Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17928, Abijah Fuller, Conn. Continental

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(8? - 1776)             Fuller, Abijah         Number
Service                             Abigail         W.17928
Conn.
Continental

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Illegible vertical writing

12.456  (Unknown Marking)
Connecticut
Abijah Fuller
of____________ in the state of
who was a Sargeant in the regiment commanded by
Col Durkee of the Connect.
line for the term of 1 Year

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 10th of June 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of July 19.
and Sent to David Bolles
[ ]
Windham Connect.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 32.66
Seni*anl. all'ce ending

2  
25
30
$32.66

(Unknown Marking - David Bolles initials?)

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

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Abigail Fuller application Windham Co.
June 15         
Free
Hon. J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
City Washington

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State of Connecticut  Windham Ss 10th June, AD 1819
Abijah Fuller of the town of Hampton in the county of Windham aforesaid a citizen of the United States now resident of said Hampton do on oath testify and declare that in the month of December one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, I enlisted entered and engaged as a serjeant and soldier in the infantry or foot company commanded by Cap Thomas Dyer in Colonel John Durkees regiment in the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment and in January 1776 I joined the army at Cambridge and served as a serjeant in said company, against the common enemy, a full year from the time aforesaid of my enlistment when I was honorably dismissed but had no written discharge. I then at the time of my dismission after having previous assisted in taking the Hessians at Trenton volunteered (Crossed out) for one month's service further, & fought on the 2nd January 1777 at Princeton and on 2nd February 1777. I was dismissed from the service and came home. I am advanced in age being 65 years old and have a large family to support and have one helpless son. I own a ____ farm of 125 acres. I owe as much as I think (inserted above with ^) my farm will bring in money at a year's credit and have the year past met with a heavy loss of property by the failure of a man who owed me and by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support and request a pension of eight dollars a month agreeable to the law of the United States passed 18th March AD 1818
Abijah Fuller
 
State of Connecticut, Windham June 10th
AD 1819 Personally appeared Abijah Fuller of Hampton in said County a citizen of the United States and made solemn oath that this above
declaration by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth. I testify that I am fully satisfied that said Fuller did serve as a soldier in the Continental service as above stated and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life said Fuller does stand in need of assistance from his country for support and that the whole of his declaration is true.
attest David Bolles Judge of Windham County Connecticut

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I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do certify that David Bolles Esquire before whom the within affadavit was made is Judge of the County Court, that the within signature is in his hand writing, full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such.  I do further certify that Joseph Prentis[?] Esqr, before whom affadavits[sic] have been made respecting Abijah Fuller, an applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of 18th March 1818, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in & for the sd Windham County, that full faith & credit ought to be given to his acts as such.

In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name & affixed the Publick Seal of said Court, at Windham in s County this 14th day of June A.D. 1819
David C. Bolles

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Case of Abijah Fuller

David Bolles
Judge
Windham Conn't
Rec'd June 22 1819

Connecticut line
Col Durkees Regmt
[illegible] 1776
2 Jany 1777 - 1 yr

Admitted

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FULLER, ABIJAH
(CONN.) W-17828

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Connecticut 836
Abigail Fuller
widow of Abijah Fuller
who died on the 5 May 1834
of Windham Co in the State of Connecticut
who was a [??] Sgt in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] in the [blank] commanded by [illegible] in the Connecticut  [blank] for [??]months Private    3.33
12    "      Sergeant  60.00
                               63.30
______________________________________________
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut at the rate of 63 Dollars 33Cents per annum to commence on the 5th day of May 1834.
___________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of May 1837 and sent to the [???] Present
_____________________________________
Arrears to the 4th of March 37 174.00
Semi-nl allowance ending []        31.66
                                                   $210.66
[REMAINDER OF DOCUMENT ILLEGIBLE/INCOMPLETE]

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ion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the [illegible] Schedule [inserted illegible] is Seventeen hundred twenty seven Dollars, and 67 -- Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 14th day of July A.D. 1820
David C. Bolles
Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for Windham County.

Abijah Fuller
Not Entitled

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As a [illegible]al Court of Common Pleas, holden at Windham and for the County of Windham, in said district.

On this 27th day of June A.D. 1820, person appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment], Abijah Fuller of Hampton in said County aged Sixty-seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz: 
That he enlisted for the term of one year on  or about the 1st day of January in the year 1776 in the State of Connecticut, in the company commanded by Captain David Tilden  in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 2nd day of February, 1777, when he was discharged from the said service in Morristown in the State of New Jersey.

I am a farmer by occupation & enjoy tolerable health. I have a wife aged 68 years of feeble constitution. I have an unfortunate son named Arthur Lee Fuller residing in my family who is unable to support himself in consequence  of feeble capacity of mind - his age is 40. He ever has & still depends solely on me for his support. I am a Revolutionary pensioner. I made application on the 10th day of June 1819. The number of certificate is 12.456. The debts that I owe are contained in a schedule hereto annexed & are bonafide due from me.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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 navel services of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 10th day [ineligible] one thousand [ineligible] 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.

[ineligible]

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son named Arthur Lee Fuller residing in my family who is unable to support himself in consequence of feeble capacity of mind - his age is 40. He ever has & still depends solely on me for his support. I am a Revolutionary pensioner. I made application on the 10th day of June 1819. The number of certificate is 12.456. The debts that I owe are contained in a schedule hereto annexed & are bonafide due from me.
And I do solemnly swear
that I was a resident citizen of the
United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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 town had such one thousand and eighteen; 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.

A Schedule of the whole of the estate & income of Abijah Fuller taken June 14th 1820.
1 yoke of oxen and 5 years old $60.00
1 yoke of Stag 3 years old 48.00
2 horses one 13 years old the other 10  35.00
 4 calves 72.00  2 two year old 24.00  3 one year old  114.00
2 calves 15.00  7 sheep - 1 hog 9.00
3 old ploughs 2.50  1 [illegible] 2.00 [illegible] 5.50
2 [illegible] 20 2 axes 25 cents [illegible] 2.20
1 case [illegible] 2.50 1 [illegible] 3.00 1 black [illegible] 5.00 3 old tables 2.00 = 12.50
9 old chairs 2.50 - 1 old case chains 1.00 [illegible] 1.50 = 5.00
1 small tin [illegible] .25 1 trunk 25c 1 tea kettle 50c 15 old pewter 4.00 = 5.00
4 old [illegible] 34c 1 old loom 1.34 2 looking glasses 2.00 = 3.68
1 iron kettle 1.00 shovel & tongs 67c 1 old foot [illegible] = 2.67
2 large spinning wheels 1.50 2 candlesticks 12c, 2 old [illegible] 2.50 = 4.12
one hundred thirty acres of land valued at ten per acre. $1390.00
Abijah Fuller

for Schedule of Debts see next Page

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I am now owing the following sums viz
To
Taintor & Buckley $87.12
Robt & Solomon Taintor 142.99
Stephen Fuller 386.26
John Tweedy 38.80
Daniel Leads 150.35
William Smith 111.25
James Cary 102.22
Taintor & Buckley 10.00
J Mosley & Clark 15.00
Samuel S. Moseley 28.00
Spicer & Leads 19.21
Daniel Bunham 43.00
Clanpor Fuller 124.00
Septimus Burnham 20.40
Geo Dunworth 28.50
John Brown 22.50
Chauncey T. Cleveland 25.00
Luther D Leach 9.00
Luther Fuller 175.92
________________
$1564.02

I have nothing due to me.
Abijah Fuller

Sworn to and declared on the 27th day of June A. D. 1820, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
Attest David C. Bolles Clerk

I David C Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total [illegible] in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is seventeen hundred and twenty seven Dollars and 67 Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 14th day of July AD 1820.
David C Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County

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District of Connecticut, ss.

At an adjourned Court of Common Pleas, holden at Brooklyn within and for the County of Windham, in said district--

On this Second day of May A.D. 1828, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] Abijah Fuller of Hampton in said County.

aged Seventy years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, [in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of *illegible* of the *illegible* 1818, the 9th May 1820 and 10th March 1823] that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, vis: That he enlisted for the term of one year on or about 1st day of January in the year 1776 in the State of Connecticut
in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Tilden
in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Dushee
in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment : that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 2 day of February 1777
when he was discharged from the said service in Morristown in the State of New Jersey

That he is a farmer by occupation in usual health for men of his age, has a wife Abigail Fuller age 71 years almost worn out with age and infirmity. That he has a son name Arthur Lee Fuller aged 43 years and dependent on him for support as son lost the use of his limbs, and this reason in a great measure, by *illegible* at the age of three years and is unable to do but little towards his support. That he *illegible* applied for a pension under the act of Congress of 18th of March 11818. He was placed on the pension Roll No of Certificate 12,456 that he applied for a continuance of the same under the Act of May 18th 1820 but has been informed that his papers are insufficient to authorize the Secretary of War to place his name again on the list. Since his first application his property has been necessarily disposed of in payment of just debts and for his support, except what is contained in the schedule now exhibited, as will more professionally appear by the States just annexed, 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March ,on thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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, on thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property of 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.

Schedule of the whole estate and income of Abijah Fuller May 1st 1833
Five bins $4.00, Crockery $1.00, Pewter $1.50, Bath kettle $2.50.        $9.00
Desk $3.00, highcase traces $2.00, Clock $5.00, Tables $3.00.        $13.00
Tea kettle 50cents, dish kettle 75cents, loom $1.00, and one horse waggon $5.00.        $7.25
1 Harrow         $2.50
$31.75
Abijah Fuller

That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property vis.

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annexed, and by me subscribed.
Schedule of the whole estate & income of Abijah Fuller May 1st 1833
Two birds $4.00 Crockery $1.00 Pewter $1.50 Bassbottle $2.50   $9.00
Desk $3.00 Highcase traces $2.00 Clock $5.00 Tables $3.00 --     $13.00
Teakettle 50cents Dishkettle 75cents Loom $1.00 one horse waggon $5.00 --     $7.25
1 Harrow.    $2.50
Abijah Fuller.   $31.75

That since the exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property vis.

List of articles disposed of
Names of persons to whom sold
Time of sale
Amt of money Rec'd in return

1 Yoke of oxen sold in market at Providence in April 1822 for seventy dollars, sixty
dollar of the avails applied in payment of a debt to Daniel Burnam which had been due several years & to secure which he had a lien upon these oxen - the ballance went to pay taxes
previously due
---
1 Yoke of Staggs Sold at Post by officer
taken on Execution in favor of Mosely & Clark

1 horse sold Chauncy J. Cleaveland in 1821 for twenty one dollars, avails expended
in payment of debt.
1 do useless & of no value 17 years old & lame
1 Cow sold Josh Prentiss Esq. in February 1823 for 13 dollars to pay debt due him
1 do fattened & killed for family support in 1822
1 do sold R. & S. Lairton in February 1823 for fourteen dollars to pay debt due them
1 do sold Adonijah Burnam in February 1823 for 14 dollars to pay twelve dollars
& interest, borrowed of him in April 1822
1 Two year old hiefer sold Dan Searls in fall of 1820 for 15 dollars pay part of debt due him
1 do *sold* John Brown *in fall of 1820* for 14 dollars to pay money due him
1 do Bull killed for family support in 1820
3 one years old cattle taken on Ex in fees on Mosely & Clark Gold at Post in Oct 1820
1 Calf sold John Brown in fall 1820 for six dollars to pay money borrowed
1 do killed for family use about last of Decr 1820
7 sheep sold Septimens Burnam in February 1821 for 14 dollars to pay debt due him
1 hog & 4 pigs consumed by family for support
1 old ox cart sold Ephraim Spicer in Oct. 1820 turned out to pay debt due him
1 two horse waggon sold Harvey Smith April 1822 for ten dollars in payment of debt
1 one horse waggon worn out
3 old plough worn out- 2 old Scythes worn out 2 axes worn out
2 old pitch forks of no value 2 old shovels worn out 4 old chairs of no value
120 acres of land Mortgaged for security of debts to Roger Taintor & others
in December 1819 a copy of which mortgage
is forwarded
60 acres of land sold to James Burnam for 600 Dollars March 19th 1822
in part payment of debts to Stephen Fuller & Dan Searls & Capt James Carr
and Ecclesiastical Society in Hampton being same debts mentioned
in Mortgage afore Copy of Deed forwarded
about 11 acres of land sold Clarissa Fuller Nov 1st 1820 for 126 dollars to pay money hired of her several years before
The Equity of Redemption in the remainder of the above mentioned Mortgaged premises I quitclaimed to Arther & Luther Fuller to pay
debts justly due them for property recd of them a copy of which deed is forwarded
┃ Abijah Fuller

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Sworn to and declared on the Second day of May, A. D. 1823 before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham in the district of Connecticut. 
Attest. David C. Bolles Clerk.
I, David C. Bolles, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify # that the foregoing declaration & oath and the Schedule therto annexed and truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is thirty-one Dollars and 75 Cents. In tertimony whereof, I have herunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 30th day of May, A. D. 1823
David C. Bolles, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County
[# is a footnote written sideways on the right side of the page.] That it appears to the satisfaction of this Court that the [illegible]Abijah Fuller did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration [illegible] the [illegible] for the [illegible] Establishment.

