Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 645, Roswill Fairman, Conn.

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(8-1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Fairman, Roswill or Roswell Anna
W645
B L M 26372-16u-55
CONTENTS

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New York 28775
Rosiwell [Roswill or Roswell] Fairman
of Cayuga Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cady of the Regt [Regiment] commanded by Col [Colonel] Gordon in the Connecticut line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars ---- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of June 1834 and sent to Hon [Honorable] R. Day House Rep. [Representative]

Arrears to the 4th of March '34 [1834]           $60.00.
Semi-anl. [annual] allowance ending Sept 4 '34 [1834] 10.00
                                                              =====
                                                             $70.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Sam H Page Clerk
Book E Vol 4 Page 161 [or 111]

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Date of death not in [illegible]

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Roswell Fairman
21457

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State of New York
Cayuga County

On this 30th day of July 1832 personally appeared before me Gershom Morse a Judge of the Court of Common please [pleas] in & for Said County Roswell Fairman [Roswill Fairman]
^a resident of Sempronius County & State aforesaid
who is Sixty Seven years old in August next Who being first duly sworn according to law doth in his Oath make the following declaration in Order to Obtain the benefit of Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States under a General order of the Governor of Connecticut for the whole body of the Militia to turn out to reinforce Gen. Washingtons [General Washington's ] army near New York, That he then resided in Kingingly [Killingly] in Windham County State of Connecticut, that he was in this Service four months in Capt. Cadys [Captain Cady's] Company as a musician, in Col Gordons [Colonel Gordon's] Regiment, in Gen Douglass [General Douglas'] Brigade he joined his company in August 1776, and Soon Marched to join Gen. Washingtons [General Washington's] army near Kings Bridge in York Island and after remaining there a few days we marched to West Chester and remained until Gen. Howe [General Howe] Landed his army at or near East Chester, we soon after Marched to White plains about Seventeen Miles Where we made intrenchments atmost across the plains, and after remaining in the intrenchments and defending them some time he was [illegible] and Marched to North Castle so called about two Miles from the former plain Where he remained untill [until] his four Month expired When he was dismissed by Genl. Washington [General Washington] and he returned home, he had no discharge,

That in or about September 1778 he went as a substitute for Ruben Marshall to go to Rhode Island for two Months, he was in Capt Leroys [Captain Leroy's] Company, They soon Marched and joined Genl. Sullivans [General Sullivan's] army before Newport, about the time the French Fleet Lay there, he remained near Newport untill [until] his time expired, when he was dismissed and returned home he had no discharge and He further in Oath says he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can

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testify to his service. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not in the pension roll of the agency of any state-
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Roswill Fairman
Garshom Morse a Judge of
Cay Com Pleas [Cayuga Common Pleas]

We Nathaniel L Moore a Clergyman residing in
Sempronius and Rowland Day of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Roswell Fairman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be
about sixty seven years old, that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we remain in that opinion-
Nath L Moore [Nathaniel L Moore]
R. Day [Rowland Day]
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Gershom Morse
A Judge of Cay Com Pleas [Cayuga Common Pleas]

And I the said Judge do hereby declare his opinion after the Investigation of the Matter and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and that said Judge further certifies that Nathaniel Moore who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a Clergyman resident in Sempronius aforesaid, and that Rowland Day who has signed the same is on a resident of the same place and is a creditable
person and their statement is entitled to credit
And I the said Judge do further certify from a personal acquaintancy with the applicant am satisfied that from bodily infirmity he cannot attend the Court
Garshom Morse a Judge
of Cay Com Pleas [Cayuga Common Pleas]

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State of New York
Cayuga County

I Michael S. Myers Clerk of said
County do certify that Garsham Morse Esq. [Gershom Morse]
before whom the foregoing Declaration & affidavit purport to have been sworn and by whom the foregoing certificate purports to have been made, was on the thirtieth day of July 1832 a Judge of Cayuga County Courts, commissioned & sworn & authorized to take the same:
and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his signature to said Declaration affidavit & certificate is genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of office this
21st day of December A.D. 1832
M. S. Myers

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21457
Roswill Fairman
Cayuga County
New York
Admitted
Private [illegible]
Hon R Day
House Rep [Representative]
NY
R Dury [lined out]
Sempronius
New York

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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
183
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 comparing these papers 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 printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Roswell Fairman, Cayuga Co. N. York.

[Column headings] 
Period when service was rendered. | Duration of the Claimant's Service. Years. | Months. | Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | 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. 

Draft 1776 | [blank] | 4 | [blank] | Private | Capt Cady | Colonel Gordon | [blank] | Kingsbridge
Westchester| 67 Windham Co. Conn. | tradition

1778 Substitute for R Marshall | [blank] | 2 | [blank] | [blank] | Capt Leroy | General Sullivan | [blank] | 
White Plains
North Castle
Newport | [blank] | [blank]

I am, respectully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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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 Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served 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 [blank] 
County of [blank] } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] 
personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident 9b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, on order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  that he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank 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 the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an 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. A.B.
[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 a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of  [blank] do 
hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank]
day of [blank] &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names
of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
[blank] years of age; that he is 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 the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] 
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such
seen evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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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 he 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 sub-
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 allow
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 must 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 the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his deration
by making an 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 his 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 a 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 places 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 of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public 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 must 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.
[i] 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 of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
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.
[j] 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 [illegible] [j] supplies 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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Increase
No. 1928
New York
Anna Fairman
widow of Roswill Fairman
who served in the Revolutionary War
as a private
Conn [illegible]
Canandaigua
agency.
Rate 96 Dollars 00
cents per annum
Commencing July 27/68 [July 27, 1868]
Ded payts [Dedicated payments] made since
Certificate dated Sept 27/69 [September 27, 1869]
and sent to H H Bostwick
Auburn
Cayuga Co NY
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
uary 3, 1853, [January 3, 1853] Page 15 No. 3
Vol. 06
July 27/68 [July 27, 1868]
[illegible]

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[illegible]ch 6.69  H.H. Bostwick Auburn N.Y.
returning Pen. Cert

