Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,976, Moses Tuttle, New York

SERVICE
New York
Little, Moses
NUMBER _____
S 23976
CONTENTS

6267 New York
Moses Tuttle
of Tully in the State of New York who was a Pr. Inf'ty Cav'ty in the Company commanded by Captain Dan of the Reg't commanded by Col Holmes in the New York line for 22 months, Private of Infantry and 4 months Private of Cavalry
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 83 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feby 1833 — and sent to Mrs. E.C. Reed No Rep't
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832 — $124.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr 1 '33 41.66 $166.66
{ Revolutionary Elam, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 16

Moses Tuttle Pension Papers
If the within papers are defective or further proof is required address
E. C. Reed Homer, Cortland Co. N.Y. at present of the House of Reps.
Washington Dec. 3. 1832
Corrected
Papers corrected & returned to Pension Office by C.W. Reed Jan. 25. 1832
adm d.

State of New York
Forthland County ss. Aaron Tuttle of the town of Southbury in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut being duly sworn says that he is nearly seventy five years of age that he is the brother of Moses Tuttle of the town of Tully County of Onondaga & State of New York that this deponent was a soldier of the revolution & well knows that his brother Moses also served in the army of the Revolution & that the said Moses enlisted into Capt. Hoyts company in Col. Webbs Regiment in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment in the month of January 1776 for the term of One year & that the said Moses served out his time & that this deponent was in the army at the same time & saw the said Moses frequently while in the service & knows that he served a full year & that he was discharged at Puckskill in the State of New York in the month of January 1777. And further this deponent says not.
Dated Home Oct. 31. 1831.
Aaron Tuttle
Subscribed & Sworn Oct. 31. 1831 before me Edward H. Reed Justice of Peace
State of New York
Callender County Clerks office ss.
I Samuel Holchkhip & Clerk of said County certify that Edward C. Reed Esq. before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date
thereof one of the Justices of the peace in said County duly commissioned and sworn, his acts therefor in that capacity are to be regarded as such. Also that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and hereby believe his name thereto subscribed to be genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of office the 28 th day of Aug. 1832
Sam. Holchkhip & Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York
Onondaga County's
On this eleventh day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Vice Chancellor of the Supreme Circuit at a Court of Chancery held for the State of New York at Onondaga in the County of Onondaga in said State being a Court of record, Moses Tuttle a resident of the Town of Etna
in the County of Onondaga and State of New York, aged 73 years last February. Who being 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and Spreads as herein Statute. — First enlistment took place while he resided at Round Hill in the County of West Chester State of New York about the month of May the day he cannot state but thinks near the first of May in the year 1778, under David Day Captain thinks his Lieutenants name was Seefeld and Colonel Holmes of the Town of Bedford commanded the Regiment enlisted for six months. Rendezvous at Bedford in said West Chester County New York, and marched to Paks Kill and soon took a conveyance by water and went to Albany and marched from thence to Lake Champlain or Lake George by land and on as it Fort Ann & Fort George crossed Lake Champlain & marched down the Lake and came unto an ambuscade of Indians & was forced to retreat & went to where the Boats in which he had crossed over were left & they were gone. Stayed there about two days and obtained Boats & returned thinks to Fort George & remained there or in that vicinity till his time expired. He was small when he first listed and had listed two or three times before but did not pass muster but this time he enlisted he had to stand on his toes in order to make out his height. This Campaign having ended he was discharged by the said Colonel Holmes and returned home. This same Holmes after

mars deside do and went to New York and joined the Enemy. His second enlistment took place in the same place as the first in Captain Hoyts Company was enlisted by Lieutenant Plunket Scufield a different man from his Old Lieutenant on or about the first of January in the year 1776. being wounded at the town of Stamford Connecticut joined Colonel Charles Mott's Regiment. Stephen Bellis was his En- sign. Isaac Kuler was orderly Sergeant. enlisted for the term of one year. went to Boston & was quartered a while at a place called Temple's farms near Bunker hill. from thence went to Cambridge from Cambridge to Roxbury. was at Dorchester heights when the British evacuated Boston. Sometime in March about a week after the evacuation of Boston he marched to Providence in Rhode Island. and thence to New Lon- don in Connecticut then took water and sailed to New York. and encamped in the City of New York or at Bulls head as it was then called was attached to Gen Putnam's brigade when the British were landing on Long Island. went on to the Island and was in the Battle and was in the last boat which left the Island & returned to his Station at the Bulls head and soon had to retreat as far as Harlem and was then forced to retreat & leave their victuals cooking went up past Kings bridge from thence to White Plains where he was in the Battle retreated to the woodlands and the British withdrew soon after the battle went to Paks Kill and remained there until till January when his term of enlistment expired & was discharged. Captain Hoyt gave him his Discharge. In the month of June or July in the year 1778 he enlisted in the town of Norwalk Connecticut in Captain Mott's Company of Cavalry and joined the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon for the term of eight months if not sooner discharged and being wounded at Norwalk & marched to a place near the place called Milford Station between White Plains & New York and from thence went to West Point and remained there until he was dis- charged and went home was discharged

