Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12893, Isaac Farwell, Conn. Vt.

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Conn.  Farwell, Isaac   S12893
Vt
Carded

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Vermont 27937
Isaac Ferrell Ded of Burlington in the State of NY who was a - in the - commander by Captain of the Reg. commander by Cap Putnam in the Connt line for 8 mo: 20 days - certif. - Gordon Farwell - if the are of the - - of the - - 
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 91 Dollars - cents per annum, to commence on 4th day of March, 1831. 
Connmd - Line Records corrected Jany 4 '04
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Sep '34 and -  Samuel Swift Manchester sweats to the 4th of Sep '34

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State of Vermont
County of Bennington Ss.}
On this 27th day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. Myron Clark Judge of the Probate Court for the Probate District of Manchester in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont at Dorset in said County, Isaac Farwell A Resident of said Dorset in said County of Bennington aged eighty seven years being unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he was born at the town of Mansfield in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut, on the 7th O.S. or 18th N.S. in the month of February in the year 1745. That he does not know whether there is any Record of his age in said Town of Mansfield but believes that it was recorded in the Town Records of said Town of Mansfield.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, & served as herein stated.
That immediately after the Battle of Lexington so called an express was sent to said Town of Mansfield where he then resided to call for aid that immediately thereupon he turned out as a Volunteer with thus, he having been previously enrolled as a minute man to be called out at the shortest notice - that he forthwith marched from there to Cambridge near Boston in the State of Massachusetts where he arrived at he believes on the 21st day of April AD. 1775. & was immediately enrolled in a Company raised & to be raised & commanded by Liuet. Col. Experience Storrs in the 34th Regiment of Connecticut State Troops, attached to the command of Col. Israel Putnam, & received the  appointment of an Ensign in said Company, & was commissioned by his Excy. Jont. Trumbull then Governor of said State of Connecticut, & that Jas. Dana was the first Lieut. & as he thinks, Ebenr. Gray was the 2d. Lieut. of said Company - that he received enlisting orders under the hand of the said Governor Trumbull & enlisted a number of men into said Company - that he with said Company was stationed until after the Bunker hill Battle at said Cambridge, - after which they removed to Prospect hill in said Cambridge where they were stationed as he now thinks about three weeks when they returned again to their said first station, where they principally remained until he was discharged - that he was one of the first to break ground for the entrenchments on Bunker hill - that he commanded a separate party of about forty men, on a duty assigned to him by the said Col. Putnam on the day of said Bunker hill Battle, who were engaged in the latter part of said Battle & that he was also engaged during

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the said season & term of service in various often skirmishes & various engagements - that in the latter part of October in the same year 1775 he was taken sick in consequence of seven duty. & a violent cold received by exposure by reason whereof he applied for & obtained a regular Discharge signed by Genl. Washington & dated the 30th day of October 1775 AD & returned to his home in sd. Mansfield, having been absent on said service & performed the duty & held the Office of Ensign between six & seven months in the whole 
That some time in or about the latter part of August AD 1777. agreeably to his best present recollection, he turned out in an alarm at said Mansfield as a Volunteer in the company commanded by Capt. Saml Thompson & in which he acted in the capacity & did the duty of an Ensign & in Col. Dyers Regiment then under the command of the said Lt. Col. Storrs, of the Connecticut militia that they marched to Norwich in said State of Connecticut, where the remained for a short stay, & was discharged by parol, & he returned home to said Mansfield, having been absent upon said expedition about 8 or 9 days
That in the latter part of July or fore part of August AD 1778 as near as he is now able to remember, he turned out again at said Mansfield as a Volunteer, & as an Ensign, in which capacity he served, under Capt. John Arnold, & in the Regiment, as he thinks, commanded by Col. Chapman & in Genl. Tylers Bridgade of the Connecticut troops - that he marched from thence into the State of Rhode Island where Genl. Sullivan at that time commanded & under him Genl. LaFayette, Genl. Green & Gov. Hancock three Divisions of the army - that he remained & was stationed there three months, or about that time, when he was regularly discharged by parol & returned home to said Mansfield - that he was placed on the command a private guard at Tamany hill so called, in said State, [illegible] to Genl. Sullivan, landing with his army on the Island of R.I. & so remained  conscribed until after the severe storm which happened at that time, after which he went on - saw some severe fighting & had service during that campaign - that sometime in or about April AD. 1780. he went to said Dorset & afterwards on or about the 18th day of September in the same year 1780. he removed his family from said Mansfield to said Dorset where he has ever since resided - that some time in or about the month of October in the same year 1780. he turned out in an alarm as a volunteer at said Dorset, & served & did duty as an Ensign in the company commanded by Capt. Abraham Underhill, where he was stationed about or as much as 2 or 3 weeks, when he was regularly discharged by parol & returned to his home in said Dorset - that in the opening of year 1781. he was appointed a Lieutenant in the same last mentioned Company & afterwards received a Commission as such Lt. signed by his Excy. Thos. Chittenden then Governor of the said State of Vermont, & dated the 2d. day of May of the same year 1781- that afterwards in or about the month of July in the same year 1781 he as such Lieut. was ordered by the sheriff of Windham County to furnish [illegible] some British Prisoners which had been brought [illegible] the Green Moun

