Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23868, Samuel Corless, Continental N.H.
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Jane
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Samuel Corless of Newbury Orange Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel J. Reed of the N Hampshire line, for the term of 1 year - Nov. 1775
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of Feby 1819 and sent to Hon: W. A. Palmer in the Senate
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Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1818. 5 mos. 1/30 - 40.26
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 48 - 
$88.26
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Notif'n sent to H E G McLaughlin.
Williamston, Vt 22 July 1820
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5054
Vermont, Montpelier
Jane Corless decd widow of Samuel Corless who died on the 30" Novr 1828 of Washington Co. in {'NH.' overwritten] State of Vermont who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Reed in the N. H. line for one year.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. End'g 30 August 1836
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Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of September 1851 and sent to French & Sylvester Present
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Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
Endg August 1836
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d}
Recorded by H. R. Weightman Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 2 Page 340
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Samuel Corless - Admitted
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State of Vermont
Orange County ss} On this 4th day of April AD 1818 personally appeared Samuel Corless aged Sixty eight years, resident in the town of Newbury and County aforesaid, before me the subscriber one of the Judges of Orange County Court within and for the county of Orange in said State who being by one first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, That he the said Samuel Corless inlisted in the month of November AD 1775 in the company of Capt Benjamin Mann which company belonged to the 2nd Regiment commanded by Coll. James Reed of the New Hampshire line, for the term of thirteen months that he continued to serve in said company in the service of the United States untill the month of October 1776. when he was discharged, that his Lieutenant's name were. - Pettingale & Jonathan Corless & Ensign Hawkins and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services - 
Sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid 
/s/John H Cotton, Judge of Orange County Court
I John H. Cotton, Judge of Orange County Court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Corless did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I also certify that I know the said Samuel to be poor and indigent, and needs support from his country, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
/s/John H Cotton, Judge of Orange County Court
[seal affixed] There is a general certificate of the clerk, as to the Official Character of the Judge -
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43 Samuel Corless 
Declaration and Schedule
Newbury.
6325 2d Feb 1819
C Mar 1819
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STATE OF VERMONT,
Orange County,ss.} 
On this 3rd day of July 1820 personally appeared before the County court for said county of Orange in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Samuel Corliss aged 70 years, resident in Newbury in said county of Orange who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: Inlisted in the year 1776 in the Company Commanded by James Merriman served one year in Col Reed's Regiment in the Newhampshire line that he made his original declaration on the 4th day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. [blank] And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the  land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; - and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
1 Chest with Drawers 2 Wheels 1 real 1 old Table earthenware $1.80 1 Chair 1 Kettle 1 Pewter Bason other articles amounting to $8.75 1 Cow & Calf 2 Pigs 1 Iron Pot Amounting in all to $31.88
and No family except my Wife who is not able to support herself and not able to  work sufficient to support me 
/s/x his mark Samuel Corliss
/s/Enoch Cleavland
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Sworn and declared on the 3rd day of July 1820 before said court. 
/s/H E G McLaughlin CLERK. 
STATE OF VERMONT,
['Rutland' crossed out] Orange County,ss.}
I, H. E. G. McLaughlin clerk of the County court for the county Orange ['Rutland' crossed out], do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court: - And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is 31 dollars. 88 Cts
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at ['Rutland' crossed out] Chelsea this third day of July 1820
/s/H E G McLaughlin Clerk
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Decleration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed the fourth day of July A.D. 1836 granting Pension to certain widows
State of Vermont
Washington District ss } On this twentieth day of July Eighteen hundred and fifty before the Probate Court within and for said district the same being a court of Record personally appeared in open Court Leander Corless a resident of the Town or Marshfield in the district of Washington and County of Washington aged Fifty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Decleration in order to obtain the  benefits of the act of Congress passed July the fourth AD 1836 granting pensions to certain widows. That he is the Son of the late Mrs Jane Corless who was the widow of Samuel Corless who was a Soldier in the revolutionary war. that his Father the said Samuel Corless as he always believed from family history served two
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terms the first commencing before the Battle of Bunker hill. how long he served at this time I cannot say, he again entered the service and at one time I believe he enlisted during the war, all of which Service he believes was in the New Hampshire line as his said Father resided about that time in the Town of Pelham in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire. That his Father was a revolutionary Soldier and drew a pension for the last ten years before his death. he was a pensioner under the act of April fourth A.D. 1818 I believe he drew ninety six dollars per annum was placed on the pension list or roll February second A.D. 1819 commencement of his pension April 4th A.D. 1818 he drew ten hundred and fifteen dollars and forty five cents and died November thirtieth A.D. 1828 aged seventy eight years 
And I was appointed administrator to draw what was due him as a pensioner at his death and drew the amount from the pension Agent in Vermont My Father Samuel Corless was at the battle of Bunker hill in A.D. 1775 I  know this fact from his own statement he was placed on guard and remained on guard all night whilst the other guard all arround him
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deserted their posts he also has a powder horn shot from his side at the Battle of Bunker hill. I have heard him say that he served nearly seven years in the revolution that he cannot state the particulars of his said Father's service but trust that proof thereof may be found in the proper office at Washington City. That his said Father was married, to his said Mother, whose maiden name was June Jameson and formerly lived in the Town of Windham in the County of Hillsborough or Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire, and was married to my Father at her Fathers house in the Town of Windham in the county afforesaid in the year seventeen hundred and seventy three or four by the reverend Simon Williams a presbyterian minister who lived at that time in said Town of Windham. this fact I only know from family  history. I have heard my Mother Jane Corless tell a great many times about their being married and  moveing into the woods in the Town of Pelham in the county of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, and have heard her tell over the fact of Fathers leaving her in the woods and going
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to the battle of Bunker hill Mother says that Father left her in the woods more than half a mile from any inhabitant, and that she lived their all alone three months to a time and did not see any humane being during the three months. she also used to say that she had no company during the three months except a pig and that used to be gone sometimes three or four days at a time. she says that Father used to come home about three times in a year these facts I only know from family history My Grand Father was out in the revolutionary war Emerson Corless my Father's brother was a waiter to Grand Father Jonathan Corless Father moved from Pelham New Hampshire to Rockingham Vermont and from Rockingham to Newburg in Orange County and from their to Marshfield in Washington County in this State. There was nine children or Father had by mother June Corless nine children three of whom are now liveing to wit Thomas Corless aged sixty seven years John Corless aged sixty five Leander Corless aged fifty five My oldest sister Marry would be if she was alive seventy five or six years old that his said Father died in the Town of Marshfield in Washington County on the thirtieth day of November A.D. 1828 and that his widow Jane Corless died on the thirtieth day of August A.D. 1836 in the Town of Marshfield in the county afforesaid that she never married after the death of her said husband Samuel Corless and that her only surviving children and the said Thomas Corless John Corless and Leander
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married after the death of her said husband Samuel Corless and that her only surviving children and the said Thomas Corless John Corless and Leander Corless the ones named above that his mother the afforesaid June Corless was married previous to the revolutionary war to wit at the time above stated
He therefore prays that the name of his mother the afforesaid Jane Corless may be placed on the pension list and the pension due her be paid to her afforesaid surviving children. My Mother and Father lived and died at my house in Marshfield and I further say that, I have no knowledge of any record of my Father and Mother's marriage And further that if my Father was entitled to ['a' crossed out] land that a certificate may be issued to his surviveing children according to law in such case made and provided as in duty bound your petitioner will ever pray
/s/Leander Corless
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year afforesaid approved by the Court and ordered to be certified to the pension office
/s/Heman Carpenter Judge
State of Vermont
Wash'gton County ss} I hereby certify that the Probate Court within and for the district & Cty of Washington is a court of record and I have this day affixed the seal of said court to the foregoing petition in due form by law. - 
[court seal affixed] Certified by /s/Heman Carpenter Judge
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier July 25. 1850
[state seal affixed]
I hereby certify that the Honorable Heman Carpenter, whose name is affixed to the foregoing certificate, is, and was at the date thereof, Judge of Probate within and for the District of Washington in said State, duly appointed and qualified; that the signature affixed to said certificate is his genuine signature, and the seal affixed thereto is the genuine seal of his said office: and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations thus authenticated.