Date of widow's death not in AB

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State of New York,
COUNTY OF Cayuga
On this 25th day of June A.D. 1853, personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of Court Sessions [illegible] within and for the county and state aforesaid Anna Fairman aged Fifty Six years, a resident of the town of Niles in the county of Cayuga
and state of New York
who being 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 approved the 3d day of February, 1853:
who says that she is the widow of Roswell Fairman
deceased, who was a
private in the war of the Revolution, and was pensioned under the act of June 7th 1832 at the rate of $20 per annum, and was paid at the New York agency, She further declares that she was married to the said Roswell Forman on the Sixth day of April 1826 in the town of Niles in the county of Cayuga in the state of New York by one Asaph Stow an acting Justice of the Peace. That she has no public
or private record of her said marriage or of her said
Husbands death "Except a certificate given her by the
Justice by whom she was married which is herewith surrendered
She further declares that her husband, the aforesaid Roswell Fairman died in the town of Niles in the county of Cayuga and state of New York
on the 11th day of December A.D. 1844. That she
was not married to him prior to the 2nd of Jan A.D. 1800 but at the time above stated
She further declares that she was a widow at the passage of the act, and is still a widow, and that she has
never before made application for a pension.
Anna Fairman
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid, before me,
Walter G Bradley Justice of Sessions

I hereby certify that the above named deponent is unable to attend the sitting of the Court, in consequence of Bodily [the - crossed out] infirmities [of old age crossed out]; and I further certify that I have no interest in the result of this case, and am not concerned
in its prosecution.
Walter G Bradley
Justice of Sessions

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I hereby Certy that Roswell Fairman and Anna Sanders are lawfully married this 6th Day of April 1896 by me
Alaph Stow
Justice of the peace

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State of New York Cayuga County Clerks office 
I hereby certify that Asaph [Adalph] Stow
was at the date of the within
certificate a Justice of the peace in & for
Cayuga County and that the within I verily believe to be his genuine signature

Given under my hand and seal of office this 28 June 1853
E B Marvin Clerk Cayuga County Remits of Record thereof

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115021 Aer Mar 3
}'55 [1855]
May 3
--------
Anna Fairman Wid [Widow}
Roswill Fairman Priv. [Private]
--------
Ent
Lis
Revy War [Revolutionary War]
-------
Revy pensioner [Revolutionary Pensioner]
W.M. - Feb 53 - 1928
---------
[illegible] May 22d/84
[illegible]
R [sideways]
------
H. D. Murphey
Locke, N.Y.
[bottom of page]

[Diagonally across top 4 sections is]
No 26372 of May 24/56 [1856]
Duplicate January 27, 1857

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[illegible] M.D. Murphey Jany 11/57

Jany 23nd 57
Issue Duplicate - Original lost - and Send to 
J. H. Wethey
Locke
Cayuga Co.
New York.
Vol. F. H. ~

[Written vertically bottom to top is]
Dec 16/56. Let to Com-' Gen Land Office by [illegible] Dean filed. [illegible initials]
Jany. 23/'57 - Lett: to Com Genl. Land Office. R.D.

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M. D. Murphy Jan'y 11/56 [January 11, 1856]
Jany. 23rd '57 [January 23, 1857]
Issue Duplicate
Original Lost - and send to
J. H. Wethey
Locke
Cayuga Co.
New York.
Vol. F. H. ~

[Written vertically on the left side, bottom to top is]
Dec 16/56 Let to Com. Gen. Land Office
[December 16, 1856   Letter to Command General Land Office]
[illegible] been filed ~ TJ

Jany. 23/'57 - Lett. to Com Genl. Land Office RD
[January 23, 1857]

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Anna Fairman
115.021

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State of New York
County of Cayuga } ss
On this 14 day of March A. D., 1853, personally apppeared before me J. H. Wethey a Notary Public in and for the County, and State
aforesaid Anna Fairman aged Fifty Eight years, a resident of Niles in the County of Cayuga and State of New York
Who being duly sworn, according to law, declares that she is the widow of Roswell Fairman deceased, who was a Private in the War of the Revolution, and was pensioned under the act of June 7th 1832 at the rate of $20 per
annum, and that she has been pensioned under the act of Feb 3" 1853 at the rate of $20 per annum as the widow of the said Roswell Fairman deceased.
at the rate of $20 per
deceased.
That she has no public or private record of her
marriage to said Roswell Fairman or of his death
But that for proof of the Same and of her widowhood refarence may be had to the 
to evidence on file in
the Pension Office upon which her said Pension was granted
She farther declares that she was married to the said Roswell Fairman in Niles 
in the County of Cayuga
and State of New York on the 6th day of April A.D. 1826
She farther declares that her husband the aforesaid Rasswell Fairman died in Niles
in the County of Cayuga and State of New York on the 11th day of December A.D. 1844
and that she is still a widow.  She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this
or any other act of
Congress nor made any other
application therefor
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of
March 3, 1855.
Attest "
Joseph Carver
Anna Fairman
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written, before me.
J. H. Wethey
Notary Public
I certify that I have no interest in the result of the case and are not concerned in its prosecution:
J. H. Withey
Notary Public

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We Joseph Carver and Charles W. Lewis
residents of Niles Cayuga County in the State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Anna Fairman in our presence and that we believe from the appearance of the applicant
and her statements that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that said Anna Fairman is the identical person who is in receipt of a Pension as the widow of Roswell Fairman deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States
Joseph Carver
Charles W Lewis
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were Sworn to and Subscribed before me on the [The rest is covered by another piece of paper that reads as follows:]
State of New York,
Cayuga County Clerk's Office.} ss
I, EDWIN B. MARVIN, Clerk of the County of Cayuga, and of the Courts of Record thereof,
do hereby certify that they J. H. Wethey Esq.,
was at the date of the certificate of proof [or acknowledgment is lined out] of the annexed instrument, a Notary Public
in and for said county, and duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature to said Certificate of Proof [or acknowledgment is lined out] is genuine.
I further certify that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the
Laws of the State of New York.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said county, this
4 day of April 1855
E B Marvin,
Clerk.

