Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1162, Darius Fitch, Conn.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                              NUMBER
Conn.              Fitch, Darius             W 1162
                               Lydia                       B. L. Wt. 17587-160-55

CONTENTS

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Vermont No 283
Darius Fitch of Hydepark in the State of Vermont who was a private in the County commanded by Captain Fitch of the Regt commanded by W Wells the {Vermont is marked out}  Conn line for 7 months
died 20 May 1833 widow Lydia

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of May
1834 and
Saml A. Willard [illegible] 

Arrears to the 20th of Jany 1833. $43.93
Semi-anl. allowance ending

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by R. Burdine, Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 65.

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27.393  Act March [illegible]
March 3 of [illegible]
Cert J. Sawyer Aug 9"/ [illegible]
[illegible]
July [illgible] - No 226

Lydia Fitch, Widow of Darius Fitch [illegible]
Revolution War
[illegible] State Troops,
{wording is marked out]

[this section is not completed and marked out]
-
War Revolution

[illegible] July 48 - 226

[illegible]: 160 [illegible] . on Feb. 20/56
[signature illegible]

Joshua Sawyer agt
Hydepark -
Vermont

Vol. F.50.

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226 Vermont
Lydia Fitch
widow of Darius Fitch
who served in the Revolutionary war,
Conn
as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of June 1844 and sent to1
J. A. Willard
Barton [illegible]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
[February 2 is marked out] 29th July 1848, Page 129 Vol, 
book C

{illegible note is written vertically on right margin] 

{illegible wording at the top of second page]

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State of Vermont
Lamoille County

On this 27th day of March one thousand Eight hundred fifty five personally appeared before me Nelson F Keeler

N. F. Keeler -  a Justice of the Peace
within and for said County, and State
of Vermont Lydia Fitch aged 84 years a
resident of Hydepark in the County of Lanoille
and State of Vermont who being duly sworn
according to Law Declares that she is the
Identical widow of Darius Fitch late of
by Hydepark in said County of Lamoille and State of Vermont - who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the Connecticut Line of troops - his Revolutionary Services were set forth in his Declaration upon a pension and certificate was granted him for twenty three dollars and thirty three cents for [illegible] that I [illegible] lawfully married to said Darius at Cambridge
in the County of Lamoille In the State of Vermont by Stephen Kinsley a Justice of the Peace June 24, 1796 duly auth[illegible] to [illegible] marry that my said husband Darius Fitch decd at Hydepark in said County of Lamoille - on the day of January [illegible] 14, '33

That I made my Declaration - as the widow
of said Darius Fitch - and was placed on the
Pension List - as the widow of said Darius
Fitch in consequence of his Revolutionary
Service -

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at the rate of of twenty three dollars & 33  [illegible] for annum and now draws sd pension as his widow and holds the certificate for said Pension accordingly - for
the truth of my said husbands services.

This and - my declarations and
accompanying proofs marriage - with sd
Darius his death - -& my widowhood

I respectfully refer to the Pension files
& records - for more full and Satisfactory
evidence of those essential parts - my name
before my said marriage  Lydia Billings

She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the County Land granted
by the act passed, March 3rd 1855 and she
hereby declares that she has not applied
for or received and she does not believe
she is entitled to County Land except as above Stated - and I do hereby appoint
Joshua Senger  of Hydepark in the Cy of Lamoille and State of Vermont to
prosecute my claim and receive my
warrant when issued.
Lydia Fitch [signature]

Sworn to & Subscribed in the day and
year above written; and I certify that
I have no interest in the above claim
and am not concerned in its prosecution. 
N F Keeler [signature] 
Justice of the Peace

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[The following statement is written vertically in the left margin of this document.] 
I certify that all evidence & intermentions were made before the Execution of this [illegible]
N F Keeler [signature]
Justice of the Peace


