Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2679, John Wilson, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn
Wilson, John or Wilson
NUMBER
N. 2679 B.L.M. 13736-160-557
h. 1762
Sally
CONTENTS

18.690 R Connecticut
John Wilson 2 o (aged 60)
of Windham in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Webb of the Conn line, for the term of (one year - 1778-9)
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of June 1822 and sent to David C. Bolles Esq. Windham, Conn
Arrears to 4 th of March 1822. 373.29 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1822 48
46 16 4 1/2 8 130 31 $421:29
368 4.26 1.3
$373.29
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
May 1. 1820.
207 pages } Schedule 3. out } 84

3.081-
Connecticut
H.
Sally Wilson widow of John Wilson 2 o
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Ct Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the
2 nd day of Decem r 1853 and sent to
Thos E Graves
Thompson 6P.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 67 Vol. A
(18)
off

Account 3
May 2, 55-
112594
Sally Wilson 156 Hirt 2
John Wilson Pri
Sally Wilson, wife of John Wilson 2 d Pri:
At Cont. Line.
13.1
Res. war
No: 160 acres, farg: 7 th 1856. B.R. Hirt.
Res. Pen. sign
Certy dated Dec 2. 1853
Conn Feb 53- 3081
(Signature)
Horace Gaylord
Ashford Conn
Vol. 4. 2. page 10,

Jabez Clarke, Esq; Judge, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.
John Wilson, Connecticut line, Revolutionary claim.
A person of the name of Jonathan Wilson, is found on the rolls of Col. Charles Webb's regim. who enlisted for 8 months in Capt. Mannings Comp on the 14. April, 1778.
Satisfactory testimony, on oath, is required to prove that this applicant served 9 months. in continuance on the Continental establish.

John Wilson Petition
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To the Hon.able Iabez Clarke Esq r Judge of the Court of Common pleas within and for the County of Windham in the District of Connecticut the Petition of John H Wilson of the Town of Woodstock in said County and District of Connecticut respecting  respecting that he enlisted in the service of in the service of the United States in the Conn- -ecticut Line in the revolutionary war on the Continental establishment from the 13 th April 1778 to the 20 th of January 1779 as a Soldier in the army of the United States in the revo- -lutionary war when he was honorably dismissed - That he is indigent and by reason of his reduced circumstances stands in need of assistance from my Country for support and prays the benefit of a certain Act of Congress passed the 10 th day of March A D 1818 Entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War
Dated at Woodstock the 15 th day of April A D 1818
John Wilson
State of Connecticut
County of Windham ss Woodstock April 15 th A D 1818 then came personally before me Iabez Clarke Judge of the Court of Common pleas within and for the County of Windham and District of Connecticut John H Wilson the signor of the above Petition and subscribed and made oath to the following affidavit (viz) I John H Wilson of the Town of Woodstock in the County of Windham and District of Connecticut and resident in said Woodstock Do swear that I enlisted into the army and service of the United States the 13 th day of April 1778 as a soldier in Capt e William Marrison's Company and Col o . Charles H. H. Regiment (as I believe) in the Connecticut line in the revolutionary war  in the continental establishment and soon after joined the army at Valley Forge and did duty in said Regiment. About a fortnight later I was detached from said Company and annexed to Col o Morgan's Regt of Riflemen and I did faithfully serve out the time for which I enlisted in said revolutionary war in the continental establishment and was discharged the 20 th day of January 1779 and have no discharge in existence and that by reason of my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my Country for support Sworn April 16 th A D 1818 & declared Iabez Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County John Wilson

We William Bowdoin & Lyon of Woodstock, in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut Do here certify that we are acquainted with Mr. John Wilson, the signer of the foregoing Affidavit and his circumstances, and we testify, that he is a poor indigent but honest man, and that he stands in need of assistance for his support.
Daniel Lyon William Bowdoin
Sworn the 16 th day of April A.D. 1818
Before me Jabez Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County
In testimony of the foregoing matters I have caused the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham to be hereunto Affixed
Attest - Jabez Clarke Judge of said Court
Jabez Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut. Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Wilson, did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding Declaration and affidavit, and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the Directions of the Act of Congress, passed the 18 th day of March 1818
Attest, Jabez Clarke
I Samuel Gray Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut. Do certify that Jabez Clarke Esq. a Judge of said Court, the foregoing Signatures are his own hand writing & the Seal Annexed is the Seal of said Court.
In Testimony hereof I have hereunto Set my Name. This 8 th Day of May A.D. 1818
Sam Gray

112594
Agent Horace Gaylord Ashford Windham County Conn.
COPY OF STATE OF CONNECTICUT CHIT

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. COUNTY OF Windham }
On this 24 th day of April A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Sally Willson aged sixty nine years, a resident of Hillingly in the State of Connecticut, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Willson 2 d deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Revolutionary War in the _____ regiment of _____ commanded by
in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812, that her said husband, was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum under the Act of June 7 th 1832 on or about the _____ day of _____ A. D. _____ for the term of _____ that she is a pensioner under the 2 d section of the Act of Feb 3 d 1853, that her pension certificate is dated the 2 d day of December A. D. 1853 & signed by M c Clelland See of the Int ior of said _____ She further states that she was married to the said John Willson 2 d in Thompson on the third day of Feb , A. D. 1827 by one Jonathan Nichols a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Sally Willson that her said husband died at Thompson on the eighth day of November A. D. 1838 and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855. She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor. for proof of her husbands service reference may be had to the proof on file in the Pension Office with his claim for a pension and for proof of her marriage and her husbands death reference may be had to her own application for a pension under the Act of Feb. 3 d 1853 and desiring her Warrant when issued sent to the care of Horace Gaylord of Ashford
We, Anna Gay and Elizabeth E. Barnett residents of Hillingly in the State of Connecticut, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sally Wilson in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Anna Gay Elizabeth E. Barnett
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Horace Gaylord Notary Public.
H.B. See my commission on file with the Commission of Pension Dated March 25 th 1854 Expires March 25 th 1856

John Wilson

District of Connecticut, ss.
At a Court of Common Pleas, holden at Brooklyn - within and for the County of Windham, in said district—
ON this 26 th day of March A. D. 1822 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] John Wilson of Woodstock in said County (now resident in Killingly) —
aged Sixty years years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz : That he enlisted for the term of Nine months on the — 13 th day of April in the year 1778 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain William Manning 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 said corps until  about two weeks when he was detached to serve in Col. Morgan's regiment of riflemen - that he continued to serve in said rifle corps until on or about the 20 th of January 1779 - when he was discharged from the said service in Bashenville near Morristown in the State of New Jersey.
That by occupation he is a farmer enjoying ordinary health for a person of his age except occasional attacks of the Rheumatism - That he has no family - That he applied for a pension under the Act of Congress of 18 th March 1818, on the 16 th day of April 1818. which application is herewith forwarded. It would have been sooner returned to the War-Department but for the difficulty of procuring the necessary proofs, most of his comrades in the service having deceased or removed to distant parts of the country.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th 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 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 on the 18 th 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.
John Wilson
  A Schedule of the whole estate & income, real & personal belonging to John Wilson of Woodstock, as of, taken the 26 th March 1822 - viz   1 old square compass 50 c 50   do - broad axe 75 c 75   do. adze, 75 c - old handsaw 1.00 - 1 pr chisels, 50 c 2.25   3 old augers 50 c 50   $4.00 
John Wilson

Sworn to and declared on the twenty sixth day of March A. D. 182 2 before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
Attest. David G. Bolles Clerk.
I, David G. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration  to wit and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opin- ion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Four Dollars, and  Cents . In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 31 st day of May A. D. 182 2
David G. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.