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State of Connecticut, Windham County
Probate Office Hampton District
On this 10th day of October, A. D. 1836 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton now sitting, Abigail Fuller a resident of the town of Hampton in said County and State, aged eighty four years, who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Abijah Fuller who served in the war of the war of the revolution, and in consequence of such service received a pension -- for the proof of which reference may be had to the declarations and evidence now on file in the War Department. She further declares that she was married to the said Abijah Fuller on the 13th day of May in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven; that her husband this aforesaid Abijah Fuller died on the fifth day of May eighteen hundred and thirty four; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Abigail Fuller
Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written before said Court of Probate [illegible] Court
I, Asa Burnham of Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut, do certify that I am well acquainted with Abigail Fuller who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that she is the widow of Abijah Fuller described in said declaration and that she has remained a widow ever since the decease of the said Abijah Fuller, and that said Abigail Fuller's name before her marriage with Abijah Fuller was "Abigail Meacham." Asa Burnham.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year named in the above declaration of Abigail Fuller before the Court of Probate for District of Hampton. Mason Cleveland Judge of [illegible] Court,

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State of Connecticut Windham County}
Probate Office, District of Hampton} SS

On this 10th day of October A.D. 1836 personally appeared in open Court, before Mason Cleveland, Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton in said County and State, now sitting, Mr. Abner Webb, a resident of the town of Hampton, in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, aged seventy seven years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that Mr. Abijah Fuller late of Hampton in said County and State, but now deceased, and the late husband of Mrs Abigail Fuller now a resident of said town of Hampton, was in the service of the State of Connecticut in the war of the revolution, in the Regiment of which Samuel McLellan was Colonel, and in the Company of which Abner Robinson was Captain and Joseph Coy Lieutenant in the expeditions commanded by Samuel Spencer. Said Fuller was stationed with the troops at Trenton in the state of Massachusetts, during the month of October in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven; said Fuller enlisted into the Company aforesaid about the last of September A.D. 1777, for the term of one month and at the time he so enlisted he resided in that part of the town of Windham at that time known and called "Canada Society, and now the town of Hampton, in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut; and that said Fuller was under the command of said Captain Robinson, marched from said town of Windham to Providence in the state of Rhode Island; thence to the town of Trenton in the state of Massachusetts.
[line of text struck through]
[signed]Abner Webb[/signed]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton
Mr C Ludlow Judge of P. Court

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State of Connecticut Windham County } SS
Probate Office, District of Hampton}
On this 10th day of October A.D. 1836 personally appeared in open Court before Mason Cleveland Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton, in said County and State, now sitting Mr. William Durkee a resident of said Hampton, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that Mr. Abijah Fuller late of Hampton in said County and State, but now deceased, was in the service of the State of Connecticut in the war of the revolution in the Regiment of which Samuel McLellan was Colonel and in the Company of which Abner Robin war Captain and Joseph Coy, Lieutenant in the expedition commanded by General Spencer. Said Fuller was stationed with the troops at Trenton in the State of Massachusetts during the whole of the month of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. Said Fuller enlisted into the Company aforesaid about the last of September A.D. 1777 for the term of one month, and at the time he so enlisted he resided in that part of the town of Windham then known and called by the name of "Canada Society" and now the town of Hampton Windham County, Connecticut; and that said Fuller under the command of said Captain Robinson, marchd from said town of Windham to Providence in the State of Rhode Island; thence to the town of Trenton in the State of Massachusetts. The deponent further says that he served in manner as above written with said Fuller and also says that said Abijah Fuller was married in the Spring of 1777 [stike through]before[/strikethrough] to Abigail Meacham who is now his widow, and has not been married since said Fuller's decease.
[signed] William Durkee [/signed]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton - 
[signed] Mason Cleveland Judge of Probate Court [/signed]

State of Connecticut} 
County of Windham} Windham Oct 8 1836

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month of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. Said Fuller enlisted into the Company aforesaid about the last of September A.D. 1777 for the term of one month, and at the time he so enlisted he resided in that part of the town of Windham then known and called by the name of "Canada Society" and now the town of Hampton Windham County, Connecticut; and that said Fuller under the command of said Captain Robinson, marchd from said town of Windham to Providence in the State of Rhode Island; thence to the town of Trenton in the State of Massachusetts. The deponent further says that he served in manner as above written with said Fuller and also says that said Abijah Fuller was married in the Spring of 1777 [stike through]before[/strikethrough] to Abigail Meacham who is now his widow, and has not been married since said Fuller's decease.
[signed] William Durkee [/signed]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton -
[signed] Mason Cleveland Judge of Probate Court [/signed]

State of Connecticut}
County of Windham} Windham Oct 8 1836
Abijah Fuller was lawfully married to Abigail Meacham May 15 A.D. 1777.
The above is a true Copy of Record
Attest Thomas Gray Town Clerk of the town of Windham

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State of Connecticut Windham Count} SS Hampton, Oct 10, 1836
Probate Office District of Hampton}
The Court of Probate for said District do hereby declare their opinion that Abigail Fuller the above named applicant is the widow of Abijah Fuller who served in the war of the revolution and received a provision therefor; and that he the said Abijah Fuller served as is stated in the depositions of Abner Webb and William Darkee- And the Court further certifies that the said Abigail Fuller, Abner Webb ^ Asa Burnham and Wm. Durkee are persons of respectability, and whose statements are entitled to credit, and have just claims to belief; and that the certificate of marriage hereunto appended is in the hand willing of Thomas Gray, Town Clerk of the town of Windham, in the County aforesaid. --
[signed] Mason Cleveland Judge P Court [/signed]

I James A Hovey, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of widow Abigail Fuller for a pension. - 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of October, A.D. 1836. -
[signed] Jas. A. Hovey, Clerk of said Court [/signed]

[written sideways]
No. 398
Abigail Fuller
Connecticut
Married May 15, 1777
Hon. D. Hoet
Ho. Rep

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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Abijah Fuller a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ([struck through] or [/struck through] and his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. N.F. 17928
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.
CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. |
Jan. 1776 | 13 mos. | Sergt. and Pri. | {Thomas Dyer | John Durkee | Conn
{Daniel Tilden |

Sept. 1777 | 1 mo. | Abner Robinson | Samuel McClellan

Battles engaged in, Trenton, Princeton
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Windham, Windham Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension, June 10, 1819. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Hampton, Windham Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, 65 yrs. names of his parents are not stated.
Remarks: He mar. May 15, 1777, at Windham, Conn. Abigail Meacham, he died May 5, 1834, and she was al. pension her ap. ex. Oct. 10, 1836 while a resident of Hampton, Conn. aged 84 yrs. In 1819 soldier stated that he had a large family, but the only names of his children stated are as follows: Arthur Lee, born about 1780, Abijah, died in 1808; Luther,

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

d-285G

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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17,928
Abihail Fuller
Widow
Abijah Fuller
[illegible] Rev. War
Act: July 4th, 1801
Index:--Vol. A, Page 259

[Arrangement of I870]

Aug 7 96
[illegible] [illegible]
S
Mrs L Litchfield
Tolland, Conn
Mch 21, 98 E
Fuller, Tol
1916 July 10. Hist. to
Mrs. Nicholas Barney
1920 Nov. 12 Hist. to Mrs. C.H. Flagg
1921 Apr. 8 Hist to Marjorie C. Bradford.
1923 June 14 Hist to Lillian L. Verity AWF

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Aug 7 96
[illegible] [illegible]
S
Mrs L Litchfield
Tolland Conn
Mch 21, 98 Edward E.
Fuller, Tolland, Conn
1916 July 10. Hist. to
Mrs. Nicholas Barney
1920 Nov. 12 Hist. to Mrs. C.H. Flagg
1921 Apr. 8 Hist to Marjorie C. Bradford.
1923 June 14 Hist to Lillian L. Verity AWF

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Abijah Fuller, of Connt: aged 69, Ha. applied for a restoration - was informed that the account he gave of the disposition of his property was not satisfactory: since he recd. the letter, he has furnished affidavits to prove his respectability. Oct. 11, 1824, he was informed that if he would provide affidavits from all his visitors showing how the debt originated, the claim would be re-considered. See letter to D.C. Bolles, 11 Oct: 824

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Fuller and Chancy Hayam
Fuller is "beyond sea" (ineligible)
gone to the "western world".

Affidavits of a number of respectable persons exhibited stating that claim unto property mentioned in the (?) is not sufficient to pay his debts and that claimant is a 'man of (ineligible).

Copy of (?) are deeds (ineligible)

Claimant age 70, (?) by occupation in usual health as of his age, (ineligible) having (ineligible) 

(ineligible)

See letter to John Holbrook
25 Mar. 1825

See letter to Hon. (?) Slodd(?)
11 April 1825
Sept 19

(ineligible)
Abijah Fuller (ineligible)
Served 2 years from 1775, 
1st Schedule dated 27th June, 1820,
130 acres of land, $1590.00
1 yoke(?) of (ineligible) 60.00
1 yoke(?) of a (ineligible) 48.00
2 (ineligible) 35.00
4 (?) 7$2.  2 (ineligible) $24  96.00
3 one (ineligible)  18.00
2 calves $5 (ineligible) 8.  20.00
Some farming (ineligible)  60.67
(ineligible) 1564.0?  1727.?7

Schedule under Oct 1st (?)
1823 date  2(?) Mar, 1828.
2 pigs(?) $4.00  $4.00
A few articles of furniture 27.73
                                         $(ineligible)
120 acres of land mortgage to (?) debt to Roger   (ineligible) 1819?, a (ineligible) 60 acres of land
(?) James Burnam (ineligible) March 19th 1822, in part payment of debts to Stephen Fuller + Dan(?) (?)earls + (?) James (?) (ineligible) and debts mentioned in mortgage (ineligible) Fuller, in Nov 1820 for $126 in payment of a deft due (ineligible) in the remainder of the (ineligible) mortgage (ineligible) claimed to Arthur + Luther Fuller to pay due (ineligible) affidavits of creditors exhibited, expecting Luther

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Postal Card - One Cent
United States of America
This side is for the address only
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
Stamp: Old War and Navy Jul 3111898 Files
Seal: Holland 87 4 PM 1896 CONN.
Seal: Pension Office U.S. JUL 29 1896

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Will you be kind enough to give me the War Record of Sergeant Abijah Fuller.  He had a question.  His name appears in the "Conn Men of the Revolution" as from Windham in the Lexington [Alarm] List.  He lived in  Hampton Conn and died there, and oblige.  
Mrs. Le Leitchfield
Regent A.W.E.
Chapter D.A.R.
Address
Tolland
Conn.
July 17/96

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Cert to be [reviewed]
[homonan]
May 9 37
HHl

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Abigail Fuller
Connecticut
[...] her [deed]
let 11, Nov 1136
J.A. Hovey
See let Hon O Holt
Feb 13. 1834
Letter to Hon. Orrin Holt
March 3, 1837
Allow. 12 [...] $60
1. pm                  3.38
[...]                 $63.38
[...] May 1834
Mr. White Esq Presents

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[32.4$6]
[Restored] to the Connecticut Roll Pension commencing 24th January 1826.
The [water] of the completion of testimony, at 5  [...] months.
[...]
[...] July 1826 [...]
to David C. Bolles
[...]
2nd July 1819
(Sept. 1819)

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See letter 20 March 1828
to Samuel H Parsons
correct certificate
I lived 10 April 1828
See letter to A. White
Letter to Hon. Orrin Holt,
March 3, 1827
requesting widow's application
[...] 4 July 1838

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Abijah Fuller Connect let 18 March 1808 to what time last heard?
[...] affirm
[...] 11
Since 5 May 1834 from [...]

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[...]
Samuel Mosley

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I Sam Setter(?) of Hampton in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of lawful age (ineligible) that I am well (ineligible) Abijah Fuller of (?) Hampton and (ineligible) by ag(ineligible) with his (ineligible) affairs (ineligible) of (ineligible).
Confide him (ineligible) his (ineligible) ^years (ineligible) his affairs have been in a (ineligible) standing(?) debts to his (ineligible) for a long (ineligible) that his (ineligible) been (ineligible) by (ineligible) and (ineligible) that he has a collection(?) to help (ineligible) of (ineligible) as long as (ineligible) of his debts are now (ineligible) is no (ineligible) law of Connecticut that (ineligible) Fuller has (?) maintain a farm (ineligible) Character for (?) integrity and (ineligible) habits and (ineligible) and of his estate? (ineligible) or for (ineligible) 
(?) Hampton (ineligible)
(?)amuel (?) Mosely
(ineligible) 2?, 18??
(ineligible)

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I, Thomas Clark of Hampton in Windham, Connecticut & State of Connecticut, of lawful age (ineligible) Abijah Fuller and have always (?) him an honest and a very industrious(?) man, and that in (ineligible) have (ineligible) and if unable to pay his (?) debt, (ineligible) a few years (ineligible) his estate to a (ineligible) all of his (ineligible) much of it is m(ineligible). I have known of his property having been (ineligible) when I believe it was (ineligible) of his (ineligible) settle in any other way. I have (?) of his (ineligible) of others. I do not believe (ineligible) of any of his property to (?) his (ineligible) obtain a pension (ineligible).
Thomas Clark
Hampton, August 22nd, 1824
(?) Conn., Windham County (ineligible) 21 1824
(ineligible) Tho. Clark (?)
(ineligible)

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therein contains and further say that he is the [illegible] Clerk of SouthHampton and of farm Channeta and a [illegible] sharing in Communite,
Albert John Holbrook Foster of the Peace

I David C Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do certify that John Holbrook Equire, before whom the several annexed affidavits responding Abaijah Fuller an applicant for a pension, have been made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace within and for said Windham County that the forgoing signatures of his name are severally in his handwriting and full faith and credit ought to be given to this act as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the publick seal of said Court, at Brooklyn in said County this 21st day of August Anno Domini 1824 - David C Bolles Clerk

The Deposition of Mr. Clark

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Depositions [illegible]
[illegible]

