Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,571, Peter Farnam, Conn.
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Conn.     Farnam, Peter     W. 25571
                            Sylvia
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680
Connecticut
Sylvia Farnam
widow of Peter Farnam Cont
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars -----
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
14 day of July 1848
and sent to Henry Fowler, Hartford, Ct.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 282 Vol. 1


Reptd
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Doc. M G

Andoer Ct
June 18th}                 18 3/4

Dr. W. H. Rockwell
Brattleboro
Vermont
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State of Connecticut
District of Hebron ss.}

On this 17th day of June Anno Domini 1845, personally appeared before the Probate Court of the District aforesaid Sylvia Farnam a resident of Brattleboro of the county of Windham & State of Vermont, aged seventy nine years; who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows," and the acts of supplementary thereto passed March 3d 1843, and June 17th 1844. that she is the widow of Peter Farnam who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, in Captain Ebenezer Fletcher's company, and Col.  Canfield's regiment of Connecticut Militia; that he served at a place called HorseNeck in the town of Greenwich (Con.) from April to November 1778 about seven months.

She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Fanam on the 24th day of May in the year 1787, that her husband the aforesaid Peter Farnam died on the 8th day of February in the year 1817, 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
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four, viz. at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before said court.

Sylvia Farnam

In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and fix the seal of said Court at Hebron in said District this seventeenth day of June A.D. 1845

Abner Hender Judge of Probate

State of Connecticut
Hebron Probate District} ss.
I Lucius J Hinder Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hebron, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Sylvia Farnam for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Hebron, this seventeenth day of June Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty five.

Lucius J Hinder Clerk
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I Maria F Rockwell of Brattleboro in the county of Windham and State of Vermont being duly sworn do depose testify and say that I am the Daughter of Peter Farnam late of Salisbury in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, that from my earliest recollection I saw recorded in the family Bible of the said Peter Farnam the marriage of my said Father & Sylvia Fletcher his wife now the widow Sylvia Farnam, that I have always been familiar with this record, and last saw it in April or May 1844. the following is an exact copy of that record in said family bible [unk]
"Peter Farman was born at Wellingworth Feby 7th 1756
Sylvia Fletcher born at Simsbury Feby 15, 1766
they were married May 24, 1787"
I further depose and say that peter Farnam aforesaid died February 8, 1817.

Maria F Rockwell

State of Vermont
Windham ss.} Brattleboro June 24, 1845
Personally appeared the above named Maria F. Rockwell, to me personally known as a person of truth and veracity and made solemn oath that the above deposition was here subscribed [unk] the [unk].
Before me Asa Keyes Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
Newfane June 28th AD 1845

I certify that Asa Keyes is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission bears date October 31st 1844 and will expire on the 30th day of November 1845 & that his signature within written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand & affix the Seal of said Court the day & year first above written.

Attest- Marshall Miller, Clerk
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THE NEW
TESTAMENT
OF OUR
JESUS CHRIST,
WITH 
ARGUMENTS
PREFIXED TO THE DIFFERENT BOOKS;
AND MORAL AND THEOLOGICAL
OBSERVATIONS
ILLUSTRATES EACH CHAPTER:
COMPSED BY
The Reverend Mr. OSTERVALD
Professor of Divinity, and One of the Ministers of the Church of Neuschatel in Swisserland.
TRANSLATED AT THE DESIRE OF, AND RECOMMENDED BY,
THE SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

EDINBURGH
Printed by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His Majesty's Printers, and fold by James Gillies, Bookfeller, Glascow. MDCCXCVII
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Peter Farnam was born at Killingsworth Feby 7, 1756
Silvia Fletcher was born at Salisbury Feby 15th 1766
Peter Farnam & Silvia Fletcher were married May 24th 1787
Lorra Farnam was born on Tuesday August 14th 1792
Eliza an intended name for a Daughter born Feby 23 1795 & died the 17th of March following, 3 weeks & 1 day old
Osmund Peter Farnam was born July 4, 1796
Maria Farnam was born July 10, 1799
Osmond P. Farnam was born Sept 18, 1800
Peter Kirtland Farnam was born August 25th 1804 on Tuesday
Laura Farnam and Chauncey Booth were married Nov 16th 1815
Peter DFarnam died Feby 8th 1817, aged 61 years & one day
Maria Farnam and Andrew Chapin were married May 20th 1819
Andrew Chapin died at Wolcott, Wayne Co, NY Feby 4th 1826 aged 30 years and 10 months
Kirtland P Farnam was married to Adeline Adams of Rochester February 27th 1828 on Wednesday, and died the 7th of September following at Binghamton BY aged 24
Adeline P Farnam died at Rochester Sept 1833
Maria Rutland Farnam (only child of Rutland P and Adeline Farnam) died at Brattleboro Vt. Sept 24th 1843 aged 14 years & 9 months
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Doct No 3




