Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,775, Benjamin Tuttle, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
SERVICE Conn. Mass.
Little Benjamin
NUMBER _____
R 10.775
CONTENTS

In the Matter of the application of Benjamin Tattle in a petition
6862.
Mitilia
AM Bayly
Passel

I Phineas Pease of Stockbridge Co. of Berkshire State of Massachusetts of the age of the age of seventy six years do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Tuttle now of Geneva State of New York and that he enlisted in April 1775, in Captain Parrott's Company - Colonel Webb's Regiment for six months, and that he served out said term enlistment here at Roxbury I further depose say that the said Tuttle afterwards enlisted at Sheffield in this County under Captain Spurr for three months & served out the term at the north
Phineas Pease
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Stockbridge July 10 1832.
Then Personally appeared the above named deponent to me well known and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true Before me H. W. Dwight Just of Peace
And I do further certify that the said Phineas Pease is a man of Credibility H. W. Dwight Just of Peace Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss.
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Berkshire Commonwealth aforesaid do certify that Henry W. Dwight Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Berkshire & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine - In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said Court this 23 d day of July A.D. 1832 Charles Sedgwick Clerk

In matter of Benj m Tuttle.
183 Mr Benjamin Tuttle Geneva Ontario County New York July 28

State of New York Ontario County } } 1.
On this Twenty Eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Benjamin Tuttle of the Town of Seneca in the County and State aforesaid, where he resides, aged nearly Seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated; viz: That in the month of April in the year 1775 at the Town of Norfolk in Litchfield County Connecticut, where he then resided, he volunteered under Captain Titus Mather and went to Boston, and there after about twelve days service he enlisted in Captain Parrott's Company in Col. Webb's Regiment for six months. That he served out said term of six months at Cambridge, Roxbury and in the neighbourhood of Boston, that General Putnam commanded a part of the Army until General Washington arrived and took command of the Army. That he knew General Ward who was also there, that at the expiration of said term of enlistment he was discharged at Cambridge in October or November, and immediately volunteered and served at the same place and under the same officers for two weeks. That in April 1776 at said Town of Norfolk he enlisted in Captain Beekman's Company of Artillery for twelve months, and was attached to Col. Charles Purnell's Regiment of State Troops, that during said term he was marched to Albany, and thence to Lake Champlain, to Crown

point, to St. Johns, to Chamblee and there joined Colonel Burrall, thence to Forreil and there had the smallpox, was then ordered to Montreal and from thence to St. Johns, where he remained two weeks, volunteered to go to Forreil to join Sullivan, but was ordered back to St. Johns before reaching that place, was then sent to Ticonderoga and from thence to Fort Independence, where he remained until Spring and was dismissed and returned home, hav- ing served out the full term of his enlistment of Twelve Months. That during said northern campaign he was Chiefly under command of Generals Arnold and Sullivan; That in the year 1780 in the month of August at Shef- field in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he had removed to about eighteen months previous, he volunteered under Captain Spurr in Colonel Brown's Regiment and went up the Mohawk River and was sta- tioned at Fort Plank, went twice from that post to Fort Stanwix under Captain Spurr as a guard to the Boats and Cattle sent to supply the American Troops Stationed there. Colonel Brown commanded at Fort Plank, Fort Plain and on the Mohawk in that neigh- bourhood, and was killed at Stony Anabia in Octo- ber or November, was at Fort Plank when Genl. Sch- uyler passed up the river with the Troops under his command, served out three months in that campaign and was dismissed by Captain Spurr at Fort Plank in November; and that he has no documentary evidence of his services and knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his ser- vices except that of Phineas Plass, whose affi- davit is herunto annexed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the present,

and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State Benjamin Tuttle Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. in open Court
We, Selah Belding and Richard M. Bayly residing in the Town of Seneca in Ontario County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Tuttle, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be nearly seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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. in open Court
Selah Belding
Richard M. Bayly
And the said Court hereby declare their Opinion, after the in- vestigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named ap- plicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Selah Belding who has signed the preceding cer- tificate, resident in the Town of Seneca Ontario County and that Richard M. Bayly who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Town and an credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Charles Crane Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application

of Benjamin Tuttle for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this Twenty-eighth day of August A. D. 1832.
Charles Crane

