Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,774, Abijah Tuttle, New York

SERVICE
New York
Little Abijah
NUMBER _____
R. 10.774
CONTENTS

No. 14570
Abijah Tuttle
Onondaga Co. N. York
George Lawrence. Regent
Post Master
Canillus
N.Y. -

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 subjjoined 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. These 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 Abijah Tuttle Onondaga Co. N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. 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.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1776 4 Private Ephraim Woodworth Capt. J. M. Varny Col. De Witt Cuyler Maj. M. C. Cuyler Hillsdale Saratoga Marias Saratoga 73. Saratoga Fractinary   Enlisted 1777. 10 Capt. J. M. Varny Col. De Witt Cuyler Albany 60 N.Y. St Edward   Sub. 1778 for 2 years 3 Private Capt. J. M. Varny Col. De Witt Cuyler Richm d Saratoga   Vol. 1781 over 2 Capt. J. M. Varny Capt. J. M. Varny Capt. J. M. Varny Capt. J. M. Varny Capt. J. M. Varny Capt. J. M. Varny Capt. J. M. Varny Col. De Witt Cuyler Maj. M. C. Cuyler Col. De Witt Cuyler Maj. M. C. Cuyler Col. De Witt Cuyler Maj. M. C. Cuyler Col. De Witt Cuyler Albany Richm d Saratoga Marias Saratoga Albany Richm d  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 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) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the 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 of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &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 and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &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 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

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 the 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 traditional 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 subject.
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 follow 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 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 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.
[j] 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 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.
[k] 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 in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

14-570 Abijah Tuttle of the Town of Camillus County of Onondaga State of New York
Pension papers
Groove Laurens Agent Post Master Camillus N.Y.-

State of New York
Onondaga County ss
On this 25 th day of September 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Chancery of the State of New York sitting at  Onondaga  Albany  Abijah Smith a resident of the town of Camillus County of Onondaga & State of New York aged aged seventy years then, on the eleventh day of February last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7: 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. - That he was drafted in the forfeiture of June 1776 his Captain's name was Ephraim Woodworth & the names of the Lieutenants & ensign are not now recollected Colonel Dickinson commanded the Regiment from which he was drafted but there was no officer above the rank of Captain at the place where this deponent served for the most part of the time that he served during this draft. - Major McKinstry commanded a short time; this deponent then resided when he entered the service of the United States at the town of Stillwater in the County of Saratoga & State of New York. this deponent joined his Company at Fort Edward in the State of New York & was then stationed to keep garrison & served for the term of four months & was discharged but no discharge was given except a verbal discharge from the Captain of the whole Company on the day their term of service expired there was no battle fought near that place during the time. -
This deponent afterwards & about the first of January 1777 entered in the service of the United States under Captain John Nance & Colonel Harmann Schuyler there was no Lieutenant or ensign. - The Company was raised for ten months service & arms furnished & stores & the Company were ordered to work building & repairing barracks near the residence of General
Capt Nance

Schuyler in Saratoga in the State of New York & near the Hudson river & continued at work at the barracks till the latter part of April & the Company were then ordered to move boating provisions & baggage from Stillwater to Saratoga Village above the barracks and landing them at McErl's landing & continued at that work till the American army retreats before General Burgoyne & the Company were then engaged in removing the baggage of the army of General Arnold & General Schuyler & this deponent & the whole of Captain Varny's Company was engaged with the boats till the battles were fought between the American troops & General Burgoyne & at the second engagement between Burgoyne & the American troops, this deponent & the Company under Captain Varny were on their passage down the Hudson River going to Albany with property for the government. & this deponent did not see the engagements, the boats were left at Albany & the Company moved back & about the first of November the Company were discharged their term of seven having expired for which they enlisted. There was no written discharge given. — This deponent returned to Saratoga before the surrender of General Burgoyne & was on a scouting party at the time of the surrender & returned to camp shortly after the surrender was made. — This deponent continued with Captain Varny's Company till the first of November 1777 & was discharged at Albany by Captain Varny our time of enlistment having expired & returned home to the town of Newcomb in the State of New York my parents had moved from Stillwater on the approach of Burgoyne's army to Newcomb. — This deponent again entered the army of the United States in the month of September 1778 & this deponent cannot now give the names of his officers he was with them but

