Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,276, Daniel Foster, Mass. N.H. Vt.
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Service
Mass.
N.H.
Vt. 

Foster, Daniel
Submit

Numbers
W 19,276
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3571
Dead
New York rolls

Daniel Foster
Private
Massachusetts line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 

Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of eight dollars per month, com commence on the 23rd of April 1816

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of October 1816 and sent to Samuel Lake  Batravia
NY

Arrears to 3th of Septe 1818 - 4 month 12/30...35.20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 ... 48.--
$83.20

Revolutionary Calim
Act 18th March, 1818
5 years
Dead 

Sweden
Geneses
see old roll
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1493
Vermont B.
Submit Foster widow of Daniel Foster Mass who served in the Revolutionary War, as a private Inc. from $80

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 1st July

Certificate of Pensions issued the 29 day of May 1857 and send to H. Weed 
Hinesburough Vt.

Recorded on roll of pensioners under act February 2, 1848, page 33 Vol. 3
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State of New York
Genesee County

Aretas Pierce being duly sworn says he is personally acquainted with Daniel Foster mentioned in the annexed affidavit that the property owned by the said Daniel consists of one yoke of oxen, one cow and a few articles of household furniture of little value not sufficient for the comfort & convenience of his family, that the said Daniel is a cripple and has not been able to do any kind of labor for the season past. that he is in need of assistance from his county for support and it is the opinion of this deponent that the said Daniel Foster must be assisted by his county or by the town or suffer for the necessaries of life and further saith not sworn & subscribed this 10 day of September 1818 before me  Aretas Peirce
James W. Stevens
Judge as within mentioned.

[crossed out along the bottom]
I certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Daniel Foster is in indigent, needy circumstances and this him a fit subject for a pension.
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Aretas Peirce being by me further sworn deposeth & saith that Daneil Foster is in the posession of fifty acres of land which he has no title to & has paid nothig on it and holds it on sufferenace on which there is a poor log house erected & two & a half acres partially improved that the said Daniel has a wife & five children three of whom are boys the oldest 18 & the youngest ten years of age that he has hitherto supported himself by grinding razors but his infirmity is such that he is not now able to follow this business. 
Aretas Peirce
Sworn & subscribed
September 10, 1818 
Before me
James W. Stevens
Judge as within mentioned
I certify that Daniel Foster has the appearance of a very poor & infirmed man his infirmity principally proceeding from the effects of the fall of a tree upon him; if his family is not able to support him he must come in the town or suffer for want. 
James W. Stevens
Judge as within mentioned
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State of New York
Genesee County
On this 23rd day of April in the year 1818 Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of common please in and for the county of Genesee personally appears Daniel Foster aged sixty two year resident of Sweden in said County who going by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War". That he teh said Daniel Foster enlisted in the servce of his county on the first approach of the survey that  the man in the service of the United States from the time of the Battle of Lexington until the fist of January in the year 1776 when he enlisted in Captain Henry Farwell's company in a Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Williams Prescott  that he served faithfully until the 1st of January in the year 1776 when he was discharged at the Highland in the State of New York by Col. Prescott - that some time in the month of July in the year last mentioned he enlisted in the service of the United States in Capt. Levi Goodenough's Company in Col. Henrick's Regiment
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of Rangers (commonlly called Green Mountain Rangers) for nine months. That he continued in servce untill late in the fall as near as this deponent can recollect about the last of October following when he was discahrged and permitted to return home by order of Col. Herick - that on the 2nd day of February in the year 1778 he enlisted in the service of the United States in Captain Williams Ellis Company in the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment Commanded by Col. Scammell for three years. That the Regiment belongs to Genl. Poorz Brigrade. That in faithfully performed his duty untill the first of January in the year 1781 when he was honorably discharged at Newtown in Connecticut by Col. Henry Dearborn who the Commanded the said Regiment that he was in service several other short campaigns and was in the Battle of White Plains Benington Monmouth Saratoga at the taking of Gen.l Burgoin that he was in Gen.l Sulwarz Expedition against the Indians in the year 1779 - and in many other smaler engagements of little consequence and that he is in reduced circumstance and stands in need of the assist and of his county for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services and that he never received any pension from the United States 
Daniel Foster
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Sworn and declared this 23d day of April 1818 Before me 
James W. Stevens
one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for Genesee County New York
I James W. Stevens one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County of Genesee do hereby certify that is appears to my satisfactory that the said Daniel Foster did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had and taken before me to the secretary for the war department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
James W. Stevens
Judge as aforesaid

