Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1413, Martin Buell, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Buell, Martin
or Buel
Sybil
NUMBER R. 1413
CONTENTS
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No. 837
Connecticut
Martin Buell
of Wallingford in the State of Connect
who was a private int he company commanded
by Captain Cook at the Regt commanded
by Col. Worthington in the militia of Vt.
line for one year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of Forty Dollars --- Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of October
1832 and sent to Hon. Saml A Foot

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832      60
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33   20
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                                              $80. 00/100

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Wm R Palmer Clerk
Book D.  Vol. 3,  Page 33


susp see J Dodd, Apl 15, 183
Her endorsement on Pension certificate
see within
see letter to Hon. S. H. Foot Augt 11. 3
new certificate issued Augt 18
and sent to S. H. Foot
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This may certify that it appears from the Records of the Town of Hillingsworth in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut that Martin Buell was born June 1st 1759
Test
Elisha Kelsey Town Clerk
Hillingsworth
July 23d 1832
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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 New Haven
Probate District of Wallingford} ss. Town of Wallingford
On this 4th day of August AD 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the court of Probate for the District of Wallingford, said Court being a Court of record, and having by the laws of this State a clerk and seal and now sitting Martin Buel a resident of said town of Wallingford aged seventy three years the first day of June 1832, 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 officers and served as herein stated. That in the latter part of April 1776, he entered a company of Grenadiers as a private commanded by Captain Samuel Gale & Lieut Josiah Baldwin and raised in the Town of Killingworth, County of Middlesex, State of Connecticut. This company was a company of volunteers and applicant volunteered in the company. We marched immediately to Norwalk where we were embarked for the City of New York, arrived there and remained one night and the next day we were carried over to Brooklynn, and set to work upon the fort there, and there we remained untill we were discharged the latter part of May of the same year.
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we had not done more than make a beginning upon the fort, when were discharged the term of this service was a little more than one month when we were discharged we lest the militia still remaining there. In the month of August same time in the course of the month and in the year 1777, he was drafted into the company commanded by Captain Isaac Cok and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Worthington of Laybrook and he was marched immediately to the North River thro Danbury, which he went thro the summer it was burnt. His company struck the North River at Fish Kill, lay there some time, and then were ordered up the river and had proceeded as far as Red Hook when an express reached there that Burgoyne had surrendered, we were then marched back to Fishkill where we were discharged after our term of draft which was two months was expired, and the day he was discharged Applicant remembers was the 29th day of October 1777. In the fore part of the month of April 1779 applicant again entered the service of the United States as a substitute for Josiah Buel who was drafted out of Capt Job Killingworth to serve seven months in the militia of the Connecticut line, and applicant served as said Buel's substitute in the company commanded by Joshua Stanton, Lieut Seely & Ensign Redfield and in the Regiment commanded by Col Matthew Mead and Major Tyler said Josiah Buel was the father of applicant and said applicant served out said term
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at Horseneck, so called, in the State of Connecticut and there he spent with sd company the hard winter of 1779 & 1780, and he was marched to and discharged at Stamford the first of March 1780, during this winter he quartered in a house in Horseneck belonging to Old Colonel Mead a militia Colonel who had left the place and Ezra Kelsey & David Buel whose depositions accompany this declaration were my mess mates in this house during this tour. We kept guard at Byrains and Sherwoods Bridge. The enemy lay in King's Street. The Barmour, who lived in the Horseneck formerly, and were called Cowboys, at this time were watchful in making depredations & we had skouts out every few nights to present it, and Applicant further declares that in the month of August and September 1780, he enlisted into a company of troops and served thro those two months in said company in the Town of Killingworth as a guard, said company was raised in the Towns of Killingworth & Chester and part were stationed in one Town and part in the other we were under the command of Lieut Crane, and discharged verbally at the termination of the tour. The Applicant claims for the whole of his service the term of one year, to wit, one month for the first term, two months for 2nd term, seven months for the third, and two months for the fourth term. Applicant further states in reply to the queries of the Department 1st that he was born in the Town of Killingworth, County of Middlesex June 1st 1759- 2nd Applicants age
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No. 2005
is recorded in records of Town of Killingworth and he here presents a copy in Court from under hand of Town Clerk- 3rd He was living in said Town of Killingworth when called into service- for the last fifty years he has lived in the Town of Wallingford and now resides in said Town of Wallingford- 4th question He has answered in the body of his declaration- 5th question he has answered as fully as he is able to do- 6th He never received a commission or written discharge- 7th George Merriman, Jared Allen, John Andrews M.D., Caleb Cook Esq, Amos Dutton Esq of sd Wallingford are gentlemen to whoom he refers as to his character for truth and most of them know by reputation that he served in the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Martin Buell
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