State of Vermont
Lamoilee County fs

Personally [illegible] Solomon O Stevens & Philo D Towle [signatures] both residents of Hydepark in the County of Lamoille and State of Vermont persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn say that they were present and saw Lydia Fitch Sign her name to the foregoing declaration - and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that the deponents do reside in Hydepark in the Cy of Lamoille and State of Vermont and that they are disinterested witnesses. 
Solomon G Stevens [signature]
Philo D Towle [signature]

[The word "witnesses" is written above Justice Keeler's following statement"

Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 27th
day of March A D 1855
N.T. Keeler Justice of Peace

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State of Vermont
Lamoille County

I  E B Sawyer Clerk of County Court of Lamoille County Court within and for said County and State hereby certify that N. F Keeler whose genuine Signature appears above is and was at the Time of Signing the same a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State duly commissioned and Sworn - that all his official acts as such - are entitled to full faith and credit - and that sd Court is a Court of Record - & of general jurisdiction within said County & state - and I do hereby certify that I have no interest in the result of the case and am not concerned in its prosecution
given under my hand and the official seal
of said Court at Hydepark in sd County of Lamoille this 27 day of March 1855
E.B. Sawyer [signature]
Clerk

["Widow Fitch" and the number "27 393" is written vertically in the right margin]

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State of Vermont
District of Orleans fs
District of [illegible]

At a Probate Court holden at Morristown within and for the District of Orleans

On this 23 day of August A D 1832 

[Note: the following wording was marked out "person ally appeared in open court"]  

present the Hon John Kimball Judge personally appeared in open Court

Darius Fitch a resident of Hydepark in the county of Orleans and State of Vermont aged
eighty eight years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth upon his oath make 
the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers
and served as [illegible in [illegible].

That he enlisted under his Father Capt Jabez Fitch in the town of Norwich in the State of Connecticutt into the Connecticut State Troops, that the company belonged to Col [illegible] Wells Regiment stationed at New London in Connecticutt and he joined the Regiment about the 22nd of August 1779 under an enlistment for Eight months. That his Father Jabez Fitch was Capt Josiah Witter Leut and James Wiley Ensign of the Company into which he enlisted - the Regimental officers were Col Wells Major Buel
Adjutant [illegible] Quarter Master Lee Surgeon Ross. That Genl Filer commanded at New

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[illegible] that year. that about the last of December six companies of the Regiment marched from New London to the western parts of the State and were stationed in different places but the company
which he belonged ["continued' is marked out] was stationed at New Haven
and the Cd Adjutant Quarter Master & Surgeon held their [two words are marked out] quarters at New Haven - That the hoops
were discharged about the 17th of July [the word "not" is marked out] having
served about six months and I was then discharged with the rest -

That in the last part of the year 1781 he did duty in the Militia one month in the Forts at New London and [a word is marked out here]  he is confident a half and thinks a whole
month the first of the year 1782 - that Capt Comstock Commanded at Fort Trumbull and a [illegible]  by the name of Everett at [illegible] hill and [illegible] McSwan was commander in chief at New London at
that time ["and that he" is marked out] who afterwards held a generals Commission

That he lived at that time only fourteen miles from New London and after performing the above services he frequently turned out and did duty in case of [illegible]. That the militia were called from Norwich for terms of service only and particularly when the enemy under command of Arnold made the attack upon New London and took Fort Griswold
he went with the Militia under the command
of Capt Jabez Deming who commanded the comp but cannot tell he long he served
on these occasions.

That he has no documentary evidence of his services other than a Diary kept by his Father at that time which is now in the possession of his the applicants Brother Theophilus W Fitch who will

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certify to its contents and also to part of the applicant services nor does he know of any persons living who will testify to his services excepting my Brothers Theophilus &
Jabez Fitch whose certificate accompany this declaration

That he was born in Norwich in Connecticut in the year 1764 and resided till 1788 and then moved to Hydepark in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont when he has [illegible] lived and does now live

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Darius Fitch [signature]

We Samuel Cook of Morristown a Justice of the Peace within the County of Orleans and David Clemans of Hydepark a Clergyman of the Methodist denomination and Jabez Newland of said Hydepark ["of the Christian" is marked out here] a Clergyman of the Christian denomination ["both' is marked out]
in the County of Orleans hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Darius Fitch who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 68 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion-