Sate of New York
Genesee County
Simeon Cummings Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that James W. Stevens before whome the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made is a judge of the county of Common please for said county acting under the authority of this state and that the above is his signature-- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and county seal at Batavia the 4th day of May AD 1818
S. Cummings
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To the secretary of war
Sir please forward my pension certificate to Samuel Lake of Batavia N.Y. 
and oblige your obt. Servt.
Daniel Foster

D. Foster

Correct [underlined]

I certify  that James W. Stevens  is a Judge as within mentioned - Sept. 21 1818
S. Cummings
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I certify that James W. Stevens is a judge as within mentioned - September 21, 1818
S. Cummings
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5849
Submit Foster
Yr
Act 7 July 38
M 83 d 18

adm. 
2 yrs pri
80

No deduction

Wm. Bridges env
St. Albany
Vt.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting [...] & pensions to certain widows. 

Sate of Vermont
Georgia District

Be it remembered that on the 17th day of November 1838 personally appeared before he court of probate in and for the district of Georgia afs.d Submit Foster a resident of Berkshire in the county of Franklin and state of Vermont aged eighty two 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 act of congrss passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half way and pensions to certain widows. 

That she is the widow of Daniel Foster who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and belonged to the Massachusetts line and served fives years to eleven months as she has often heard him say for which service he obtained a pension under the Act of 1818 that when he obtained his pension he was a residne to Sweden in the county of Genesee in the state of New York. She furhter declaries that she was married to the said Daniel Foster on the 17th day of October seventeen hundred and eighty one that her husband the foresaid Daniel Foster died on the 29th day of December 1818 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took placce previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four his at the time above stated.
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The further saith that she has no record of her marriage we never had any.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Submit X her mark Foster

Before me William Bridges Judge

In testimony were of I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at St. Albaus in said district this 17th day of November AD 1838
Wm. Bridges Judge
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State of Vermon
Franklin County
St. Albans July 23 1839

Hon. JL Edwards

Sir
Enclosed I transmit the declaration and evidence in support of the same of Mrs. Submit Foster. You will please examine the same and return your answer to me the subscriber
Wm. Bridges


PS. the certificate of the town clerk it will be observed was attained sometime previous to the date of the declaration. The reason for so doing was that Mrs. Foster was impress with he idea that her husband served a start time after her marriage but after the certificate was obtained she was more in doubt and on examination of her case I advised her to declare when the 2d act or act of July 7th 1838 being satisfied that she was not entitled under the act of July 1836. 

Very respectfully your Att servt. 
Wm Bridges
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N.Y. 1818
S.R.P.
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Power of Attorney
for ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or Heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &e. 

State of Vermont
County of Franklin
The under sign justice of a peach be it known that before me Nathaniel Foster aged 54 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, state that he is the identical son of Daniel Foster who was a Revolutionary Soldier or Pensioner of the State of Massachusetts and that he died on the 10 day of December 1818 and that his mother named Submit Foster died on the 21 day of December 1851 and that they were married on the 5 day of June in the year 1782 and that they were residents of Graton in the state of Massachusetts and that they resided there a short time and that he resides in the state and county of afore said and his father made his application in betava NY genisee county and drew a small payment and his mother applied in the town of Berkshire Franklin county Vermont and he thinks she drew about 400 dollars and she drew only 80 dollars a year except the last year and there at the rate of 96 a year. 

And that furthermore by these presents, constitutes appoints and fully empowers and authorizes irrevocably and with powers of substitution F.E. Hassler, of Washington DC as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, prosecute , to dmeand and to recieve from the United States Government Officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or land that may be due him as the identical son of Daniel Foster who died leaving the same undrawn as in right of law, custom or equity that he is or may be entitled and for good and sufficient reasons do hereby revoke and countermand any and all other Powers of Attorney or other authority that may have been hererofore given. And this his said Attorney shall be entitled to one-hal of all moneys collected by him.  

