Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10973, Rufus Farnam, Conn. Navy

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(3-1776)
[left side: SERVICE]         [right side: NUMBER]  
[illegible - faint]  Farnam, Rufus    W.10973.
[illegible - faint]  or Farnum      B.L.Wt.26181-160-55
[illegible - faint]  or Farnham, Priscella

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37425 Massachusetts
Rufus Farnum
Farnam
of Hanover in the State of Mass who was a pri &Seam in the Compy commanded by Captain Towbridge of the Regt commanded by Col. Huntinton in the Conn. [crossed out:  Mass] line for
12 months pri Navy
10 months Seaman

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 80  Dollars __ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued on the 24th day of ay 1834, and Sent to Benjamin Cowell Esq. [Providenu???]
 Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834 - $240
Semi-ant. allowance ending 11 Sep " [1834] . . 40
$280
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by George Taylor, Clerk,
book E, vol. 2 , page 26

[The page to the right of the document is blank with the exception of the following]:
[top of page]
June 24, 1864.
Third Auditor -
[faint: "64"]
[faint: illegible name]

[Written sideways at bottom: Reg 3 of m 55 - no. 61924]

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth [? L]
On this seventeenth day of February, AD 1834, personally appeared in the open Court being the Court of Probate within a for said County and a Court of Record Rufus Farnum aged 67 years resident in the town of Hannover in said County who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 [illegible].  He entered the War of the Revolution and served as herein stated. In answer to the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, he answers and says
to 1st - He was born at  Hampton in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut March 9th 1766
2nd - His [crossed out: lived in Killingly in said] birth in the Family Bible
3rd He lived in Killingly in said State of Connecticut when he was first called into service. Since the

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the War he has lived in Providence two years and from there he removed to Boston where he resided 40 years.  he now lives in said Hannover.
4. He was taken as a waiter to his father who was an officer.
5. He has served under Col. Huntington Capt Trowbridge of the Army & under Commodore Abraham Whipple of the Navy.
6. He never received any written discharge.
7. Zebediah Farnam deposition is here in Court produced, and
And this applicant further saith that in the year 1776 when he was about ten years of age his father enlisted him as a private, but he acted as Waiter in the Company of Captain Trowbridge and in the Regiment of Col. Huntington of the

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continental army of the Connecticut Line. In this service he was enlisted for 2 years and twelve months. He was first stationed at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, but marched from there to the [? - Westwards].
And this applicant further saith that in the month of July 1778, he went to Boston and entered on board the Frigate Providence there laying Boston harbour, a vessel of War in the service of the United States & under the Command of Abraham Whipple Commander. He entered on board said Frigate as Powder Monkey, said Frigate lay in Boston Harbour all the winter following and in the Spring of 1779 sailed on a cruise in Company with the Qeene of France & [? - Rangse]. We went on this cruise four months & during this time we took ten sails of the Jamaican Fleet off the banks of New Foundland out of 175 sails of which said fleet consisted of Merchant Vessels. We then returned to Boston where we arrived about the  last of

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August 1779.  Said Rufus declares that he served one year in the army  & one year in the Navy in manner aforesaid, for which he [crossed out: to] claims a pension under the act aforesaid. He has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know any living relatives except his brother Zebediah Farnum who was with him in Col. Huntingtons regiment & whose [? -declaration] is here [illegible].
He hereby relinquishes any claim that was to a Pension except the foresaid & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Rufus Farnam
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court. February 17.1834
witness
Jacob H. Loud  Clerk
Register of Probate

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61.924 Act March 3/55
April 12 /55
Rufus Farnam
Seaman
U.S. Ship "Providence"
Commodore Whipple 
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Ent
Dis
1775 U.S.
Navy
Revolutionary War
Pensioner
Snap June 32-2742
AW:160Acr  May 17/56
[illegible]
Mackie V Cushman,
88 Union St
New Bedford
Mass
cir: Mackie Cushman Oct. 11/55
let: "             "               "       "  "
Vol F. page 4

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61.924
Rufus Farnum
Rev. pensioner
Ach March 3rd 1855
160 acres

Address
Mackie V Cushman
88 Union St.
New Bedford
Mass

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Claim for Bounty Land
under Act March 3rd 1855
------------------------

State of Massachusetts)
County of Bristol          }   ss.