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Hampton Con August []1th 1824
This may [] that I have been acquainted with [] Abigal Fuller of Hampton for nearly thirty years and I am personally acquainted with her pensionary circumstances and are inquiring to his inability to pay his debts and I consider a debt [] S. Fuller not with [] cents on the dollar, except the bills which are exceeded by [].  The property mortgages will not sell for enough to pay the amounts now due on the notes, which were [] by the mortgage - all the land that Mr. Fuller has [] for more than thirty years [] was one hundred and thirty one acres.  [] of which was sold to Clarissa Fuller.  One hundred and thirty [] acres was mortgaged to R. F. L[] and others and consequently fifty acres of it was sold to James B []ham for six hundred dollars and the same [] to B[]h[] by the mortgages receiving the money in part pay, th[] the remaining fifty acres is very poor land with a miserable old house and Barn on the [] - the land that Mr. Fuller gae of the [] land to Aruther Luther Fuller, I consider not worth one dollar.  The money that [] Arther and Luther let [] Abigal Fuller have [] to them by a deceased Brother, which inconsistance I am well knowing to - Mr. Fuller is [] hasnt [] means and is far above p[] or deceit [] that i have never heard it intimated that Mr. Fuller in [] case dishonor of any property to justify [] to [] pensions but has [] been in debt for the land above mentioned.
Roger Traintor

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State of Connt. Windham County ss Hampton August the 21 1814
Then perfonally appeared before me Roger Taintor Esq. and after being duly cautioned [illegible] and [illegible] according to law made Solemn oath to the truth to the facts contained in the forgoing deposition [illegible] by him duly [illegible]
I further say that this the said Roger Taintor Esq is a man of fair moral Character and a gentleman of high standing in [illegible] in his community
John Holbrook Justice of the peace
Windham County

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Deposition of Solomon Taintor []

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I Solomon Taintor of Hampton in the County of Midhaven and State of Connecticut of [] def[] and [] that I have been acquainted with Mrs. Abigal Fuller for more than t[]ty years and have always considered here to [] and has [] knowing to his [] a pension and not all to paying debts - the one hundred and twenty acres of land [] and others is not worth [] not foreclosure.  [] to pay the debts wihich [] was [] for - to the a[] one hundred and seventy acres of land and eleven acres of land deeded [] is the land the []. [] acres has [] for twenty years [] - I can [] Hill [] his [] E[]d in his free[] any [] and I know not of any property that his [] can [].  Twenty [] ad I further more I believe that he has not spent or [] his pension [] other [] to gradually [] to [] pension - but his prof[] has [] of to pay his []
Solomon Taintor
Hampton August 21 - 1824
H[] C[] [] August 21 1824
Here [testimony] [] one Solomon Taintor [] solemn oath to the truth of the fact contained in []
John H[] Justice of the Peace

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Chancy F. Cleavland Deposition

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I Chancy F. Cleveland of Hampton Windham County and State of Connecticut of [illegible] depose + say that for several years past I have been acquainted with Senior Abijah Fuller of said Hampton + know him to be in a man who has had some prosperity in his possession in times past but has for five years past been verry much embarrassed + not being in a situation to meet his payments as they become dire has him often sued + under the necessity of paying considerable cost + when calle am to secure + pay his debts was left a poor man + is now, so far as I am acquainted + can judge, quite poor + destitute + I am knowing to his still owing debts which he is considered unable to buy [illegible] -- he sustains a [illeg.] fair character for honesty integrity + industry. Few know not of his putting his prosperity or any part thereof out of his possessions(except to buy his honest [illeg.]) for the purpose of obtaining a pension + verily believe he never did.
Hampton August 21st 1824
Chancy F. Cleveland

State of Conn Windham County for Hampton August 21 1824 [illeg] 
attn John Holbrook, Justice of the Peace for Windham County

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The Hon[orable] Ebenzer Stoddard Ci[rtification]

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To the Hon. Secretary of War
The annexed affadavits are forwarded by request of Mr. Abijah Fuller -- an applicant for a pension as a revolutionary soldier -- and answer to whose application to be restored to the pension list, was lately received, informing that the Secretary of War was not satisfied with the disposal of his property, as set forth in his schedule, now on the files of the Department. The applicant, Mr. Fuller, feels confident that the Hon. Secretary has misapprehended the merits of his claim, and desires that it may be reviewed. 
As the answer, transmitted by direction of the Secretary of War, was general + no particular cause of dissatisfaction pointed out, the applicant has now forwarded sundry affadavits + annexed hereto, in support of the facts stated in his declaration before made, and also respecting his general character for integrity and probity, with the most respectable part of that portion of community with whom his is conversant + among whom he resides.
Should the proof be such as to satisfy the Hon. Secretary that the applicant is brought within the spirit + intent of the law, I believe there are few who have been placed on the pension list whose general character + conduct entitle them so fully to the bounty of their Country, or by whom it will be more properly + beneficially improved.
Very respectfully
Your obet. Servt.
David C. Bolles

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                                                         NUMBER

Conn.                       Fuller, Abijah.       
Continental                         Abigail

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Woodstock Aug. 26th 1824
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

Sir, I am personally acquainted with John Holbrook Esquire who has officiated as a Justice of the Peace in taking depositions relating to the application of deponent Abigail Fuller of Hampton in the County of Windham; and from a long acquaintance with him, I can assure you that he is a respectable man [illegible] and is a very worthy citizen in whose recomendation implicit faith and confidence may be deposed.

Very respectfully
Your [illegible]
Eben Stoddard

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Brooklyn July 19th 1823
Son
The communication from the War Department
of the
7th July inst respecting the case of Abijah Fuller
has been received.
It states that "It appears that he did
not exhibit in his first schedule as much land as he
has accounted for in his last, by 61 acres"

On comparing his last Schedule forwarded with his first
made June 27th 1820, I am led to conclude that either, I have
omitted in the copy last forwarded, a part of his statement
accounting for the land; or that a misapprehension has
arisen in construing it at the War Department. In his
first schedule he states his land to be 130 acres, in his second
he accounts for it as follows- vis
"120 acres of land Mortgaged for security of debts to Roger
"Taintor and others in December 1819 a copy of which mortgage
"is forwarded
"60 acres of land sold to James Burnam for six hundred dollars
"March 19th 1822, being part of said Mortgaged premises, in
"part payment of debts to Stephen Fuller & Daniel Searls and
"Capt James Carey and Ecclesiastical Society in Hampton debt
"due them, being same debts mentioned in mortgage aforesaid
"copy of deed forwarded" _____
over

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"About 11 acres of land sold Clarrissa Fuller November 1820
"for 126 dollars to pay money hired of her several years
"before -
"The equity of redemption in the remainder
of the above mentioned mortgaged premises I quitclaimed
"to Arthur and Luther Fuller to pay debts justly due them
"for property received of them-  a copy of which deed is forwarded"
/Signed/ &c
From which it appears that the 60 acres sold James
Burnam was part of the 120 acres Mortgaged to Roger
Taintor and others,- and the avails of it appropriated in
payment of part of the mortgage debts, leaving the amount
of land accounted for "about" 131 acres-
Supposing that the difference between this last amount,
131 acres, and the 130 stated in the former schedule, would
be considered immaterial, it appearing to have arisen from
the distribution into several parcels, each before measured,
or estimated in gross; I have not communicated with the
applicant on this subject; he residing at considerable
distance from this office.
If, however deemed important
I have no doubt it can be circumstantially explained
I am Respectfully, your obed serv.
David C. Bolles
Hon J.C. Calhoun Sec of War

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Hampton May 8th 1823
This may [illegible] that on or about the 25th day of
Oct 1820 I levied an execution in favor of Elizah [Elijah] Simons
[illegible] against Deacon Abijah Fuller for the sum of
forty five dollars & forty five cents on one yoke
of small oxen & three yearling Cattle.
About the time I levied another execution on sd oxen &
yearlings in favor of S. S. Moreley against sd Fuller 
for the sum of twenty five dollars & seventy five
cents & sold the same at Public vendue to satisfy
executions
Mist Samuel Puller Constable
I, David C. Bollis, Clerk of the County Court within and
for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do
verify that Charles Moulton Esquire before whom the annexed
affadavits have been made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the
Peace within & for sd Windham County, that the several signatures
of his name thereunto subscribed are in his hand writing, & full
faith & credit ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
his name & affixed the Public Seal of said
Court at Brooklyn County this 21st day
of June A 1823-
David C. Bolles

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Windham County State of Connecticut
Hampton June 11, 1823
Personally appeared Samuel Fuller of lawful age and
undoubted veracity, and made oath to the truth of the within
certificate __ before me
Charles Morton Justice of Peace

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This may Certify that I have been intimately ┃
acquainted with Abijah Fuller of Hampton
for about twenty seven years and hesitate not
to say, that he is considered a man of the storilest
integrity, that I have been personally acquainted with
his pecuniary circumstances, that he has generally
been indeed in debt and at no one time, was worth
but a very little and at the time of his mortgaging
his real estate and his giving a warrantee deed to his
sons was in consequence of the presence of his
Creditors, for security and knowing to his not
being able to receive or pay all his creditors at that
time nor since - Particularly his own children who
had property in his hands, which fell to them
by the death of their Brother who died in the
West Indies and his sons are very unable to support him having  but very [illegible] proper[illegible]
and had one son, by reason of bodily information
unable to support himself and believe their
is no one within the County who firstly receives
a Pension, more than Wm Fuller and I think
is no one within the County who firstly
the Pension are compleatly embraces his case
he being in very indigent circumstances
Roger Taintor
Hampton County May 9th 1823
I am personally acquainted with Abijah Fuller
and have been for twenty years past and are of an opinion
at the facts stated in the above certificate are not exaggerated
and are true
Solomon Taintor

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Hampton May 9th 1823
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with
Deacon Abijah Fuller of this place & fully
concur in the opinion of the within named gentlemen 
relative to his pecuniary circumstances
Joseph Prentis

Hampton May 9th 1833
This certifies that I am personally acquainted with
Deacon Abijah Fuller of this place and do believe him
to be in needy circumstances & has strong claim on
his country for support to render his last years in some measure
comfortable
Wm. H. Brewster, Town Clerk

Woodstock May 10th 1823
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with
Roger Tainter Solm [Soln] Tainter and Joseph Prentis Esquires
of Hampton, the three first subscribers of the
foregoing certificates they are amongst the most respectable
inhabitants of that town and are of unquestionable veracity.
Doc. Wm. A. Brewster I am not personally acquainted with
but know is reputation to be good.
Eben Stoddard
Windham State of Connecticut County of Hampton June 11th 1823
Personally appeared Roger Taintor, Solomon Taintor
Joseph Prentice and William A Brewster, all of lawful
age and undoubted veracity, and made solemn
oath to the truth of the foregoing certificates by
them respectively subscribed _ before me
Charles Morton Justice of Peace

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( Copy )
of Abijah Fullin
deed to
Taintors & others

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To all people to whom these presents shall come
Greeting: Know ye that I Abijah Fuller of Hampton
in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut for
the consideration of Fifteen hundred dollars recd to my full
satisfaction of Roger Taintor, Solomon Taintor, Dan Bulkley, John Tweedy, Stephen Fuller, Daniel Searls, Elijah
Simons Jr. & Wm. Smith all of Hampton & James Cary
of Windham in sd County, Do give, grant, bargain, sell
and confirm unto the sd Taintors, Bulkley, Tweedy, Stephen
Fuller, Searls, Simons, Smith & Cary their heirs & assigns
forever a certain piece of land lying in sd Hampton
near Wm. Smith's and bounded South on land belonging to
Anson, Chauncey and Wm. Howard Jr. West by James
Burnam's land, North on Josiah Burnam's & Wm. Smith
land, east on the highway leading from Hampton to said
land containing about Sixty Acres. Also one other
piece of land lying in sd Hampton a little south of the
first described and bounded east on the sd highway and running 
westerly far enough to cover sixty acres on the east
side of sd lot making the west line parallel with the said
highway. To have and to hold the above granted
and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof unto
them the sd Taintors, Bulkley, Tweedy, Stephen Fuller, Searls
Simons, Smith & Corey their heirs and assigns forever, to them
and their own proper use & behoof. 
And also I the
sd Abijah do for myself my heirs executors and administrators, 
covenant with the sd grantees, their heirs and assigns that
at the ensealing of these presents I am well seized
of the premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple and
have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and
form as is above written & that the same is free from all
incumbrances whatsoever. And furthermore I the said
Abijah do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever 
to warrant & defend the above granted and bargained premises
to the aforesd grantees their heirs and assigns against all
claims and demands whatsoever. This deed is on condition
that whereas I am indebted to the sd Taintors
& Bulkley by
my note of hand dated the 4th day of December 1819 for eighty four dollars
& 38/100 on demand with interest: Also to the sd Roger & Solon

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Taintor by my note dated the sd 4th day of December 1819 for
one hundred & thirty eight dollars & 50/100 on demand with interest.
Also to the sd Stephen Fuller by my note dated the sd 4th day
of December 1819 for three hundred & seventy four dollars & 10/100
on demand with interest. Also to the sd Tweedy by my note
dated the 6th day of Feby 1819 for thirty eight dollars on demand
with interest. Also to the sd James Cary by my note
dated April 11th [uncertain date] 1815 for one hundred dollars 97/100 on demand with
Interest. To the sd Daniel Searls by my note of this date
for one hundred & fifty dollars on demand with interest.
Also to the sd Wm. Smith by my note of this date for one hundred
and ten dollars on demand with interest. And whereas the said
Simons made & executed his certain bond with me as surety to the
treasurer of Canada Society for ninety ounces of good coined silver
dated the 1st day of March 1797. Now therefore if I shall
well & truly pay sd note according to the
terms thereof; And also save
the sd Simons harmless from the payment of sd bond then this deed
is to be void, otherwise to remain good and valid in the law.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
13th day of December 1819
Signed, Sealed & delivered
in presence of
Joseph Prentis
Wm. A Brewster
Abijah Fuller (Seal)
Windham County Js. Hampton Dec. 13th 1819
Personally appeared Mr. Abijah Fuller signer & sealer
of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his
free act and deed before me, Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace.
A true record of a deed recd to record Dec. 13th 1819.
Attest. Wm. A. Brewster, Register
The above is a true copy of record,
Attest. Wm. A. Brewster
Hampton May 1st 1823