Farnam, Peter
(Conn) W- 25571
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I Eunice Cleaveland of Salisbury in the county of Litchfield in the state of Connecticut of lawful age, being duly cautioned and sworn do depose and say that I am a sister of the late Peter Farnam late of said Salisbury deceased and that according to the best of my recollection it is now fifty seven years last May since the marriage of the said Peter Farnam with Sylvia Fletcher, now the widow Sylvia Farnam. I was present at the marriage which was celebrated in said Salisbury in the month of May 1787. I also depose and say that I recollect well the death of the said Peter Farnam, which event took place in said Salisbury in the month of February AD 1817, and further the deponent saith not. Dated at Salisbury this 4th day of February 1845.

Eunice Cleaveland

State of Connecticut
County of Litchfield} ss. Salisbury February 4th 1845
Personally appeared Eunice Cleaveland the subscriber to the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me.

John H Hubbard Justice of the Peace

Litchfield County ss. Salisbury Sept. 6th 1845
This certified that I am personally acquainted with Eunice Cleaveland who subscribed the above deposition in my presence and that before and at the time she subscribed said deposition she sustained and at all times since has sustained a good character for truth and veracity.

John H Hubbard Justice of Peace
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 25571
Sylvia Farnam
wid. of
Peter Farnam
Priv Rev. war

Act: Feb 2d 1848

Index:- Vol. a, Page 228

[Arrangement of 1870]
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FARNAM, PETER
(CONN.) W- 25571
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT
LITCHFIELD COUNTY,} ss. Litchfield

I Douglas Watson Assistant Clerk of the COUNTY COURT of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John H. Hubbard Esq of Salisbury in said County was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County at the time of signing the annexed certificate, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer OATHS and to take acknowledgements of DEEDS, And that his commission was dated on the 4th day of June A.D. 1844 and expire on the 20th day of June, A.D. 1845 & that he still is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned as aforesaid, his commission being dated on the 11th day of June 1845 & will expire on the 20th day of June 1846 and I further certify that said Justice is personally known to me & that his signature to the accompanying instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 20th day of August A.D. 1845

Douglas Watson
Assistant Clerk
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7383
Connecticut
Sylvia Farnam,
widow of Peter Farnam,
who was a private,
in the Connecticut line.

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

Certificate of Pension issued the
28 day of Oct: 1845
and sent to W. H. Rockwell
Brattleboro
Vermont

[Act of March 3, 1843]
    & 17 June, 1844

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2  Page 52
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9699
Connecticut
Sylvia Farnam
widow of Peter Farnam
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 8 February 1817
of Hebron in the State of Ct.
who was a private in the compy
commanded by Captain Fletcher of the
              commanded by Col. Canfield in
the Connecticut line for 9 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 30 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of
October, 1845 and sent to W. H.
Rockwell, Brattleboro, Vt.

Total amount      $150.00

[Act June 7, 1838]

Recorded by W M Stewart Clerk;
Book D  Vol. 1  Page 81
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No 12126
Sylvia Farnum
widow of Peter
Con
act 7 July 1838
admd 9 mo priv
$30.00 per an

admd act 3 March 1843
and 17 June 1844
$30.00 per an

W. H. Rockwell
Brattleboro
Vt
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12126
Sylvia Farnam
Con:
act 7 July 38
married in 1787
husband died Feby 8, 1817

Cap Fletcher Col
Canfield $9 mo
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Hon. James L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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Brattleboro Vt. July 5, 1845

Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions}

Sir

I forward to your the enclosed documents, praying for a pension for Mrs. Sylvia Farnam, widow of the late Pete Farnam of Salisbury, Ct. Until the death of her husband, they both lived in the said Town of Salisbury (Ct.). She has but two children, one is my wife, Maria F. Rockwell of this place, & the other Mrs. Laura F. Booth, wife of Rev. Chauncey Booth, Coventry, Ct. She resides alternately with both of them. This will account for her affadavit being taken in the District of Hebron which includes the town of Coventry Ct.
We hope we have procured all of the necessary writings.
By document No. 1 we show that Capt. Fletchers company served seven months in the year 1779.
By document No. 2 we show that the said Peter Farnam was a member of his company through that term of service. By the same document we show that the aforesaid Sylvia Farnam is the widow of the said Peter Farnam.
By document No. 3 we show that the said Peter Farnam was married to the said Sylvia Farnam in the month of May 1787. And
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by the same document we show that he died February 1817.
By document No. 4 we show that they were married May 24th 1787 & that the said Peter Farnam died Feb. 8th 1817.
By document No. 5 we show that his marriage was not recorded in the town records of Salisbury where he was married, nor in the ecclesiastical records of that town.
By document No. 6 we show her declaration.
I could only add that the said Sylvia Farnam needs the pension to procure the necessary comforts for her old age, & I trust her petition will be granted, & as in duty bound will forever pray &c.