[state seal affixed] In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed seal of this office this 25th day of July A.D. 1850. 
/s/Ferrand F. Merrill
Secretary of State
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Town Clerks affadavit about the death of Jane Corless
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Marshfield July 19th 1850
I Andrew English of Marshfield in the County of Washington and state of Vermont of Lawful age being forty four years old do depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk within and for the Town of Marshfield in the county aforesaid and that I find upon the records kept in said Town the death of Jane Corlis (Corless) It appears from said record that she died on the thirtieth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty six The record reads as follows to wit I am Corlis wife of Samuel Corlis deceased died in this town August the thirtieth Eighteen hundred and thirty six aged Eighty three years - 
/s/Andrew English Town Clerk of Marshfield
State of Vermont
Washington County ss} July 19th 1850
Personally appeared before me the above named Town Clerk and made Oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is true and I certify that said Town Clerk is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
/s/Stephen Pitkin Justice of Peace
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Susp'd 12 Nov service entitled date of marriage not proved - p 40

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Jane Corless 
evid. of Samuel Vt.
P.A. by sons
to see papers
Susp'd p. 40
L. B. True atty
Washington
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[POWER OF ATTORNEY]
Know all men by these presents, That John Corless of Newbury of the County of Orange, and State of Vermont, for and in consideration of one dollar I do hereby make, constitute, and appoint, L. BLANCHARD. TRUE, of Washington City, D.C., my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, to examine all papers filed in any Department of Office of Government, upon which a Pension was granted to Samuell Corless a revolutionary Soldier on account of the private services of Samuel Corless aforesaid and to obtain, by all lawful means, any and all additional amounts that may be  due from the United States to said Samuel of his lawful wife Jane, by virtue of said services, as in the Company of Capt. [blank] in the Regiment of [blank] and in the [blank] line of the  forces of [blank]. And for good and sufficient reasons I do hereby REVOKE and CANCEL any and all other Powers of Attorney and authority which I may at any former time have given to any person or persons for the above specified purposes; and I do hereby vest the same irrevocably in my said Attorney herein appointed, said L. Blanchard True. 
[facsimile 'SEAL' affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this six day of June in the year A.D. 1854.
/s/John Corless
In presence of 
/s/Moses Brock Sr.
/s/Mary Brock
STATE OF Vermont,
COUNTY OF Orange} ss. Newbury
On this 6 day of June in the year A.D. 1854, personally appeared before me John Corless of Newbury in said County being duly authorized by law to administer by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments in and for the county aforesaid. 
John Corless subscriber to the above, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned; and made oath, in due form of law, that he was and is personally interested as son and heir to the said Samuel & Jane in said claim. 
And I further certify that said John is personally known to me to be the identical individual represented. 
/s/William W. Brock J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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Revy WIDOW, &c. [initials: own]
File No. 23868
Jane Corless wid of Samuel Corless Pri Rev War
Act July 4th 36
Index: Vol [blank], Page [blank]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I William Haseltine of Haverhill ['depose' crossed out] New Hampshire, aged sixty four years, depose & say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Corless now of Newbury in Orange County & State of Vermont and now an applicant for a pension for services in the revolutionary war, that I was acquainted with the s'd Samuel when a soldier in Capt Mann's Company of Coll. James Reed's Regiments, in the New Hampshire line, that he was in the same company with myself for the one years service in the year 1776. 
I cannot say when he was discharged, but presume it was at the time he declares in his Deposition - and further at the time he declares in his Deposition - and further the Deponant saith not - 
/s/Wm. Haseltine 
State of Vermont
Orange County ss} at Bradford in said County in the 10th day of August. AD 1818, personally appears William Haseltine and after being duly cautioned made solemn oath that the preceding deposition by him subscribed, contains the whole truth in all its parts. 
[court seal affixed] before me 
/s/John H. Colton Judge of Orange County Court
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Letter of Administration
Samuel Corless Est.
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STATE OF VERMONT. 
Washington District, ss.} THE Honourable Rebate Court for said District of Washington, To Leander Corliss of M in said district, Greeting. 
WHEREAS, Samuel Corliss late of Marshfield in the county of Washington and state of Vermont deceased, having while he lived and at the time of his death goods, chattels, rights, credits or estate in said district, hath lately died intestate, whereby the power of granting administration of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of said deceased, and also of hearing, examining and allowing the account of such administration, doth appertain to said court:
The court aforesaid doth therefore, by these presents, ordain constitute and appoint you administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, credits and estate aforesaid, and doth hereby grant unto you full power and authority to administer all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, credits and estate of said deceased, which to him while he lived and at the time of his death did appertain, and the same well and faithfully to dispose of according to law. Also, to demand, collect and receive all and singular the rights and credits of said deceased, and pay all debts in which he stood bound, as far as his said estate under the orders of said court will enable you to do. And having accepted said trust, and given bonds for the faithful performance of the duties thereof, you will make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect in [illegible] the goods, chattels, rights, credits and estate of said deceased, and the same return or canse to [illegible] to the Register of said court on or before the 25th day of May next ensuing; and [illegible] return to said Register, a true and just account of your  administration in the premises on or before the 25th day of March A.D. 1830.