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David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that William A. [illeg] by whom the annexed copies of Deeds have been severally certified is Town Cleerk + Register of said Town of Hampton, that the several signatures of this name are in his hand writing + full faith [illeg} ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the public seal of the Court at Brooklyn in sd County this 21st day of August 1823
David C. Bolles

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(Copy)
of
Clarissa Fuller
deed from
Abijah Fuller

The within deed is a true copy of Record
Attest, Wm. A. Brewster, Town Clerk

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To all People to whom these presents shall come, GREETING.
KNOW YE THAT I Abijah Fuller of Hampton
the County of Windham & State of Connecticut
for the consideration of one hundred & twenty six dollars
received to my full satisfaction of Clarissa Fuller of Hampton in
Windham County
Do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said Clarissa Fuller and to her heirs
and assigns forever one certain piece of land lying in Hampton
described as followeth (viz) beginning at the Park road (so called)
at stones, thence running northerly by sd highway one
hundred & forty rods or thereabouts to a stake & stones thence
East four rods to land belonging to the heirs of Capt. Wm.
Howard to a stake & stones, thence Southerly by sd Howard's
land and Merricks brook one hundred & about forty rods to
stake & stones by sd brook thence westerly to the first bound
containing eleven acres & sixty eight rods be the same more or
less, it being all the land west of Merricks brook on my south
lot of land.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD The above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said C. Fuller, her heirs and assigns forever, to her & their 
own proper use and behoof. And also I the said Grantor do, for myself and heirs executors, 
and administrators, covenant with the said Grantee her heirs and assigns. That at, and until the ensealing of these presents, I am well seized of the premises as an indefeasible estate,
in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as above written
and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatever. And furthermore I
the said Grantor by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever, to warrant
and defend the above granted and bargained premises to the said Grantee her heirs and
assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal the 20th day of November
Anno Domini, 1880 [1820?]
Abijah Fuller (Seal)

Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Solomon Taintor
Roger Taintor
THEN
Windham County, Hampton Nov 20th 1820
Abijah Fuller
Signer and sealer of the foregoing
instrument, personally appeared and acknowledged the same
A true record of a deed recd to record Jany 30th 1821
Attest Wm. A. Brewster Register

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(Copy)
of a deed from
Abijah Fuller to
Arthur & Luther Fuller
The within deed is a true copy of Record.
Attest
Wm. A. Brewster, Town Clerk
-

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To all people to whom these presents shall come, Greetings. Know ye that I, Abijah Fuller of  Hampton in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, for the consideration Three hundred dollars recd to my full satisfaction of Arthur Fuller and Luther Fuller both of sd Hampton and County and state aforesaid, Do give, grant, bargain, sell & confirm unto the sd Arthur & Luther Fuller a certain piece of land lying in said Hampton near Wm. Smith's and bounded south on land belonging to Anson Howard, Chauncey & Wm. Howard [illegible]west by James Burnam's land, north on Josiah Burnam's land and Wm. Smith's land east on the highway leading from Hampton to scotland containing about sixty acres. Also one other piece of land lying in sd Hampton a little south of the first described piece and bounded east on sd highway and running westerly until it meets the land of Clarissa Bradford (late Clarissa Fuller) containing about seventy acres be the same more or less and contains all the land that I own in Hampton. To have and to hold the above granted & bargained premises, with the appurtenences thereof unto the sd grantees, their heirs and assigns forever to their own proper use & behoof. And also I the sd grantor do for myself my heirs executors & administrators, covenant with the sd grantors, their heirs & assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner & form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever, except a mortgage deed to Taintors & Bath by Roger & Solomon Taintor, Stephen Fuller, John Tweedy, James Cary & others. And furthermore I the sd grantor do by these presents bind myself and heirs forever to warrant & defend the above granted & bargained premises to the sd grantees their heirs and assigns against all claims & demand, whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the 10th day of March Anno domini, 1821. Signed, sealed & delivered Abijah Fuller (Seal) in presence of Jesse Burnam Roger Taintor  Windham County [illegible] Hampton March 10th 1821, then personally appeared Mr. Abijah Fuller signer & sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free [illegible]and deed before me, Roger Taintor, Justice of peace. The above is a true Record of a deed I recd to record March 15th 1823. Attest. Wm. A Brewster, Register

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(Copy)
of
James Burnam's
deed from
Abijah Fuller

The within deed is a true copy of record.
Attest~
Wm. A. Brewster
Town Clerk

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To all People to whom these presents shall come, GREETING.
KNOW YE THAT I Abijah Fuller of Hampton, County of Windham & State of Connecticut for the consideration of Six Hundred Dollars received to my full satisfaction of James Burnam of sd. Hampton Do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said Burnam a tract of land in the southerly part of sd. Hampton on the west side of the road leading from the sd. Fuller's now dwelling house to Scotland Meeting House, bounded as follows beginning on the west side of sd. road at the northeast corner of land in possession of Capt. Wm. Howard at stones, thence by sd. [illegible] N. 39 E. one chain 17 links to stones, thence by road N. 23' E. four chains, 80 links to stones, thence N 78 3/4' W. seventy chains by D. Howard to stones, thence by my land S. 8 3/4 W. E. 6 eleven chains 20 links to the N. line of sd/ Burnam's land at stones, thence by sd. Burnam sixty chains 91 links to stones, thence N 82nd E. seven chains 42 links to stones, thence S. 81 1/4' E. nine chains to stones, thence S. 23' W. four chains 62 links to stones, thence S. 81' E. ten chains 62 links to the first [illegible] containing by calculation, sixty acres, exclusive of 2 acres 22 rods, being 2/4 of a share set out to Phebe Howard which is undivided & received from the above described premises.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, The above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof, unto ^him the said [illegible] theirs and assigns forever, to his & their own proper use and behoof. And also I the sd. Abijah Fuller do, for myself & my heirs executors, and administrators, covenant with the said [illegible] heris and assigns, That at, and until the ensealing of these presents, I am well seized of the premises, as an indefeasible estate, in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as above written and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatever.* And furthermore the said Fuller by these presents bind myself and heirs forever, to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to ^myself & their the said Burnam & his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 19th day of March Anno Domini, 1822

Signed, Sealed and delivered}
in presence of}
[signed]Daniel Searles[/signed]
[signed]Roger Faintor[/signed]
[signed]Abijah Fuller (Seal.)

*except the above sd. two shares

Personally appeared March 19th 1822 Abijah Fuller
Signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, [strike through] and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me,
[signed] Roger Faintor Justice of Peace

A true record of a Deed received to record March 19th 1822.

Attest, Wm. A. Brewster, Register

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Abijah Fuller
Ex.d Sep 17
2 Schedule
[illegible]

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District of Connecticut, ss.

At a ~~ Court of Common Pleas, holden at Brooklyn within and for the County of Windham, in said district--

On this 22d day of March A.D. 1821, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] Abijah Fuller of Hampton in said County -- aged sixty seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz : That he enlisted for the term of one year on or about the 1st day of January in the year 1776 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Tilden in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment : that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 2d day of February 1777 when he was discharged from the said service in Morristown in the State of New Jersey.

I am a Farmer by occupation. I enjoy tolerable health. I have a wife aged 68 years of feeble constitution. I have an unfortunate son named Arthur Lee Fuller residing in my Family who is unable to support himself in consequence of feeble capacity of mind. his age is 40. he ever has & still doth depend on me solely for his support. I am a Revolutionary pensioner - made application the 10th day of June 1819. The No of my certificate is 12456 - Since my last application, & in consequence of my name's being [illegible] from the pension list, I have been obliged to dispose of all my property (so far as it would go) to discharge any lawfull debts - except what is contained in the Schedule annexed --

And I do solemnly swear ~~ that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; 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, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; 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.
[signed] Abijah Fuller [/signed]

A Schedule of the whole of the estate & income of Abijah Fuller taken March 12th 1821 -- 1 old desk 2.00 -- $2.00
1 Table 1.00 - 1 doz old chairs $2.00 - large wheel $0.50 - 1old [illegible] $2.00 - 5.50
Crockery 2.00 - Pewter 2.50 - 1 loom $1.00 - 1 old brass kettle $2.00 - Hollow Ware $1.50 - 9.00
Harrow $1.50 - Cow $15.00 - 2 ploughs $3.00 - 1 old waggon $5.00 - 1 hog $3.00 27.50
3 old chairs 2.00 - 2.00
[signed] Abijah Fuller[/signed] $46.00

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Sworn to and declared on the twenty day of March A.D 1821  before the court of common place for the county of Windham, in the district of Connecticut. 
Attest David  Bolled clerk. 
I David E Bollard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the state of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing  
deuteriation oath and schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the faid 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 Forty Six dollars IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 25th day of April 
David L Bolled $46 Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.

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Received the content of the within Execution
C. [illegible] attorney
The foregoing Executions & endorsments (endorsements) thereon, are trice copies of the original Execution & as on file in the office of the Clerk of the County Court within & for the county of Windham in the state of Connecticut. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the publick (public) seal of said court at Brooklyn in sd (said) County this 21st day of June A.D. 1823. Attest David C. Bolles Clerk

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To the Sheriff of the County of Windham or his Deputy, or either of the Constables of the town of Hampton within said County: Greeting. Whereas Elijah Simons Jun. of said Hampton recovered Judgment against Abijah Fuller of said Hampton before the County Court, holden at Brooklyn, within the County of Windham aforesaid, on the third Tuesday of August A.D. 1820 for the sum of 38 Dollars 15 Cents $38.15 damages; and for the sum of 4 Dollars 13 Cents 4.13 $42.28 costs of suit, as appears of record: whereof execution remains to be done. These are therefore, by authority of the State of Connecticut, to command you, That of the Goods, Chattles or Lands of the said Debtor within your precincts, you cause to be levied, (and the same being disposed of or appraised as the law directs) paid and satisfied unto the said Creditor the aforesaid sum, being Forty two Dollars 28 Cents in the whole, with seventeen cents more for this writ, together with your own fees. And for want of such goods, chattles or lands of the said Debtor to be by him shewn (shown) unto you, or found within your precincts, to the acceptance of the said Creditor for the satisfying the aforesaid sums , you are hereby commanded to take the body of the said Debtor and him commit unto the keeper of the goal in Brooklyn in the county of Windham aforesaid, within the said prison, who is likewise hereby commanded to receive the said Debtor and him safely keep until he pay unto the said Creditor the full sums above mentioned, and be by him released, and also satisfy your fees. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this writ, with your doings thereon , within sixty days next coming. Dated at Brooklyn, this 17th day of August A.D.
1820. David C. Bolles Clerk

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To the Sheriff of the County of Windham
or his Deputy, or either of the Constables to Campton
within said County: GREETING
A Chauncey Howard of Hampton
recovered Judgment against Abijah Fuller of said Hampton
before County Court, holden at Brooklyn, within the 
on the third Tuesday of August A.D. 1820County of Windham aforesaid,
for the sum of 19 Dollars 40 cents                     $19.40
damages; and for the sum of 4 Dollars 13cents     4.13[underlined]
                                                                            $23 53[underlined]
costs of suit, as appears of record: whereof remains to be done.

