Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,408, Joseph Buell, Continental (Conn.)
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SERVICE
Continental (Conn)

Buell, Joseph
or Buel
Lucy

NUMBER
W. 14,408
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Let to J.C. Buell July 22 '45
Massachusetts 4207 Lucy Buell widow of Joseph Buell who was a Private in the Conn. Connecticut line for 15 mo. 18 days Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of sixty five Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of January 1844 and sent to J. B. Lane Boston Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 60
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10.809
Massachusetts
Joseph Buell
of Berkshire in the State of Mass
 who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain ~ of the regt commanded
by Col. Sheldon in the Ct
line for 15 May 18 Days
Certificate saved in favor 
Of Widow Lucy Buell
____________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass
at the rate of 65 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
——————————————
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Apr 1833 and Sent HW
Bishop [illegible] Mass
__________________________
Arrears to the 4th of  [crossed out ? 1833]
Semi-anl. allowance ending
Amt due up to 19th June 1832 the day of his decease $83.95
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [I?} H [McBlain?] Clerk, Book E. Vol. 2 Page 5.

Died 19 June 1832
[illegible]
Berkshire
$96 Cong [27?] April 1819
26 Jany 1819
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Joseph Buell
Sheldon [illegible]
Joseph Buell Enlisted
March 18 1777 [exchanged?]
for Joseph Pierce July 24 1778
Correct [except?] [illegible] certificate
I John Hooker within named do hereby certify that I am satisfied that the within named Joseph Buell is in reduced circumstances in life & stands in need of assistance from his country for support - Jany 1. 1819
John Hooker
Berkshire Ss.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on this twenty seventh day of April A.D. 1818
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Berkshire Ss.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this twenty seventh day of April AD. 1818
before me first Judge of the Circuit Court in the Western Circuit in this Commonwealth, personally appeared Joseph Buel aged fifty nine years resident in the town of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, That the said Joseph Buel enlisted in the town of Weathersfield in the State of Connecticut
in the Company commanded by Captain Josiah Stoddard of the Regiment commanded by Col. Elisha Sheldon March 1777 That he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service
of the United States untill September 1778 when he was discharged from service in the town of White Planes and State of New York that the discharge [illegible] is lost That he was in the Battles of Brandy Wine and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the testimony of Joseph Willis
Joseph Buell
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
John Hooker
I John Hooker, first Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Buel did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding
declaration, against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress
Stockbridge April 27. 1818
John Hooker
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I Joseph Willis of Stockbridge Masstts do depose & say that I belonged to the same regiment with Joseph Buel I knew of his serving as he has stated in his affidavit
Joseph Wyllys
Sworn to this 27th day of April 1818 
Before me John Booker
The above certificate I certify to be signed
by John Hooker Chief Justice of said
in Court & the seal affixed the
seal of Court
Jos. Woodbridge Clk
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Great Barrington Jany 31st  [illegible]

To 
The Honourable Hen W. Dwight, 
Member of Congress 
Washington 
Colombia. 

Great Barrington 
January 31 1829.
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To the Honorable Henry W Dwight, 

Sir, 

 In consequence of your Letter and that of the War department, I am again induced to trouble you, placing the greatest confidence and reliance in your kindness. It will be recollected by you that in my former Letters I informed you that I belonged to Col Sheldons Light Dragoons, Josiah Stoddard Captain of the Company. My whole property consists in a House in a delapidated state and 17½ acres of Land the very outside Rent I have been offered for it is forty Dollars per year, from which Sum there are necessary repairs of House, and incidental expenses which most probably will reduce it five or ten Dollars a year. 
Hitherto I have managed with some hired help to till the Land. My age is now 70½ years, my wife is also aged, it can hardly be supposed that we can or shall be able to to attend to the concerns of this small Farm the ensuing season, in all probability I shall be obliged to Let it I, as my natural infirmities are rapidly increasing. 
Under the  above circumstances it is to be hoped that Congress never could intend to deprive one of its old Revolutionary Veterans that assistance and comfort which my advanced stage of life so naturally requires. 
My prayer is that you will be so obliging as to lay my claims to a Pension before the Secretary of War and request that I may have such a form transmitted to me to fill up as the nature of my case may require. 
Being personally known to your honor I should hope it is useless for me to say any thing as to my merits; it is well known that I am a firm supporter of the Constitution and Government of my Country and do most sincerely hope that neither myself or any other Hero of the Revolution will go down to the Grave without that support and comfort which our several situations require 

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I again beg your escuse for the trouble given 
I am Hon. Sir 
with the greatest respect 
your obedient Humble Servant 
Joseph Buell 

Great Barrington 
January 30th 1829 
Co Berkshire 
Mass.