Nov. 23, 1853. Sally Wilson's appl. as widow of John Wilson, 2 nd .
Wintham ct.,
Conn.
8.22
Nov '53.
Allowed $96 per an.
Rev.
from Feb. 3. 1853
M r . E. Graves,
Thompson,
Conn.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the second section of the Act of the third of February, Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and fifty three
State of Connecticut County of Windham ss Town and Probate District of Thompson in said County and State
On this twelfth day of November Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Court of Probate in and for the District of Thompson in the state of Connecticut Sally Wilson a resident of the town of Killingly in the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty Eight years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the third of February Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and fifty three granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the widow of John Wilson I a who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and who for his said services received a pension of Ninety Six Dollars per year which pension was payable at the United States Pension agency in Hartford in the State of Connecticut, and she refers to the proof of the services of said John Wilson I a to the papers in his case on file in the Pension office, and to the same done for proof that he was a pensioner -
She further declares that she was married to the said John Wilson I a on the third day of February Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and twenty Eight - that her name before and at the time of said marriage was Sally Wilson, and that she was the daughter of John Wilson who was also a pensioner & received his pension at the Agency in Hartford aforesaid -

She further declares that her said husband John Wilson 2 a died on the eighth day of November Anno Domini One thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight - that she was not married to him prior to the second of January Anno Domini One thou- sana eight hundred but at the time above stated - and she further declares that she is now a widow
Sally Wilson
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Talcott Crosby Esq Judge of Probate for the District of Thompson, in the State of Connecticut. And I certify that I am personally acquainted with Sally Wilson the declarant and am fully satisfied of the truth of her statements, and that they are entitled to full faith and credit -
Talcott Crosby Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Thompson
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my official hand and affixed my official seal of said Probate Court at said Probate District of Thompson this twelfth day of November Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Talcott Crosby Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Thompson

This may certify that on the third day of February Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight John R. Wilson and Sally Wilson both of Thompson were lawfully joined in marriage by me Jonathan Nichols justice of the peace.
Recorded March tenth one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight by John Nichols Register
State of Connecticut Middaham County } Town Clerks office in Thompson in said County and State -
I Jeremiah Olney Town Clerk of said Town of Thompson do certify that the above is a true copy of the town records of said town of Thompson with the exception of the time of said marriage which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows to wit - "3 rd day of February A D 1828" and the date of said record which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows to wit - "March 10 th 1828"
Jeremiah Olney } Town Clerk of said Thompson
State of Connecticut Middaham County } Town of Thompson November 15 th 1853 I Jeremiah Olney above named do hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of Thompson aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract of and from the fifty first page of the volume of Records of marriages for said Town of Thompson, which are now in my possession, with the exception above named, as certified by me -
Jeremiah Olney

State of Connecticut
Middletown County ss. Person of Thompson, in said Town: County and State this 15 th day of November A.D. 1853.
Sworn to in due form of law, and subscribed on this day and year last aforesaid, by Jeremiah Olney aforesaid before me Joseph M. Perrin a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Middletown aforesaid. —
And I certify that I am personally acquainted with said Jeremiah Olney, and that I am satisfied of the truth of his statements, and that they are entitled to full faith and credit —
Joseph M. Perrin Justice of the Peace

Polly Mills of the town of Thompson in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut aged 69 years, and being duly sworn according to law, depose and say -
That I formerly knew both John Wilson and John Wilson 2 d both of whom received pensions from the government of the United States - that said John Wilson 2 d was by some known as, and called by the name of John R. Wilson - that said John Wilson 2 d until his death lived a near neighbor to me - that said John Wilson 2 d has been dead about fifteen years, and according to the best recollection of the deponent died in November A. D. One thousand eight hundred and thirty eight - that said John Wilson died some years previous to that time, said deponent also deposes and says that I have for more than twenty years last past known Sally Wilson who has made a declaration before the Probate Court in and for the District of Thompson to obtain the benefits of the Second Section of the act of Congress of February third A D 1833 - and that she was formerly, at and before the death of said John Wilson 2 d the wife of said John Wilson 2 d - that said John Wilson died at Thompson aforesaid, & after his death said Sally Wilson removed to Killington in this county where she now resides and is a Widow. -
Polly Mills
State of Connecticut Windham County } Thompson in said County this fifteenth day of November A D 1853 - Sworn to according to law, and Subscribed by said Polly Mills on the day & year last aforesaid before me Joseph M. Perrin a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Windham: and I certify that I am personally acquainted with said deponent, and that I am satisfied of the truth of her statements, and that they are entitled to full faith and credit - Joseph M. Perrin Justice of the Peace