THESE are therefor, by authority of the State of Connecticut, to command
you, That of the Goods, Chattles of Lands of the said Debtor
within your precincts, you cause to be levied, (and the same being disposed of or
appraised as the law directs) paid and satisfied unto the said Creditor
the aforesaid sums being
Twenty three Dollars fifty three Cents
in the whole, with seventeen cents more for this writ, together with your own fees. [-]
And for want of such goods, chattles or lands, of the said Debtor to be by him
shewn unto you, or found within your precincts, to the acceptance of the said Creditor
for the satisfying the aforesaid sums, you are hereby commanded to take the body of
the said Debtor and him commit unto the keeper of the goal in Brooklyn,
in the county of Windhamo the Sheriff of the County of Windham
or his Deputy, or either of the Constables to Campton
within said County: GREETING
A Chauncey Howard of Hampton
recovered Judgment against Abijah Fuller of said Hampton
boe Court in our
on the third
Tuesday of August
for the sum of
19 Dollars 40
damages; and for the sum of
A. D. 1820
Cents
19.40
4
---
Dollars 13
Cents 4.13.
as a
1233
THESE are therefor, by authority of the State of Connecticut, to command
you, That of the Goods, Chattles of Lands of the said Debtor
within your precincts, you cause to be levied, (and the same being disposed of or
appraised as the law directs) paid and satisfied unto the said Creditor
the aforesaid sums being
Dollars it three
Cents
in the whole the entire for this writ together with your own fees.
And for want of such goods, chattles or lands, of the said Debtor to be by him
shewn unto you, or found within your precincts, to the acceptance of the said Creditor
for the satisfying the aforesaid sums, you are hereby commanded to take the body of
the said Debtor and him commit unto the keeper of the goal in Brooklyn
in the county of Windham
aforesaid,
within the said prison, who is likewise hereby commanded to receive the said Debtor
Hereof fail
and him safely keep until he pay unto the said Creditor the full sums above
mentioned, and be by him released, and also satisfy your fees
not, and make due return of this writ, with your doings thereon, within sixty days next
coming.
Dated at Brooklyn, this 17th day of August
A. D. 1820.

and Polly Cork
aforesaid,
within the said prison, who is likewise hereby commanded to receive the said Debtor
and him safely keep until he pay unto the said Creditor the full sums above
mentioned, and be by him released, and also satisfy your fees.
Here of fail
not, and make due return of this writ, with your doings thereon, within sixty days next
coming.
Dated at Brooklyn, this 17th
A. D. 1820.
day of August
David C Bolly Clerk

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Received the contents of the within Execution
C. F. Cleaveland Attorney

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Abigail Fuller
Affidavits

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I Clarrissa Fuller of Hampton in the County of Windham
of lawful age testify & say that Mr Abijah Fuller
of sd Hampton is indebted to me on three several
notes in the sum one hundred twenty four dollars
& 54/100 & further the deponent saith not. Dated at
Hampton the 26th June 1820
Clarissa Fuller
I Septimus Burnham of Hampton in the County of
Windham of lawful age testify & say of the now due
me on note from Mr Abijah Fuller [ink spot]
sum of twenty
dollars & 40/100 - & further the Deponent saith not.
Dated at Hampton the 26th June 1820 [ink spot]
Septimus Burnham

I George Dunworth of Hampton in the County
of
Windham of lawful age testify & say that Deacon Abijah
Fuller of sd Hampton is now indebted to me on note
in the sum of Twenty seven dollars
& further the deponent saith not.
Dated [ink spot] at Hampton this 26th
day of June AD. 1820
George Dunworth

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I Chauncy G Abbott of Hampton in the County of
Windham of lawful age testify & say that I have now in
my possession two Notes in favour of Luther Fuller against
Abijah Fuller amounting to one hundred and Eighty two
dollars & 45/100 further the deponent saith not. Dated
at Hampton this 26th day of June 1820
Chauncey G Abbott

Windham County of [at] Hampton June 26th
1820
Personally appeared the within named Deponent viz
Clarisa Fuller Septimus Burnham Chauncy G. Abbott George Dunworth John
Brown Clancy [Chauny] F Cleavland Luther D Luch & made
solemn oath that the facts contain in the several Deposition
within by them subscribed are true. Before me
Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace
I also certify the above named Gentlemen are men of
truth and full credit may be given to their testimony
Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace
I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court within &
for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do
certify that Joseph Prentis Esqr before whom the annexed
affidavits have been made, is duly taken [illegible], is a Justice of
the Peace within & for sd Windham County, that the above
[illegible] are one and his hand writing & full faith & credit
ought to be given to his acts as such.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the Publick seal of said Court
this 14th day of July Anno Domini 1820
at Windham in said County.
David C. Bolles

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I John Brown of Hampton in the County of
Windham of lawful age testify & say that Deacon
Alijah Fuller is indebted to me on book in the
sum of Twenty eight dollars [???]/iou [long mark]
???] furthur the deponent saith not
Dated at Hampton the 26th June AD.1820
John Brown
I [crossed out] Chauncy F Cleveland of Hampton in the
County of Windham of lawful age & say
that I am the owner of a note in favor of Chauncy
Howard against Abijah Fuller on which there
is now due the sum of Twenty five dollars
& further the Deponent saith not- Dated at Hampton
this 26th day of June 1820 [long mark]
Chauncy F Cleveland
I Luther D Leach of Hampton in the County of Windham
of lawful age testify & s& ay that Deacon Abijah Fuller
is indebted to me on note & Book in the sum of
nine dollars - further the Deponent saith not
Dated at Hampton this 26th day of June 1820
Luther D. Leach [underlined]

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Abijah Fuller
affadavits

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$87.12    I Solomon Taintor of Hampton in the County of
Windham & State of Connecticutt of the firm of Taintors
Bulkley of lawful age testify & say that Abijah Fuller of S Hampton is (^)now indebted to the illegible by ...illegible... in the sum Eighty seven dollars and 12/100
& furthermore the deponent saith not later at Hampton the 23 Day of June 1820        Solomon  Taintor

$142.99    I Solomon Taintor of Hampton in the County of
Windham of lawful age testify & say that Abijah Fuller of S Hampton is indebted to the firm of Roger & Solomon Taintor by Note in the sum of
one hundred forty two dollars  & 99/100 & furthermore
the deponent saith not - Dated at Hampton the 23rd
day of June AD 1820
Solomon Taintor


$386.26  I Stephen Fuller of Hampton in the County of
Windham of lawful age testify & say that Abijah
Fuller of S Hampton is now indebted to me by note in the sum of three  hundred & eighty six dollars &
26/100 & furthermore the
deponent saith not. Dated at Hampton the 23rd day
of
June AD 1820
Stephen Fuller


$38.80    I John Tweedy of Hampton in the County of So Windham
of lawful age testify & say that Abijah Fuller of ┃
Hampton is indebted to me by note in the sum of Thirty eight dollars & 80/100 & furthermore
the deponent saith not-- Dated at Hampton the 23d
day of June AD 1820
            John Tweedy indebted to

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[top line cut]
nent saith not - Dated at Hampton the 23rd day
of June AD 1820 Daniel Searles


$111,25/100 I William Smith of Hampton in the county
of Windham Testify & say that Abijah Fuller
of & Hampton is indebited to me by note
 in the sum of one hundred & eleven Dollars&25/100St 
further more the deponent saith not - Dated at Hampton the 23rd Day of June AD 1820
Wm[underlined] Smith


I Solomon Taintor of Hampton in the County of
Windham on of the firm of Taintor St Bulkley of
Hampton is indebted to the [??] and on Book [line]
the [crossed out] to balance Book amounts ten dollars
- furthermore
The deponent saith not - Dated at Hampton the 24th
day of June 1820
Solomon Taintor

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I Samuel S. of Hampton of lawful age testify
& say that Abijah Fuller is indebted to the Firm of Mosely
& Clark in the sum of fifteen dollars for Book to balance
book accounts - & further saith not - Dated at Hampton
this 24th day of June AD. 1820
Samuel S. Mosely

I Ephraim Spier of Hampton in the County of
Windham one of the Firm of Spier & Searls of lawful
age testify & say that Abijah Fuller of & Hampton
is indebted to [?] book to balance book accounts
in the sum of nineteen dollars and 21/100 - & further
saith not - Dated at Hampton June 26th 1820
Ephraim Spier

I Daniel Bumhan of Hampton in Windham
County of lawful age testify & say that Abijah
Fuller of s? Hampton is indebted to me on
note in the sum of Forty three dollars - & further
the deponent saith not - Dated at Hampton this
26th day of June AD. 1820  Daniel Bumham

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$19,81
I Ephriam S Frasier of Hampton in the County of Windham of lawful age testify an say that Abigail Fuller of SE Hampton is indebted to me on book in the sum of Nineteen dollars & 81/100. 

$8.64
I Mr. Wm Smith of Hampton in the County of Windham of lawful age testify and say that Abigal Fuller of D Hampton is indebted to me on book in the sum of eight dollars & 64/100

I [unintelligigible] Fuller of Hampton in the County of Windham of lawful age testify & say that Abijah Fuller of SE Hampton is indevted to me in the sum of

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Windham County Ft. Hampton June 26th 1820
Personally appeared the within named deponents viz
Sotomah Paintor Stephen Fuller John Tweedy Daniel Searls Mon Smith Sam S Moseby Ephriam Spicr Daniel Burnham & made solemy auth that the facts contained in the several deposition within by them subscribed are true before me _____ Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace

I also certify that this above named gentlemen was given [unintelligible] truth & full credit may be given to their testimony
 - Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace

David

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Roger Taintor
S. Taintor
Deposition of
poverty Ss

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We Roger Taintor and Solomon Taintor of Lawful age testify and sat that we ^are personally acquainted with Mr Abijah Fuller of Hampton (Connecticut): and know him to be a poor man, as respects property and stands in need of help from his Country or some other way.
Roger Taintor
Solomon Taintor
Hampton June 10th 1819
Conn.
State of Connecticut Windham County Ss Hampton
June 10th 1819 - Personally appeared Messrs. Roger Taintor & Solomon Taintor & made solemn oath that the above Deposition by them subscribed contains the truth & nothing but the truth before the subscriber.
I also certify the sd Rog. & Sol. Taintor the above deponents are Gentlemen who support a good character for truth & integrity & that full faith & credit may be given to their testimony
Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace

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Thomas Farmnum
and Elijah Simons
Depositions of
Abijah Fuller service

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We, Elijah Simons Jr. & Thomas Farnham both of Hampton in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut of lawful age testify & say that we have been acquainted with Mr. Abijah Fuller of Sd. Hampton from our youth to this time & do know that the sd. Fuller enlisted into the service of the United States as a Sergant in the month of Decem. 1775 for the term of one year in the Company commanded by Capt. Thomas Dyer which afterwards joined the Regiment commanded by Col. John Durkin at Cambridge that he faithfully served as aforesaid during the full term of one year ending in the ^month of^ Dec. 1776 when he again volunteered his services & we left him in the army ~ and further say not ~
Hampton June 10th 1819 ~
[signed] Tho. Farnham [/signed]
[signed] Elijah Simons Jr. [/signed]

State of Connecicut}
Windham County } Hampton June 10th 1819
Personally appeared Col. Elijah Simons Jr. I Thomas Farnham the above deponents & made solemn oath [stike through] th of [/strike through] the facts in the deposition by them subscribed are true
Before me
Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace

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Thereby certify that Col. Elijah Simons Jr. & Mr. THomas Farnham the within Deponents & credit may be given to their testimony ~
Hampton June 10th 1819 [signed] Joseph Prentis Justice of Peace

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1663

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State of Connecticut, Windham County
Probate Office District of Hampton

On this 23rd day of March A.D. 1837 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton in said State, Mrs Abigail Fuller a resident of the town of Hampton, County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Mr. Abijah Fuller, who was a private in the army of the revolution and received a pension till the time of his decease, under the act of Congress pass in the year 1818; that in the fall of the year seventeen hundred seventy seven said Abijah Fuller enlisted into a Regiment commanded by Colonel McClellan and into a Company of which Abner Robinson was Captain and a Mr. Coy Lieutenant; that said Fuller served during the month of October, in the year last aforesaid (the time for which he enlisted) in said Company and Regiment- in General Spencer's expedition. She further declares that she was married to the said Abijah Fuller on the 15th day of May 1777; that

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her husband the aforesaid Abijah Fuller died on the fifth day of May 1834; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof now on file in the War Department. 
[signed] Abigail Fuller

Sworn to and subscribed on the day within written before the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton
Mason Cleveland Judge of said Court

I hereby certify that Abigail Fuller who has subscribed the foregoing declaration is a credible witness
Mason Cleveland Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton

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Probate Office Hampton District
Hampton, March 23, 1837

I, James A. Hovey, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton in the State of Connecticut, do certify that the foregoing contains the declaration of Widow Abigail Fuller in the matter of an application for a pension. I also certify that Mason Cleveland, Esq. before whom said declaration was sworn to and subscribed, is Judge of the Court of Probate for said District, and the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Probate Court, and have signed the same with my hands.
Jas. A. Hovey, Clerk of Court

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James L Edwards, Esq.
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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State of Connecticut}
County of Windham} SS. Town of Windham
Decem. 3, 1836

Abijah Fuller was married to Abigail Meacham May 15 1777.

The above is duly extracted from the Town Records of the town of Windham - 

Attest Thomas Gray Town Clerk Town of Windham

State of Connecticut
Windham County SS
Windham December 3, 1836

At a Court of Probate holden at Mr. Roberts office in the County of Windham and District of Windham Probate Joel W White Esq. Judge

Personally offered before this Law Court Thomas Gray Esq. Town Clerk of this town of Windham and deposer of the above certified and known to this Court to the Town Clerk and the [-] real depose of the above certificate. The said Thomas Gray is a credible person and full confidence ought to be given to his oath individually given

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The capacity of Town Clerk. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially and affixed my seal of office and directed the same to be countersigned by the Clerk of this Court

[seal affixed] ~~ [signed] Jeol W. White Judge [/signed]

Countersigned [signed] Socratis Balcom, Clerk [/signed]

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I Luther D Leach of Hampton in the County of Windhaven, Connecticut of lawful age [] and say that [] M[] James a H[] and [] for a number of acres last [] C[]ied the [] of manufacturing lots is said.  therefore and that [] the years of [] 1811 and 1817.  I made several [] for D[] Abigail Fuller of [] Hampton and that there was acres [] for [] on the [] of acl[] and 1819 the seventy nine dollars and 59 cents that for which [] [after crossed out] the [] Fuller [] which for [] lead not [] and I esteem A. fuller and [] a man of integrity and th[] fully [] of[] for what he says.
Luther D. Leach
Nov. 13 1824

[] of Connecticut Windhaven C[] to [] Nov 13 1824 then came before [] Luther D leach and after [] made solemn oath and the truth of the fact in [] forgoing [] him s[]f[] and day that he is a gentleman of [] health and [] and that this [] was [] at [] of Abigail Fuller to her [] of the United States [] and a f[] for [] Fuller [] and [] of the United States
C[] by James Hallbrook Justice of the Peace

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[sideways on left side of page] Deposition of Luther & Leach 
[at top]
I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court
within & for the County of Windham in the State 
of Connecticut, do certify that John Holbrook
Esquire, before whom the several annexed affidavits
have been made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the
Peace within & for sd Windham County; that the several
signatures of his name, to them subscribed, are in
his hand writing, and full faith & credit ought
to be given to his acts as such. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the publick seal of
said Court, at Brooklyn in sd
County
this 18th day of Novem
in the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & twenty four
David C. Bolles Clerk of County
Court for Windham County

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The Depositions of Saml
Moseley and Thos Clark
& Also Saml S
Monty Sales

Page 96

We Saml Mosely and Thomas Clark both of Hampton in
the County of Winston State of Connecticut of lawful age testify
and say that we were before the year 1820 hade [illegible] and
then in Company under as and formerly Mosely & Clark
and that for a [illegible] of years before that time the [illegible] Fuller
death with us, and that during that time he sold and delivered to Mr
Fuller and by his order sundry goods and merchandise for [illegible]
his family use and that on the [illegible number] day of Novb 20
Fuller [illegible] for a ballom 
Justly due as
for sd goods which [illegible] is now unpaid and still due and
unforgiven and that we confirm sd debt of little credit
value and for the then Deponent saith not
Hampton Nov 8, 1824
Samuel S. Mosley
Thomas Clark

State of Connecticut in the Town of Hampton [illegible date] 1921
There came before me Col. Saml Mosley & Thomas Clark sd [illegible]
being duly examined [illegible] and engaged according to their testimony
made herein to the truth matter [illegible] of the foregoing 
& aforesaid by them Subjection. [illegible] they are gentlemen of 
respectability and are to be relied on for their truth and veracity
this [illegible] of others and for myself [illegible] Clark of Hampton
to be justly the Secretary of War of these United States, relative to a [illegible]
years for the sd Fuller under the act and these sd United States.