IN testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court, and subscribed my name at Montpelier, this 25 day of March A.D. 1829
/s/Daniel P. Thompson Reg.
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Certificate of the probate Court that Leander Corless was appointed administrator of Samuel Corless's Estate
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State of Vermont
Washington District S.S.} In Probate Court held at Montpelier on the 25th day of March A.D. 1829. - 
Leander Corliss of Marshfield in said District, is appointed administrator of the Estate of Samuel Corliss late of Marshfield in said district deceased, and the said Leander accepts said trust, and is allowed till the 28th day of March A.D. 1830 to settle his administration account; and is ordered within one year to pay all of the first debts of said deceased, and to return a true and perfect inventory of the estate of said deceased to the Register of this Court - by the 25th day of May next. Bonds are executed with John D. Woodcocke surety in due form, 
/s/Att. D. P. Thompson Reg'r,
State of Vermont
Washington District-S.S.} I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of the appointment of Leander Corliss of Marshfield in said district, administrator of the Estate of Samuel Corliss, late of said Marshfield deceased, as appears from the records of said Court. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name at Montpelier, this 18th day of July A.D. 1850, 
/s/Timothy R Merrill Register,
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I Thomas Corless of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of lawfull age being sixty seven years old in August A.D. 1850 do depose and say that I am the Son of Samuel Corless of Marshfield in the county of Washington State of Vermont. now deceased 
My Father was a revolutionary Soldier and drew pension for the last ten years before he died at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum. he died on the thirtieth day of November eighteen hundred and twenty eight, and left my Mother a widow who lived as a widow untill her deceas which was on the thirtieth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty Six My Mother's Maiden name was Jane Jameson formerly of Windham in the State of New Hampshire. Father and Mother were married before the war of the revolution I know this fact for the reason that my oldest sister would now be seventy ['four' crossed out] five or ['five' crossed out] six years old if she was liveing there were three ['older' crossed out]  children older than myself in any Father's family's my oldest sister's name was marry she was born in seventy hundred and seventy five
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or six my Father formerly lived in Pelham in the State of New Hampshire, he moved from Pelham to Rockingham Vermont and from Rockingham to Newbury Vermont and from Newbury to Marshfield Vermont my Father never had but one wife and his maiden name was as above Stated and further this deponent saith not
/s/Thomas Corliss
Orange County ss} Newbury June 11 AD 1850
Personally appeared before me Thomas Corless the above named and made oath that the above affadavit by his subscribed by him is true. I also certify that the said Thomas Corless the affiant is a person of respectability and that he is a person of truth and veracity alterations made before signing
/s/David McAllister Justice of the peace
Thomas Corless
Affidavit
Identity of the Children of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless
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Ethan S Brock
Affadavit
Identity of children of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless
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I Ethan S Brock of Newbury in the county of Orange of State of Vermont of lawfull age being fifty six years old do depose and and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Corless of Marshfield in the county of Washington and State of Vermont now deceased he was a revolutionary Soldier and moved from Rockingham Vermont to Newbury Vermont. he died on the thirtieth day of November A.D. 1828, I believe, I was also well acquainted with his wife Jane Corless she survived him some eight years. she died in August A.D. 1836 I am well well acquainted with his children Thomas Corless John Corless ['and Leander' crossed out] of Newbury and Leander Corless of Marshfield in the County of Washington and State of Vermont they are the children of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless both deceased and know of know other child of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless now liveing and further this deponent saith not
/s/Ethan S Brock
Orange County Ss} Personally appeared before me Ethan S Brook and made to the above affadavit by him signed that the same is true. I also certify that the said Brock is a man of truth and veracity alteration made before signing
/s/David McAllister Justice of the peace
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I Susan Chamberlin of Newbury in the county of Orange and State of Vermont of lawfull age being sixty three years old next December AD 1850 do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Corless and his wife Jane Corless of Marshfield in Washington County and State of Vermont they formerly lived in this Town some twenty two years and moved into Marshfield Samuel Corless was a revolutionary Soldier and drew pension some ten years before he died his wife Jane Corless survived her husband some eight years she died I believe the thirtieth day of August A.D. 1836 I am well acquainted their children two of them live in this Town Thomas Corless and John Corless 
I am also well acquainted with Leander Corless of Marshfield in the county of Washington he is a son of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless now deceased 
I have been acquainted with the said Leander Corless ever since he was a little boy he Samuel Corless and Jane Corless lived together as man wife and were so regarded by all their
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neighbors they moved from Rockingham Vermont to this Town and from this Town to Marshfield in Washington County the other children are all dead the said John Corless married two of my Sisters
/s/Susan Chamberlin
Orange County ss} Newbury July 11, 1850
Personally appeared before and made oath that the above above affadavit by him subscribed is true, and I also certify that Susan Chamberlin the person who has signed the above affadavit is a person of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
/s/David McAllister Justice of the peace 
Susan Chamberlin Affadavit
Identity of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless children also that they lived together as man and wife and were so regarded by all their neighbors
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I Seth Cutter of Pelham in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire being now ninety two years old depose and say that I moved into this Town in the AD 1780 or 1781 and that I have always lived in this Town ever since and that previous to my comeing into this Town to live. I resided in the Town of Hudson some seven Hudson which joins Pelham 
I knew Samuel Corless formerly of Pelham he lived in Pelham previous to the year A.D. 1780 I remember Corless for the reason that he was sent off of the farm he lived on. the man's name that he had the law suit with was Tullant they had a long law suit about the farm and I think it lasted some five or six years. the result of the suit was that Corless had to leave the farm. I remember another fact and that is, this. Corless raised some Corn and the same [illegible] was about to be attached and Corless in the night took and carried it away Corless had a wife and family of two or three children at the time he lived in this Town when he left here which was before I came into Town he went to Salem
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to live and I think I have been at his house whilst he lived in Salem he afterwards went to Vermont to live
/s/Seth Cutter
Hillsborough County ss. 
