Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26486, for Luther Smith, Connecticut
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Service: Conn.
Smith, Luther
Ruth
Number: W. 26486

Contents:
b. in Oct. 1757 at Voluntown Conn.
res. at [?] Plainfield, Windham Co. Conn. there in 1833.
and died there Oct. 3, 1834
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17.926 Connecticut
Luther Smith
of Plainfield in the State of Con
Who was a Priv in the Com commanded
by Captain --- of the Regt commanded
by Col Williams in the Con Troops
[crossed out] line [crossed out] for 4 mo    8 mo Sergt.
d 1839

Inscribed on the Roll of Con
at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of [Octor.?] [October?] 1830 and sent Joseph Eaton - Plainfield Cont

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1883 $133.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending Mar 4 - 26.66
$159.99

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk 
Book E Vol. 3 Page 42
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2491.
Connecticut
Ruth Smith widow of Luther Smith who served in the Revolutionary war, as a priv. & Segt.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the [17?] day of Dec. 1848 and sent to Hon. J. Rockwell
[H of R?]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 337 Vol. 1.

[?]
Dec. 19 [?]
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7164
Pension application of Ruth Smith

Act of July 1838
Conn
[?]
4 mo pri
8 - Sergt
53.33

Hon. G. Statten
H.R.

Hon [crossed out] [? Brockway?] [crossed out]
HR.
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State of Connecticut
Windham County 
S.s. District of Connecticut

On this 8th day of June 1840. Personally appeared before Andrew T. Judson Judge of the United States for said District of Connecticut Ruth Smith a resident of the town of Plainfield in said Windham County aged 80 years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the receipt of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain residents." That she is the widow of Luther Smith who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner, for as specifications of his services reference is had to his pension application in the War Office. She further declares that she was married to the said Luther Smith on the 6th day of January 1780. [?] [?] husband the aforesaid Luther Smith died on the 3d day of October 1839. [?] she had not since married but is now the widow of the said Luther Smith. [?] she was not married to him [prior?] to his [leaving?] the service, but the marriage
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took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four vis. at the time as stated as aforesaid.

Ruth Smith

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned.

And I further certify that the aforesaid Ruth Smith from age and infirmity is unable to attend Court.

Andrew T. Judson Judge of the United States for the District of Connecticut
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I Martha Smith of Plainfield in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that I am the daughter of Ruth Smith of said Plainfield who is the widow of Luther Smith late of said Plainfield deceased. And that my father the said Luther Smith died on the 3d day of October 1839. And that my said Mother Ruth Smith has not since married but is now the widow of the said Luther Smith.

Martha Smith

State of Connecticut
Windham County
S.s.

On this 8th day of June 1840. Personally appeared Martha Smith signer of the above affidavit. Who is personally [known?] to the subscriber as a witness whose testimony is entitled to full credit and belief and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me Francis B. Johnson Justice of Peace
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"Luther Smith and Ruth Harwood are married the sixth day of January one thousand seven hundred eighty"

I John Dunlap town Clerk of the town of Plainfield in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair and legible figures as follows 

"Luther Smith and Ruth Harwood were married January 6th AD 1780."

I John Dunlap above named depose and say that I hold the office of town Clerk in the county town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me
John Dunlap town Clerk of the town of Plainfield aforesaid.

State of Connecticutt
Windham County
S.s.

On this 8th day of June 1840. Personally appeared John Dunlap signer of the above affidavit, who is personally known to the subscribed and a witness whose testimony is entitled to credit and made solemn oath to the truth of the same, before me.
Francis B. Johnson Justice of Peace
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[crossed out numbers]

Luther Smith of Plainfield in the County of Windham State of Connecticut
Application for a pension -

2b. 590.