[illegible] Should it be the pleasure of the Secretary at War to allow the prayer of my Petition it will be an additional favor to grant the payment of it at the Bank at Hartford Conn. as it will be so very convenient, to what Boston will in consequence of the distance.
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6519 Mass.

Lucy Buell, widow of 
Joseph Buell 

Act 7 July 1838. 

Mass. 

[underlined right margin annotation 6519]
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Commonwealth of Massachuttes

On this twelfth day of November in the year eighteen hundred thirty nine personally appeared before Hon William P Walker judge of probate in and for the court of Berkshire,
Lucy Buell a resident of Tyringham in the county of Berkshire, aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of this provision made by the act of Congress passed 
July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Joseph Buell who was a private in the company of Cavalry in the
Revolutionary army in a Regiment which said she believes was commanded by Col. Sheldon in the Connecticut line - and said Buell came from Connecticut into Landisfield in said couty - then went to Amenia in the state of New York
then back to Sandesfield, then to Tyringham, Birkshire county, then to [illegible] Barrington in Ford county, and said Buell at his [illegible] was a pensioner of the United States, and there being a balance due at his death.  [illegible] obtained it from Boston for which purpose his certificate (as
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Lucy believes was forwarded to said Boston,-she refers to the records and documents in the War Department at Washington, relating to the granting of his pension for the proof of his services- said Lucy not being positive as to any particular regiments in which he serviced. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Buell on the first day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty at America in the state of New York by Judge Paine, now deceased, if whose records records if any were kept are not to be found that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Buell died on the nineteenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred [illegible] [illegible] that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four [illegible] at the [illegible] aforesaid, her Lucy Buell mark Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before, William P, Walker Judge of Probate
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County ss
I Henry W Bishop
Register of the Court of Probate within and
for the said County of Berkshire do certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the
application of Lucy Buel for a pension
That the Honorable William P. Walker is
the Judge of said Court duly commissioned
and qualified that the foregoing signature
purporting to be his is his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & the seal
of said Court this thirtieth day
of November in the year Eight
teen hundred & thirty nine
Henry W Bishop. Register Probate
[seal]
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Joseph & Lucy Buell's family records
FAMILY RECORD.
Joseph Buell born August the 3 Day 17?? }
his wife Lucy Buell born August the 1 Day 1750}0
John Buell was Born May the 11 Da. in the year of our Lord 1780 on friday
Mary Buell was Born the 7 Da. of March 1783 on friday
Lucy was Born July the 1 Da. in the year of our lord 1785 on friday
Juliet H. Buell was Born the 21 Da. of August in the year of our lord 1788
Hudah Buell was Born the 30 Da. August in the year of our lord 1790
Joseph Case Buell was Born the 28 Da. of March in the year or our lord 1793
Samuel buell was Born the 26 Da. of February in the year of our lord 1795
Huldah Buell Died November the 1 Day in the year of our lord 1797
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Births
Abigail Buell was born March the 28 in the year of our Lord 1738
Elize Buell was born the 22nd of February in the year of our Lord 1802

Deaths
Losch Buel died June 19th 1832
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
July 9, 1929
Mrs. R. S. Brown
North Westchester
Conn.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, W. 14408, it appears that JOSEPH BUELL was born August
3, 1758, place not stated. He
enlisted at Weathersfield, Connecticut, in March 1777, served
private in Captain Josiah Stoddard's Company, Colonel Elisha Sheldon's
Continental Dragoons, was in the battle of Brandywine and was discharged
in September, 1778.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 27, 1818,
at which time he was a resident of Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
. He died June 19, 1832, at Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
He married October 1, 1780, in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York
Lucy Pickett, who was born August 1, 1759. She was allowed pension on
application executed November 12, 1839, while living in Tyringham,
Massachusetts..
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Children of Joseph & Lucy Buell
John born May 11, 1781.
Mary born March 7, 1783.
Lucy born July 1, 1785
Juliet H. born August 21, 1788
Huldah born August 30, 1790, died November 1, 1797.
Joseph Case bory March 28, 1793.
Samuel born February 26, 1795.
Abigail born March 28, 1798.
Eliza born February 22, 1802.