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tain, from Brattleborough to said Castleton, & that accordingly he furnished about ten horses & convoyed said prisoners to said Castleton & returned having been absent upon said expedition about four days - that afterwards in or about the month of October AD. 1781 AD. he was ordered to call out his said company of Vt. Militia proceed with them to said Castleton as a guard & that accordingly he called out & took the command of the said Company Lieut as of the said Capt. Underhill being at that time absent attending the sitting of the legislature of said State of Vermont of which he was a member & Rep. from said Dorset, & marched with them from said Dorset to said Castleton & was stationed at the mills at that place about or as much as two or three weeks, when they were regularly discharged by parol & returned to said Dorset - that Capt. John Gray & Lieut. Isaac Underhill of said Underhill of said Dorset with their company were out at the same time & place - that in or about the month of October AD 1782. he again turned out in an alarm & as a Volunteer at said Dorset, at the head of a part of his said company of Vermont militia & as a Lieut. as & marched from thence to said Castleton with them where they were stationed again as a guard, for about or as much as two or three weeks when they were regularly discharged by parol & returned to said Dorset
That his aforesaid Commission as Ensign he kept & preserved for a number of years amongst his other papers - that some time after a severe fit of sickness which he had about forty years since, he searched for but was unable to find the same, & supposed that during his said sickness, it must have been in some way taken or destroyed by some of his attendants - that he has no other documentary evidence within his recollection to support any part of his above statements, & knows of no living witnesses, whom he can now produce, by whom he is able prove his said services - that the nearest & only Clergyman residing in that part of the said Town of Dorset where he lives is the Revd. Wm. Jackson, by whom & Alexander Bliss Esquire another respectable neighbor residing in the same part of said Dorset, he expects to be able to show his standing & expectation in Society, the credibility of his statements, & the general understanding & belief of his said service amongst his neighbours - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
[signed] Isaac Farwell his X mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid by & before 
[signed] Myron Clark Judge of Probate Court

We William Jackson a Clergyman residing in the Town of Dorset in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont & Alexander Bliss residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Farwell who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 87 years of age - that he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and Officer in the Army of the U.S & that we concur in that opinion
[signed] William Jackson
[signed] Alexander Bliss
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid by & before me
[signed] Myron Clark Judge of Probate Court

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And the said Judge doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter, + after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier & officer & served as he stated. & that he is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity - And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to them that Wm. Jackson who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Dorset in said County of Bennington, & that Alexander Bliss. who has also signed the same is a resident of the same Dorset, & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit - ['Certified by me' crossed out] And the said Judge further certifies that the said Isaac Farwell ['Judge of Probate Court' crossed out] has lost the use of his right hand by a fit of the numb palsy, rendered thereby incompetent to write his own name - but made his mark with his left hand Certified by me /s/Myron Clark Judge of the Probate Court
[underlined] State of Vermont
[margin note: 2511] I hereby Certify, that the Hon'ble Myron Clark Esqr whose signature appears to the foregoing Declaration is a Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Manchester, in the County of Bennington, duly qualified as such, & that his signature above is genuine - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof Henry Robinson Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Bennington, have hereunto Subscribed my name & have affixed the seal of our said Court at Manchester this 27th day of Aug't AD. 1832 - & of the Independence of the United States, the Fifty Seventh - 
/s/Henry Robinson Clerk