State of New Hampshire Pelham July 16, 1850. 
Personally appeared before me Seth Cutter and made oath that the above affiant by him subscribed is true, and  I also certify that said Cutter is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such alterations made before signing
/s/Joshua Atwood} Justice of the Peace
Seth Cutter's Affadavit
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I Phebe Hastings of Newbury in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire being eighty nine years old in November eighteen hundred and fifty do depose and say that my maiden name was Phebe Corless I was born in the Town of Salem in the county of Rockingham in this State My Father's name was Jonathan Corliss he was an Ensign or Lieutenant in the revolutionary war. there was nine children in my Father's family. There was four boys in Father's family their names were as follows to wit James Samuel Emerson and John. Emerson and Samuel were out in the revolutionary war Emerson was a waiter to my Father. Father and Emerson and Samuel were at the battle of Bunker Hill I remember that mother and I stood in the door at home and we heard the cannon at Bunker hill battle, and mother remarked to me that she was affraid Father or one of the boys would get killed My brother Samuel was married before the battle of Bunker hill Samuel lived in the Town of Pelham which was near
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our house Samuel Corless my brother married a girl by the name of Jane Jameson she lived not more than a mile from out where my Father lived. I have been to where she lived before she married Samuel I presume a hundred times. I think Samuel was married at Jane Jameson's Father's I was about twelve years old when Samuel was married I remember of nursing one of the children when they lived down there I know Samuel was married before he went to Bunker hill because his wife lived in the woods whilst he was gone. My Brother Samuel never to my knowledge has but one wife he moved from Salem or Pelham to Vermont
/s/X her mark Phebe Hastings
Witness /s/Eli Dodge,
State of Newhampshire
Merrimack. SS. July 16th AD 1856
Subscribed and sworn to Before me
/s/Eli Dodge} Justice of the Peace & Quorum
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Merrimack Ss} Newbury July 16, 1850
I hereby certify that Phebe Hastings the person who has signed the within affidavit is a credible witness and can be relied upon as such
/s/Eli Dodge} Justice of the peace 
Phebe Hastings
affadavit in relation to her brothers marriage
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I Lydia Hastings of Newbury in the county of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire of lawfull age being sixty one years old next December do depose and say that Samuel Corless late of Marshfield Vermont now deceased was my uncle on my mother's side Samuel Corless was a Brother to my Mother as I always learned from family history he was a revolutionary Soldier and formerly lived in Salem in this State and moved from there to Rockingham Vermont and from there to Newbury Vermont. Uncles' wife's maiden name was June Jameson she survived my uncle some years they had several children and ['names of' crossed out] their names are as follows to wit John Thomas and Leander also Silas and there was one by the name of Mary and Nancy Also Abagail Abagail would be some over seventy years old if she was liveing
/s/Lydia Hastings
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State of Newhampshire
Merrimack SS July 16th AD 1850
The within affidavit subscribed and sworn to Before me
/s/Eli Dodge {Justice of the Peace & Quorum
Merrimack Ss} Newbury July 16, 1850
I hereby certify that Lydia Hastings the person who has signed the within affidavit is a person of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
/s/Eli Dodge} Justice of the peace
Lydia Hastings
Affadavit in relation to Samuel Corless
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I Sollomon Jewell of Newbury in the county of Orange and State of Vermont of lawfull age being now fifty one years old last September do depose and say that. I was was well acquainted with Samuel Corless of Marshfield in Washington County and State of Vermont now deceased he was a revolutionary Soldier and drew a pension for the last ten years before he died 
I was also well acquainted with June Corless his wife, she survived her husband some eight years and died August thirtieth A.D. 1836 she remained his widow untill her death. I am also well acquainted with the children of the said Samuel Corless and June Corless two of them now reside in this Town. to wit, Silas John Corless the other child now liveing is Leander Corless he, resides in Marshfield in the county of Washington in this State, the other children are all death I believe I have been acquainted with the whole family ever since I can remember they formerly lived in Rockingham Vermont,
/s/Solomon Jewell
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Sollomon Jewell
Affadavit
Identity of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless children
Orange County ss} Newbury July 11 AD 1850
Personally appeared before Sollomon Jewell the person who has signed the within affadavit and made oath that the same is true, and I also certify that the said Jewell is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
/s/David McAllister Justice of the peace
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I Margaret Montgomery of Windham in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire being eighty four years old next September A.D. 1850 do depose and say that I was born and brought up in this Town and have always lived in this Town. I lived in the immediate neighborhood of the Jameson's I was well acquainted with Jane Jameson formerly of this Town she was a few years older than myself but I have seen her a great many times and used to play with her day after day She  married a man who lived in Salem New Hampshire and he did not live more than a mile from where Jane Jameson lived his name was Samuel Corless I  think they were married before the battle of Bunkher (Bunker) Hill I ['rember' crossed out] remember well about the battle of Bunker hill - Jane Jameson used to live not more than a half mile from where I lived
/s/Margaret Montgomery
Rockingham County ss} State of New Hampshire Windham July 13 1850
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Personally appeared before me Margaret Montgomery the signer of the within affadavit and made oath that the same is true, and I certify that said Margaret Montgomery is a person of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such 
/s/Robert Bartley Justice of the peace 
Margaret Montgomery
Affadavit in relation to Samuel Corless marriage
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Joseph Prescott
Affadavit
Identity of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless children and that they were regarded as man wife by all of their neighbors
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I Joseph Prescott of Newbury in the county of Orange and State of Vermont being now seventy one years  old the twenty first day of this month do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Corless and his wife Jane Corless of Marshfield in the County of Washington and State of Vermont now deceased they both formerly lived in this Town they lived in this Town some twenty years
Samuel Corless was a Revolutionary Soldier he died I understand in AD 1828 I was well acquainted with his children two of them now live in this Town Thomas Corless and John Corless. also Leander Corless who now lives in Marshfield Washington County I have known these children ever since they were boys Samuel Corless and his wife moved from Rockingham Vermont to this Town and from here to Marshfield they lived together as man and wife and were so regarded by all of their neighbors
/s/Joseph Prescott
Orange County ss} Newbury July 11 A.D. 1850
Personally appeared before me Joseph Prescott and made oath that the above affadavit by her subscribed contains the truth and I also certify that said Prescott is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
/s/David McAllister Justice of the peace
