Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,779, Charles Tuttle, Mass. Residence New Hampshire In 1839

SERVICE
Mass.
Little Charles Lucy
NUMBER
R. 10.779
Residence New Hampshire in 1839
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State of New Hampshire
Merrimack County ss. Be it known, that on this twentieth day of January A D 1853 before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Elisabeth Tuttle a resident of Nashua in said County and made oath in due form of law that she is the only surviving child of Lucy Tuttle widow Charles Tuttle who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution: that the said Lucy Tuttle has heretofore made application for pension and is now dead, that she, the said affiant, is directly interested, as aforesaid, as a claimant and makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining such arrear pension as may be found due under any of the Laws, Regulations, or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted. The said affiant further declares that she hereby constitutes and appoints S r J. Bown of Washington City her true and lawful attorney to prosecute said claim with power to examine all papers and documents in relation to it wherever found and to do all things necessary for the proper prosecution of said claim.
Witness my hand and Seal this twentieth day of January A D 1853 Witness L D Stevens
Seth Tuttle
Elisabeth her Tuttle mark
Sworn and Subscribed, the day and year aforesaid before me and I certify that the above named Elisabeth Tuttle is a respectable Alledent in said County and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth and acknowledges the above Power of Attorney to be her act and deed.
Lyman D. Stevens Justice of the Peace

I Daniel Fitz Pastor of the South Church of Ipswich Massachusetts depose and say that I hold in my possession the record of the marriages solemnized by the Rev Joseph Dane late Pastor of said South church I find by examination the following to wit. that Charles Tuttle Jr was married to Lucy Dodge both of Ipswich Hamlet February the twentieth seventeen hundred and seventy one by the Rev Joseph Dane pastor of said South Church.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows — " Feb. 20. th 1771. Charles Tuttle Jr and Lucy Dodge both of Ipswich Hamlet "
I Daniel Fitz above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Pastor of the South Church of the town of Ipswich County of Essex State of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said South Church with the exception above named as certified by me
Daniel Fitz Pastor of the South Church in Ipswich, Mass.
I sworn to before me (Dec. 24 th 1839 — W m Foster Wade Justice of the Peace

Lucy Tuttle 4897 Declaration widow of Charles Act 4 July 1836 N. H.
Hon. F. Pierce, Senate U.S.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Wm Carr is an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Hillsborough duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 27th day of June 1835 and will expire on the 4th day of October 1853 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 4th day of
January 1840
Josiah Stevens Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire.
Hillsborough ss on the 21 st day of December A.D. 1839 personally
appeared before me Jesse Carr one of the Justices of the Court of common Pleas for the county of Hillsborough Lucy Tuttle a resident of New Boston in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire aged ninety years the 10 day of June A.D. 1839 who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Charles Tuttle who was a private in the army of the revolution. That he entered the service of his country in the latter part of January or first part of February 1776 in Capt Robert Dudgeon's Company Col. Isaac Smith's Regt. for two months and said during the said two months was stationed on Prospect Hill in the State of Massachusetts. That afterwards in 1777 in the month of March he enlisted for nine months under one Capt Law of Ipswich Mass. he marched to Stillwater in the State of New York and remained in the service of his country during the term for which he enlisted, did not return home till the winter following. She further declares that she was married to the said Charles Tuttle on the twentieth day of February A.D. seventeen hundred and seventy one. That her husband the aforesaid Charles Tuttle died on the twenty ninth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty six, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Lucy Tuttle mark
Hillsborough ss. Dec 21. 1839 Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Jesse Carr } A Justice of the Court of common Pleas for the county of Hillsborough
I hereby certify that the above named Lucy Tuttle is unable to attend Court by reason of bodily infirmity.
Dec 21. 1839
Jesse Carr } A Justice of the Court of common Pleas

Hon. F. Pierce, Senate U.S.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Joseph Carr is an acting Justice of the Peace of the Town in and for the county of said State of NH duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the twenty first day of May 1839 and will expire on the twenty first day of May 1844 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 14th day of January 1840
Josiah Stevens Jr Secretary of State.

I Hannah Whipple of Swanton county of Franklin and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and say that I was well acquainted with Charles Tuttle formerly of Franklin Mass. who married Lucy Dodge of said Franklin or Fran- klin now Lucy Tuttle that the said Charles Tuttle died some thirteen years ago and I have no doubt but that he died the same day that Mrs. Tuttle states in her Declaration for a pension I have seen the record of his Death which she has in her possession which is the same she has made in her Declaration I have been well acquainted with her ever since, she has lived with me most part of the time since the Death of her husband and has remained a widow ever since his Death and never intermarried
Hannah Whipple Franklin SS January 1. 1840 Sworn to and subscribed before me
Josiah Goss Justice of Peace of the Inverness throughout the State
I hereby certify that the above named Hannah Tuttle is of good character and entitled to full credit.
Josiah Goss Justice of Peace and of the Inverness throughout the State

I Sarah Whipple of Dunbarton county of Hampshire and State of New Hampshire depose and that I am 83 years of age, that I was well acquainted with Charles Tuttle formerly of Ipswich Mass. who married Lucy Dodge of Ipswich (or Ipswich Hamlet) The said Charles Tuttle was then called Charles Tuttle Junr. (as his Father's name was Charles) he was my Brother. he served in the army of the Revolution I should think as much as eleven months or more, that he served at one time on Prospect Hill in the State of Massachusetts in 1776 when the British were in the possession of Boston how long he served at that time I cannot tell. That afterwards in March 1777 he the said Charles Tuttle entered the service and marched to join the army to oppose the British at Lake Cham- plain that he was absent till the winter following when he returned home, the reason that I know of his being in the service is, when he enlisted his wife and children moved at my Father's and they remained there till he returned home when was in the winter following they had two children born went in the service I have no doubt but he served nine months at the last time he enlisted that is in the year 1777 the year that Borgein was taken. That the said Charles Tuttle died in 1826 in the fall and Lucy Tuttle his widow has remained a widow ever since
Sarah Whipple
Hampshire ss January 6 1840 Then the above named Sarah Whipple made oath that the above affidavit is true before me.
I hereby certify that the above named Sarah Whipple is of good character and entitled to full credit
Issued by Justice of Peace of the Commonwealth of the State of New Hampshire throughout the State

there, eat with him, and sleep with him, he continued in the service there, till the British left Boston; That afterwards in 1777 in the month of September I enlisted in Capt Richard Dodge's company we marched to join General Gates at Saratoga in the State of New York, in passing through Stillwater about the middle of October I should think it was the fourteenth day we saw this same Charles Tuttle in the capacity of a soldier being then employed taking care of the sick and wounded. we conversed with him some time he told us that he had been in the service from March and had enlisted for nine months in Capt Lows company of Ipswich. I saw him no more till the winter after when he returned home to Ipswich his place of residence I have no doubt but that he served nine months at that time. I was also well acquainted with Lucy Dodge now Lucy Tuttle who married the said Charles Tuttle and now his Widow they lived together as man and wife and had a family of children
Attest Jesse Caw John Lamson
Joseph Lamson month
Filsborough ss November 2 nd 1839 sworn to and subscribed before me
Jesse Caw Justice of Peace & of the Inferior Throughout the State
I hereby certify that Joseph Lamson above named is a person of good moral character and entitled to full credit
Jesse Caw Justice of Peace and of the Inferior Throughout the State

I Joseph Lamson of Newhoston county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire do hereby depose and say that I was a Soldier in the army of the Revolution and am a pensioner under the act of June 7. 1832. that I was well acquainted with Charles Tuttle during the revolutionary war, before and after it, we lived in Ipswich, Massachusetts and were nigh neighbours; that in the latter part of January, or first part of February 1776 the said Charles Tuttle enlisted in Capt Robert Dodge's company Col. Isaac Smith's Regt. (all of said Ipswich) for two months and served during the time he enlisted he was stationed on Prospect Hill I saw him while there, eat with him, and slept with him, he continued in the service there, till the British left Boston; that afterwards in 1777 in the month of September I enlisted in Capt Richard Dodge's company we marched to join General Gates at Saratoga in the State of New York, in passing through Stillwater about the middle of October I should think it was the fourteenth day we saw this same Charles Tuttle in the capacity of a soldier being then employed taking care of the sick and wounded, we conversed with him some time he told us that he had been in the service from March and had enlisted for nine months in Capt Low's company of Ipswich. I saw him no more till the winter after when he returned home to Ipswich his place of residence I have no doubt but that he served nine months at that time. I was also well acquainted with Lucy Dodge now Lucy Tuttle who married the said Charles Tuttle and now his Widow they lived together as man and wife and had a family of children
Attest Jesse Carr John Lamson
his Joseph Lamson mark
Hillsborough ss November 2 nd 1839 sworn to and subscribed before me
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace & of the Inferior Throughout the State
I hereby certify that Joseph Lamson above named is a person of good moral character and entitled to full credit
Jesse Carr Justice of Peace and of the Inferior Throughout the State

4897 + act 1836 - N.H.
Lucy Tuttle, widow of Charles Tuttle — # Hon. F. Pierce 21 Jany 1840 — & 12 March "
10779

Speech Mch. July 4 Col. Tuttle. D 1826
Lucy. M. 1771
Mch. 75. h 2. Robt. Dodge. Isaac Smith
Mar. 77 9 Low, marched to Stillwater.
J. S. Larned. Mch. + Aug 76
Stephen Brown in band was with Tuttle in 1776. and served the 2nd. — Brown was allowed f the same in 1833 h o 10656

No
Aug 4 Sept 76
Red Stage Co
Jo Lamson on
Ch. Tuttle
not Vol. 18 p. 156 del Nov 76
Vol 18 p. 152
Cap Red Stage
Sep 77 40 ds.
Jo Lamson on roll
Jed Tuttle on roll

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
10779
REJECTED
P. O. _____
Lucy Tuttle
Service: _____ Chadwick
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Lucy Tuttle, widow of Charles Tuttle, a Revolu- tionary soldier
(Claim filed from New Hampshire)
P. giveth enclosed - ask to see papers
J. H. Brown Atty Present

Washington City D.C. Jan 27, 1853
Sir,
Enclosed you will find Power of Attorney from Elizabeth Tuttle only surviving child of Lucy Tuttle widow of Charles Tuttle, decd. a Revolution- ary Soldier.
I wish to examine the papers on file in support of said widow's claim for a Pension
Yours truly S. J. Bowen J. A. Schumann
Mr J. E. Heath Com of Pensions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, December 24 th 1839
I hereby Certify , That William Foster Wade is a Justice of the Peace For the County of Essex.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John Bigelow Secretary of the Commonwealth.