th 1848, and the joint resolutions of July 1, 1848 and that of March 3d, 1851, to wit.
That the said Mary Fowler was the Widow of Elisha A Fowler late of Bethel in said County, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States in his life time and drew a pension of $120. per annum. up to the time of his death, and that said Elisha A. Fowler died at said Bethel on the 20th day of February 1839.
That he further declares, that said Mary Fowler lived a Widow after the death of her said husband until the 6th day of February 1842, when she died, and he the said Eaton was duly appointed Administrator of her Estate as afore said, and said Widow having never applied in her life time to be placed on the pension roll, he as Administrator afore said, made his declaration for that purpose and with the evidence of their marriage and other papers (to which the department are referred) were forwarded to the Pension Office at Washington for action in the matter, and afterwards a decision was made adverse to said claim.
And he further states, that he has been advised, that by virtue of said Acts of July 7, 1838, and July 29, 1848, with the joint Resolutions of July 1st 1848 and of March 3d 1851, he is Entitled as Administrator afore said to receive a pension from February 20th 1839 (when said Elisha died) to March 4th 1841, when said Act of July 7, 1838 expired, at the rate of $120. per annum, which he now Claims, unless he is Entitled to more.
Joel Eaton Admr.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written
Oel Billings Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT, Windsor County, ss.
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Oel Billings is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 30th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature foregoing is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 19 day of March A. D. 1851.
Norman Williams,
Clerk

State of Vermont
Hartford District
I Lyndon A Maish Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford aforesaid holden at Woodstock in and for said District do hereby certify that Joel Eaton the signer within is now Administrator of the Estate of Mary Fowler within named having given bonds as the law requires as appears of record and due faith and credit to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Woodstock this 19th day of March AD 1851.
L. A. Maish, Register
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Woodstock St. March 19th 1851
Sir
I enclose the declaration of Joel Eaton Administrator of the Estate of Mary Fowler Widow of Elisha A Fowler who was Pension of the No. 8 in his life time of $120 per annum. Pleas give me an early reply.
I am Respectfully your Obt Ser
Oel Billings
Col James E. Heath
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.