Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,578, John Fuller, Continental Mass.

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Service                                              Number

Continental     Fuller, John               S43578
Mass.

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17.308
R
New York.

John Fuller, 2d of Canton in the state of New York, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bond of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.

Inscribed in the Roll of New York. at the rate of [illegible] Dollars per month, to commen[ce] the 2d of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 3d of June 181[?] and sent to Nathan Ford Esqr Ogdenburgh, New York

Arrears to 4th of March 1820 | $184.70
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 | " 48.
22 mo 29/30[?]½ | $232.76

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.

[illegible]


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Dead

Letter to J. Bailey & order to pay 5 June 1840

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1839 to 7 Jany 1840, the day of his death. Agent notified 31. Decr 1840

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State of New York
St Lawrence County _ _(illegible letters)
                   Personally appeared before me Nathan Ford esquire First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid. John Fuller of the Town of Canton in the County and state aforesaid who being sworn _____ (illegible word) that he enlisted into Unites States service on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in a company of Infantry Comanded by Capt Harris belonging to Col. Bonds Regiment of the Massachusetts Line for the town of one year as a Private Soldier - And in Consequence of Ill health was discharged by Gen Gates at Ticonderoga the last days of October in the year aforesaid which discharge with other Papers were destroyed being considered of no use - And that he enlisted for the further term of three months and served the same in the Capacity of a Private soldier in a Regiment Comanded by Col. Sterns of the Massachusetts Line - under the command of Gen. Benedict Arnold - in the year that he turned traitor - and also served over and above the aforementioned terms two years during the Revolutionary War as a private soldier in the Massachusetts service by enlistment - and doth further testify he is sixty one years of age and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support as intended by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 for allowing

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Pensions to certain officers and solders-Sailor(s) and Marines who served in the war of the Revolution for the space of Nine months- John Fuller
Sworn to and declared before me the twenty second day of April in the year of our Lord 1818.
Nathan Ford- First Judge of St Lawrene County
I Nathan Ford First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of St Lawrence as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Fuller did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress - witness my hand and scale of the said court this twenty second day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and 1818 _____ I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Nathan Ford - First Judge of St Lawrence County
I hereby, certify, that the above named Nathan Ford is First Judge of the County St Lawrence and that the same is his signature
April 22nd 1818

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John Fuller [undecipherable] Canlon W Lawrence [illegible] NY
17368
3 June 1820
[undecipherable]

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State of New York}
St Lawrence County}

On this twelfth day of October 1820 personally appeared before the court of common pleas held in and for the county of St. Lawrence being a of Record for said county, in open court. John Fuller 2d aged sixty four years resident in the town of Canton in said county who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows
That he served in Captains Harris and Lows company in Colonel Bonor's Regiment in the Massachusetts line for one year as stated in his original declaration dated second of April 1818. That he has been placed on the pension list and his pension certificate is number 17368
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled in act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Lance and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war [undecipherable] 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 of Real and Personal Estate
Real Estate ____ none___
Personal Estate
3 cows   1 yearlng calf   1 year old  2 hogs

Household Stuff
1 Five pail/little   1 pot  1 Dish/little  1 Tea/little

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Property valued by the court at $89.27
Owes Dr. Baker about $20.
Sartell Prentice $ 10.

1 Frying pan  
1 pr Shaver and Tongs
6 Knives and Forks
6 Teacups and saucers
6 Earthen plates
1 Sugar bowl and Cream pitcher
2 mugs
1 Small Looking glass
(Signed) John Fuller 2d

Once this declarant doth on oath further say that he is by occupation a shoemaker but his eyesight having failed him so much that he is unable to pursue it. That he has a wife and one Grandson living with him. That he has six children one son and five daughters but they all have families and are unable to afford any [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to their parents. That his wife is sixty six years of age and a good weakly and unable to labour. That his grandson is 17 years old in good health and able to do as much labour as young men of his age usually are. That they follow farming  
(Signed) John Fuller 2d  

Sworn to and declared by the said John Fuller 2d in open Court this 12th day of October 1820
Signed Joseph York Clk