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Benjamin Tuttle
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R. M. Bayly Geneva N. York
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BRIEF in the case of  Benjamin Tuttle, — Seneca,  Co. of Ontario — in the State of New York.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 Ap l "immediately, on being discharged" — 6 12 private Gen. Capt. T. Watson, Capt. Parrott Col. Webb, Gen. Putnam, Gen. Ward   April 1776 1 — 14 n do Capt. Biglow, Col. C. Burrall   August 1780 — 3 — n Genl. Arnold & Sullivan Capt. Spurr, Col. Brown  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Norfolk, Litchfield co., Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witness for the first & last terms, & Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
Rey. 10775  In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Tuttle 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. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ Apr. 1775 12 days Pvt. Titus Watson Conn.   ✓ 1775 6 1/2 mos. * Perritt Hull   • Apr. 1776 12 mos. Bigelow Charles Burrall   Aug. 1780 3 mos. Spurr Brown Mass.  
Battles engaged in, _____  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Norfolk Litchfield Co. Conn.  Date of application for pension, Aug. 28, 1832. His ch. was al.  Residence at date of application, Steele, Ontario Co. N.Y.  Age at date of application, nearly 78 yrs.
Remarks:
g. The claim was not completed as soldier was called on for testimony relating to his service, but did not furnish it.
Very respectfully,
* See Conn. Book page 83.
Commissioner.

Copy of portion of letter to R. M. Bayley, Geneva. dated Apr. 22. 1833.
--- "Benj. Tuttle alleges a service of 12 mos in an artillery company. As the records of Massachusetts would fur- nish the proof of it as the regulations require the best evidence in the power of the claimant to produce, that part of his claim could not be allowed with- out being established. " - - - - -
The original letter of which above is a part is on file in Wm Miller, N.Y. R 7228. As the 12 mos service refers to a Conn. regt over

the request for a Mass report was very ignorant. The 12 mos service can't however be proved by the printed records of Conn. but his two first tours are shown there - AD
Jan. 26. 1917

Revo: P Benjamin Suttle
New York
Act 7 June 1832
Suspended
See letter to R. H. Bayly 22 April 1833-
act 7. June '32
See let to Hon J Dickson Apr. 10 '34 cannot be found.

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin Suttle which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? It does II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? he did III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? He has V. * Has he mentioned 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? He has VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? He has VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Has IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? He has X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? It is, & is so distinguishable.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? He has not XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? He has not ✓ And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? It is XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? It does not XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? They are not ✓ XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Nos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are not
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration 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."

Fols Rev
1074 Oak st. Columbus, O.
To the U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Will you kindly send me what record you have of the Revolutionary Veteran Thomas Rogers of Virginia then living at what is now known as Burgettstown Penn. Also the record of Benjamin Tuttle from Conn. one of the minute men.
Will you do this at your earliest convenience? Thank- ing you for the trouble & hoping to hear soon I am Very Resp'y.
Jan. 13, 1917
Olive Hicks 1074 Oak st. Columbus O.

Plymouth, Ind., 504 E. Garro St., Sept. 16, 1912.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir:-
I return the letter received in response to my inquiry so that you will know more fully what I wish to find out. Benjamin Tuttle, my great-great-grand-

Father, lived in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., N.Y. in 1790, his family consisted of himself, his wife, two sons, and two daughters. The information you asked of me was just what I wished to know. My Mother is a Daughter of the American Revolution, and a member of the local chapter. Before, all that was necessary to get the military record of an ancestor, was to send his name.
It will be a very great favor if you will do this for me.
Very Respectfully, (Miss) Theodora P. Artz.

1912 Sept. 24 Hist. to Theodore P. Ritz. 1917 Jan. 26 Hist. to Oliver Hicks.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
107707
P. O.
Benjamin Tuttle
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .