Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,575, Elijah Trull, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Trull, Elijah
NUMBER _____
D. 11,575
carded
CONTENTS

8528 New Hampshire (Concord) Vermont
Elijah Dull
of Rutland Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Danforth of the Reg t commanded by Col d Prescott in the Mass s m a for 8 mo s
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Ap l 1833 and sent to R. Temple Rutland.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 53. 32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " - 13. 33
$ 67. 65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 3 Page 94
Let ter Hon S. Aspinwall Feb y 2 d '37 - (Rev)
Letter to Hon F. Pierce on to Pen age 5 March 1838
To Concord New Hampshire from 4 March 1834. 21 April 1838. Notification sent to Hon F. Pierce Senate U. S.
Letter to 3 d Auditor 18 July 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March 1834 to 4 Sept 1837. Agent notified 11. Aug 1838.

Elijah Full 8 mo.
21589
R. Temple Aug
wmd
8 mo. pri
$26.66

STATE OF VERMONT, } RUTLAND COUNTY, ss. }
On this 29 th day of Nov.
A. D. 1832
personally appeared before the Probate Court of the County of Rutland Elijah Prull a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the year 1775 and served in Col. Prescott's ,
Regiment of the Massachusetts line under the following named officers. Col. Prescott  Capt. Davenport , St. Leger's - That he enlisted in Billerica immediately after the battle of Bunkerhill in June for eight months, served out his time at Cambridge under Genl. Bridge , & was discharged at Cambridge in Feb. 1776 he lived in Billerica when he enlisted - he cannot distinguish other troops with whom he served - There were other troops at Dorchester heights, but he can't tell the Regts. He knew Genl. Washington , Adams , Col. Vose , Col. Brooks , & many others whose names he has forgotten - he received no written discharge, & has no documentary evidence of the name of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his services. He was born at Billerica the 1. Feb. 1761 - his age is recorded in his Bible - since the Revolution he lived in Billerica & Townsend, Mass., until about 9 years ago, he moved to Shrewsbury Vermont, has ever since lived there. There is no clergymen in the place but he is known to most of the inhabitants.

We Levi Finney & Elijah B. Jones residing in Shrewsbury hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Trull who has subscribed & sworn to this declaration. That we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & Subscribed this day 29th Decemr.
Levi Finney Elijah B. Jones
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
N. Mayhew
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War Dept. was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Levi Finney & Elijah B. Jones, who signed the preceding certificate are residents of Shrewsbury & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Rodney C. Payson Esq. Clerk of the Court of Probate
do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Trull for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at Rutland this 29 th day of Nov A. D. 1832
N. Mayhew

Hon. F. Pierce Senate U.S.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Hillsborough
ss.
On this Nineteenth
day of February
1838.
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Hillsborough
personally appeared Elijah Gull
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain
Danforth
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Prescott
in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of New Hampshire
where he intends to
remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow-
are his reasons for removing from Morrisville, Vermont
to New Boston in the county of Hillsborough & State
of New Hampshire - Having become feeble by age, and
children living in New Boston he was desirous of living
with them.
Elijah Gull mark
Witness Watson Burr Joseph Cochran
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Cochran Justice of the Peace
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

I the undersigned, having witnessed the signature & oath of the within named Deed Smith to the within affidavit testify & declare that he is the same person described in the affidavit within. Waterman Burr
State
of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County Feb. 19th. 1838.
Personally appeared the above named Waterman Burr Esq. who is entitled to full credit as a witness & made solemn oath to the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Joseph Cochrane D. L. S. Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above signature of Joseph Cochrane is an actual signature in my belief and that he is an acting justice of the Peace Washington Feb. 28, 1838. F. M. 2 / 3 P. 1 / 3 W.

The name of Elijah Gull on application for a transfer of his pension made in Feb. 1867 was written by his son at the said Elijah Gull's request. He usually makes his marks. —
Josiah Butler.

Elisha Tull Portland Ct Verm t
adm d

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Elijah Trull
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     June 1775 8 Purde Capt Dunlap Capt Prescott 2d Bridle Cambridge 74 at Bellevue Mass. Production of  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1852.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz.:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For ————— year ————— months, and ————— days, I served as a —————. For ————— months and ————— days, I served as a —————; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. 3

Reuben
11575 INVALID.
File No. 11,575-
Elijah Trull
Brn. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 378
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Elisabeth Friel Vermont $ 26. 66. 7. June 1832
To what time last paid
to the 4 th March 1834
JH
Pension Office
31. March 1838

Elijah my Trull for transfer
It appears that he made his mark on the original papers, and has written his own name on the enclosures.
Sh d  they  the papers be returned for explanation? They papers are presented by Mr. Cushman of Canopus.
Respectfully referred to the Comt - Feby 17 '37
R.B.
Say to Hon. Mr. Cushman That in the original papers the Person makes his mark, And in the papers now sent, it appears that he writes his
name. In such cases an explanation is necessary; and they are therefore returned for such explana- tion.
Job E

Washington City
31 January 1837
Sir,
I have the honor here with of transmitting to your department for your consideration and action thereon two applications for transfers.
Joseph Cashman Jr is an acting Magistrate in the County of Hillsborough, and I firmly believe that his attestations as such are entitled to full credit.
With Great respect,
Your obedient Servant,
Samuel Cashman
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Inland Revenue Washington D.C.

Sauk Burlington March 12 th 1838
To S r Edwards Esq Com r of Pensions
In Elijah Druce on the roll of this Regiment at the rate of $26.66 2/3 per annum was last paid to the 4 th of March 1834. He is now on the roll as suspended
Very Respectfully Your Obed t Serv t D r English by P r for R. H. Hovey

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 9. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Elijah Trull a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord, N. H. Agency, at the rate of twenty six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 - has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1834 to the 4 th September, 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Mar 2
Mr Evans
Mr. Pierce Mill H. Pierce Am. H. Pierce H.R.
Hon J. L. Edwards Commt of Pensions Washington City D.C.

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Mr. at Jan 31. W. Audubon
J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Cushing H.R.

So Deerfield N.H. Jan 20 th
Free
Hon ble Samuel Cushman Representative in Congress from N.H.                      Washington City

South - Danville Jan'y 26 1837
Hon Samuel Cushman. The enclosed application for transfer of pension, I wish you would present at the Pension office & have the same effected & notice thereof sent to me. Presently application was returned to me from the Pension office on account of the name of the Col, not being interred & I now send it back with my affidavit added & presume it will be sufficient. The application of Elijah Trull testified to before Joseph Cochran Esq. is without certificate of the Clerk of the county court. I wish therefore you would certify that he is registered as a Justice of the peace, or ask your colleague Hovey (who knows Mr Cochran & that he is a Justice) to make his certificate of the fact as required at the Pension office, & then send or deliver the same to that Department & oblige your friend & the old Pensioners Josiah Butler
As I have recd the President's message from you & you will accept my thanks for this favor. It was an excellent document. I am pleased that Van Buren is elected. He is a far better man than either of the candidates opposed to him & will administer the Government as well & I believe better than Jackson has done.