Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29249, Seth Hulet, Conn.
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Service
Conn    

Hulet, Seth    

Number
S29249

Contents
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Albany 31,114
Seth Hulet
of Oneida co. in the state of N. York
who was a Private in the          commanded
by Captain Rawley of the Regt commanded
by Col. Huntington in the Connt.
line for 6 months

Inscribed in the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 20 Dollars ____ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued in the 2nd day of June
1837 and sent to A. C. Crary
Clinton, Oneida Co. N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March '37          120.00
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Sep "      10.00
                                                           $130.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown    Clerk,
Book E.2.  Vol. 4  Page 31

Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act of the 6 April 1835
from 4 March 1831 to 26 Sept
1836 _  Agent notified 5 Nov
1838
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Declaration
By Seth Hulet in order to obtain the bene-
fit of the Act of Congress drafted June 7, 1832

State of New York
Oneida County

On this seventh day of August in the 
year of our Lord eighteen hundred 
and thirty two personally appear before
the Hon Nathan Kimball Esq
one of the judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Oneida at his office
Williams Esq Vice Chancellor of the 5th Circuit
in the town of Augusta -
of the state of New York now sitting in the
City of Utica in said County of Oneida, I state
aforesaid - Seth Hulet - aged eighty eight years:
who being duly sworn answering to law - doth
on his oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
passed June 7 1832 -

That he entered the service of the United 
States under the following named officers & served
for the term of six months
as herein stated  --- That he enlisted
at Killingly (?)  - in the county of Windham
& State of Connecticut in the company comman -
ded by Capt. Abijah Hawley, Lieutenent Latimer ; in the Regiment
commanded by Colonel Zedidiah Huntington -
that said company or detachment marched twenty
miles toward Boston, was then ordered to
New London - that it was stationed at New London
aforesaid six or seven weeks ;  that said detact
ment was then ordered to Lime in the County
of New London & detailed as a guan for Gov
Tromble - one week ; that it was next station
at New London two weeks ; was next ordered
to Stonington - and stationed at New London
Stonington one week -  That he then served
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[illegible word in left hand corner]
a furlough to return home & before that had
expired – received order to again join his
Detachment or Company – & marches (?) to
Providence – in Rhode Island – thence to
Jamaica Plain – near Roxbury – in Massachusetts
that he remained at Jamaica Plain – till
within a week of the exformation (?) of said term
and (?) – was honourably discharged at Roxbury.
that he enlisted in June + was discharged the last of November
that in seventeen hundred + seventy six
at Killingly in the County of Windham –
this deponent – enlisted as a private in
the Company of Infantry commanded by
Captain David Cady – in the Regiment
commanded by Col William Denison – in
the Brigade of Infantry commanded by Briga-
dier Genl Putnum for the term of two years
[illegible] – That when Arnold invaded the
State of Connecticut – this deponent was in said
service – fourteen days
that he was at New Haven one week in
said service when Charleston was burnt –
That the said company was oblidged [sic]
to drill one day in each week – for six
months in [illegible] year this deponent was present
+ performed the duty of a private in said
Company – during the times herein before
enumerated. that he was honourably
discharged – from said service – that the
whole term of said services – amounts to 
about eight months –
that in the year seventeen hundred 
seventy seven (he believes) this deponent was a private
in Captain Cady's Company aforesaid – that
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when New London was burnt - this deponent
was in said service - about two weeks in
said - Company - as a private - at New London
& was honourably discharged - at Killingly
aforesaid - 
     That this deponent was a private dury
said services --

Nathan Kimball } Judge of Oneida }     Seth Hulet [signed]
                          } common pleas   } 

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     That this deponent has - no other
& knows of no other testimony ? that
herein & ? setforth - & exhibited.
     the ? ? - every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity - except
the present -- & declares that his name
is not on the pension Roll of the Agency
of any state --------------}             Seth Hulet [signed]
Sworn & Subscribed -----}
This 7th day of Aug 1832 }