Sworn and subscribed to in open Court this 23d day of August 1832

Samuel Cooke Justice Peace [signature]
Danl Clemans [signature]
Jabez Newland [signature]

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["Fitch" is written vertically in the left margin]

And the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion after the investigation of the
matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department. That the
within named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier and served as he
States. And the said Court further certifies
that it appears [illegible] them that David
Clemans and Jabez Newland who have
signed the within certificate are clergymen
residents in said Hydepark and that
Samuel Cook who has also signed said
certificate is a resident in Morristown in
said District and is a credible person and that
their statement is entitled to credit-

I John H. Kimball Register of said
probate court do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceeding
of the said court in the matter of the
application of Darius Fitch [illegible] pension -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 23d day
of August 1832-

John H. Kimball [signature]
Register

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No 327
Lydia Fitch
w of Davis
[illegible]

Act 29 July 1848
[illegible before 1800
husband died 1833

[illegible] 23 433 [illegible] am
the 4 March 1848

Report to S. A. Willard
Barton Orleans
County - Vermont

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State of Vermont 
Lamoille District

At a Probate Courted holden at Morristown in and for the District of Lamoille aforesaid on this 12 day of Jany - AD 1849

Present Hon Arunah W Caldwell Judge

Lydia Fitch of Hydepark in the County of Lamoille and State of Vermont - aged Seventy eight years personally appeared, and after being duly sworn as the law directs, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions
of the act of Congress passed the 29th day of July (1848) Eighteen hundred and forty eight- She says that she is the widow of Darius Fitch Esq late of Hydepark aforesaid and that her said husband served as a private in the
Connecticut troops and in the State of Connecticut in the army and War of the Revolution, for the term of Eight months as she is advised. She says that she does not
know the names of the officers under whom he served but is advised that he served under his father [illegible] Fitch

She further declares that her said husband applied for a pension under the act of Congress of the [illegible] of June AD 1832 and that he made his declaration in the Probate Court for Orleans District in which
John Kimball was Judge and John H Kimball was Register, and that he said husband died while his said application was pending in the Department & that a pension was granted on said application and the proceeds thereof paid to her as the widow of the said Darius Fitch & she now refers to the Declaration and
proof of her said husband now in the Pension Department to prove the service for which she now claims [illegible] & the claims pay for the same service & none other & no more

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she further declares that she was duly married to the said Darius Fitch on the (29th [illegible]) day of June Seventeen hundred and ninety seven that her said husband the said Darius Fitch died the 20th day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty three that she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service but that her marriage took place prior to his leaving the service but that her marriage took place the second day of January Eighteen hundred [illegible] at the time above statue -

She further declares that the first entry made and appearing on the inside of the first leaf of the small Diary hereunto annexed is the record of her marriage to her said husband [illegible] said Darius Fitch that the whole of said Diary excepting the figures at the top to give the number of the page is in the hand writing of her said husband - that the entries appearing therein were made as the facts occurred, and at the dates they bear that the
said was kept by her said husband while he lived and has been in her keeping since his [illegible]. She says that her first child was born the 9th day of April AD 1798 & that the record of her birth appears on the 10th page of said diary. She declares that before her marriage to the said Darius Fitch her name was Lydia Billings that she lived at her fathers house in Cambridge.  [illegible] & that Daniel Billings Hannah Billings & Eunice Billings whose names appear on said Diary with her brother and sisters & that the person called by her said husband mother Billings on the 9th & 10th pages of said Diary was her mother & that her mother was with her at the birth of her first child & soon after went home & Eunice came & staid with her

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she further declares that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a Pension
Lydia Fitch [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed this 13 day of Jany 1849 Before me
Araunah W. Caldwell [signature] Judge

