Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36353, Ezekiel Trumbull, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Trumbull, Ezekiel
S. 36353
CONTENTS

9399
Connecticut
Ezekiel Trumbull
of Fitchfield in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Truitt of the regiment commanded by Colonel Webb in the Connecticut line, for the term of one year . from December 1775 to December 1776 .
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st day of July 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of April 1819 and sent to H. Wolcott Esq r Fitchfield Connecticut
Restored to the Roll on the 18 th day of August 1827 and notification sent to Hon: O. Munroe at New Milford, Connecticut Pension commencing on the 18 th of July 1827
Amount due on 4th of September 1827
$ 12. 67.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
1 March 1827.

Ezekiel Trumbull
Private
Col. C. Webb, Reg t .
Connecticut Line
D o 1775 - 1781
F. Wolcott, Esq. Litchfield, Conn.

State of Connecticut Probate Office. District of Litchfield
On this 1 st Day of July A D 1818 before me the Subscriber a Judge of Probate in 3 d District personally appears Ezekiel Trumbull of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged Fifty eight years, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain to obtain the provision made by the late congress late act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," That the said Ezekiel Trumbull enlisted in Litchfield in the State of Connecticut on or about the 10 th Day of December 1775 to serve until the 31 st Day of Dec r 1776 in a Company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Butts in Col Charles Webb's of the Connecticut line on the Continent at establishment immediately after his Regiment, That he marched with said Company immediately after his enlistment to Boston in the Month of Dec r 1775. To Boston, That he continued to serve in said Company in the neighbourhood of Boston until the following Spring when he went with said Company & Regiment to New York and remained in the service in New York, on Long Island in the neighbourhood of New York until the fall of 1776 & until after the taking of New York by the British, That he then went with the company & Regiment a part into the State of New Jersey & continued in the service of the United States in said Reg t in New Jersey & in Pennsylvania until the 31 st Day of Dec r 1776 or the 1 st Day of Jan y 1777 at which time he was dismissed the service, That he never had any written discharge but was dismissed with others of the company & Reg t by a Gen l Order in consequence of the term of their enlistment having expired. That he is now an infirme man troubled with severe Deafness & has become unable to perform very little labour That his circumstances in life are so much reduced that he absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support — he further states that he was in the Battle fought between the British & Americans at Harlem in the State of New York on the 16 th Sept r 1776 & the Battle between the Americans & Hessian fought at at Trenton in New Jersey on the 26 th Dec r 1776 & that he has not any evidence in his power other than is herewith offered, of his said service —
Ezekiel Trumbull
Sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate

I Chillion Palmer of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged  years being first   sworn    and    deposed    that    I went to Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts in the month of January 1776 for the purpose of joining the Army of the United States & enlisted into the service of the United States in the company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Tuttle in Col Charles Webb's Regiment at that time (to wit) in the month of Jan y 1776 Ezekiel Trumbull now of said Litchfield was a soldier in sd Capt Tuttle's company & continued to serve in sd company in the neighbourhood of Boston until some time in the spring following at which time the Col Webb's Regiment was ordered to march to New York & the sd Ezekiel Trumbull accompanied said Regiment to New York & served in the company & Regiment aforesaid in New York, on Long Island & in the neighbourhood of New York until the fall of 1776 when he marched with the Regiment aforesaid into the state of New Jersey & continued in the service of the United States in sd company & Regt in New Jersey & Pennsylvania until the 31 st Day of Dec r 1776 on the 1 st Day of Jan y 1777 at which time the sd Ezekiel Trumbull was dismissed the service with others of sd Regiment in consequence of the term of his enlistment having expired & further the deponent saith not  Chilion Palmer
State of Connecticut Probate Office for the District of Litchfield  Be it known that on the 1 st Day of July AD 1818 before me a Judge of Probate for the District of Litchfield came Chillion Palmer the signer of the foregoing Deposition & took solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated. Further certify that the said Chilion Palmer is a credible Witness.  Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate.
I Frederick Wolcott Judge of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Ezekiel Trumbull did serve in the revolutionary war as stated by him in the foregoing Declaration against the common enemy, & from the information I have regarding his circumstances I am satisfied that he absolutely needs the assistance of his country for support, And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the secretary of the for the war department pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of congress.  Dated this 1 st Day of July AD 1818  Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut

District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, Litchfield Court.
On this 4 th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of RECORD for said county in said district, having the power to fine and imprison, Ezekiel Tumbull
aged 60 years resident in _____ in said county, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
That he enlisted on or about the 10 th day of Dec r 1775 in a company commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Tuttle in Col. Sheldons N th Regiment in the Connecticut line. - That on or about the first day of July 1818 he executed a declaration under oath stating & setting forth the time of service etc and forwarded the same to the office of the War Department of the United States from whence he received a pension certificate dated the 10 th day of April 1819 N o 9399 certifying that he is inscribed on the pension list Roll of the Continental agency at the rate of eight dollars per month. - That his occupation is that of a farmer but the state of his health is such that he has not for several years past nor is he at the present time capable of pursuing his business to advantage that he is lame in his knees & feet, his bodily health poor is very inf occasional by a fit of sickness which he had in 1807 since which he has been able to do but very little business; he has residing with him a daughter (to wit) Anna Tumbull 18 years old who has been feeble from her infancy unable to do but very little towards contributing to her support. - The said Ezekiel Tumbull further declares that by reason of loss of property to a large amount which he has sustained & also by reason of the bad state of health of himself & daughter he has been under the necessity of contracting debts & is now indebted to the following persons the sums annexed to their respective names viz To Morris Woodruff the sum of $194.56 - to Lucy Woodruff $214 - to Enoch J Woodruff $20.91 - to Ruth Northrop for a legacy left her by her Grandfather $86.51 - to Ephraim L Hall $170.16 - to A Northrop $16.16 - to Mary Barnes, Daniel Clark & others $109.11 - and also a debt due Asa Bacon of about $54.90 making in all the sum of $876.35 - & I owe Leeman Harrison $16.00 - he claims of me $54 more
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed.
and by me subscribed.
194 214 20 86 170 109 16 64

The following is a schedule containing the whole estate and income of Ezekiel Tumbull of Pittsfield, his necessary clothing & bedding excepted. (viz)
  4 acres of land & buildings - - - - - $ 820.00   11 1/2 Do - - - - - 275.00   12 Do - - - - - 216.00   1 cow $16 - 1 Horse 12.00 - 4 sheep & their lambs 6.00 - - - - - 34.00   1 old cart 5.00 - 1 plough 1.50 - 2 chains 0.50 - - - - - 7.00   1 axe 1.00 - 5 old chairs 0.50 - 1 old fall leaf table 0.30 - - - - - 1.80   1 Auger 2.75 - 3 old cedar barrels 0.50 - - - - - 3.25   1 Chest 0.75 - 1 portmanteau 0.50 - - - - - 1.25   1 small tin tongs - - - - - 0.50   1 old man saddle 0.50 - 2 wooden bowls 0.30 - - - - - 0.80   1 small pot brook 0.30 - 1 dish kettle 0.50 - - - - - 0.80   1 Shovel 1.00 - 1 Drogue 0.50 - 1 yoke 0.50 - - - - - 2.00   1 small snow bar 0.75 - 1 set cups & saucers 0.10 - 1 do S.S. plates 0.12 - - - - - 0.97   1 set knives & forks - - - - - 0.50   1 B.B. teapots 1 set pewter tea spoons - - - - - 0.12   1 Tin Kettle 0.25 - looking glass 0.25 - - - - - 0.50   1 Milk cup 2 candlesticks - - - - - 0.34   1 pail - 2 egg bowls - 1 large bowl - - - - - 0.49   3 milk pans - 1 spider broken - - - - - 0.28   1 Gridiron - 1 old lantern - - - - - 0.22   1 large b.b. dish - - - - - 0.16 
$1323.48 876.35
Ezekiel Tumbull

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By which I mean here
1630
A. D. 1820
Sworn to and declared on the 4 th day of July before me
Friedrich Wolcott, Clerk

I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Catb — and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is thirteen hundred forty three dollars and 48 cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 17 th day of July 1820
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

36 353
Rev INVALID.
File No. 36 353
Ezekiel Plumball Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 16 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 526
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Copies of Deeds referred to in his Declaration, not necessary in the examination of this case, other copies being previously on file which are to be received in evidence by consent

