Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,424, for Abraham Tillotson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Comm. Tillotson, Abraham W. 22, 424 Continental "Tillotson, Abigail
CONTENTS

1898.
New York Albany
Abigail Tillotson Conn. widow of Abraham Tillotson who was a Private in the Conn. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Sept. 1843. and sent to
D. Beckwith Cazenovia. N. Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 115

Adm. 8
I certify that the within Warrent Application is in Need of the Assistance of his Country for Support and I also certify that the first Application was Made Before me on the first day of May 1819 and sent to the Secretary and was Returned for witnesses Wm Whipple Judge Madison Canajoharie
N.Y.

State of New York On this Ninth Day of Oct in the year Madison County ss Eighteen Hundred & Nineteen Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges for the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appeared Abraham Tillotson Aye Sixty three years Resident in Coeymans in said County Who Beingly on first duly sworn according to Law & after his oath Make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions Made by the Late Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons in said in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that he the said Abraham Tillotson enlisted for the term of one year on the Eighteenth Day of December in the year 1775 In Colchester State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt Levi Wells in Colonel Samuel Dyer's Regiment in the 2d Connecticut Line on the Continental Establishment that he continued in the said Company in the Service of the United States until the first of January 1777 when he was discharged at P'keepsie in the State of New York; and that he was in the Battles of Stillbrook Longfellow and at the taking of Bennington and that he is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of Assistance from his country for support and that he still has other Evidence now in his power of his said Service Abraham Tillotson Sworn Before me this Ninth Day of Oct 1819 William Whipple Judge Madison Common Pleas
I William Whipple Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Abraham Tillotson did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding Declaration against the common Enemy for the term of one year at one time on the Continental Establishment and I have inscribed the Proceedings and Testimony taken and had Before me to the Secretary of War Pursuant to the Provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress Jan. Also Satisfied that he needs the Assistance of his country for support and I also certify that the date of the first application was the first Day of May 1818 William Whipple Judge Madison Common Pleas

County Clerk's office I certify that it appears of Record in this office that William Whipple Clegg was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex. Duly commissioned & qualified on the day of the date of the foregoing Instruments and that his signature to the same one in his Hand Writing in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the 11 th day of Oct. 1819
William J. Hoag, Deputy

State of Connecticut } ss Probate District County of Tolland } of Hebron
On this 14 th day of August 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate within and for said District of Hebron, Jabez Backus a resident of the Town of Hebron in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, aged 61 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath testify and say, that in the year 1786 and for several years previous to that time he was living with his Father & family in Bozrah in the County of New London in Connecticut, and Abigail his Sister also lived in the same house and family and in the year 1785 or 1786 she was married to Abraham Tillotson then of Hebron aforesaid & my said Sister Abigail, & said Abraham were married in my Father's House in said Bozrah by Nehemiah Waterman Esq r a Justice of the Peace for said County of New London, and he the Deponent was personally present and saw and heard them married by said Justice Waterman with whom he then & years after wards was acquainted ~ The Deponent with his Father and family removed from said Bozrah to said Hebron the next year after his said Sister married, & had also removed with her husband the said Tillotson; and where the Deponent has ever since resided ~ His said Father & said Justice Waterman have both been dead many years ~ The said Tillotson & his said wife Abigail resided in said Hebron together, until they removed to Cazenovia in the State of New York where he died leaving my said Sister a Widow.
Jabez Backus
Sworn & subscribed the day & year last aforementioned This Court certifies that the deponent is

is a Person well known to the Court as a person of truth and his statement entitled to credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year first before written
Charles Post Clerk