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I Stephen Rogers of Newbury in the county of Orange and State of Vermont and as (I say a descendant of John Rogers of Smithfield England who was burnt at the Stake) being now eighty years old last February do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Corless and his wife Jane Corless of Marshfield in the county of Washington and State of Vermont now deceased they both formerly lived in this Town, and lived here some over twenty years they moved from Rockingham Vermont to this Town and from this Town to Marshfield in the County of Washington Samuel Corless died in AD 1828 and his wife Jane Corless survived her husband some eight years she died in August A.D. 1836 Samuel Corless was a revolutionary Soldier and drew a pension some ten years before he died, they raised up a family of Children two of them are now liveing in this Town to wit Thomas Corless and John Corless, also Leander Corless who lives in Marshfield in Washington County I have known these children ever since they were small boys the rest of the children
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are all dead I believe Samuel Corless and his wife lived together as man wife and were so regarded by all of their neighbors
/s/Stephen Rogers
Orange County ss} Newbury July 11 A.D. 1850
Personally appeared before me Stephen Rogers the person who has signed the above affadavit and made oath that the same is true and I certify that the said Rogers is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
/s/David McAllister Justice of the peace
Stephen Rogers
Affadavit
Identity of Samuel Corless & Jane Corless children and that were man and wife and were so regarded by all their neighbors
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Certificate of Probate Court that Samuel Corless died on the 30 day of Nov A.D. 1828 and that his wife Jane Corless survived him untill the 30th day of August A.D. 1836 also that Thomas Corless John Corless & Leander Corless are the only children now living
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State of Vermont
Washington District S.S.}
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before the Probate Court within and for the District of Washington in Washington County, the same being a Court of record, by the affidavits of Phebe Hastings, Ethan S. Brock, Solomon Jewell, Lydia Hastings, Susan Chamberlin, and Stephen Rogers, credible disinterested witnesses, that Samuel Corliss died in the Town of Marshfield in the County of Washington, on the thirtieth day of November A.D. 1828, and that he left surviving him his widow Jane Corliss formerly Jane Jameson, and that said Jane Corliss died in the Town of Marshfield in said County, on the thirtieth day of August A.D. 1836 leaving surviving her, three children to wit, Thomas aged sixty seven years, John aged Sixty two, also Leander aged fifty five, who are her only children and heirs at law now living. - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Said Court, and subscribed my name at Montpelier in said Distric, this 18th day of July A.D. 1850. - 
/s/Timothy R. Merrill Register,
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Town Clerk
Jerimiah Morrison
Affadavit about the Marriage of Samuel Corless to Jane Jameson not found on the records at Windham
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I Jerimiah Morrison of Windham in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire of lawfull age being fifty four years old, do depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk within and for the Town of Windham afforesaid and that I have examined the books kept in said Town upon which the record of Marriages are kept and do not find any record of the marriage of Samuel Corless to Jane Jameson and further this deponent saith not
/s/Jeremiah Morrison Town Clerk
Rockingham County. ss} State of New Hampshire Windham July 13, 1850
Personally appeared before one Jeremiah Morrison Town Clerk and made oath that the above affadavit is true and I certify that said Morrison is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such
/s/Robert Bartley Justice of the peace
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Testimony in the Jane Corless Case
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I Sollomon Jewell of Newbury in the county of Orange and State of Vermont being fifty two years old last September A.D. 1850 do depose and say, that my mother's maiden name was Abagail Corless. she was daughter of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless late of Marshfield Vermont now deceased my mother was born in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven in Sept of that year. there were nine children in grand Father Corless family the oldest child's name was Polly sometimes called Mary, she was older than my mother since two or three years Silas Corless was younger than my mother I cannot state the exact ages of the rest of grand Father Corless family but Thomas Corless is sixty seven he lives in this Town, I have heard grand mother Corless say a great many times that she was left with one child whilst grand Father was out in the revolutionary war
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and that she and her child were poorly clothed and poorly fed whilst grand Father was out in the revolutionary war I have also heard grand Father Corless state the same facts a great many times my mother is dead she died some eleven years ago Also Aunt Polly she died a good many years ago
/s/Solomon Jewell
State of Vermont
Orange County ss.} Newbury January 29th 1851
Personally appeared before me Sollomon Jewell the above named and made oath that the above affadavit by him signed is true and I hereby certify that said Jewell is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such and I also certify that the interlineations and alterations made in the above affadavit made before signing
/s/Abner Chamberlin Justice of the peace
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I John Corless of Newbury in the county of Orange in the State of Vermont being now sixty three years old do depose and say that I am the son of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless late of Marshfield now deceased my oldest sister's name was Polly sometimes called Mary she was the oldest child in my Father's family she was born in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five she would now be over seventy five years old if she were now liveing she died a good many years ago Abagail Jewell mother of Sollomon Jewell of this Town was my sister. she was born in seventeen hundred and seventy seven she is now dead there were nine children in Father's family. my Father and Mother were married before the revolutionary war and mother was left alone with one child whilst Father was gone in the service and suffered a good deal whilst Father was out in the war 
I know Father and mother were married before the revolutionary war and
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mother lived alone most of the time my mothers maiden name was Jane Jameson. she survived him some eight years and died in Marshfield in this State. I only know the above facts from family history
/s/John Corless
State of Vermont
Orange County ss} Newbury January 29 1851
Personally appeared before me John Corless the above named and made oath that the above affadavits by him signed is true and I hereby certify that said Corless is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such and I hereby certify that the alterations and interlineations in the above affadavit were made before signing
/s/Abner Chamberlin Justice of the peace
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I Charlotte Corless of Newbury in the county of Orange and State of Vermont being sixty seven years old last October do depose and say that Samuel Corless ['and' crossed out] was my Father in Law and Jane Corless was my mother in law and I lived in the same house with them some fifteen years. I have heard old Mrs. Jane Corless say a great many times that she had one child and lived alone nearly all the time whilst he was in the revolutionary war her oldest childs name was Polly sometimes called Mary she was some two or three years older than Sollomon Jewell's mother her name was Abagail. Polly was born in seventeen hundred and seventy five and would be over seventy five years old if she were now liveing Abagail Jewell was born in A.D. 1777. Polly died a good many years ago in Rockingham in this State my mother in law Jane Corless died in