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9399 R
Connecticut.
Ezekiel Trumbull
of Litchfield in the state of Cont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel L. Webb of the Cont line, for the term of one year .
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of July , 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th of Apr  1819 and sent to J. Wolcott Esq Litchfield, Cont.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  8 mo. 4/31  65.03
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep 1819  48.00
$:113:03
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
(Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page) Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of Apr 1819 and sent to J. Wolcott Esq Litchfield, Cont. Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 8 mo. 4/31 65.03 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4th Sep 1819 48.00 $:113:03

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Rec d 25 th July 1826.
Hon ble James Barbour Secretary of War Washington

New Milford July 2 nd . 1826
Dear Sir
Accompanying this are several documents required by the War Department, to enable the applicant to be restored to the Pension roll.
The affidavit of Polly Slosson is still wanting, but I hope the statement of Mr. Hall and others will be satisfactory - The more so, as the distance is great, and from the best information it is very doubtful whether she is in such a state of mind, as to be able to testify if applied to for that purpose. I am personally acquainted

with Turnbull the applicant, and believe him entitled to credit in any statement he makes — Should the papers still be considered not sufficient to restore him to the list, I hope you will have the goodness to write me what is still wanting as I have no doubt the facts can all be proved altho I still hope the expense and trouble of a long journey will not be deemed indispensable —
I am Sir respectfully yours etc M c Kent —
Hon. J. Barbare
Orange Mervin

23/11 Lykil Trumbull Conn Oct 1 March 1823
Edwards Washington
Sept 19
14 Hon. O. Merwin New Milford Conn
Dear Sir
Recd Aug 18 1827

New Milford Augt. 9 th 1827
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
A few
days since I received the affidavit of Polly Slosson which was the only paper wanting I believe in the case of Ezekiel Trumbull's application for a pension — I transmit it to you with pleasure as I believe this to be a meritorious case and hope all objections are at length removed — he requests that you will send to me the result of his application as soon as convenient —
Respectfully yours &c
A. Merriam

Certificate of S P Bruns Notary Public
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State of Connecticut ss county of Litchfield this 27 th day of April A D 1826...
The subscribes a Notary Public for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ephraim S Hall & Morris Woodruff Esq rs , Benton Barnard, Job Smith & Abner Wathen  Wathen , all of Litchfield in said county, are credible Witnesses. . . . they being the same gentlemen who have deposed in the application of Ezekiel Trumbull for a Pension. —
Witness my hand & office of Notarial
Seal the day above mentioned.
John S. Dyer Notary Public

The papers referred to rather returned to H. C. O. M. in 11 th April 1826.
Henry James Barber

Washington April 6 th 1826
Hon ble James Barbour
Sir
I have the honor to forward the accompanying letter and depositions committed to my care. The object will readily be seen from a perusal of them — should they not be satisfactory to establish the claim of the applicant, you will please inform me of the deficiency as I have no doubt it can be supplied.
I have only to add that the deponents are Gentlemen of the first respectability, two of them Woodruff and Hall are magistrates of the County where they reside, one of them now is, and the other lately has been, a member of the Connecticut Legislature —
Respectfully yours O. W. Scott
Orange New York

Hon. James Barker

Washington May 10 th 1826
Hon ble James Barker
Sir
Accompanying this are sundry papers relating to the case of Ezekiel Furniss — should they still be deficient to restore him to the Pension roll — you will greatly oblige him and me, by stating what is yet necessary — your early attention is desired, that I may receive your communication before the Session closes —
Respectfully yours
Abt. Smith
Orange Newbern

The Deposition of Henry Northrop

I Horace Dostrop of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged Thirty Seven years Depose & say That in the year 1811 I removed from New Milford in the County of Litchfield to the Town of Litchfield in the Society of South Farms and carried on the Tailors business in the store occupied by Messrs W m Hall & Merchants at that time in said Society That Mr Ezequiel Trumbull of said Litchfield called upon the Deponent in the year 1812 to make him a coat & a pair of Pantaloons which work I did for him & charged the same to him on Book which was the commencement of our dealing together from That time the said Trumbull frequently called upon the Deponent to make garments for him which which the Deponent did & charged to the said Trumbull on Book And the Deponent further says that the said Trumbull frequently applied to the Deponent for money & that as the said Trumbull was in possession of a small real Estate & supposed by the Deponent to be perfectly safe he let the said Ezequiel Trumbull have Thirty Dollars his Money in the fall of 1814 & charged the same to him on Book and also that he frequently let the said Trumbull have small sums of Money & charged the same to him on Book as aforesaid That in the Month of May 1814 The Deponent was the owner of a Cow which the Deponent left in the hands of the said Trumbull to sell & he made Sale of the same & appropriated by consent of the Deponent the avails to his own use & the amounting to the sum of Twenty Dollars which sum the Deponent charged to the said Trumbull on Book That in the year 1815 the Deponent in addition to other articles charged to him did to for the benefit of the said Trumbull let him him Ten Dollars in Money & charged the same on Book also Twenty Dollars in Money in the year 1816

And the Deponent further says that in the month of Dec r A D 1818 he opened a store in said South Farms & commenced the business of retailing goods & that the said Ezekiel Trumbull purchased goods of the Deponent from time to time on a credit for his the said Trumbull's own & family's use also continued to call on the Deponent for money to pay small debts Taxes & which I let him have & charged the balance came to a running & settlement with the said Ezekiel Trumbull of the Book Accounts existing between them until on or about the 14 th Day of March A D 1821 at which time it was ascertained that the said Trumbull was indebted to the Deponent on Book to balance Book Accounts in the sum of Six hundred & fifteen Dollars which indebtedness commenced in the year 1812 & progressed until the 8 th of March 1821 in the following manner & proportion as appears by the Books of the Deponent (viz)
   Dec r 31 st 1812 $6   " " 1813 16   " " 1814 66   " " 1815 76   " " 1816 96   " " 1817 287 - 96   " " 1818 332 - 31   " " 1819 436 - 56   " " 1820 539 - 66  
and on the 14 th Day of March 1821 the sum of $605 - 00 as above stated & the Deponent further says that there is no doubt in his mind but what all the monies & articles added to & charged by the Deponent to the said Trumbull were for the exclusive benefit of the said Trumbull & that the money which was added to the said Trumbull by the Deponent was truly & faithfully applied to the payment of debts Taxes & for articles for his own or family's immediate use And the Deponent further says that on the 14 th Day of March A D 1821 the said Ezekiel Trumbull bargained sold and conveyed to

the Deponent about four acres of Land with a Dwelling house & other buildings, the now situated near the meeting house in Litchfield South Berne County for which the Deponent agreed to pay the said Ezekiel Trumbull the sum of Nine hundred Dollars & the Deponent further says that he did on said 14 th Day of March 1821 apply Six hundred & five Dollars out of the aforesaid sum of Nine hundred Dollars to the payment & extinguishment of the Debt which was due to the said Deponent as aforesaid, and that he the Deponent did on said 14 th Day of March 1821 become obligated for & on account of the said Trumbull to pay to Polly Slosson of Galentine in the County of Montgomery and State of New York the sum of Two hundred Dollars to pay in full a Debt which the said Trumbull owed to her the said Polly for Money which he had received of her as early as the year 1813. with the expectation of paying the same when called upon by the said Polly and in consequence of the said Polly Slosson having removed soon after, she let the said Trumbull have the money aforesaid it had remained unpaid until said 14 th March 1821 at which time said Debt was shifted from the said Trumbull upon the Deponent as aforesaid & the Deponent further says that he is personally knowing to the fact that Elisha Harrison late of Litchfield Pa d did by his last Will & Testament provide & direct that a certain legacy which amounted to Ninety five Dollars on the 14 th March 1821 should be paid by the Executor of his Will & Testament to Anna Trumbull the Grand Daughter of the said Elisha Harrison & that said Legacy was paid over by the Executor aforesaid to the said Ezekiel Trumbull as Guardian of the said Anna & that the same was never paid over to the said Anna (notwithstanding she had arrived to the age of Twenty one) by the said Trumbull until the said Trumbull caused the Deponent to pay the same on said 14 th Day of March 1821 which the Deponent did do to wit did pay to the said Anna Trumbull the said sum of Ninety five Dollars in full for her claim against

the said Ezekiel Trumbull for the amount of the Legacy aforesaid which sum paid by the Deponent as aforesaid paid in full the Balance Due for said Lands & buildings as will appear by the following statement —
The Amount Due the Deponent on the 14 th March 1821 as aforesaid was $605 Amount paid to Polly Stopan 200 to paid Anna Trumbull 95 $900
And the Deponent further says, that he fully believes that the said sum of $900 was at the time of sale the full value of said Lands & buildings, and that every cent of the avails have been faithfully & honestly applied to the payment of the Just Debts of the said Trumbull That he is well satisfied that the said Trumbull has not in any case disposed of his property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it, so to enable him to obtain a pension, That the said Trumbull is in the opinion of the Deponent (destitute of property) is unable to do any little business & cannot at the present time earn his support — And the Deponent further says that he has been well acquainted with the said Ezekiel Trumbull for the last fourteen years & of his mode of doing business that he has always been extremely lax in relation to the settlement of his accounts consequently he found himself much more embarrassed than he had anticipated The Deponent further says that in Oct r 1822 the said Ezekiel Trumbull was arrested on an execution obtained against him upon a Debt Due to the Commissioners on the Estate of Simon Harrison & was confined in the County goal in the County of Litchfield for several weeks & it being wholly out of the power of the said Trumbull