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claim of Isaac Farwell died 13th April 1833
7 mo 20 days Ensign
1 mo Lieutenant $91 per annum.
certif to Gurdon Farwell adm. to the use of the legal heirs of said Isaac 
[margin note: 97/3/7.60/2.50]
['273' crossed out]
182 - 
7.60 - 
2.50
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192.10
S Swift Manchester Vt.

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War Department, Pension Office
8 April 1833
Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On campaign these parings with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:}). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printer letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, shewing the service of Isaac Farwell
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[column headings: Period when the service was rendered.|Duration of the claimant's service(Year.|Months.|Days.)|Rank of the claimant.|Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom served.|Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.|Battles in which the applicant was engages.|Country through which he marched.|Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.|Evidence by which the declaration is supported.|]
Apl. 1775|([blank]|6|10[overwritten with 6])|Ensign|Col. [illegible] Stark Capt.|Col. Putnam|Bunker Hill &c|[Fillegible]From Mansfield Conn.|Mansfield|Discharge from|
Apl 1777|([blank]|[blank]|8)|Do-|Jas. Dana/1st. Lt. Ebenr. Gray 2d. Lt.|[blank]|[blank]|to Boston Mass.&c.|Connecticut 87 years of age|Gen'l Washington + Enlisting orders &c|
Augt. 1777.|([blank]|[blank]|8)|Do-|Capt. Saml. |Col'n Dyer|[blank]|Fort Norwich|[blank]|Traditionary &c|
" " |([blank]|[blank]|[blank])|[blank]|Thompson|Col. Stout|[blank]|Cont.|[blank]|[blank]|
Augt. 1778.|([blank]|+3| - )|Do|Capt. John|Col. Chapman|Rhode.|Rhode|[blank]|Do -|
' '|([blank]|[blank]|[blank])|Arnold|Gen'l Tyler&c.|Island&c|Island&c|[blank]|[blank]|
Apr. 1780|([blank]|[blank]|15.)|Do-|Capt. Abr'm|Col. Stephen|[blank]|Dorset to|[blank]|Do-|
" "|([blank]|[blank]|[blank])|Underhill|Pearce.|[blank]|Castleton Vt.|[blank]|[blank]|
July 1781.|([blank]|[blank]|4)|Lieut|Do-|Do-|[blank]|Castleton Vt|[blank]|Do-+ Com'r action|Oct'r 1781.|([blank]|[blank]|15)|Lt.|Do-|Do-|[blank]|do|[blank]|Do-Do-|
Oct'r1782|([blank]|[blank]|15)|Lt.|Do-|Do-|[blank]|Do|[balnk]|Do- Do-| [end]
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[annotated in pencil] 10.15

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
/s/L. Swift Esq Manchester Vt

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Regulations under the act of June 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: 
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State Troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keeps, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who serviced on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops Militia and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
Declaration, 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of 
On this day of personally appeared (a) before 
A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the proven made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. Then he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and ranks of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I of the Court of 
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce

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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be
attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute: And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.{To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.{Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the, declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties. which the Court is herein requested to perform;
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he most assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making au affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith. that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following grades:- For ____ year ____months, and ____days, I served as a ____ . For ____ months and ____days, I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension."
(It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held; as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers, the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed  in any civil pursuit.)
[f]The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion or the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if he has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
⇨The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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Rev. & 1812
WAR SECTION

3-2027
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

November 11, 1926.


Mrs. G. F. Watrous.
Route  A., Box 150.
Gilroy, Calif.

Madam:

I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this
Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any soldiers named
Elisha and William Farwell, or in regard to an Isaac Farwell
who served as a captain and resided in Charleston, N. H.