I am Sir with great respect you obedient servant

W. H. Rockwell
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Pension Office
August 20th 1845

Sir,

The papers in the case of Sylvia Farnham have been examined, and are herewith returned for due authentication and a certificate of the credibility of the witness.
The original family register should be severed from the Bible and forwarded to this Office with the return of her papers.
The service of nine hereby is allowed.

I am, very respectfully, your obt servt

J. L. Edwards

W. H. Rockwell, Esq
Brattleboro
Vermont
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I hereby testify that I was well acquainted with the late Peter Farnam of Salisbury, Connecticut. We were nearly of the same age. The said Peter Farnam served in the revolutionary war, in the year 1779, under Captain Ebenezer Fletcher, at a place called Horseneck in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, during the whole time that the said Capt. Ebenezer Fletchers company was on service.
Col. Samuel Canfield was the Colonel of the Regiment with which the said Capt. Fletchers company was connected.
Mrs. Sylvia Farnam of Brattleboro, Vermont, is the widow of the said Peter Farnam of Salisbury, Connecticut. She was the only wife of the said Peter Farnam.

Daniel St John

State of Con.- Hartford City of Hartford 19th Dec 1844
Personally appeared Daniel St John signer of the above instrument & made oath that the facts, therein contained are true, before me.

Oliver E Williams
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State of Connecticut
Office of Secretary of State}

I hereby certify that at a session of the General Assembly holden at New Haven on the first Wednesday of May AD 1844, Oliver E. Williams Esq was duly appointed & commissioned a Justice of the peace in & for the county of Hartford. That his commission will expire on the 20th day of June AD 1845, and that I believe the foregoing to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of sd State at Hartford this 19th day of December A.D. 1844

Danl P. Tyler
Secretary of State
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The reputation of the aforesaid Daniel St John Esq, for truth and veracity, is so far as I know & believe, unexceptionale.
Hartford Con. Sept 6th 1845
Oliver E Williams
Justice of the Peace
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I Maria F Rockwell of Brattleboro in the county of Windham and State of Vermont of the age of forty six [illedgible] recovery  [illedgible] swears aspace and illedgible] I am the daughter of Peter Farnam and Sylvia Farnam his wife- [illedgible I resided at home
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One Album leaf was attached to this deposition in [illedgible] of Maria F Backneve 
Asa Keyes Justice of the piece by my hand and seal
Asa Keyes Justice of the piece.

State if Vermont Windham County Court Clerks office Newpane September 25th Ad 1845
I Marshall Miller Clerk of said Court certify Stead Asa Keyes is a Justice of the Peace within afor said county, duly commissioned & qualified that his commission rears date October 31st 1844 and office expire on the 30th day of November 1845 and that his signatures herunto written are genuine,
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court the day & year print above written
Attest Marshall Miller Clerk
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford Conn 6 Aug, 1844
On application for evidence of the service of Peter Farnam in the war of the Revolution I have examined the documents remainig in the office relating to that war and certify as follows,  
That I have found no Payroll Of Cap Ebenezer Fletcher Company in which he is said to have served" But is "Haskells Receipts" under head of.
"The United States Dr to the State of Connecticut for sundry expenditory for the service and expense of Troops stationed at Greenwich# for for the defense of said state." Find the name of Catain Ebenezer Fletcher amongst the officers mentioned as serving at that port and as rendering and acct "'for the pay of a man ommitted in his payroll" L 1.10.11t the amt of his Payroll is not here mentioned. And Col Samuel Canfield is also mentioned in this list of officers serving at Greenwich.  The date of the entry (which is supposed to be the time of rendering the acct) is 21 Feb 1781 but time where the serivce is rendered is not mentioned.
And again in "Haskells Receipts" under head of Militia Serice from April to Novermber 1779 Capt Ebenezer Fletcher is entered and the amt of his Payroll stated as L4050.8.9 competed Value L262.1.4
I also certify that the name of Peter Farnam has not been found in this office.
A Carrington, Comptroller
#Horse Neck is in the Town of Greenwich
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State of Connecticut C Hartford
September 5 1845
I hereby certify that on the 6th day of August 1844 the Hon Alijah Carrington was, to that he still is Comptroler of public accounts of the State of Connecticut and that the signature / A Carrington) affixed to the written certificate is his genuine signature is hand writing'
James Dixon MC
Document No 1
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Doc no 5
Mr  W H Rockwell MC
Brattleboro Vt
[Postmark] Litchfield Conn [date illedgible]
Herman Smith
Memb Elect to the 29th congress
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Doc no 5
Mr  W H Rockwell MC
Brattleboro Vt
[Postmark] Litchfield Conn [date illedgible]
Herman Smith
Memb Elect to the 29th congress
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State of Connecticut
County of Litchfield Fr Salisbury Jany 27th 1845