We Sedgewick Rice a clergyman, residing in the Town of Wallinford and Dr. John Andrews, residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Martin Buel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
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and that we concur in that opinion.
Sedgewick Rice
John Andrews

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 named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Sedgewick Rice who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Wallingford and that John Andrews who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Wallingford and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jno D. Reynolds Judge of Probate for the District of Wallingford

I Randall Cook Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Wallingford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Martin Buell for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said office this 4th day of August AD 1832.
Randall Cook Clk
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} ss. Town of Wallingford
On this 13th day of March AD 1851 personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for said State Sibyl Buell of said town, who being duly sworn declares and says that she is now 82 years of age, that she is the widow of Martin Buell who was a private in the company commanded by Capt                  in the Regiment of Col                 to serve during the war of the Revolution, that her said husband began to draw a pension for his said services on or about the year of AD 1830, that he continued to draw his said pension until the time of his death on or about the 15th day of September AD 1844, that she has ever since remained a widow, that her said husband enlisted for during the War of the Revolution and served through the war and was honorably discharged at the close thereof- that she often fed and clothed the soldiers of the Revolution- that she hereupon applies for a pension as the widow of said soldier under the act which will benefit her the most, at the discretion of the Court of pension- that she also applies for all arreages that are due her-that she was married to the said Martin Buell on or in the 15th day of October 1799 in the town of North Haven by one Rev Mr Trumbull a [unk] minister in said town and that she is still a widow.
Sibyl Buell

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
A. J. Works
Notary Public for State of Conn
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} ss. Town of Wallingford
On this 13th day of March AD 1851 personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for said State Subyl Buell of said town of sound mind and memory who being duly sworn declares and says that she is the widow of Martin Buell deceased who was a private in the company of Captain          in the Regt of Col            that her said husband died at Wallingford in or about the 15th day of September AD 1899- that up to said time he drew a pension for said services, but that he never drew any land therefor, and that she now applies for the Bounty Land to which he would have been entitled if living and that he enlisted for during the war.
Sibyl Buell

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
A. J. Works
Notary Public for State of Conn
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Apl 21 1904 His to
Mrs. E.A. Churchill
Cis
1413 REJECTED aw
O. Sybil 
Widow of Martin

