Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,434, John Abbott, Conn.
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(3 -- 1776)
SERVICE
Conn

Abbott, John
Tarbox, Temperance
NUMBER.   29
W. 22434
Former widow.
CONTENTS
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4551
Massachusetts
Temperance Tarbox
widow of John Abbott
Conn
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
24 Dollars 44
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
26 day of Mch 1849 and sent to
2
Schiel Abbott
Westfield
Mass
Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 165 vol. 2
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I Alexander Abbott of Tolland in the County
of Tolland aged 69 years testify that I was present when John Abbott 
late of Tolland deceased
in the year 1780 & Temperance Baker who were then married brought the sd Temperance home as his wife
I lived the with said John & he ever afterwards and
with the Temperance as his wife-- the said John who was
my brother died in the year 1814 & the said Temperance
afterwards married Jonathan Tarbox who died
the 4 day of January 1837 and the said Temperance
has ever since remained a widow-
Alexander Abbot
Tolland County Ss  Tolland Conn Sept 26th 1838
Personally appeared Jedediah Amidon Solomon
Eaton Asa Fenton & Alexander Abbot whose names
are affixed to the foregoing depositions and 
severally made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed and I certify
that they are all credible witnesses-
Before me Elisha Stearns Justice of peace
John Abbot & Temperance Baker both of Tolland were married
April the twentieth day Seventeen hundred eighty A true copy of
record except the dates is in figures instead of letters
Attest Oliver R. Isham Town Clerk

Sworn to & subscisted Tolland 
Sept 27 1838
Before me Elisha Stearns Justice of Peace
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the 3d Section of the act of 4 July 1836 and the 1st Section of the act of 3 March 1837 and of the Act of July 1838
State of Connecticut
County of Tolland
Ss Tolland Sept 26 1838
On this 26 day of Sept 1838 personally appeared before a Special County Court for said County holden at
Tolland in said County by Elisha Stearns Judge of said Court Temperate Tarbox a resident of said Tolland aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
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declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836 &  the act explanatory of said act passed March 3 1837 and the act of 7 July 1838 that she was married to John Abbott who was a private soldier in the revolutionary war and served as this declarant verily believes & has often heard him say a tour of duty in the year 1775 at Roxbury in a militia Regiment as by the foregoing Pensioner appearing She further declares that she was married
to the said John Abbott on the 20" day of April 1780 the year seventeen hundred and eighty, that her husband the said John Abbott died the 4th day of May 1814 that she was
afterwards married to Jonathan Tarbox who died 4 day of January 1837 and she has ever since remained a widow
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
above written
Before said Court
Temperance Tarbox
Jeremiah Parish-
Clerk

State of
Connecticut
County of Tolland
S.S. County Clerks office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the Courts inTSolland
County do certify that Elisha Stearns Esq of Tolland is a Justice of Peace within sd Tolland County duly appointed and acting in sd Capacity-- That his commission now in this office bears date the 26th day of May
1838 and will continue untill the 20th day of June 1839 also that the
signature to the within certificate purporting to
the certificate of sd Justice Stearns is genuine
-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and the seal of County at Tolland this
27th day of September AD 1838
Jeremiah Parish Clerk
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I Jedidiah Amidon of Ashford in the County
of Windham & State of Connecticut aged 85 years testify that I served as a soldier in the revolutionary war at Roxbury near Boston in the year 1775 and well remember that John Abbott late of Tolland in Tolland County deceased was also a soldier in the same service at the same time and place and I believe I was once on guard with him - he belonged to or different regiment from myself and I can not tell who commanded it or the company to which he belonged but I was acquainted with Capt Solomon Willis of said Tolland who then commanded a Company there - I was there in the service aforesd the term of six months and believe that said Abbott was there the same time and am confident that the said Capt Willis
company was there in said serve six
months
Jebah Amidon
I Soloman Eaton of Ellington in the County
of Tolland late of said Tolland aged 80 years
certify that I was a soldier in the revolutionary
war and served in the year 1775 at Roxbury
in a Regiment commanded at first by Col
Spencer & afterwards by Col. Wyllys in a Company commanded by Major Eno and was well acquainted with John Abbott then of said Tolland living in the same town with him and know that he served at the same time & place and in the same Regiment. he belonged to a Company commanded by Col then Capt Solomon Willes of said Tolland that this sd [said] Regiment was in the service there six months, that I and the said Albbott both enlisted in said service
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in the month of May 1775 for said term
of six months and that we boh served
out said term in said Regiment and
were regularly discharged at the expiration
thereof
I further testify that I know that the
widow Temperance Tarbox was married
to the said John Abbott in the month of
April 1780. I was myself at said wedding
I also know that the said Albott has been
dead many years
Solomon Eaton
I Asa Fenton of Willington in the County of
Tolland aged 90 years testify that I was a soldier in the revolutionary war and served at Roxbury in year 1775 according to my recollection eight months. I enlisted in said Willington which is an adjoining town to the town of Tolland in a
company commanded by Capt Solomon Willes
of Tolland in April or May 1875 for term of
seven months and said company remained
in said section one month after the term
of enlistment expired - The Regiment
was commanded by Col. afterwards Gen
Spencer, John Abbott of said town of Tolland
belonged to the same Company and served
for the same time no one left the
Company till it was discharged and the
Company was not discharged till the expiration
of the eight months-
I recollect being in the same
mess with said Abborr
Asa Fenton
his X mark
Witness 
Jon R Flynt
Elisha Henry
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January 20, 1982
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. E.H. Sefort
182 N Prairie Street
Galesburg
Illinois