I Roger Averill of said Salisbury of lawful age depose and say that I am [illedgible] of the town of Salisbury and I am in my possession of the books records and papers belonging to said town and I have made a faithful examination and search among the same for the record of the marriage of Peter Farnam and Sylvia Fletcher said to Lan Tatum place in said town about the year 1790 and from such examination and search I have been unable to find any record of said marriage and [illedgible] that I have reason to believe and do believe that no such record was made a if made that its [illedgible]and now exists upon the books and papers belonging to Mr  [illedgible] office and further deposnet said not.
Roger Averill [illedgible]of SAlisbury
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I Adam Reid of Salisbury in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut of lawful age as depose and say that I am Pastor of the Congregational Church in Said Salisbury and have the records and papers of said church in my possesion adn that I have examind the same for the purpose of finding a record of the marriage of Peter Farnam and Sylvia Flescher  said I Fran Tatem [illedgible] in said Salisbury about the year 1790 and also for the purpose of finding a record of the death of said Farnam said than around in said Salisbury & from such examination I have been unable to find any record of such marriage or death among the records or papers of said church and further [ illedgible]

[new transciption]
State of Connecticut
Litchfield county ss. Litchfield
I Douglas Watson Assistant Clerk of the County Court and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John H Hubbard Esquire of Salisbury is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgement of Deeds and that his commission was dated on the 4th day of June AD 1844 and will expire of the 20th day of June 1845 I further certify that I am acquainted with said Justice and that hes signature in the writing to which this is appendice is genuine.
Given under my and and the Seal of said Court this 29th day of January AD 1845
Douglas Watson
Assistant Clerk
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I Adam Reid of Salisbury in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut of lawful age as depose and say that I am Pastor of the Congregational Church in Said Salisbury and have the records and papers of said church in my possesion adn that I have examind the same for the purpose of finding a record of the marriage of Peter Farnam and Sylvia Flescher  said I Fran Tatem [illedgible] in said Salisbury about the year 1790 and also for the purpose of finding a record of the death of said Farnam said than around in said Salisbury & from such examination I have been unable to find any record of such marriage or death among the records or papers of said church and further [ illedgible]
Salisbury Jany 27th 1845
Adam Reid
State of Connecticut
County of Litchfield Salisbury January 27th 1845
Personally appeared Rev Adam Reid this subscriber of the goregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me.
John H Hubbard Justice of Peace
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Litchfield 6th  20th of 1845
I Herman Smith of Litchfield in the county of Litchfield and State of Conn to certify that Roger Averell esq was an [illedgible] where at the date of the within deposition Town Clerk in the town of Salisbury in the county that the Rev Adam Reid was at the timeduly Pastor of the congregational society in said Salisbury & that both afraid but destain an unblemished chain of acts for attitude and truth,
Herman Smith
Memg Elect to the 29th Congress

Doc. No. 5
H Rockwell MC
Brattelboro 
vt
[Postmark] Litchfield Conn [date illedgible]

Check fee 50c
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Brattleboro Sept 26th 1845
Dear Sir
I herewith return you the papers in the case of Mrs Sylvia Farnam. I have endeavored to have every paper duly authenticated, according to your request.  I trust I have succeeded
With great respect
Your obt servant
Wm. H Rockwell
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S Farnam
AD 
7383
Admitted
H. Fowler
Hartford
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Declaration in Order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 6 February 1818 entitled and act making further provisions for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution.
State of Connecticut
County of Tolland
On this 23rd day of May 1848 personally appeared before me a magistrate in said county aforesaid Sylvia Farnam a resident of Coventry n the County of Tolland and the State of Connecticut aged 82 years who being first duly sworn according to law do then her oath makeeth thee following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by 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 Peter Fanam who was a private in the militia  in the Army of the Revolutio, that she rec'd a pension under the act of June 17 1844 at a rate of Thirty Dollars per annum She further declared that she is still a widow, sorn to and subscribed on the  day and year above written.  Sylvia Farnam
Beforre me Edward G Huntington Justice of the Peace.
I hereby Certify that the above Declared  is personally know to me to be the Widow of Peter Farnam and the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the foregoing declaration
Edward G Huntington 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 Edward G Huntington is and since the 20th day of June last past hath been a Justice of the Peace" within and for the County of tolland in said state duly appointed and commissioned having full power and authority by the laws of said state to take the Acknowledgement 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 Edward G HuntingIn 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my and and affixed the Seal of Said State at Hartford the 8th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.
John O Robertson
Secretary of State