Taken by and sworn before John Holland, Secretary of the [illegible]
for Windham County

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I Samuel Morly of Hampton in the County of Windham
and State of Connecticut of lawfull age testify and say that
between the year of 1816 and 1820 Dc Mr A. Fuller of
sd Hampton became Justly indebted to me in the sum of 
twenty eight dollar and [illegible] cent for goods and merchandise for 
his family use sold and delivered him and by his [illegible]
during the above period of time, and that the sum is now
due and owing to me, with the interest and that I have no
Security for sd debt, but the note of sd Fuller and that
Consider my debt no better then bad, on account of the
poverty of sd Fuller, who I esteem him a very known
man and is a man much suffered and that I have 
never known or heard of his parting away his property
but to pay his Just debts, nor can he be charged with one
as practice to obtain a pension or to defraud his creditors and further the deponent sayeth not.
Hampton Nov [Dec] 8 1824
Samuel S. Moseley
State of Conn, Windham Co for Hampton Nov [Dec] 8 1824

Then came before Col Saml Moseley and after being such [illegible]
examined and [illegible] according to [illegible] and made Solemn [illegible]
the truth of the facts [crossed out] matter foregoing deposition has been
Subscribed, and by that he is a gentleman of his Church and is to
be fully believed upon for his truth and veracity sd defeasture 
taken at the request of Dc Abijah Fuller of sd 
[illegible] and to be
used by the Secretary of War of the United States of the United States
matter to a pension for sd Fuller under the acts and laws of the
United States
Sworn before John Hollander [illegible]
Windham County

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The Deposition of
Septimus [Septimeous] Burnam

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Septimus Burnham of Chaplin in
Windham County Connecticut of Lawful
age testify and say that Deacon Abijah
Fuller of Hampton was indebted to me
in the sum of Twenty Dollars and forty
cents for money I last sd Fuller in the
year 1819 and some time in the year of 1821
I recd my pay of sd Fuller in money and interest
and that said Fuller is considered a very
honest, but a poor man and I consider him
unable to pay his debts.
Septimus Burnam

State of Connecticut Windham County Hampton Nov 13 [15] [18] 1824
Here came before one Septimus Burnam and made an oath to the truth of the facts in the foregoing description
by his subscription and that he is a man to be
relied on for truth and veracity of this sd description
was later at the request of Dcn Abijah Fuller of this sd County to be used by the Secretary War of the
United States relative to a pension for sd Fuller under the
acts and laws of the United States
Certified and signed by John Holbrook
John after free

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Affidavits of Searls & [ink spot]
Spicer

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We Ephraim Spiers and Jack Searles both of them of [illegible] in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut and of lawful age depose and say, that on the 21st day of August of 1807 - did commence the beginning of the making and [illegible] continue to carry on and [illegible] until the [illegible] of October 1823, and that on the 7th day of March 1820 Alijah Fuller of Hempston he [illegible] for shoe - making and [illegible] for his family between then and the 21 day of August and the 1 day of March 1820 in the sum of nineteen dollars and 21 cents which is now mostly due and unpaid - and that we consider Fuller so poor that he is unable to pay the same and that he is on [illegible] poor on a [illegible] man would pay his honest debt if he could.

Ephraim Spiers
Jack Searles

State of Conn Windham Co [illegible] 1821
The cause [illegible] Ephraim Spiers and Jack Searles and after being duly [illegible] and engaged according to law made [illegible] deposition by them [illegible]

John Holbrook [illegible]

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The deposition of Adonijah Burnam

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I Adonijah Burnham of Hampton in the County of Windham and state of Connecticut, of lawfull age testify, and say, that I am well aquainted with Luther Fuller family of sd. Hampton, a [illegible] to [illegible] Fuller of sd. Hampton and that sd. [illegible] was Justly indebted to the sd. Luther in a considerable sum of money money loaned to him by sd. Luther the exact sum I do not Know but the money was received by sd. [illegible] on or about the 1 day of May, 1816

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The Depositions of Stephen Fuller and John Brown

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I Stephen Fuller of Hampton in the County of Windham state of Connecticut of lawfull age certify and say that on the 4 day of December of 1819 So Abijah Fuller of said Hampton was Justly indebted to me in the sum of $374. for money [smudged] loaned to him at several times before that time, for which several sums and interest amounts owed before December [illegible] to the sum of $374.11 and at that time I gave him of the notes which I lent against him for [illegible] sums. and that there was another - first day of Feb 1820 a greater sum due me than the sum mention in his first [illegible] due sums of $386.26 [?] which was due me with the intent from the date of [illegible] I took [illegible] will [illegible] on his and Fullers lands (abt 7 words crossed out) but a party said land to mortgage have been [illegible] I have got my [illegible] for the note out of the available land thereof
Stephen Fuller
Hampton November 13 1824

State of Connecticut Windham County [illegible] 1824
often being duly [illegible]
Then came before me Stephen Fuller [illegible]
oath to the truth of the facts in the forgoing information by him [illegible] and that he is a man to be [illegible] on for his truth and veracity and that this deposition was taken at the request of Abijah Fuller and to be used by the secretary of War of the United States. [illegible] to a [illegible] for a [illegible] under the aide  & laws of the United States
[illegible] by John Holbrook Justice of the Peace

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I John Brown of Hampton in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut of lawfull age testify and say that according to the best of my recollection on or about the first day of [illegible] 1819 I lent to Abijah Fuller of Hampton a sum of money which amounts [illegible] thereon to nearly $30 dollars about 3 years ago but [illegible] I have nothing to refresh my mind with certainty as to this date but this I can say with safety that I lent him the money and that he has [illegible] paid me lest I am truth

John Brown

[illegible]
Nov 13 1826

State of Conn, Windham County [illegible] Nov 13 1824 their came before me John Brown having duly [illegible] and made [illegible]oath to the truth of the forgoing [illegible]

Certified by John Holbrook Justice of the Peace

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The Deposition of Daniel Burnam

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I Daniel Burnham of Hampton in the County of Windham Connecticut testify and say that on or about the first day of November 1818 Abijah Fuller of Hampton Windsor County was indebted to myself and Company, Merchants and Traders in [illegible] in Hampton in the sum of forty dollars or more. Which [illegible] at several times hence that time, Fuller gave me his note of [illegible]which note I got and [illegible] the exact sums but that is noted a [illegible] in the year 1820 to be worth more than $40 I am well acquainted with Fuller and say that he allways sustains a good character

Daniel Burnham
Hampton Nov 13 1924

[illegible]
by John Holbrook, Justice of the Peace

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The Deposition of John
Twedy

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I John Twedy of Hampton in the county of Windham and state f Connecticut of lawfull age [illegible] once say that I am a blacksmith by once have [illegible] for more than twenty years last past and that Abijah Fuller of said Hampton was one of customers form the year 1810 to the 1819 during which time I did [illegible] shop various kinds of blacksmithing which is usually done for the farmers and mechanics of our County in the course of their [illegible] and that the ballance of my account for said work on the 6 day for Feb 1819 amounted to the sum of $39.00 and that which [illegible]same Fuller gave me his note and that I have no other security than its being inserted in his mortgage deed to Taintor and other which I [illegible] and can further say that Fuller is a man of good character [illegible]

John Twedy
Hampton Nov 13 1821

State of Conn Windham County Hampton Nov 13 1821
[illegible] John Twedy being duly examined and lawful made solemn oath to the truth of the facts in the forgoing deposition by his [illegible] and say that he is a man of truth and [illegible] and this deposition [illegible] at the request of Abijah Fuller of Hampton and to be used by the Secretary of War of the United States [illegible]
by John Holbrook Justice of the peace

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The Depository of

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SERVICE NUMBER
Conn. Fuller, Abijah  W.17928
Continental  Abigail

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The Deposition of Roger and Solomon Taintor

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We Roger Taintor and Solomon Taintor both of Hampton in Windham County, Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that we were merchants and traders in company under the firm of Roger & Solomon Tairstor commencing in the year 1796 and ending in the year 1810 - that in the above time Deason Abijah Fuller of Hampton became indebted to us for goods and necessary for his family for which he gave us his note and note has since been renewed several times. Also for money that we (illegible) to said Fuller. Which is included in the note that we hold against said Fuller. Dated December 4th 1819 for one hundred & thirty eight dollars and fifty cents. which sum is now due us together with the interest and that we with several others have since took a mortgage of said Fuller Farm for our security. There is now due on our note about $188.00. That we consider our debt poorly (illegible) and would willingly make a discount on our note as the farmer is very poor and the buildings miserable poor and old and in point of character, Deacon fuller stands high.

(illegible) 13, 1821
State of Connecticut ( illegible) county of (illegible). This came before in (illegible) and Solomon Taintor being duly (illegible) andcautious again with

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The Deposition of Dan'l Searls.

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I Daniel Searls of Hampton in the County of Windham
State of Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that on
of December D1819 Dauthigh Father can Justly indebt
to me in the street one hundred and fifty dollars forming
paid by me for him a mind to the Newfordon Bank
in the County of Newton and for which Son huge me
this note of hand since which time s Fuller
has made me a deed of Mortgage
with Saints and other collateral seventy that
confine my debt but forty Second and that I would
make a considerable discount on my decd for the money
and that I consider Fuller on horses of night man
me that he is very hour an enable to pay his just &
hours doth
Samuel Hares
Hampton New of 1821
State of Conn Windham County of Hampton Nov. 8th 1844
then appeared Capt Daniel Searls and after being duly cautioned
amined and engaged according to law made to him as to the
all of the facts contained in the forgoing deposited by him
Subscribed, and say that he is a man to be fully relied upon
for truth and verily deposition taken at the request of Dr
Alijah Fuller of Hampton and to be used by the Surgeon
of the United States relative to a pension for sad Fuller and the acts
and
land of the U States
Certifice by John Holbrook Joshua the
the County

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The Depositions of
James Cary and Wm
Smith [long slash mark]

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I James Cary of Windham in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of full age testify and say that on the
5th day of April 1815 Deborah Fuller of Hampton in
County become fully indebted to me in the sum of $100.97 cents
for money at that time loaned to him, which I am the [?]
due therein amounted to the only one hundred and two dollars
on the 1 day of Feb.1819. the [??] before the time being month
paid and for Collateral Secuity I took a mortgage with 
Faintoell
and a then husbands financials on omitted [?] note [?]money given
then only over as [?] 
to me by Father bearing date [?] 5day of 1815 Her Chance 
[?] of [?] Fuller' stand. very [?] in my estimation.
Nov: the 13 1824 James Cary

[?] of Connin Windham County John Holbrook, esq 13 1824
[?] [?] before me Jam Cary and [? [?] Salinisok
To the truth of past, sister foregoing deposition by her [?] 
[?] a means of [?] and that
[?]
Hamilton is notified by the Secretary of Was of the United
States relation to a pension for R Fuller under the laws and acts
of the United States
Certifed by John Holbrook Justice of the County

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I Wm. Smith of Hampton in the County of Windham and state of Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that on the [illegible] day of May AD 1819 [illegible] Abijah Fuller of S. Wotton was lastly [illegible] to me in the [illegible] one hundred and eleven dollars and 
twenty five cents in award of my having given her several [illegible] of land for [illegible] for him and for his debt which was for money and Fuller had of William Broster of S. Wooten in [illegible] and for the purchase of a horse[?] for the remainder and any [illegible] notes [illegible] given to S. Broster on account[?] of  money & horse[?] and for my [illegible] for my giving [illegible] P. Fuller gave me 60 dollars [illegible] [illegible] [illegible][illegible] of others on his farm which still is now due and wholly[?] [illegible] with [illegible] [illegible][illegible] [illegible] my claims is but forty[?] dollars[?] that P. Fuller is quite [illegible] unable to pay [illegible] her debt and I have no other means of getting my claim [illegible] [illegible] to [illegible] [illegible] mortgage and am in danger of losing money and further [illegible] deferment [illegible] 
[illegible] witnessed on [illegible] 13 1824
Wm Smith
State of Conn. County of Hampton Nov 13 1824 then came before me having duly cautioned of [illegible] William Smith and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts contain [illegible] forgoing [illegible] by [illegible] [illegible] and that he is a man of good character for truth and that the [illegible] was taken at his request of [illegible] Abijah Fuller of S. Hampton and to be used by the [illegible] [illegible] of War of the United States [illegible] a [illegible] [illegible] Fuller consider [illegible] and [illegible] of the United States
Certified by John Holbrook Justice of the Peace

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the Deposition of Geo
Dunworth

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SERVICE                                        NUMBER
Conn.          Fuller, Abijah.            W.17928
Continental.           Abigail

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Hon J Baldwin
H R
last evidence
29th January 182[?]

