Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,872, Ithurel Hart, Conn.
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Conn.
Hart, Ithurel
S. 15, 872
carded
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22.823

Connecticut
Ithurel Hart of Bristol in the State of connecticut who was a Private in the Conn command by Captain Curtiss of the Regt commanded by Coln Enos in the Conn troops for 11 mos.

Inscribed in the Roll of Conn - at the rate of 36 dollars 66 cents per annu to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension final the 14th day of Nov 1833 and Lanz L. Whiteman Farmington Con

Arrears is the 4th of Sept '33 $91.66
Semi-anu. allowance ending 4th Mar '34 18.33
$109.99

Pentionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by C. Laurie
Book E. Vol. 3 Page 20
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Ithurel Hart
Simple pension
no. 1204
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County
Farmington July 31, 1832

On this 41st day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probation Framington District in Hartford County, now sitting Ithurel Hart a resident of the Town of Bristol in the County and State aforesaid aged 72 years who being just only sworn awarding to law oath on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered into the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated in 
1st = In the month of March 1777, he was drafted from the milita for the term of 2 months into the company commanded by Capt James Stoddard from Farmington with the infranty to Peekskill NY and joined the regiment Gen. McDougal commanded at that fort . During this time he was detached with a party under the general and marched towards Danbury to intercept the British troops on their return from burning that place; he after returned to Peekskill and was discharged at the expiration of the 2 months. 
2nd - Early ini the month of May 1777 he enlisted as a private for the term of 8 months into into a company of State troops commanded by Capt. Peter Curtiss of Col. Roger Enor regiment - marched with the company from Farmington to New Haven, from there to Fairfield and Norwalk from there to Havenmark from there he marched with the comapny through Bedford and Grumpound to Peekskill NY did duty on the Hudson and in Worthington County NY till the expiration of his enlistment and was discharged in the month of January 1778. 
3rd - In the month of September 1779 he was drafted from the militia for a term of 2 months into a company under the command of Capt Ladowick Hotchkiss and his company at Farmington and manned from thence to Norwalk and then joined a battalion commanded by Majr. Ichabod Norton and was stationed then till the expiration of his term and was then discharged. 
He has no documentary and evidence of his service and knows of no reason [capt] Noadiah Woodruff Esq who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or amnesty
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except  the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
In answer to the interrogations propounded he says to this - 
1st He was born in Southington in s.d county on the 15th day of November 1757
2nd His age is seconded in his family bible
3d He was having in that part of Farmington now Bristol when called into service and has resided there ever since
4th Already answered
5th Builders Gen. McDougal he recollects suing Gen Oliver Walcott, Gen Putnam, Gen. Parson and many others regular officers. 
6th He never had a discharge in writing. 
7th that he is generally known in Bristol Farmington and neighboring towns and known much of the people there residing. 
Ithurel Hart

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Whiteman Judge of Probate
Farmington District

I Noadiah Woodruff residing in the town of Farmington in the County and state aforesaid to certify and say that I have been long acquainted  with Ithurel Hart who has subscribed and sworn for the above declaration, that I believe him to be 72 years of age that I know that he was in the service of the United States during the war of the revolution, and served in the manner and for the terms by him above stated in the companies of Captain Stoddard Curtiss and Hotchkiss in the year 1777 - 1778 and 1779 as I was in the service in the same companies at the same time. --
Noadiah Woodruff

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Whitman Judges of Probate
Farmington District

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed application was a revolutionary militia and served as he states; and the court further certifies that Noadiah Woodruff who has signed and
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Sworn of the preceding certificants is a resident of the town of Farmington and a credible person and that his statement in entitled to credit. 
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate
Farmington District

I Henry Nash clerk of the court of probate for the district of Farmington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ithurel Hart for a Pension - and I also certify that Samuel Witman who had affixed his name in his own proper hand writing as above, is Judge of Probate for Farmington District. 
In testimony whereof I have hereby set my hand and seal of office this 2st day of August 1839
Henry Nash Clerk
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Ithurel Hart
declaration copy
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State of Connecticut county of Harford, ss. County Court, holden at Hartford in said County, on the second Tuesday of November 1824.

on this tenth day of November 1824 personally appeared in open court the same court being a court of record for said county having the power of find and imprisonment, Ithurel Hart aged 65 years resident in Bristol in the County of Hatford, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath make the following declaration  of the 1st March 1818 that 2st May 1820 that the said Ithurel of April 1781 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded in the line of the state of Connecticut on the continental establishment until about the last day of March 1782 when he was discharged he has no other evidence of his said service than the  testimony and in pursuance of the al of the 1st May 1821