On this fifth day of April A.D. one thousand eight - hundred & fifty-five, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within & for said County & State - Rufus Farnham aged eighty-nine years, a resident of Hanover in said State - who being duly sworn accor-ding to law on oath declares that he is the identical Rufus Farnham who was seaman on board the U.S>> Ship Providence, under the  command of Commodore Whipple in the Revolutionary War that he shipped about the year A. D. seventeen hundred & seventy-five and was in actual service in said war for the term of about twenty months, and was hon-orably discharged at Boston   on the ex-piration of said term.  He further declares that he is a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and that his certificate was issued from the Pension Office on the twenty fourth day of May ___________ A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty-four to which he refers for further proof of his said service. Said certificate - numbered 27.425.
He further declares that he makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the provisions of the Act of March 3rd 1855.  He further declares that he has never applied for nor received any bounty land under this on any other Act of Congress

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Messers Mackie & Cushman 88 Union St. New Bedford, Mass are herby authorized to prose-cute this my claim and to receive from the Commissioner of Pensions the certificate of war and to which I may be entitled thereupon.  He further states that the name in said certificate for a pension is erroneously spelt "Farnum" 
Rufus Farnam [Signature]

We James D Thompson & Charles D Stickney both of New Bedford in said County and State residents therein, on oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Rufus Farnham in our presence and from the appearance statements of the applicant we believe him to be the iden-tical person he represents himself to be.
James D Thompson [Signature]
C. D. Stickney [Signature]

The foregoing declaration & affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first about written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credi-ble persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
A.S. Cushman [Signature]
Justice of the Peace

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State of Massachusetts}
County of Bristol           } ss.

I James Sproat Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that Austin S. Cushman before whom the foregoing declaration & affidavit were made was as the date thereof an voting Justice of the Peace within & for said County & State duly commissioned & qualified and that his signature on the preceding page is genuine.

Given under my hand & the seal of said Court this seventh day of April A.D. 1855
James Sproat [Signature]

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Increase  No 7.198
Massachusetts (Boston
Priscilla Farnum
widow of Rufus Farnum
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 
4th day of March, 1848[crossed out]
27 July 1868 Ded payts made [illegible]
Certificate of Pension issued the 
12th day of March 1869 
and sent to AS Cushman
New Bedford
Mass

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3rd 1853 Page 11 Vol 26 
& July 27.68 
J N Lomis

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County ss

On the sixteenth day of March in the year AD 1864 per sonally appeared before the Probate Court, a court of Record within and for said County of Bristol, Mrs. Priscilla Farnum a resident of New Bedford in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, who being first sworn [crossed out] duly sworn according to law doth on her oath in open court, make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836; That she is the widow of Rufus Farnum, late of Hanover in the County of Plymouth, State of Mas-sachusetts, who was a private and seaman in the war of the Revolution, and was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum and the refers to his declaration & proof on file in the Department.

She further declares that she was married to the said Rufus Farnum on the Fifteenth day of June in the year 1815; that her husband, the said Rufus Farnum died on the Twenty fourth day of September in the year 1863; and that she

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has remained a widow {illegible] since that period as will appear by the proof hereto annexed

Priscilla Farnum [Signature]

Subscribed & Sworn to by the said Priscilla Farnum in open court.

The testimony whereof & hereto set any court and affix the seal of said Probate Court this Sixteenth Day of March 1866

Edmund H Bennett [Signature]
Judge of the Probate Court

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I James D Thompson of New Bedford in the County of Bristol aged fifty six years on oath before and say that I was well acquainted with Rufus Farnum of Hanover in the County of Plymouth state of Massachusetts and his wife Priscilla Farnum.  He was my father in law.  He died on the twenty fourth day of September in the year A.D. 1863; and was buried from my house in New Bedford - His widow Pricilla Farnum has not since married, but has continued his widow ever since.  She has ever since resided with me - my wife is her daughter

James D Thompson [Signature]


Bristol, ss   March 16th 1864

There personally appeared the above named James D Thompson, who is well known to me and is a credible witness & made out to the truth of the above of [illegible] by his subscribe by me Oliver Prescott Justice of the Peace

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Revolution
Connecticut
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10.973
Priscilla Farnum
Wid of
Rufus Farnum
Prvt Rev War