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I Arthur L. Fuller of Hampton in the County
of Windham & State of Connecticut of lawful
age Testify and say that in the year 1808 I had a Brother Abijah Fuller who in that year
deceased and leaving an estate and that my
share as an heir to my said Brother Abijah
estate, was ninety eight Dollars and that my Father Abijah Fuller now of Hampton in the
County aforesaid, standing in need of money
which I let him have the money that
come to me from my Brothers estate, which
sum nor any part of it has never been
paid to me, any otherwise than my said
Father making out to me a deed of his son
all and poor farm which farm was so much ┃
incumberd by prior mortgages to his creditors 
that I consider my deed to be of no value
and would quit claim the farm for one ┃
Dollar and that my Father, has no
means of paying me any other way
he being totally poor very infirm and
more the seventy years of age and that
I consider my debt as entirely lost-- and
Further the deponent saith not
-
Dated Hampton January 27th 18 Arthur Fuller

State of Connt Windham County Hampton Janu.y 27th 1826. Then personally appeared before me Arthur L. Fuller the signer of the above deposition and after being duly cautioned and examined made solemn oath to the truth of the same and to be used in an application of Deacon Abijah Fuller of said Hampton for a Pension under the laws of the
United States
Roger Taintor Justice
of Peace for Windham
County Connt

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I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court
within and for the County of Windham in the
State of Connecticut, do certify that Roger
Tainter and John Holbrook Esquires, before
whom the several annexed affidavits, have
respectively, been made, are duly enrolled
as Justices of the Peace within and for said
Windham County that the several signatures of their names to the preceeding certificates, are respectively, in their hand writing, and full faith and credit ought to be given to their acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the publick
Seal of said Court, at                                
Brooklyn in said County, this 29th day
of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Six
David C. Bolles Clerk

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I Luther Fuller of Stonington in the County of New London
& State of Connecticut of lawfull age, and being engaged
according to him testify and say, that in the year
1808 I have a Brother Abijah Fuller who in that year
deceased, and having an estate and that my share
as an heir to my said Brother, was $192 dollars, and
and that my Father Abijah Fuller now of Hartford
in the County of Windham. Standing in need of money
above seven years ago loaned said sum of money to
him which sum of money has never been paid in
any otherwise than by said Father making out
to me - a deed of his small sums in said Hampton
which land is so much incumbered by prior
Mortgage to his creditors that I consider my and
of no value for that sd Creditors Claims
open sd [illegible] of greater amount than the value of
the estate and that my Father has no means
paying them in my other way he being lately poor
and state I confirm my debt as paid; and the reason
of my not being able to give my testimony before
this time is that I have been gone a voyage to sea of
three years and half and have lately interned
and further the deponent sayeth not
Dated Hartford January the 23 1826
Luther Fuller

State of Conn Windham County of Hartford January 23 1826
then personally came
before me Luther Fuller the Signer
of the forgoing [illegible] by him and after being
duly cautioned and examined made solemn oath to the
truth of the same and that the same witness by me
to confirm an application of Dc Abijah Fuller of sd Hampton 
for a pension under the act and laws of the United States in
such case made and provided 
John Holbrook Justice of Peace
for Windham County

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We the Subscriber Inhabitants of the Town of Hampton
and its vicinity, in the County of Windham and State 
of
Connecticut of lawfull age testify and say that we
have for a long number of years past been well acquainted 
with Dn [Deacon] Abijah Fuller of said Hampton, and
his circumstances relative to property, and can safely
say that he sustains one of the fairest of moral
Character and that he has been very much embarrassed
in his pecuniary concerns, for this ten years past, and
that owing to a change of times in our Country
including a depreciation in property, said Fuller is now
become poor, that he has not been able to service
all his just debts, that he is quite an old man and above hard
labor, and is really and at war worn soldier and we
think that no man that served
in the revolutionary war
more entitled to the bounty of his Country, and live
are confident that said Fuller has done no act to hostess
on his poverty, that he might procure a pension under the
law of the United States. But that he has always
been a presistent and hand Laboring
man and
compassionate [comfortable] in his living; and would not be
be guilty of any paid on the Public for the benefit of a
person and that no suspicion ought for a moment
rest on the mind of any one suffering Dc Fuller; but
he is now unavoidably become poor and stands in
need of Affiants.
Hampton Nov. 30th 1825

George Dunworth
Foster Burnham
Harvey Smith
Samuel Fuller
Nathl F Martin
Jesse Burnham
Dean Hughes Jnr
Mason Cleveland
Adwell Sutton
David Fox Jnr
Joel Searle

James Burnam
John Howard
Elijah Greenslitt
Wm Bennet
Ebenezer Greenslitt
William Durkee
Jonth Burnam
Adonijah Burnam
Amara [Amasa] Clark
Chauncy F Cotland
Philip Pearl Jr

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Luther J Leach
Daniel Leands
Wm A Breswater
Rufus Lummis
David Fox
Jacob Hovey
Samuel S Macley 
James Abbott
Joseph Prentis
Elijah Simmons
Hezekiah Hammond
Ebrin Griffin
Charles Monture

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Windhaven County Connecticut [] Hampton
Personally aff[] before the [] any th[] and [] oath to the facts stated anything [] the following [] after named in the foregoing deposition []
David Fox Jr.
Joel Searls
Luther D Leach
David Searls
M[] A. Brewster
Rufus Loomis
David Fox
Jacob Havey
Samuel S. Mosely
James Attall
Joseph Prentis
Elijah Sim[]
H[] Hammond
E[] Giffin
Charles Ma[]tten

James B[]
John C. Howard
Elijah Greenslit
M[] Beent
[] Greenslit
M[] Bunker
Leach Burnham
[]
Chancy F. Cleveland
Philip Pearl Jr
George Dansworth
Festis B[]
Harvey Smith
Samuel Fuller
Nathaniel Fullerton
J[] Burn[]
Dyer Hughes []
Mason Cleveland
Ros[]ll Preston

[] Roger Taintor Justice of the Peace for Windhaven Country, Connecticut

This may certify that I was personally acquainted with each of the signers of the forgoing deposition and say that they are [] of the First respectability in the t[] of Hampton and are intitled to be lief - and further say that the facts stated in the deposition as respects [] Fuller, Character and Poverty and that he has not c[] his property to [] f[] to af[] a Pension is [] and in no one particular is it exegerated.
Roghttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pnger Taintor - Justice of the Peace

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The Deposition of Clarissa Bradford formerly Clarissa Fuller

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I Clarissa Bradford Canterbury in the county of Windham [...] of Connecticut of lawful age [...] years ago [...] to Abijah Fuller of [...] of the sum of thirty eight dollars, and in July figured to that sum of money at several since [...] the same matter furnishing [...], the whole [...] with the [...] there in a room. [...] to the [...] of debt [...] by the [...] in dollars and that on the 20th day (^ of Nov) D1880  the [...] Fuller gave in service of about Eleven acres of [...] bestow to me which [...] and of said debt which did but [...] at want now take can [...] for the said land and for the [...] sayeth [...] Nov 8 1824 Clarissa [...] 
Clarissa Bradford formerly 
Clarissa Fuller
State of Connecticut in these County of Hampton. Nov 8 "D.1824,
[...] before me [...] Clarissa Bradford [...] after leaving duly examined [...] ascending to [...] Depositions by her [...] and that she is a [...] to be [...] for [...] and [...] and deposition taken at the request of [...] Abigail Fuller. [...] Hampton and to be [...] by the Secretary of War of the United States [...] to [...] for under this acts [...] States
Certified by John Holbrook, Justice of  the Peace for Windham County --

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the Deposition of
Tainter Buckley

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Mr. Roger Taintor, Solomon Taintor and Dan B[] of Hampton in Windhaven County and State of Connecticut of Lawful age testify and say - that we were [...] in Company under the name and friend of Levintors (^& B...) from the year 1814 to the year 1824 and that Mr. Abijah Fuller became indebted that to us [...] to the year 1819 for goods and [] articles for his family's use the sum of Eighty four dollars and 38/100 for which he gave us his note (^...) for that sum dated Dec 21 D 1819 which note we consider [...]d on land. and the sum of ten dollars is due to us on b[...] [...] also was d[...]d him in [...] for his family and [..]d to him previous to the year 1820 - and we consider Mr. Abijah Fuller a very honest and upright man but very poor and unable to pay his debts

[...] Sept 13, 182[]
Solomon Taintor
Roger Taintor
[...]
State of Conn Windhaven county of [] 1824 - here c[] before [] solemn [].  Roger Taintor and I am [] and secondaly [] oath to []  the forgoing by th[] [] and say that they are all and [] of them [] for [] and that his deposition [] Abijah Fuller and to [] by the Seoncdary of []   fuller and Mr. Adi and for [] 
Certified by John Holbrush Justice of the Peace

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Hon. John C. Calhoun [City of - crossed out]
Secretary of War of the United
States.  City of Washington

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Hampton Windhaven Co, August seventeenth 1824
Dear Sir
I have been acquainted [] Fuller of Windhaven [] County. [] aff[] of the [] rotation to the c[] of the [] w[] for what property [] for I have therefore att[] to the beliefs with [] attention to ascertain the health affects [] to the light of time fo which []the [] leave was [] and the [].  It was sufficient for these to be very  f[], as to [] and property for which they were [] C[] for but were all - ready to attest to the [] of affidivits and that they were [] to C[] and are as they [] in their aff[] before the first deferred of the [], and that their [] p[] was [] effecting their Cl[] H[] [] are [] and there is two of the C[] of .  Holbrooke not to for and to wit Luther Fuller and Chancy Cleveland - [] and Hayword gather us together [] world and [] Fuller has [] and the cost covered us [] of that.  After it is [layered] a [] but what [] was generally done a long time for [] [] Colonel[] was [].  It is any [] that Abijah Fuller lives [] what [] so this C[] for [] number of years [] for [] any [] for a f[] and ongoing to the great [] [] of property and the [] of the farm [] for [] the C[] of the property of A Fuller.  he has the character of a man of regards had [] and wan not [] of any action

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[] to make [] to obtain a [] that [] and a [] deposing the county of his family.  [] of [] solider is Congress any [] and C[] from the [] []going.

[] your most [] humbly friend
John Holbrook
[] John C Callhoun
Secretary of State of the United States

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I Chauncey F. Cleaveland of Hampton in
Windham County State of Connecticut of
lawful age testify & say, that sometime previous to the 21st day of June 1820, being then a practising Attorney, resident in Hampton, there was put into my hands to collect, a note of hand executed by Abijah Fuller of Hampton aforesworn applicant for a pension in favour of Chauncy Howard, formerly of Hampton, now gone to some
part of the State Ohio for the sum of twenty two dollars payable in one year from its date with interest, being dated the 23rd day of October 1817. Which note not being paid, on the 21st day of June AD 1820 I put sd note in suit, by writ returnable to the County Court, August Term 1820 at which Court judgment was rendered in sd suit against Fuller for the sum of twenty three dollars & seventy cents, including debt, cost & execution. which execution I put into the hands of an officer
who within about sixty days from its date paid
me the contents of the same. Said note according my best recollection, was put into my hands by Samuel S. Moseley of Hampton, to whom it had been assigned-- & I have no doubt was given bonafide and for valuable consideration. I consider Fuller an
honest upright man, sustaining a fair reputation in community; in whose integrity the utmost confidence may be placed- Chauncey F. Cleveland

State of Connecticut
County of Windham Brooklyn Novr 18 AD 1834
Then personally appeared the
above named deponent Chauncey F. Cleaveland

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having subscribed the foregoing affidavit, made solemn oath that the facts stated therein are true, before me and I further certify that the deponent is a gentleman of high respectability, a practising attorney & counsellor at Law, resident in Hampton, in whose veracity full confidence should be reposed-
     Attest David C.  Bolles Justice of Peace
I David C. Bolles CC, of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do certify that David C Bolles, before whom the foregoing affidavit hath been made is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace within and for Windham County, & that the foregoing signature of his name is his own proper hand writing- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & offered the public seal of Court at Brooklyn in 
said County, this eighteenth
day of November in the
year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.

David C Bolles Clerk

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Brooklyn Nov 24 1824

Dear Sir, By direction of Mr Abijah Fuller, I forward to your care the enclosed affidavits respecting his certification to be restored to the pension list. I have not had sufficient time to look them over, but hope they are taken in such manner as will be satisfactory at the War Department-
     The objection of the Secretary of War to reinstating Mr Fuller seems to be doubts whether his account of the disposal of his property is fair there- These affidavits are in support of his last schedule statement to-- The character of Mr Fuller, I believe, stands not only unimpeached, but unsuspected by any one. The manner in which his property has been disposed of has been generally known to that part of community among whom he resides, and is, so far as I can learn, in their estimation, honest & bonafide. Indeed these affidavits are given by men among the most respectable in the town and, I suppose all support his character in general terms, as well as in relation to the particular doubts due to them- I have doubt myself, but that his claim is such an one as ought to

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to be admitted there are doubtless very few placed on the pension roll whose character & habits are so meritorious.
     If agreeable to you, I should be pleased to have the result forwarded under cover to me.