Three months & they were strangers to the deponent. When he joined his company & the deponent did not see them again after he was discharged. The deponent served with his company at the time for three months. - & joined his company in Richmond as a substitute for one David Williams who had been drafted by lot. - we moved from Richmond to Great Barrington & from there to Clonmel in the County of Columbia & from there to Albany where the company were stationed till the deponent was discharged. The company were ordered to Fort George but the orders were countermanded at Albany & the company kept Garrison there till discharged. There was no written discharge given to the company at that time. The deponent during the three months was orderly sergeant. The deponent thinks his Captain's name was Williams but the deponent has become old & infirm & memory broken & cannot recollect names as well as he can the services which he performed & the places he moved through.
This deponent again entered the army under Captain Ephraim Woodworth as a volunteer in the month of July 1781. - There was no lieutenant or ensign that went they stayed at home or were under Major McKinstry at Fort Edward. - This deponent joined the company at Still water & moved to Fort Edward & was there over two months keeping garrison & was discharged but no written discharge was given. - This deponent was out on alarms at different times during four seasons while not permanently engaged in the army amounting in all to more than three months in each year. - the deponent cannot give the different times but in part. - The deponent was at Patsburg under Captain Woodworth appointed & Major Mitchell on alarm at the time the Indians & Tories burned Patsburg in the State of New York was out there about two

weeks & returned home. - This deponent was in scouting parties that kept him from home more than one half the time during the summer season when not engaged prominently in the army. Still water being on the frontier the inhabitants were much harassed & the soldiers liable to be called out for a few weeks & a few days at a time & this deponent thinks that he spent over one year in the service over and above the several times above mentioned where he has given the length of time he entered the service for & served as above stated. - he was out under Captain Woodworth sometimes under Lieutenant Rogers sometimes under Ensign Wright & Sergeant Hysted & sometimes in a party commanded by myself as a sergeant. - we were out in search for Indians & Doers that annoyed the frontier & had several skirmishes with them in the woods. - - -
This deponent was born in Cortland Manor in the town of Salina in the State of New York the 11 th day of February 1759 as he has been informed & believe to be true - This deponent has seen the record of his birth in a family bible owned by his father when this deponent was quite small but who had the bible after the death of this deponent's father this deponent does not know
This deponent moved from Stillwater after the close of the war to Whitesboro in Onondaga County & there four years ago last spring he moved to the town of Camillus County of Onondaga where he has since resided & now resides. - This deponent has no documentary evidence & knows of no person living that can testify as to his services. - This deponent gives the following names of persons who resided in the neighborhood near this deponent in Whites town aforesaid & can testify as to this deponent's

Character & true belief of the deponents seems as a soldier of the Revolution Honorable Truman Enoy Judge of the Court of Oyer & terminer Revere James Ellis of Hampton Village John Towns and Silas Carpenter John Munroe & Leffert Fox Esq & in Camillus against Doctor Daniel S. Jones David P. Winton Esq William Reed Esq David Munroe Esq Doctor Isaac Mason Elder Nathan Hopkins. — he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state. —
Sworn to the day and Abijah Little Little year aforesaid mark
Daniel Mosely Conceded Judge I See Char. etc.
We Benjamin Rider a clergyman residing in town of Van Buren County of Onondaga & State of New York & Daniel S. Jones residing in the town of Camillus County & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abijah Little who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age. That he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. —
Sworn & submitted the 25 th day of September 1832
Benjamin Rider Daniel S. Jones
Daniel Mosely Conceded Judge

And the said Courts do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served in her state - and the Courts further certify that it appears to them that Benjamin Rider who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Van Buren and that Daniel T. Jones who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Camillus and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel Moseley Vice Chancellor
I Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the Seventh Circuit for the state of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Courts in the matter of the application of Abijah Tuttle for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23 rd day of September one thousand eight hundred & ninety two Daniel T. Moseley

I Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk do certify that the foregoing proceedings were are authenticated by me accor- ding to the requirements of the pension office this 3 rd day of June 1833
Daniel T. Moseley Deputy Clerk

for J. Edwards Esq. Clerk of Pensions Washington City

Col. Edwards Esq. Sir
Enclosed I sent you an supplemental affidavit of Abigail Tuttle who is an applicant for a pension - his papers are all made out in conformity with the act of 1831 granting pensions to Revolutionary soldiers If there be that is entitled to the benefit of the above law it is this man & no person is more deserving - (You will send you returns to me at Baldwinsville Onondaga County New York) I remain yr obed Servt
Abigail Tuttle
Baldwinsville Onondaga County NY Nov 28 th 1834

New York Revo: ..
Abijah Tuttle Suspended
Let. Groove Lawrence 24..
Sept. 33
Act. Elias Baldwin
January 28. 35
to Rev. W. Taylor 19, Apr. 36.
10774
Act. 7 June '32

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
10,774.
P. O. Hijah Tuttle
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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E. Tuttle Babbsville Snow. Co NY

