Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5455, for John Hutchinson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hutchinson, John Tryphena
P. 5455
CONTENTS

I Harriet Parmalee of the City of New York being first duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I am thirty five years old - that I reside at No. 71. Essex Street in this City - that I am the youngest child of John Hutchinson and Tryphena Hutchinson his wife - that my mother the said Tryphena resides with me - that the family bible of my father the said John Hutchinson is in my possession - that the said family bible contained the record of the marriage of my said father and mother, the said John and Tryphena and also their births and the birth of the children of my said father's family - that the said family record is in the hand writing of my father the said John Hutchinson - that the said record has been in the said family Bible ever since I can remember - that I have cut the leaf containing the said family record from the said family Bible and attached the same with wafers to this affidavit.
Sworn before me the 6th day of February, 1852. Mr. Horner, Commissioner.
Mrs. Phebe Ann Patterson, deposes and says that she is the daughter of John Hutchinson & his wife Tryphena, and that she was well acquainted with the hand writing of her father and she declares that the family record hereto attached is in his own proper hand writing and has always been in the family bible ever since her recollection. Phebe Ann Patterson. Sworn before me the 6th day of February 1852.
Elijah D. Mains, Justice of the Superior Court of the City of New York.

M c John Hutchinson Borne July 21 st 1764.
M c Tryphena Abbot Born April 14 th 1799
John Hutchinson and Tryphena Abbot were Married 27 th Dec r 1798.
our first child James was Born 31 st of July 1800..
our Second child John Born June 26 th 1804.
our third child Phoebe Ann Born February 17 th 1808.
our fourth child Sally Caroline Born January 4 th 1810
our fifth child William Borne 18 th May 1812.
our Sixth child Worniel Borne 21 st April 1817.

State of New York New York City County ss
On this sixth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before the subscribing authority, being judge of a Court of Record within and for the City and County aforesaid, Tryphena Hutchinson, a resident of said City of New York, aged seventy five 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 of the several Acts of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, and July 29 th 1848.
That she is the widow of John Hutchinson, formerly of the State of Connecticut, and late of the said City of New York, deceased, who was a soldier, and a Teamster in the Revolutionary war, and served in the Company commanded by Captain Jonathan Townsend, Conductor, in manner set forth in the accompanying documents, and proofs, to which reference is hereby made. She further refers to the papers of the said Jonathan Townsend Conductor, now on file in the Pension Office at Washington, in the case of the widow of Jonathan Townsend, of the State of New York, as she is informed and does verily believe.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Hutchinson on the 27 th day of December, in the year of Our Lord seven hundred and ninety eight, and that her said husband John Hutchinson, died on the 14 th day of February, in the year of Our Lord 1850. That she was not married to him previous

to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January AD 1800, viz, at the time above stated, as will more fully appear, by reference to the accompanying proofs. And she further says that she has not intermarried, since the death of her said husband, the said John Hutchinson; And she further declares that she is entitled to a pension under the Acts of Congress, from the time of her husband's death which took place on the 14 th day of February 1820, as above stated.
Subscribed and sworn to } Tryphena Hutchinson the day and year first above written } Mark before me Elijah Paine Justice of the Superior Court of the City of New York
I hereby certify that the above mentioned Tryphena Hutchinson is in my opinion from her bodily infirmities unable to attend in open court. And I further certify that having examined her as well as Oliver and Ann Patterson and Harriet Paverlee her daughters under oath, I am satisfied that she is the widow of the above named
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
J R Lloyd Jones I, JESSE OAKLEY , Clerk of the Superior Court of the City of New-York, a Court of Record, having a Clerk and Seal, DO CERTIFY, That Elijah Paine whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument, is a Justice of the said Court duly commissioned and sworn.
And I do FURTHER CERTIFY, That the said name, so subscribed, is the genuine signature of the said Elijah Paine
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 8 th day of February 1822
J R Lloyd Jones
CLERK.