The only Revolutionary War pensioner named Isaac Farwell [name underlined]
(S. 12893) [underlined] served as an Ensign in the Conn. Troops and as an
Lieutenant in the Vermont Troops; was born in Mansfield, Conn
resided there during the Revolution and also at Dorset, Vt.
at which last place, he had continued to live until 1834, his
last known address.

Respectfully,

 WINFIELD SCOTT.
Commissioner.

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12,893
INVALID.
[annotated: Rev War ]
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File No. 12,893
Isaac Farwell
Lt. &c. Rev War
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Act: June 7, 1832
Index: _ Vol. [blank], Page [blank]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[margin note: 1926 Nov. 11 Mrs. G. F. Watrous inf'd rec Capt of Charleston N. H. + given date as to this one.]

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Letter of Administration
Isaac Farrells Estate

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[printed document with fill ins]

STATE OF VERMONT   BY THE HON. {Myron Clark} - Esq. judge of the
Manchester  District, ss.

To {Gurdon Farwell}  of {Dorset } in said district,   Greeting.

WHEREAS {Isaac Farrell}
late of {Dorset} in the county of {Berinington}
and the state of Vermont, deceased, having while he lived, and at the time of {his} death, goods, chattels, rights, credits, and estate in said district, lately died
intestate whereby the power of granting administration and full disposition of
all and singular, the goods, chattels , rights, credits, and estate of the said 
deceased; and also the hearing, examining , and allowing the accounts of such 
administration, appertains unto me:

I DO BY THESE PRESENTS, commit unto you, the said
{Gurdon Farrell} - full power to administer all and singular, the goods,
chattels, rights, credits, and estate of the said deceased, which to {him} while {he} lived, and at the time of {his} death did appertain, and the same well and faithfully to dispose of according to law; and also to ask, gather, levy, recover, and receive all and whatsoever credits, to the said deceased did  belong, and to pay all debts in which the deceased stood bound, so far as his goods,
chattels, rights, credits , and estate can extend, according to the value thereof, and to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular, the goods, chattels, rights, credits and estate of the said deceased, and exhibit the same into the registry of the said court of Probate, on or before the {first Tues} day of {January} next ensuing; and also render to the said court a true and plain account of your administration ,on or before the {first} day of {December} A. D. 1834

And I do, by these presents, ordain, constitute, and appoint you administrator of all and singular, the goods, chattels, rights, credits, and estate aforesaid.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the said court of Probate to be hereunto affixed.

Given under my hand at {Manchester} this {27th} day of{November} eighteen hundred and { thirty three }

{By order of} Judge of Probate.

Attest, Reuben H. Blackmer [signature]  Register.

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The Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

On side:  
Vt.
Isaac Farwell, [illegible]

Bottom:
Isaac Farwell

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The Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

On side:
Vt.
Isaac Farwell, [illegible]

Bottom:
Isaac Farwell

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To the Hon. James L. Edwards &c.
Hon'd Sir, Adm'n on the Estate of Isaac Farwell dec'd has been delayed until this time for the purpose of ascertaining the names of the nearest collateral Relations in equal degree, + for some further proof of his services, but it is found, to be attended with indespensable difficulties, recourse had therefore been had to this mode, which appears to be sanctioned by the Regulations adopted by the War Department, as published - the Adm'r is also the adopted Son of the  D'd will appear by the enclosed Certificate - If it is that the Pension Certificate should be made to a the account + index in equal degree, the proof will hereafter be obtained + forwarded on - No further proof of services has yet been obtained, nor can be (as far as I know) as to the actual time of service.
Very respectfully I am Hon'd Sir Yours &c - 
/s/S. Swift
Manchester Nov'r 27, 1833.