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Marshfield Vermont in 1836
/s/X Her Mark Charlott Corless
State of Vermont
Orange County ss} Newbury January 29 AD 1851
Personally appeared before me Charlotte Corless made oath that the above affadavit by signed is true and I hereby certify that Charlotte is a Woman of truth and can be relied upon as such also that the interlineation and alterations were made before signing
/s/Abner Chamberlin Justice of the peace
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I Thomas Corless of Newbury in the County of Orange State of Vermont being sixty seven years old last August do depose and say that I am a son of Samuel Corless and Jane Corless late of Marshfield deceased my Father was a revolutionary soldier and drew a pension some ten years before he died my mother Jane Corless survived him some eight years my oldest sister Polly sometimes called Mary was born in Seventeen seventy five she was older than my sister Abagail Jewell some two or three years Sollomon Jewell of this Town is my sister Abagail son sister Abagail was born in seventen hundred and seventy seven my Father was married to my mother Jane Jameson before the revolutionary war and mother was left with one child whilst Father was out in the revolutionary war and I have heard her tell over a great many times how much she suffered whilst Father was gone in the service, Polly is dead she died a great many years
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ago sister Abagail is also dead 
I have no more of my Father's family and do not know of any. I know the fact about my sisters ages from what I have heard my Father and mother state about the same Phebe Hastings of Newbury New Hampshire is my Aunt on my Father's side Polly died in Rockingham in this State
/s/Thomas Corles (Corless)
State of Vermont
Orange County ss} Newbury Jany 27th 1851
Personally appeared before me Thomas Corless and made oath that the above affadavit by him signed is true and I hereby certify that said Corless is a man of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such also that the alterations and interlineation were made before signing
/s/Abner Chamberlin Justice of the peace
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I Phebe Hastings of Newbury in the county of Merimack (Merrimack) and State of New Hampshire being eighty nine years old do depose and say that Samuel Corless late of Marshfield Vermont now deceased was my brother my maiden name was Phebe Corless my Brother Samuel Corless married a girl by the name of Jane Jameson and she survived my Brother some eight years. he had by her nine children Polly sometimes called Mary was the oldest child she would be seventy five or six years old if she were now liveing 
I nursed my Brother Samuel Corless wife Jane. whilst Samuel was out in the revolutionary war and I was but thirteen or fourteen years old when I nursed her. I recolect it well, and remember well what Brother Samuel Wife's said to me. She said I was a very good nurse for so young a girl as I then was. I know Samuel was married before the battle of Bunker hill. my
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Father died whilst he was out in the revolutionary was and I was left an Orphan and went to live with a man by the name of Coffrin when I was but thirteen years old and it was very near this time that I went to nurse my brother Samuel Wife's 
I remember the above facts very well Brother Samuel then  lived in the woods, and his wife suffered a great deal whilst Samuel was out in the war
/s/X her mark Phebe Hastings
State of Newhampshire
Merrimack SS. January 27, 1851
Personally appeared Phebe Hastings and made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is substantially true
Before me /s/Eli Dodge} Justice of the Peace
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Merrimack County ss} I hereby certify that the said Phebe Hastings is a woman of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such and I also certify that the alterations and interlinations were made before signing
/s/Eli Dodge} Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier January 28th 1851
I hereby certify that Abner Chamberlin Esquire now is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Orange in said State, duly appointed and qualified as such, that his term of office commenced on the first day of December A.D. 1850, and will end on the last ay of November A.D. 1851, and that full credit is due to his official acts and attestations as such. - 
[state seal affixed] Given under my hand and the seal of this office this 28th day of January A.D. 1851. 
/s/Ferrand F. Merrill
Secretary of State
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[handwritten letter]
Newbury Vt. January 30 AD 1851.

Sir
Enclosed I send you five affadavits in the Jane Corless case. Capt Triplett told me that if I would prove that Jane Corless's oldest child was seventy five years old, he would allow the Case. I send five affadavits to prove that fact. I wish you to be particular, and read the affadavit of Phebe Hastings she was a Sister of the old Pensioner Samuel Corless he drew a pension ten years and died in A.D. 1828 his widow lived untill the 30th day of August 1836 the only question is in relation to the marriage these affadavits show conclusively that the oldest child was seventy five years old, and if that fact is proved Triplett agreed to allow the case. I think with these affadavits he must be sattisfied of that fact. look then over and give them to Triplett when he
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[handwritten letter]
is not in a hury ask him to examine them and I think he must be sattisfied of one of two things that is that the oldest child was seventy five years old or that the these five persons are all perjured  witnesses and in this case commited a willfull and malicious perjury. the whole case shows the fact that Jane Corless was married to Samuel Corless before the revolutionary war old Mrs. Hastings says in her affadavit that her Father died in the revolutionary war and that she was left an orphan child at the age of thirteen and went to live with a man by the name of Coffrin about this time she went to her Brother Samuel's, and nursed a child or the old woman and Samuel was then in the revolutionary war
Solomon Jewell States in his affadavit that his mother was Jane Corless's daughter and that she was born in A.D. 1777 and Polly, her sister was older than his mother some two or three years. Now sir I think
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[handwritten letter]
that Capt Triplett ought to examine this testimony forthwith because he decided upon the case last August the first of the month, and no notice was given that the had decided against the case. Mr Peck then had care of the case and no notion was given him that the case was rejected. if the Government had given that notice the additional evidence would have been furnished but Mr Peck insists that he had no notice no sir try and get the case allowed next week and send me the Certificate and I will sattisfy you for your trouble
/s/Alpheus Tilden
Mr Sylvester
Washington City, D.C.
P.S. Please direct to Montpelier Vermont
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[addressed envelope]
[postmark: BARRE Vt. MAR. 29] FREE
French & Sylvester
H. H. Sylvester
Washington City D.C.
Pension Agents
[overwritten: April 3. 1851
Respecting "five affidavits in case of Jane Corless" - 
Cap Triplett
Alpheus Tilden
Barre Vermont]
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[handwritten letter]
Barre, V.t. March 29th 1851

Sir
I sent you five affadavits in the case of Jane Corless who died August 30th 1836 Leander Corless a son now petitions to have his mother placed upon the pension list and what was due her at her decease paid to him and others have you ever reviewed the they were sent the last days of January AD 1851. the case was examined last August on the 3d day and rejected because as they say the evidence did not show the marriage before the service of the old man. I say the evidence of old Mrs Hastings a sister to the man who performed the service shows it beyond a doubt please inform me whether the affadavits were ever received if they have not been received I wish to furnish the department with the evidence they require
Yours &c. /s/Alpheus Tilden
French & Sylvester
Washington City D.C. 