Abraham Tillotson
Madison Co

STATE OF NEW-YORK.
Court of Common Pleas, } ss. County of Madison, }
On this 3 rd day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county (created as such by the laws of the state of New-York) Abraham Tittelfors aged 65 years, resident in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows:—In Colonel John Willis regiment, in captain Levi Wells company in the Connecticut line, according to the original declaration of this declarant, bearing date the 1 st day of May 1818 and that he is now a pensioner and holds a pension certificate from the war department of the United States, numbered 15419 and bearing date on the 18 th day of October 1819 and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day 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 on the 18 th day 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed."
S C H E D U L E.
  one Note against Wm McLean Nothing   one horse Pinny old $25.00   Seven Sheep 7.00   two Hogs $6.00 one Cows $1.24 one Snagg $2.00 9.25   one Iron Shells broke $1.25 Pot Dishkettle & Shiden $2.00 3.25   Seaknives and forks $0.37 Six turnips & Carrots $0.25 Milk & Pans $0.88 1.50   one Chest one table round table Shovels & Forks and iron bucket and two hats 5.37   one Cows $12.00 Sookyglops $1.00 Six Cows $1.50 old Saddle & Bridle $9.50 24.00   71.37   My occupation is Farmer my ability to pursue it   My house was burned in the spring the number of my family residing with   me one my wife   years their ages as follows, aged 61 
The capacity to contribute to my support Nothing.
(Signed) Abraham Tittelfors
Sworn to and declared on the 3 rd day of Oct 1820 before me in open Court J. N. H. H.
I Deborah A. Hill. First Clerk of the county of Madison, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court, 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 71 dollars and 37 cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 9 th day of October 1820
J. N. H. H. Clerk of the court of the county of Madison.

Boxrah June eleventh seventeen hundred eighty six.
I then married Tillotson of Hebron To Abigail Backus of Boxrah
Nehemiah Waterman Jun.
Justice Peace
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures as follows; "June 11 th 1786."
Nehemiah Waterman
I Nehemiah Waterman, above named, do, on this 23 rd day of August 1838, depore & say that I am the son of Nehemiah Waterman Esquire late of Boxrah in the county of New London & state of Connecticut deceased, and that the above is a true extract from the record of my said father with the exception above named, as certified by me, and I further certify that at the time of the above record my grandfather was living whose name was Nehemiah and my father added Jun. to his name until after the death of my grandfather, and I further say that the Book of records of marriages of my Father's from which the above is taken has been in my possession ever since the death of my Father
Nehemiah Waterman
New London County ss. Norwich August 23 rd 1838, Personally appeared Nehemiah Waterman Esq. well known to me as a person of truth & veracity and signed & made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate & deposition Before me John Hyde Justice of the Peace.

I William E. Tracy Clerk of the court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the state of Connecticut. do hereby certify that John Glyde before whom the within deposition of Nehemiah Waterman Esq. was sworn to is a Justice of the Peace for New London County in said State and that the signature thereto purporting to be his is in his own proper hand writing and is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this 23 d day of August Anno Domini 1838.
William E. Tracy Clerk

857
1640
Abigail Tillotson
Admitted Private 2 years
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Baraboo Packet Co., Cayuga New York

State of New York Madison County } ss. On this sixth day of September 1836 personally appeared before the subscriber a judge of the County Courts in and for the county of Madison aforesaid Abigail Tillotson a resident of the town of Cazenovia in the county of Madison aforesaid aged seventy eight years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July the 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Abraham Tillotson late of the town of Cazenovia aforesaid deceased who was a private in the army, or, militia (and which this declarant does not certainly recollect) of the United States in the war of the Revolution, And which will more fully appear, by reference being had to the pension papers of the said Abraham Tillotson now on file in the Pension Office at Washington, as he was a Revolutionary pensioner some time previously to his decease which was on the 6 th day of May 1824, And that at the time the said Abraham Tillotson obtained his pension he resided in the town of Cazenovia aforesaid, She further declares states that she was married to the said Abraham Tillotson on the eleventh day of June seventeen hundred and eighty six in the town of Bozrah in the county of New London in the State of Connecticut that her said husband the aforesaid Abraham Tillotson died on the 6 th day of May 1824: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated
Abigail Tillotson
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before me Barak Buckwith a Judge of Madison County Courts