Nathan Kimball } Judge of Oneida Common pleas
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State of New York
Oneida County––Js:                 W. Horace Brooks.
                                                    [illegible, crossed out] residing in 
in the County aforesaid– [illegible]
Barnes –– residing in Vernon –– in said County
so hereby certify –– that we are well agreed–
with –– Seth Hulet –– who has subscribed 
& sworn to the above declaration –– Now
we believe him to be eighty eight years of
age –– that he is reported and believes in
the neighbourhood where he resides –– to have
been a soldier of the Revolution: & that we
concur in that opinion ––
Sworn & Subscribed
the day + year last above mentioned:
Nathan Kimball: judge of Oneida common pleas
Horace Brooks
Thomas Barron
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persons and that their statement is 
entitled to read.
And the said judge further writes that
the said Hulet= is infirm & unable to
affirm either of the Courts of Record in this County
this 7th day of Sept. 1832

Nathan Kimball
Judge of Oneida county
fellows.

[crossed out: I hereby certify that the foregoing contains]
the original proceeding of the said Court in 
the matter of the application of Seth Hulet
for a pension ---

In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
& seal of office –– this
day of August 1832
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State of New York
Oneida County --- [illegible] : I George Brown
Clerk of Hoc County
of Oneida, to hereby certify : that Nathan
Kimball [illegible] before whom the foregoing
proceedings were had, was at the time
said proceedings were had, was a Judge
of the Court, of Common Pleas of the
County of Oneida - : And that the foregoing
are the proceedings - had before said Judge
in the matters of the application of
Seth Hulet - for a pension : and I 
do further certify that I am well
acquainted with the hand writing of
said Judge - that his signatures to
the foregoing proceedings are his proper
hand writing & genuine. 
[STAMP]
In harmony where of
I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the seal
of the Court of Common
Pleas - of the County of 
Oneida aforesaid - this 20" Day of 
Sept 1832 --   Geo Brown Clerk
Joseph B Read Dep Clerk
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[Illegible]
Seth Hulet

No. 12426

[Illegible]
Arch'd C Crary
Clinton Oneida
County
New York
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State of New York
Oneida County        
for Seth Hulet of Westmorela[edge curled]
in said County  - being
sworn saith that he this deponent, en
-listed as a private in Capt Abijah Rowley 
Company named in the foregoing declaration
of Col Jedediah Huntington, Regt of Connt
five months, [illegible] the first of July 1775
and in as honourably discharged at Jamica
Plains - (near Roxbury) Mass the first of
December 1775 - :
That at Killingly, County of Windham
State of Connt - on the 1st of Oct 1779
The [illegible] enlisted as a private in Capt.
David Cady's Compy of Infy in the Reg
commanded by Col William Denison, - 
that he served as a minute man in said
Company two years, - and was honourably
discharged, the first of October 1786: - that
during said two years this deponent served
eight months [struck through: during said two years] - at
all times subject to marshal law and - 
since as Stated in the foregoing declaration
about from old age and the consequent
loss of memory -  the deponent is unable
to state more minutely , than [illegible]
the periods of said service  - : but that
he served at least, eight months in said
service, as stated, in said declaration.
That the 1" of Sept 1781 - this [illegible] was
[illegible] into said service - in said Company
[hidden last line]
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…dismissed the 14th of July 1787 [?]––
That in 1773, the 15th of June–– this
debt was ordered in said service, as a
private, in Capt Littles' Company, of Col.
Dinever's Regt. and served seven days &
was honourably discharged––the 22nd of
June aforesaid––near Killingly afore…
That the Priest -Clergyman––whose
band–– [illegible], left this
place––a year's service–– that [……]
James Earl– the said clergyman–
is not acquainted with any
clergyman in his neighborhood. That
Mr. Earl is & for the year–– last bard
has been a resident of Ohio
Signed & Subscribed
this 15th of Sept 1833-
Pomroy Jones, Justice of the Peace.