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St Lawrence Couty
Clerk Office

I Joseph York Clerk of the County of St Lawrence and Clerk of the Court of Common that for said County do hereby certify that the oath and schedule thereto annexed and truly copied from the record of the said Court, that the total amount in property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is valued at Eighty one dollars and Eighty seven cents

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 18th October 1820
Joseph York Clerk
by Wm Strachan

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
December 21st, 1840

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of John Fuller, 2d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, NY Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars and    Cents per annum, under the law of the 18th March 1818 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept. 1839 to the 4th January 1840 the day of his death.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris Comptroller 

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

April 2, 1924

R. F. Williams
Pennellville, New York.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim 8. 43578 it appears that John Fuller enlisted at Charlestown, Massachusetts January 1, 1776 and served as a private in Captains Josiah Harris and Bartholomew Trow's Company, Colonel William Bond's Massachusetts Regiment.  He enlisted again and served three months in Colonel Stearns' Massachusetts Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1818 while a resident of Canton, Saint Lawrence County, New York aged 61 years.

In 1880 he referred to his wife aged sixty-six years, to six children, a son and five daughters all with families, and to a grandson aged seventeen years, no names stated.

He died January 7, 1840 leaving a widow Olive.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

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I James Berry of Burlington in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, [undecipherable] do depose and say that I was an ensign the Company Commanded by Josiah Harris in Col. William Bond Regiment in the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven and seventy six that on the first day of January in the year above named I enlisted [undecipherable] John Fuller at Charlestown [undecipherable] and that afterwards the same Company was Commanded by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the same Regiment and the above named Fuller was discharged from said [undecipherable] Company in the fore part of November of the year above named the [undecipherable] there was a Lieutenant in said [undecipherable] Company at  Mount Independance in the State of New York where said Fuller was discharged and further given [undecipherable] says not. Dated at Burlington aforesaid this twenty ninth day of January A.D. 1820 James Berry
Middlesex JP January 29, 1820. Thus personally appeared the above named James Berry and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true. Before me John Walker Just Peace
This may certify that the above named James Berry is a credible witness
Joh Walker Just. Peace

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

[undecipherable] (words crossed out...)
I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Middlesex, do certify that John Walker is a Justice of the Peace acting under the authority of the Commonwealth and his name set to the written certificate is his own proper Signature.
In testimony whereby I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this 31st of January 1820.
Wm Biglow

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Canton, N.Y.
May 30
(diagonally beside) June 3, 1840 Mr Evary

Fee
JL Edwards by Comm Pensions Washington D.C.

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Canton St Lawrence NY
JL Edwards Esq  May 29. 1840

Sir enclosed is an application for the arrears of the pension of John Fuller deceased by his widow Olive Fuller.
You will please [undecipherable] upon the case and make returns to 
J Bailey

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Old case 16633
John Fuller 
Canton NY
10 mo Service
Nathan Ford
Judge 
Ogdenburgh NY
recd. 14 Mar 1820

(diagonally) Ogdenburgh NY
March 6th
Honorable John C. Calhoun Esq.  Free
Secretary of War Washington City.

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Pennellville, NY
February 27, 1924
(stamp [undecipherable] MAR 4 1924)

Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
If a record be on file of the following revolutionary pensioners would like a copy of the same. They drew pensions while living in St Lawrence Co. NY
John Fuller 2nd Private in Mass. live aged 77 in 1835; placed on Pension Roll June 3, 1820 dropped  May 1, 1820 restored Mar 1, 1823
First pension began with April 2, 1818 and second July 2, 182[last number not visible}
James Lincoln placed on Pension roll Nov 26, 1819
Transferred from Chittenden Co. Vermont. Age 80 1835

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Died Dec. 21, 1822

I will appreciate a very early reply.

Respectfully,
R.F. Williams

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43578
INVALID
Rwy
File No.  43.578
John fuller
Priv Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Indes: Vol. 3, Page 184
{Arrangement of 1870}

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Fuller, John  GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4176  ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan 5, 1791 to ____not shown____

*Then information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.