To pay the amount of said Execution which amounted to between sixty & seventy Dollars The said Trumbull remained in said prison until he was permitted to take the poor prisoners oath which was administered to him & he in consequence released from confinement — a few weeks after his commitment — and further the Deponent saith not — Dated at Litchfield this 22 d day of April 1826 — Oliver Northrop
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss. Litchfield 22 d April A.D. 1826 Personally appeared Oliver Northrop of said Litchfield the signer of the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath that the facts stated therein are true according to his best knowledge & belief — Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of Peace
I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that Morris Woodruff Esq. was on the 22 d day of April A.D. 1826, and that he now is, a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly qualified to administer Oaths, & that the signature above purporting to be his, is genuine
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court at Litchfield, in said County this first day of May A.D. 1826. Frederick Wolcott, Clerk

The Deposition of Morris Woodruff
to the State of Ohio

I Morris Woodruff of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged forty eight years Depose & say that on the 30 th Day of July A D 1802 the Deponent opened a store in said Litchfield in the society of South Farms & commenced the business of retailing goods wares & Merchandise and continued in said business in the place aforesaid until the 1 st June A D 1816 And the Deponent further says that on the 26 th Day of October 1802 he paid an order drawn by Ezekiel Trumbull on the Deponent in favor of Lemuel Beckwith a shoe maker who resided in said Litchfield for the sum of Two Dollars & sixty one cents & charged the amount on Books to the said Trumbull from that time the said Trumbull was in the constant practice of drawing orders upon the Deponent to pay Mechanics Bills, to pay persons who had the charge of & took care of Two young Children which the said Trumbull had at that time & which were left by the death of the said Trumbull's wife (which occurred in 1802) without a mother also that the said Trumbull was in constant practice of purchasing goods of the Deponent on a credit for his own consumption & of borrowing money to pay Taxes, Preacher's Bills & all which the Deponent from time to time charged to the said Trumbull on Books - And the Deponent further says that upon an examination of his Books he finds that the said Ezekiel Trumbull and the Deponent did not make any settlement or reconciling of their Book Accounts until the 31 st Day of March A D 1817 at which time the said Ezekiel Trumbull was indebted to the Deponent in the sum of Three hundred Sixty one Dollars & Twelve Cents for articles previously delivered to the said Ezekiel Trumbull's own exclusive benefit including the payment of orders drawn on the Deponent & monies paid by him to & for the benefit of said Trumbull And the Deponent further states that the said Trumbull did on said 31 st Day of March 1817 execute two Notes of hand one of which payable to the Deponent on Demand & Interest for the sum of Two hundred Seventeen Dollars & seven cents the other Note dated same time for the sum of One hundred forty four Dollars & five cents making the amount of both Notes equal to the aforesaid sum of Three hundred sixty one Dollars & Twelve cents which Notes were payable on Demand & on Interest & were given to balance the account against the said Trumbull on Books as aforesaid, And it also appears by the Books of the Deponent

That the claim of the Deponent against the said Trumbull afore-mentioned commenced on the 28 th Day of Oct r 1802 as before stated & that on the 28 th Day of Oct r 1803 the said Trumbull was indebted to the Deponent to balance Book accounts the sum of - $23 46
  on the 28 th Oct r 1804 the sum of - 32-73   on the 26 Oct r 1805 - - - - - 58-94   " " " " 1806 - - - - - 139-80   " " " " 1807 - - - - - 251-21   " " " " 1808 - - - - - 276-40   " " " " 1809 - - - - - 270-30   " " " " 1810 - - - - - 355-30   " " " " 1811 - - - - - 312-30   " " " " 1812 - - - - - 361-39   " " " " 1813 - - - - - 350-69   " " " " 1814 - - - - - 353-10   " " " " 1815 - - - - - 351-70   " " " " 1816 - - - - - 360-12 
and on the 31 st Day of March 1817 being the day that the said Trumbull & the Deponent made a reckoning of all their Book accounts between them it was then ascertained that the said Trumbull was indebted to the Deponent as aforesaid in the sum of $361-12 for which amount the aforesaid Notes were executed. And the Deponent further says that on the 8 th Day of May A D 1819 the said Gabriel Trumbull had not paid any thing upon either of the aforesaid & described Notes of hand & that there was due to the Deponent upon said Notes on 8 th Day of May the sum of Four hundred & Eight Dollars including the interest which had arisen upon the same and that on said 8 th Day of May 1819 the said Gabriel Trumbull did at the particular request of the Deponent execute (in lieu & in full payment of the aforesaid Notes) two Notes of hand dated on 3 rd Day of March 1819 payable on Demand & on interest one of which payable to the Deponent for the sum of Two hundred & Eight Dollars, the other Note payable to Lucy Woodruff for the sum of Two hundred Dollars both of which Notes remained unpaid or any part thereof (with the exception of $26-67 which the said Trumbull paid to the Deponent on the 5 th Oct r 1819 on the $208 note) until the 13 th Day of March 1821 at which time Norton Mason of said Litchfield paid to the Deponent the sum of one

hundred Sixty Nine Dollars & twenty two Cents for Six acres & one hundred & twenty rods of land which the said Benton Barnard purchased of the said Trumbull which sum the Deponent applied upon that note of hand which he held against the said Trumbull for the sum of $208 as aforementioned which amount the Deponent hereby believes that is all that the said Barnard paid for said land & which in the opinion of the Deponent was a fair price for the same, And the Deponent further says that the said Ezekiel Trumbull on the 14 th Day of February 1821 conveyed to Job Smith of said Litchfield Five acres two rods & fifteen rods of land lying in said Litchfield for the sum of One hundred Dollars & that the avails of said piece of land together with the Interest upon the together with some addition amounting in all to the sum of One hundred & twenty one Dollars was applied upon the aforementioned Note of Two hundred Dollars payable to Lucy Woodruff, which Note remained in the hands of the Deponent as agent or trustee for the said Lucy Woodruff & the avails of said land was applied upon said Note under Date of 21 st August 1822 - And the Deponent further says that both of the afore- mentioned pieces of land were sold (according to his esti- mation) for their fair value & he is fully satisfied that the whole amount of the purchase money was faithfully applied upon the Notes aforesaid, And the Deponent further says that after the said Ezekiel Trumbull had sold a piece of land to Ephraim Hall Esq. (which sale was made on the 14 th Day of March 1821) to wit on the 14 th Day of August 1821 the said Trumbull paid or caused to be paid to the Deponent the sum of Thirty four Dollars & twenty Cents to pay in full the balance due upon the note of $208 payable to the Deponent as aforesaid -
And the Deponent further says that he has been acquainted with the said Ezekiel Trumbull more than thirty years having also resided within eighty rods

of the said Trumbull's usual plan of abode for the last twenty years, That the said Trumbull sustains a fair character for truth & veracity, That his own statements in relation to his property are (in the opinion of the Deponent) to be relied upon, and the Deponent further says that he has been well acquainted with the said Trumbull's manner of doing business, That the said Trumbull has always been exceedingly lax in relation to the settlement of his accounts and is at the present time in the opinion of the Deponent almost entirely destitute of property And the Deponent further says that he is acquainted with the fact that the said Ezekiel Trumbull was engaged in the business of purchasing & selling mules previous to the year 1809 & that in consequence of the failure of Lucius Smith & Co of Litchfield in the year 1815 the said Trumbull lost between fifteen hundred & two thousand Dollars which in the opinion of the Deponent is the principal cause of his pecuniary embarrassments And the Deponent further says that he is well acquainted with Messrs Job Smith Abner Northrop & Preston Deming all of Litchfield and that they are all gentlemen of respecta- bility & property and sustain a fair character for truth & veracity, honesty & integrity and further the Deponent saith not Dated at Litchfield 22 d April A D 1826 Morris Woodruff
State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss. Litchfield 22 d April A D 1826 Personally appeared Morris Woodruff Esq r of Litchfield and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed are true according to his best knowledge & belief — Before me
David C. Sanford Justice of the peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas, within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that David C. Sanford, Esq. was on the 22 d . day of April 1826, & that he now is an Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly qualified to administer Oaths, & that the signature above purporting to be his is genuine. Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County this first day of May A. 1826. Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