to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January AD 1800, viz, at the time above stated, as will more fully appear, by reference to the accompanying proofs. And she further says that she has not intermarried since the death of her said husband, the said John Hutchinson; And she further declares that she is entitled to a pension under the acts of Congress, from the time of her husband's death which took place on the 14 th day of February 1852, as above stated.
Subscribed and sworn to } Joseph Hutchinson the day and year first above written Monk
before me Elyat Moore Justice of the Superior Court of the City of New York
I hereby certify that the above mentioned Joseph Hutchinson is in my opinion from her bodily infirmities unable to attend in open court. And I further certify that having examined her as well as Oliver Ann Hutchinson and Harriet Ann her daughter under oath, I am satisfied that she is the widow of the above named John Hutchinson and that he died the 14 th day of Feb. 1852.
Elyat Moore Justice of the Superior Court of the City of New York

I Hypshina Underwood of New Marlboro' in the County of Berkshire & County of Mass. ts depose and say that I am now seventy three years of age, that when I was a child I resided in the town of Herkshire in the Parish of Andover in the State of Connecticut, that I will remember the circumstance of my Brother John Hutchinson returning home as was then said from the Army that his return caused great excitement and joy in my Father's family, recollect hearing my Brother John say he had been in the Army during an off time, that his team was loaded with a mortar I also remember my Brother bringing home money and seeing my Father count it, it was silver money. I further say that my Brother John Hutchinson died a little more than two years ago in the city of New York, and that his widow still resides in that place, and further the deponent with note
in presence of Livi L. Smith
Hypshina me Underwood mark
Julia A. Underwood
Berkshire ss. June 1 st 1852 Then personally appeared Hypshina Underwood and made oath that the above deposition by her subscribed was true Before me
Livi L. Smith Just. of the Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with Sophia Underwood sign of the within dep- -osition and consider her to be a person of unques- -tionable truth and veracity.
Levi L. Smith part of the Peace

I Jedadiah Sisson of New Marlboro' in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby say that I have for many years been acquainted with Thomas Clark late of sd. New Marlboro' deceased that he was a near neighbor of mine, and that I consider his character for truth and veracity was unquestionable, and his statements are entitled to the fullest belief that I have known him for fifty years that he retained his mental faculties in a remarkable degree to the time of his death.
Jedadiah Sisson
Berkshire ss. June 1 st 1852, Then Personally appeared Jedadiah Sisson signer of the above affidavit and made oath to the truth of the same, and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Jedadiah Sisson and desire him to be a man of truth and veracity.
Sworn before me
Levi L. Smith Just. of the Peace

I Levi L. Smith of New Marlboro' in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts being of the age of 54 years, depose & say that I have been acquainted with John Hutchinson & Tryphena Hutchinson his wife for nearly thirty years, that the said John Hutchinson died in the city of New York some three or four years ago, that the s d Tryphena Hutchinson is now his widow, and that she as I have been informed, has made application for a pension on account of the revolutionary services of her late husband the said John Hutchinson, and I further say, that in the year 1834 as near as I can recollect the said John Hutchinson applied to me, to assist him in obtaining a pension on account of services rendered as a teamster in the war of the revolution, at which time he stated that he had served two months in the militia service about New London Ct, he also stated that he was enlisted as a teamster in the Company conducted by Jonathan Townsend went to the South and was in the service eight months, at that time, and I further say that at the request of the said John Hutchinson, I at that time took the deposition of his sister Mrs. Fanny Clark who stated that she will remember her Brother John's entering the service, as a teamster that Townsend was his conductor, that he was gone about eight months, that she also will recollect his return from the army.
The s d Fanny Clark, affidavit can not now be found and if now living she would ninety four years of age - and I further say, that from the knowledge & information I have of the case and the parties connected therewith
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I have no doubt that the surmis, claimed to have been performed by the s d John Hutchinson the husband of the said Tryphena Hutchinson, were rendered as he has stated.
Levi L. Smith
State of Massachusetts
Wessex 27 th October 1833
Then Personally appeared Levi L. Smith and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true and I further certify that I am acquainted with the foregoing deponent and that he is a man of truth and veracity and that I am not an agent of Tryphena Hutchinson and have no interest in her claim whatever
Harlow L. Underwood Justice of the Peace