Dear Madam

Reference is made to your letter of December 27th, addressed
to the Adjutant General, War Department, this city, and transmitted
to this office with two inclosures.

You request the record of John Abbott who served in the Revolution and the record of Captain Oren Hudson Abbott who served in the Civil War.

The data which follow are obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 22434, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Abbot or Abbott.       

While living in Tolland, Connecticut, he enlisted May 7, 1775,
served as private in Captain Solomon Willes' Company in Colonels
Spencer and Wyllys' Second Connecticut Regiment and was discharged
December 17, 1775.

He married April 20 or 21, 1780, Temperance Baker.
He died May 4, 1814, in Tolland, Connecticut.
His widow, Temperance, married December 27, 1821, Jonathan Tarbox, and he died January 2, 1836, or January 4, 1937.
On account of the Revolutionary War service of John Abbot or Abbott, Temperance Tarbox was allowed pension on her application executed September 26, 1838, at which time she was living in Tolland, Connecticut, aged seventy-six years.
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Alexander Abbott, brother of the soldier, was living in Tolland, Connecticut in 1837, aged sixty nine years.
In 1843, Temperance Tarbox stated that she was then visiting at the home of her son in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts,
but she did not state his name. One Jehiel Abbott (signed as Abbett) was Justice of Peace in Westfield, Massachusetts, in 1847, relation to soldier not given.
Your letter has been forwarded to the proper division for reply in regard to Oren Hudson Abbott who served in the Civil War.

Very Truly Yours,
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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1932. Jan. 20, Hist to Mrs
E. H. Seifert MC
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22434
Temperance Tarbox
Wid of
John Abbott
Priv Rev War

Act Feb. 2d 1/48

Index: Vol. M, Page 279
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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4739
Massachusetts
Temperance Tarbox, who was
widow of John Abbott
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 24 Dollars 44
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
29th day of Jan. 1844
and sent to W. G. Bates
Westfield Mass
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 55,
Rep.
let to Hon G Ashman Mar 1846.
Let to J. Abbott
Decr 4th '47
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Connecticut 69.67
Temperance Tarbox, formerly
widow of John Abbott
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 4th May 1814
of Tolland Co. in the State of Connecticut
who was a Private in the company
commanded by Captain Wool of
the regt commanded by - in 
the con line for 7 months & 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of
24 - Dollars & 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 25
day of
January 1843 and sent to Elisha Stearns
Esq. Tolland, Connecticut
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $118.20
Semi-annual allowance ending
[Act July 7, 1838].
& 23. August, 1862
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 1 Page 214
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Reported
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2101
Temperance Tarbox
former widow of 
John Abbot
Con
act 7. July 38
& [illg] reson  16 Aug 42
Admd
7 mos 10 dy/an
Elisha Stearns Esq
MS Tolland Con.

2101 CR Oct 7
7 July 1838
Temperance Tarbox
Tolland C
Sept 27
X
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2101
Temperance Tarbox
former widow of
John Abbot
Con
act 7. July 38
& [illg] reson 16 Aug 42
Admd
7 mos 10 dy/an
Elisha Stearns Esq
MS Tolland Con.