I Eph m S Hall of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut of lawful age Depose & say that I became a copartner in trade with my son W m Hall on or about the 1 st Day of A D 1808 under the firm of W m Hall & Co that the said W m Hall & Co pursued the business of retailing Dry goods Groceries, Crackers, Hardware &c in the Society of South Farms in Litchfield from said 1 st Day of August 1808 until sometime in January A D 1815 — That during the time the said W m Hall & Co were pursuing the business aforesaid Ezekiel Trumbull of said Litchfield purchased goods of the said firm on a credit for his the said Trumbull's own & family's consumption and the Deponent further says that the said Trumbull commenced purchasing said goods on a credit August 19 th 1808 & continued dealing with the said firm until 27 th Jan y 1815 at which time the said Trumbull came to a reckoning of their accounts & it was then ascertained that the said Trumbull was indebted to the said W m Hall & Co in the sum of One hundred Eighty Three Dollars & Sixty Seven Cents to balance their accounts between them, & the Deponent further says that he verily believes that the articles sold to & for said Trumbull & charged in the account aforesaid were for the exclusive benefit of the said Trumbull and the Deponent further says That the said Trumbull in order to balance the accounts of the said W m Hall & Co did on the 27 th Day of Jan y 1815 execute two Notes of hand both of which were dated on the 27 th Day of Jan y & payable on Demand & interest one of which for One hundred thirty six Dollars & Twenty eight Cents the other for Forty Seven Dollars & thirty Nine Cents making in all the aforesaid sum

of one hundred eighty three Dollars & sixty seven Cents That the said Trumbull made payments upon said Notes which were applied upon the same in say Jan'y 1815 sufficient to take up the Note of Forty seven Dollars & thirty seven Cents & applied a small sum as the Deponent believes upon the Note of One hundred thirty six Dollars & twenty eight Cents & The Deponent further states that the last mentioned Note remained in the hands of the Deponent with the balance due thereon unpaid until the 14 th Day of March A D 1821 at which time there was due to the Deponent upon the Note aforesaid including the annual interest a few Cents over One hundred & fifty Seven Dollars And the Deponent further says that on said 14 th Day of March 1821 he purchased of the said Ezekiel Trumbull one piece of Land lying in Litchfield South Farms about twenty rods Northerly of the Dwelling house occupied by Joseph S Dorr containing Eleven acres & half an acre of Land for which the Deponent paid the said Trumbull the sum of Three hundred Dollars which payment was made to the said Trumbull by the Deponent in the following manner (to wit) The balance due upon the Note aforesaid being one hundred & fifty Seven Dollars Application was made of that sum towards the land aforesaid & the Note given up to the said Trumbull The residue of the amount of said Land being a few Cents short of one hundred & forty three Dollars the Deponent paid to the said Trumbull in Money And the Deponent further says that in his opinion the price which he paid for the above mentioned piece of Land (to wit) Three hundred Dollars is as much as said Land was worth at the time of sale & is as much as it has ever been worth since that time —

And the Deponent further states that he has been well acquainted with the said Ezekiel Trumbull more than forty years, that he has resided within sixty or seventy rods of the usual residence of the said Trumbull for the last thirteen years that the said Trumbull has always sustained a fair character for Truth & veracity & that the said Trumbull's statement in relation to his property is in the opinion of the Deponent entitled to credit and that the said Trumbull is now poor & almost entirely destitute of the property the Deponent has very little doubt -
And the Deponent further says that he is well acquainted with Messrs Abner Northrop
Job Smith & Benton Barron, that they are all gentlemen of respectability & property that they all sustain characters as to truth & veracity, honor & integrity altogether unimpeachable - and further the Deponent saith not -
Dated at Litchfield this 22 nd April 1826 -
Ephraim S Hall
a State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Litchfield 22 nd April AD 1826 Personally appeared Ephraim S Hall Esq r the signer of the foregoing Deposition and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed are true according to his best knowledge & belief Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of Peace

¶ Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, on Overt of Common Pleas, within the County of Litchfield, in the State of Connecticut, certify, that Morris Woodruff, Esq. was on the 22 d day of April A. D. 1826, & that he now is, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified to administer Oaths, & that the sign attested to the within Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine. — Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County this first day of May A. D. 1826. — Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.
The Deposition of John M c Clusky

Copy of a Deed from Ezekiel Trumbull
To Job Smith — therewith and foregoing is a true copy of the original Deed Recorded in The Glendale Land Record Abstract Montgomery Register

To all People to whom these Presents shall come: GREETING.
KNOW YE, THAT I Ezekiel Green , bulk of the town & county of Leicester and State of Connecticut ,
for the consideration of One hundred Dollars received to my full satisfaction of Job Smith of said Town
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Smith & his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also as the said Greenhall
do for myself & my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Smith & his heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises, as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore, I the said Frederick Bull
do by these presents, bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said Smith & his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 11th day of March Anno Domini 1828
Signed, sealed, and delivered, In presence of
Abner Northrop
Atth. L Beers
Litchfield County fs. Litchfield March 14 th 1821
PERSONALLY APPEARED Ezekiel L. French  his signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.

copy of a Deed from Ezekiel Trumbull
To Homer Northrop the within and foregoing is a true copy of the original Deed as recorded in Salisbury land Records. Attest Moses Seymour Register

To all People to whom these Presents shall come: GREETING.
KNOW YE, THAT I Ezekiel Dumbull of the Town of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
for the consideration of Twenty Dollars received to my full satisfaction of Ebenezer Dorthrop of South Farms
Do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said Ebenezer Dorthrop & his heirs & assigns forever one certain piece or lot of land lying in Litchfield in the Society of South Farms about three rods southerly from the meeting house with the dwelling house, barn & other buildings thereon now containing about four acres, more or less, bounded North on highway West on Isaac Dinsmore land South part on Rathbone land & part on Ebenezer Dorthrop land East in part on said Dumbull land part on said Dorthrop land & part on highway
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Ebenezer Dorthrop & his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said Dumbull
do for myself & my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Ebenezer Dorthrop & his heirs and assigns, that at and until the enrolling of these presents I am well seized of the premises, as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore, I the said Dumbull do by these presents, bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said Ebenezer Dorthrop & his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 14 th day of March Anno Domini 182 1
Signed, sealed, and delivered, In presence of Aaron Smith Seth G Dyer
Ezekiel Dumbull (Seal)
Litchfield County ss. Litchfield March 14 th 1821 Ezekiel Dumbull
PERSONALLY APPEARED Ezekiel Dumbull signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.
Seth G Dyer Justice of peace

Copy of a Deed From Ezekiel Trumbull To
Eph m S Hall
The within & and foregoing is a true copy of the Original Deed as recorded in Litchfield land Records Attest Moses Severy Clerk

To all People to whom these Presents shall come: GREETING.
KNOW YE, THAT I Ezra G. French of the town and county of Litchfield & State of Connecticut
for the consideration of Three hundred Dollars received to my full satisfaction of Ephraim Hall of said town
Do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said Hall & his heirs and assigns forever one certain piece of land lying in said Litchfield in the Society of South Farm, about Twenty rods northerly of the dwelling house now occupied by Joseph J. Prudden , containing about Eleven acres & a half acre, bounded South on Prudden & Isaac Briggs land East on James Waugh land North on the lands of Reuben Gibbs & Prudden , West on a public highway
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Hall & his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said French
do for myself & my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Hall & his heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises, as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore, I the said French
do by these presents, bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said Hall & his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 14 th day of March Anno Domini 1821
Signed, sealed, and delivered, In presence of
Abner Northrop Seth G. Briggs
Ezra G. French
(Seal)
Litchfield County ss. Litchfield March 14 th 1821
PERSONALLY APPEARED Ezra G. French signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.
Seth G. Briggs Justice of Peace

Copy of a Deed from Ezekiel Trumbull To
Benton Barnard the within and foregoing is a true copy of the Original Deed registered in Litchfield Land Record, attested Moses Jaycox Register

To all People to whom these Presents shall come: GREETING.
KNOW YE, THAT I Ezekiel Trumbull of Litchfield, County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut
for the consideration of One hundred Sixty nine Dollars & Twenty two Cents received to my full satisfaction of Benton Warman of said County
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Barnard and his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also at the said time and place
do for myself  and my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Baroness  and her heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents Baroness well seized of the premises, as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore, I the said Frederick
do by these presents, bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said Barnard and his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 13 th day of March. Anno Domini 1828
Signed, sealed, and delivered, In presence of
Signed, sealed, and delivered, In presence of Isaac L. H. Austin      Ezekiel Prout      (Seal) Nathl. G. Gaudin
State of Connecticut ss. Litchfield 13 th March 1821 Elizabeth Griswold
PERSONALLY APPEARED Charles Brinsmade signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.
Eliza Harrison Justin of Grace

Elizabeth Trumbull Quincy Mass.
Re Mary Trumbull 1826
Hon: O. Meara H. Rep.
Connecticut Sept 1819
James Barbour Secy of the War Department Washington City
Dear Sir, 11th April 1826 for the H. & M. Mus.