In witness whereof he has on this 12 day of April 1854 hereunto signed his name and affixed his seal. 
Witness Diana Foster
Witness Harrison Foster
Nathaniel Foster

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I believe the said Nathaniel Foster to be directly interested in said claim as set forth and to be the identical party therein alledged and I further certify that I have no interest in the above claim
William S. Rublee
Justice of the Peace

State of Vermon
County of Franklin
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of the county of Franklin aforesaid that Nathaniel Foster the party who has sworn to and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the Son of Daniel Foster the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify that William S. Rublee Esq. before whom the preceeding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and of for the said county and that the signature supporting to be his I believe to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 25th day of April 1854
Joseph H. Brainerd Clerk
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In reply to your request ......, received..... for a statement of the military history of Daniel Foster a soldier of the Revolutionary War you will find below the desired information as contained in his and widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau. W.F. 19.276

Dates of Enlistment or appointment: 
April 1775 

Length of Service: Jan 1, 1776

Rank: [blank]

Officers Under whom service was rendered: 
Captain names of officers not stated
State: [blank]

Dates of enlistment or appointment: 
Jan 1, 1776
Length of Service: Jan1, 1777

Rank: Pri.

Officers under whom service was rendered: 
Captain Henry Farwell, Colonel Wm. Prescott
State: Mass. 

Dates of enlistment or appointment: 
July 1777 
Length of service: 
Oct 1777

Rank: [blank]

Officers under whom service was rendered: 
Captain Levi Goodenough Colonel Herrick
State: Vt. 

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: 
Feb 2, 1778
Length of Service: Jan 1, 1781

Rank: [blank]

Officers under whom service was rendered: 
Captain William Ellis
Colonel Scamwell, Colonel Henry Dearborn

State: N.H. 

Battles engaged in, White Plains, Bennington, 2 battle Saratoga, Momonth, Sullivan's exp.

Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Apr 23, 1818 His cl was al.

Residence at date of Application, Sweden, Genesee Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 62 yrs He died  Dec 29, 1818
Remarks: he Mar Oct 12, 1781, Submit Gates. She was all. pen. on her app. ex. Nov. 17, 1838 while a resident of Berkshire Franklin Co Vt aged 82 yrs. She died Dec. 21, 1851. They had eleven children; Stephen, a daughter, name not stated, born Dec. 2, 1783, mar. Emanuel Sawyer; Samuel; Daniel, Nathaniel (aged 54 in 1854) Eliphalet, Asa; Sally, Nancy, Relief, and another name not stated. 
Commissioner.
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W. Edwards

3 admitted
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Batavia Sept. 21, 1818
Sir Thru claims for Revlotionary pensions viz for Benjamin Warriner services provided for Daniel Foster Judges Certificate obtained. 
I f. W. Foster has stated his services correctly I think his name will be found on some of o the rolls for Nathaniel Humphrey please forward the pension certificates as soon as gravito.
your abt. Servt. 
Saml. Lake
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3946 th Delaware St. 
Indianapolis Ind
March 29, 1913

To Commissioner of Pensions- 
Dear Sir
Will you kindly send me a copy of the pension record of "Daniel Foster Genessee Co. N.Y. Mass Line placed on roll Oct. 12, 1818 com - 23 Apr. 1818 deed 29 Dec 1818- aged 62"
Reviewed deserved to percept descent with many thanks in advance. 
Very respectfully 
Mrs. Chapin C. Foster 
St. Hon. State Right DAR Ind.
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1915 Apr. 9 History to Mrs. Chapin C. Foster Fw. 

Rev
Widow, &c. 

File No. 19.276
Submit Foster
Widow of Daniel Foster
Pri Rev War

Act: Feb 2d. 18
Index: - Vol. A Page 248
[Arrangement of 1870}
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V5849
Set. Wm. Bridges Sept. 6, '39

Act. 7 July 38
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1567

Vermont Bur
Submit Foster
widow of Daniel Foster
who was a private in the Mass Line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 dollars --- cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of August, 1843 and sent to Wm. Bridges St. Albans W. 

Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in book A
Vol.1 page 26
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Vermont - 4889

Submit Foster
widow of Daniel Foster, died - 
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 March 1818 and who died on the 29th of December 1818 of Georgia Dist in the State of Vermont who was a private in the ----commanded ---- by Captain --- of the ----comanded by ----- in the Massts line for 2 years private. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 dollars --cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15h day of January, 1840 and send to Wm. Bridge
s, St. Albans, Vermont. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $320:00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept: 40:00
$360:00

Act July 7, 1838

Recorded by S.A. Elliot clerk 
Book A Vol. 2 Page 39
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Let. to L. D. Kimball
Oct. 29, 1841

4193
Vermont Pouthery
Submit Foster
widow of Daniel
who served in the revolutionary war, as a private. 

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 80 dollars --- cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of March 1819 and sent to Wm. Bridges. 
St. Albans Vt. 

Recorded on roll of pensioners under act February 2, 1848, page 53 Vol. 3
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State of Vermont 
Windsor County

I Norman Williams clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Emanuel Sawyer is an acting Justice of the Peach, in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the seventh day of November in the year of our lord on thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and will expire on the thirtieth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and that this signature within written is genuine. 
Given under my hand and the seal of said county court this twenty fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. 
Norman Williams Clerk
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I Abigail Stoughton of Weathersfield in county of Windsor and state of Vermont of lawful age do testify & say that I become acquainted with Daniel Foster and his wife Submit Foster in sd. Weatherfield in the year seventeen hundred eighty five being a near neighbor & was called upon when Mrs. Foster was taken ill with her third child this was sometime in the month of October of the same year they resided here a few years as husband & wife & do not recollect how long and moved from there now and further this deponent saith not. 
this is Abigail Stoughton mark +

State of Vermont
Windsor County

Weatherfield June 21st 1839 Personally appeared Abigail Staoughton before me Emanuel Sawyer Justice of the Peach in Sd county and made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed contains the truth & further certify that the above deponent is a credable witness she gave me her age to be eighty four years. 
Emanuel Sayer Justice of Peace
 I john Warner of Wetherfield in the county of windsor and state of Vermont being of lawful age do testify and say that I become acquainted with Daniel Foster and his wife Submit Foster in 1787 in Weatherfield and at that time I think they had three children as near as I can recollect and further this deponent saith not. 
John Warren
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State of Vermont
Windsor County

Wetherfield June 21st 1839 then personally appeared John Warren befoer me Emanuel Sawyer Justice of the Peace in sd. county and made aoth that the above affidavit by him subscribed countains the truth & further certify that the above deponent is a credable witness deponent states his age to be 75 years last November the 19th day. 
Emanuel Sawyer Justice of Peace

I Levi Jackman of Cavendish in the county of windsor and tate of vermont being of lawful age do testify and say that Daniel Foster removed from Weatherfield into this town in seventeen hundred & ninety two with his wife and I think three children and resided here as husband and wife for the share of three years as near as I can recollect and further this deponent saith not
Levi Jackman

State of Vermont
Windsor County
Cavndish June 21st 1839 the  personally appeared Levia Jackman before me Emanuel Sawyer Justice of the Peace in sd. county and made oath that the above aforesaid by him subscribed  contains the truth & further certify that the above deponant is a credable witness deponant states his age to be 65 years the 4th day of April last. 
Emanuel Sawyer Justice Peace
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State of Vermont Franklin county 
St. Albans May 31st 1843

Hon J.L. Edwards
Enclosed I herewith of the widows of Daniel Foster, Robert Rummels, & James Hawley. It will be observed on an examination of the certificates that I have certified that I am personally acquainted with the applicants which is the fact having obtained pensions for each of the above named under the act of July 7th 1838 and have made out their pensions vouchers to draw their several payments from the pension agent at Burlington Vt. 
You will please examine the enclosed and write me. 
Very respectfully your abt sevt. 
Wm. Bridges
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Department of the Interior
Widow's Pension

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 3rd, 1848 Submit Foster widow of Daniel Foster who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of eighty dollars ---- per annum, commencing on the 4th of March 1848, and continuing for life unless she should again marry; in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage. 