State of New York
Oneida County––for I George Brown
Clerk of the County
of Oneida–do hereby certify that I
am well acquainted with the hand
writing of Pomroy Jones Esq. who[se]
signature is subscribed to the above affidavit–
 and that his said signature is the
proper hand writing of the said 
justice & genuine. I further certify
that the said Pomroy Jones Esq. was
at the time the said [illegible]
date– one of the justices of the ……[peace]
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…of said County of Oneida.
In testimony, whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand
and affirmed the seal of
the Court of Common Plea
of the said County this day
of Sept 1833_________
Not to be signed [badge reads "not to be sealed"]


State of New York
Oneida County for I Nathan Kimball one
of the judges of the Court
of Common Plea –– of said County do 
hereby certify that this my opinion from 
the best information in my power to
obtain– that there is no clergyman more
serving near the above named [illegible]
to whom he is known. That the
clergyman who now resides at Vernon
Center––at which place the forgoing
declaration was executed––has desired
[illegible] but one year––: and is a stranger
to said Hulet––: that the said Hulet
is very infirm & in indigent accommodations
& congruent [?] but not extensively acquainted
not [sic] to the inhabitants of this County

Nathan Kimball
Judge of Oneida Common pleas
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State of New York
Oneida County. I George Brown - Clyde
Of said County= do hereby
certify– that [illegible] Conl. Nathan Kimball
& John P. Sherwoord, Esq. & Pomroy Jones
Esquire–––are well known to me that the
signature of Nathan Kimball Esq. [illegible]
to the foregoing certificate – and the signa–
tures of John P Sherwood, & Pomroy Jones 
Esq. submitted to the foregoing affadavit
are genuine.
And I do further certify that said
Nathan Kimball Esq. was at the time
the foregoing certificate by him subscribed
bears [illegible]: one of the judges of the Court
and that John P Sherwood Esq. was all
the time the annexed affidavit opened
& sworn before him
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State of New York
Oneida County [illegible] - Seth Hulet of Westmoreland 
in said County=/named in the annexed declaration, being sworn
deposeth + says - that he was born in Killingly - Windham County  - Connt in the year 1744 -:
That he has no vision of his eye;
[illegible] in the Town [illegible] of Killingly
aforesaid.
That he lives at Killingly - when
[illegible] into service as [illegible] in the 
annexed declaration.
That he lives in [illegible] 
from 1777-till 1803 - [illegible] removed to
his [illegible] residence + has resided at 
his [illegible] residence for the last [illegible] years
That he volunteered into said service,
That Capt Joseph Elliot was only at 
Killingly + his company was at Cambridge
when this [illegible] was at Cambridge - in said 
service. 
That he received no written discharge,
That Horace Brooks of Vernon in 
said County -
are persons to whom this deponent is known
+ who can testify as to his reputation
for veracity + their belief of his service

Sworn + Subscribed
this 15th day of Sept
John P Sherwood
Judge Oneida County Court 
Seth Hulet
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State of New York
Oneida County for Seth Hulet of Westmore
-land in said County 
being sworn says - that at Killingly
in the County of Windham + State
of Connt be this deponent enlisted on this
first of June seventeen hundred + seventy five
as.a private in Capt. Abijah Rowley's 
Company - of Col Jedediah Huntington's Regt
of the Connt Militia - for State troops
for the period of five months -
and was honourably discharged the twenty
fourth of November 1775 - that he 
was discharged at Foxbury - in distance
of the hundred + fifty miles from 
his residence - at the time of said 
discharge - and returned home on
the last of Nov. [illegible] aforesaid. Marking
five months service in said Company
in the service of the U. States.
That as a private in Capt David
Cady's Company of Col [illegible] 
and the Brigade of Uniformed [illegible]
[illegible] - this deponent during the following
time -; now that on this 20th of Aug 1777
entered the service as a private in said Company
last named + [illegible] the 4th of Sept 
17-- [Illegible] on the 4th of July he entered
said service as a private in said Company
named Company + served in said Company as 
a private till the 11th of July 1777. That on 
the 25th of April 1777 [illegible]
was [illegible] this deponent entered said service
as a private in said Company - Capt
named + served in said service [illegible] says
and was discharged the 1st of May 1777.
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[handwritten]
That on the 1st Sept 1781 this dept entered said service – as a private in Capt. Cody’s Compy - & served seven days & was honbl discharged – the 7th day of Sept 1781  That on the 14th day of [line drawn] 1778 when the shipping was burnt at New Bedford this dept entered said service as a private in Capt Cody’s Compy of Colo Denisons Regt & served twenty days in said service & was honourably discharged the 3d day of Novb 1781
[signed] Seth Hulet
Affirmed & subscribed before Me this 15th September 1840
[signed] Geo. Langford
Justice of the Peace 
Court of Deeds