I am Sire, very Respectfully,
your friend & obedient servant
David C Bolles


Hon. Eben Stoddard
House of Rep's

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From
Hon E. Stoddard
13th Dec 1824

Page 141

House of Representatives
Dec 13th 1824

Sir,
The accompanying documents relating to Deacon Abijah Fuller's application for pension have been sent to me by mail which I forward to you. The affidavits I have not perused, but the names with which they are filed are known to me to be respectable men. 
I have frequently seen this Deacon Fuller and heard gentlemen of Hampton speak of his case. I verily believe that his property was honestly applied to the payment of bonefide debts and that he is really poor and needy. 
I am, Sir, with great respect,
Your Obdt. Servent,
Eben Stoddard
To the Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

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Hon John C Calhoun Secretary of War
City of Washington

Washington Feb 22
Rec 26 Feb 1825
[?] 25 Mar 1825

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State of Conn, [illegible] Feb. the 15 1825
Hon Sir
I having been [illegible] by request of [illegible] Abigail Fuller of [illegible] in the County of Windham Conn as a magistrate to [illegible] some affidavits for said Fuller [illegible] to the [illegible] of a pension for him.

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There is but one son of said Fuller that has any claim that son has been gone a number of years his name is Arthur Fuller I do not recollect whether he [illegible] or not but you will find by the affidavit of Roger Taintor Esq that his debt was [illegible] as being the last mortgage and that the [illegible] claims were more than sufficient to swallow of the whole [illegible] and that his [illegible] was not good for anything and that the claims of the other creditors that have been invoiced [illegible] more than sufficient to take. Mr. [illegible] for myself I am well satisfied that Arthur's claims is perfectly just, it was not for labor, but for money that his father had of him being a dividend of [illegible] belonging to a [illegible] brother In behalf of said Fuller I cannot ask you to violate any [illegible] you have made, but have an idea that from the testimony [illegible] Fuller is not within the [illegible] for [illegible] I think I may say with safety that all who are acquainted with said Fuller that he has [illegible] his poverty to obtain a pensions his character has always been that of a temperate and [illegible] man, and very few men in this County [illegible] to fair moral character but he is now a [illegible] man about past labor [illegible] property having [illegible] a portion of his youthful days in fighting for the [illegible] freedom of his County he does not [illegible] to face a Public  [illegible] and thinks himself [illegible] among his fellow surviving soldiers to [illegible]in the Liberty of his Country Mr. Stoddard has informed me that you would have the candor to review that man's [illegible] and should you find anything new that is in his favor. Pray Sir have the goodness to inform me I am very sorry to trouble you...  [illegible] subject so much and would [illegible] was not I [crossed out] [illegible] of [illegible] respectfully 
John Holbrook
Hon J.C. Calhoun, Secretary [illegible]

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[illegible] 21st 1883
Sir,
Your [illegible] of the 7th [illegible] respecting Abijah Fuller [illegible] of the last mail.
I am not precisely acquainted with the rule adopted at the War Department in acting upon pension applications relative to "family arrangements" but I can hardly conceive there is one which, on a revision of this case, shall be deemed inconsistent with the arrangement contained in Mr. Fuller application. On reference to the application it appears that the equity of redemption in part of his real estate was quite claimed to his sons "Arthur and Luther Fuller, to pay debts justly due to them." The consideration of these debts, I believe, was stated in some of the affidavits. That due to Arthur, if I remember correctly, was for property that descended to him by inheritance or bequest. That to Luther was for money advanced. This son is in the whaling business in the South Sea, and having acquired some little property has loaned it to his father

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some years since to assist him under his embarrassment and, doubtless, did not then foresee the present circumstances to which his father has been reduced.
On this state of facts, or if they should turn out to be circumstantially different in some respect, provided the debts were on full and valuable consideration and bonafide, should it be admitted that there was sufficient property conveyed to them to satisfy the debts it would merely be placing them upon the footing of other creditors. And ought they to be placed on any other? If these facts are proved, is there any cover for fraud? Is there anything contrary to the spirit of the Acts of Congress on this subject, or equity and justice?
But the fact I understand is that the equity of redemption released to them is of no value. That the estate was previously mortgaged for all that it was worth. This I believe was stated by the Messrs Taintor in their affidavit, or by some other person whose affidavit has been forwarded. This it would seem removes all ground of objection.
This transaction, as well as the other circumstances

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relative to the disposal of his property has passed under the observation of his creditors, whose interest would probably lead them to look with a critical eye on every act disposing of the means by which their debts might be paid. The character of Mr. Fuller for honesty and integrity standing perfectly fair and, I suppose, fully supported by the proof forwarded. I cannot but feel confidence that, if his claim is fully examined and tested, it will be admitted. 
These remarks are desultory, suggested chiefly by recollection of the circumstances of Mr. Fuller's case, so far as I have retained them. 
Perhaps they have already occurred to you and have been taken into consideration by the Secretary of War. But not knowing how particularly to had been informed respecting the facts, I forward them to be disposed of, as in your judgment shall seem most advisable. 
I believe there has not any thing [illegible] of [illegible] in our County.

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since your departure but of what you have received information through the medium of our papers. 
Business of a professional kind continued to [illegible].
We had but 136 new actions at Dec Term and the prospect now is that the number will be still up at March. Party Policies seem to have expired and what their busy and important body call "the people" will have to occupy themselves about except their farms and their merchandise, seems at present, difficult to divine.
Perhaps the present calm is but portentous of a succeeding storm. Our political aspect, as it appears when viewed in this latitude, is certainly unusual for a government and country like ours. But perhaps at Washington, its features are more distinctly marked and it is less doubtful what changes are to succeed. 
Whatever these may be, I remain your friend
Robert Lent
David C. Bolles
Hon. Eben Stoddard

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[water drop mark at top center of document]
J.L. Edwards Esquire
Pension office

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House of Representatives
Saturday Feb. 26th 1825
Sir,
Enclosed is a communication lately received relative to the application of [illegible] Abijah Fuller of Hampton Con, an applicant to be restored to the pension list. I know him. He has the reputation of being an honest man and very poor. There are affidavits in his case from the Mr. Taintor [sp?], who are very respectable men - I have no doubts myself that the debts and transfers in relation to him were bona fide. It would be very gratifying if a decision could be made in this case before the present session of Congress expires - 
With great respect I remain [illegible] 
Eben Stoddard
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Pension affairs

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[at top]
Abijah Fuller
Application for
a new certificate

[at bottom]
Wed 12 July 1826 from
David C. Bolles, Esq.
Brooklyn, Con

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Application for a new certificate
County of Windham and Brooklyn
On this fifth day of July 1826, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Windham, personally appeared Abijah Fuller of Hampton in said County, who, on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Daniel Tilden in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the  pension roll of the State of Connecticut, that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate, on or about the 1st of April AD1826 was lost by being mislaid or in some other way unknown to the deponent, destroyed, at Hampton in said County of Windham- Abijah Fuller
worn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid,
Uriel Fuller Justice of Peace

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I herby certify that Abijah Fuller the [illegible] be presumed, is a person of sincerity and entitled to full credit and belief
Uriel Fuller Justice of Peace

State of Connt Windham, July [illegible] 1826 
David C. Bolles of Brooklyn in the County of Windham & state of Connecticut, of lawful age, depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Dear Abijah Fuller who hath made the foreqoing affadavit, and well know him to be the same person described therin have known him from the time he received the certificate now lost, and have seen the same in his possession, before it was mislaid or lost as above stated - that the said Fuller is of sufficient character and entitled to full credit & belief - and the [illegible] further saith not - 
David C. Bolles
Sworn and described to, before me, the day and year aforesaid -
Uriel Fuller Justice of Peace

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I hereby certify that David C. Bolles Esqr the deponent aforenamed is a person of veracity and entitled to full credit of belief.
Uriel Fuller Justice of Peace

I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County
Court within and for the County of Windham in
the State of Connecticut, do certify that Uriel Fuller Esquire, before whom the several affidavits annexed have been sworn, and by whom the several certificates foregoing, have been made, - is duly enrolled as a Justice of the peace within and for ever in this same County, that the several signatures of his name to said certificates, &c are in his hand writing, and full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the publick seal
of said Court at Brooklyn
in Lee County this 5th day
of July A.D. 1826
David C. Bolles

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Hampton Ct.
Dec 6th
f
[written sideways on the left hand side] no 27 Dec 27 CL add. pff 4 July '36
James L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.
[tear or dark black smudge at bottom center of document]

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Hampton, Windham County, Ct.
Dec. 5, 1836

Sir,
Your letter of the 11th Oct. announcing the rec'pt. at the Pension Office of the papers made out by the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton in the case of widow, Abigail Fuller of this town, has been rec'd. And in conformity with the instructions therein contained, I have obtained from the Town Clerk of the town of Windham an affidavit showing the period of marriage of said Abigail with Abijah Fuller. Which, together with the certificate of the Court showing the official character and signature of said Town Clerk, is herewith transmitted. An early decision in this matter is requested. 
Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant
Jas A. Hovey
J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions

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Putnam, Connecticut.
March 5, 1921.

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir:
Please send me a copy of the pension of Abijah Fuller who served in the Revolutionary War.  Found in "Connecticut Men in the Revolution", page 634.  He died May 5, 1835 in Windham, Connecticut.  
I will gladly send check if there is any charge for the copy.

Yours very truly, 
Miss Marjorie C. Bradford

Address:
310 South Main Street,
Putnam, Conn.

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Hampton, Windham County, Ct.
Oct 18, 1836
Sir- 
Enclosed are the depositions of Abner Webb and William Durkee showing a particular period of the revolutionary service of Abijah Fuller late of this town, deceased; also the declaration of said Fuller's widow; the certificate of their marriage [illegible] Said Fuller rec'd a pension under the act of 1818, I think. Therefore the widow has not brot evidence to prove the amount of service performed by her late husband in the war of the revolution, but only that portion of service performed after her marriage with said Abijah. 
The remainder of proof necessary to establish her claim to a pension will be found on file in War Dept.
Respectfully Yours
Jas A. Hovey
James L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions

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[illegible]  [stamp in upper right corner]
Putnam, Connecticut.
March 5, 1921.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear sir:
Please send me a copy of the pension of Abijah Fuller
who served in the Revolutionary War.  Found in "Connecticut
Men in the Revolution", page 634.  He died May 5, 1835 in
Windham, Connecticut.
I will gladly send check if there is any charge for the copy.
Yours very truly,
[signature] Miss Marjorie C. Bradford.
Address:
310 South Main Street,
Putnam, Conn.

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Hampton, Windham County
March 23, 1837
Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Mrs. Abigail Fuller of this town in order to receive the benefit of the pension act of July 4, 1836. The evidence of William Durkee and Abner Webb which proves the statements contained in said declaration, are now on file in your Department. 
I hope and believe that the evidence adduced in support of the claim of said Abigail Fuller to a pension will be deemed satisfactory and sufficient. 
The law requires that service should have been performed by the husband of the applicant subsequently to their marriage. The applicant in this case has shown by the testimony of two credible witnesses that such service was performed. 
I have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully,
You Obt. Servt.
Jas A. Hovey
J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions

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132 Jefferson St.
Hartford, Ct
June 24/16
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
I would like to ask you if you will answer the following question about an old Revolution pensioner Abijah Fuller who went from Connecticut I think Hampton but am not sure he had seven children. Question? Wat was his father

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& mother's name?  What regiment did he belong?  Rank?  Age at death & year died, & place of burial.  Or any information you may be in possession of which will help one in the study of Geanology
Will be greatly appreciated by the above mentioned Great Great Granddaughter Mrs. Nicholas Basney

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Waterford, Conn.
Oct 11, 1920
The Pension Bureau
Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs
Will you kindly give me
the war record of Abijah
Fuller of Hampton, Conn.
Born August 6 1764?
Thanking you in advance
I am
Very truly yours
Mrs. C. W. Flagg
Pleasure Beach
Waterford, Conn.

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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
April 17. 1923
Dear Sir-
My family records give the service of my ancestor Abijah Fuller as Private in Colonel Samuel Canfield's Regiment Militia at West Point 1781 credited to Chatham, Ct. Pensioned as Sergent 1818.

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Can this be verified in your department, if so kindly give all family data mentioned for DAR use. 
Very truly yours
Lillian Lewis Verity
1008 W. Normandie Ave.
Los Angeles
Calif.
[stamp] Pension Office, Apr 24, 1923

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  This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
  Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
March 21, 1898.

Sir: --
  Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Abijah Fuller made an application for pension on June 10, 1819, at which time
he was 65 years of age and residing at Windham, Conn., and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a sergeant in the Conn.
troops, revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Dyer and Col. Durkee. Place of enlistment not stated. His widow, Abigail, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.

Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Mr. Edward E. Fuller,
Tolland, Conn.

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WM. D. HOLMAN, President.
E. STEVENS HENRY, Treasurer.
EDWARD E. FULLER, Secretary.
OFFICE
Tolland County Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
Tolland, Conn., March 12, 1898.

Pension Department,
Washington D.C.
Will you kindly send me copy of the Military Record of my Great Grand Father -- Seargent Abijah Fuller -- who was a Pensioner of the Revolutionary War.  He was from Connecticut, and served in Col. Canfield's Melitia Reg. at White Plains in 1781, also was in the Lexington Alarm, and probably in other battles.  Kindly give me as complete a record of his services as possible.

Very truly,
Edward E Fuller
Tolland
Conn

MAR 17 1898
FILES

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Putnam, Connecticut.
March 5, 1921.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear sir:
Please send me a copy of the pension of Abijah Fuller who served in the Revolutionary War. Found in "Connecticut Men in the Revolution", page 634. He died May 5, 1835 in Windham, Connecticut.
I will gladly send check if there is any charge for
the copy.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Marjorie C. Bradford
Address:
310 South Main Street,
Putnam, Conn.