State of New York } Madison County } On this 11 th day of September 1838 personally came before me Roswell Beckwith of Coeymans aged 49 years and being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that he was well ac- quainted with Abiahem Tillotson late of Coeymans deceased and also with Abigail Tillotson his wife & that he has been well acquainted with the said Abigail since the decease of her said husband and that she still remains the widow of the said Ephraim Tillotson and further this deponent saith not
Roswell Beckwith
Subscribed and sworn
before me this 11 th day of September 1838
Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Court
State of New York } Madison County } I hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & affidavit are the original proceedings had before me in the matter of the application of Abigail Tillotson for a pension & that she is unable to attend court by reason of bodily infirmity, and that the aforesaid Abigail Tillotson & Roswell Beckwith are both credible persons whose testimony is entitled to credence
Barak Beckwith Judge

State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office ss: I, Heymann Donaldson Fletcher of the said County do hereby certify that Barak Beckwith whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was on the days of the dates of the said certificates a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County duly appointed and qualified and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Barak Beckwith and verily believe that the signatures to the said certificates are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 18th day of September 1838. A. Donaldson Fletcher

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abraham Tilton , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Ms. I. 22,424.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec 18 1775 Jan 1 1777 Pvt Levi Wells Samuel Wylip Conn   1777 Other not stated   He was at the taking of Burgoyne      
Battles engaged in, Flatbush, Long Island;
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hebron, Tolland Co Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct 9 1819. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Gazenovia, Madison Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 63 yrs.
Remarks: he married in Bozrah, New London Co. Conn. June 11 1799 Abigail Backus, he died May 6 1824 and she was allowed pension on an application presented Sept 6 1836 while a resident of Gazenovia aged 78 yrs. Son is referred to, no name stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

W. File 22,424
1640 Sept 17 1838 N.Y. May 1838
Abigail Pillsbury
L. Edwards Esquire Commission of Pensions Washington D.C.

Cazenovia Sept. 12 th 1838
Sir
Enclosed is the application of Abigail Tilton for a pension. Please direct any communication on the subject which the Department may think proper to make to the subscriber
Yours very respectfully
Barak Barwick
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington D.C.
P.S. I am earnestly requested by Mrs. Young daughter of Mr. Ehle (whose pension certificate was forwarded to me, for here a few days since) to request the Pension Department to return to the family the family record taken from Mrs. Ehle's family Bible, as it contains the only record which the family have of the ages of said family, they did not think to take the precaution to copy the record before sending it to Washington. (Mrs. Ehle resides in the family of her daughter Mrs. Young) If it is necessary to retain the record referred to with the other pension documents forwarded by Mrs. Ehle, the family would esteem it a great favor to have a copy of said family record made and forwarded for their benefit
Respectfully your obed Servant
Barak Barwick

Henry Champion of Colchester in Connecticut State Testifies as follows - That Abraham Tilton was enlisted into Capt. Gurney Wells's Company (of which I was a lieutenant) in Col. Samuel Wyllys's Regiment, being the 22 nd Reg. in the Continental Army for the year 1776 on or about the 18 th day of December 1775 he enlisted with sundry others & the day he enlisted is not put down, - but he done fourteen days billeting money to the 1 st of January 1776 - I have his enlistment & billeting abstracts (If I mistake not) he belonged to Hebron in Connecticut State When he enlisted, his travel to join the Regiment at Roxbury was one hundred miles - He joined & did duty in the said Company - At the close of the year 1776 the Soldiers (I believe) were discharged by a General Order, I do not remember respecting Abraham Tilton's Discharge - but believe he served his time & was regularly Discharged - Tilton I am informed now resides in the State of New York - I am not interested in Tilton's Application for a Pension
Colchester (Conn t State) September 18 th 1859
New London County (Conn t State) To Colchester 18 September 1859
Personally Appeared Henry Champion Signed to the above Deposition and made Solemn Oath to the truth thereof - before me
John B. Watrous Justice of the Peace
Henry Champion

Amoria July 12 th
Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, City of Washington, D. of C.
19 July 1822
John C. Calhoun

