Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3673, Thomas Fox, Conn.

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(column headings: SERVICE|     | NUMBER)
1. Conn.   Fox,Thomas.            W: 3673.
2.                Cloe

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                              5693
Pennsylvania

Thomas Fox
in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Private in the Comp'y commanded 
by Captain Buel of the (blank) commanded       
by Col. Durkee_________ in the Com ~
line for Private 12 mo 25 days -$42.74
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Inscribed on the Roll of Penn ~
at the rate of 42 Dollars 74 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Feb
1833 and put to Hon W Ford   House Reps
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 --- $ 64.11
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 ---21.37
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$85.48 

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk,
Book D Vol. 6 Page 57

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3578
Pennsylv'a Phila
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Cloe Fox
widow of Thomas Fox
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
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Inserted on the Role at the rate of 42 dollars 74
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Jany 1849 and sent to Hon D. Wilmot   H of R
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under
February [illegible] 1848 Page 222 Vol. 2

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[document dark]
Examnd with Orig,
Rolls Aug 1883 A.D.
Reported


Jany 30/?

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Thomas Fox
7482

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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County  ss: 
On this 12th day September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of Common Pleas of Bradford County in the state of Pennsylvania being a court of Record now setting Thomas Fox a resident of Windham township in the county and State aforesaid, aged sixty seven 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated. He enlisted for six months at Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury] Hartford County Connecticut at which place he then resided, into a company of Continental troops commanded by Captain. Buel, Col. Willis regiment in the month of May 1779. and served out the time of his enlistment. During this enlistment he was marched from Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury] to Morristown in New Jersey. at and near which last mentioned place he remained until he was discharged at said Morristown, by a written discharge signed by Col. Willis. In 1780 in May he again enlisted in the same service at Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury] aforesaid in Cape Spalding's company of Continental troops, for another term of six months. During this last enlistment he was also marched from Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury] to New Jersey in which state at different places he served out his term of his enlistment and was discharged by a written discharge signed by Col. Durkee to whose regiment his company belonged. He does not recollect the name of the place where he was discharged. He was in no general battle during either of these terms of service but he was present at the execution of Major Andre during his last enlistment and served as one of the guard on that occasion. In the year 1781 he served two months as a volunteer militiaman at Groton near New London in Connecticut in Capt Hale's company and was marched to New London (crossed out) at New London a few days after it was burnt. He also served two months as a volunteer under Capt Benoni Smith of Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury] at East Haven. He cannot recollect.

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the year in which this last mentioned service was done. He also served six months as a teamster in the state of New York & New Jersey and afterwards in the year 1781 he served Eight months as a teamster in Virginia. in the vicinity of the place where Cornwallis surrendered. He was born in Glastonbury beforementioned. in 1765 He has no record of his age but thinks there is a record of it preserved at Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury].  G  H. Barstow Esq a member of the present Congress. William Russell Treasurer of Bradford County & Perley Johnson are persons in the declarant's neighborhood to whom he is known and who can testify as to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution. He has no documentary evidence in his possession. having long since lost his service discharges. and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name in not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn and Subscribed            
Sept. 12 1832  {signed} J.P.Bull, Prot

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{signed} Thomas  X (his mark) Fox 

We William Russell residing in the Township of
Windham in the county of Bradford& State of Pennsylvania and Perly Johnson residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Fox who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be sixty seven years of age that he's reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed Sep 12 1832 
for JP Bull Pros 
{signed} ES Goodrick Esq

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{signed} William Russell
{signed} Perley Johnson

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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and often putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above  named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And this
Court further certifies that it appears to them
that William Russell and Perly Johnson who have signed the preceding certificate are resident in this town, county, and state by them certified as living their place of residence; that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.  By the Court,
Bradford County Pa.   
{signed} J. .P Bull Prothonotary

I. James P. Bull, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Fox for a pension, Witness my hand & official seal this 23rd day of October AD 1832          
{signed}  J.P. Bull

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No. 11530
Cloe Fox
widow of Thomas
Pa

Act 7 July 1838

m 8/1?034

$42.74

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State of Pennsylvania
County of Bradford      }ss

On this Nineteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before D.M. Bull, on of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, Cloe Fox a resident of Windham in said county, aged Eighty years the nineteenth day of July next, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision, made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled  "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"...That she is the widow of Thomas Fox who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served as a private in said war; and made proof of the same to the satisfaction of the War Department, and obtained a pension for said services under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 of forty six dollars a year, as by the records of War Department with appear; and a certificate of that amount was sent to said Thomas Fox in his life time, and was by me surrendered to the Agent for paying Pensions in the City of Philadelphia in said State, late in the spring of Eighteen hundred and thirty four.