The return is requested to be made to Joseph Eaton, Plainfield
County of Windham, Connecticut

4 mo private
8 mo Sergt
53.33

Joseph Eaton
Plainfield
Ct

106 66 [$106.66]
 26 66 [$26.66]
13333 [$133.33]
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Declaration, in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Connecticut
County of Windham
S.s. Probate District of Plainfield

On this 1st day of July AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court for the District of Plainfield now sitting Luther Smith of Plainfield in said Windham County and State of Connecticut aged 75 years last October who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

In the year 1776 in the month of September I was drafted in the militia of the State of Connecticut to serve in the Revolutiony [Revolutionary] War. And on the 9th day of said September in the company of Capt. Gallup who was then infirm and the company was under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Clark in the Regiment of Col. Williams was marched from said Plainfield to York Island  we were within two days march of the city of New York when the British Troops took possession of it on the 15th day of September. We were immediately marched down upon the lines and afterwards a volunteer company was raised to work upon the [?] and I inlisted [enlisted] in said company, which was called a company of [arti...?] under the command of Capt. James Cleveland
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and in the Regiment, according to my best belief of Col. John Chester at the taking of Fort Washington we were stationed on the Hudson River about a mile above the same and then soon crossed over to Fort Lee - and on the [evacuation?] [?] we were marched through the State of New York in the retreat under the command of General George Washington and crossed the Delaware River at Trenton and was then [encamped?] on Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] side. And was discharged on the 18th day of January 1777 being allowed a few days for returning home, and received payment as it was called for the term of four months. 

2nd In the spring of the year 1777 two Regiments of State Troops were raised by the State of Connecticut for the term of eight months and in the month of May of the same year to [which?] according to my best recollection on the 10th day I enlisted in one of said Regiments which was commanded by Col. John Ely, and in the company of Capt. Smith, and received a Sergants [Sergeant's Warrant performed in said company during said time a sergants [sergeant's] duty. That we marched on said day from Plainfield to New London and from thence through the town of [?] to [Tiverton?] in [?] and was under the command of Genl. [General] Spencer and was in what was called Genl. Spencer's Expedition on Rhode Island, and [?] [?] there some time we were ordered to New London and from that place to [?]
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in said State of Connecticut, and there joined Col. Webb's Regiment and from that place was ordered to Long Island part of the field officers and Regiments were there taken prisoners - and part escaped, and returned to New London where we were stationed untill the 10th of January 1778. The term of our enlistment having then expired we were discharged. My Sergants Warrants was afterwards lost in my [?] [?] in the town of Providence which, with others papers contained four hundred dollars. I never received a written discharge and would refer to the depositions hereunto annexed for the proof of my services having no documentary evidence in my possession.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll o the agency of any State. The following interrogatories were by said Court [?] to said applicant [viz?]

1st where and in what year was you born - 

In the Town of Voluntown in October 17[?]7

2nd Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 

I do not know of any record, except our Family Bible which went into the [hands?] of my mother.

3 Where were you living when called into service, and where have you lived since the revolutionary War, and where do you now live

In the Town of Plainfield, when I went into the service and have lived ever since and now live
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4. How were you called into services were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom -

In the first tour I was drafted and in the second tour I voluntarily enlisted 

5. State the names of some of regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such continental and militia regements as you can recollect - and the general circumstances of your service -

In the tour to New York, the Continental officers were Genl. Washington, Genl. Lord Sterling, Genl. [Mifflen?] and a number of others I could name -, in the [M...?] Tour the officers were as I have named in my declaration - 

6. did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it - 

I received a written discharge in Pensylvania but it was lost with my other papers - In the [M...?] Tour, I was dismissed with the militia without a written discharge 

7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief in your services as a soldier of the Revolution

The Rev. Samuel [Rockwell?] and [Col.?] [Elk...?] Eaton.

Luther Smith

Sworn to and subscribed on the year and day aforesaid before the Probate Court, for the district of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut 
[attest?] John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate
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We Samuel Rockwell a clergyman residing in the Town of Plainfield and Elkanah C. Eaton also residing in the town of Plainfield in said Windham County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Luther Smith who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and that we believe him to be 75 years of age. That he is reputed, and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Samuel Rockwell
Elkanah C. Eaton

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before the probate court for the District of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut
attest John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Samuel Rockwell who subscribed the [preceding?] [certificate?] is a clergyman in the town of Plainfield and hat Elkanah C. Eaton who signed the same is a resident in said town of Plainfield are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I, John F. Gordon Clerk of the Probate Court
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for the District of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original [?] of the said Court in the matter of the application of Luther Smith for a pension.