Service:
Enlisted , 18
Discharged:
leges:  not found (1851), 18
-enlisted 
Application filed: , 18
orney:
O.
------Recognized. 
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Cert. of Dis.  Searched for , 18
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I Ezra Kelsey of Killingworth in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut being seventy one years of age the 10th day of March 1832 depose and say that I am well acquainted with Martin Buell of Wallingford in the County of New Haven and State aforesaid and was with him and knowing to his serving as a substitute for Josiah Buell who was drafted the fore part of August AD 1779 to serve seven months in the militia of the Connecticut line and that Nathaniel Buell who is now dead served about one month the first part of the time to the best of my recollection, and that said Martin Buell served the remainder of said term being about six months at Horse Neck so called in the State of Connecticut in the Regiment commanded by Col. Matthew Mead and Major Tyler and in the company commanded by Capt Joshua Stanton, Lieut Seley and Ensign Redfield and was discharged at Stamford the first of March 1780.
And I further say that during the campaign above described I served in the same company at the same time and place and was in the same mess with him and David Buell and that our quarters was at the dwelling house of Col. John Mead and that Mrs Mead did the baking for our company and that at one period while there the Regt became destitute of provisions and finally the soldiers lest and went to their respective homes in quest of provisions for a short period excepting said Martin Buell, David Buell and myself who remained there at the request of Col. Matthew Mead and Col. John Mead, and Col. John mead called out a part of his Regt of militia to guard until the Regt returned. I further say that at the time of performing the aforesaid service said Martin Buell was one inhabitant of said town of Killingworth.
Ezra Kelsey
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County} ss. Killingworth September 21st AD 1832
Personally appeared Ezra Kelsey and made solemn oath before me that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth, and I certify that the said Ezra Kelsey is well known to me and that he is a credible witness.
George Carter Justice of the Peace
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I David Buell of Killingworth in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut being seventy one years of age the 16th day of August AD 1832 depose and say that I am well acquainted with Martin Buell of Wallingford in the County of New Haven and State aforesaid and was with him and knowing to his serving as a substitute for Josiah Buell who was drafted the fore part of August AD 1779 to serve seven months in the militia of the Connecticut line and that Nathaniel Buell who now dead served about one month the first part of the time to the best of my recollection and that said Martin Buell served the remainder of said term being about six months at Horse Neck, so called in the State of Connecticut in the Regiment commanded by Col. Matthew Mead and Major Joshua Stanton, Lieut Seley and Ensign Redfield and was discharged at Stamford the first of March 1780. And I further say that during the campaign at the same time and place and was in the same mess with him and Ezra Kelsey and that our quarters was at the dwelling house of Col. John Mead and that Mrs Mead did the baking for our company. And that at one period while there the Regt became destitute of provisions and finally the soldiers left and went to their respective homes in quest of provisions for a short period excepting said Martin Buell, Ezra Kelsey and myself who remained there at the request of Colonels Matthew and John Mead. and Col John Mead called out a part of his Regt of militia to guard until the Regiment returned. I further say that at the time of performing the aforesaid service said Martin Buell was an inhabitant of said Town of Killingworth.
David Buell
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County} ss. Killingworth September 21st AD 1832
Personally appeared David Buell and made solemn oath before me that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth and I certify that the said David Buell is well known to me and that he is a credible witness.
George Carter Justice of the Peace
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I William B Grinnell of Killingworth in the county of Middlesex and state of Connecticut aged seventy five years the 25th day of February 1832 depose and say that I am well acquainted with Martin Buell of Wallingford in the county of New Haven and state aforesaid and I further say that prior to and during the war of the revolution he was an inhabitant of said town of Killingworth.
I further say that in the patter part of April 1776 said Martin Buell and myself entered the service of the united States in an independent grenadier company raised in the said town of Killingworth and commanded by Capt Samuel Gale, Lieut Josiah Baldwin and Ensign Job Wright. We marched immediately to Norwalk where we were embarked for the city of New York arrived there and remained one night, and the next day we were carried over to Brooklynn and set to work upon the Fort there, and there we remained until we were discharged which was the latter part of May of the same year we had not done more than make a beginning upon the fort when we were discharged the term of this service was a little more than one month, the militia remained there when we were discharged.
William B Grinnell

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County} ss. Killingworth September 31st AD 1832
Personally appeared William B Grinnell and made solemn oath before me that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth and I certify that the said William B Grinnell is well known to me and that he is a credible witness.
George Carter Justice of the Peace
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I Clement Peck clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire do hereby certify that the accompanying deposition of David Buel, Ezra Kelsey & William B. Grinnel purporting to have been taken before George Carter Esq bear his genuine signature and that he is a Justice of the Peace qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this Probate Office this 26th day of September AD 1832.
Clement Peck Clerk
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Payments to be made at Hartford by the Presd. of the vt. S Branch Bank
Agent for paying Pensions=
ers, in the Agency 
Connecticut

Recorded by Wm R. Palmer
Clerk, in Book D. Vol. 3- page 33.
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Memorandum
Served in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Cook in Col. Wm Worthington's regiment of foot, resided in Wallingford more than 40 years before which he resided in Killingworth

WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claim

I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, Martin Buel of the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, is entitled to receive Forty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United State, this twentieth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Lew Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned}
J. L. Edwards
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Copy of Nathaniel H Roots
certificate with the memorandum thereon

memo Nathl H Root served in Capt David Smith Co of foot in Col. Ellmores Regt resided in Cheshire more than 30 years

War Department
Revolutionary claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, Nathaniel H Root of the State of Connecticut who was a private in the arm of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty dollars and --- cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semiannually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 25th day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Lew Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned}
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Number of certificate 6201
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Copy of
Martin Buels certificate with the memorandum thereon

memorandum
"Served in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Cook in Col. Worthingtons regiment of foot resided in Wallingford more than 40 years before which he resided in Killingworth"

War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 Martin Buel of the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty dollars --- cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the united States this 20th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Lew Cass
Secy of War

Examined & Countersigned
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

No of certificate 837
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Copy of Lucius Tuttle's certificate
with the endorsement & memorandum thereon

War Department
Revolutionary War
I certify that in conformity of the law of the United State of the 7th June 1832.
Lucius Tuttle of the state of Connecticut who was a Sergeant and an Ensign in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Fifty five dollars and ---- cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi annually on the 4th of March and the 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 25th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John Robb
acting Secretary of War

Examined & Countersigned
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pension

memo- Served in Leiut. Joseph Newtons Co of foot, Col. Johnathan Baldwin's regiment resided in Cheshire, Co. of New Haven 80 years & previous thereto in same place.

No. of certificate 383
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Wallingford Aug. 12, 1835
Sir
Mr. Martin Buel recd information from the Pension Agent at Hartford Conn. that no further payment would be made on his certificate untill it was returned to Washington, and he requests that I will forward it to you & that it may be returned to me. Any communication in regard to the service he wishes directed to me.
I have the honor to remain yr obt servant
A. B. Chapin

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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U. S. Pension Office
Farmers & Mechanics Bank
Hartford 10th April 1835
Sir
Yours of 3d ins directing me to retain and transmit to you all Pension certificates presented at this Agency "on which endorsements have been made by persons into whose hands they have fallen indicating the names and rank of officers under whom the pensioners served" is before me. I now forward copies of three certificates of this description presented by the Pensioners in person this day for payment the pensioners being unwilling to surrender their certificates to me. I doubt much the right to take their certificates from them and think I should be liable in an action at law for so doing.
The three endorsements appeared to be in the hand writing of Mr. Parsons the late Agent for paying pensioners in Connecticut.
The pensioners are generally men over 72 years of age they place a high value upon their pension certificates and it would be involving me in a continual quarrell with them to take their certificates from them.
Permit me to ask when my account for the 3d and 4th quarter 1834 will be examined the great delay subjects us to inconvenience and loss.
Very respectfully your obt servant
James Dodd

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} ss. Town of Wallingford
on this 13th day of March AD 1837 personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for said State Sabra Kimberly of said town who being duly sworn deposes and says that she is 82 years of age, that she is well known to Sybil Buell of said town and has been intimate with her for the last sixty years, that she well knew her husband Martin Buell, that he was a soldier of the Revolution, that she has known him till the time of his death about the 15th day of September AD 1844, that they were married sometime in the month of October 1779. She remembers said fact because they then lived at a Mill called Hermantons Mill, and she called on them there, she often visited them living there as man and wife previous to the year 1800, and that she believes said Buell to have been in the Revolutionary war as is alleged, that said Sybil Buell is now a widow.
Sabra Kimberly her mark X

Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above written.
A. J. Works
Notary Public for State of Conn
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} ss. town of Wallingford
On this 13th day of March AD 1851 personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for said State Sabra Kimberly of said Town who being duly sworn deposes and says that she is well known to Sibyl Buell of said town and that for the last sixty years, that she well knew her husband Martin Buell, that he was a soldier of the Revolution, that she well knew him until the time of his death which occurred about the 15th day of September AD 1844, that she well knows said Sibyl and Martin were married on or about  the month of October 1799. She knows it from many circumstances, especially from their living at a certain mill, and that she often visited them there previous to and in the year 1800, being as man and wife, that she has no doubt they were lawfully married at that time, and that said Sibyl is still a widow.
The she deponent knows said Sibyl Buell to be a widow at this time and further deponent saith not.
Sabra Kimberly her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
A. J. Works
Notary Public for State of Conn
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Sybil Buel,
wid of Martin
let 
Act 29 July 1818