I Headlow S. Underwood of New Marlboro' in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts being of the age of fifty two years do say that I have been acquainted with John Hutchinson for forty years and also with Tryphosa his wife, have often heard the s d John Hutchinson speak of being in the war of the revolution, of his serving two months in the militia service at New London Ct. and of his tour to the south as a teamster under Capt. Townsend of his anxiety to engage in the siege of York-Town at the time of the capture of Cornwallis, and that they would not allow him to leave his team, and I further say that the said John Hutchinson died in the city of New York on the 14 th day of February 1850. that his widow Tryphosa Hutch- inson is still living and as I have been informed and believe has made application for a pension on account of the ser- vices of her husband the s d John Hutchinson and that she still remains his widow, and I further say that I have heard my Grandfather Paul Hutchinson, Father of the said John Hutchinson say that a requisition was made upon him to furnish a pair of oxen and driven to go into the army that he did furnish the oxen and sent his son John to drive the team, that at the time this requisition was made he resided at Lebanon Ct. that he afterwards removed to New Marlboro' Mass where he died in Feb. 1830, have heard my Grandfather

Paul Hutchinson say that his son John, went into service as a tunster in the spring of the year that Cornwallis was taken and returned the winter following and that he wanted to go into the battle at Yorktown
Harlow S. Newman
State of Massetts
Berkshire ss. ) October 27, 1853 Sworn to and subscribed before me
Levi L. Smith Just. of the Peace
And I further certify that I am acquainted with the above deponent and that he is a man of unquestionable veracity, and that I am not an agent of Tryphena Hutchinson and have no interest in her claim whatever.
Levi L. Smith Justice of the Peace

I (Sophia Underwood of New Marlboro' in the County of Berkshire and state of Massachusetts, depose and say that I am seventy four years of age last December that I have often heard my Brother John Hutchinson tell of being in the war of the revolution, at New London in the Militia, and of his going to the South as a teamster under Capt. Townsend & I think I have some recollection of his returning home, and I distinctly remember his speaking of his desire to go into the battle at the capture of Cornwallis and also of his loosing one of his oxen, have heard my brother John say he was in the service as teamster eight months, that my Father resided in Lebanon Ct. in the time of the revolutionary war and that my Brother John Hutchinson went into the service from that place. I have also heard my father Peter Hutchinson speak of getting out my Brother John Hutchinson out to go into the Army with two yoke of oxen and one of the oxen dying while he was gone, and I further say that my Brother John Hutchinson married Sophia's Mother, was acquainted with her before she was married when she lived with her father in Lebanon Ct.
Sophia Underwood mark
State of Massachusetts Berkshire County St. October 27 1853 Then personally appeared Sophia Underwood before me the foregoing (known to me)

deposition and made oath that the same is true before me. And I further testify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent and that she is a person of undoubted truth and veracity and that I am not an agent of Fanny Hutchinson Hutchinson and have no interest in her claim whatever.
Levi L. Smith Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, CHARLES SEDGWICK, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Berkshire, do certify that Levi S. Smith & Marlow S. Underwood Esquires whose signatures are affixed to the certificates on the papers hereto annexed, were at the dates thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth.
and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to their acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writings of the said Smith & Underwood and have their signatures to said certificates scis penum.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this twenty eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Chas. Sedgwick Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
QWZ October 10, 1923.
Grace A. E. Patterson, 566 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5455, it appears that Tryphena Hutchinson applied for pension February 8, 1852, while living in New York City, and stated that her husband, John Hutchinson, while residing in Lebanon, Connecticut, enlisted June 1779, and served two months in Captain Palmer's company of militia. April 1781, he enlisted and served eight months, as a teamster under Jonathan Townsend, Conductor of Teams of Connecticut. Her claim was not allowed, as she failed to furnish proof of six months service in a military corps, as required by the pension laws.
It also appears in said claim, that John (son of Paul Hutchinson, who died in 1830), was born July 21,

1764, and married Tryphena Abbot or Abbott, December 27, 1798, she was born April 14, 1777. He died in New York City, February 14, 1850.
Their Children-
James born July 31, 1800. John " June 26, 1804. Pheby Ann " February 17, 1808, married Patterson Sally Corbin " January 4, 1810. William " May 18, 1813. Harriet " April 21, 1817, married Parmalee.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1923 Oct. 10 - Hirt to Isaac A. G. Patterson cur.
5455
P. O. Stephena Hutchinson Service: mid of John
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