Simsbury So. Farms 2 nd May 1826
Hon. James Barbour Sec'y of the War Department
Sir
By the particular request of W m Ezekiel Trumbull of this town I transmit herewith, several Depositions, and copies of Deeds of conveyance, relating to the sale of the real Estate of the said Trumbull & to the disposal of the avails thereof, with a view of obtaining a restoration of the name of said Trumbull to the Pension roll upon the application made by the said Trumbull on the 2 nd day of April 1823 which application was rejected by the Hon d Sec'y of the War Department on the ground that the property of the said Trumbull (a schedule of which was forwarded to the War Department in July 1820) had not been satisfactorily accounted for -
It will be perceived upon examination that the Deposition of W m Hemenworth shows what amount was obtained for the 4 acres of land & buildings first mentioned in the schedule forwarded in 1820 also the manner in which the avails of that property was disposed of -
The Deposition of Eph m S t Heall Esq r relates among other subjects, to the sale & disposal of the 11 1 / 2 acres land mentioned in said schedule - The Deposition of Job Smiths Benton Barnard & Morris Woodruff will it is believed account for the sale & disposal of the 12 acres

of said mentioned in the schedule aforesaid - It also believed that the several depositions aforesaid will satisfactorily account for the origin of the claims against the said Trumbull and that the certificate of the Hon. Seth B. Bunn in relation to the credibility of the witness will prove to be satisfactory - It will also appear that the testimony aforesaid not only goes to prove sundry facts in relation to the case not mentioned by the said Trumbull in his application made in April 1823 but corroborates in a great degree the statements made by the said Trumbull at the time aforesaid -
It is not known whether proof of the signature of the Register of Deeds is required, it is believed that the certificate of the Register upon the enrolled copies of Deeds will be deemed sufficient, if not I take the liberty to request that that fact may be communicated to the Hon. Orange Merwin of the House of Representatives who will probably be able to obtain the testimony of the Hon. Horatio Seymour a Senator in the Congress of the United States from Vermont who is a son of the Register of Deeds in the Town of Litchfield -
I also take the liberty to request, that should any further testimony be wanted to insure the restoration of the name of said Trumbull to the Pension Roll that he may be informed what more is requisite for him to do -
I have the honor to be with very great respect Sir your Most Obt Humble Servt
Morris Woodruff

Hon. James Barbour Secretary of the War Department Washington City
To the care of the Hon. Orange Merriin Member of Congress

Pittsfield 28 th March 1826
Hon. James Barbour Secretary of the War Department
Sir
In consequence of an application made by me on or about the 2 nd Day of April 1823 to have my name restored to the Pension list from which it had previously been stricken, S r L. Edwards Esquire addressed a line to Seth P. Burroughs of this Town informing him that the property which I had formerly possessed (an inventory of which had previously been forwarded to the War Department) was not not satisfactorily accounted for (I having merely forwarded my own statement in general terms in relation to the disposal of the same)
I now take the liberty to forward Three Depositions in relation to the disposal of my property which I hope will prove satisfactory & that you will deem it proper to direct that my name be restored to the Pension Office & that I be entitled to receive the benefit of the same from said 2 nd Day of Ap r 1823 - Permit me Sir to refer you to the Hon ble Orange Allen and Ralph J. Ingersoll members of Congress from Connecticut in relation to the character & standing of the Disponents, The Hon ble O. Merwin I believe is acquainted with all the Gentlemen - With much respect I subscribe myself your Most Ob st Servt Richard Mansfield

I Polly Nopson of Batavia in the county of Montgomery & State of New York of lawful age depose & say, that some time previous to the year 1806 I authorized Ezekiel Trumbull of Litchfield in the county of Litchfield & State of Connecticut to make sale of some property belonging to me which was at that time in the Town of Salisbury in said county of Litchfield. that the said Ezekiel Trumbull made sale of the same to John Stanton then of said Salisbury for the sum of one hundred dollars which sum the said John Stanton paid over to the said Ezekiel Trumbull in the spring or forepart of the summer of 1806. That at the request of the said Ezekiel Trumbull the deponent suffered said sum to remain in the hands of the said Trumbull with the understanding that the said Trumbull should pay over the same together with the interest whenever the deponent should request the same to be done. That in consequence of the deponent having removed into the state of New York and the said Trumbull having met (as he stated) with severe losses. the deponent was compelled to wait for the payment until sometime in the year 1823. in the year 1821 or 1822 the said Trumbull caused a note of hand executed by Abner Northrop of said Litchfield. payable to the deponent for the sum of one hundred and ninety five dollars payable at twelve months to be placed in the hands of Ephraim S. Hall Esq r of said Litchfield who was at that time acting as agent for the deponent. which note was paid by the said Northrop and forwarded to me in the fall of 1823. which sum was in full for the amount due to me from the said Ezekiel Trumbull and which had never before been in any way paid and further the deponent saith not Polly Nopson

Personally came before me the undernamed Justice of the peace - Polly Shuison of palatine and Swarner and subscribed the within instrument of writing now of  Ephratah County of Montgomery and State of New York 16 th July 1827 Chauncey Hutchinson
State of New York.
Montgomery County
Clerks Office.
I George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that Chauncey
Hutchinson Esq. whose name is subscribed to the Seal of the within affidavit, was on the day of of the date thereof, a Justice of the peace of the County aforesaid, Commissioned, sworn and duly authorized by Law to act as such: And I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature "Chauncey Hutchinson" subscribed to the Seal of the said within affidavit is the proper hand writing of the said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County this 18 th day of July 1827.
Geo: D. Ferguson
July 18 th 1827

One Two Case x 1240 v
Judge Wolcott
Judge  Platt
Woodbury } Conn. Litchfield Cty }
Rec d 13 th July 1818-
Endorsed
The applicants must state expressly the time to which he belonged.
The magistrate who administers the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses; and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be attested by the county clerk under his seal of office.

District of Connecticut Town of Woodbury County of Litchfield June the 22 d 1848
Before me Charles B. Phelps a Justice of the Peace in and for Litchfield County personally appeared Amos Johnson Esquire of Southbury in New Haven County personally known to me as one of the Magistrates in said New Haven County an assessment of credibility and being just such sworn according to Laws testifies and says that from the 31 Day of December 1775 to the 31 Day of December 1776 he was an Officer in the Company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Hattler being the 2 d Company in the 19 th Regiment commanded by Col Charles Webb in the Revolutionary or Continental army and that Ezekiel Hunkell according to the recollection of the said Johnson of the said Johnson referred in a reference to the original enlistment

into said Company. enlisted into said Company and Regiment in Dec 1775 and soon after joined the said Company and was duty in said Company until the close of the year 1776 on the first of Jan y 1777 when he was discharged at Trenton in New Jersey. was that said Humble service the army at Mount Hill near Boston Massachusetts. and that he fought in the battle at Harlem heights and the battle with the Hessians at Trenton
Sworn before me
Charles H. Phelps Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut, Litchfield County ss. Litchfield on the 2 nd day of April
D 1818.
By the subscribing clerk  clerk of the Court of assizes  assizes Common Pleas or County Court, for the County of Litchfield, in said State, do hereby
certify that Charles B. Phelps before whom the foregoing affidavit, purports to have been taken, whose signature in office thereof was at the time of taking said Affidavit, was still is, a Justice of the Peace for said County.
Given under my hand and Seal of office  said Court the date first above.
Certified by
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