Act:  July 27th 1868
Index:--Vol. A, Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870]

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Rufus Farnum
29.913

Benj Cowell Esq
Providence

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I Zebediah Farnum of the City of Providence in the State of Rhode Island being now in the 69 year of age on oath do testify and say that in January AD 1776 I was enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Trowbridge & in Col Jedediah Huntingden regiment of Cont-iental Troops of the Connecticut Line for one year & I served until my time expired [illegible] service a pensioner under the Act of Congress of 
under the act of congress [crossed out] of March 18th 1818 - And I further testify and say that my brother Rufus Farnum was an enlisted soldier in said Commpany & served as a waiter to my father durith  all that time - We were first stationed at Roxbury & from there marched to the State of New York through Rhode

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Island & Connecticut to my certain know-edge said Rufus served out this years and was honorably discharged My father was first Lieutenant in said Company and my brother was enlisted as a private and served as his waiter-

And I further testify that my brother Rufus in 1778  entered on board the Frigate Providence lying in Boston under the Command of Abraham Whipple Esq.  My father was first Lieutenant of Marines on board.  My brother was entered as his waiter but acted as Powder Man key, this fact I well remember.  I was not with them but I know my brother which ^was almost in said service on board said

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one year or there abouts before he returned This fact also is in my perfect recollection I have no doubt my brother served as he has stated in the annexed declaration
Zeb L Farnam [signature]

Rhode Island District / ss
In providence Jany 21 1834 sworn to before me and I further certify said [illegible] is a credible witness and his statement entitled to credit
John Pitman [signature]
District Judge M. J.
for Rhode Island District

I certify the above is the true signature of John Pitman Judge of the District Court of the United States within of the R I District
In testimony where of I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 21 day of January 1834
Benjamin Cowell [signature]
Clerk of said court

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And the said Court do hereby their opinion after investigation of the matter & after putting the Inte-rogatives prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Sol-dier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Zebediah Farnum is a credible witness and his statement entitled to credit
Wilson Wood [signature] J Probate

I Jacob H Loud clerk of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Rufus Far- ham for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 17th day of February in the Year of Our Lord one thous-and eight hundred thirty four.
Jacob H Loud [signature]
Register

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[five cent George Washington postage stamp in upper left corner]

I Mary Ann Collins of Brooklyn in the State of New York, aged sixty nine years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Rufus Farnum late of Hanover in the State of Massachusetts deceased, and Priscilla his wife.  Her name before her marriage to said Farnum was Priscilla Longby.  They were married in Providence in the State of Rhode Island on the fifteenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred & fifteen.  I was present at the marriage
Mary Ann Collins. [signature]

State of New York

State of New-York,}
COUNTY OF KINGS,} SS.

I, JOHN N STEARNS, CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS, and CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT, OF THE STATE OF NEW YOR, is and for said County, (said Court being a Court of Record,) do hereby Certify that J Q Adams [signature] before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of the takin the same, a 
Commissioner of Deeds [crossed out]
Justice of the Peace, in and for the City of Brooklyn, in said County, dwelling in said City, commissioned [crossed out]
^elected, and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such 
Commissioner [crossed out]
^Justice and verily believe the signature to said de-position is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County and Court, this 1st day of 
March [crossed out]
April, 1864

J. N. Stearns [signature] Clerk

[5 sent postage stamp of George Washington next to the certification]

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[five cent stamp in upper left corner with a picture of George Washington]

I Mary Ann Collins of Brooklyn in the State of New York, aged sixty nine years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Rufus Farnum late of Hanover in the State of Massachusetts deceased, and Priscilla his wife.  Her name before her marriage to said Farnum was Priscilla Longby.  They were married in Providence in the State of Rhode Island on the Fifteenth day of June in the year Eighteen Hundred & fifteen.  I was present at the marriage
Mary Ann Collins [signature]

State of New York
Kings County April 1st, 1864
Then personally appeared the above named Mary Ann Collins who is well known to me, and who is a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed be for me
J Q Adams [signature]
Justice of the Peace

[5 cent stamp on lower left corner of certification with a picture of George Washington]

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I James D Thompson of New Bedford in the County of Bristol aged fifty six years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Rufus Farnum late of Hanover deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and Priscilla Farnum his wife-  I have know them for twenty one years last past.  They lived together as husband and wife; and were always regarded in the Community as husband and wife.  They had one child a daughter who is now my wife - 
James D Thompson [signature]
______________