[?]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 1st day of [July?] AD 1833

attest John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate
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I John Barstow of Canterbury in the county of Windham and State of Connecticut, being aged eighty years, testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Luther Smith of the town of Plainfield, in said county, and do say that on the 9th day of September 1776, in company with me the said Smith, as one of the Connecticut militia left said Plainfield under the command of Lieut. Stephen Clark, of the Connecticut militia, and marched to [West...?] New York, on the 15 day of September 1776, according to my best recollection, we arrived their when and where the said Smith and myself both enlisted into Capt. James Cleveland's company, in the Regement commanded by Col. John [?], according to my present recollection but cannot with positive certainty say as to who the Col. was; General Washington had the chief command. Our term of enlistment was for the term of three months and some days more than three months, but the odd day. I do not now remember but [?] that would refer to a written statement, or memoranidum [memorandum], written by my own hand, specifying the exact day of the enlistment, and the period of enlistment, [such?] memoranidum [memorandum] is now attached to my own declaration for a pension in the War Office of the United States, to which I now refer. After our aforesaid enlistment, said Smith and my self entered immediately into the service of United States in the army of the Revolution, in the Connecticut State troops. We were stationed on the Hudson River, for about five months, and when Fort Washington was taken by the British, said Smith & myself were stationed about one mile above and soon crossed over to Fort Lee. We were both in the American Army when it retreated through
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New Jersey to [Tiverton?], and remained there untill about the 24th day of Deceb. [December] 1776 when we were discharged having 15 days allowed us to march home. Our services were to continue to the end of said 15 days, up to which time we were both paid. During this period, said Luther Smith was my [underline] tent mate, mess mate [end underline], and slept together in the same bed. And further the deponent say not. 

Dated at Canterbury this 1st day of January 1833.

As to the time of said enlistment, the time when we left home and the precise day of our discharge, I make refference [reference] to my said written memorandum in the war office.

John Barstow

Windham County S.s. Canterbury January 1st 1833. Personally appeared John Barstow signer of the foregoing affidavit, a person well know to me to be a credible witness. And made solemn oath to the facts stated in said affidavit.

attest Andrew T. Judson Justice of the Peace
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I Samuel Shepherd of Canterbury in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, aged 71 years, do testify and say, that on the 10th day of May 1777 I enlisted as a private soldier, into the company then commanded by Capt. Smith in Col. John Ely's Regement in the Connecticut State Troops, for the term of eight months, and served the full period of eight months, during the whole of which time, Luther Smith now of Plainfield, in said State, served with me in the same Company and Regement, as a sargeant of said Company. Our service commenced by marching to New London, in Connecticut and in the fall of the same year 1777, we were  ordered from said New London, through Providence to Tiverton in R.I. [Rhode Island] and after that to New London again, and from there to Norwalk in Connecticut, where we both joined Col. Webb's Regement, with our Company, and from thence were ordered to Long Island, from thence we were sent over to New London again and discharged on the 10th day of January 1778.

Saml. Shephard
Canterbury April 13th 1833 -

State of Connecticut, Windham County S.s. Canterbury April 13th 1833. Personally appeared Samuel Shepherd, signer of the foregoing [?] and affidavit and made solemn oath to the facts herein stated. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Samuel Shepherd and do say that he is a credible witness.

attest Andrew T. Judson Justice of the Peace
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I Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Andrew T. Judson [Esq?] before whom the affidavit annexed here unto were made now is, and had been for more than one year [?] [?], [duly?] [?] as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, that the signatures of his name annexed hereunto, are in his handwriting, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at [Brooklyn?] in said County the 17th day of July AD 1833.

Armin Bolle Clerk
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 26.486

Ruth Smith
Wid of
Luther Smith
Sergt Rev War
Act: [Feb.?] 2nd 1848
Index: Vol. L, Page 236

Arrangement of 1870.
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No. 580[0?]

Ruth Smith
Cont.
Rejected
Let. to E.C. Eaton 26 April 1843
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No. 8986
Ruth Smith
Cont.
Suspended

Let to E.C. Eaton May 31st 1843.
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[?]164
Ruth Smith
wid: of Luther [Smith?]
Let to Hon. J. H. Brockway
June 30, 1840.
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Connecticut 5084
Ruth Smith
widow of Luther Smith who was a Private & Sergeant in the Revolution 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of March 1844 and sent to Hon. Geo. S. Catlin
House of Representatives

Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1. Page 77
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8144
Connecticut
Ruth Smith
widow of Luther Smith who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 3d Oct 1839 of Windham Co in the State of Conn. who was a Privt & Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain -- of the Regt commanded by Col Williams on the Conn Troops [crossed out] line [crossed out] for 4 mo Private 8 mos Sergt

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of [Feby?] 1844 and sent to Hon. G. S. Catlin House of Reps

Total amount, $266.65.

Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by The [?] Clerk
Book D Vol 1 Page 95

[next page] [?]
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State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Hartford 8th Novr. [November] 1843

On application for evidence of the service of Luther Smith in the war of the revolution, I have made search and do not find his name on any of the pay rolls remaining in this office.

Gideon Welles Comptroller
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State of Connecticut
Windham County
S.s. Plainfield March 5, 1844

On this fifth day of March in the year 1844 personally appeared Ruth Smith before Elkanah C. Eaton a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, a resident of the town of Plainfield in the County & State aforesaid aged eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the act of Congress passed on the third day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Luther Smith who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and deceased October 3, 1839 ~ and that she was pensioned under the act of July 7, 1838 at the rate of fifty three dollars & thirty three cents for [?]. She further declares she is still a widow and has remained so ever since the death of her husband, the said Luther Smith.

Ruth Smith

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written & I certify the above declairant is personally known to me & is the widow of Luther Smith who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & that she was a pensioner under the act of July 7, 1838 & is a respectable & credible person.

Before me Elkanah C. Eaton Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Windham County S.s.

I Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court, for the County of Windham in the State aforesd. [aforesaid] do hereby certify that Elkanah C. Eaton Esq. before whom the within affidavit of Ruth Smith purports to have been sworn is a Justice of the Peace for sd. [said] County duly commissioned & qualified, that his commission bears date the 8th day of June 1843. & will expire on the 20th of June 1844 & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of sd. [said] Court & subscribed my name this 6th day of March Anno Domini 1844. 

Uriel Fuller Clerk
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House of Rep. 21[?] Dec. [18??]

Hon. Commissioner of Pension
Sir
The pension certificates of [Deborah?] [?] widow of Nathaniel [?] - Ruth Smith widow of Luther Smith - of [Maureen?] Lawrence widow of David Lawrence [were?] forwarded to me this morning from your office. I do not recollect who [communicated?] with me on the subject of their certificates and have no minutes on the subject - Will you do me the favor to [refer?] to the [letter?] to me in your office and send me the name of the signer of it. 

[Very?] truly
[?]
John A. [?]
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R Smith
$53.33 per ann.

Hon. Geo. S. Catlin
H.R.
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House of Representatives
March 12th 1844.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose for your consideration the application of Widow Ruth Smith, for the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress of 3rd of March 1843.

An early report in the case would greatly oblige.

Your obedt. [obedient] servt. [servant]
[?] Catlin
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House of Representatives
Washington [July?] 31st 1844.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr. [Commissioner of] Pensions

Sir,
I have the honor to enclose for your consideration, in connection with other papers now on file in your office upon the same subject a certificate from the Office of the Comptroller in Con. which was obtained on an application included by your letter to E. C. Eaton Esq of Plainfield, Con. under date of May 31st 1843.

From this it appears that no record or document [?] of her husbands term of service is within the reach of Mrs. Ruth Smith, the applicant - and hence it is supposed that the same [?] [?] which obtained the pension of her husband must of necessity be sufficient to serve the favorable consideration of her claim.

I have the honor to be very respectfuly your servt. [servant]
[?] Catlin
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[?]
Smith
[?] 1839

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
Washington

Hon. J. H. Brockway
H.R.

7164 June 29, 1840
[?]
July 7 18[?]8
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House of Repr. [Representatives] June 27, 1840

Dear Sir
Enclosed I transmit you [Mrs.?] Ruth Smiths application for a [pension? provision?] which I have [?] received.
Yours truly
John H. Brockway

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
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June 21, 1843

[Comt.?] [?]
Ruth Smith
Luther

[?] June 19

J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension [?] ~
Washington City
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Plainfield Windham County [?] June 19, 1843