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We Joseph Carver and Charles W. Lewis
residents
of Niles Cayuga County in the State of
New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing
declaration was signed and acknowledged
by Anna Fairman in our presence and that
we believe from the appearance of the applicant
and her statements that she is the identical person
she represents herself to be and that said Anna Fairman is the identical person who is in receipt of a Pension as the widow of Roswell Fairman
deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States

Joseph Carver
Charles W Lewis

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were Sworn to
and subscribed before me on the day and year above
written and I certify that I know the affiants to be
credible persons that the claimant is the person she
represents herself to be 
and that I have no interest in this Claim
J. H. Wethey
Notary Public

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August 11, 1936
Roswell Fairman
W. 645
BA-J/MLB

Dr. Robert Furman
621 West 189th Street
New York City

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Roswell Fairman, of Cayuga County, New York,
who received a pension.
The record of Roswell or Roswill Fairman follows as found in
the papers on file in pension claim, W. 645, based upon his service
in the Revolutionary War.
Roswell Fairman was born in August, 1762 or 1765, place of birth
and names of parents not given.
While residing in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, Roswell Fairman enlisted in August, 1776, as a substitute for his older brother, Daniel Fairman, served as fifer in Captain Cady's company, Colonel
Gordon's Connecticut regiment, was at the battle of White Plains and
was discharged in December after having served four months. He again
enlisted in September, 1778, and served two months as private in Captain Leroy's company, Colonel Carson's Connecticut regiment, stationed at
Newport in General Sullivan's Expedition to Rhode Island.
The soldier resided in Killingly, Connecticut, until about 1822
when he moved to the State of New York.
Roswell Fairman was allowed pension on his application executed
July 30, 1832, while a resident of Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York.
He signed Roswill Fairman but was placed on the pension rolls as
Roswell. He died December 11, 1844, in Niles, Cayuga County, New York.
The soldier married April 6, 1826, in Niles, Cayuga County, New York, Anna Sanders, her date and place of birth and names of parents
not shown.

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Roswell Fairman's widow, Anna, was allowed pension on her application
executed June 25, 1853, at which time she was aged fifty-six years and a resident of Niles, New York; was living there in 1856,
and still living there in 1869, with post office at New Hope, Cayuga County, New York.
No reference was made in the claim to children.
In 1853, one Joseph Carver, aged thirty-seven years and a resident
of Niles, New York, stated that he had known Roswell Fairman and his
wife, Anna, since 1830. In 1856, Anna Fairman, soldier's widow, was
living in the house with one Amy A. Carver who was then aged thirty-eight years and a resident of Niles, New York. The relationship of
Joseph and Amy A. Carver to each other or to the soldier and his wife
was not shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 645
Anna Fairman,
Widow
Roswell Fairman,
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: July. 27th. 1868.
Index: - Vol. A, Page 226
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1925. July 21 - Hist to Grace Fairman
Crownover - MDG
---
1936 June 12 - Hist to Charles G Fairman - MKB
1936, Aug 11 - Hist to Dr. Robert Fairman - MLB

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July 2, 1853
No 2455
Appl
of Anna Fairman
Widow
of
Roswell Fairman.
Cayuga Co.
N. York
P. $20

28775
Act 3d Feby. 1853. [February 3, 1853]

Rev.
Annl $20 per annum
Commencing 3 Feby 1853

J. N. Wethey
Locke,
Cayuga Co.
N.Y.

[Printed vertically along lower right side is]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, Official Busines

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26,372
[illegible]

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Roswell Fairman
New York
Act 7th June 1832
Rejected See letter to R. Day
May 27th 1832
Let to Hon R. Day May 28. 1834

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1928 Canandaigua
New York [Albany lined out]
Anna Fairman
widow of
Roswell
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on
the [4th day of March, 1848 lined out]
3 February 1853

Certificate of Pension issued the
14th day of Sept/53
and sent to
J. H. Wethey
Locke
N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
[July 29, 1848 lined out] Feby 3d/53, 
Page 73 Vol. A
1832

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J. L. Edwards Esq
Comd pensions
Washington

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To the Hon Gent [Honorable Gentlemen] of the War Department
As you have not seen fit to allow me a Pension, I thought it would not be demed [deemed] improper for me to Give you some more information than you can Receive except by me which I consider the cause of your not allowing it. Therefore I will just state to you when I served, the time I served, and how I came to Enter the Service, ^which was
at the age of fourteen years. My Service was in Malitia [Militia] Tours. I never was regularly Enlisted at no time.  I served as a substitute for other Men, and of course must have passed muster and have been excepted by the field officers 
At the time Gen Washington's Army lay on Staten Island, he called for assistance.  Gov Trumbull, ordered out all the Malitia of Conn to assist him. My brother older than I was called on. he not being rugged Enough to Stand a Campaine [campaign], and the Company being destitute of a Fifer wished me to go in his room and accordingly I went in his stead as fifer for the Company. we Marched from Killingly to New York in the Month of august and Joined Washingtons Army on New York Island.  We were soon after stationed at West Chester and remaining there till Gen Howe Landed his army at East Chester.  Genl Washington Moved his army Seventeen Miles on to the White Plains, where we lay till Gen Howe Marched his army up to bring Washington to General Action.  Washinton [Washington] Manned his Entrenchments. Every man had a long pole with a lance in it placed in the Entrenchment before him. Gen Howe did not attack the Main line at this time only with his Cannon which he fired on us for some time, he then wheeled off and attacked the fort West from where we lay, the hill being steep the Hessians could not force the walls.  They then marched around in order to attack the other side. While Marching round our men having orders left the fort and came on the main lines.  Washington having ascertained when Howe calculated ^to attack the lines by the Hessians deserting and coming over to him from Howes request goods and Learned also that they would desert Every Knight.  Washington previous to Howes coming on for an attack moved his army back to North Castle a Broken Country, and in the Valleys fell the timber in Every direction, and built a fort fronting the road.  The Next Morning we were alarmed and manned the Entrenchments.  Befor [before] it were fairly light the Hessians Marched within small arms shot of the fort.  To their surprise the cannon were fired into their Platoons, the wheeled to the right and left and