Bristol County, June 18 1864
There the above named James D Thompson who is known to me, and is a credible witness made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed
Before me
Oliver Prescott [signature]
Justice of the Peace

[5 cent stamp of George Washington upside down on lower left corner]

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I, Seth Barker of Hanover, in the County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts aged sixty five years, on oath depose and say, that I was well acquainted with Rufus Farnum late of said Hanover, deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and Priscilla Farnum, his wife.  I have known them for forty years last past.  I was their near neighbour.  They were said to have been married in Providence Rhode Island. I was not present at the marriage but from the time the marriage was said to have taken, I are, they always lived together as husband and wife, and were always so regarded in the community.  They had one child, a daughter, who is the wife of James D Thompson of New Bedford
Seth Barker [signature]

Bristol County ss  June 18th 1864
Then the above named Seth Barker who is known to me and is a credible witness made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed

Before Me
Oliver Prescott [signature]
Justice of the Peace

[5 cent stamp of George Washington in lower left corner of certification]

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

I, SIMEON BORDEN, clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for the County of Bristol, the same being the highest Court of record in the said Commonwealth, do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of Oliver Prescott Esq. and that his genuine signature is subscribed to the annexed affidavit, that at the date of said affidavit he was an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority to administer oaths and affirmations, and that full faith and credit are due to his official certificates.

Witness my signature, and seal of said court, this Eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty- four

Simeon Borden [signature]
Clerk.

[Seal with ribbons in lower left corner of certification.]

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Increase                   7198
Brief in the Case of Priscilla Farnum Widow of Rufus.
Private Rev War.  New Bedford
Bristol County and State of Massachusetts Boston
Act 2 Feb 3 1853
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Claim for New Pension Certificate, Inc Act July 27 1868
Proof Exhibited,
Pensioner - One of Mass. on $80 per annum
Cert returned
Personal Identity shown

Admitted March 8, 1869 to a pension at $96 for annum to commence July 27, 1868 deducting Day & since

W E Trask[signature]
Examining Clerk

Name and resident of Agent.
A S Cashman
New Bedford 
Mass.

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Bounty Land, "March 3/55" No 61924

New Bedford October 6/50
Henry J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions

Dr Sir

Your communication of the 4th with has come to hand informing us that the claim of Rufus Farnham under Act March 3/55 No 61924 has been examined & sus-pended & that the revolutionary service of the ap-plicant does not appear of record in the Pension Office & that upon "Record Evidence" of such service the claim will be favorably considered.
the applicant deposes ^in his application
to a term of twenty months service and has received a pension for such service certificate No 27425 issued May 24th 1834 produced in a Court of Record [underlined] & we would suggest - that upon further examination such will be found to be the fact and consequently will come within the purview of the 3rd section of the Act March 3/55  We should be happy to be informed what constric-tion the Department places upon the term "Record Evi-dence" if evidence[crossed out]
in this case there is not record evi-dence on file.
With respect
Your obed servt
Mackie & Cushman

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26181

Web Casy

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[Vertical Writing]
61924
Rufus Farnham
Mass June 32-27425
Boynton

[written across vertical writing]

No 61924 - Suspended  Official Business
Act Mar 3/55

Hon. J Minot
Com. of Pensions
Washington
DC

[postmark stamp on left side - New Bedford Mass Oct 8]

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[Vertical Writing]
No 61924 - Suspended Official Business
Act Mar 3/55

Hon. J Minot
Com. of Pensions
Washington
DC

[postmark stamp on left side - New Bedford Mass Oct 8]

[written across vertical writing]

61924
Rufus Farnham
Mass June 32-27425
Boynton

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ACT OF JY 14, 1862
Priscilla nnum
Bristol Co Mass Wid of
Rufus Farnum
Pension ffice,
___186,
Respectfully referr to the Adjutant
General, for official  idence of service
and death

Joseph H Barrett
Commisioner.

