Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17009, Solomon Gilbert, Continental Conn.

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SERVICE NUMBER
Continental Gilbert, Solomon       W 17009
 Conn.                      Thankful

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ham County Vermont; Thankful Haskell; their marriage was recorded in the Congregational Church of that town.
She was allowed pension on her application executed in Clinton County, New York March 5, 1839 at which time she was aged eighty years and a resident of Montreal, Canada. She died March 4, 1841. The place of her birth is not given. 
Their son Hiram was a resident of Clinton County, New York in 1839.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
[written in pencil on side]
Wid. had [illegible] Alice Chambers aged 74, wife of John both of Greenfield, Franklin Co Mass. in 1838

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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17,009
Thankful Gilbert
Widow of 
Solomon Gilbert
Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7, 1838
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 273
(Arrangement of 1870)

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1920 Nov. 19 Hist. to Geoffrey Gilbert also letter giving price of photostat copies of papers.
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1920 Dec. 13 Photos mailed to Geoffrey Gilbert AW
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Feb. 7. Hist. to E.L. Moffatt. His in Jonathan Ball, R 457
MMF [?]

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Champlain June 8th 1840
J. T. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
In conformity to advise send me from your office in relation to Thankful Gilberts application for a pension. I have sent to Wilmington Vermont where her marriage took place and find that there was no Law requiring the registry of marriages nor was it Law in Wilmington prior to the year 1797. The evidence of which I herewith enclose to you, which I hope will be satisfactory
& that her case may be decided so that the poor old lady can have a little comfort before she dies
With high consideration I am
your obt Svt
Silas Hubbell

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I Stephen P. Flagg of Wilmington in the County of Winetham & State of Vermont, depose & say that I have examined the Statute Laws of this State in relation to Marriages. And that I find no law in the Statutes Book, requiring the recording of Marriages, prior to our passces in the year 1797 And further, that I have examined the Records of said Town of Wilmington, and that I do not there find, any formal [underlined] records of Marriages which were entered until after the passing of the act aforesaid.
[signed] Stephen P. Flagg
[different handwriting] Windham County SS.
Personally appeared Stephen P. Flagg made solemn oath. That the above affidavit by him subscribed is true, so help him God.
Before me - S Shafler justice of the peace
May 19, 1840
Wilmington Vermont.

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State of New York
Clinton County ss: Thomas Hibbard being duly sworn, maketh oath and saith, that Solomon Gilbert in his lifetime drew a pension from the United States and Deponent assisted the said Solomon in drawing his said pension at different times.
[signed] Tho Hibbard
Sworn to and Subscribed
the 5th day of March 1839
Before
Henry C. Dickinson
a Judge of the Courts in and for the County of Clinton
State of New York
Clinton County SS
I Smith Mead Clerk of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that Henry C. Dickinson is a Judge of Clinton County Courts dwelling in said County duly Commissioned & qualified; that his commission is dated the Seventeenth day of July 1838 and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and official seal of said County the eighth day of March 1839
Smith Mead Clerk

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if copus are paid for leud
decla of Apr 20, 1818 = 1 paye
decla of May 31, 1820 = 2 "
affidavit of Alice Chambers = 1 paye (omit meal paye)
Affidavit of Hiram Gilbert = 1 paye (omit meal paye)
Decla of Thankful G. Mar 5, 39 = 2 "
Mar. record = 1 "
report of Comp. Treasury = 1 " 
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Date: Dec 13, 1920
Name Solomon Gilbert
No. W17009
loomi Troops, War Rev
Photographic copies wanted of 7 pieces, consisting of 9 pages.
Remarkes: unreadable
V E Wilson exr. Chief Record Div.
Serial no. 4110
TF. Demus Law clerk.