I certify that it was proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the small Diary hereunto annexed and mentioned by Mrs Fitch in her aforesaid declaration is all in the handwriting of her said husband the said Darius Fitch excepting the figures at the top of the pages and that the entries appearing there were made by that said Darius Fitch at the dates they bear - that the said Darius Fitch died
at Hydepark now in Lamaster aforesaid on the 20th day of January AD 1833. and that the said Lydia Fitch is the widow of the said Darius Fitch, and I certify that the
said Lydia Fitch is a credible witness -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 13th day of January AD 1849

A W Caldwell [signature]
Judge of Probate

State of Vermont Lamoille District ss
William W. White Register of the Probate
Court within and for the district of Lamoille aforesaid do hereby certify to all whom it doth or may concern that A.W. Caldwell who hath subscribed the above attestation
and therein annexed the seal of said Court, was, at the date thereof (and still is)
Judge of Probate within the said District
duly qualified to act in that behalf, that the signature is genuine, and that the said attestation is in due form

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court 13th day of January A.D. 1849.

William W. White, [signature] Register

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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1162
Lydia Ditch,
Widow
Davius Fitch
Priv. Rev. War.

Act: July. 29. 1843.
Index: - Vol A  Page 236
(Arrangement of 1870.}

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17.587
{signature illegible]

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Hydepark June 29th 1797

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{number 1 is in upper right hand corner of page]

[illegible] June 29th 1797
I was Married -

[illegible] 30th returned home
with Mrs Fitch

Mon July 10th  I [illegible] on the Mrs Fitch to Cambridge & returned home the 11th

[illegible] Sept 8th  We moved to Hydepark & began House keeping -

Oct 17th I went to Cambridge in company with Hannah Billings, was at [illegible]
at Night Stayed with John Safford & returned
home the next day.

Yesterday the Earth was covered with snow
now is [illegible] boarding.

Wednes Novr 1st I went to Cambridge in company with my wife & returned in the
evening - 

Mon [illegible] 6th I again went to Cambridge after Mrs Fitch & we returned home in the Evening. Eunice Billings went home the day 

[number 2 is in lower right corner of page]

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[number 3 is on the upper right corner of page]

Sund Novr 12th I, [illegible] yesterday was snowy [illegible] now the snow is [illegible]

Mr Newland called here this morning, direct from Kingburgh

Sun June 19th Is a little more moderate  than several days past & looks likely for a storm, have had several days of very cold weather
which has froze the ground very hard -

[number 4 is on the upper right corner of page]

Tues 21st Is very cold, & bad riding, I went to Cambridge with [illegible] for [illegible] Dickinson at night stayed at Permerlys & returned home the next Day -

Wednes Decr 6th Day Danl Billings came here-

Thursd 7th to thanksgiving in Vermont, Hannah was Married this Evening.
We were at wedding & returnd home late in the Evening

Fri 8th We had company 'till late in Evening
It is more comfortable sleighing

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[Number 5 in upper right corner of page]

Sat 9th Danl Billings returnd & his brother Nathen made us a visit & returned the
Monday following

Wedns 20th Wilson & I went to Fletchers with a sleigh & cow, which was sold for [illegible] £5: 6 - 

Thurs 21st Is an exceeding cold day we returned home with a load of grain. Nathan
Billings came home with us.

Mon 25th Danl Billings came here with his Mother & sister, on a visit

[Number 6 in upper right corder of this page]

Danl returned the next day, which is a [illegible] day which [illegible] it &
settled the snow very fast

Wednes 29th Is an exceeding cold day. Father & Mother, made us a visit & returned in the Evening

Thurs 28th Is a trifle on moderate, Mrs Fitch & her Mother made a visit at Fathers. Wilson & Nathan  Billings helped me get wood - 

Fri 29th Is more moderate  Visitors returned home

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[Number 7 in upper right corner]

We made a visit in the Evening at Mrs Martins 

Tues January 2nd 1798. I am this Day 34 years of age

Wednes Jan 3rd  I was at Walcott had some showing done &c

Thurs  4th I go with Mrs Fitch to Cambridge -

Frid 5th Nathan Billings was Married

Sat 6th I fetched the remainder of our grain
from Fletcher

[Number 8 in upper right corner of page]

This day a Liberty Pole was raised in Cambridge, & at Night it was cut down

Sund 7th attended meeting at the Burrow
Month returned home

Mon 8th Returned home.