2101 CR Oct 7
7 July 1838
Temperance Tarbox
Tolland C
Sept 27
X
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Tolland Conn Sept 27 1838
James L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions

Sir
I enclose the
application of Temperance Tarbox for a
pension & hope for a speedy decision upon it
May I again call your attention to the
application of the widow Hyde and
also of widow Crooker [illeg] some time
since
Very Respectfull[y]
yours 
Elisha Stear [Stearns]
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3484 Cb  Dec 3
3485 
7 July 38
Waldo & Philips

Tolland Ct
Nov 30
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
Free
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3484 Cb Dec 3
3485
7 July 38
Waldo & Philips

Tolland Ct
Nov 30
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Free
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Tolland Conn Nov 30 1838
J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Sir
I enclose you
the pension applications of the under
Hannah Waldo and the widow Mary Phillips
please inform me as soon as convenient of
your action upon them
Very Respectfully
Your Obd Servt
Elisha Stearns
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Jan. 7 1841
Jmats
Case
Tarbox
HmlO B Calhoun
HR
J L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
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Jan. 7 1841
Jmats
Case
Tarbox
HmlO B Calhoun
HR
J L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
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Washington
H of R
Jan 7
Sir
There is an application, made [illeg]
a year or so ago, by a Mrs Tarbox of
Cont.  for a person as widow of a
Revolutionary Soldier
Will you be good enough to inform
me whether that application has been
adjudicated upon; and, if any, what the
objections to it were
Respectfully
Your Observnt
W B Callhoun
J. L. Edwards Esq
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Tolland Con Sept 20 1842
J L Edwards Esq
Sir
Will you please to
forward me the papers in the petition
of Temperance Tarbox formerly widow of John Abbot for a pension
Very Respectfully
Yours Elisha Stearns
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Service of John Abbott
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Comptroller's Office
Hartford Ct
30th Nov 1842
I certify
that on application for evidence
of the service of John Abbot, a soldier of the
Revolution, I find on "A Pay Roll of the Co in
the 2d Regt raised by order of the Genl Afsembly [Assembly]
1775, then is the following entry viz
"John Abbot, time of enlistment 7th May time
discharged &c 17 Dec 7 months & 10 days in
severe [service]"
Gideon Willis Comptr
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Temperance Tarbox
Declaration
previously entd. Seeho 2101
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of
Congress of the 7 July 1838 and the 23 August 1842
State of Connecticut Ss Tolland in the County of Tolland

On this 5 day of December 1842 Personally appeared before the Judge of Probate for the District of Tolland in said State Temperance Tarbox a resident of said District in the County aforesd aged Eighty
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 lots of Congress passed July 7 1838 and the 23d of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the revolutionary war That she is the widow of John Abbott who was a private in the revolutionary war and served in the -
Company in the 2d Regt raised by order of the
General Assembly 1775 that he enlisted in said Company 7th May 1775 and served therein 7 months & 10 days & was discharged therefrom the 17 December 1775
that said Company was commanded by Capt Solomon
Wills
She further declares that she was married to the said John Abbott on the twenty first day of April in the year seventeen
hundred and Eighty
that her said husband
the aforesaid John Abbott died on the fourth day of May Eighteen hundred fourteen
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 viz, at the time above stated
she further declares that after the death of the husband aforesaid she was married to Jonathan Tarbox on the twenty
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Seventh day of December Eighteen hundred
twenty one and that he died on the 2 day of January 1836 and that she is still
a widow 
Temperance Tarbox
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
above written before me
Loren P. Waldo Judge of Probate
for the District of Tolland
I the undersigned Clerk of Probate for the District of Tolland State of Connecticut Certify that
Loren P Waldo Esq who has signed the above
declaration as Judge of Probate is Judge of
Probate for the District of Tolland in the
County of Tolland & State of Connecticut and
that the above is his proper signature and
hand writing In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 8 day
of Dec 1842-
Joel R. Arnold Clerk
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Tolland Conn