And the following is an [armwide] inventory of all the property both real personal which I own & provision:  to which add a life estate in a house & three acres of land worth twenty dollars annually
one part of slag $30
One cow 9
seven sheep 6
1 brazz kettle 1.50
12 old chairs 4
2 tables 2
6 perotel plates 1
12 knives & forks 6.50
1 old cart 5
one yoke 1
one sled 1
2 acres & iron wedges 1.75
2 brigs 4
iron tool .75
tea kettle & slider 1
or chains 2
old casks 1.50
shovel & tongs 2
old cockery 1
30.44

I am by occupation a farmer but am almost elderly past labor from age & verify infirmity - my wife Sibil is 61 years of age & unable to do any labor & I am in such indigent circumstances as to stand in need of my country's aid for support [northernt] which since my ability to labor has ceased I must depend  on public or private charity. 
Ithurel Hart
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-ation in order to obtain the permission made by the acts of Congress Hart enlisted for the term of one year on or about the first day ...ded by Captain Gersham Tuttle in the reg.t commanded by Col.o ...ment that he continued to serve in the said corps as a teamster .. from the said service at York Town in the state of virginia & that of Elisha Adams & Elizar Norton herewith transmitted. 

Sworn to and declared by said Ithurel Hart on the tenth day of November 1824 before said Court
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I Thomas Chester Clerk of the County Court in the County of Hartford in Connecticut do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Ithurel Hart did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under on engagement on the continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court. 

And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amounts in the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is seventy five dollars. 
In testimony whereof I have herento set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court on this 25th day of November 1824.

Thomas Chester clerk of said county court
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0. W. and N. Division.    3-525.

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Sur fill 15 872
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Ithurel Hart 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 enlisted or Appointment: 
March 1777
Length of Service: 2 mos. 
Rank: 
Officers under whom service was rendered: 
Captain James Stoddard, Colonel Noadiah Stooker
State: Conn

Dates of enlisted or appointment: 
May 1777
Length of service: 8 mos
Rank: Private
Officers under whom service was rendered: 
Captain Peter Curtiss, Colonel Roger Enos
State: Conn

Dates of enlisted or appointment: Sept. 1779
Length of service: 2 mos
Rank: Private
Officers under whom service was rendered: Captain Ladwick Hotchkiss, Colonel Major Ichabod Norton
State: [blank]

Dates of enlisted or appointment: Feby 15, 1781
Length of service: 11 mos
Rank: [ranst]
Officers under whom service was rendered: Captain Gershom Tuttle & Fisher, Colonel [blank]
State: [blank]

Battles engaged in, [check]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Farmington (now Bristol) Conn.
Date of application for pension, Nov 25, 1824
Residence at date of application, Bristol, Hartford Co. Conn
Age at date of application, B. Southington Conn Nov. 15, 1759.
Remarks: 1824 wife Sibil age 61

103.548-569

Very respectfully,  389.437-513
Commissioner
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15872
INVALID

File no. 15872
Ithurel Hart
Pri Rev War

Act June 7, "32
Index: Vol 1, Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870]

1906 Aug 13. History to Mary F. Martin letter in S. File 15872
Ebenezer Darron
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Ithurel Hart
Claim for Pension
24159

Schedule for Cape Norton deposition
Letter to L. Whitman - Farmington County
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State of Connecticut
Hartford  county 
Farmington November 26, 1832

On this 26th of November 1832 formally appeared in open court before the court of the probate for Famington District in Hartford County said writing Ithurel Hart a resident of the town of Bristol in said County aged 72 years, who being of first only sworn according to the law oath on his oath, make the following declaration in the addition and supplementary & the declaration made by him before said court on the 31st day of July 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7, 1832 -  in - 4th on or about the 15th day of February 1781 he enlisted for continental  army as a private into a company commanded by Capt. Gershom Tuttle, immediately after he by the direction of the Captain drove a team from Farmington Conn to Fishkill in New York and was there attached to a company commanded by Capt. Fisher; remained there sometime, he then by direction of the captain carried a land of baggage to the Hudson river and there remained in service under Capt. Eliha Norton till sometime in the month of January 1782 and was then discharged at Northpoint on this town he enlisted as a soldier but with the understanding that he was to drive a team if ordered to do so and his principal employment was in driving a team as he was ordered - In proof of this service h has had the  deposition of Capt. Norton which he know believes is at  war office and he has the deposition of Gilbert Hart which is hencewith  transmitted  - Which on this form he frequently saw Gen. Washington and many other officer engaged at Yoktown - The reason he idd not state this time of service in his original declaration is that he had not then obtained  the certificate of Gilbert Hart. 