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to the said Thomas Fox on the seventh day of
February Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Six by the Rev'd James Eells Stated pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury], Hartford County State of Connecticut. That her husband the aforesaid Thomas Fox died on the sixth day of February Eighteen Hundred and thirty four at Windham in Bradford County aforesaid. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four vis (underlined) at the time before stated.
Sworn & Subscribed this 19th day of December A.D. 1844 before me by                  and in presence of Geo Sanders
{signed} Jacob Reel 

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{signed} Cloe X (her mark) Fox
{signed} D.M. Bull ap. Judge    

I D.M. Bull associate Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas of Bradford county, state of
Pennsylvania before whom the foregoing 
declaration was made and sworn by Cloe Fox.
do hereby Certify that said Cloe Fox cannot
in considerance of bodily infirmity attend
the court, and travel is ^would be hazardous for her attempt it.
Witness my hand this 19th day of December
A.D. 1844       
{signed} David M. Bull  Associate Judge

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State of Pennsylvania
County of Bradford     }SS
I, Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of the county and state aforesaid, do hereby Certify that David M. Bull was on the nineteenth day of December A.D. 1844 and is now on of the associate Judges of the Court aforesaid duly qualified and commissioned, and that the signature to the foregoing declaration of Cloe (crossed out) Fox, and to the foregoing affidavit of Jacob Reel, purporting to be his, is genuine.
     _ Large Seal_   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my  hand and affixed the my seal this 20th day December A.D.1844.
        {signed} Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary

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I Aaron Snow stated Pastor of the Second
Congregational Church of Glastonbury in Hart-
-ford county State of Connecticut, hereby certify that it appears by the records of said church that Thomas Fox was married to Cloe Fox on the seventh day of February in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty Six, by the Revd James Eells then stated pastor of the aforesaid church and that the following is a true copy of the record of said marriage, excepting that the
dates are written out which in the record are
in figures
"Feby seventh (7th) Seventeen hundred Eighty Six (1786) Thomas Fox and Cloe Fox were married"
Witness my hand this 11th day of November A.D. 1844 
{signed}  Aaron Snow

State of Connecticut
Hartford County     }SS   
Before me Thaddeus Wells a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared the above named Aaron Snow (known to me, to be the stated pastor of the Second Congregational Church in 
Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury] in said County) who being sworn according to law doth in his oath depose and say that Rev'd James Eells was the stated pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury] in the county aforesaid from August Seventeen hundred sixty nine to January Eighteen hundred and five; that the records of said-

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Church kept by him, are now in the possession
of this deponent; and that the foregoing certificate of the marraige[sic] of Thomas Fox to Cloe Fox by the Rev'd James Eells is a correct
copy any from said records, and that the entry of said marraige [sic] in Said records is in the hand writing of said Rev'd James Eels 
Sworn and Subscribed this Eleventh day of November A.D. 1844. before me
{signed} Aaron Snow
{signed} Thaddeus Welles Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County       }ss

I, Chauncey Howard Clerk of the County
Court in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thaddeus Wells Esq was on the eleventh day of November A.D. 1844 a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly qualified; and his acts as such entitled to full credit; and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Thaddeus Wells Esq and believe the signature to the foregoing jurat on affidavit purporting to be his, is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 11th day of November A.D. 1844
{signed} Chauncey Howard, Clerk ~

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SEAL

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Thomas Fox
On rolls of Connecticut
line for 8 mo. 25 days
    4 "
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12,25-?
Service as teamster not allowed
Admitted 
12 mos. 25 as
Private 
$42.74
Hon. J. Ford
Ho. Reps

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BRIEF in the case of (handwritten) Thomas Fox
County (end handwritten) of (handwritten) Bradford (end handwritten) in the State of (handwritten) Pennsylvania (end handwritten)
        (Act 7th June,1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? (handwritten) open Court (end handwritten)
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? (handwritten) 67 years (end handwritten) 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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[column headings: Period.Duration of Service: Years.Months.Days.Rank.Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  
1. May In 1779. .6. .Private.Capt.Buel, Col.Willis
2. May 1780.Aug 1 80.6.26,Oct.Private. 
              Capt.Spalding, Col.Durkee
3. 1781. .2. .Private.Cpt. Hall
4. 1781. .2. .Private Capt. Hall and 
5.  . .served 14. .Teamster.Capt. Benoni Smith
==============================