Wedns 10th Mrs Gilmore [illegible]

[illegible] Febry [illegible]  I went to
Cambridge & [illegible] with a sleigh [illegible] at night stayed at [illegible]. this a very [illegible] & exceeding [illegible]

[date illegible] Returned home

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[Number 9 in upper left corner of page]

Feb 13th I went to Waterbury with a
sleigh for Mr Brown

March 3rd Nathan Billings & his wife came here on a visit - 

[illegible month] 4th In the Evening I carryed Timber for 14 [illegible] to Reddington to be turned

Mon 5th [illegible] Nathan returnd home toward Night 

{date illegible] I [illegible] Mother Billings home

[Number 10 in upper right corner] on the 

Mon April 9th 1798. Is a warm day. Mrs Fitch was first to be with a daughter.

[illegible] May 25th  Mother Billings went home and Eunice Billings came here

June 23rd Dan' Billings & his sister Hannah made a visit.

July 5th I set off on a [illegible] after grain went as far as Milton & returned on Saturday

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1799.
July 16th I went to Cambridge with Mrs Fitch
returned myself late in the evening very wett

Tuesd  17th Capt Hyde & his wife & Mr Serles 
set off for Connecticut

Mon 23rd I went to Cambridge & returned the next day with my family

August 10th Is very warm the forepart of the day & [illegible] in the afternoon

A little after Sunset Perkins came here it
being the first time he was ever in these
parts, he brought us a number of Letters &c

[illegible] August 24th Perkins set off for home in the afternoon

Mond 27th Capt Hyde & Wife returned from Connecticut

Tuesd 28th Father set of for Albans & returned the Saturday following

[Number 12 in lower right corner of this page]

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[Number 13 in upper right corner of page]

Sat Sept 8th 1798. I went home with Eunice Billings & returned with Hannah

Sun 9th Mr Bogue a Missionary from Connecticut preached at Squire McDaniels -

Tuesd 18th Hannah Billings returned home

Nov 9th [illegible] Is a [illegible] day in the afternoon - [illegible] some time has been more [illegible] for several days past 

I went to seize  a Lot of land for [illegible]

[Number 14 in upper right corner of page]

[illegible] 10th Wilson went after [illegible] 
Peabody for [illegible] 

In the afternoon [illegible] poorer. Peabody came late in the Night

June [illegible]  Early in the morning [illegible] came here & informd that [illegible] was extremely poor we went to Fathers where we stayd untill [illegible] exceeding poor grows [illegible] her. GC

Wed  th Jabez set out for [illegible] for drive

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this day [illegible] came to see [illegible] she remains extremely poor we have
but little hopes of her recovery

Thursd 15th - [illegible] was better. I sat up with her this Night. The latter part of the Night she fails taking Medison  She has not shake since about sunset 

[illegible] 16th This morning [illegible] appears very much her and she [illegible] & unable to [illegible] take medison. I went home soon afterwards

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Hydepark Feby 12th 1856
Hon J. Minot Commissioner of Pensions US 

[illegible] the [illegible] to [illegilbe] be settled, by the Department of
the Interior, that the records of the Pension office showing that a revolutionary soldier [illegible] a pension for services 24 years & which could not be granted for less than 6 months - and his widow is now a pensioner because her husband [illegible] not sufficient record evidence that the soldier served 14 day in the War of the Revolution so as to entitle her to County Land - I have another proposition to submit to your consideration -
Lydia Fitch by widow of Darius Fitch Esq
deceased is a pensioner in consequence of the Services of Darius - Darius Fitch was the son of the Late Jabez Fitch the Elder (a man of same note in his time State and Sphere) 
was a prisoner of war. (and I do not know
but Darius also) - imprisoned on board the
old Jersy ship - now this Jabez Kept a Diary
& Journal of his own.  & his sons served -
in the war -  and upon which I am informed
and doubt not, that this widow, so far
as regards the Services, obtained, and

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now draws her pension, and gand authority too was that written reminiscence of the individual transactions of the day - the month - the year {the words ' day" "month" and "year" are underlined.]