Hon. James Barbour Secretary of the War Department Washington City

To the Hon. James Barbour Secy of the War Department —
Litchfield So Farms, 14 th July 1826
Sir — I herewith forward the Deposition
of Anna Trumbull in relation to the origin of the Debt due from me to her & the manner in which it was paid & also the Deposition of Eph m S t Hall Esq r in relation to the Debt which was due to Polly Slopon from me showing his general knowledge in relation to the existence of the Debt & his knowledge as the agent of the said Polly of the actual payment of the same &
I have also taken the liberty to forward a statement made by myself under oath showing the manner in which said Debt originated & was paid which statement corroborated by the Testimony of Eph m S t Hall Esq r now forwarded & the Testimony of Ebenezer Northrop heretofore forwarded I cannot but hope will be considered as amounting or equal to the Testimony of the said Polly Slopon — I am aware
that the cause I have pursued in relation to the said Debt now lately due from me to Polly Slopon is not within the letter of your instructions to me and I have been induced to
this course (hoping & believing that it came within the spirit of the instructions) on account of the many obstacles which I have to encounter if I am obliged to obtain  on obtaining The Testimony of Polly Slopon, In the first place she (if alive) resides in Galantine in the County of Montgomery in the state of New York a distance of about one hundred & fifty miles from my residence, she is an aged & infirm person unable to go abroad & living in a part of the County where there is very little if any public business done it would be necessary for an agent to go with the proper magistrate a very considerable distance to wait upon her to obtain her Deposition This must of course be attended with very considerable expense more than I have the means of paying & having already been assisted by my friends to meet the expense already incurred in the application I have made for a pension I cannot expect they will willingly furnish me with the necessary means I do sincerely hope that the testimony herewith forwarded will prove satisfactory With much respect I am Sir your Most Obed t & humble Servt Ezekiel Trumbull

Ezekiel Trumbull
Prof. Supplementary
See letters to O. Mumin
19. May. 1826
July 31. 1826.
Since which Polly Thompson testimony has been secured
Last evidence 18. Augt 1827.

On the last examination of this claim as exhibited in the original brief to which a reference is requested, it appeared that the affidavits of Polly Stephenson and Amasa Trumbull were wanting to prove the payment of $290 to them by Northrop, for the claimant
In conformity with a letter of the 19 th May 1826, The Hon Q. M ur ray now transmits the affidavit of Amasa Trumbull confirming Northrop's statement, and showing the origin thereof. The M ur ray hopes the testimony of Polly may be dispensed with 1 st on account of the trouble and expense of procuring it, and 2 d on account of a belief existing that she is not in sound mind. In lieu of her testimony, the witness Eph. S. Hall is introduced who testifies to the payment made to her by Northrop.
For this additional testimony, and also an explanatory statement by claimant see the file herewith marked G.

The Deposition of Job Smith -

I Job Smith of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut of lawful age Depose & say That on the 14 th Day of March A D 1821 I purchased of Ezekiel Trumbull of said Litchfield, a piece of Land lying in said Litchfield in the County of South Farms on the Westerly side of the County road so called & adjoining a piece of Land which the said Trumbull sold on the 13 th Day of March 1821, containing Five Acres two rods and fifteen rods of Land, for which the Deponent says he agreed to pay the said Trumbull the sum of One hundred Dollars & the Deponent further says that on the 21 st August 1822 he caused the whole amount of the purchase money of said piece of Land together with the interest to be paid to Morris Woodruff Esq of said Litchfield upon a Note of hand which the said Woodruff had in his hands against the said Trumbull (Dated the 8 th Day of May 1819) payable on Demand & interest to said Woodruff for the sum of Two hundred Dollars And the Deponent says that the said sum of One hundred Dollars was in the opinion of the Deponent the fair value of said piece of Land & was the whole amount which the Deponent agreed to pay for the same And the Deponent further says that he has resided within two Miles of the said Trumbull more than Twelve years last past that he is well acquainted with the said Trumbull that the said Trumbull sustains a fair character for Truth & veracity, that he is in the opinion of the Deponent poor and stands in need of assistance (Dated at Litchfield the 22 nd Day of April A D 1826 - Job Smith
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss. Litchfield 22 nd April A D 1826 Personally appeared Job Smith the signer of the foregoing Deposition & made solemn oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed are true according to his best knowledge & belief Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of the Peace

I Frederick Wolcott, clerk of the county court or court of common Pleas within the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that Morris Woodruff Esq. was as on the 22 nd day of April 1826, & that he now is, a Justice of the Peace within & for said county, duly qualified to administer Oaths - & that the signature to the within certificate purporting to be his, is genuine.
Witness my hand & the Seal of said court at Litchfield in said county, this first day of May A. 1826. Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

I Frederick Woodruff Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify, that Morris Woodruff Esq. was on the 14 th day of instant July & that he now is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County legally commissioned & qualified,
that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, & that the signatures which purport to be his to the instruments hereto annexed (being in number three) are as I sincerely believe genuine his proper handwriting.
Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County, this 17 th day of July A.D. 1826. Frederick Frederick Woodruff, Clerk.

I Anna Trumbull of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut of lawful age Upon my say —
That my Grand father Elizer Harrison (Died in said Litchfield in the Year 1806, That by his last Will & Testament he bequeathed to me the Deponent the sum of Fifty Dollars & Directed the same to be paid out of his Estate by his executors, That the executors of his the said Elizer Harrisons last Will & Testament Did pay over said sum of Fifty Dollars to Ezekiel Trumbull of said Litchfield who at that time was the Guardian of the Deponent, That the said Ezekiel Trumbull having appropriated the said sum of Fifty Dollars paid as aforesaid to his own private use & behoof the same remained in the hands of the said Ezekiel Trumbull until and was never paid over to the Deponent until the 14 th Day of March A D 1821 at which time D r Ebenezer Northrop of said Litchfield having purchased lands & buildings of him the said Ezekiel Trumbull paid to that Deponent for & on account of the said Trumbull the sum of Ninety five Dollars in full for my claim against the said Trumbull for the legacy aforesaid & for the interest due thereon and further the Deponent saith not Dated at Litchfield this 14 th Day of July 1826 —
Anna Trumbull
Litchfield County ss. Litchfield 14 th July A D 1826
Personally appeared Anna Trumbull of said Litchfield the Deponent aforesaid & made oath to the truth of the facts in the aforesaid Deposition by her subscribed
Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of the Peace

I Eph m Hall of Litchfield in the county of Litchfield & State of Connecticut of lawful age & pose & say - That subsequent to the purchase of lands & buildin- gs made by Abner Northrop of said Litchfield of Ezekiel Trumbull of said Town, in March 1821, The said Abner Northrop executed his note of hand payable at Twelve Months for the sum of One hundred & ninety five Dollars which Note was lodged in my hands as the agent of Polly Slosson of Galantine in the county of Montgomery & State of New York for her benefit & for the purpose of paying a debt due to her from Ezekiel Trumbull - That the Defendant caused said payment to be made to her the said Polly Slosson and that upon or after the receipt thereof the said Polly forwarded to the Defendant her receipt for the sum aforesaid dated the 16 th Day of September A D 1823 as received from the Defendant the sum aforesaid in full of all accounts and demands which she had against the said Ezekiel Trumbull, which receipt is now is now & has ever since 3 d September 1823 been in the possession of the Defendant - That the Defendant fully believes said Receipt to be genuine & that the same was signed & executed by her the said Polly Slosson - The Defendant cannot state from his own personal knowledge any facts in relation to the origin of the claim which the said Polly Slosson had against the said Trumbull but has understood generally that it was of long standing & that it originated in consequence or by reason of the said Trumbull, having as the agent of said Polly Slosson sold & disposed of or the agent of said Polly some property which she

formerly owned in the State of Connecticut & not having paid over the nett proceeds of said property to her the said Polly until
The Deponent further states that according to his best knowledge & belief the said Polly Henson is now residing in the Town of Palatine in the County of Montgomery & State of New York a distance of about one hundred fifty Miles from the residence of the said Trumbull That in the opinion of the Deponent the said Ephraim Trumbull would find considerable difficulty in obtaining the Testimony of the said Polly Henson not only on account of her age, infirmity & location but also on account of the necessary expense to be incurred in procuring the same which expense the said Trumbull is in the opinion of the Deponent poorly able to pay —
And further the Deponent saith not Dated at Litchfield 14 th July A.D. 1826 —
Ephraim S. Hall Litchfield County ss. Litchfield 14 th July A.D. 1826 Personally appeared Ephraim S. Hall Esq. the Deponent aforesaid aforesaid & signer of the foregoing Deposition & made Oath to the truth of the facts therein stated Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of Peace

I Ezekiel Tumbull of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut (below & say
That on or about the 13 th Day of June 1806 I received as the agent of Polly Stopson One hundred Dollars from John Stanton then of Salisbury in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, said sum being the nett proceeds of property which I had previously sold to the said Stanton belonging to the said Polly. That being about this time engaged largely in the purchase of Mules in company with Aaron Smith Esq. then of said Litchfield & the said Polly Stopson having removed into the state of New York & having also given me to understand that she was not at that time want the money which I had in my hands belonging to her I made use of the same for the purchase of Mules as aforesaid & in consequence of the subsequent failure of the said Aaron Smith by which I lost the sum of from Eighteen hundred to Two Thousand Dollars I was not afterwards in a situation convenient to pay the said Polly until I made sale of my all my real Estate in 1821 and the Respondent further says that having on the 14 th Day of March 1821 sold to Abner Northrop of said Litchfield a part of my real Estate the said Northrop in part payment for the same did then become become obligated to pay said Debt to the said Polly Stopson which amounted including the interest to that time to the sum of One hundred & Ninety five Dollars, and to secure the payment of said sum to her the said Polly I caused a note of hand executed by the said Abner Northrop payable at Twelve Months for the sum of One hundred & Ninety five Dollars to be delivered to Ralph S. Hall of said Litchfield the agent of the said Polly Stopson to pay in full the claim aforesaid And the said Ralph S. Hall caused the same to be paid to her the said Polly.