Respectfullly,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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Andover C.
May 25
               ⎬    25
Joseph C. Buel
Wolcott Will
Litchfield Co Court
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The State of Ohio Ashtabula County Be it known, that before me John Pickett Jr., a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared John Pickett and made his deposition as follows
I John Pickett, who will be eighty five years old on the twentieth day of June next, being duly sworn, on my said oath depose and say; That my sister Lucy Pickett (who is now about eighty years of age) was married to Joseph Buel in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, or within less than one year at that time: that the said Joseph and Lucy have always remained together until his death, and that she still continues his Widow; and that the Joseph Buel meant above, was in the Continental Service Revolution. John Pickett Sworn and subscribed this twentieth day of May A. D. 1839, before me John Pickett Jr. J. P.
The State of Ohio Ashtabula County I Sam Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common. [illegible] within and for said county of Ashtabula do hereby certify that John Pickett Jr. Esquire whose name appears above subscribed in his own proper handwriting, to me well known is and was at the time of his subscribing the same, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of Ohio In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Jefferson the 24th day of May 1839 Sam Hendry Clerk
[illegible] the of Massachusetts Berkshire November 12, 1839. The said John Pickett is to me well known- He was [illegible] a respectable magistrate in this County, resident in Sandisfield and is a person of veracity. Att. J. Sumner Jus. Peace
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Joseph C. Buel
Dear Sir
I send you the Deposition you wished me to in you letter
of April 21st You donot tell me which of her children your Mother
lives with, nor particulars as to her health, my health is good for a man
of my age. some of my children & Grand Children have lately had a Billious Fever, but all have recovered, or are recovering
Remember me to your mother & Brother & Sisters
for John Pickett
by
John Pickett Jr.
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Town of Amenia Dutchess County ss}
Samuel Boyd of the town and county aforesaid being duly sworn and examined before me one of the Commissioners of Deeds of said county deposeth and says, that he married the Daughter of Ephraim Paine Esq and after this was familiar with the records of the said Ephraim Paine and amongst others were the records of marriages 
but do not recollect the name of any the records has long since since [sic] been destroyed
further deponent sayeth not
Samuel Boyd
Sworn and subscribed this}
25th day of September 1839}
before me}
Signey Thompson}
Commissioner of Deeds}
The above named Samuel Boyd I am personally acuainted [acquainted] with he is a man of truth and veracity
Sidney Thompson
Com of Deeds
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,}
County of Duchess,} ss.
I, DANIEL W. BEADLE, Clerk of the county of Duchess, Do hereby Certify, that Sidney Thompson whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof as acknowledgment, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn and duly authorised to take the same.  And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Commissioner and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County the 15th day of October A. D. 1829
Danl W. Beadle - Clerk by
Jnr. J. Pells - Depy Clerk