It remains side and side of the Declaration of the widow - worth all the Oral testimony which might be addressed - It could not [illegible] and this probably was the very evil intended to be guarded against, by the act - this is a record - what else can it be called? -

The Law of the 3rd of March, 1855. Says
nothing about a Public record - or a [illegible]
that must exemplified - But unless the party shall establish the right, "by recorded evidence of said services" [the previous direct quotation is also underlined] Can I refer with Safety to the practice of the Pension Office as an example   I think so that these ancient private memoranda ["memoranda" is underlined], made cotemporaneausly with the occurance - In the revolutionary war which any with them their own internal evidence have been received & counted upon as sufficient records - and have ever been viewed & very naturally so - paramount to public records of recent date - at any rate
I mean to Speak experimentally, in stating
that when these have been found and
presented-- the word has not been

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spoken that such is not the right kind
of evidence - but is the [illegible] fully expressed and is the record of the genuine Revolutionary Stamp - I am not intending to become assumptive -  but respetfully, [illegible] to refer the honorable Commissioner to this [illegible] - and ancient record of [illegible] and said in the Revolution, which was home to Washington by the Hon Saml A Willard & deposited [illegible] order of the then Commissioners In the Archives of your Department - as I am informed & believe 

Joanna Walker wife and widow of Cordella Fitch another Son of old Jabez - recd her pension -["under Services" is marked out]
which she now draws under the same private record evidence - the same [illegible] scrawl or book - She is also denied the Land upon the same principals - as Lydia Fitch foresaid- her sister in law - and I respectfully make the same reference for her - I hope I do not
make this request - frivolously - In anticipation of the examination - State the
Liberty, to say that the record - referred to -will carry - in & of itself full faith & credit as to its genuiness. 

With high respect your obt sevt
Joshua Sawyer

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P.S. it is presumed that the Document
 I refer to has not been examined, or
perhaps it has { "not" and additional wording is marked out]

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State of Vermont 
Orleans District 
 
I John Kimball Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Orleans certify that it has been satisfactorily proved to said Court that Darius Fitch of Hydepark in said County
who made his declaration before said Court
on the 23d day of August A.D. 1832 for the
purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832 died on
the 20 day of January A.D. 1833. and that
Lydia Fitch of said Hydepark is his lawful widow

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed
my name at Barton in said district this 26th day of December A.D. 1833 -

John Kimball Judge

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Hon L P Waldo Comm Pension

27 393

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Hydepark
March 27th 1855
Hon L P Waldo Commission Pensions US

In [illegible] to your [illegible] prefer of the [illegible] Lady Fitch - for bounty Land under the act March 3 1855 She is a Revol Pensioner at the present time - [illegible] to the old with high respectly our [illegible] Seat

Joshua Sawyer
Atty

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I Jabez Fitch of Hydepark in County of Orleans and State of Vermont aged sixty three years, do testify and say, that I was knowing to my late brother Darius Fitch of Hydepark aforesaid (who died on the 20th day of Jany last and did make his [illegible] before the now Probate Court for the District of Orleans on the 23rd day of Aug that in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress passed Jun 7th 1832) being a soldier in the time of the revolution in Regiment of State Troops raised in 1779 - Commanded by Colo Levi Wells as I was then informed, that the time of his joining the said Regiment being discharged and returning home as stated in my brother Theos W Fitch Certificate of this [illegible] relating to said Darius service, which he took from my late Fathers Diaries is correct as then [illegible]. I having [illegible] examined said Diaries; and have no reason to doude the correctness of the dates &c therein contained.  What further I recollect of the said Darius services in the revolution. I have stated in a former Certificate of 23rd Augst last, which I contain is intended to accompany this to the War Department -