H.F. Hall
New Haven
Ct.
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New Haven 22 April 1851
Hon Sir
Herewith I forward the papers in the application of Mrs. Sibyl Buell widow of Martin Buell a Rev soldier for a pension, and also in same papers the application for 100 acres of Bounty Land due him. She does not remember the name of his Capt or Col and therefore have to refer you for those things to the proof on file in the application for the pension which he obtained, dates of which will appear in the papers. I am satisfied there is no doubt of her being his lawful widow. I would be glad to have this case receive early [unk].
Very truly yours
H F Hall
by A. J. Works
Box 715 PO
New Haven Ct

Comr. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Know all men by these presents that I Sibyl Buell of Wallingford Connecticut do hereby appoint Henry F. Hall of said town irrevocably to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive of the United State my warrant for Bounty Land, also to demand and receive of the United States any and all pension to which I am or may be entitled. Giving and granting unto my said attorney full power to do everything requested to be done to effect the above papers, also to [unk] my said Warrant when received, to do all thing appertaining to all things that my said attorney [unk] or came to be done by virtue.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13 day of March AD 1851.
Sibyl Buell

attest E A Tyler
A J Works

State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} ss. Wallingford
On this 13th day of March AD 1851 personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for said State Sibyl Buell signer and sealer of the foregoing Power of Attorney and acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed.
A. J. Works
Notary Public for State of Conn
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189
Pension Office
April 23d 1852
Sir:
The enclosed letter was addressed to you at New Haven instead of Wallingford by mistake.

H. F. Hall Esq
Wallingford
Connt
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Post Office, New Haven, Ct
January 15th 1852
Sir
The enclosed letter has remained for sometime int his office, uncalled for I therefore return it direct to your office, as it purports to be an "official business" connected with your department. 
Yours respectfully
John B Robertson Pro.

Commissioner of Pensions
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1413- Rej
3-068
(Old No. 3-649)
Bureau of Pensions
Martin Buell
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Aug. 4, 1832- 73
Wallingford Conn.
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Apl 76 Killingworth Conn
Capt Samuel Gale
Col
pvt 1 m
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Aug 77 Capt Isaac Cook
Col Worthington
pvt 2m
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Apl 79 Capt Joshua Stanton
Col Mead
pvt 7 mos
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Sept 80 Lt. Crane
pvt 2 m
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Born Killingworth Conn
June 1, 1759
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mar. Sybil
Oct. 15, 1799
d. Sept. 15, 1844
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no Bat
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copy
July 17, 1851
H. F. Hall Esq
New Haven, Conn.
Sir:
The declaration of Sybil Buel, widow of Martin, has been filed under the act of 29th July, 1848, but it cannot be acted on as it is made before a Notary Public while it should be done in a Court of Record. When she shall do this, she must state what was her maiden name, where and by whom she was married, and furnish record or documentary evidence of her marriage. Her husband was a militia soldier and, of course, had no claim to Bounty Land.
Very &c.
F. S. Evans for Comm.

Triplett
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No 956
Sibyl Buell
wid of Martin
Connt
Act of 29th July 1848

To H. F. Hall July 17th 1857
same, April 23d, 1852

1413
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No. 2005 Cont$40 per an
Hon. S. A. Foot
Cheshire Con

Paprs L. A. Foot 
Free
The Secretary of War
Washington City
D C
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OWU
Washington D. C.
1012 12th St. N.W.
Commissioner of Pensions
I was told that you would kindly give me some information in regard to Martin Buel of Connecticut who was a soldier of the Revolution and received a pension for his service. He was a resident
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of Wallingford, New Haven County at the time of his death. Please tell me where he died and what details you can of his service in the war and oblige.
Miss E. A. Churchill
1012 12th St N. W.
April 14th 1914