Given at the Department of the Interior this 12th day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty nine. 
J. Ewing
Secretary of the Interior

Examined and countersigned
J.G. Berret
commissioner of Pensions
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F.W. Hopkins

St. Albans VT. 
July 3d
Hon Robert Pierpoint Rustland
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I Abigail Ambler of Tinmouth in the county of Rutland and state of Vermont  being seventy two years of age testify and say that I became acquainted with Daniel Foster and Submit Foster wife of the same Daniel in the year 1816 they and their family lived in a home which belonged to my husband near our own dwelling home that year and for one or two years following I was well acquainted with them and all their children who then lived at home the sd. Foster & his wife have together as man and wife I ever supposed them to be so Mrs. Foster united with the Congregational Church in this town when she lived in our house and was a member in regular standing when they left town there sons who lived in this town were children Daniel, Nathaniel, Eliphalet & Asa their daughters even Lully, Nanoy & Relief. Asa was their younger child & he I think was eight or nine years old when I was first acquainted with the family I am sure their oldest daughter I do not recollect her name & I should think she is now a more than sixty years of age I recollect another I can of their older than these I have named who did not live in this town his name was Samuel and further say not. 
Abigail Ambler  x her mark

State of Vermont
Rutland County
8 Jan.y 1839 personally ... Abigail Ambler with whom I have for a long time been acquainted who is a person of  respectability and unquestioned truth  honesty and made oath that the ... deposition by her subscribed is made according to truth your
O. Noble Justice Piece
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State of Vermont
Rutland County

Frederick W. Hopkins clerk of the county court for the county of Rutland do certify that Obadiah Noble is a Justice of the Peace within & for said county and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine. 
In testimorny when of I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Rutland this 18th day of July AD 1839
F.W. Hopkins
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I Samuel Sawyer of Bridgewater in the county of Windsor & State of Vermont of lawful age to testify and say that I become acquainted with Daniel Foster and his wife Submit Foster in the year 1796 at that time think they had six children they resided in Plymouth Windsor County till eighteen hundred & ten as husband & wife by this time had a eleven children & for my first wife married their daughter then second childe if she had now been living would have been fifty five years December the 2d day if her parents record be correct. 
Mrs. Foster has resided with me the most of the time since she became a widow till two years past and his a woman who has sustained a good [charieten ever] since & become acquainted with her all tho ... to this would goods and further this deponent saith not
Emanuel Sawyer

State of Vermont
Windsor County
Bridgewater June 26, 1834 Personally appeared Emanuel Sawyer aged fifty five years a credible witness and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the faith. 
Mr. Raymond Justice Peace

State of Vermont
Windsor County

I Norman Williams Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaiah Raymond is an acting Jutice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the sevent day of Nov. in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and will expire on the thirtieth day of November one hundred eight hundred thirty nine and that his signature above written is genuine. 
Given under my hand & the seal of said County court this 24th day of June AD 1839
N. Williams clerk
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I Larkin Baker Town Clerk of the Town of Westmoreland in the County of Cheshire and state of New Hampshire certify and say that I hold the office of town clerk of said town and that I have examined the seconds in my office from the year seventeen hundred and seventy four to the year seventeen hundred and eighty three and up to the present time and find no record of a marriage between Daniel Foster and Submit Gates. 
Westmoreland July 25th 1838
Larkin Baker

State of New Hampshire Cheshire
July 25, 1838 
Sworn to before me
Nathan G. Babbett Justice of the Peace
I certify that the said Larkin Baker is a person to whose testimony full credence should be given
N.G. Babbitt Justice Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County

I Henry Coolidge clerk of the superior court of judicature for the county of Cheshire certify that Nathan G. Babbitt is a justice of the peace in and for the county of Cheshire duly commissioned and qualified and that his name within written is said genuine signature. 
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said superior court of judicature at ...this twenty fifth day of July anno dominis eighteen hundred thirty eight. 
H. Coolidge clerk
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State of Vermont Franklin County St. Albans December 17th 1839

Hon. J. G. Edwards

Sir
In answer to yours of the 26th Sept last relative to the case of Submit Foster widow of Daniel Foster. 
Mrs. Foster informs me that her sd husband Daniel Foster resided in the town of Sweden now called Clarenden in the state of N.York when he applied & when he obtained his pension and it is her impression that her s.d husband drew his pension the September previous to his death and that she drew the balance due from that time to the time of his decease and that hath of the aforesaid payment were made at Batvaia N.,York. 