✓ No 38.422 John Hutchinson der
N.Y. Let Nov 13. Godrich Sept 29/32
7. June 1832

✓ No 14,735 Tryphena Hutchinson widow of John My
Hon J. G. Goodrich Sep 29 1855 liainted June 18 1855 came Sep 13 1855 Same Nov 22 1855 wrong Jaintor Aug 5/54
✓ 4 ✓ 5
Act July 7/38 Acts June 7 1832 & 29 July 18

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that Levi Smith Esquire, whose signature are affixed to the certificate on the paper, hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Levi Smith and believe his signature are to said certificate to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
Chas. Sedgwick Clerk.

Eli Tainter, June 18/53.

Pension Office June 18 1853
Sir I enclose a copy of a letter to Hon. J. B. Good- rich. Which will disclose the condition of the claim of Tryphena Hutchinson widow of John Gilt.
The Mountaineer Lee Berkshire Co Mass

Eli Lainter
Sept. 13/53.

225 Pension Office Sept 13 1853
Sir
I have re-examined the claim of Iryphe- na Hutchinson widow of John of NY, and in connexion with the papers of Miriam Townsend dec d and must adhere to the opinion heretofore expressed that the case is not made out. It has been decided by Mr Marcy that the contract of Townsend for team service before 28 May 1781 was of a private nature or rather that it was a civil contract. Now whether or not the $57.15.5 due a John Hutchinson, was what was due for service before 28 May 1781 or after does not appear. If it was for teaming before said date, no pension is due. Then if it were shown that the service was rendered after that date, it has not been sufficiently shown that the John Hutchinson who served was the husband of the Applicant.
Ed Elizabeth Es. Lee, Mass

Mc Gann
Nov 22/53

Pension Office Nov 22 1853
Sir
The affidavits lately filed by you, in the case of Tryphena Hutchinson widow of John N. do not add any additional strength to it. The witnesses know nothing about her husband's services, nor were they of an age to know. I refer you to the character of evidence heretofore required to complete the case, and without which no allowance can be made.
Eli Taintor Esq Lee Mass

21 Pension Office, July 5, 1854.
Sir,
I have very carefully examined the whole of the testimony in the case of Triphenia Hutchinson widow of Dohn, and am constrained to say that it does not warrant an allowance of the claim - It appears that the husband of the claimant was living in 1850, and it does not appear that he ever preferred a claim for his services. If, therefore, the means of proving his service at this late day, be diminished by the death of the parties who were cognizant of it, the fault, if any exist, must be attributed to him - not to the government. It certainly furnishes no ground of allowing the claim upon inconclusive evidence -
Very respectfully &c.
Erving Saintor, Present

Lee November 11 th 1853
Sir I herewith inclose you three Affidavits, to be used in the claim of Tryphena Hutchinson of the City of New York the Widow of John Hutchinson who who died in the City of New York and hope that they will be satisfactory and the case be allowed
Respectfully Yours Eli Tainter
L. P. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Certificate of Court Euphemia Hutchinson widow of John Hutchinson

State & County of New-York, } ss. Surrogate's Court, }
I, ALEXANDER W. BRADFORD, Surrogate of said County, and presiding Magistrate of the Surrogate's Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing exemplification of satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me that John Hutchinson died on the fourteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty, leaving his surviving wife, Sophia Hutchinson, his Widow, in authenticat in due form.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Surrogate's Court, this 24 th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three and of our Independence, the Seventy-First.
A. W. Bradford Surrogate

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford July 14 th 1853
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of John Hutchinson in the war of the Revolution I have examined the documents remaining in this office and do not find the name of John Hutchinson on any Pay Roll or other document now in this office, nor do I find any Pay Roll of Lieut. Palmer's Company in 1779, nor of Jonathan Townsend's Company of Trumbull's, in which the said Hutchinson is claimed to have served.
R. G. Peirce Comptroller by Geo. Robinson Clerk

Tryphena Hutchinson widow of Bro of NY
Declaration 16 Feby 1852
Soldier and teamster, served under cap t Jonathan Townsend, conductor.
Married 27 Dec 1798 Family Record
He died 4 Feby 1850
Thos t Clark swears that in 1779 Hutchinson went on a tour of duty in the militia service as a substitute for Sam l Hutchinson, was gone 2 months. In 1781 where he enlisted as a teamster and served 8 months.
Tryphena understood, a sister of Hutchinson recd let s that he returned home as it was said from the war.
Phoebe Adams swears that Hutchinson went away as a teamster & served 9 months.