Ithurel Hart
Sworn to and subscribed this 26th day of November 1832
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate 
Famington District
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I Noadiah Woodruff residing in the town of Farmington in the County and State aforesaid supplementary to the certificate by my sworn in the case of Ithurel Hart on the 31st day of July 1832 do certify and say that I have known said hart as therein noted that I know that in the month of March 1777 said Hart was drafted from the militia into a company commanded by Capt James Stoddard of Col. Hoskiss regiment that he marched with the company from Farmington to Peekskill in the State of New York and then joined a regiment commanded by Stooker, Gad Stanley was Leut Colonel- Gen McDougal commanded at the york that during this town he was detached with a party towards Danbury under the General and then returned to Peekskill and was then dischareged after a time of 2 months - I was in the same company with Hart and served with him through this tour - I also know that Hart in the month of May 1777 enlisted as a private in to a company commanded by Capt. Peter Curtiss of Col. Roger Enos regiment for a term of 8 months - that he marched with the company from Farmington to New Haven then through Fairfield and Norwalk to Harnuk; there he marched with the company through Bedford and Compound to Peekskill in New York that he served on the Hudson and in the West Chester County with the expiration of the term of his  enlistment and was then discharged in the month of January 1778. 
Gen. Putman commanded the american troops  on their stations at this time - I was the same company with said Hart during this time --  I also know that the said Hart early in the month of September 1779 was drafted from the militia for a tour of two months with company commanded by Capt. Ladowick Hotchkiss that h marched with the company from Farmington to Norwalk and then joined a battalion commanded by Maj. Ichabod Norton and did the duty of a private there till he was discharged at the end of the term of 2 months - I served in the same company through this tour -- Noadiah Woodruff

Subscribed and sworn to this 24th day of November 1832 and I certify Noadiah Woodruff is a credible person well known to me 
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate
Farmington District
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and the said court do hereby declare this opinion after a further investigation of the matter that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that Noadiah Woodruff who has signed and sworn to the proceeding supplementary certificate is still a resident of the town of Farmington. - the court is also of opinion that the applicant performed the service mentioned in his additional declaration. - The accompanying certificates of the Rev.d David L. Parmelio and Rev.d Henry Stanwood are transmitted and by request of the applicant with a wish that they may have such effect as they are entitled to - 
I have no particular acquaintance with the applicant but understand and believe he sustains a fair character. -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate
Farmington District

I Henry Nash Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Famington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the supplementary proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ithurel hart for a Pension and I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has  affixed his name in his own proper hand writing as above is Judge of Probate for said district. 
In testimony whereof I have herento set my hand and seal of office this 26th day of November 1832.
Henry Nash Clerk
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Henry Stanwood
Certificate of 
Ithurel Hart
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This certifies that I Henry Stanwood of Bristol in the State of Connecticut, Pastor of the Baptis Church in said town, have for several years been personally acquainted with Mr. Ithurel Hart an aged inhabitant of said Bristol, who is reputed to have been a soldier in the revolutionary war of the united states; and that he is to the best of my knowledge a man of unblemished character & of undulated veracity. 
Henry Standwood

State of Connecticut County of Hartford & Bristol Nov 5th 1832 Personally appeared Henry Stanwood the foregoing deponent & made solemn to sincere affirmation that all the facts contained in said deposition on time - 
Before me Charles G. Ives justice of peace
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David L. Parmulus
Certification 
Ithuril Hart
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I David L. Purmelu of Bristol Hartford County and State of Connecticut of lawful age do deposed and say that I am the father of the Congregational church in said terms that from the records of the church it appears that Mr. Ithurel Hart has been a member of it for more than sixteen years [act...] - that he sustains that this time and has sustained since my paternal relation with said church has existed a good standing as a Christian and that his character for veracity is not to my knowledge question in this community and farther this deponent saith not. 
Bristol October 30th 1832. 
David L. Parmelu