[margin note: These aff's were placed on file feby 2. 1851
March 31. 51 /s/H. H. Sylvester]
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[handwritten letter]
P.S. direct your letter to Barre. V.t.
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Azubah Hapgood
Affadavit
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I Azuba Hapgood of Rockingham in the county of Windham in the State of Vermont being eighty years old next August do depose and say that I have lived in this Town ever since I was three years old I was acquainted with Polly Corless and Abagail Corless formerly of this Town they were the children of Samuel and Jane Corless Polly was the oldest child they moved up to Newbury Vermont old Mr Corless used to work for my Father
/s/X her mark Azuba Hapgood
State of Vermont
Windham County ss} Rockingham May 7 1851 
Personally appeared before one Azuba Hapgood and made oath that the above affadavit by her signed is true alterations and interlination made before signing and I certify that said Azuba Hapgood is a reliable witness and person of truth and veracity
/s/Alexander S Campbell Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Azuba Hapgood is a person of truth and veracity an a Communicant in the Parish of Immanuel Church Bellows Falls 
/s/Joel Clap Rector of the aforesaid Church
Bellows Falls May 7th 1851
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I Miriam Wood of Rockingham in the County of Windham in the State of Vermont being seventy three years old last October do depose and say that I have lived in this Town ever since I was four years old I was well acquainted with Samuel Corless and his wife Jane Corless 
I was also well acquainted with their children their names were as follows Polly Corless Abagail Corless Silas Corless David Corless Abagail Corless married a man by the name of Jewell she was just about my age Polly was the oldest child she was some two or three years older than Abagail her sister Polly was born in the year that the battle of Lexington was fought. I have heard Polly say that she was born in seventeen hundred and seventy five I have also heard her mother say that Polly was born in seventeen hundred and seventy five or the same year that the lexington battle was fought the Corless family used to live not more than forty rods from where I used to live and lived there a good many years. I have been to school a great many days with Abagail & Polly the school was just south of fathers house and very near where Corless lived Polly Corless died in this Town more than
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fifty years ago. There was one son by the name of Thomas one by the name of John Samuel Corless and his wife Jane Corless and some of their children moved from this Town to the Town of Newbury in this State Abigal Corless and I were just about of an age and were together a great deal Polly Corless was older than Abagail and was born in A.D. 1775 as I have heard her say and I have also heard her mother say the same I remember this fact for the reason that she stated that she was born the year the battle was fought at Lexington Massachusetts
/s/Miriam Wood
State of Vermont
Windham County ss} Rockingham May 7th 1851
The above affadavit was sworn to before me the day and year above writen And I hereby certify that said Miriam Wood is a person of truth and veracity and can be relied upon as such the alterations and interlineations were made in the above affadavit before swearing to the same
Before me /s/Alexander S Campbell Justice of the peace
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I Luther Webb of Rockingham in the County of Windham in the State of Vermont being now eighty seven years old do depose and say that I have lived in this Town seventy three years. I was neighbor to Samuel Corless and his family whilst they lived in this Town he had by his wife Jane Corless several children one by the name of Polly one by the name of Abagail one by the name of Silas one by the name of Thomas Polly was the oldest child she would be seventy five years old I think if liveing she was older than her sister Abagail Samuel Corless and some of his family moved from this Town to Newbury Vermont Polly Corless died in this Town a great many years ago old Mr Samuel Corless has worked for me a great many days. Polly used to work in the neighborhood before she died they were poor people and had to work out for a liveing 
/s/Luther Webb
State of Vermont
Windham County ss} Rockingham May 7th 1851
Personally appeared before one Luther Webb the person who signed the above affadavit and made oath that the same is true. and I certify that said Webb is a reliable witness and a an of truth and veracity alterations and interlinations made before signing the same 
Before me /s/Alexander S Campbell Justice of the Peace
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I hereby That the within named Luther Webb is a person of truth and veracity, he is a Communicant in the Parish of Immanuel Church Bellows Falls of which the undersigned is and has been for the last three and a half years Rector
/s/Joel Clap
Bellows Falls May 7th 1851
Luther Webb affadavit
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May 21/51
Jane Corless
Secretary of State Certificate
add'l proof in case Jane Corless 
July 4 1836 - 
[illegible]
French & Sylvester
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State of Vermont
[state seal affixed]
Office of the Secretary of State
Montpelier May 8th 1851
I hereby certify that Alexander S. Campbell Esquire now is, and since the first day of December last has been, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham in said State, duly appointed & qualified, with full power to administer oaths and take depositions, and that full credit is due to his official acts and attestations as such. 
[state seal affixed] Given under my hand and the seal of this office this 8th day of May A.D. 1851. 
/s/Ferrand F. Merrill 
Secretary of State
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Secretary of State Certificate that Joshua Attwood Is a Justice
Secretary of the State of Vermont certificate that Stephen Pitkin David McAllister are questions
Also 
Secretary of the State of New Hampshire that Joshua Atwood Eli Dodge and Robert Bartley are Justices
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier July 25. 1850
I hereby certify that David McAlister Esquire is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Orange in said State; and that Stephen Pitkin Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Washington in said State: That both of said Justices were duly appointed for the current political year commencing on the first day of December A.D. 1849 and ending on the 30th day of November A.D. 1850: That they have been duly commissioned and qualified; and that full credit is due to their official acts and attestations as such. 
[state seal affixed] In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this office this 25th day of July A.D. 1850. 
/s/Ferrand F. Merrill
Secretary of State
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
Secretary of State's Office. 
I, ['Thomas P. Treadwell' crossed out] John L. Hadley, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Robert Bartley is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. 
His Commission was dated on the fourteenth day of June 1847 and will expire on the fourteenth day of June 1852.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this sixteenth day of July 1850. 
/s/John L. Hadley Secretary of State.
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[state seal affixed]
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office.
I, ['Thomas P. Treadwell' crossed out] John L. Hadley, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Robert Bartley is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Hillsborough duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c.
His Commission was dated on the seventh day of December 1847 and will expire on the seventh day of December 1852.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this sixteenth day of July 1850.
/s/John L. Hadley Secretary of State.
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[state seal affixed]
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office.
I, ['Thomas P. Treadwell' crossed out] John L. Hadley, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Eli Dodge is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c.
His Commission was dated on the twenty-fifth day of June 1850 and will expire on the twenty fifth day of June 1855.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this twenty second day of July 1850.
/s/John L. Hadley Secretary of State.