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[illegible] 
June 7 1833
Hon. James L. Edwards, Comm of Pensions
Washington
D Columbia

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Manchester June 7, 1833.
To the Hon. James L. Edwards Comm'r &c.
Hon'd Sir, Enclosed, I return the Declaration of Lemuel Bishop, with a new Certificate of the Clerk annexed, which is all the alteration that can now be made, and Mr. Bishop is dead, & indeed, so far as noticed, all that appears to be very material - I have also returned the Papers in the case of Isaac Farwell who is also dead - it is preferred by the Representative in either case, that when the terms of service are expressed in the alternative, that the shortest should be allowed, & that the uncertain & doubtful should be struck out, altho' I have no doubt that both of them served as long or longer, than the longest period named, a they were both very conscientious & respectable men, & were at the time of their Declarations made, on the verge of the grave, & had no motive, nor disease, to increase their pensions or give any false representations or colourings as to their services - as is evidenced in the case of Mr. Bishop partly, who has stated one term of his service at only 2. Mo. as the longest period of absence from home, which he has proved afterwards, by a very respectable writeup, to have been three months at the place of service, & which in that case I think ought to be taken as the same time, notwithstanding the Declaration is less - If in these cases, pensions are refused an amount of the indefinite statement of services, without further proof, they will probably never be obtained, in two at least, as [illegible] and (perhaps) as have been presented - as the Applicants whilst above were unable to produce, or refer to any surviving witnesses of their services, it is not probable, that this Representative will be able to hunt up & procure any, since their decease.
I am Hon'd Sir, very respectfully, your most obed't +h'ble Servt.
/s/S. Swift

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12 Sep 1834 Mr Edwards directs the Certificate issue to Adm & one of heirs 
6 mo Ensign 1775
8 days
1 mo RI
____
7 mo 8 days Ensign
1 mo Lt

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State of Vermont
Bennington County ss.} I Myron Clark Judge of the Probate Court, within + for the Probate Division of Manchester in the County of Bennington + State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that Isaac Farwell late of Dorset in said County of Bennington + in said Probate District, died on the 13th day of April AD. 1883. that he has in his life time made application to the placed on the Pension Roll of the United States, under the law of the 7th June 183.-that he left no Widow, Children, nor other Descendants, nor any Brother nor Sister alive p + that his most surviving Relations are his Nephew + Niece + their Representatives - + that Gurdon Farwell of said Dorset, his nephew, was in his life time adopted by him as his only son + heir, ,who lived + resided with him, until hid demise.
[court seal affixed]
/s/Myron Clark Judge of Probate Court 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the Seal of the said Probate Court, at Manchester this 27th day of November AD. 1833.
/s/Reuben H. Blackmer Register

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State of Vermont
Manchester Probate District ss.}
I Reuben H. Blackmer, Register of the Probate Court for the Probate District of Manchester in the County of Bennington + State of Vermont do hereby certify that Isaac Farwell late of Dorset im said Probate District deceased, who in his lifetime made his application + exhibited his Declaration for a Pension under the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832. died on the 13rh day of April 1833. - And I do further certify, that satisfactory proof had been addressed to the said Court, that the said Isaac at his decease left no Widow, nor Children nor their lineal Descendants alive, & that his nearest surviving Relatives + Representatives in equal degree are his Nephews + Nieces, towit Molly Seaver, John Farwell, Born of John S. Farwell deceased, Jeduthan Farwell, Dolly M. Cullen, Abigail Baker Eliphatel Farwell, Isaac Farwell, also son of the said John Farwell deceased, Esther Farwell, Gurdon Farwell, Asa Farwell. - Isaac Farwell + John Farwell, Sons of Thomas Farwell deceased, Jerusha Farwell, Olive Stone + Crissa Farwell, who were all the surviving Representatives in equal degree of the said Isaac Farwell deceased, at the time of his death, + as such are entitled to receive the amount of Pension due to him at the time of his decease as aforesaid.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, _ affixed the Seal of our said Probate Court at Manchester, this 26th day of August 1834. + of the Independence of the United States, the Fifty ninth. 
/s/Reuben H. Blackmer, Register

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S Swift
Manchester
Oct 5, 1835
The Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