Jabez Fitch [signature]

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I Theos W. Fitch of Hydepark in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont aged sixty eight years, do testify and say, that I
that I was knowing to my late Brother Darius Fitch of Hydepark aforesaid (who died on the 20th day of Jany last and did make his
[illegible] before the Hon Probate Court for the District of Orleans on the 23rd day of August last in order to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832) being [illegible] as a private
soldier and having [illegible] for the purpose of entering the service in the time of the Revolution, in a Regiment raised, (as I then understood by the State of Connecticut in the year AD 1779, for the term of Eight months. Commanded by Colo. Levi Wells. [illegible] the said Darius engaged in a Company commanded by my Father Capt Jabez Fitch and I find and [illegible] and actually join the Regt. at New London on the 22nd day of August 1779 - and was discharged at New Haven on the 15th day of Feby following, and returned home the 17th of the same month. The particular dates of the time of the said Darius joining the [illegible] -  being Discharged - and returning home, I have taken from my late Fathers ["Diary" is marked out] papers left in my hand at his [illegible],
he being in the practice of keeping a Diary, which I have very reason to believe is correct-  What further I know supporting the said Darius serving in the Revolution I have stated in a former Certificate of August 23d 1832. which I include is intended to accompany this to the War Department -
Theos W Fitch

State of Vermont
Orleans County
I hereby Certify that at Morristown this 22nd day of July 1833, personally appeared Theos W Fitch the signer of the above certificate and made oath to the truth of the same - I also further certify, that the said Theos W Fitch. is a credable witness-
Jedediah Safford Justice Peace

State of Vermont
Orleans County
I Ira H Allen Clerk of Orleans County Court do hereby certify that Jedediah Safford who has affixed his name to the above is a magistrate duly qualified and that I believe the same to be his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Irasburgh this 30 day of July AD 1833.
Ira H. Allen Clerk

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I Jabez Fitch of Hydepark in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont aged sixty two years, do testify and say, that I was knowing
to my Brother Darius Fitch of Hydepark aforesaid, (who has made
his [illegible] before the Hon ["John Kimball Judge of" is marked out] Probate
Court for the District of Orleans in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832) being a Soldier in the time of the Revolution, in a Regiment of State troops raised in 1779, commanded by Colo. Levi Wells, as I was then informed, that he the sd Darius was [illegible] to my Father Capt Jabez Fitch who commanded a Company in said Regit; that I will recollect though but yong at the time of frequently hearing from him while in the service at
New London, it being but fourteen miles from my residence

I recollect of hearing at the time of part of said Rigmt marching from New London to the western part of Connecticut, and that
my Fathers Compy was stationed at New Haven in Connecticut and that he the said Darius continued in said Compy till the Rigmt was discharged, which was on I then understood before the time was expird for which it was [illegible]. I will recollect  of the said Darius returning home with my Father the latter part of winter. I remember the said Darius was in the militia service in the time of the revolution at New London, that I heard him say it was stationed at the forts there but the [illegible] of time that he served I do not now recollect -   I have since the time of the sd Darius being in the service and previous to the present time frequently heard him mention of being in the State and militia service in the revolution, and [illegible] many occurrances that took place at the time -
Jabez Fitch [signature]

I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court for the District of Orleans in the State of Vermont hereby certify that on this 23d day of August 1832 Jabez Fitch the signer of the above certificate personally appeared and made oath in open Court to the truth of the same. And the said Court further certify that it appears to them that the said Jabez Fitch is a credible Witness

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 23d day of August 1832
John H. Kimball Register