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Know all men by this present that I Leander Corless of ['Montpelier' crossed out] Marshfield in the county of Washington State of Vermont have constituted and appointed and by these presents do constitute and appoint Alpheus Tilden of Barre in the county of Washington my true and lawfull Attorney irrevocably with power of substitution for me and in my name place and stead to ask and receive of and from the United States any bounty lands pension money or money that now is or are due to me as the child of Samuel Corless late of Plainfield dec'd on account of service rendered or disbursement made or expenses accrued by the said Samuel Corliss of said Marshfield ['was due' crossed out] While in the Services of the United States or ay other amount whatsoever in my name to give receipts and any other sufficient discharges for such Bounty land pensions pattents and money due as afforesaid and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of what ever nature & nature I may have with or any of the departments of the Government or Congress and generally to do and say any other act or acts that I might or could do were I present personally at the doing thereof notifying and confirming whatsoever any said Attorney shall do in and about the premises by virtue thereof
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of this 4 day of May A.D. 1850
Signed and sealed in presence of Leander Corliss
/s/Ira Arms
Washington County ss} Montpelier May 4, 1850
Personally appeared the above named Elijah Nye and subscribed and acknowledged the above power of Attorney or deed /
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to be his free will and deed
/s/Ira Arms Justice of the peace
Phebe Hastings lives in Newbury N.H.
Power of Attorney 
Children Corless Case
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Brief in the case of Jane Corless Vt
Act 4 July '36
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Brief in the case of Jane Corless Dec'd Washington County and State of Vermont
act 4 July 1836.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.") Original
Proof exhibited, (if original.) [blank]
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. 
"Her husband was a Pensioner Act of March 18th - 1818.
The date of the marriage is proved by the evidence of contemporaries of good character& standing as certified by the Justices &c. The oldest Child is shown to have been born 1775. or "the year in which the Battle of Lexington took place. 
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Corless states in his declaration that he enlisted in 1776. (Nov'r). Age in April 1818 68 years. when he applied, consequently age in 1774 - twenty four or thereabout. when he was married. The oldest Child born in 1775. 
/s/F. H. Davidge
Examining Clerk. 
Name and residence of Agent. 
French & Sylvester
Washington D.C.
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[addressed envelope]
[postmark: BARRE Vt. FEB 28] PAID Paid 10
H. H. Sylvester
Pension Agent
Washington City D. C. 
[margin notes: H. H. Sylvester Capt. Triplett Jane Corless Vt sus 1836 Mch 1/51]
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[handwritten letter]
[margin note: proof ref'd P.O by HHS. feby 2 51]
['Barre' crossed out] Montpelier Vt. Feb 27th 1851

Sir
I sent you from Newbury V.t. some additional testimony in the Case of Jane Corless have you received the same. Capt Triplett said that I could prove that Jane Corless's oldest child was seventy four or five years old he would allow the case I think the five affadavits I sent you show that fact. Will you inform me what there is to the new law just passed by Congress in relation to Revolutionary Soldiers and their widows also 
please inform me whether the Senate have passed the bill makeing warrants land assignable send your letter to Montpelier Vermont
Yours, &c. 
/s/Alpheus Tilden
H. H. Sylvester
Washington City D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
West Randolf Vt. Jany 31st 1851

Gent
Among the affadavits I sent you yesterday was signed by Phebe Hastings. The Justice who administered the oath to her was Eli Dodge. The certificate of the Secretary of the State of New Hampshire that said Dodge is a Justice is now in the case sent with original papers
/s/Alpheus Tilden
French & Sylvester
Washington City D.C.
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[addressed envelope]
feby 2 1851

Sir
I enclose herewith, five affd's in support of the claim of Jane Corliss of or for a pension 
Please place them with her papers and report the case to me
I am Respectfully
/s/H. H. Sylvester
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[addressed envelope]
[postmark: NORTHERN N.H. 12 MAR] 10
Commissioner Pensions
Washington City D.C. 
[margin notes: March 20, 1851 Rel: to Add'l testimony in case of Jane Corless
Cap Triplett Vt sus 36
Alpheus Tilden Montpelier Vt.]
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[handwritten letter]
Montpelier, V.t. March 12th 1851

Sir
I sent from Newbury Vermont on the 30th or 31st day of January last some additional testimony in the case of Jane Corless, the case was suspended on the third of August A.D. 1850. I sent the testimony of Mr Sylvester a pension Agent residing at Washington City and as I cannot hear from him, there is a possibility that it may have been lost. has it been received
/s/Alpheus Tilden
To the Commissioner of Pension
Washington City D.C.
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[addressed envelope]
[postmark: R. R. NO [illegible] N.H. DEC 30] 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
[margin notes: Jan 2. 1851 Alpheus Tilden 
Montpelier Vt.
[illegible] or Cole
Respecting claims of Jane Corless Dec'd & Hannah Rogers Dec'd Vt
Have you papers charged to Capt Triplett or [illegible]]
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[handwritten letter]
Montpelier V.t. Dec 30th 1850

Sir
In August last, I sent my petition to the pension office praying that the name of of my mother Jane Corless might be put upon the pension list and the amount due her at her decease might be paid to her surviving children I have not heard from the case please inform me about it
yours &c. 
Leander Corless By Alpheus Tilden

Sir
The first of September 1850 I sent a petition to the pension office praying that the name of my mother Hannah Rogger's might be put upon the pension list and the ammount due her at her decease be paid to her surviving children please inform me about the case
Yours &c. 
Stephen Roggers By Alpheus Tilden
{Immediate attention is requested}
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[verso]
25 - papper
H 4
2

[recto]
No 7645
Jane Corless dec'd Vt
Let Hon L. B. Peck Aug't 3/50
Alpheus Tilden - Washington DC - Jan 22-1851
H. H. Sylvester May/[damaged paper]
A. Tilden Jany 10/5[damaged paper]
act 4 July 1836
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Feb 6 - 1851
Letter from A. Tilden & five affd's in case of Jane Corless 
Vt sus 36
H. H. Sylvester Present
charged to Capt Triplett April 17-52
[overwritten: Jan. Capt Triplett]
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✓ No 9645
Jane Corless Dec'd Vt
Act 4. July '36
Adm'd 1 year priv. $40.00
to com. 4th Mar 1831. & end Aug't 30. 1836.
in favor of Thomas Corless & John Corless} of Newbury Vt. 
& Leander Corless, Marshfield Vt. 
French & Sylvester 
Washington.