Mrs. Buell
Case
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Town of Amenia Duchess County ss}
Ezra Reed of the town and county aforesaid being duly sworn and examined before me one of the Justices of the Peace of sd county, deposeth and says, that about the year 1782 or 1783 (as near as he recollects) one Mr Buel a gold and silver smith by trade lived near his deponents fathers in said town of Amenia.  that said Buel then had a wife and as he should think two children.  does not recollect either of the given names of said Buel or his wife.  Mrs Buel was a small woman.
further deponent sayeth not
Ezra Reed
Sworn and subscribed the}
21st day of February 1839}
before me 
Columbus Reed}
Justice of the Peace}
With the above named Ezra Reed I am well acquainted and know him to be a credible witness
Columbus Reed
Justice of the Peace
Town of Amenia  Duchess County ss}
Amariah Winchester of said town being duly sworn and examined before me one of the Justices of the Peace of said county deposeth & says that a little time after the revolutionary war, he knew one Joseph Buel, was a gold smith or buckle maker by trade.  that he knew said Buel several years living neighbours to him all the time.  that said Buel had a wife and family.  did not see them married, but they lived together as man & wife and were universally considered as such -
further deponent sayeth not.
Amariah Winchester
Sworn and subscribed this}
21st day of February 1839}
before me}
Columbus Reed 
Justice of the peace
With the above named Amariah Winchester I am well acquainted and know him to be a credible witness
Columbus Reed
Justice of the Peace
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Town of Amenia Duchess County ss
Lydia Hunt of the town and county aforesaid being duly examined and sworn before me one of the Justices of the Peace of said County deposeth and says.  That soon after the revolutionary war, she knew a Mr Buel residing a near neighbour.  did not know his wife, but it was universally supposed that she was legally married, or rather that it was never thought other wise by the neighbours.  Said Buel had a family of children.
further deponent sayeth not
Lydia Hunt
Sworn and Subscribed this }
21st day of February 1839}
before me}
Columbus Reed
Justice of the Peace
With the above named Lydia Hunt I am well acquainted and know her to be a credible witness
Columbus Reed
Justice of the Peace
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Town of Amenia Duchess County ss
Lydia Hunt of the town and county aforesaid being duly examined and sworn before me one of the Justices of the Peace of said County deposeth and says.  That soon after the revolutionary war, she knew a Mr Buel residing a near neighbour.  did not know his wife, but it was universally supposed that she was legally married, or rather that it was never thought otherwise by the neighbours.  Said Buel had a family of children.
further deponent sayeth not
Lydia Hunt
Sworn and subscribed this}
21st day of February 1839}
Before me}
Columbus Reed
Justice of the Peace
With the above named Lydia Hunt I am well acquainted and know her to be a credible witness
Columbus Reed
Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW-YORK
County of Duchess } ss

I DANIEL W. BEADLE, Clerk of the County of Duchess, Do Hereby Certify that Columbus Reed Esquire
whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate of depositing, there being subscribed was at the date of the subscribing such Certificate of Depostiting a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, in the town of [Amenias?], duly Elected and Sworn
AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Depositing is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 7th day of March A.D. 1809
Danl W Beadle, Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire ss
On this fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable William P. Walker Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Berkshire now sitting Lucy Buell and resident of the town of Great Barrington in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That she is the widow of Joseph Buell late of Great Barrington aforesaid deceased- that the said Joseph Buell was a soldier of the Revolution and that he was placed on the Pension List Roll of the Massachusetts Agency on the twentieth day of January AD 1819 as per certificate of the Secretary of War of the aforesaid date which said certificate is hereunto annexed and that the said Joseph Buell was afterward stricken from said Pension Roll on account of property which he then possessed. Reference may be had to the Department of War for evidence of the services of the said Joseph Buell and that the said Joseph Buell died at Great Barrington aforesaid on the nineteenth day of June last, and that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension of the said Joseph Buell given the fourth day of March eighteen hundred thirty one to the time of his death. 
Lucy Buell
S.W.P.W
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
W.P. Walker J. Probate
I Henry W. Bishop Register of the County of Probate within and for the County of Bershire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that
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that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Lucy Buell for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate this fifth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate
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Appear for continuance, see letters to Hon. H.W. Dwight
10 March 1829 & May 9, 1829
also to R. Lindsted July 18, 1929

5815
Massachusetts Roll
Joseph Buel
Cont. Private
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 27th of April 1818.

Certificate of pension issued the 26th of January, 1819 and sent to John Hooker Esquire Judge
Springfield in Mass.

Arrears to 4th of September 1818 [illegible] $34.13
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819  $40.00
[total]  $82.13

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18 March, 1818}

1 year & 6 mo.

Turningham
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5152
Massachusetts

Lucy Buell, widow of Joseph Buell, deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832, and who died on the 19th  June, 1832 of Berkshire County in the state of Mass. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain ... of the regt. commanded by Col. Sheldon in the County line for 15 mo. 18 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible] at the rate of 65 dollars  cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of March 1840, & sent to Hon. G. N. Briggs, House of Representatives.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840  $260.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 1840  $32.50
[total]  $292.50
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by D.M. Curdy, clerk
Book A, Vol. 1, page 73.
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L. Buell
$65 per an
JB Lane
Boston 
Mass
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Boston, Oct. 19, 1843
Sir,
Herewith enclosed is the Declaration of Mrs. Lucy Buell, (widow of Joseph Buell) made in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of March 3, 1843. 
Very Respectfully
Yor Obt Servt
J. Ballard Lane
J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington, D.C.
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Lucy Buell m. 1780
Joseph Buell a. 1832 19 June