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sprang
into the adjoining lots and followed Washington no further
Howe then marched on to York Island and took fort Washington, then
crossed the river, and marched for Philadelphia, Washington Marched 
after him with his Enlisted Troops We lay at North Castle till the
army put up for winter quarters and lay there till snow covered the
ground in Linnen Cloth tents, our food was fresh But without salt
to season it. We were dismissed in december without a cent of money
to bear our Expences home. I served here about four months in
the Malitia under General Douglass Col Gordon, Major Allen,
Capt Cady. Lieut Day
After La Fayette landed his army at Providence and
* Rashambo took the harbour of New Port Washington sent Gen Sullivan
to take a party of Brittish and Hissians that had quartered there through
all the war. The Rhode Island Malitia was the one half called to assist
him. Then came a man by the name of Reuben Marshall
and
agreed with me to take his place if I should pass muster, I marched
with
him to East Greenwich when he presented me to the Colonel and was accepted
in his stead. And I also served in Newport a tour of two months
under the command of Col Carson Capt Leroy Lieut Jan
The whole time that I served during the war amounts to about six
months, and perhaps in the most distressing part of it in consequence
of
fatigue and want of wholesome provisions. Thus at one time in washintins
[illegible] he lost his stores, and were but scantily fed on saltless beef
and obliged be on fatigue, and was harrassed Knight and
day
When at New Port I with the rest of my fellows had to entrench
under the fire of cannon and Mortar day and Knight and if
from what your [illegible] which is true and what you have already had
you should not think proper to allow me any thing for my little service as
I
was A Boy, you ^may return no answer, if otherwise I shall be exeedingly 
thankful
I am Gent the wreck
of that which
Once was
Roswill Fairman

*  Believe to have been one of Lafayettes officers, have no means whereby to correct the orthography
Copyist

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sempronius N.Y. 14 Augt          Free


Real Proof 
Rosewell Fairman 
NJ
Paper on file 

J. L . Edward Esq - 
 conns pensions 
Washington D.C

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SERVICE                                        NUMBER
Conn.     Fairman Roswill                 W645
                      or Roswell         B.L.Wt.26372-160-55 
                         Anna

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[unk] 17 Agt., 1833

J.L. Edwards Esq.

Sir,

By the request and to gratify the feelings of Mr Roswell Fairman & send you the enclosed papers in relation to his application for a pension

Very respectfully 
Your obt. servant

R. Day

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State of New York
Cayuga County

On the 12th day of August 1833 personally appeared before me Gershom Morse a Judge of Cayuga County Common Please Jacob Barret of the town of Locke, County and State aforesaid who after being duly sworn doth on his oath depose & say that he is well acquainted with Roswell Fairman an applicant for a pension that they both resided in Killingsley, Windham County, State of Connecticut from childhood untill about sixteen years since, when this deponent removed to the State of New York and about eleven years since said Fairman also removed to said state of New York. That during the Revolutionary war in the year 1776 he was knowing that the said Roswell Fairman took the place and became a substitute for his brother Daniel Fairman and was absent on the army four months that he went in Capt Cady's company at [unk] regiment and was under the command of General Douglas. I was present when the company marched and saw said Fairman go in said Company and at the end of four months I was at his fathers house when he returned with his gun and accoutrements on

That in the year 1778 he the said Fairman was a substitute for my brother in law Reuben Marshall for two months. I was knowing to his going into the Company for this tour and was knowing to his returning home and have no doubt he served as he relates in his declaration.

Jacob Bennett

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written
Garshom Morse a judge of [unk] comm pleas

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I certify that Jacob Bennett the written named witness is a credible person.
16 June 1834

R Day

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Hon. R. Day 
H. C
Washington 
D.C

E.Pheys loutigcali in the case of Rosewell Fairman

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Hon. R. Day
H. C
Washington
D.C

E.Pheys loutigcali in the case of Rosewell Fairman

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Comptrollers Office June 3rd 1834

I Elisha Phelps comptroller of public accounts of the state of Connecticut do certify that under date September 1779 the pay rolls of Capt. J. Cody are charged to the United States one for $119,17,6 at the New Sander alarm, & the other for $2026,8,4 , Coast Guards. No rolls of his companies have been found, or evidence showing when or how long they [unk].
E. Phelps

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Sir 
I send all the evidence regarding R. Fairman's service to be for use.

I am very respectfully 
E Phelps

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Roswell Fairman



Dock-[unk] 
Pension Office

Hon. R. Day

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Dock [unk]

Sir

Herewith I send you the certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut in the case of Roswell Fairman, respectfully as your early consideration of the claim.

Very respectfully yours,
R. Day

7th June 1834

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Brief in the case of Anna Fairman, widow of Roswell Fairman

Cayuga County and State of New York
act 3rd February 1853

Claim, (original)

Proof exhibited, (if original)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7 1833

Marriage proved by parol evidence certifies to be credible

(If for increase)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Name and residence of Agent: J.H. Wethey Esq
Locke, Cayuga Co

Examining clerk. R. Geddes

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State of New York
County of Cayuga

On this 25th day of June A.D. 1853, personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of Pensions within and for the county and state aforesaid, Joseph Carver aged thirty seven years, a resident of Niles in the county of Cayuga and state of New York who, being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say

That he was well acquainted with Roswell Fairman of Cayuga Co N.Y. and Anna Fairman, his wife that he has been well acquainted with them ever since the year A.D. 1830 that said Roswell and Anna Fairman lived  & cohabitated together as husband & wife from the time of his first acquaintance with them as aforesaid  up to the time of the death of said Roswell Fairman who died in the town of Niles in the county of Cayuga and state of New York on the 11th day of December A.D. 1844. That at his death as aforesaid he left the said Anna Fairman his widow, him surviving who still reamains his widow and resides in Niles Cayuga County N.Y. That this deponent attended the funeral of the said Roswell Fairman at the time of his death as  That said Roswell Fairman was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. That said Roswell & Anna Fairman always bore the reputation of the husband and wife.

Joseph Carver

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before me, 
Walter G Bradley
Justice of Pensions

I certify that the above named deponent is a reputable witness; and I further certify that I have no interest in the result of the case where this is to be used, and not concerned in its prosecution.
Walter G. Bradley
Justice of Pensions

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State of New York
County of Cayuga
On this 25th day of June A.D. 1853,
personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of Sessions [illegible] within and for the
county and state aforesaid, William Whitten
aged Forty Nine
years, a resident of Niles
in the county of Cayuga and state of New York
who, being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say
That he was well acquainted with Roswell
Fairman of Cayuga County N. Y. That he became
acquainted with said Fairman on or about
the year A.D. 1823, That he well recollects
of hearing of the Marriage of said Roswell
Fairman to one Anna Sanders on or about
the year A.D. 1826 That said Roswell Fairman
and Anna his wife lived and cohabited together
as husband and wife from the time of their
reputed marriage until the time of the death
of said Roswell Fairman who died in the town of
Niles in the County of Cayuga & State of New York on the 11th day of December A.D. 1844
that at his death as aforesaid he left the said
Anna Fairman his widow him surviving
who still remains his widow and resides in
Niles aforesaid, that said Roswell Fairman
was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States.