Dec 8 1842
James L Edwards Esq
Sir 
Herewith I send you
New decln [declaration]  of Temperance Tarbox
the widow John Abbott there being now
in your office a decln [declaration] formerly sent for the same object with document proving
the said marriages & deaths of her
two husbands-- I now send the Certificate
of the Comptroller to prove the service
Showing it to have been of most 10 days
I trust their lane nothing further required
Very Respectfully
Your Obedn Servt
Elisha Stearns
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4850
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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 recd pension under the act of July 7th 1838 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss.
On this sixth day of November AD
1843 personally appeared before the subscriber
Justice of the Peace in afor said County, Temperance
Tarbox a resident of Tolland in the County of Tolland
& State of Connecticut (but now on visit at the
house of her son in Westfield in said County of
Hampden,) aged Eighty one 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 pension made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary War. That she is the widow of John Abbott late of said Tolland
who was a private & served in the Revolutionary war as is stated in the declaration of
this declarant now in the Pension office &
on which a pension of $24.44 per annum
was granted to her for five years. She further
declares that she is still a widow
Temperance Tarbox
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPDEN, ss.
I, RICHARD BLISS, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of
Hampden, do certify, that William G. Bates
Esquire, whose signature is
affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Bates
and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth,
day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Rich Bliss
Clerk.
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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 recd pension under the act of July 7th 1838 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss.
On this sixth day of November AD
1843 personally appeared before the subscriber
Justice of the Peace in afor said County, Temperance
Tarbox a resident of Tolland in the County of Tolland
& State of Connecticut (but now on visit at the
house of her son in Westfield in said County of
Hampden,) aged Eighty one 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 pension made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary War. That she is the widow of John Abbott late of said Tolland
who was a private & served in the Revolutionary war as is stated in the declaration of
this declarant now in the Pension office &
on which a pension of $24.44 per annum
was granted to her for five years. She further
declares that she is still a widow
Temperance Tarbox
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Wm G Bates
Justice of the Peace
Attest Jehiele Abbott
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Hon J L Edwards
Commis of Pensions &c
Washington City D.C.
4850 Nov 18 '43
Tempr Tarbox
March 30/43
Mass
$24.44 per annum
W.G. G. Bates
Westfield MassWestfield MSS
Nov 15
Free
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4850 Nov 18 '43
Tempr Tarbox
March 30/43
Mass
$24.44 per annum
W.G. G. Bates
Westfield MassWestfield MSS
Nov 15
Free
Hon J L Edwards
Commis of Pensions &c
Washington City D.C.
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Westfield Nov 14. 1843
Sir
I send the enclosed declaration
of Mrs Tarbox. I have the certificate of the
marriage, but I have thought that you
have the widow of that fact on the files, it would be unnecessary to send it 
If further evidence is wanted will you 
be good enough to appraise me
The cases of the widows Noble are in
your hands, & they are anxious about 
the money
I am with respect Yr st
Wm G Bates

Hon J. L. Edwards
Comd of Pensions
Washington City
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House of Representatives
March 20. 1846
Dear Sir
I enclose you a letter from
Hon Jehiel Abbott asking for certain
information
-
Can your Office furnish it?
I wrote you yesterday & intended
to enclose this letter of Mr Abbot, but finding
it in my desk I fear that
I with
sent you the wrong
document or milled
to enclose any
Yours Truly
Geo: Ackerman
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Nov 23 47
Enyin
Temperance Tarbox
Hon J L Edwards
Commifs of Pensions
Pension Office
City of Washington
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Hon J L Edwards
Commifs of Pensions
Pension Office
City of Washington
Nov 23 47
Enyin
Temperance Tarbox
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Westfield Mass Nov. 19th 1847
To J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions.
Will you
please to inform me, the particular Service
proved by Temperance Tarbox, & having been
performed by her late husband John Abbott
and for which she now receives a Pension, under the
Act of June 17th 1844 for continuing the Pensions of certain widows. It is probably
all embraced in her certificate on file, a copy
of which I should much desire
I wish to ascertain the number of Co. & Reg
with the names of the commanders of each
& the length of time he served
If there are in the Office spare copies of
Acts of Congress of July 7th 1838 of March 3d 1843
and of June 1844, the first granting & the latter
continuing "pensions to certain widows" I would
be obliged for copies of the same
yours 
Respectfully
Jehiel Abbott
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An act
making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Hampden COUNTY,
ss.
On this twenty eighth day of November 1848, personally appeared
before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
Temperance Tarbox a resident of
Westfield in the County of Hampden aforesaid aged Eighty six & 11/12 years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to
widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of
John Abbot
who was a resident of and
who was a
private
in the War of the Revolution
and is the identical person who drew a pension
under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband
aforesaid, at the rate of
twenty four dollars and 
forty four cents per annum. She afterwards married Jonathan Tarbox now deceased.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Temperence Tarbox

Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written,
Before me, Jehiel Abbott
Justice of the Peace
In presence of
Dwight Y Hubbard
I Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner,
as she declares.
Jehiel Abbott
Justice of the Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Hampden County, Ss
I, Rich Bliss Clerk of the Judicial
Courts of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
Jehiel Abbott Esquire
is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas, this twenty eighth
day of November 1848
Rich Bliss
CLERK.
Forward it to Jas. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner
of Pensions Washington
DC
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Westfield Mass

February 19th 1849

Sir
Will you have the goodness, to
forward me, at this place; the necessary
Certificate & papers, to enable the subscriber to the within declaration, to obtain
her pension.
J. L. Edwards
Jehiel Abbott