Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25551, Joseph Dutton, Conn.
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Conn.

Dutton, Joseph Mary

W. 25551
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9031
Connecticut
Joseph Dutton
of Farmington in the State of Connt
who was a Pr.
in the Corn commanded
by Captain Parsons of the Reg commanded
by Col Foyt in the Connt
line for 101/2  Mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Connt
at the rate of 36 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of March 
1833 and sers Samuel
Whitman, Farmington Co
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $70.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep. 4. 75
1750
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$8750
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Bullock Clerk
Book E
Vol. 3 Page 10
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2093
Connecticut
Mary Dutton
widow of Joseph Dutton
who served in the Revolutionary war
as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
35 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
16, day of Sept. 1848
and sent to 
H. Fowler
Hartford
Oh

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under yel
February 2, 1848, Page 280 Vol.
1890
Dec 10 W. T. Elmer History 
Repr
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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
Farmington
[illegible] Sept 25th
On this twenty fifth day of Sept in the year  Eighteen
hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Court
[illegible] of the district of of Farmington Mary Dutton
a resident of sd town and county of Hartford and State
of Conn and seventy one years who being first duly sworn
to law doth on her oath make the following
declarations in order to obtain [illegible] of the pension
owed by the Act of Congress [illegible] July 7th  18[illegible] entitled
an Act [illegible] pay and pensions to certain widows
[illegible] she is the widow of Joseph Dutton who served as 
a Soldier in the War the Revolution
She further declares [illegible] married [illegible]
Joseph Dutton [illegible] from
seventeen hundred and [illegible] one [illegible] as husband
[illegible] Joseph died on the 6th day of February
in the year eighteen 
hundred thirty six [illegible]
[several lines of illegible text]
Mary Dutton
Sworn to & subscribed on the [illegible] year above
written upon me. I also certify that I
was well acquainted with Col. Joseph
Dutton who resided in the time up to the
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time of his Death & that I am well acquainted with
his Widow Polly Dutton now called Mary, & she
continues to reside in this town with her Son & that she
never has been married since the death of her husband
Joseph Dutton but still continues his widow
Egbert Cowles Judge of Probate
I hereby certify that the above named Egbert Cowles is Judge of
Probate for the District of Tarrington, State of Connecticut, & that the
above is his genuine signature
Attest Ezekiel Cowles Clerk of sd Court
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I Timothy Jones of the Town of Southington in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut aged fifty three years do on oath depose & say that I was well acquainted with Timothy Clark Esqr law of this Town who for many years held the office of Justice of the Peace in sd Town and that I have examined record of Marriages kept by him in his own hand writing (which I am acquainted with, and the following is [unintelligible] True copy from said record.
 "January 16th 1798 Then I married Joseph Dutton and Polly Winchel" 
Further the deponent sayeth not Timothy Jones
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ⎬ Southington Sept 24th 1838 
Personally appeared before me Doct Timothy Jones with whom I am personally acquainted and subscribed to the above & made solemn oath to the truth of the same & I further certify that he is a [unintelligible] respectible & credible witness Romes Lowrey Just of Peace
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I Joseph Dutton of the Town of Farmington in the Count of Hartford and State of Connt [Connecticut] do on oath depose and say that I am a son of Joseph Dutton lot of this Town and that I have a record of births kept by my Father in his own hand writing and it appears from sd [said] record I was born on the 12th of Feby [February] in the year 1794 and that my Father the sd. [said] Joseph died on the 11th day of Feby [February] in the year 1831 and that he was a pensioner up to the time of his death at the date (as near as I can recollect) of 37 or 38 Dol. pr. annum
I further depose & say that my mother Polly (now called Mary) Dutton has resided in my family ever since the death of my Father and still remains a widow --
Further the deponent sayeth not --
Joseph Dutton
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 25th day of September AD 1838 and I further certify that the said Joseph Dutton is of respectable [unintelligible] & entitled to [unintelligible] credibility.
[unintelligible] Cowle Judge of Probate