That this deponent attended the
funeral of said Roswell Fairman at the time
of his death as aforesaid
Wm. Whitten
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before, me,
Walter G. Bradley
Justice of Sessions
I certify that the above named deponent is a reputable witness; and I further certify that I have no
interest in the result of the case where this is to be used, and am not concerned in its prosecution.
Walter G. Bradley
Justice of Sessions

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State of New York
Cayuga County Clerk's Office

I hereby certify that Hon. Walter G. Bradley whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit certificates was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Courts of Sessions and [unk] of [unk] in the said County duly qualified & authorized to take the same and that he was one of the members of said Court & that said courts are such courts of record of Cayuga County. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and that the foregoing are his genuine signatures.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Courts of record of said County this 28th day of June 1853

E.B. Marvin clerk of Cayuga Courts

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[unk] Cayuga County N.Y.
June 30, 1853

Sir,

I send you herewith the application of Anna Fairman for pension under 2nd section act Feb 3rd 1833 and when acted upon you will please forward result to me

I am respectfully your obd. servant
J.H. Wethey

Hon. L.P. Waldo
[unk] of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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Pensions Office
Sept, 12, 1853

Sir,

Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid, and, if in your powers, the date of his death.

Very respectfully,
S. Cole
[unk] the Commissioner

F. Burt Esq
present

(see other side)

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Roswell Fairman, act June 1832, $20.00 [unk] paid the 4th Sept 1844, no date of death on own books.

F Burt
Auditor

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Anna Fairman

Payment to be made at Albany by S W Olcott Esq agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, page 73, Vol  a.

Clerk,

H.R. Weightman

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WIDOW'S PENSION

I certify that in conformity with the 2nd section of the act of February 3, 1853,Anna Fairman widow of Roswell Fairman who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of twenty dollars per annum, commencing on the 3d of February 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the Department of the Interior this fourteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.

RW Clelland
Secretary of the Interior

Examined and Countersigned.
LP Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

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Auburn, Cayuga Co, NY
Sept 18, 1869

Honorable H Vanderman
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS
,
Washington D.C.

Enclosed herewith I send the application of Anna Fairman widow of Roswell Fairman, Co.  ,  Regt. Revolutionary War for pension. [unk]
Your early action in the case will be esteemed a favor.

Very respectfully, Your Truly,
H.H. Bostwick

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Anna Fairman widow of Roswell Fairman [unk] Revolutionary War

CLAIM FOR
pension increase

Act of July 27, 1868

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State of New York
County of Cayuga 

On this 18th day of September A.D. 1869, personally appeared before me a [unk] of the Courts of record of said county, Anna Fairman, who being duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the section 13 of the act of Congress relative to pensions, appeared July 27, 1868. That the person in whose account, or, in account of where disability and death [unk] was granted, nor a private in the Revolutionary War, of the State of [unk] and not in any other service. That the [unk] certificate numbered 1928, and leaving date the 14th day of September, 1853, is herewith returned. That she has not, again, married but continues and has remained a widow ever since the death of Roswell Fairman, her late husband also deceased.
That, she hereby appoints Henry H Bostwick of the city of Auburn, her attorney to to permit him [unk]. And [unk] her Post Office address is New Hope, Cayuga County NY and that her residence is in the town of Niles in the county of Cayuga and state of New York.

Anna Firman

Also personally appeared Darius Morris and Eleanor Ryan, both residing in the town of Niles, at the village of New Hope, in the County of Cayuga aforesaid, [unk] return. I certify to the respectable and entitled to credit, [unk] [unk] duly sworn, say: that they were present and [unk] Anna Fairman, the claimant refer her name to the [unk] declaration: that they have every reason to believe [unk] the appear, and of the applicant and their acquaintance with her that hse is the identical person, she represents hereby to be and that they have no interest in the prosecution of [unk] claim.

Darius Morris
Eleanor Ryan

SC Coffin

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The within ]unk] declarations and depositions were sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of September AD 1869, and I hereby certify that the said declarations and deposition s were fully made known to the applicant and witnesses before [unk] and [unk] I have no interest [unk] or [unk] in the presentation of this claim. 

Geo. D Lanchart
Clerk of the Courts 
Record of Cayuga County

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all Men by tese Presents: That I, Anna Fairman, of the [unk] of Niles, in the County of Cayuga, and State of New York have made and by these Presents do make, constitute and appoint Henry H Bostwick of the city of [unk], in the County of Cayuga, and State of New York, my true and lawful Attorney. for me, ad in my name, or otherwise, to present , take charge of, and prosecute before any Office, Department, or Court, of the United States, whatever claim I now have, or may hereafter acquire, for Pensions, Bounty Land, Bounty Money, Arrearages of Pay, Emoluments, Allowances, or other Benefits, for or on account of the military services of Roswell Fairman in the service of the United States, or for Property lost or destroyed in the service, or taken, used, or appropriated for purposes of the Government, or War, for or on account of which I have now, or may hereafter have any claim under or by virtue of any Act of Congress, or otherwise; And to attend to the adjustment of any and all business pending in any of the Offices, Departments, or Courts above mentioned, in which I am,, or may become interested, and to receive whatever Warrant Certificate, Draft Order, or Letter there may be issued therefor, or relating thereto, and open and examine the same; and all sums of money, due, or to become due, thereon. To give all necessary Discharges or Receipts, and to sign my name thereto, and to any and all papers appertaining to the above mentioned, requiring my signature. To  make compromises, if deemed by him expedient, and to do all acts necessary in the premise, as fully, and the same as I might or could do, if personally present; And I further authorize him to make appointments of Attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid, and to revoke the same; hereby granting unto my said Attorney full powers irrevocably, and ratifying whatever he, or his deputies, may lawfully do by virtue hereof, and revoking all former Powers of Attorney by me given for like purposes.
WITNESS my hand and seal, this 18th day of September, A.D. 1869
S.C. Coffin
Geo D Lanchart}
Anna Fairman

State of New York
County of Cayuga

On this 18th day of September A.D. 1869 before me a dep clerk of the courts of record within to me known to be the same person described in and who executed the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged that he executed the same.