5. In what battles was he engaged?   (handwritten) in no general engagement (end handwritten) 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? (handwritten) Glastenbury [sic], Hartford County Connecticut.
7. Is his statement supported supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? (handwritten) Traditionary (end handwritten)
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?(handwritten faintly) Correct (end handwritten)

[X] Certify that the forging statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
{signed) Sam J Potts
Examining Clerk

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Revolutionary Wars Records Section. 3-525
Department of the interior
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D.C. (handwritten) Oct. 29 (end handwritten), 19 (handwritten) 21 (end handwritten)

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for the statement of the military history of (handwritten) Thos. Fox (end handwritten) a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in the Bureau. W. 3673

[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. sub headings: CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
1. May 1779 | 6 mos. | Pvt | Buel | Willis | Conn
2. May 1780 | 6 mos. | blank | Spalding | Durkee 3. 1781 | 2 mos. | blank | Hale | [check mark] |
    blank
4. |blank| 2 mos. | Benoni Smith | [check mark] |
5. |blank| 18 mos. | Teamster | in NY - N.J and Va | Officers not stated 
6. he served as one of the guard of the execution of of Maj. Andre

° Battles engaged in, (handwritten) None (end 
  handwritten)
° Residence of soldier at enlistment, 
  (handwritten) Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Conn 
  (end handwritten)
 ° Date of application for pension, (handwritten) Sep't 12, 1832 - All. (end handwritten)
° Residence at date of application, (handwritten) Windham Twp, Bradford Co., Pa. (end handwritten)
° Age at date of application, (handwritten) b. 
   1765 in Glastonbury Conn. (end handwritten)
° Remarks: (handwritten) He married ^in 
   Glastonbury Conn Feb 7, 1786 Cloe Fox - - 
He d. Feb 6, 1834 in Windham Pa & she lived there when (illegible) on an of ex. Dec. 19, 1844 ae. 80 yrs. A son, George, was alive in 1844- No fur. fam. data (end handwritten)

Respectfully, Commissioner.

6-2856

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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford county
 
Before me Jared D Goodeugh a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared George Fox known by me to a person of truth and veracity, who being duly sworn according to law, in his oath doth depose and say that he is the son of Thomas Fox late of Windham in said County deceased that his father the said Thomas Fox died on the sixth day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty four and that Cloe Fox is the widow of said Thomas Fox deceased.
Sworn and Subscribed this 16th day of 
December A.D. 1844 before me    
{signed}  J. D. Goodeugh J. P.

bottom right: {signed} George Fox

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County        }SS
I, Aaron Chubbuck Prothonotary of the Court of Commons Pleas of said county do hereby Certify that Jared D. Goodnough in this
Sixteenth day of December Eighteen hundred
and forty four a justice of the peace in and
for said County duly qualified and commissioned and that the signature to the foregoing affidavit purporting to be his, is genuine.

In testimony wherefore, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the 20th day of December A.D. 1844
{signed} Aaron Chubbuck  Prothonotary

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                                                 Athens, Pa.
                                                 October 9,21
Dept of Interior
Washington. D.C.

Dear Sir:
I am enclosing a ^it says Thos on paper paper refering [sic] to John Fox. He was my great grandfather. I am anxious to join the D.A.R's and can you send me the necessary papers to entitle me to this?
Sincerely,
Mrs. A.A. McKean
109 Walnut St.
Athens Pa

postal stamp:
PENSION OFFICE
OCT 11 1921 U.S.

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Revolutionary Soldier
Thomas Fox, a native of Conn born in 1764, who had served in the revolutionary war removed his family from Glastonbury in Windham Bradford Co. Pa. in the year 1800 being one of the first settlers in that township. Here he spent the balance of his days in the toils of Pioneer life. Under the act of May 11, 1833 he was given a pension for the services rendered his country. The farm on which he settled and is buried is now occupied by Dee Wickham.
Mr. Fox married Cloe- and had three sons and four daughters Harry, Silas, and George who married Laura Hibbert, Roxey married a Mr. Buck of New York, Chloe married Cargel of New York, Dolly married Chester Hill of Orwell a soldier of 1812, Annie married Daniel Hill.
Mr Fox died in 1837 and his wife in 1854.

postal stamp:
PENSION OFFICE
OCT 11 1921 U.S.

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revy Widow, &c.