Stopson for which she executed her Receipt to him the said Heall for the sum aforesaid & in full of all accounts and Demands which she had against me (to wit), against Ezekiel Trumbull - And the Deponent further Declares & says that which Receipt is Dated at Palatine the 16 th Day of Sept r 1823 And the Deponent further Declares & says that the said Polly Stopson has for a great number of years past resided in the Town of Palatine in the County of Montgomery & State of New York & if living, he fully believes resides in said Town at the present time that she is aged & has for several years past been very infirm she being (if alive) about seventy years of age - and further the Deponent saith not - Dated at Litchfield this 14 th Day of July 1826 -
Ezekiel Trumbull
Litchfield County ss. Litchfield 14 th July 1826 Personally appeared Mr Ezekiel Trumbull the signer of the foregoing Declaration & made oath to the truth of the facts by him therein stated - Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of Peace

Benton Barris
Orville Sumbull
Recd March 14 1821 Recorded in Litchfield Land Records Volume Vol 425 Pg 2
Moses Seymour Register A true Copy Extracted from Litchfield Land Records Attest Moses Seymour Register
Orville Sumbull

To all People to whom these Presents shall come:—GREETING.
KNOW YE That I Ezekiel Sumner of the Town & County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
for the consideration of Nine Hundred dollars received to my full satisfaction of Abner Northrop of said town.
to give, grant, bargain and confirm unto the said Northrop & his heirs & assigns forever one certain lot of land lying in said Litchfield the tract of Southford about three rods southerly from the Meeting House with the Dwelling House barn & other buildings thereon containing about four acres be the same more or less bounded North on Highway West on Isaac Emerson land South part on Nathan Farnum land & East on Edward Cows East part on said Farnum land part on said Cows & part on highway.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Northrop and his
heirs and assigns forever, to him and their own proper use and behoof. And also I, the said Sumner
do for myself  my heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said Northrop & his
heirs and assigns, that at and until the en sealing of these presents I am well seized of these premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in man- ner and form as is above written, and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore that I the said Sumner do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to WARRANT AND DEFEND the above granted and bargained premise to him the said Northrop & his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal the 14 th
day of March Anno Domini 1821
Ezekiel Sumner Seal
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of
Jaxon Smith Abner Northrop
LITCHFIELD COUNTY ss.
Personally appeared Ezekiel Sumner signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me,
Recorded March 14 th 1821
J. H. P. Burns Justices of Peace Moses Seymour Register
Litchfield March 14 th 1821

Abner Washburn Deed from Ezekiel Brumhall
Recorded March 14 th 1821 Recorded in Litchfield Land Records Liber 30 th Fol 42b 39
Moses Seymour Register A true Copy Extracted from Litchfield Land Records Attest Moses Seymour, Register

Ephraim S. Hall Esq. Dedson Ezekiel Tunkill Mund March 15 th 18218 Recorded in Litchfield land Record Liber 30 th fol. 428 th
Moses Seymour Register A true Copy Extracted from Litchfield land records Attest Moses Seymour register

To all People to whom these Presents shall come:—GREETING.
KNOW YE THAT I Ezekiel Sumner of the town and County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut.
for the consideration of Three hundred dollars received to my full satisfaction of Ephraim Hall of said town
do give, grant, bargain sell and confirm unto the said Hall & his heirs and assigns forever, one certain piece of land lying in said Litchfield in the Society of Farms about twenty rods Northerly of the dwelling house now occupied by Joseph B. Buel containing about Eleven acres & a half acre bounded South on Freedom & Isaac Ensign land East on James Waugh land North on the land of Reuben Gibbs & Prudence West on a public highway.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Hall & his
heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said Sumner
do for myself my heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said Hall & his
heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of these premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore that I the said Sumner do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to WARRANT AND DEFEND the above granted and bargained premise to him the said Hall & his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal the 14 th day of March Anno Domini 1821
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Adner Hathrop L. D. Buel
Ezekiel Sumner a seal
LITCHFIELD COUNTY ss. Personally appeared Ezekiel Sumner March 14 th 1821
signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me, L. D. Buel Justice of Peace Recorded March 15 th 1821 Moses Seymour Register

Job Smith Dadson Hezekiah Sumner
Between March 14 (1821) Recorded in Litchfield land Record Liber 30 Fol 429
Moses Seymour Registrar
A true copy extracted from Litchfield Land Record, Attest Moses Seymour Registrar.

To all People to whom these Presents shall come:—GREETING.
KNOW YE That I Ezekiel Sumball of the town & County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
for the consideration of one Hundred dollars received to my full satisfaction of Job Smith of said Town.
do give, grant, bargain and confirm unto the said Job Smith & his heirs & assigns forever one piece of land lying in said Litchfield in the County of Southport on the Westerly side of the County road so called beginning at a piece of land belonging to the heirs of Samuel Ensign. said piece being Northerly by said road twenty seven rods 13 links then Northerly by said Ensign land twenty rods to the end of a wall running East & West then Westerly by said Ensign land twenty rods to Benton Barnard Jesse Ensign & my corner then Southwesterly thirty three rods to land belonging to Samuel Ensign heirs then Easterly eighteen rods eight links to the highway where began Containing five acres two rods & fifteen rods of land Bounded Westerly on said Barnard land in part & part on Benton Barnard Northerly on said Ensign land Southerly on said heirs Easterly on said County road in part & part on said Jesse Ensign land
To HAVE AND TO HOLD the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Job Smith & his
heirs and assigns forever, to himself and their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said Sumball
do for myself my heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said Job Smith & his
heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of these premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple, and have a good right to bargain and sell the same in man- ner and form as is above written, and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore that I the said Sumball do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to WARRANT AND DEFEND the above granted and bargained premise to him the said Job Smith & his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal the 14 th day of March Anno Domini 1821 Ezekiel Sumball at a Seal
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of
Abner D. Phelps Job S. Bous
LITCHFIELD COUNTY ss. Litchfield March 14 th 1821
Personally appeared Ezekiel Sumball signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me, Job S. Bous Justice of Peace
Recorded March 15 th 1821 Dr Moses Seymour Register

Benton Barrels
Orville Sumbull
Recd March 14 1891 Recorded in Litchfield Land Records Volume 30 Fol 425 Pg 1
Moses Seymour Register A true Copy extracted from Litchfield Land Records Attest Moses Seymour Register
Orville Sumbull

To all People to whom these Presents shall come:—GREETING.
KNOW YE That I Ezekiel Tumbull of Litchfield County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
for the consideration of One Hundred Sixty nine Dollars & twenty two Cents  two Cents received to my full satisfaction of Benton Barnard of s d Litchfield
do give, grant, bargain Sell and confirm unto the said Barnard two pieces of land Situating in s d Litchfield  Southfarms Society at a place called the Wessex Set, first piece bounded North on s d Barnard twenty rods & 16 links West on said Barnard land forty rods & 19 links South on s d Barnard land thirty six rods & 19 links East front on said Barnard and part on Morris & Woodruff Esq s land forty two rods & twenty three links—Containing five Acres & forty four rods of land. 2 nd piece bounded North on s d Barnard land thirty six rods & 17 links West on s d Barnard land Six rods & 3 links South on said Barnard & Samuel Barnard lands thirty four rods & twelve links East on my own land Seven rods & 6 links Containing one Acre & twenty nine rods of land Containing in both pieces six Acres three quarters & three rods of land
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Barnard and his
heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said Tumbull
do for myself  my heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said Barnard & his
heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents I am well seized of these premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in man- ner and form as is above written, and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatsoever.
And furthermore I the said Tumbull do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to WARRANT AND DEFEND the above granted and bargained premise to him the said Barnard and his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal the 13 day of March — Anno Domini 1821 Ezekiel Tumbull
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Caleb H. Austin Samuel Goodwin
LITCHFIELD COUNTY ss. Litchfield 13 th March 1821
Personally appeared Ezekiel Tumbull signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me, Ebenezer Harrison Justice of Peace
Recorded March 14 th 1821 Moses Seymour, Register