Geo D Lanchart
dep clerk of the county of record within [unk] Cayuga County NY

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Increase    1928
Brief in the Case of Anna Fairman widow of Roswell 
Private Rev. War New York
Cayuga County and State of New York
act 2 Feb 3, 1853

Claim for New Pension Certificate,
Proof exhibited;
Pension of $20 per annum. Certificate returned.
Claim for [unk] 13th see act July 27, 1768- Identity [unk] [unk] [unk] [unk]

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[unk] [unk] NY
May 26, 1856

Sir, 
The application of Anna Fairman widow of Roswell Fairman deceased for land bounty and act of March 3, 1853 no. 115.021 has been suspended [unk] recent evidence of her said husband service in the War of Revolution- Please re-examine her claim and give the applicant the benefit of the [unk] of May 14, 1856-I trust you will find her entitled  to have benefits as she ss a pensioner  [unk] the W.S. made the 2d section of the Act of February 3, 1853 at the rate of twenty dollar per annum-where acted upon [unk] report to me.

I am very respectfully yours

M D Murphy

Hon J Minot
Comm of Pension 
Washington D.C.

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(8-1776)
Service Number
Conn. Fairman, Roswill W645
or
Roswell B.L. Wt.26372-160-55
Anna
Contents

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State of New York
Cayuga County

On this 8th day of September 1836 personally appeared before the  undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County and State aforesaid Amy Carver aged thirty eight years a resident of Niles Cayuga County N.Y who being duly sworn doth depose & say that she is well acquainted with Anna Fairman widow of Roswell Fairman deceased. And that said Anna Fairman resides in the same house with this deponent and that she the said Anna Fairman applied for said bounty under the act of March 3, 1855 and received a bounty land warrant for 160 acres and that on or about the 7th day of July  1836. She sold her said warrant to JH Wethey Esq of Locke Cayuga County N.Y. and duly & signed the same and acknowledged the execution thereof before Aaron Murphy Esq of Locke Cayuga County N.Y. a notary public and that this deponent signed her name on the back of said warrant as an attesting witness to the said assignment.
Amy A Carver

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me and I certify that the said deponent is a reputable [unk] & entitled full credit & that I have no interest in the result of this case.
MD Murphy

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State of New York
Cayuga County

On this 8th day of September 1856 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within & for the County and State aforesaid Eleanor Ryan aged sixty years a resident of Niles Cayuga County N.Y. who being first duly sworn doth depose & say that she is the identical Eleanor Ryan who applied for land bounty under the act of March 3, 1833 for the military service of her late husband Robert Ryan deceased and that she received military bounty land warrant No. 33, 087 for 120 acres under said act and that on or about the 7th day of July 1836 she sold her said warrant to J H Wethey Esq of Locke Cayuga County N.Y. and duly assigned said warrant & acknowledged the execution of the same before Jarou Murphy Esq of Locke Cayuga County N.Y. a notary public.
Eleanor Ryan her X mark

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me and I certify that the aforesaid deponent is a reputable [unk] & that I have no interest in the result of this case.
MD Murphy

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State of New York
Cayuga County

On this 8th day of September A.D. 1856 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid Ezra Moreman aged fifty seven years a resident of Niles Cayuga County N.Y. who being first duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Eleanor Ryan widow of Robert Ryan "deceased" of Niles aforesaid. And that  said Eleanor Ryan drew a bounty land warrant for 120 acres for the military service of her late husband. That on or about the 7th day of July 1856 this deponent was present and saw said Eleanor Ryan execute & acknowledge the assignment of her said warrant and that this deponent signed his name on the back of said warrant as an attesting witness that she sold said warrant to JH Wethey Esq of Locke Cayuga County N.Y. and acknowledged the execution thereof before Aaron Murphy Esq of Locke aforesaid.

Ezra Moreman

Sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid before me & I certify that the above named deponent

State of New York 
Cayuga County Clerk's Office

I, Edwin B Marvin, clerk of the county of Cayuga and of the Courts of record thereof do hereby certify that MD Murphy Esq Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature to the foregoing [unk] is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of said County, this 3d day of October 1856.
EB Marvin Clerk

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State of New York
Cayuga County

On this 8th day of September A.D. 1856 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid Ezra Moseman aged fifty seven years a resident of Niles Cayuga County N.Y. who being first duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Eleanor Ryan widow of Robert Ryan "deceased" of Niles aforesaid. And that said Eleanor Ryan drew a bounty land warrant for 120 acres for the military services of her late husband. That on or about the 7th day of July 1856 this deponent was present and saw said Eleanor Ryan executed and acknowledge the assignment of her said warrant and that this deponent signed his name on the back of said warrant as an attesting witness that she sold said warrant to JH Wethey Esq of Locke Cayuga County N.Y. and acknowledged the execution thereof before Aaron Murphy Esq of Locke aforesaid.

Ezra Moseman

Sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid before me & I certify that the above named deponent is a reputable person & that I have no interest in the result of this case.
MD Murphy

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ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855

GENERAL LAND OFFICE

September 18th, 1856

Your letter of the 15th [unk] enclosing the affidavit of JH Wethey, of Cayuga County, New York, relative to the loss of Military Bounty Land Warrant No. 26372, for 160 acres no 53087 for 120 acres, has been received.

The affidavit has been filed as a caveat to arrest the issue of patents until a proper investigation can ne had in the case.
Should the warrant be located, and returned to this office for patenting, you will be advised of the name and residence of  the person by whom such location is made, in order that the necessary legal steps may be taken by you for their recovery.

Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Jos Smerad
acting commissioner

To JH Wethey Esq
Locke
Cayuga County
New York

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State of New York 
County of Cayuga

On this 19th day of November A.D. 1856 personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid, JH Wethey a resident of Locke in the County of Cayuga and State of New York who, being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that on or about the 7th day of July 1856 he purchased of Anna Fairman widow of Roswell Fairman deceased military bounty land warrant no. 26372 for 160 acres if not to said Anna Fairman under the act of March 3 1835 & subsequent acts thereto and that said Anna Fairman assigned the same & acknowledged the execution thereof before Aaron Murphy Esq a notary public and that on the same day he also purchased of Eleanor Ryan widow of Robert Ryan deceased military bounty land warrant no 53087 for 120 acres issued to her under the aforesaid act & that he assigned the same before and acknowledged the execution thereof before the said Aaron Murphy and that on or about the day of    1856 this deponent had the said warrants and laid them on his desk in [unk] office in Locke Cayuga County and that they were both lost or stolen from said office and that this deponent has not sold, located, or transferred  or assigned said warrants and that he has not authorized any other person to sell assign transfer or locate said warrants for him and that he s the legal & rightful owner thereof.