State of Connecticu County of Hartfod
Bristol November 2d, 1832
Personally appeared David L. Parmelu the subscriber to the foregoing affidavit and made soelmn oath the same is the truth.
Before me Charles G. Ives Justice of the Peach
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State of New York
County of Madison

I Gilbert Hart of Lenore County aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and says that on an about the 15th day of February 1781. I was knowing to Ithurel Hart enlisting into the service of the limited status continental army he enlisted under Capt. Gersham Tuttle as he presented the orders for enlistment and the said Ithurel Hart served at there time about eleven months in said troops or army of the united states. I enlisted with him at the same time went with him from Farmington in the County of Hartford sate of Connecticut to a place called mount Carmel from there to FishKill, from thence to Yorktown Virginia and was discharged from ther service sometime in January 1782 as near as I can recollect at West POin. I do not recallect the officers under who he served except Norton Fishes Captians and furhter this deponent saith not
Gill bert Hart

Subscribed and swron to before me this 23rd day of July 1832
Daniel Dickey
Justice Peace

I hereby certify that Gilbert Hart the above names person was by me sworn and that I have been acquainted with him personally for eight years and believe him to be a man of undulated veracity of good character and morals. 
July 23rd 1832
Daniel Dickey
Justice Peace
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State of New York
Madison County Clerks office

I Andrew S. Sloan clerk of the said county do certify that Daniel Dickey before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same. One of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and sworn.--
And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this 25th day of July 1832. 

A.S. Sloan clerk
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in relation to the case of Ithurel Hart Ct. 

said paper on file of rejected, Connecticut
under act of 1818

[...illegible] 1777

11 no private
366

L. Whitman Esq. 
Farmington
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Farmington October 30, 1833

Sir - 
I have received yours of the 25th June 1833, in which you say "the person of Ithurel Hart an applicant for a pension have been examined - to substantiate his claim, the deposition of Capt. Norton referred to in the declaration hereto be produced. If it has been forwarded to the department the time and object of trasnmitting is hereto be painted oath" 
To this Mr. Hart says "that in the month of November 1824 he made application through on county court for a pension under the oath of [twentyth] of March 1818 and May 1820 - that the papers were transmitted to me at Washington in the winter after among which near the deposition of Capt Elias Norton". I recollect receiving that winter papers from Mr. Hart and of calling upon you at the pension office with them and having some conversation with you respecting the claim. The claim appeared to be founded upon term service only and you informed me that it had been decided by the deportment that such service did not entitle the applicant to a pension under these oath. This Mr. Calhoun who informed me. Is in my impression that I left the papers at your office; if I did not, I returned them to Mr. Hart, but he cannot find them. I cannot however deem that deposition material at this time as it relates only to the term service of the applicant which he has abandoned as a  ground of claim in the papers now before you; if you whereto be still of opinion that such a thing pays no foundation for a claim under the act of 1832. His papers if I rightly remember, show claim independent of the team service I hope you will make a further examination of the subject and make him an allowance as you think him fairly entitled to. He receives nothing that you may think inconsistent with the rules of the department. 
I am sir yours respectfully
S. Whitman
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de
Ithurel Hart
Peleleois
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State of New York
Oneida County

Gilbert Hart of lawful age testifies &  says that some time in the month of February or the first part of March in the year seventeen hundred eighty one; in the town of Farmington County of Hartford & state of Connecticut, myself & Ithurel Hart enlisted in the revolutionary service, to enlisting orders produced to as by Capt. Gerohom Tuttle; & that the said Ithurel enlisted as an ordinary private soldier for the term of nine, or ten months. & that the said Ithurel was in the course of the aforesaid term, ordered to join the teamsters in that service & accordingly he the said Ithurel did serve as a teamster for some part of the aforesaid term of nine or ten months & further the deponent saith not subscribed & sworn this eleventh day of October eighteen hundred & seventy five before me. 
Asahel Gridely Commissioner 

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford

Bristol November 1st, 1825
I hereby testify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponent Gilbert Hart who recently removed from within a short distance from me into the state of New York and that he is a credible person. 
Charles G. Ives Justice of Peace
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Dudley Hays & Ithurel Hart

