Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,522, Cuff Freeman, Conn

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SERVICE:
Conn.

Freeman, Cuff

NUMBER:
S. 36,522

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[Side A]
(2,678)
Connecticut
Cuff Freeman Private
Connecticut Line 4
Colo [Neigh] Reg't
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In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 6th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of September and sent to the care of Jonathan Brace Esq. Hartford Connecticut
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Arrears to 4th of September 1818 ... 39.73
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 - 48.-
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87.73

4 mo 29/30
{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

6 years
Coventry, Hartford County 
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[Side B - Written vertically]
Notification sent the 13th July 1820
Elisha Stearns esq.
Holland
Connecticut

[Written upside down]
Exam'd with orig. ralle
Aug. 1883 C.S.P.

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Cuff Freeman

Declaration

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State of Connecticut, County of Tolland
ss. County Court of Court of Common Pleas, June Term, 1820
ON this 26 day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court,
Cuff Freeman aged 73 years, resident in
Coventry in the County of Tolland
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolu-
tionary War, as follows: enlisted in 1779 in the company
commanded by Lieut. David Starr on 4th Con,
Reg't commanded by Col. Return J. Meigs and
served during the war - Original declaration
is dated 6th day of April AD 1818 - his pension
certificate is numbered 2678 - 

"And I do solemnly swear,           that I was a resident citizen of the United 
States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any
manner, disposed of my property, or part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to
bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitles " An act to provide certain
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,"
passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 ;  and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any
property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me ;  nor have I any income other than what is 
contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."

Schedule
nothing  
his
Cuff  x Freeman
mark

The declaration in a day [because] is
infirm & is unable to perform any hard
labour-

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Sworn to and declared by said Cuff Freeman on the 26th
day of June 1820 before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that [crossed out: the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforement schedule to]
the declaration
has no property whatever [crossed out: dollars and] and [crossed out: cents.] that
[word partially covered by seal:] Inconsistencies are herein truly stated
I, Elisha Stearns
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County
of Tollans aforesaid do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In tesitmony
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this 26 day of June 1820
E. Stearns
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Please in and for said County of 
Tolland

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Cuff Freeman 
[heavily faded] Connect.

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State of Con. & 
County of Hartford

Cuff Freeman of Coventry in [the] state
being duly sworn tothe [depose fray?] that he served
in the revolutionary war on the continental [estab]
lishment [in?] the cont. him for six years - 
that he entered the service in the month of
January AD 1777 to serve as a private during the 
war | Faithfully served therein until the [peace] when
he was honorably discharged in June 1783 at West Point
which [this] discharge is now cert. - he belonged to Cap't. Starr, Comp'y & Col. Meigs' Reg't at first but at 
the [peace] he belonged to the Cap't Jen Eycks' Com'y & Col'o
Sam'l B. Webb, Reg't of the Con't Line -
That he is a resident citizen of the U. States
has never had a pension, is in reduced circumstances
& in need of assistance from his country for support -
Sworn to & subscribed
this 6th day of April 1818
Before one
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for 
the County aforementioned

        his
Cuff  X  Freeman
      mark

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
and County of Hartford} SS. Hartford

I Jonathan Brace, Judge of the COunty Court, withing and for said Coun-
ty, the same being a Court of Record, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction 
that Cuff Freeman - who swore and sub-
scribed the foregoing affidavit, served as a soldier- in the Revolu-
tionary war against the common enemy, and on the Continental establishment, for 
at least the term of nine months and is a resident citizen of the United States, in
reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support.
his disharge he also swears is lost and [crossed out: in addition to the proof contained in 
the foregoing affidavit, and in support thereof,] I further certify that it is proved to
me [crossed out: by the testimony under oath of] that said Cuff Freemen has 
no proof of his service except his own affidavit
[Crossed out: who  credible witness, that the said
served in the revolutionary war, as aforesaid]
and from the [crossed out: like] testimony of Gad Hunt, Orrin Turner that the 
said Cuff Freeman- is in reduced circumstances, and in need of as-
sistance from his country for support.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said
Court to be hereunto, and subscribed by my name at
Hartford aforesaid, this 16th day of April-
A. D. 1818 
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County 
Court of the County aforesaid-

April 16 1818 sealed with the seal of said Court
by direction of the Honorable Jonathan Brace
who is the Presiding judge of said Court
Thomas Chester Clerk

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36 522
INVALID
Rev'y
File No. 36,522
Cuff Freemen
[illegible] Rev. War

Act: 18th March 1818

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