after serving about half the time making about four months in this campaign afterwards about the first of May or first of June turned out in the militia for a four months tour thinks in 1779, and was stationed at Newauks in Conn under Captain Waller. Putnam commanded as Gen. cannot recollect the Colonel's name was then when Putnam rode down the steps & actually saw him come down the steps. He had regular discharge but his house was burned and all his papers were destroyed so he has no documentary evidence of his service has no record of his age his brother Aaron Tuttle has testified to a part of his service but does not know of any one who is living now that can testify to the other service. William Putnam from bridge. Nicholas Horn. Rufus Carter of the said Town of Tully an neighbour and have known him these 26 years last past. In his last campaign while under the commands of Capt. Waller aforesaid he was on guard at a place called Shurwood Mills between Hornbrook & Kings Street and the guard was attacked by the British light horse in the night and all but himself & two others were killed or driven away he was left on guard his post & did not find the guard until the next day & then at horn brook. And He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares he is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Daniel Mosely Circuit Judge
His Moses Tuttle mark

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated above in the preceding declaration —
I Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Onondaga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Moses Luth for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this _____ day of AD 1832

I Daniel T. Mosely Deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery for the 7 th Circuit, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Tuttle for a pension — In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty two — Daniel T. Mosely Deputy Clerk

In the matter of Moses Tuttle —
House of Rep s Jan y 23. 1833 —
Sir
From my personal knowledge of Moses Tuttle, & the share I had in drawing the annexed papers of his, I will endeavor to obviate the objections made to his claim in the printed circular hereto annexed — I have been personally acquainted with Moses Tuttle for the last fifteen years he is an upright-honorable man of strict veracity & has the reputation in his neighborhood among his acquaintance of having served in the army of the Revolution as he has stated in his annexed declaration — He has labored under an inflammation of the eyes for the last twelve or eighteen months which has destroyed the sight of one eye & nearly so of the other which is the reason of his name being signed by mark — I drew the affidavit of Aaron Tuttle & the same was sworn to before me — He together with James Crofoot who signed the other affidavit are both well known to me & are both men of respectable character & undoubted veracity — The papers except the Deputy Clerks certificates & Aaron Tuttle's affidavit were drawn in my office by my partner Mr. Buttsfield — They were intended to have been presented to the Onondaga Com. Pleas Court but owing to the Cholera prevailing in the neighborhood of the Court House when that court should have set the court fell through at that time & Tuttle then went before Judge Mosely at his Vice Chan

that being the next court which was held in his County Cellars Court, & made his declaration, this you will perceive made it necessary to alter the declaration in the description of the Court, & to strike out the certificate which my partner drew for the Clerk of the Common Pleas to sign. This is all the alteration the papers have undergone from the time they were drawn in my office to the time they were returned to me & by me pre- sented to the Pension Office.
Ed. C. Reed

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Moses Tuttle which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? neg II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? neg 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? neg 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? neg VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? neg VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? neg VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? neg IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? neg 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? neg

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? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no 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? Yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? no 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? no XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
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."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as 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.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

State of New York Cortland County } ss
James Crofoot of the town of Preble in the County of Cortland and State of New York became acquainted with Moses Tuttle of Tully in the County of Onondaga and State of New York about forty years ago in the town of Woodbury in the State of Connecticut and has been intimately acquainted with him ever since and lived near him the whole time. It has always been reported and understood among the neighbors & in the family and acquaintances of the said Moses and believed by all that the said Moses had served in the army of the Revolution several campaigns and that he believes that the said Moses served as mentioned in a declaration made by him and to me shown making in the whole about twenty six months and he further saith that the said Moses has at all times supported the first Standing Resolves to Character and his veracity is unimpeachable.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 9th day August 1832
Joseph Crofoot, Justice of the peace
State of New York
Cortland County Clerk's office ss.
Samuel Hotchkiss & Clerk of said County. Certify that Joseph Crofoot Esq before whom the above affidavit was sworn, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in for said County, duly Commissioned and sworn his acts therefor in that capacity are to be regarded as such. Also that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed thereto is genuine Witness my hand & seal of office August 11 1832 Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk

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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov 22 1926
Chief Rev. War Section
I have this day received from
Ms. Dorothy Whitcomb
cash No.
for $15.00, requesting
photostat copy ) as per post office addresses )
letter herewith
1926 Nov 30 photo. Mickey Finance Div noted AW
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division.
206 L
To C.C. Nov 29
FINANCE DIVISION NOV 22 1926 BUREAU OF PENSIONS

November 20, 1926
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I desire photostat copy of one page from Revolutionary War pension claim of MOSES TUTTLE, S. 23976.
(Mrs. J. F.) Dorothy Whitcomb 1001- Transportation Bldg. 17 th & H Sts. N.W., Washington, D.C.
Received payment Fifteen Cents November 20, 1926
W. C. Stokes
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

and refer to Requisition No. 11064
Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CR
Publications, 137
Please furnish work specified below.
Nov. 27 1926
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostat copy of 1 page from the Rev. War pension claim, S. 23978, Moses Tuttle
No. of copies one Shall form be kept standing? no days
For further information see A. E. Wilson Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved: A. L. Gault Chief Clerk of Bureau.
A. E. Wilson Chief of Branch or Division
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
CHECK WORK DESIRED
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E Lockwood Ag't Norfolk & Western RR 1433 Penna Ave Washington
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Little

VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA AIR LINE, 303 BROADWAY,
THOMAS PINCKNEY, General Eastern Agent. JED B. HENRY, New York Agent.
New York, Feb. 13th. 1892.
My dear Lockwood:-----
I am anxious to join "The Society of the Sons of the Revolution" and it is necessary for me to give proof that the ancestor, from whom my eligibility is derived, was actually in the Revolutionary War. His name was Moses Tuttle, born in Woodbury, Ct., Feb. 22nd. 1760, was a citizen of Tully, N. Y. and died in Tully, N. Y., Feb. 24th. 1837. He received a pension for being a soldier in the army and his tomb stone states he was a "Revolutionary Soldier". If not too much trouble, will you kindly inquire at the Pension Office, Department of Revolutionary Pensions, Washington, D. C. if there are any records on file giving the desired information or proof? Ascertain the amount of cost and what steps I should take to get the information or documents. If you will kindly do this for me, it will be highly appreciated by,
Yours sincerely,
J. B. Henry.
W. L. Lockwood Esq.

Resolution
23976 INVALID.
File No. 23976
Moses Little
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index: — Vol. 9 , Page 423
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1892 Apr 23 Sent to J. B. Murray May 12 th N.Y. May 14 th sent to Mrs. Chas. G. Alvin 1507 Locust St. Phila., Pa.
Oct. 15-1901 Edw. S. P. Henry E. Orange N.J.
1926 Nov 20. flight to Mrs. J. F. Whitecomb. NW

Rev. Mr. / Dec 1
26 Washington Street, East Orange, N. J.
Oct. 5, 1901
Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: Please give me a statement of the military history of Moses Tuttle, a soldier of the Revolution, who I believe enlisted from New York State in May 1775, and whose application for a pension was filed Sept. 11, 1832, at your earliest convenience. Yours very truly Edward J. Henry.

Phila - Pa.
1507. Locust Street.
April 28 th / 1894.
Department of the Interior,
Mr. Lockwood, Commissioner,
Dear Sir,
I desire this information for genealogical purposes only.
Yours truly,
Mary S. O'Brien.

4 Phil a Pa. I
1507, Locust Street.
28 th March. 1894
Gen B. Ramm, Dear Sir,
Please give me a Statement of the Military History of Moses Tuttle (?) A soldier of the Revolutionary War.
Believe me,
Yours respectfully,
Mary J. Oliver.
(Mrs Charles A. Oliver) 1507. Locust Street.
Phil a Pa.

O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
F. S.
Washington, D. C.
Apr. 6
189
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Respectfully returned to
Mrs. Charles A. Oliver,
1507 Locust St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
with the information that the courtesy of furnishing the military history of Revolutionary soldiers is extended by this Bureau when the same is desired by descendants for historical and genealogical purposes only, and then only when the soldier or his widow applied for pension, their papers being the principal source from which data is collected for a report. The history of not more than two soldiers can be furnished to each applicant because of the large number of such requests and the time and labor it is necessary to expend upon each report.
For purposes of identification the soldier's full name should be furnished, his place of residence before and after service (town, county, and State if possible), and the christian name of his widow if one survived him.
Please return all papers with your reply.
Jno Lockhorn
Commissioner.