memorandum
It appears on the 20th of [unintelligible] pension agency at Hartford the Joseph Dutton was [unintelligible] March 9th 1833 at the rate 35 Dol. pr. annum
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County
Farmington August 10th 1832
On this 10th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open
Court before the Court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford
County now sitting Joseph Dutton a resident of the town of Farmington
in County and State aforesaid, aged 71 years, who being first 
duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officer and served as herein stated. vis
was death into a company of
1st In the month of August 1777 he was drafted into the company of
[illegible] militia for the term of 2 months under Capt. Ambrose Stephen
joined the company at Southington Con. marched from thence to
Danbury from thence to Crompond N.Y. where he encamped for
few weeks, thence marched to Whiteplains, and West Chester Church,
was soon ordered back to Crompond and was then stationed, until the
expiration of his term and was then discharged.
2nd In the month of November or December 1777 he was drafted an
indefinite time into a company of militia for the purpose of guarding 
and removing the munitions of war [illegible] Gen. Burgoynes
army from Albany to Farmington went & Albany on that service
and proceeded from thence with sd munitions to Farmington being
thus employed two weeks.
3rd On the 1st day of August 1779, he was drafted for a term of 2 months
into a company of militia commanded by Capt Asa Bray, joined
the company at Southington, marched from there to New Haven
thence to Norwalk thence to Southport, and was there stationed
untill discharged at the end of the same.
4th On the 1st day of June 1780, he was drafted into a company of troops
for a tour of [illegible] months the company
was commanded by Capt Parsons and was attached to Col Hays [Hough]
regiment he marched with a sergeants command from Farmington
to Litchfield from thence to Nelsons Point on the Hudson and was
there stationed about 4 weeks, thence in marched to Peekskill
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thence into the State of New Jersey and encamped several weeks, soon
after he marched back to the Hudson and West Point, where he was
discharged at the end of the term. While on this tour he frequently 
saw Genls Washington & Steuben and many other officers whose names
does not recollect.
He has no documentary evidence of his service, and knows of no
one person living who can testify to any part thereof.
In answer to the interrogatories propounded he says to the
1st He was born at Southington on the 16th [18th] October 1760
2nd he knows of no record of his age
3rd was living in Southington when called in service then to 1793
and in Farmington ever since
4th already answered
5th already answered
6th he never received any written discharge
7th He is generally known in Farmington and its vicinity is acquainted with
Hon Timothy [illegible] Hon. Revd Doct Porter [Potter] and many others in his town
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State.
Joseph Dutton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Lemuel Whitman Judge of Probate
Farmington District
I Lemuel Morse residing in Farmington in the County and State
aforesaid do hereby certify that I have been a acquainted with the aforesaid
Ephraim Dutton [illegible]
[illegible] that I believe him & it appears [illegible] that it was then in the war of the revolution, that
he served in the year 1777 for the term of 2 months in the company
of Capt Stephen as he has stated in the 1st declaration above and that he served in the year 1779 for 2 months in the company of
Capt Bray as he has stated in the 3rd particular above, as I was 
in the same companies with him at the same time, and that
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he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he is known to have been
in said service during the said war - and that I am in that opinion.
Moses Morse
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Lemuel Whitman Judge of Probate-
Farmington District
[writing is very light here and cannot be read]
Noah Porter
Subscribed and sworn to this 17th day August 1832.
Lemuel Whitman Judge of Probate
Farmington District 
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion to the investigation
of the matter and after hearing the other things [illegible] by the War Department
that the above applicant was [illegible]
and that he is the one who having and
petition who has [illegible]
and [illegible] Town of
Farmington [illegible]
to wit.
Lemuel Whitman Judge of Probate
Farmington District
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I, Henry Nash, clerk of the Court of Probate
for Farmington District do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Joseph
Dutton for a pension. And I also certify
that Samuel Whitman, who has affixed his
name in his own proper hand writing
as above is Judge of Probate for the District
of Farmington.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office, this 17th
day of August 1832.
Henry Nash Clerk
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June 14, 1905 History to
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Morse
Champaign Ill
WIDOW, &c.
File No. DSSS1
Mary Dutton
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Wid. of
Joseph Dutton
Priv  Rev. War
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Act: Feb 2nd 1848.
Index: --Vol. A, Page 201
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Connecticut.2238
Mary Dutton
widow of Joseph Dutton
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 32
and who died on the 6th Feby. 1836
of Hartford in the State of Connecticut
who was a Prv. in the Compy commanded
by Captain Parsons of the Regt commanded
by Fayt in the Con.
line for 10 1/2 months
-
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 35 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
-
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Apr.
'39 and sent to and Benj Colton,
Hartford, Con.
-
Arrears to the 4th of Mar - $105.00
Semi-annual allowance ending  $17.50
$122.50
Act July 7,
1838.
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk
Book A Vol. 1, Page 175
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3297
Connecticut

Mary Fuller
widow of Joseph Fuller
who was Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 dollars    center per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of [unk] 1843 and sent to Joseph Fuller, Farmington Con.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in book A Vol. 1 Page 66

Regulations [unk] of June 17 1844 sent to Jos Dulton, Farmington Ct, Sep 30 1844
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Sir

[illegible] the application of Mary Dutton with certain [illegible] off just [illegible] from Conn.

[illegible signature]
[illegible signature]
29 Sept
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Joseph Dutton Con: Act 7 June when last pd?
30 March 1839

Died 6th Feb 1856 pd to that period
JH
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Farmington, Sept. 28, 1844

Sir,

Please take the enclosed papers into consideration and communicate to the subscriber at Farmington, Hartford Co, Ct.

Respectfully,
Joseph Dutton

To the Com of Pensions
Washington City
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I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do herby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,

THAT Rome Lowrey Esq is and for more than two months last past, he's been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of said Lowrey in Court and Country.

In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 225th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
And I certify that the signature of said Lowrey hereto annexed is genuine.

Royal R Hinman Secretary
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Joseph Duttons claim for pension
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss
Farmington December 4th 1832-

On this 4th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for Farmington District in State and County now sitting-Joseph Dutton a resident of the town of Farmington aforesaid and doth on oath make the following declarations supplementary to the declaration made by him before said court on the 10th day of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.

That the whole of the service he performed in the war of the revolution, or stated on his original declaration, he performed as a private.

That in his first term of service in the month of August 1777 under Capt. [unk]-John Curtiss was the Lieutenant-the regiment was commanded by  Col. Gad Stanley and Seth Wadworth was Sergeant-he does not remember the names of any other of the officers.

That on his second term was to Albany, the [unk] with which he served was small, and he does not know that then was attached to it any officer of a higher grade, than regiment, who was Thomas Lee.

That on his third term in 1779 under Capt Bray, Joseph Hafford was Lieutenant and am hooker, he thinks Arahel was [unk]-his company was attached to a regiment commanded by Col Ichabod Bartan, Capt Bray and a major Hunt of the time the names of other officers he does not recollect.

that on his form the term in 1778 he marched from Farmington as a private with a sergeant Hardy-he recollect that his company was attached to under the command of Gen Huntington the whole of the time.

He cannot obtain any further evidence than is produced in his original, he has made much inquiry, he can learn of but any person being but is Moses Morse who can testify to any part of his service, and that is Daniel Langdon, who, if living (as in uncertain) in west of the state of Ohio.

Subscribed and sworn to this 4th day of December 1832.

Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District
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I Moses Morse residing in the town of Farmington for aforesaid, supplementary to the certificate by me given in the care of joseph Dutton for a pension on the 10th day of August 1832 hereby certify that I have known Dutton as therein State that in the month of August 1777 I was drafted into a company of militia in the revolutionary service, commanded at Southington, and marched through Danbury to Greenford in N York and was stationed then sometime from there I marched with the company to Whitesplain and to West Chester church, and afterwards was ordered back to Greenford, and there remained till the end of the term. I well recalled that said Joseph Dutton served in the same company I was drafted into a company of militia and service, commanded by Capt Asa Bray for a term of 2 months I joined the company at Southington, marched with them through New Staven, Fairfield, Norwalk and to Horrenuh and was then stationed ad remained in service till the end of the term of 2 months; I well remember that Joseph Dutton served in said company through this term.

Moses Morse

Subscribed and sworn to this 4th day of December 1832, and I certify that said Morse a credible person.

Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District

And the said court do hereby declare then [unk] on after a further investigation of the matter that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that Moses Morse who has signed and sworn to the supplementary certificate above, is a res-
I have [unk] known the said Joseph Dutton, he has as much vigor of body and mind as most men of his age; but remarks was more often do who have made their declaration before me, that for a long time having, or he believed, no particular object in recollecting the minute particulars of his service as who the names of his officers, many of them having  escaped his memory-his reputation in every report, ins fair.

Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District
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I Henry Nash clerk of the Court of Probate for Farmington District, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the supplementary proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Dutton for a pension, and I also certify that Samuel Whitman, who has affixed his name is his own proper hand writing as above is Judge of Probate for the District of Farmington.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 4th day of December 1832.

Henry Nash Clerk
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 5 February 1848 entitled "An act making further provisions for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution"

State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss Farmington

On this 18th day of August 1868 before me a Magistrate  in & for the County of Hartford personally appeared Mary Dutton a resident of Farmington in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain benefits of the provision made the Act of Congress passed on the 5 February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.

That she is the widow of Joseph Dutton who was a private in the War of Revolution.

That she received a pension under the Act of June 1844 at the rate of thirty five ($35) dollars per annum.

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Mary Dutton
her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before me. 
Wm Crampton Justice of Peace

Thereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Declarant and she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the aforegoing declaration.
Wm Crampton Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut. 

I, JOHN B. ROBERTSON, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern That William Crampton is and since the 20th day of June last past hath been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed and commissioned having full power and authority by the laws of said State to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said Wm Crampton to be genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State at Hartford this 25th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight
John B. Robertson
Secretary of State

Who drew a pension as stated in the foregoing declaration. Wm Crampton Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County}ss  Farmington

On this 27th day of September in the year 1844 personally appeared before Wm Crampton a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid aged seventy eight years who first being sworn according to law on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed at the last session of Congress and approved June 17th 1844, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war: that she is the widow if Joseph Dutton who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War: that she was pensioned under the act of the 7th of July 1838 also under the act of the 3rd of March 1843 at the rate of thirty five dollars per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow and remained so ever since the death of her husband.

Mary Dutton
her mark X

Polly Dutton
Wm Crampton
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Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written and I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and is the widow of Joseph Dutton who was reputed to be a soldier in the war of Revolution and the declarant was a pensioner under the act of 1838 and also under the act of 1843 and is a respectable and credible person.

Wm Crampton Justice of the Peace
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford County
Sept 26th 1838

I certify that the following is the finding of a pay-roll in the office on which the name of Joseph Dutton of the town of Farmington is found for service in the War of the Revolution-

"Pay-roll of the short Lives in Capt Betts Company" 2nd Connt. Regt commanded by Zebulon Butler Col."

Joseph Dutton of Farmington private command service 17[illegible] July 5th. Time of payment Dec. 9th pay [illegible] month h/3 amount of service 5 months and 4 days.  Amt. of wages 34 20/100 dol.
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Aug 17 1843
 Ct
Mar 3rd 1843
Mary Dutton.

$35 per ann

Joseph Dutton
Farmington
Ca-

[sideways as if addressed]

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

[stamped "PAID"]
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State of Connecticut 
War[illegible] [illegible] Is G[illegible]ion as [illegible]33

On the [illegible] of [illegible] in [illegible] [illegible] 
app[illegible] M[illegible] [illegible] a [illegible] [illegible]
on and for the consideration of Marry Dutton
of the [illegible] years said y [illegible] years [illegible] [illegible]
away in [illegible] [illegible] month [illegible], [illegible]
declaration in order [illegible] the [illegible] morison
made by the day in[illegible] [illegible] [illegible]alsed [illegible] [illegible] March 1[illegible]3
gra[illegible]tion [illegible] mid[illegible] he[?]g who [illegible] [illegible]ing
the [illegible] [illegible] war, Witness is the [illegible] is, 
Dutton [illegible] as consideration [illegible] the in [illegible]
Lo[?] who considered [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
1[?]38 at the [illegible] [?]5 Dutton [illegible] in the [illegible].
si[?]ce the death, her [illegible] [illegible]

[illegible]
Marry X Dutton
[illegible]

Witness, (Mr[?] Campton
(Polly Dutton

Sworn and sub[illegible] on the day and year [illegible] [illegible]
and [illegible] [illegible] pension the [illegible] 
one and [illegible] [illegible] of [illegible] & [illegible] war
refer [illegible] [illegible] a soldier in the war in the [illegible] [illegible] 
the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible].
and is a [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible]

Mr Campton
[illegible] the net 27843 Justice of the Race
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State of Connecticut [illegible]
[illegible] of the [illegible] of State

I here by certify that [illegible] [illegible][illegible][illegible] 
the it 2nd day [illegible] [illegible] 1843 was a [illegible][illegible] of [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] County of [illegible] [illegible] after that
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] affairs of [illegible] the [illegible] [illegible], 
the parepa[illegible] La.Lertty to be the [illegible] of [illegible] pension. 