JH Wethey

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
MD Murphy Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above named deponent is a reputable witness; and I further certify that I have no interest in the result of the case where this is to be used, and am not concerned in its prosecution.

MD Murphy
Justice of the Peace

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Cayuga County Clerk's Office,
SS.
I, EDWIN B. MARVIN, Clerk of the County of Cayuga and of the Courts of Record thereof
do hereby certify, that M.D. Murphy Esq.,
was at the time of taking the annexed affidavit, a
Justice of the Peace in and for said
County, and duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing,
and verily believe his signature to the foregoing Jurat is genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of said county, this Fifth day
of December 1856
E. B. Marvin
CLERK.

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State of New York
Cayuga County } S.S.
I Jacob R. How
surrogate of Cayuga County do
hereby certify that at a surrogates
court holden at Auburn in for
said county satisfactory evidence
has been exhibited to said court
that Eleanor Ryan Widow of
Robert Ryan "deceased" received
military bounty land warrant
No 5308 for 120 acres and that
Anna Fairman widow of Roswell
Fairman "deceased" received military
bounty Land Warrant No 26372
for 160 acres issued to them under
the act of March 3" 1855
and that on or about the 7th day
of July A.D. 1856. Each of the afore said
warrantee's duly assigned said
warrants and sold them to J. H. Wethey
of Locke in said county and acknowledged
the assignments there of before
Aaron Murphey, Esq a notary
public in for said County of Cayuga
witness my hand and official
seal this twelfth day of November
A.D. 1856.
Jacob R. How
Surrogate

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Locke cayuga
co N.Y. Dec 16 1856
Dr Sir 
I send you herewith enclosed evidence of the lots of military bounty land warrant N for 100 aeves Paid to Anna Fairman 120 aeves N  paid to Eleanor Ryan  
If satisfactory please save duhlieates
forward them to me if not please report 
Respectfully yours 
J. H Wethey

Hou Geo. C. Whiting 
cour of penn
Washington D.C

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CAYUGA COUNTY,
SEAL
Lost or Stolen.
ON THE 14th INST., I LOST OR HAD stolen from my Office in this place, the following Land Warrants which were duly assigned to Blank, vis:
Warrant No. 96,879 for 160 acres, issued to Anna Fairman, widow of Roswell, private in the Revolutionary War.
Warrant No. 58087 for 120 acres, issued to Eleanor Ryan, widow of Robert Ryan, private N.Y. Militia, war of 1812.
The public is cautioned against purchasing or negotiating the above Warrants, as they have been
[illegible] the General Land Office, and applications made for duplicates.
J.N. WETHEY
Lock, Cayuga County N.Y., July28.    spt8w8 [6?]
State of New York,
Cayuga County }SS:
Oscar F. Knapp of Auburn, in said
county, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is one of the Publishers of the AUBURN Weekly
Journal, a newspaper printed and published
in said county; and that the notice of Lot of Land
Warrant dated July 28,
of which the
I, EDWIN B. MARVIN, Clerk of the County of Cayuga and of the Courts of Record thereof
do hereby certify, that Horace T. Cook Esq.,
was at the time of taking the annexed affidavit, a
Justice of the Peace
in and for said
County, and duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing,
 and verily believe his signature to the foregoing Jurat is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said county, this
5th day
of December 1856
E.B. Marvin
CLERK.
Cayuga County.

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State of New York,
Cayuga County} ss:
Oscar F. Knapp of Auburn, in said
Lost or Stolen. county, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
On the 14th inst., I lost or had 
stolen from my office in this place, the following 
Land Warrants, which were duly assigned to Blank [illegible]man, That he is one of the Publishers of the Auburn Weekly
Warrant No. 9[illegible],872 for 160 acres, issued to Anna Fairman,
widow of Roswell, private in the Revolutionary
War. Journal, a newspaper printed and published
Warrant No. 58,087 for 120 acres, issued to Eleanor Ryan,
widow of Robert Ryan, private N.Y. Militia, war in said county; and that the notice of loss of land
of 1812.
The public is cautioned against purchasing or negotiating the above warrants, as they have been [illegible] in
the General Land Office, and applications made for duplicates.     J.N. Wethey. warrant dated July 28, -
Lock, Cayuga County N.Y., July 28.     spt8w6   - of which the annexed is a printed copy, was
published in said paper once in each week for seven
weeks successively, commencing on Wednesday
the [illegible]0 day of September 1856,
and that the same was published on Wednesday day
of each week thereafter for said seven weeks,
and that a printed copy of said notice was by him posted on
the outer door of the Court House in said city of Auburn, in
said county, on the   day of
185 Oscar F. Knapp
Sworn this fifth day
of December 1856, before me,}
Horace T. Cook
Justice of the Peace
Cayuga County

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General Land Office
January 5, 1857
Sir
In reply to your letter of the
16th [illegible] I have the honor to state that
there is on file in this office the affidavit
of Jos H Wethey of Cortland County New York
[illegible] forth the fact that he is the actual
owner & purchase of [illegible] and [illegible] No26372
for 160 acres issued to Anna Fairman and
No 53087 for 120 acres issued to Eleanor Ryan
and that why had been stolen from him and
although diligent search had been made they
could not be found. The affidavit above
mentioned has been noted on the record of
this office as a [illegible] to [illegible] the fine
of [illegible] on any locations that may be made
with said warrants.
I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Geo C Hesting, Esq}  your [illegible]
Court of Pensions}  Thos A Henditz
Commissioner

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Daughters of the American Revolution
Vice President General for Illinois,
MRS. FRANK W. BAHNSEN
1720 22nd St. ROCK ISLAND
State Vice Regent,
MRS. H. E. CHUBBUCK,
Grand View Drive, PEORIA
State Recording Secretary,
MRS. NEVIN C. LESCHER, GALESBURG
State Treasurer,
MRS. HENRY C. ETTINGER. 
1114 S. Second St., SPRINGFIELD
Honorary State Regent,
MRS. GEORGE A. LAWRENCE
590 N. Prairie St., GALESBURG
State Historian,
MRS. FRED BALL, CLINTON
State Consulting Registrar,
MRS. HELEN F. DAILY,
73 N. Root St., Aurora
State Corresponding Secretary,
MRS. L. I. HUTCHINS, MONMOUTH
State Librarian,
MISS EFFIE EPLER
1103 W. State St., JACKSONVILLE
State Regent,
MRS. JOHN H. HANLEY, MONMOUTH
October 4, 1919.
Dear Sir: ---
I would like to get the pension record of Samuel S. Merriam who was born about 1762 and in 1840 was living in Wells, Rutland County, Vermont.
No such claim all reg ship and attached letter. The pensioner is Samuel S. Merriman.