The hon. Secretary of War
Sir, — Your letter of the 24th ultimo was duly received, by which I am informed of the suspension of my pension, until I produce satisfactory evidence doing away information received at the War Department, of my being "worth from five to six thousand dollars." From whatever source this information may have been received, it is totally false & without a shadow of foundation, and must have been engendered in the brain of some malicious and corrupt villain. The informa- tion indirectly charges me with false swearing, and if I knew the malicious informant, I would, (as I did the enemies of my country) chastise him for his audacity, old and inform as I am.
In obtaining the bounty of my country

for which I fought and bled, (when perhaps, your information was in his saddle) I pur- ued an honest correct course, and such as was prescribed by the law of my country.
If I knew what evidence was suffi- cient to do away the information receiv- ed at the War department, I would have sent it by this letter. But not being ac- quainted with the proceedings in this case, you will confer a great favor by giving me the necessary instructions, on the receipt of this - and, also, let me know whether I am not entitled to my bounty up to the day of my superior
Cazenovia, July 11, 1822. With sentiments of respect yours &c.
Abraham Dillerson

Richard Taylor's Certificate
Pension Office

This may certify that I have been acquainted with Abraham Tiltottson of Calymovia for nine or ten years. I have had considerable deal with him, have bought cattle of him several times & he has always been considered a very independent Farmer. He called on me for a debt I was owing him I think two years ago last Spring the sum I think was about two hundred & fifty Dollars. I endeavoured to put him off & told him he stood in no need of the money. he however requested payment & I paid him, after he had received his pay he offered to loan me $200 of it if I would pay 14 per cent Interest. One year ago last Spring I was owing him I think $150 his son came to me with the note & requested I would pay it or take it up & give one payable to him for the same amount. This Mr. Abraham Tiltottson has generally had money to let for good security where he could get extra Interest on property to sell at a high price on a lengthy credit. He has never met with any serious loss since I have known him & I have no doubt but the property is all remaining in the Family & that he receives very essential benefit from it that he did formerly.
Given under my hand at Parnpy, County of Onondaga & State of New York this 22 nd day of August 1822
O Rich d Taylor

Richard Taylor who has signed the within certificate I am personally acquainted with - he is a Merchant a man of respectability, & a brother to the Hon John W. Taylor - August 22 d 1822. (Richard Ditchfield)

Albany 8 c
857
Abigail Tillotson widow of Abraham Tillotson
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18. March 1818 and who died on the 6 th May 1824 of Madison Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Myllys _____ in the Connecticut line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Nov. 1838 and sent to Sarah Beekwith, Cazenovia, N. Y.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept. 38 200.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th March 39. 40.00
$240.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 2
Clerk,
Page 106

15,419.
New York R.
Abraham Tillotson,
of Cazenovia in the state of N. Yk. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Myllys of the Connecticut line, for the term of 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of Oct. 1819 and sent to Wm. Whipple, Esq. Cazenovia, N. Yk.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 — $129.00 Semi-annual all'ce ending Mar. 4. 1820 48. " amt. 1 st 4 th mo 4/30. $177.00
Suspended
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notes in left margin: Suspended see memo randum within letter to Isaac Lawrence, Esq. Agent New York - Dec. 6 th 1821. And letter to claimant 24 June 1822. See letters to claimant & Hon. E. Litchfield 24 July 1822.
Notes in right margin: Cazenovia Madison Co. N. Yk.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 28424
Abigail Tillotson
Wid of
Abraham Tillotson
Rev Rev War
Act March 2 nd  '43
Index: Vol. 16 , Page 276
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1906 Jan 6
1906 Feb 2
History To Miss Phoebe Morse.
M.B.H.
History to Harry Morse
M.B.H.
1916 Aug 29 - History to Miss Carlotta B. Capshaw. Letter in
S.F. 44817 Rufus Fitch. M.B.H.
1917 Dec. 8. Hist. to Frank Farnsworth Starr. P.

2290
Abigail Tilton Penni Papers
2290

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3 d of March 1843, granting pensions for one year, to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838 State of New York
Madison County } On this 15 th day of June 1843, personally appeared before me Barak Buckworth a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the County of Madison aforesaid Abigail Tilton a resident of the town of Cassanovia in the county of Madison aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d . March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, That she is the Widow of Abraham Tilton, who was a private in the war of the Revolution, but whether in the army or militia she cannot recollect as her memory is much impaired by age, That she cannot recollect the regiment or corps in which he served, nor the officers names under whom he served but those facts will fully appear by referring to the pension papers of the said Abraham Tilton her said husband now on file in the Pension Office, That she received the sum of eighty dollars a year under the act of Congress of July 7 th 1838, She further declares that she is still a widow,
Abigail Tilton
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Barak Buckworth, Commissioner of Deeds &c.
And I also hereby certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that I assisted her to obtain her pension under the act of July 7 th 1838 & Semiannually, made her papers in order to draw the said pension for the 5 years which she has drawn Barak Buckworth Commissioner &c.