In [illegible] [illegible] 
hae[illegible] Line[illegible] [illegible] La[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] head of the [illegible] [illegible] 17th
day after [illegible] 1843

Joseph Dutton
[illegible] of [illegible]

Please [illegible] take this signed in a consideration
and con[illegible] the [illegible] to the [illegible]
at [illegible] War[illegible] bounty [illegible]
cariy[illegible] [illegible] as said [illegible] con[illegible] and [illegible]
W[illegible] & [illegible] the
Garmina[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Joseph . Dutton
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Hartford Conn
March 24th 1834
Sir
I have at your dept the claims of Dorcas Woodruff forwarded on the 28th of Augt, Mary Judd on the 15th of Sept, Mary Dutton forwarded on the 26th of Sept, and Rhoda Warner for an additional pension forwarded at a subsequent period.
I recd a circular from your dept the forepart of January, giving rules by which you are governed in acting on pensions & on the margin of which you acknowledged the rec.t of them. I stated that they would be acted upon in their turn. I am not unaware Sir of the great mass of applicants submitted for your action & decision under the act of 1838 and in consequence the perplexity & difficulties you are subject to in disposing of them, and were I satisfied that you had acted up to now referred to in your circular I would wait patiently for the disposal of my claims-
But I know the fact that you have in more cases within my knowledge through members of Congress and other agents at Washington disposed of claims most immediately on the rec.t of them. I regret very much to give you further embarrassment with by communication on the subject of Claims & hope I shall not have any further occasion for it.
Respectfully
Your Obt Serv.t
Benjamin Colton

Hon J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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West Hartford Conn
Sept 26th 1838

I have taken the liberty to trouble you again with the claim Mary Dutton the widow of Joseph Dutton late of Farmington & hope you will use your influence to obtain an early action upon it. Joseph Dutton was a pensioner up to the time of his death at the rate of 35 dollars per annum & I have answered the Comptrollers certificate proving a service of 5 months and 4 days in 1780. That service is not included in Duttons proof of service for 1833. It will be expected the Comm will make the addition to the widows pension.
Yours of the 21st just acknowledging the acts of Wm Wickham was recd yesterday.
Respectfully
Your obed servant
Benjamin Colton

Hon J L Ellsworth
City of Washington
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Hartford August 25, 1848
Sir
Herewith I transmit the Declaration of Mary Dutton, Sarah [..ap] and Charity Trion late pensioners under the act of 17 June 1844, in order to obtain Pensions per Act 2 February 1848, if found to be correct please forward their certificates to my care.
I am Very Respectfully
Your Ob Servant
Henry Fowler

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Joseph Dutton
admit  P-56
10 1/2 mo private
$35-
L Whitman
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Dutton which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?
No-his marching "with a sergeant's command" Have not been whether he was commanded by a sargeant, or[conceived the authority of a sargeant himself.
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it the device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
Xiii. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
Not sufficiently is the best evidence must be produced.
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &. A.B., who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades: For_______year_______months and _____days. I served as a __________. For _____months and ____days, I served as a _______; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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lived in Farmington Conn.
If you have his war record or can tell me where I can get it I shall be very grateful.
Address
Mrs. Elizabeth Hart Morse,
212 W. White St.
Champaign Ill.
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Champaign Ill
May 29, 1905
The Commissioner of Pensions
Have you the record of Joseph Dutton Jr. Soldier in the Revolutionary War, from Southington, Conn.
The "History of Southington Conn. says that he served in the Revolutionary War for about six months, enlisting during the year1780. He was born in 1760.
He afterwords
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Lived in Farmington Conn.
If you have his war record or can tell me where I can get it I shall be very grateful.
Address
Mrs Elizabeth Hart Morse
212 W White St
Champaign Ill
(per S.H.)