Col Sheldon
Oct. 1818
Jan. 26, 1819
June 7, 1820
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The deposition of Chilion Palmer taken for the purpose of being sent to the Secretary at War in support of the Claim of Joseph Buell for a pension under the Act of the 18 March 1818
Taken by me, James Gould, a Judge of the Superior Court
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District of Connecticut ss town and County of Litchfield on this 27th day of October AD 1818 before me James Gould one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut personally appeared Chilion Palmer of said Litchfield and being by me first duly sworn according to law testifies and says that for more than forty years last past he has been personally acquainted with Joseph Buell.
That he knows that said Joseph Buell formerly of Berlin in the State of Connecticut now of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts in the spring of the year 1777, he believes in the month of April, the said Joseph enlisted in Company commanded by Captain Stoddard in the Regiment of light Dragoons commanded by Col Elisha Sheldon and that the said Joseph Buell served in said Corps on the Continental establishment more than one year. That the said Joseph was regularly discharged at the White Plains in the State of New York. The deponent cannot recollect the precise time of said Buell's discharge but knows that he had served in sad Corps more than one year before he was discharged. 
Chilion Palmer
Sworn before me the day and date first above written
James Gould, a Judge of the Superior Court
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June 30, 1845
Received of Lucy Buell for increase
6969

Edwards Esquire
Washington City
District of Columbia

Mr. Attention
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Boston, June 28th 1845
Mr James L Edwards Esqr
Dr Sir
I am desireous [desirous] of apertaining what service was allowed in the computation of the pension of my ^Mother Lucy Buel widow of Joseph Buel under the Law of July 7th 1838  
The object of the inquiry is to enable her to make application for an increase of pension my Father having served more than 3 years viz 8 months in 1775 under Capt Humphrey, Col Huntingtons Reg. in the year service of 1776 in Col Sages Regt. Capt Eals Company & in 1777 & 78 in Col Sheldens Regiments of Horse or Dragoons under Capt Josiah Stodard 
he was then from Conneticut [Connecticut]
Respectfully yours
Jas C Buel
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Lucy Buell 6519
Wid of Joseph
Mass
Act July 7 1838
Married 1780
Died 1832
Allow $65 per annum

Hon GN Briggs
HR
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4091
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston October 19th 1843
I hereby certify, that at the date of the annexed attestation Ezra Heath was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Berkshire
In the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Jno. A. Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838, and the amended act of 23d August, 1842.
State of Massachusetts
Country of Berkshire
On this Sixteenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Lucy Buell, a resident of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Joseph Buell, who served in the Connecticut Line in Col. Sheldon's Regiment of Dragoons, for which service he received pensions under the Acts of March 18, 1818 and June 7, 1832; and she received a pension under the Act of July 7, 1838, of sixty-five dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow. 
[signed] Lucy Buell
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
[signed] Ezra Heath
Justice of the Peace
Witness to the signature of Lucy Buell
Chas H. Fargo
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I, Saml Fargo Jr of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, of lawful age, do, on my oath, testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Lucy Buell of said Tyringham and know her to be the widow of Joseph Buell, and that she is the identical Lucy Buell who received a Pension under the Act of July 7, 1838, as stated in the foregoing declaration.
Saml Fargo Jr
Witness
Chas. H. Fargo
Berkshire ss, Sworn and subscribed on this sixteenth day of October 1843.
Before me
Ezra Heath
Justice of the Peace.
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Buell
Lucy Buell
Tyringham Mass} 
Feby 28th|
Free
M. Boolen

Hon Geo. N. Briggs
M. Congress
House Representatives
Washington DC

Hon. G. N. Briggs
H. R.