Revolutionary

[document was folded and eliminated part of the writing]

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7198
Massachusetts
_______
Priscilla Farnum,
widow of
Rufus Farnum,
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
___________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of Eighty dollar -----------------------
cents per annum, to commence on 
the 3d February, 1863 [crossed out]
25 Sept 1863
_________
Certificate of Pension issued
seventh day of July, 1864
and sent to
Oliver Prescott,
New Bedford, 
Mass
_____________
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 11 Vol. 5

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Payment to be made at
Boston, Mass, by
J O Barnes, Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the 
Agency of


Payable on the 4th September and 4th 
March

recorded in the Pension Office on the 
Roll of Pensioners under act February
3d, 1853, Page 11 Vol. 5
N.D. Larner [Signature]
Clerk.

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7198
_______
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
_______
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of
February 3, 1853,
Priscilla Farnum
widow of Rufus Farnum
who was a Private in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Eighty [underlined]
dollars and       cents per annum, commencing on the
3d of February, 1853[crossed out]
25th of September, 1863. 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 Seventh day of July
one thousand eight hundred and Sixty four
J. P. Usher [signature]
Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and countersigned,
Joseph H. Barrett [signature]
Commissioner of Pensions.

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Comptrollers Office
April 3rd 1834

I Elisha Phelps Comptroller of Public
Accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify
that it appears by the books of the Pay Table
that a regiment commanded by Jedediah
Huntington was raised January 1776, and to
serve one year. In an account of the expences
of this regiment, the wages of Capt. C. Trowbridge
while a prisoner, are charged to the United
States. No roll of this regiment, or of Capt.
Trowbridge's company have been found, or
any evidence showing the duration of their
service.
E. Phelps[signature]

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Providence May 16 1834
Sir
I herewith return the papers in the claim of
Rufus Farnam with further testimony of his services in the Navy as stated in his declaration
with regard to his services in Col Huntingdons Regiment
The fact is, that he was waiter to his father who
was an office & therefore his name was not on the
Roll at least at times when the roll was called
This may account for the fact why his name is
not found on the Roll at the pension
office in the War Department It is also probable that
his father when he enlisted him, intended to have
him as his waiter indeed he was too young for
any other purpose. His brothers testimony is explicit as to his services & is amply
corroborated by the
deposition of Turpin Smith as to his services on
board the Navy. His brother is well known
to the Hon Tristum  Burges, as I understand and
to him I refer you for his character for

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truth and veracity - He lived a next door
neighbor to Mr Burges for many years--
In your letter of 24 March you said application
must be made to E.D. Bangs Esq Secy of Massachus-sett for evidence. As the Frigate Providence [underlined]
was an U.S. Frigate built in Rhode Island
and as his offices were all principally from this
State and great portion of his men as further
the only fitted from Boston as the enemy were
in possession of Newport & had the command
of said Bay. I did not write for that purpose
& have understood there was no ^documentary evidence re-
lating to her services in Boston - Nor is there any
here in this State
I hope the evidence will be satisfactory to you of
all his service & if not for all for a part, but
of this you must judge --
Mr Turpin Smith
whose deposition is herewith sent is well known to
me & he is a very resputable man
---
I am respectfully yours
J.L. Edwards Esq
Benja Cowell

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I Turpin Smith of Providence in the State of
Rhode Island being now 83 years of age on oath
do testify & say that I was formerly a masters
mate on board the Frigate Providence under
the command Abraham Whipple in years 1778 & 1779 & During the Cruise we took a part of the Jamaican fleet off the banks of Newfound-land.  Said Frigate sailed from Boston to go on said cruise & had lain in Boston Harbor some months before we sailed with the crew on board - And I tho said Turpin do further testify & say that I well remember an active boy or lad on board said Frigate during said Cruise by the name of Rufus Farnum of about 14 or 15 years of age or near as I can remember. His father was first Lieutenant of Marines  a Williams Jones Esq late [illegible] Island now deceased was Captain

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of Marines & one William Waterman was
2nd Lieutenant - The said Rufus, except in times
of action was, or acted as waiter to his father
the mess being allowed a waiter, In times
of battle said Rufus was always called
to
quarters & had his particuler Gun to supply
with cartridges which duty he always had
to perform. I remember said Rufus
from
one circumstance in particular & that is
on account
of his activity in running to
the rigging of the vessel. He was very active &
nimble in this respect. I do not remem-
ber exactly
how long said Rufus was on
board said Frigate at that time but
from my best recollection I should a think
it as much as ten months or more in-
cluding the time we lay in the harbor &
to the end of the course in 1779
Attest
Joseph Hodges