Brief (original) Ezekiel Sprumbull Conn.
For restoration
Hon P. Munin JCR

Ezekiel Trumbull, of Connecticut enlisted as a private in Webb's regiment Conn. line on 10 th Dec r 1775. Discharged 10 th Dec r 1776. 1795
1 st Schedule 4 th July 1820
  4 acres of land, on buildings 800. 00   11 1/2 d o d o 275 00   12 d o d o 216 00   1291. 00   Personal property 52. 48   see paper A. Total $1343. 48. 
2 d Schedule 2 d April 1823
1 heifer and calf, 9 sheep and a few articles of furniture. $40. 66 accounts for decrease of property.
  4 1/2 acres buildings sold Northrop 14 th March 1821 for 900. 00   11 1/2 d o sold to Hall 14 th March 1821 for 300 00   6 3/4 " " to Barnard " " " " for 169. 22   5 1/4 " " to Smith " " " " for 100. 00   1469. 22   amount of sales $1469. 22 
The horse exchanged for a bed - the cow for another mentioned in schedule, the residue of furniture, not enumerated, has been impaired and destroyed. see paper B.
Evidence
4 Deeds are exhibited corresponding with the above statement, dated 14 th March 1821. and recorded next day. see file C.
Affidavits of creditors
Moses Woodruff, for goods, and orders drawn upon him from 26 th Oct 1802 till 26 th Oct 1816 - rec d payment in 1821 } 1108. 00 after, and out of the sale of land
articles not enumerated
Abner Northrop merchant Taylor for clothes, money, and goods for claimants use, from Dec r 1812 till 14 th March 1821 } 605. 00
articles not enumerated
Ephraim Hall, balance due on running account, for goods for family use from 1808, till 1815 } 157. 00
articles not enumerated
amount proved. $1170 00

Post forward
1170 00
Northrop states in his affidavit, that he has paid for claimant in addition to his own account the following sums, viz
To Polly Slopson, of New York, for money which she left claimant here in 1813. $200. 00 } 200. 00
To Amasa Trumbull, ward of the claimant, for a legacy left her by her grandfather and paid by the Executor into the hands of the claimant as guardian of said Amasa. $90. } 90. 00
290. 00
3 d This sum not proved by the affidavits of Polly Slopson & Amasa Ward
$1460. 00
See file marked D.
 11 th The testimony of Barnard and Smith corroborating the claimant's statement, and supporting the affidavit of Woodruff  12 th Certificate of Notary Public, stating the witnesses to be credible. 
The other papers are not material to the issue.
Remarks. A particular reference is requested to the affidavit of John Woodruff Northrop
Claimant 66. a farmer in all health lame and somewhat deaf. His family consists of a daughter aged 23, little from infancy and unable to support herself.
I certify that I have examined the case and am of the opinion that according to the principles which have governed in previous decisions, the claim ought to be admitted.

The Deposition of Benton Barnard

I Benton Barnard of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield aged thirty nine years being first duly cautioned & sworn Depose & say That on the 13 th Day of March 1821 I purchased of Ezekiel Trumbull of said Town & County in the State of Connecticut Six acres Three Roods & three rods of Land lying in said Litchfield in South Town Society for which I paid to Morris Woodruff Esq. of said Litchfield upon a Note of hand which I held against the said Ezekiel Trumbull the sum of One hundred & Sixty nine Dollars & twenty two Cents being the whole amount of the purchase money of said Land & being in the opinion of the Deponent a fair & reasonable price for the same And the Deponent further says that he has been acquainted with the said Ezekiel Trumbull more than thirty years that he has resided within eighty rods of his residence the greatest part of the time aforesaid & that the said Trumbull by reason of age weakness & bodily infirmity has become unable to perform but very little labor or to do very little business of any kind & that in the opinion of the Deponent the said Trumbull is nearly or quite destitute of property unless it be a few articles of household furniture & wearing apparel & further the Deponent saith not —
(Dated at Litchfield this 22 nd Day of April A D 1826 —
Benton Barnard
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss. Litchfield 22 nd April A D . 1826 Personally appeared Benton Barnard of Litchfield the signor of the foregoing Deposition and made oath that the facts stated therein are true according to his best knowledge and belief — Before me Morris Woodruff Justice of Peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that Morris Woodruff, Esq. was on the 22 nd day of April 1826, & that he now is, a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly qualified to administer Oaths, & that the signature to the within Certificate purporting to be his, is genuine.
Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County this first day of May A. 1826. Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property.
   Names of the persons to whom sold. Time of sale. Amount of money or description of property received in return.     Abner Northrop 1821. March 10 th sold the 4 acres & buildings for $96, which sum was paid by his cash debt against me, & paying the balance thereof to my other creditors.   Ephraim S. Hall, Esq. 1821. March 14 th sold the 11 1/2 acre piece for $300, he gave me up my note to him of $200 paid the remainder to me in cash, which I have expended for support & paying debts.   Barton Barnard, 1821. March 14 th sold to him 6 3/4 acre, from the 11 acre piece, for $169.22.   Job Smith 1821. March 14 th sold to Smith the residue of the 11 acre piece for $100, both of which sums making $269.22 were by them paid to my creditors Woodruff & a bill on notes I have cannot hold against me.   Abner Northrop 1821. Sept. 1 horse app d at $12, exchanged for a bed.   James Waugh 1821. July loom, exchanged for another which is in schedule.   were cut 1. plan 1.51   broke 1 set cups & saucers 11.   do 1 do cream cup plates 1.12   do 1 black tea pot 6   lost 1 set pewter tea spooms 6   broke 3 milk pans 12   do 2 candle sticks 16   do 1 pail 25   do 1 cream coloured pl bowl 6   lost 1 large do do 12   do 1 griddle 10   do 1 large cream coloured dish 16  
Ezekiel French
Sworn to, and declared on the 2 d day of April A. D. 1823 before the said County Court. Certified by Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.
I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court in the County of Litchfield and state of Connecticut (a Court of Record having authority to fine and imprison) do here by certify that the foregoing Path and the schedules thereto annexed have been admitted to the record of said Court, and that the same are truly copied therefrom; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is 40 dollars and 88 cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on fifth this day of April A. D. 1823, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court.

County of Litchfield SS. county court, April Term, 1823.
On this 2nd day of April A. D. 1823 personally appeared in open Court
being a Court of Record (having power to fine and imprison) for the county aforesaid, Ezekiel Trumbull Litchfield resident in said County aged sixty two years who being first da- ly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration  declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18th of March 1818, the 1st of May 1820, and 1st March 1823, that he the said Ezekiel Trumbull enlisted for the term of twelve months on the 10th day of December in the year A. D. 1775 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Tuttle in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Webb in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the corps until the 10th of December A. D. 1776 when he was discharged from the said service in Monmouth in the State of New Jersey . And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed the 18th of March 1818 ; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
That as it relates to my occupation, my ability to pursue it, the number and names of my family residing with me, their ages and their capacity to contribute to their support, I declare as follows viz. my occupation that of farming, that owing to ill health, lameness & deafness I am unable to labor but very little, that I have no family living with me but a daughter, who is twenty years of age, has been full from infancy, and unable to support herself.
The following schedule contains each article of real and personal estate now owned by the subscriber (except necessary clothing and bedding) viz :

   1. Two year old Heifer with calf $ 11.00.   9 sheep 16.00   1. old cart Irons. 4.00   1 old plow share 1.00   2. chains 1.00   1 axe .30   3 old chains .60   1 old fall leaf table .50   1 auger .30   3 old cider barrels .50   1 chest .50   1 small stove & tongs .50   1 sold saddle .25   1 small pot. broken .30   1 do dishkettle .50   2 wood bottles .30   1 sled. old .75   1 drogue .25   1 yoke Irons. .30   1 crow bar .75   4 knives & forks .25   1. teakettle .25   1 Looking glass .10   1 2 nd C.B. bowl .12   1 milk pail .10   1 spade, broken .12   1 old hand saw $ 39.79   1 portmanteau; 75; — lanthorn, 12. 87   $ 41.66  
Ezekiel Trumbull