I Eunice Plank of the town of Thompson in the County of Windham and state of Connecticut aged 69 years and being duly sworn according to law, upon and say - That I formerly knew both John Wilson and John Wilson 2 d of said Thompson, both of whom were Revolutionary pensioners - that said John Wilson 2 d was frequently called John R Wilson and by many known by that name - that said John Wilson 2 d was my neighbor at the time of his death - that he died about fifteen years ago. Said John Wilson was dead before then. I also depose and say that I have been acquainted with Sally Wilson, who has made a declaration before the Probate Court of the District of Thompson to obtain the benefits of the second section of the act of Congress of February 22 d 1833, for more than twenty years last past, that she was at the time of the death of said John Wilson 2 d the wife of said John Wilson 2 d - that she now resides in Tillingh in this County, and is a widow, and the widow of said John Wilson 2 d .
Eunice Plank
State of Connecticut
Windham County ) Town of Thompson in said County this 15 th day of November A D 1853, duly sworn to according to law, and subscribed by the deponent Eunice Plank, before me, Joseph M. Perrin Justice of the peace in and for said County of Windham, And I certify that I am personally acquainted with said deponent, and that I am satisfied of the truth of her statements, and that they are entitled to full faith and credit.
Joseph M. Perrin Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
County of Windham p Office of the clerk of the County Court in and for said County of Windham
I Uriel Fuller clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Windham, and State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Joseph M Perrin whose name is signed as a Justice of the peace to the accompanying and foregoing affidavits or depositions of Jeremiah Olney, Mills and Eunice Platts, on the 15 day of November A D 1858, was and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Windham, duly Commissioned and qualified and authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths and take depositions, and that his signature to the accom- panying documents is genuine -
Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court aforesaid this 18 th day of November Anno Domini One thousand Eight hundred and fifty three
Uriel Fuller Clerk

Rehran
WIDOW, &c.
Nov. 17, 1910 Mrs C. E. Carver 1818 Bushnell Av, S. Pasadena Cal. info how to apply to Aud. Int. for date of widow's death and
File No.
2649
Sally Wilson
Widow
John Wilson 2 d
Pri. Rev War
Act:
Feb 3 d 1853.
Index:—Vol.
M.
Page
337.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Glacaw.
18,570✓
John Willson, Windham Co., Conn.
David C. Bolles, Windham, Conn.
Recd. 18 June 1822.

5 13.736
5
Nov 1919

No 3.746
The 3 d Aud t will please to state the time of death of pensioner, & to what time paid - Lobsenz
Dr. Burt Esq. } Respectfully, Auditor
Nov. 25. 33 } J. Cole J.F.A. } For Comm ee .
John Wilson, 2 d abt 1818. $8. p. month. Died 8 th Nov r 1838. Paid to his death.
David J. Rineck Actg. Auditor.

Pa. 104/53, 64,
Brython.

Lepe Leason Deposition

The deposition of Jesse Leason now resident of Windham in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut who testifies and says that he was a soldier in Colonel Chamblers Regiment in the Connecticut line of the army of the revolution which regiment lay within a few rods of the regiment under the command of Colonel Charles Webb and was well acquainted with many of the men belonging to Capt. William Mornings company in said regiment and well remember being at the burial of a Sergeant in said company which was about the middle of April 1778. and have a clear recollection of seeing John Wilson present at said burial at Valley Forge in the state of Pennsylvania. And that I also saw said Wilson on duty with Genl. Morgans rifle men when on picket guard on the lines. And that I also saw said Wilson about the last of January 1779 at his return home at my quarters (in camp) in the state of New Jersey
And further saith not
Jesse Leason
State of Connecticut
County of Windham ss. Windham February 8 th 1822. Then personally appeared before Me John Stanford Esq. Justice of the Peace for the County of Windham Jesse Leason the signer of the foregoing Deposition and Made solemn Oath of the truth of the facts contained in said Deposition by him subscribed - and I do Certify that said Jesse Leason is entitled to Credit to wit: John Stanford Justice of the Peace for said County of Windham

I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Windham & State of Connecticut do certify that John Staniford Esq m before whom the foregoing Affidavit hath been made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the peace within & for said Windham County; that the foregoing Signa- -ture of his name, is in his hand writing; & full faith & credit ought to be given to his acts as such — In testimony
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Publick Seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 20 th day of March Anno Domini 1822
David C. Bolles

Brief in the case of Sally Wilson, widow John Wilson 2- Windham County and State of Connecticut - act Feb. 3. 1853 -
Claim, ("original," or "for increase")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Marriage proved by records - and marriage and dowry by two accredited witnesses, and correspond- ence in the place of residence -
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
$96 allowed, per Feb. 3. 1853
Name and residence of Agent
Th. E. Graves. Thompson, Ct.
J. H. Adams Examining Clerk.