[left margin]
If Judge Stanwood will have this afd[illegible] signed &c I will settle the bill at court [cut off]
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State of New York
Oneida County [illegible] I John D Leland - Clerk of the County aforementioned
do hereby certify, that Nathan Kimble who has authenticated the foregoing affidavit was at the time [illegible] same bears date, one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas of said county & that George Langford before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time said affidavit bears date one of the justices of the peace commissioners of deeds of said County and that the signatures of said judges & justices to said certificates & affidavit subscribed [illegible]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand and affixed the seal of said county
This 11th day Feb'r 1837

John D Leland Clerk

{Seal Affixed}
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Act:  June [illegible]

Index:  Vol. 2,  Page 197

[Arrangement of 1870]
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To
The Hon. Lewis Cass
Sec. of War
Washington
D.C.
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Detroit May 20th 1834

To The Hon. the Sec. of War

Mr Mead Hurd the Pensioner mentioned in the enclosed wishes to know whether upon the testimony herewith presented he can be placed on the Pension Roll of the territory of Michigan and be paid there in future.
If not what course he must pursue in order that such an arrangements may be made

With sentiments of the
highest esteem yours

N M Wells

Hon. L. Cass
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Clinton May 29 N Y   [Round Stamp]     Free [stamp]

Seth Hulet N.Y. appln  [vertical]

J L Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensn
City of Washington 
D_ C__



$20 per ann
cert: send to A. C. Crary
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Clinton Oneida County May 28th 1837

Sir
I have received your letter of the 23rd [illegible] in reference to Seth Hulets application for a pension- Hulet wishes that a Pension Certificate may be issued for him "for 6 months" as named in your letter__
I am Sir Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant

Archd C Crary

F. L. Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensns
City of Washington D-C-
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War Department
Pension Office
Oct. 5. 1833

Sir
The papers in the case of Mede Hurd are herewith returned.  An order has been sent to the N.Y. Pension Agent, directing him to pay the money on the production of the necessary vouchers. But he must in future be paid at Detroit.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Sevnt
J L Edwards

A M Hurd, Esq
New York

[All Handwritten]
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Oct. 29 1838 [Handwritten]

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensions, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Hulet son of Seth Hulet decd" [handwritten] a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y [handwritten] Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1852 [Handwritten] has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1831 to the 26th Sept 1836. [Handwritten]

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris [Handwritten]
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
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Hon L Lyon H R [upside down]


Hon Lucius Lyon
  D. C.
Washington City


A. M. Hurd Esq.
June 9 Recd 17 [upside down]
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Detroit June 9th 1834

Dear Sir
I would like to trouble you a little on the score of old friendship and ask you to do me a favor.
Last fall I was authorized to receive a sum of money on a pension certificate due Mede Hurd to the amt of something like $160. After I arrived in NYork I was told by the agt there that as he had gone to the territory of Michigan he must be paid in Detroit until I get an order direct from the department. As Gov Graf was in NY at the time I tried from him a line to the department to have it arranged as I wished. I rec'd the enclosed reply, rec'd the money and supposed of course from the letter that the transfer had been made this spring the necessary papers were made out and Mr. Wells (as attorney) called upon Mr Doty the agent who said he had not received any notice of such  transfer and a regular application must be made to the depart-
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ment.   He wrote the application and Mr.  
Wells supposed all was right, but there was 
nothing said in a form what time the transfer 
should take place and consequently they made the 
transfer only from 4th March last, thus leaving 
six months unprovided for. Mr. Doty says 
the business that can be altered. The reason 
of my making all these statements is to show 
that we made the blunders honestly; and 
if you will call upon the department and 
process the alteration so that the money 
can be drawn from 4th Sept last and 
have such order sent on to E. Doty Esq., you 
will much oblige Your Friend and Obt Servt
        A M Hurd
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J. L. Edwards 
Comr of Pensn
City of Washington D C





Handwritten
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Clinton Oneida County
May 17,1837

J L Edwards Esqr Comr of Pensions
Sir
Since forwarding the pension  
papers of Seth Hulet - I have found 
the brief which had been forwarded 
to me with his declaration - from the 
Pension office - and which I herewith transmit.