State of New York Onondaga County, ss
Abijah Little of the town of Camillus county and State aforesaid personally appeared before the undersigned Daniel T Jones a Commissioner of Dues in & for the said county & State aforesaid and who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose & say; that he is the identical Abijah Little who has heretofore made application for a Pension & took the oath & made his declaration in the court of Chancery of the aforesaid State before the Vice Chancellor of said State for the fourth circuit: that he has seen a letter from P. L. Edwards which was directed to Grove Lawrence Elyne of Camillus & of which the following is a copy War Department Pension Office Sept 24 1833
Sir
The claim of Abijah Little has been examined and suspended for further proof. No. much service in the State of New York must be susceptible of proof by a claimant still residing in that State and the regulations require the best evidence in the power of claimants to produce. He should at least show that he has fruitlessly sought it where it is most likely to be found. His papers are placed on file I am Respectfully Yr ob't Serv't P. L. Edwards Grove Lawrence Ely Camillus N.Y.
This deponent further saith that the declaration made in the court of Chancery above mentioned on his application for a Pension is true; & that he entered the service in the Revolutionary War under the command of the officers as stated in his declaration before the court of Chancery

and the term of service as a revolutionary soldier as made by him in his declaration before the court aforesaid is as near as this deponent can recollect — Previous to this deponent making his declaration aforesaid he spent at least three months time for the purpose of procuring testimony he went to Whitestown in the county of Oneida in the State aforesaid about sixty miles from this deponent's place of residence & to Stillwater in the county of Saratoga a distance of one hundred & sixty miles from this deponent's place of residence & has frequently sent at different times to other places where it was the most likely that some revolutionary claimant lived who could testify to his services; which has proved unavailing which facts this deponent related in the court of Chancery & supposed that it had been inserted in his declaration made in the court aforesaid; until the above letter was received & read to this deponent — This deponent does not know of any claimant living that could testify to his services all those he was acquainted with in the army are dead or absent to places unknown to this deponent. The only proof this deponent supposed he could get was by receiving instructions from the heirs or kin of those revolutionary soldiers who are dead; who were entitled to his services & these heirs might infer this deponent to some claimant living that knew of their services & they might know of the services of this deponent. This deponent further says that since the aforesaid letter was received he has been to Watertown in Jefferson county a distance of near one hundred miles for the purpose of

finding one Thomas Marble who was a soldier in the army with him - on arriving there he learnt that said Marble had removed to the State of Ohio some twenty years ago and was also informed that he is now dead Since the aforesaid letter was received he has again been to Whitestown & Westmoreland & has  not been able to get positive proof nor circum- -stancial evidence sufficient to prove his services as a soldier & officer in the aforesaid army This deponent then employed Elias Tuttle to assist him in making further search for testimo- -ny who has as this deponent has been informed been to Ogdenburgh & Plattsburgh a distance of three hundred miles for the purpose of finding proof for me & he has been as this depo- -nent has been to places in search for proof where it was most likely to be found This deponent further saith that he is old & feeble & unable to make any further search for proof & is almost totally blind & his health is so much impaired that he is unable to leave his home & is dependant upon his relatives for his support - And he truly believes that no revolutionary soldier is more entitled to support from the General Government than this deponent And if the above facts be not sufficient to entitle him to a pension - he must dwindle out the few remaining days he has without the small pittance which his country held out to him which he anxiously expects to receive and that he has sought fruitlessly for proof where it was most likely to be found And further saith not Sworn before me this 24 day of Nov 1834 Elijah his Tuttle mark
Daniel J. Jones of the  the county of the  the State of the  the  I hereby certify that the reason why the said Elijah Tuttle makes his mark is in consequence of his being so very  so  so nervous that he cannot write his name. Daniel J. Jones

State of New York Onondaga County
Plus Tuttle being duly sworn deposes & saith that in the month of November 1833 Mr Abijah Tuttle an applic- ant for a pension for services rendered in the army as a revolutionary soldier: Employed this deponent to assist him in searching for proof to prove his services as aforesaid; After hearing his statement of those who were with him in the army & the places of their residence In the month of December last this deponent left home for the purpose aforesaid & proceeded to Ogdensburgh a distance of over 150 miles from his residence from thence to Fort Covington a distance of over 200 miles & from thence to Plattsburgh in Clinton county a distance of nearly 300 miles from this deponent's place of residence & all those revolutionary patriots that this deponent went in search of were dead & could not bear facts sufficient to prove his services - Although this deponent found many persons who were & had been acquainted with him for forty years & upwards who believe that he was a soldier & officer in the army & that he gave them the same statements thirty years ago of the places he was at that he does now & such is the general belief so far as the said Abijah Tuttle is acquainted This deponent further saith that said Abijah is poor & in need of the small pittance which our country held out to Revolutionary soldiers & he further believes that no person is more

more entitled to a pension; he further says that he is knowing to said Abner searching diligently for proof to prove his services where it was most likely to be found - & which has proved fruitless. Sworn before me this 24 th day of November 1834 } Chas Tuttle Daniel Jones a commission of deeds
State of New York } Onondaga County } I certify that Daniel S. Jones Esquire before whom the preceding Affidavit purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County duly appointed and qualified and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurats of said Affidavit to be his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and subscribed my name this 25 th day of November 1834. — R. S. Hefl clerk