Very respectfully yours dvt servt 
Wm. Bridges
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Berkshire
7th August 28, 1849

Hon. G. L. Edwards

Dear Sir
Under the acts of Congress Feb. 7th 1848 & July 1, 1848 I have Rec.d a pension certificate for $80.00 per annum being an increase of $40.00 per anum concerning March 10 1848 - I check a pension of $4000 per anum under act of 7th July 1838 & 3 March 1843 & 17 June 1844. My husband Daniel Foster was a pension under act of 1818 under act of 1st July 1848 & agreeable to the literal constitution of said act as ...by you in a similar case I ...most respectfully ask you to allow me a back essenger of $56 for anum during the time I drew under the above described acts 
Very respectfully yours Submit Foster x her mark
Signed in presence of Nathaniel Foster
Diana Foster
L.D. Kimball

Barton Vt. August 31, 1849

Dear Sir, 
I hear with hereunto you a fetter from Submit Foster wido of Dan'l Foster; will you have the goodness to examine her pension papers on file six years office, & if you find she is entitled to en cridence of pensions, please favor her certificate to me - if you allow the increase I will enclose you her certificate under act 2d Feb 1848 to be exchanged fro a layer one. 
P.S. if $80.00  per anum she is entitled to play send me her that great priority...1848 dedicating $40.00. Very respectfully your obt. srvt. 
L. D. Kimball

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Washington DC
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Duc.d to $94
Cong 1 July 1848

4193

Burlington
H.Weld
Henesburgh
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State of Vermont
County of Franklin

On this 5th day of March AD 1851 before me, Judge of Probate within and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Submit Foster who being duly sworn according to law, upon her oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of the act of Congress passed July 29th 1848 and the join resolution of the first of July 1848 to wit:
That she is the widow of Daniel Foster late of Sweden New York deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96 per annum: that since the decease of her said husband, she has been placed upon the Pension Roll at the rate of $80.00 per annum, and is now in the receipt of said pension. 
And she further states, that she has been advised that by virtue of said act of July 29th 1848,  and said joint resolution of July first 1848, she is entitled to receive the same rate of pension that her said husband received in his life time. 
She therefore, here with returns the certificate she now holds and prays that a new certificate may be issued to her for such increase of pension as she may entitled to by law. 

Submit Foster + her mark

Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of March 1851

Before me, William Bridges Judge of Probate
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Declaration

State of Vermont
Franklin County

On this 1st day of November AD 1848 personally appeared before the subscribing authority a Justiceof the peace within & for the county of Franklin Submit Foster, a resident of Berkshire in the county aforesaid aged eighty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 2de February 1848 granting pensions to widows of person who served during the Revolutionary War. 
That she is the widow of Daniel Foster who was a private in the Massachusetts line and served more than five years in the army of the Revolution and for the services of her & husband she received a pension of eighty dollars per anum under the act of June 17th 1844. 
She further declares that she is still a widow. 
Submit Foster X her mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before William Bridges Justice of Peace

In presence of Nathaniel Foster 
Diana Foster 

I further certify that I am acquainted with the above named submit Foster and she is the same identical person who drew a pension as by her above stated Wm. Bridges Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Franklin County

I Joseph H. Brainerd clerk of Franklin County court as hereby certify that William Bridges who has affixed his name to the within is a magistrate duly authorized by law to administer oaths and the signatures within reporting to be his are genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the county court at St. Albans in county this 10th day of November 1848 
Joseph H. Brainerd Clerk

The anwer to the foregoing you are requested to return to me the subscriber Wm. Bridges 
Atty for applicant
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Declaration [center of page and underlined]
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March, 1843, granting pensions for One Year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838. [Left side of page] State of Vermont [Directly under it, underlined] Georgia District SS. [To the right, separated from it] St. Albans May 18th 1843. On this day personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the District aforesaid Submit Foster a resident of Berkshire in the County of Franklin and State aforesaid, aged eighty six years who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Daniel Foster, who was a Private, (as she believes) in the Army, and that she received Eighty Dollars per annum under the Act of July 7th, 1838.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
[Noted on the left side of page] Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me. Wm Bridges Judge of Probate | Submit Foster X her mark
Attest [possibly]Judgeship
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State of Vermont
Georgia District
St. Albans May 18th 1843 
I William Bridges Judge of the probate court in and for the district of Georgia do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Submit Foster widow of Daniel Foster late of Berkshire deceased. In testimony where of I have her name to affixed my seal of office and subscribed my mandate St. Albans in said District the day and year above written. 
William Bridges Judges