I Degrasse Abbott of Columbia in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut do here and say that I was born October 14 th 1781 am now 72 years old that I was well ac- quainted with John Hutchinson he married my sister Hephzibah and died in the City of New York and his Widow now lives in New York and is still his Widow and I have heard John Hutchinson say that he was a Captain in the revolutionary war and that his Father Paul Hutchinson furnished one yoke of Oxen and his Uncle Benjamin Spague another yoke. I heard John Hutchinson state the above facts more than fifty years ago
Degrasse Abbott
State of Connecticut Tolland County ss Columbia Nov 18 th 1853 Then personally appeared Degrasse Abbott and made Oath that the above deposition by him submitted is true and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Abbott that he is a person of a remarkable sound and extensive memory and of undoubted truth and veracity
William Osborn Justice of the Peace
I hereby further certify that I am not agent nor in any way concerned in the event of the suit
William Osborn Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut.
I, John P. C. Mather, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That William Osborne was, from the fourth day of July, A. D. 1852, to the fourth day of July, A. D. 1854, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Tolland in said State, duly appointed and commissioned—having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said William Osborne to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, this 18 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
John P. C. Mather, Secretary of State.

I Thomas Clark of New Marlboro' in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachu- setts do hereby and say that I was well acquainted with John Hutchinson now a resident of the City of New York, that in the time of the Revolutionary war we both resided in the Town of Lebanon and state of Connecticut, that we were near neighbors that in June 1779 the said Hutchinson went on a tour of duty in the Militia service as a substitute for Samuel Hutchinson to New London, was gone two months In the year 1781 the said John Hutchinson enlisted in the service as a Teamster I think in the month of April and was gone eight months and returned in the month of December following I think he enlisted with the company of which Jonathan Townsend was conductor, in his tour to New London he was in Captain Palmer's Company, when the company retur- ned in which said Hutchinson served I started on tour of service to the same place
State of Massachusetts County of _____ Berkshire ss- New Marlboro' June 21 1847 Then Personally appeared Thomas Clark and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Clark that he is a person of a remarkable sound and retentive memory and of undoubted truth and veracity- Levi L. Smith Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that Levi L Smith By before whom the foregoing deposition of Thomas Clark was sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace within said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 22 nd day of April 1852 Charles Sedgwick Clerk

Hon J B Goodrich Sep 29/52

375 Pension Office Sep 29 1852
Sir
The application of John Hutchinson dec'd of NY has been recieved and filed under the Act of June 7 1832, & 29 July 1848.
The proof of service is not of such a character as to justify the admission of the claim. Application should be made to the Comptroller of the State in which he performed service for such evidence as he may possess of it, —
She should, also, furnish a certificate of Court showing the date of her husband's death, — She refers to the papers of Merian Townsend of NY, for evidence in support of her declaration. I have examined Mrs Townsend's papers and find no evidence among them that can avail any thing in favor of this claim.
Dear J. B. Goodrich
Glendale Mass

I Herman Freeman of New Marlboro' in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts depose and say that I am sixty two years of age that I have all my life lived within half a mile of Thomas Clark and was his nearest Neighbor, that his character for truth and veracity was as good as any man in the community and that his statements are fully entitled to belief and I further say that he retained his mental faculties in a remarkable degree to the time of his death which I believe occurred about two years ago. Herman Freeman
Berkshire ss. June 1. 1852 Then Personally appeared Herman Freeman signer of the above deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me. And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Herman Freeman and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity.
Levi L. Smith Just. of the Peace