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Manchester Octr. 5. 1833.
To the Hon. J. L. Edwards, Comm'r &c.
Hon'd Sir, In the communication which I lately addressed to you, relative to the case of Lemuel Bishop, dec'd I suggested that there were difficulties arising in the distribution of the Pension for his services, to all his Representatives in equal degree + also that then would be still granted difficulties presented in the case of Isaac Farwell - since which time, the Nephews of the Farwell has  called upon me [illegible] to Notice which I had previously sent to him, for the purpose of making proof to show the names of places of residence of the surviving Relations of the said Isaac Farwell in next + equal degree - + from [illegible] I learn (what I had before understood) that Mr. F. had never any children that his former Wife died before him, sev'l years since that his nearest surviving Relations, an his Nephews + Nieces + their Representatives - that they are very numerous, + am dispersed in various directions, + some of then to  great distances - + that the names of all of them are not here known, + cannot very easily be ascertained + proved - that some 20 or 30 years since, he adopted the Nephew above referred to, - took him home + gave him a Dec'd assignment of all his real + personal property, + who resided with + take care of him was afterwards until his death - + also that during his last sickness, he expressed. This determination or wished, that this Nephew + family, who had taken care of him in his sickness, should have his pension, which he there expected soon to survive, as a remuneration as consideration for the services - The question was presented in this case is, whether from a proof of the above facts the Pension Certificate for his services might not be made out to +

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in the name of the Nephew which he had adopted + designated to receive it - or whether it might not be made out to an Adm'r to be appointed upon the Estate, + he be authorized to pay it over + settle it agreeably to the disposition of law - And whether the same cause of proceeding might not also be adopted in the case of Lem'l Bishop - The case also of Abel Pettibone is very similarly situated - he left as I am told (so far as known) nine children, who reside in 4 or 5 diff't states + remote from here + from each other one of them in Michigan, or or two, I believe in Ohio, one or more in the Western or N.W. parts of Pennsylvania, - several diff't parts of the State of N. York - 2 or 3 in the extreme western parts of the State, + no two of them in the same Counties, except 2 left at home + who resided with him at the time of his death a son + daughter, who (as was his intention) went to enjoy what property he has possessed at the time of his death - as in these cases have referred to, he left no Widow - his son is the Adm'r under estate - In the last case, I can send proof if neces'y or material, of the distinction of one of his Serg to Warrants, but no farther definite port'n respecting it, as I understand; this I have not seen, + recorded the Witness, who is his Daughter, on that point other proof, except what has already been forwarded, I expect I shall not be able to obtain - Very respectfully, I am Hon'd Sir, 
Your obed't. + h'ble. Serv't
/s/S. Swift.

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His Excellency
THOMAS CHITTENDEN, Esquire,
Captain General, Governor, and Commander in Chief in and over the State of VERMONT,
To Isaac Farwell Gentleman GREETING,
YOU being elected Lieutenant in the Company in the Sixth regiment Regiment of the Militia of this State; reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, I DO, by these Presents, in the Name of the Freemen of this State, authorise and impower you to take Charge of said Company as their Lieutenant You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Lieutenant of said Company by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. ---- And I do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Lieutenant in sd Company And you are to observe and obey such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from me the Governor of this State for the Time being, or other superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and the Laws of this State.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of this State, in Council, this 2d Day of May 1781
[signed] Tho Chittenden
By His Excellency's Command,
[signed] Joseph Fay

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By His Excellency George Washington Esquire Commander in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies -
Whereas Isaac Farwell, Ensign of a Company in the 34th Regiment, Commanded by Colo. Storrs, hath [illegible] a Discharge from the Service; please and therefore to release him from all Duty therein - Given Under my Hand at Head Quarters Cambridge this thirtieth day of October Anno Domini 1775 -
[signed] G. Washington

he says allowed to Return Home in 
[signed] Exp. Storrs Lieut. Col.

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JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esq; 
Governor of the Colony of CONNECTICUT,
To Liet Revlo Experience Storrs - GREETING,
I DO hereby authorise, and impower you, by Beat of Drum, or otherwise, to raise; by yourself or other Officers of your Company - by Inlistments, a Company of able-bodied, effective Volunteers, within this Colony, to consist of One Hundred Men, including Officers, for the Defence of this Colony, during the Pleasure of this Assembly, not exceeding seven Months : And the colonels of the respective Regiments of Militia, and the several Officers thereof, are required to afford you all proper Aid and Assistance; and the Captains in the several Regiments, are hereby required to muster their respective Companies, when requested thereunto by you, for the Purpose aforesaid.
Given under my Hand, this First Day of May,
1775.
[signed] Jonth Trumbull

Isaac Farwell Conn.
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