Re'd Jany 6, 1826

Hon: E. Phelps
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Sir
Itharel Hart has heretofore presented his petition for a pension, which remains in your office, & noted that for a teamster the law of March 1818  made no provisions, I transmitted the enclosed affidavit to prove that he enlisted as a soldier & not as a teamster. He was ordered by his commanding officer to take charge of a team driving a parteon of the line for which he enlisted. This I think tho obligatory upon him could not change his relation to the army nor excluded him from the benefits of the act under which he claims. 
I transmitted a furlough to Daniel Johnson signed by Wm  Barton a Capt belonging  to the Regiment of which - Mason was Colonel & Ezechiel Chevers was Lt. Col. & I believed of the Massachusetts line. The furlough well shows that he belongs to Barton Company Line.
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The enclosed pension certificate seeams to impart that Hays pension commenced 4th Feb. 1805. Is there an comission; shorted if to be 1805 or 1825? If there has been a mistake evell you have it corrected & the certificate returened? 
H.R. Jan 2, 1824
Yours respectfully
E. Phelps
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Deposition for Ithurel Hart
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Hartford County of Bristol 28th Oct 1824
Personally appeared the within named Elisha Adams and having been duly cautioned made solemn oath that the within deposition is true before me Jared W. Perdu justice of the peach. Justify also that the within named Elisha Adams subscriber to the within deposition is a credible person so for as I am certain information and that this deposition was taken at the request of the petitioner of said Hart before the county court to be Holden at Harford on the second Tuesday of November 1824. the reason of this said deposition is to verify the deponent is resident of the state and will be about at the session of said court. 
Jared W Purdue Justice of the Peace
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Hartford County of Bristol 28th Oct 1824
Personally appeared the within named Elisha Adams and having been duly cautioned made solemn oath that the within deposition is true before me Jared W. Perdu justice of the peach. Justify also that the within named Elisha Adams subscriber to the within deposition is a credible person so for as I am certain information and that this deposition was taken at the request of the petitioner of said Hart before the county court to be Holden at Harford on the second Tuesday of November 1824. the reason of this said deposition is to verify the deponent is resident of the state and will be about at the session of said court. 
Jared W Purdue Justice of the Peace
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That Ithurel Hart of Bristol in Hartford County enlisted in the continental as United States Service in the year 1781 under Capt Gashum Tuttle formerly of said Bristol now here'd in the turning service and remained in said service between nine and ten months and perhaps eleven months and that said Hart's health was seriously impaired by being over heated in the service and that said Hart has never recovered his health from the time h was in said service. That said Hart was enlisted in Gheshise in New Haven county by [bloackade] at or near New Haven event to Yorkkill in [...] years from there to Newburgh then to Peekskill at which placed there said Hart joined the army under the commander not volunteered. 
Elisha Adams
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I thomas Chester clerk at the county court of the county of Hartford in Connecticut certify that on the 28th day of October 1824 Jared W. Pardee Esquire a Justice of Peace in above said county & I believe  that the two signatures of his name indorsed on the deposition of Elisha Norton & also the two signatures of his name indorsed on the duplication of Elisha Adams are the signatures of said Justice Pardee which depositions are hereby amended in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affise the seal of said Court this 25 day of November 1824.
Thomas Chester Clerk of said county court
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I Eliazar Norton of Bristol in Hartford County state of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say

That Ithurel Hart of Bristol in Hartford County enlisted in the continental service as a teamster under Goshum Tuttle who was called a conductor and he was employed by Ralph Pomeroy of Hartford and that said Tuttle received a warrant of said Pomeroy and that said Hart was in said service ten or eleven months personally or by substitution and that said Hart was under the Direction of a Goshum Tuttle who was called Capt. 
Eliazer Norton
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Hartford County of Bristol 28 Oct 1824 Personally appeared Eliazer Norton and having been  clearly understood made solemn oath that the within deposition by him be subscribed is time before me
Jared W. Perdee Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that the wether named deposition a person of credibility and that this deposition was taken at the request of Ithurel Hart of said Bristol to be owed relative to his petition before the County Court to be holded at Hartford in the County in the County of Hartford 2 Tuesday November next and was assigned for taking depositions the unability of the department to attend rank. 
Jared W. Purdee
Just Peace
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19.497
Ithurel Hart
Hartford County 
Connecticut
Thomas Chester Esq.
Hartford
Connecticut
Rejected [illegible] letter
10 Jany 1825 to
Hon. L. Whitman HR
Hon. L. Whitman, H. R.
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Honorable John C Calhoun Secretary of War
Hartford Dec. 6 1824
The declaration of Ithurel Hart & the depositions of Eleazer Norton & Elisha Adams are enclosed.  If a pension certificate be granted it is requested that it may be sent to me.
I am sincerely respectfully yr obed't serv
Thomas Chester