State of New York Clerks Office Madison County } I, Oliveron Fairchild Clerk of said county do certify that Barak Brekwith Esq, before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a commissioner of deeds in and for the said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand-writing and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and official seal the 16 th day of June 1843. Oliveron Fairchild Clerk.

State of New York Madison County ss I Rufus Lyon a Freeholder and inhabitant of the town of Cazenovia in the county of Madison and state aforesaid. do Certify - That I have lived a number of years in the neighborhood of Abraham Tillotson and well acquainted with him. I have always considered him as one of our most independent farmers - That on or about the 8 th of the present month the said Tillotson called on me and said that he must obtain two Freeholders to Certify that he Tillotson was in indigent circumstances and stood in need of assistance from his country in order that he could draw his Pension which had been suspended - That he did at that time ask me if I would be willing to go before Stebbins Esquire of Cazenovia (a distance of about three miles) and make the necessary certificate. said he did not know what other person he could get - but said if I would go he would give me ten Dollars - Given under my hand this 21 st day of August 1822
Rufus Lyon

I certify, that I am well acquainted with Rufus Lyon the person who subscribed the within certificate, that he is a man of respectability, a Freeholder & farmer.
August 21 st 1822.
Elisheah Gilchfield
Pension office.

Pension office

State of New York,
We the subscribers, Freeholders and inhabitants of the town of Cazenovia in the County of Madison and of the town of Pompey in the County of Onondaga and state aforesaid - do certify - that we have been acquainted with Abraham Tilletson of said Cazenovia for a number of years - that we have lived and do still live neighbors to him - that we have considered him as one of our most independent farmers, one who has money to loan, whenever he can obtain extravagant interest, or dispose of some property at a high price and obtain good security - that his property the year before last was valued by the assessors at about Eighteen hundred dollars - and further we consider him the said Tilletson abundantly able to support himself and family - and under the existing law authorizing the payment of pensions do not think him entitled to a pension - Given under our hands this 21 st day of August 1822 -
Rufus Lyon
Joseph Atwell
Daniel Allen
James M c Lean
Joseph Atwell Jr
Elijah Hill
I am well acquainted with all the persons who have signed the above certificate - They are men of respectability, and of the first standing in society - August 22 nd - 1822
Elisha Litchfield

Remonstrance of the Inhabitants of Lazenaria to ag! the intoration of abraham Tillotson -

To the Honorable the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States in Congress convened —
The subscribers beg leave to represent that for several years last past they have been well acquainted with Abraham Tillotson of Cassovia in the County of Madison & State of New York & that they reside in the neighborhood & vicinity of the said Abraham that the said Abraham has always been since their acquaintance with him & in our opinion now is a substantial farmer and in easy circumstances That it is generally believed by his neighbors and we have no doubt but that such an opinion is well founded, that he possesses property to the amount of $2000. or $2500. & is free from debt & loans out very considerable sums of money to his neighbors. That the people living near him were surprized that a man in his circumstances should have obtained a pension under the act of March 18 th 1818. That they understand the said Abraham having been struck from the pension list is now making application to Congress to be placed on the same again — They do therefore humbly pray that the said Abraham may not be restored to the pension list for the reasons aforesaid or be further compensated for his revolutionary services. —
Dated at Cassovia this 10 th Jan y 1823

Elisha Farnham
Joseph Atwell
David B. Hudson
Jonathan Farnham
J. Willson
Lemuel Wink
Samuel Thomas
C. Robbins
Barth. Butts

2290 June 24 1883
Hon My June 3 rd 1883 Ab: T. L. Stinson
$80 per annum
L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions B. Beckwith Cazena New York Washington, D. C.