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I Theos W. Fitch of Hydepark in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont aged Sixty seven years do testify and say, that I was
knowing to my Brother Darius Fitch of Hydepark aforesaid (who has made his Decleration before the Hon ["John Kimball Judge" is marked out] of Probate Court in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832) being equiped as a private soldier and leaving home for the purpose of entering the service in the time of the Revolution in a Regiment raisd, I then understood, by the State of Connecticut in the year 1779 for the term of Eight months, Commanded by Colo. Levi Wells In the said Darius Fitch engaged in a company commanded by my father Capt Jabez Fitch. The said Darius left home to join the
Regt at New London & [illegible] on the 22nd of August 1779, and returned home from the service on the 17th of Feby following. I frequently heard from him while in the service at New London, it being but fourteen
miles from my then residence. I understood that in the winter following part of the Regt left New London and marched to the west part of Connecticut, and that the Compy. he was attached to was stationed in New Haven in Connecticut. The Regit was discharged
I understood at the time before the time expired for which it was [illegible]. The particular days of the month of the said Darius entering the service and returning home I have taken from my late Father
papers left in my hand at his desire in having been in the practice of keeping a Diary, which I have every reason to believe is correct -

I was also knowing to the said Darius being in the Militia service at New London in the years 1781 & 1782 at two different times, at one
time I was at New London and found him on duty in Fort Trumbull - I will recollect of going with him as far as Fort Griswould, when on
his way to New London on another militia town of one month I believe and by my Father Diaries I find it was in the month of November
and Dec in the year 1781. The Regt & Compy he was attached to I do not recollect - 
I was [illegible] knowing to his being called to New London in times of alarm, I [illegible] he went on with the Militia at the time then many landed and took Fort Griswold and burnt New London -

I lived in the same family with the sd Darius, and frequently conversed with him at the time of his returning from military service, and his statements at the time reporting the services he had been in were, to the best of my
recollection in substance agreable to the Decleration he has now prepared to obtain a pension on aforesaid-
Theos. W. Fitch [signature]

[Note: Something is written below Mr Fitch's signature but it is illegible since the bottom of the page is cut off.]

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State of Vermont
Orleans District

I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court for the District of Orleans do hereby certify that on this 23 day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court Thomas W. Fitch the Signer of the within certificate and made oath that the same is true And I further certify that it appears said court that the said Thos. W. Fitch is or credible witness-

In testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 23d day of August 1832
John H. Kimball Register

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Morristown VT

J L Edwards Esqr
Comissioner of Pension
City of Washington

[There is text written sideways in left margin and additional text written upside down. Both are illegible as written.]

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Morristown. Jany 6 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq

Sir
Your Letter reached Me not long since after being [illegible] two or three times relating to the application of Darius Fitch of Hydepark for a Pension under the act of June 1832. directing the day of his decease with the name of his widow must be certified to you. Therewith enclose the certificate and wish you to enclose a certificate to me at Morristown Orleans County Vermont. And oblige your humble Servant
Samuel A. Willard [signature]

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I Samuel A Willard of Morristown in the
County of Orleans and State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that I wrote the Declaration of Darius Fitch of Hydepark in said Orleans County for a Pension authenticated by the Court the 23 day of August 1832 which has been returned for correction and is herewith forwarded again to the War Department. that he stated to me that he inlisted the 22d of August 1779 for Eight month and was discharged about the 17th day of the next February and from that statement I made out the declaration for six months service in that term - that he afterward said he was satisfied he was discharged the 17th of February and that the sum of service would fall five days short of Six months and wished to have the [illegible]
about ["about" is underlined] interlined which was done and now so appears in the declaration - he then [illegible] for one month and for another short term the duration of which he could not recollect. but thought the short and uncertain term added to the first term would certainly make six months to which add the other month would make Seven months in the whole for which he should claim a Pension

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and [illegible] the same would be allowed that
said Fitch died the 20th of January last and therefore
can make no amendment of his Declaration-
Morristown July 25th 1833
Samuel A Willard
Subscribed and sworn to
Before me
Safford Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that Samuel A Willard who subscribed and made oath to the foregoing Deposition is a credible witness.
Judd Safford
Justice of Peace
State of Vermont
Orleans County
I Ira H Allen Clerk of Orleans
County Court do hereby certify
that Safford who has affixed
name to the above is a magistrate duly qualified and that I believe the same to be his genuine
Signature
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Hasburgh this
30 day of July AD 1833
Ha H. Allen Clerk