I Pheba Adams of the the town of Steuben in county of Oneida and state of New York deposed and say that I am seventy nine years of age last April was born in the town of Sharon State of Connecticut lived there in the time of the revolutionary war and am a sister to John Hutchinson late of the city of New York deceased and wife of Hutchinson of the of New York city is the widow of John Hutchinson and do well recollect that John Hutchinson was my Brother enlisted in to the army as a bayster with two year of age and soon went away in the spring of the year and returned in December or January following and was gone nine months and when he came home he came with three cattle and stated that he had lost one of his own don't recollect the year but the time he saved was the year that Cornwallis was taken prisoner and have often heard him say that he wanted to go down in to the engagement but his conductor refused to let him go said he he must stay and take care of the teams there
subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of June 1852
Pheba Adams
The word the in the eighth line as teamster in the tenth line and the ratio in the tenth line and the word he in the fifteenth was done before signing
Erastus Alden justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Oneida } ss Steuben June 30th 1852
the Personally appeared Pheba Adams and made oath that the above deposition by her subscribed is true and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Adams the she is a person of a remarkable sound and retentive memory of unqualified truth and veracity
Erastus Alden justice of the Peace

State of New York, ONEIDA COUNTY, CLERK'S OFFICE,
ss.
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Erastus Adsett Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit and thereon written, was, on the 30 th day of June 1852 a Justice of the Peace, in, and for said County, and sworn and duly authorized. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said County, and subscribed my name, this
1 st day of July
1852
Alexander Rae
CLERK.

Power of Attorney Lyphena Hutchinson

Power of Attorney
Revolutionary Pension Claims
I know all men by these presents, That I Tryphena Hutchinson of the City of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Eli Paine of Lee in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute my claim for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or Increase of Pension that may be due, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim which Certificate I wish made payable to myself. To appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises
Witness my hand and seal this 1 st day of Feb y A 1852.
Signed and Sealed in presence of John P. Mose Mrs. Harriet Farnum
Tryphena Hutchinson Mark
State of New York County and Court of New York
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, JESSE OAKLEY , Clerk of the Superior Court of the City of New-York, a Court of Record, having a Clerk and Seal, DO CERTIFY , That Elijah Paine whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument, is a Justice of the said Court duly commissioned and sworn.
And I do FURTHER CERTIFY, That the said name, so subscribed, is the genuine signature of the said Elijah Paine
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 21 st day of February 1853
R. G. Campbell CLERK.

Power of Attorney
Revolutionary Pension Claims
I now all men by these presents, That I Tryphena Hutchinson of the City of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Eli Saintor of Lee in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute my claim for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or Increase of Pension that may be due, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim which Certificate I wish made payable to myself, to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 6 th day of Feb y A.D. 1852.
Signed and Sealed in presence of John P. Mose Mrs. Harriet Farnum
Tryphena X Hutchinson Mark
State of New York City and County of New York } ss.
On this 6 th day of Feb y A.D. 1852.
before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the City of New York personally appeared the above named Tryphena Hutchinson and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney as her act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year above written.
Ely D. Root

Lee July 11 th 1853
Sir
I enclose some papers in the pension case of Tryphena Hutchinson of New York the Widow of John Hutchinson dec'd claiming her husband's pension and a pension for herself — The Commissioner of Pensions in his letter of September 29 th 1852 says "I have examined Mrs Townsend's papers and find no evidence among them that can avail anything in favor of this claim" Now when I was at Washington I called for the papers of Mrs Meriam Townsend the Widow of Johnathan Townsend of New York dec'd, I found among them the Commission of Johnathan Townsend and a Bill of the Wages of his Company of Troops and there was charged against the Name of John Hutchinson the Sum of £31.15 — I wish to have the papers reexamined at your earliest convenience and hope for a favorable result — The Commissioner I conclude is aware that there is no Steam Service in the Comptroller's Office at Hartford and but a small share of Militia Service
Yours Humb l Servt
Eli Taintor
Rev L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions

Josephine Katzwieser
New York

Washington July 4 th 1853 Hon. L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
You are hereby requested to re-examine the papers on file in your office in the case of Tryphena Hutchinson widow of John Hutchinson of N. H. in connection with the papers of Miriam Townsend widow of Jonathan Townsend also of N. H.
The above named Jonathan Townsend was a Conductor of Teams of Connecticut and served in the year 1781. eight months
The claimant in this case alleges that her husband John Hutchinson served in said Townsend's company for the time above mentioned but she has not been able to produce that amount of direct testimony on the subject as she has desired.
The Commissioner will bear in mind that the records of the ny Team Service in the Revolutionary War are very defective, consequently but little record testimony in such cases can be produced, and in most of them none at all. Recourse must then be had and reliance placed upon other testimony or these cases must be excluded entirely.
For a long time ny Team Service was not admitted by the Department to be Military Service indeed it is not until quite recently that the Military Character of this service has been fully established. In the mean time those Revolutionary worthies who performed this service have all or nearly all passed away. this Testimony cannot

be had . Some of them have left widows who like the applicant in this case are old, broken down with age and infirmity, destitute and dependent upon others for support, really in need of the provision which Congress has so bountifully made.
The query arises what must they do to obtain the bounty of the Government? Must they perform impossibilities? Must they find record testimony when none exists? Must they prove the services of their husbands by those who served with them, when both their husbands and those comrades have long since passed to their graves? If so the bounty of the Government might as well never have been proffered, for such terms would effectually exclude all  many such cases.
The Agent in prosecuting this claim has produced the very best testimony that can be found at this late day. He is aware that much of it is of the hearsay character, but thinks that the circumstances of the case are such that it should have the same weight and force as positive testimony, because it is the very best that can be had.
There are among Mrs Townsend's a few papers a few scraps of paper, unfortunately without date, but whose appearance gives evidence of their antiquity, on which the name of John Hentchinson is found. On one of those endorsed "The amount of what I owe my men to the first of Sept next and what they have had" is the following "John Hentchinson £ 51. 15. 0" If this is what was due him for his services in a Leicester as is

undoubtedly the case, it would be (at 10 shillings per day in agreement with Townsend's contract) pay for 103 1/2 days service previous to Sept 1 st , which would make the service commence about the 19 th of May. It appears that Townsend's contract with Pomeroy S.D. M.G. of Connecticut was made March 20, 1781. His commission is dated May 28 1781 and his oath of allegiance May 31 of the same year. His company of Teams were to serve "8 months after the beginning of May," and to draw pay &c from the time they left home. The testimony on file such as it is, shows that John Hutchinson enlisted in April in 1781, into Townsend's company and served 8 months.
On another of those papers above referred to headed "An account of Horses Oxen Carts Yokes and Chains" paid for by the Publick" is the following "John Hutchinson 1 ox 1 spoke 1 chain"
Phoebe Adams in her affidavit mentions the fact that when Hutchinson came home from his service as a Teamster he had but three cattle, and said that he had lost one of his oxen.
Although I am free to admit that the proof in this case is not as full and explicit as I could wish but after a careful examination of the papers in this case and those above referred to I think it will be seen that we have shown beyond the possibility of a reasonable doubt that John Hutchinson the husband of the applicant did serve in Townsend's company of Teams.
Respectfully Yours
Erving Taintor for Eli Taintor

STATE OF New York CITY & COUNTY OF New York } ss.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Alexander H. Bradford Surrogate of the County of New York.
that John Hutchinson was reported to have been a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of  and transferred in the War of the Rebellion  per annum and that he died on the fourteenth day of February eighteen hundred and fifty leaving surviving Stephena Hutchinson his Widow , now living in the city of New York , and that said Widow is still living and has not married since the death of her said Husband but still remains his Widow . the only surviving child of the aforesaid - such facts being
Established by two affidavits of Abner Patterson & Samuel Parmalee of which above is said Statute
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twelfth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Alexander H. Bradford Surrogate

GRACE A. E. PATERSON 566 MACON STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y.
August 24, 1923
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir,
May I trouble you for what- ever records - a copy of them - concern- ing my ancestor & Revolutionary hero.
John Hutchinson of Connecticut &
Our family records show that he enlisted from Lebanon Conn. under Brigadier General, Commander of Litchfield. That he took his wife

2.
GRACE A. E. PATERSON 566 MACON STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y.
I joined the Continental forces about April 1781.
I am anxious for his birth date; place of birth; date of discharge; du- licate copy of his discharge; length of service; names of parents.
Any help you may give will be fully appreciated.
Thanking you for your courtesy
Sincerely yours
Grace A. E. Paterson