Asa H Morse in Feby last 
forwarded to Batavia a package 
of pension papers-, and requested the 
person to whom they were enclosed to 
obtain the signatures of the witnesses for 
his application for a pension - who reside 
in Batavia, and to forward the papers 
to Dr Chapin- of Buffalo -, from Buffalo 
the package was to have been forwarded to 
the pension office - Mr Morse has not 
learnt the fate of those papers - should 
they not have arrived at the pension office 
will you sir be so good as to notify me, 
as it may be necessary for Mr Morse to 
authorize some one to obtain his papers 
from Batavia or Buffalo - and forward them 
if they have not been already sent to the pension office

I am Sir with Respect 
your obedient Servant   
Archd C Crary
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J L Edwards EsqR
ComR of Pens
City of Washington
D C





Handwritten
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Clinton Oneida County
Feby 10th 1837

Sir
Please to examine the application 
of the enclosed pension papers, they have been 
carried in the [illegible] of an old pensioner - and 
handled by a great number of pensioners - etc 
In a few days since forwarded to Utica 
some affidavits to be attached to the [illegible] 
certificates etc - and forwarded to the pension 
office for Mr Morse; and then supposed 
another set of affidavits together with 
a letter for the purpose of explaining my 
having forwarded those affidavits had been 
forwarded from Buffalo-; But I have 
since learned they are not finished - will 
you, Sir retain those forwarded from 
Utica with the affidavits sent to Buffalo 
are arrived.-
I am Sir Respectfully 
your Obedient Servant 
Anty  C Crary


Handwritten

J L Edwards Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
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James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
[postmark]


addressed June 30 1834
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Mechanics Bank New  York June 27, 1834

There is a difference between the Pension Certificate and your report in the case of Ezra Benedict Dec'd as to the rate of the  Pension _
In the certificate that is dated 22d October 1833 it is stated at $222. 60 per annum _  in your report it is $222.20.  In this case the Certificate is issued in favor of the Heir (a daughter) is deceased and the Husband has furnished similar evidence to that required in your letter of the 2d In the case of Mrs Tandy; Will you please state whether in cases of this kind, the papers should be submitted to your examination before payment is made or whether you decided in the case of Mrs. Tandy to govern me in deciding upon all similar cases.

In reply to your letter of the 25th [illegible] in relation to Mede Hurd I have only to repeat that he has been paid up to the 4th of September last as stated in my letter of the 25th Int.
James L Edwards Esq Commsr of Pensions

I am very respectfully Sir your obedient servant
Jno. Hemming [Illegible}

Handwritten
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N. Y. Agent written to 25 June 1831 [horizontal]

To J L Edwards Commissioner of pensions Dept of war [vertical]

Hon. L Lyon [horizontal
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Washington    June 20 1834

Sir,
I beg leave to call your attention 
to the subject of the enclosed communication.  
Mr Hurd, by not knowing 
that a regular application was 
necessary to the Department to change the 
place of the payment of his pension 
from New York to Detroit, and by not 
having made such application 
six months after he drew pay at New 
York, will loose six months pension
unless the error can be corrected by 
the department -

I have the honor to be 
with great respect     
Your Most obt servt   
Lucius Lyon

To J L Edwards, Esq.   Commissioner of Pensions
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Seth Hutel [Hewett]

12.4.26

NY
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The Subscribers Inhabitants of Westmoreland 
Oneida County do hereby certify that we are well 
acquainted with Seth Hewlett of said town 
who is about 88 years of age; and whom we 
have known for many years. That he has always 
been reputed to have served as a soldier in 
the Revolutionary War - and we concur 
in the opinion that such is the fact, and 
we have never heard his having been a soldier 
doubted - He sustains the reputation of being a man 
of veracity.
Westmoreland NY 1832   
Truman Enos  
Silas Phelps 
Moses Upham  
Luke C Dean  
Pomeroy Jones  
John Morse  
Branford Seymour Geo Langford