Dear W. H. Manning's Affidavit

I William H. Manning of Woodstock in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say that I am the son of William Manning formerly a Captain in the Revolutionary Army, whose commission is herewith forwarded, - that the annexed receipt for bounty signed by Billy Manning, Isaac Attwood & John Wilson is, according to my best recollection, one which was found, in April 1818, among the papers of my father, in my possession by John Wilson & myself; - that the words at the bottom of said receipt "As ten months men" are in my father's handwriting, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of Billy Manning annexed thereto, which I believe to be his genuine signature; and that I have no doubt the said receipt is genuine & what it purports to be. Further saith not - William H. Manning
Windham ss. Brooklyn March 28 th 1822. Then personally appeared Dea n William H. Manning, a gentleman of respectability & a credible witness, & made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, contains the truth & nothing but the truth before me David C. Bolles Justice of the Peace
I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that David C. Bolles before whom the foregoing

foregoing affidavit hath been made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the peace within & for said Wrentham County
In testimony whereof the I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Publick Seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 26 th day of March A D 1822 -
David C. Bolles

John Wilson del. Rec d . for bounty fr. Oct. 16. 1773
Segment

Camp Otter 16 1778
We the subscribers do acknowledge to have Recd of Capt W m Manning the sum of five pounds six Shillings & eight pence lawful money Each as Bounty for Enlisting into the Continental Service witness our hands -
As Ten Months Men
Billy Manning Spas At Dood & Wasman John Wiffors

Peter Landers affidavit

I Peter Saunders of Windham in Windham County in the State of Connecticut testify & say that I was a soldier in Capt W m Mannings company in Col o Charles Wibbs regiment in the Connecticut line of the Continental army in the War of the Revolution that I was with that regiment & company at Valley Forge in the Spring of the year in 1778 that John Wilson sometimes called John Banny Wilson with whom I had been well acquainted from a child had joined  joined as a soldier into said company and regiment previous to the death & burial of the sergeant who who was buried as early as the 15 th April 1778 that I Wilson served in the company a short time & then was detached into Col o Morgans regiment of Riflemen - I saw him quit the latter part of January 1779 after he was dismissed the service and on his way from the army home as he then told me - The place where I saw him was Baraboo ridge near Morristown in New Jersey He has always sustained the character of an honest man and was considered a good soldier in the army and according to general report among his neighbors he is called a poor man in point of property and has been so for several years & I have no doubt that he needs the assistance of his country for support I am 69 years old & a pensioner under the laws of the United States - Peter Saunders
State of Connecticut Windham ss. to wit: February 24 th 1822
Personally appeared Peter Saunders signer of the above deposition a witness entitled to credit and made oath that said deposition contains the truth and nothing but the truth before me
David Bolles Chief Judge of Windham County Court

I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that David Bolles Esq r before whom the foregoing Affidavit hath been made is Chief Judge of said County Court & that the foregoing signature of his name is his own proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the publick Seal of said Court at Brooklyn in s d County this 26 th day of March A.D. 1822
David C. Bolles

NOV 14 1910
To Chief Clerk NOV 14 1910 COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
Interior Dept. Treasury Dept. Washington D.C. Please send me date of death of John Wilson # 44069 - also date of death of widow and names of beneficiaries of pension # 2679- Certificate 3081 issued Dec 2-1853 under act Feb. 3-1853 at Conn. Agency
Also please send me the dates of birth and death of John Wilson # 14847 and names of persons to whom arrears were paid - Certificate 9495 issued

May 22-1833 under Act of June 7, 1832 at Connecticut Agency.
And oblige
Mrs C. E. Carver
1818 Bushnell Ave
South Pasadena
Calif