File No. (handwritten) 3673
Chloe Fox
Widow
Thomas Fox
Pvt. Rev. War (end handwritten)
Act: (handwritten) Feby, 2,1848 (end handwritten)
Index:-Vol. (handwritten) A, (end handwritten) Page (handwritten) 245 (end handwritten)

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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March 28/96 | Soldier pensioned.
Hon J.H. Codding
House of Reps.  M.E.C.

June 3 96 sold pensd
to Hon J.H. Codding, M.C. LW
Ivw 44,857
_______________
1921, Oct 31 hist. to Mrs. A.A (or O. A)
McKean - Ew.

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(handwritten) 6582
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Cloe Fox, (end handwritten)
widow of (handwritten) Thomas Fox (end handwritten)
who was a (handwritten) Private (end handwritten) in the (handwritten)  Conn_Line (end handwritten)
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of (handwritten) 42 (end handwritten) Dollars (handwritten) 74 (end handwritten) Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the (handwritten) 8 (end handwritten) day of (handwritten) Jany '43 (end handwritten) and sent to (handwritten) Hon. Geo. Fuller   H. Reps (end handwritten)
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[Act of March 3, 1843]
(handwritten) and June 17, 1844 (end handwritten)
Recorded in Book (handwritten) a (end handwritten)
vol. (handwritten) 2 (end handwritten) Page (hand written) 107 (end handwritten)

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2 Certs
Act 1838
Feb 1843 and 1844

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8993
Pennsylvania
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Cloe Fox
Widow of Thomas Fox who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 6 Feb 1834 of Bradford in the State of Penn who was a Pri in the Com commanded by Captain Buel of the reg commanded by Col Durkee in the Conn line for 12 25 days
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Subscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 42 Dollars 74 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
==============================Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Jan, 1845 and sent to Hon Geo Fuller  H Reps
==============================Total amount, $213.70
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by F. L. Swann, Clerk
Book D  Vol. ? Page 219

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State of Pennsylvania
County of Bradford     }ss
Before me D. M. Bull one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County personally appeared Jacob Reel (known by me to be a person of truth and veracity) who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say that he was acquainted with the late Thomas Fox deceased of Windham in said County, that said Thomas Fox was a pensioner, that he died on the sixth day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty four. That Cloe Fox who has made the accompanying declaration for a widow's pension, is the widow of said Thomas Fox deceased. That said Thomas Fox and Cloe Fox were originally from Glastenbury [sic: Glastonbury], Hartford County, State of Connecticut.
Sworn and subscribed this 19th day of December A.D. 1844
before me.
{signed} David M. Bull    Associate Judge

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{signed} Jacob Reel

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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County      }SS

On this first .....day of September......in the
year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred
and forty eight, personally appreared
before me Preceptor Forbes.......a Justice of the 
Peace in and for said County, Cloe Fox,
a resident of Windham in said County of 
Bradford, aged Eighty three years, who
being first duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath, make the following dec-
laration, in order to obtain the benefits of
the provisions made by Act of Congress
passed the 2nd of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served
during the Revolutionary War, That she
is the widow of Thomas Fox, who was
a private in the Revolutionary army, and
served the state of Connecticut; that she
received a pension of forty two dollars and seventy four cents a year, under the act of 17th 
June 1844 and other acts of Congress previous thereto. She further declares that she is still a widow. 
            
{signed}   Cloe X (Her Mark) Fox
            
The above was sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year above written before me 
{signed} Preceptor Forbes J.P.

and in presence of us-
{signed} Silvester Barns
{signed} G. Wayne Kinney

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State of Pennsylvania
 Bradford County SS
I Addison McKean Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas of said County do certify 
that Preceptor Forbes before whom the foregoing proceeding were had is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county and that the forgoing signature purporting to be his is believed to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court 
at Towanda this the 4 day of October AD 1848
{signed} A McKean   Proth

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Ho. Representatives
Dec.26.1844.

Sir
Enclosed I send you the papers relating to the application certain Cloe Fox for a pension. 
Any report or communication touching the same you may make, you will please direct to me; as also, in reference to the case of Mrs. Whitney, the papers relating to which I enclosed to you on the 15th, inst.

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{signed} J.L. Edwards Esq 
Com's of Pensions                  
                                                 I am Sir
                                        Respectfully Yours &c.
                                                    Geo. Fuller

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No. 11.530
Cloe Fox
Widow of Thomas
Pa
Act 7 July 1838

Adm.12/mo 25 d/(illegible)
$42.76 per ann

Adm Acts 3 March
1843 and 17 June 1844
$42.74
No. act 1843-6875
       "    1844- 370
Hon Geo Fuller
House of Reps