Sir
I [recd. or revwd.?] yours of the 31st [?] concerning the application of Ruth Smith the widow of Luther Smith who was a Revolutionary pensioner by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838. It appears by your letter you require his to prove his service. I have written to the comptroller of Connecticut & he informed me their is no such name as Luther Smith to be found on record in his office & says he thinks it may be found in the War Office at Washington if not [burnt?], It has been supposed here that if the [clayming? claiming?] of a pension by a widow under the service of [her?] husband & she is so identified to the department that she is the lawful widow of the person who she claims under she is fully entitled to her pension. [Luther?] Smith service was so proved that his pension was granted without hesitation but their was no [?] kept either by him or the court who he proved his service by. I was personally acquainted with [Mr?] Smith also with the persons he proved his service by he was then of sounds mine & memory and all of them of the [I attest?] truth & verasity [veracity] - but they now are all dead. If I recollect right Mr. Smith stated that he enlisted in the Continental Line at New York for nine months service in 1777 and his first service was up the North River building a [?] he then passed into New Jersey & I think in Pennsylvanea [Pennsylvania] and at the end of his time was discharged in one of the states - what Regement he belonged to I do not recollect. You have his own declaration in your office which will fully explain his service.

Very respectfully your obt. [obedient] sevt. [servant]
E. C. Eaton

J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension [?]
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5801
Ruth Smith
Connect
act 4th July '36
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State of Connecticut S.s. County of Windham Court of Probate, within & for the District of Plainfield within said County & State

Present Joseph Eaton Esq. Judge on this sixth day of March AD 1843. Personally appeared before said Court of Probate [?] at Plainfield, within for the district of Plainfield Ruth Smith of said Plainfield in the County of Windham sd. [said] State of Connecticut, aged eighty three years, who being sworn [?] to [?] doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed the 4th day of July 1836. That she is the widow of Luther Smith late of said Plainfield deceased who was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army & that he served in the States of New York & New Jersey & Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] & also in the State of Connecticut which terms of service [were] set forth in his application for a pension,  now in the pension office or the office of the Secretary of War, Washington, to which this applicant refers. She further declares that she was married on the sixth - day of January in the year seventeen hundred & eighty - and that her husband the aforesd. [aforesaid] Luther Smith died on the fourth day of October eighteen hundred thirty nine at [?] Plainfield aforesd. [aforesaid] and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to [?] [?] of annexed.

Ruth Smith

Sworn to & subscribed in open court, on the day and year above written. Attest John F. Gordon Clerk
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I Elkanah C. Eaton of Plainfield, Windham County State of Connecticut, being sixty two years of Age, do depose & say - that I was well acquainted with [Mr.?] Luther Smith of said Plainfield in his life time, who was a pensioner of the United States, and that he died on the 4th day of October 1830 at his dwelling in sd. [said] Plainfield; and am well acquainted with Mrs. Ruth Smith, the widow [?] of the aforesd. [aforesaid] Luther Smith, who is now living in sd. [said] Plainfield unmarried, and who is & has been the widow of the said Luther Smith since his decease. 

Elkanah C. Eaton

Sworn to & subscribed in open court, this 6th day of March 1843.

Attest John F. Gordon Clerk

Luther Smith and Ruth Harwood were married January the sixth AD one thousand seven [crossed out] & eighty [crossed out] hundred & eighty. 

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows. January the 6th AD 1780.

John Dunlap Town Clerk

I John Dunlap above named upon & say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Fairfield County of Windham & State of Connecticut and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Plainfield with the exception above named as certified by me.

John Dunlap Town Clerk

Sworn to & subscribed in open court this sixth day of March 1843. Attest John F. Gordon Clerk
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I John F. Gordon, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Plainfield, County of Windham & State of Connecticut do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Courts that the facts contained in the above declaration of Ruth Smith are true & also that Elkanah C. Eaton, the within deponent is a credible witness, & his testimony is entitled to full faith & credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, this 6th day of March 1843. 

Attest John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate for the District of Plainfield
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[crossed out] 6986 [crossed out]

Ruth Smith
Cont.
act of [?] July '38

E. C. Eaton Esq
Plainfield
Windham [Ct?]
Cont
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State of Connecticut S.s.
County of Windham; Court of Probate [holden?] at Plainfield in & for the District of Plainfield on the 29th day of April 1843 ~

Present Joseph Eaton Esq. Judge. Then appeared in open court Mrs. Ruth Smith of sd. [said] Plainfield, & made the following Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838. Entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows".

State of Connecticut S.s. Windham County Probate Office, District of Plainfield. 

On this twenty ninth day of April 1843 - personally appeared before Joseph Eaton Judge of Probate for sd. [said] district Ruth Smith a resident of sd. [said] town of Plainfield in the County of Windham & State aforesd. [aforesaid], 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 Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows". That she is the widow of Luther Smith late of said Plainfield deceased, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army, & that he served in the States of New York, New Jersey & Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] and who in the State of Connecticut, which terms of service were set forth in his application for a pension, to which this applicant now refers - 
She further declares that she was married to the sd. [said] Luther Smith on the sixth day of January AD 1780 and that her husband the aforesaid Luther Smith died on the 3rd day of October 1839 at Plainfield aforesaid, and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the
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the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, viz: at the time above stated.

Ruth Smith 

Sworn & subscribed in open court the day & year above written ~

Attest John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate for the District of Plainfield

The Court find the facts stated in the aforesd. [aforesaid] Declaration to be true. And in testimony thereof the seal of sd. [said] Court is hereunto affixed.

Attest John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate for the District of Plainfield

This may certify that John F. Gordon Esq. is the legal Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Plainfield in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, and that  full faith and credit is to be given to his [oath?] as such and that his signatures above are in his own proper hand writing, and that the above [seal?] is the true seal of this court.

Joseph Eaton Judge of Probate for the District of Plainfield
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Luther Smith and Ruth Harwood were married

This may certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows January 6th AD 1780 - 

John Dunlap Town Clerk

I John Dunlap above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Plainfield in Windham County and State of Connecticut & that the above is a true extract from the record of said town with the exception above mentioned as certified by me

John Dunlap Town Clerk of the town of Plainfield

Sworn & subscribed in open court this twenty ninth day of April 1843 

Attest John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate for the District of Plainfield
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Free

Luther

5801 
Plainfield Ct. 

Hon. James L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 

Ct.
July 4 1836
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Plainfield Windham County Con.
March 6, 1843

Sir

The enclosed is an application of the widow Ruth Smith to be allowed a pension for the service of her husband in the Revolutionary war. If allowed please [do?] return the certificate, to me why [?] not please [do?] give me the reason why

Very respectfuly [respectfully]
Your obt. [obedient] sevt. [servant]
E. C. Eaton

Hon. James L. Edwards
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May 1 '43
Plainfield Ct
[?] 29
8986
Ct.
[?] 1843
Ruth Smith
7th July 1838

Free

Luther,[52?]
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Plainfield Windham County Ct. April 29, 1843

Sir

I herewith return the application of the widow Ruth Smith the widow of Luther Smith of this place who was a pensioner of the Revolutionary Army. She claims a pension by the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838. [The?] [?] was done as you will see by the Court of Probate of this district & he presumes it is correct. 

Very respectfully your obt. [obedient] svt. [servant]
E. C. Eaton

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 2d. February 1848 entitled an Act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution"

State of Connecticut
Windham County
S.s.

On this 4th day of September 1848 before me a magistrate in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Marvin Lawrence a resident of Plainfield in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut Aged seventy seven 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 Congress passed on the 2d. February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. 

That she is the widow of David Lawrence who was a private in the army of the Revolution.

That she received a pension under the Act of 17 June 1844 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum. 

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written

Before me Amos [Witter?] Justice of the Peace 

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant and she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the foregoing declaration.

Amos [Witter?] Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Windham County
S.s. Office of Clerk of County Court 

I Uriel Fuller [?] Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Amos [Witter?] Esq was on the 4th day of September 1848 and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County duly commissioned and qualified. That his commission bears date the 24th day of June 1848 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1849. I further certify that the within signatures purporting to be his I verily believe to be genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County Court at Brooklyn, this 16th day of September Anno Domini 1849 ~

Uriel Fuller [?] Clerk
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February 1848 entitled An Act Making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution.

State of Connecticut
Windham County S.s.

On this 4th day of September 1848 before me a magistrate in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Ruth Smith a resident of Plainfield in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut aged eighty eight 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 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Luther Smith who was a Sergent in the army of the Revolution.

That she received a pension under the act of 17 June 184[7?] at the rate of fifty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written
Before me Amos Witter Justice of the Peace 

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant and she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the foregoing declaration.

Amos Witter Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Windham County
S.s. Office of Clerk of County Court

I Uriel Fuller [?] Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that [?] Witter Esq. was on the 4th day September 1848 and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County duly commissioned and qualified ~ that his commission bears date, of the 24th day of June 1848, and will expire on the 20th day of June 1849 ~ I further certify that I verily believe the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine ~ 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court at [Brooklyn?] this 16th day of September Anno Domini 1848 ~

Uriel Fuller [?] Clerk