The pensioner is Samuel S. Merriman
Would also like the record of Roswell Fairman who in 1840
lived in Niles, Cayuga County, N. Y.
Thanking you, I am,
Respectfully yours,
Helen F Daily
OFFICE OF
THE COMMISSIONER
Oct 8 - 1919
U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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Bureau of Pensions: 
Please send to me all data found in your records concerning Roswell
Fairman, who, in 1840, was a Rev. War pensioner, living in Niles, Cayuga County, New York State.
How long after 1840 did he continue to receive the pension and for what service?
I am asking for what information you are at liberty to give and ready to send fee for any other information obtainable.
Grace Fairman Crownover
Benedict Nebraska
May 20th 1925.

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621 West 189 St.
New York,
Veterans Administration
N. Y.
621 West 189 St.
New York, N. Y.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C
Dear Sirs:-
On the Revolutionary pension roll was a Roswell Fairman, Cayuaga Co. N. Y. Private. Placed on the Pension Roll June 17, 1834 aged 68. I believe this man to be my ancestor and would appreciate any and all information you can give me about him - Date and place of birth - Date and

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place of death, service etc.
Very truly yours
Robert Furman, M. D.
Received
July 1 1936
Mail Sub-DIV.
VETS ADM
READER
26

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"Springfield Union,"
Springfield, Mass.,
May 30, 1936.
Veterans Administration,
Revolutionary War Div.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
only me
Roswell Fairman is listed as a Revolutionary War pensioner from Connecticut, with widow Anna.
Kindly give me memorandum on his service, place of residence when he last drew a pension, and if possible dates of birth and death.
With many thanks for this courtesy, I am
Yours very truly,
Charles
G. Fairman
Received
June 1 1936
Mail Sub-DIV.
VETS ADM
READER
11

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June 12, 1936
Mr. Charles G. Fairman
"Springfield Union"
Springfield, Massachusetts
Roswell Fairman
W. 645
BA-J/M.3
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Roswell Fairman who served from
Connecticut and whose wife was named Anna.
The record of Roswell or Roswill Fairman follows as found in
the papers on file in pension claim, W. 645, based upon his service
in the Revolutionary War.
Roswell Fairman was born in August, 1762 or 1763, place of birth and names of parents not given.
While residing in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, Roswell
Fairman enlisted in August, 1776, as a substitute for his older brother, Daniel Fairman, served as fifer in Captain Cady's Company, Colonel Gordon's Connecticut regiment, was at the battle of White Plains and was discharged in December after having served four months. He again enlisted in September, 1778, and served two months as private in Captain Larey's company, Colonel Carson's Connecticut regiment, stationed at Newport in General Sullivan's Expedition to Rhode Island.
The soldier resided in Killingly, Connecticut, until about 1822
when he moved to the State of New York.
Roswell Fairman was allowed pension on his application executed
July 30, 1832, while a resident of Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York.
He signed Roswill Fairman but was placed on the pension rolls as Roswell. The soldier died December 11, 1844, in Niles, Cayuga County, New York.
Roswell Fairman married April 6, 1825, in Niles, Cayuga County, New York, Anna Sanders, her date and place of birth and names of parents are not shown.

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Soldier's widow, Anna Fairman, was allowed pension on her
application executed June 25, 1853, at which time she was aged
fifty-six years and a resident of Niles, New York; was living
there in 1856 and still living there in 1859, with post office
at New Hope, Cayuga County, New York.
No reference was made in the claim to children.
In 1855, one Joseph Carver, aged thirty-seven years and a
resident of Niles, New York, stated that he had known Roswell
Fairman and his wife, Anna, since 1830. In 1856, Anna Fairman,
soldier's widow, was living in the house with one Any A. Carver
who was then aged thirty-eight years and a resident of Niles,
New York. The relationship of Joseph and Amy A. Carver to each
other or to the soldier and his wife not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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M. D. G.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
July 21, 1925.
Grace Fairman Crownover,
Benedict, Nebraska.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim W-645, it appearS that
Roswill Fairman was born in August 1762 or 1763, place
not stated.
While residing in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut
he enlisted in August 1776 and served four
months as a fifer in Captain Cady's Company, Colonel
Gordon's Connecticut and was in the battle of
White Plains.
He enlisted in September 1778 and served two months
as a private in Captain Leroy's Company, Colonel Carson's
Connecticut Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 30, 1832 while residing in Sempronius, Cayuga County,
New York. He died at Niles, Cayuga County, New York,
December 11, 1844.

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He married April 6, 1826 at Wiles, New York,
Anna Sanders. She was pensioned on her application
executed June 25, 1853 while residing at said Niles,
aged fifty-six years.
It is not stated
whether they had any children.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
K-645
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 19 __
In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of Roswill Fairman 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 this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.
STATE.

Aug. 1776 21 mos. Fifer Cady Gordon Conn.

Sept. 1778 2 mos. Pvt. Leroy Carson

Battles engaged in, White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Killingly, Windham Co., Conn
Date of application for pension, July 30, 1832 His claim was al
Residence at date of application, Sempronius, Cayuga Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, Born Aug 1765 or 1762 place not stated

Remarks: Sol. Mar. Apr. 6, 1826 at Niles, Cayuga Co. N.Y. Anna Sanders
He died at Niles N.Y. Dec. 11. 1844. She was al. pens on her ap. res., June 25, 1853, while living at Niles N.Y. aged 56 yrs. It is not stated whether they had any children
Respectfully,
In his decla. he says - 67 in Aug 1832 = b. 1765 or 11 yrs old at end.
letter he says he was about 14 yrs old at end = b. 1762 
Commissioner
6-285C

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Fairweather, Samuel GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5757
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Sept. 20, 1790
to - not shown - 
*The 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 Archive.