Turpin X
Smith
his mark

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Providence Ss.  In Providence this Fifth day of April 1834-
Sworn and subscribed to before me by his mark he being blind and I further Certify that the said Truman Smith is a credible person
Joseph Hodges[signature]
Jus Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence ss 

I Dexter Randall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Providence in said State, being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Joseph Hodges before whom the aforegoing affidavit  was sworn was at the time, a Justice of the peace within & for the City of Providence in said State - that he is by law authorised to administer oaths and take depositions. and that the signature to the aforegoing certificate purporting to be his is the proper hand writing of the said Joseph Hodges
In Witness whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal
of said Court at Providence this
Sixteenth day of May AD 1834
Dexter Randall [signature] Clerk

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No. _______
Declaration for Increase of Pension
Under Sec. 13, Act of July 27, 1868
Priscilla Farnum




A. S. Cushman
Attorney,
New Bedford, 
Mass.

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N  Sold by HENRY J. HALLGREEN, Law Stationer, 14 Exchange Street, Boston.

DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION
Under Section 13, Act of July 27, 1868

State of Massachusetts }
County of Bristol       } ss. Public Court of New Bedford
On this sixth day of February A.D. 1869, personally appeared before me F. L. Porter Clerk of  said court within and for the State and County aforesaid, Priscilla Farnum aged Eighty Two years, a resident of New Bedford in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sworn, according to law, declares that she is the identical Priscilla Farnum to whom was granted pension certificate, No. 7198 payable at Boston, Mass, Agency at the rate of Eighty dollars per month [crossed out] annum, issued under the act of February 3rd, 1853 that she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension to which she is entitled under the 13th section of the act of July 27, 1868
Post-office address, New Bedford 
Signature of Applicant, Priscilla Farnam [signature]

Applicant hereby appoints Austin S. Cushman of New Bedford her attorney to prosecute this claim, and to receive the certificate which may be issued therefor.

Also personally appeared James D. Thompson a resident of New Bedford and Louise R Thompson a resident of New Bedford persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Priscilla Farnum sign her name to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear, that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant, and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and they further state that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Witness, James D Thompson [signature]
Witness, Louise R Thompson [signature]

Subscribed and sworn to before me this sixth day of February A. D. 1869; and I do hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. 

Witness my hand and the seal of said Court
F. L. Porter  [signature] Clerk of the Public Court of New Bedford

(Signature of Judge or other officer.)

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7198
WAR OF 1861. [crossed out] THE REVOLUTION.

Brief in the case of Priscilla Farnum , widow of Rufus Farnum a Private of the revolution

Bristol County, and State of Massachusetts
Act of July 14, 1862 [crossed out] 3rd Feb 1853. 2nd Section
Post Office address of Applicant, New Bedford.
Claim for widows pension.
Declaration and Identification in due Form.

PROOF EXHIBITED.

Husband of the claimant was a pensioner under the Act of June 7,th 1832 at the rate of $80. for annum, as appears by the records in this office; and he died on the 24th of September 1863 as appears by the testimony of credible witnesses - Marriage of the claimant to the soldier in the year 1815. is proven by the testimony of one witness present at the evening and by the tes- timony of several witnesses as to general re -putation for many years.  Continued widow hood proved by the same witnesses.

Admitted July 2nd, 1864 to a pension of $80 per
per month [crossed out] ^ annum, commencing September 25th, 1863

Name and Residence of Agent
Oliver Prescott, Esq.
New Bedford, Mass

L. M. Drury[signature]
Examining Clerk.

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Treasury Department,
Third Auditor's Office,
June 29 1864

Sir 

In reply to your inquiry I have to state that the pension of Rufus Farnum, Act of June 1832, Massachusetts Agency, has been paid up to 4 Sept. 1862.

Yours Respectfully
James [Illegible]
R. J. Morrison
Auditors

Joseph H. Barrett Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

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New Bedford
June 20 1864
Hon Joseph H. Barrett
Commission of Pensions
Sir:
I enclose the application of Mrs. Priscilla Farnham for a pension. I am her acting attorney and any communication in relation to the matter may be sent to me.
My address is
Oliver Prescott
New Bedford, Mass
Respectfully yours 
O. Prescott