S Fargo
2 Mar 1840
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Tyringham Feby 28th 1840
Dear Sir, 
I Recd yours of Jan-1st which you wrote
to S. C. Burt Esqr Enclosing the Answer from the
Pension office about Mother Buell's Pension.
As she lives with me he forwarded them to me.
After looking for Documentary proof finding none
Except a leaf in their Bible and that does not
State the time of Marriage but has their family
Record & thinking that the Record of the Birth of
the family might be conclusive evidence I have
taken a leaf from the Bible & forward to you
it is all the writing of Father Becel as can be
testified by some of the family if that will be
any more satisfactory
If you will have the goods to present this
to the Pension office & make such enquiries
as may be suitable and give me such information
as you may get you will much oblige
Hon G. N. Brig
M. Congress
your Humble Servant
Sam Fargo
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Joseph Buell
deceased
died 19 June 1832
Private of Dragoons
15 mos. 18 days
Lucy Buell Widow
$65
H.W. Bishop
Lenox, Mass.
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We Abraham Seeley & Ebenezer Chadwick of St. Barrington
in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of an
depose & say, that we were acquainted with Joseph Bell late a
revolutionary pension of said Great Barrington deceased, that
said Joseph Bell died on the nineteenth day of June
last past, we also depose & say that Lucy Buell of said
St. Barrington is the widow of said Joseph Bell deceased
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our name the ┃
fifth day
of February, in the year of an Lord one thousand
eight hundred & thirty three
Abraham
Ebenezer
Berkshire SS.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
February 5th 1833. Then the above named Abraham Ebenezer Chadwick personally appeared & made oath that the
foregoing & above affidavit by them subscribed was true
Before me Egbert Garfield Justice of the peace

I Egbert B Garfield the above named Justice of the Peace certify
that I am well acquainted with the above named Abraham Seely & Ebeneezer Chadwick for many years & that their statement
under oath is worthy of credit
Egbert G Garfield

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss.
I, Henry W. Bishop Register of the
Court of Probate in & for said County do hereby
certify that Egbert B. Garfield before whom
the foregoing deposition was taken is one of the
Justices of the Peace within & for said County
duly & regularly appointed & that I am well
acquainted with his hand writing & have
no doubt that the signature annexed to said deposition is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court
this fifth day of March AD 1833
Henry W. Bishop Register of the
Court of Probate
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
1921, Jan. 11 - Hist. to F. C. Bissell
1925 July 9 - hist. to Mrs R S. Brown MCS

File No. 14408
Lucy Buell
Widow of
Joseph Buell
Pri Rev War
Act: March 3rd 1843
Index : Vol A, Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Berkshire Joseph Buell
Payable semi-annually... the first payment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, at the States Branch Bank Boston. 
Recorded
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United Stated, of the 18th of March, 1818, Joseph Buel late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 27th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 26th day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
JC Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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Mass - Act 1838 - No 6519.
Lucy Buell, widow of Joseph
Let to Hon G. N. Briggs
31 Dec '39

Act '38
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State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Harford
Dec 3rd 1920
U.S. Pension Office
Please send military record of Joseph Buell, a Conn. Pensioner of 1818, but residing in Massachusetts.
Respectfully,
F.C. Bissell
Dep. Compr.
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North Westchester, Conn.
May 12 1925.
United States Pension Office,
Washington.

Gentlemen-
Will you please send me the revolutionary record of Joseph Buell 1818 Massachusetts?
Yours very truly,
Mrs. R.S. Brown.
[stamped] U.S. Pension Office May 13 1925
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 10
this
1821
In reply to your request of
received
for a statement of the military history of Joseph Bell
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Mar. 1777 to

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Sept. 1778.

RANK.
Prt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. Josiah Stoddard
COLONEL. Elisha Sheldon 

STATE. Cont Dragons

Battles engaged in, Brandywine
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 
East Weathersfield, Conn

Date of application for pension
Apl 28, 1818. cl al

Residence at date of application
Tyringham, Berkshire Co. Mass

Age at date of application
G. Aug 3, 1758, June 19, 1838 in Barrington, Mass.

Remarks: 
He mar Oct 4, 1780 in Amenia NY Lucy Pickett G. Aug 1, 1759
She was al. pension, as of Nov. 12, 1839 while residing in Tyringham, Mass: 
Children - John G. May 11, 1781; 
Mary G. Mar. 1783; 
Lucy G, July 1, 1785, 
Juliet H. G. Aug 21, 1788, 
Huldah G. Aug 30, 1790 or Nov. 1 1797. 
Joseph Case G. Mar 28, 1793, 
Samuel G. Feb. 25, 1795, 
Abigail G. Mar 28, 1798,
Eliza G. Feb 22 1802. 
Respectfully Commissioner.