Gosenovia Madison Co. N.Y. June 21 st 1843
Dear Sir
I send you enclosed the Declaration of Abigail Tilton of the town of Gosenovia in order to obtain the Benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows for one year, to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838
Please forward any communication which you shall think proper to make on the subject to Barak Beckwith Esq. Gosenovia Madison Co. N.Y.
I am very respectfully
your Obedient servant Barak Beckwith
P.S. Will you have the goodness to forward me the Act of Congress of the 3 d of March 1843, with the regulations of the Pension Department in reference thereto
B. Beckwith.
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Caveat. — The Hon ble E. Litchfield, M.C. from the state of New York, stated to me in a conversation at the office, on the 6 th Dec. 1821. Mr M c Carty being present, that Abraham Tillotson was worth from 5 to 6000 — Suspended in consequence of this information —
J. L. Edwards

This is to certify that in the year 1849 Abraham Tillebson valuation of his property was taken from the assessors tax List by Me which was - $ - 1457 Dollars
Joseph Hurd Jr.

Casimaria py Oct 22 o
Hon John C Calhoun Secy for the Dept of War Washington

Dr. John Bruley is Abraham Tilton's pension Certificate the Determination was Made the 1 st Day of May 1818
With Respect from the Wm Whipple
June 21 - 1819
Hor. J. 6 baltimore Gen

Sir
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War Washington City Pension office
Rec. d Aug. 30. 1822.
Canal.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 11. 10

Abraham Tilton.
Additional document in his case -
J. L. Edwards Esquire Pension Office
Rec. 21 Feb. 1823

Washington Feb. 20. 1823
Sir,
I send the inclosed to you to be placed on file that it may be applied to its proper use in case of another application by Mr. Pillsbury
Respectfully Yours
J. A. Hubbard
J. L. Edwards Esq.

My affec Abigail F. Atkinson,
PKL
Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Garnerville Sept. 14 th 1838
Sir
I send you enclosed the Certificate of the Marriage of Abraham Tilton to Abigail Perkins and also the deposition of her mother they would have been forwarded at the same time with her (Mrs. Tilton's) declaration forwarded the 12 th but were left through mistake
I am very respectfully your Obedient Servant Barak Beckwith
Hon J. L. Edward
Washington

FRANK FARNSWORTH STARR, GENEALOGIST AND FAMILY HISTORIAN, MIDDLETOWN, CONN.
Starr's Ancestral Register. Rev. Sec. 2n
December 4, 1917
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
I wish to obtain a statement of the services in the War of the Revolution of Abraham Tillotson who served from Connecticut and in 1818 was a pensioner and resident in the state of New York.
Respectfully,
Frank Farnsworth Starr

...ALBERT MORSE...
...DEALER IN...
Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Lath, BUILDING PAPER, ETC., ETC.
Cleveland, N.Y., Dec 9 1905
Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen - Will you please send me at your earliest convenience all facts you can obtain from the application for pension of Abraham Tilton a revolutionary prisoner. He enlisted probably either at Hebron or Sharon Conn. His pension was granted him under "Act of Congress of 1818" he residing in state of New York. please give date & place of birth, date & place of enlistment, date of death, place where pension was payable to him in New York state, record of his service as far as possible, company etc, wife's name and maiden name, also any other relations or facts mentioned in application.
Very truly
Miss Phoebe Morse

...ALBERT MORSE...
...DEALER IN...
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Cleveland, N.Y., Feb 28 1905
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: I have a certificate from the Adjt. Gen. of Connecticut certifying that Abraham Tillotson, private, was a Conn pensioner residing in New York and received a pension in accordance with the general pension law passed by Congress of the United States Mar 18 1818. for the survivors of the Revolutionary war who had served nine months or more in the Continental Army or Navy. said certificate is documentary evidence of service
Please give me all facts concerning him contained in his application for pension and other records of your office. I would like date and place of birth, date and place of enlistment, record of service as far as possible, place of residence in New York state. Name of wife and any other

...ALBERT MORSE...
...DEALER IN...
Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Lath,
BUILDING PAPER, ETC., ETC.
Cleveland, N.Y., ..... 190.....
relative mentioned, date of death, etc An early answer would be much appreciated.
Very truly
Harry C Morse.