Pension Application - Amos / Amelia Tuttle

Submitted by Marjorie Smallwood

Waynesburg PA
April 27, 1882
Dear Sir:
 In the matter of the claim for Pension No. 38.029 of Amelia Tuttle widow of
Amos Tuttle soldier of the War of 1812.  I am informed that the soldier
belonged to Capt. Harper's Co. Pa. Milita Nov. of 1812.  If this is not
correct, try Capt. Sooy Smith, Thos. Mitchell, John Brown all _______ of PA
Milita War of 1812.  J. P. Teagarden

 On this 27th day of September, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy
nine personally appeared before me, ______________, the same being a court
of record within and for the county and state aforesaid, (1) Amelia Tuttle
aged 78 years, a resident of Carmichaels, in the State of Pennsylvania, who,
being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is a widow of (2) Amos
Tuttle deceased, who was the identical (3) Amos Tuttle, who served under the
name of (4) Amos Tuttle as a (5) Private in the company commanded by
Captain___________, in the regiment of _________, commanded by __________in
the war of 1812; that her said husband (6) enlisted at Clinton, Green Co.,
Pa, on or about the _______day of ________ A.D._____, for a term of
________, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of
________and whose services terminated, by reason of ___________ at_______-on
the __________day of __________.  She further states that the following is a
full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz:
(she thinks he was born in the year 1790 or 1791.  She further states that
she married to the said Amos Tuttle, at the city (or town) of Richhill Twp,
in the county of Greene, and in the State of Penn. on the 6th day of
november A.D. 1817 by one Squire Leizure, who was a Justice of the Peace and
that her name before her said marriage was Amelia Stroup, and that she has
not remarried since the death of the said soldier; and she further states
that neither she nor her husband Amos Tuttle had been previously married.
and that her said husband Amos Tuttle disappeared or was drowned at
Waynesburg in the State of Pennsylvania on the ________ day of June 1837 and
has never been heard of since. and she further declares that the following
have been the places of residence of herself and her said husband since the
date of his discharge from the Army, viz: Greene County Pa. - She has
resided near Carmichaels Greene Co. Pa for the past 46 years.  Prior to that
date she resided at or near Waynesburg PA.  She make this declaration for
the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she may be entitled under the
provisions of Sections 4736 740 inclusive revised statues, and the act of
March 9, 1878, and whereby constitutes and appoints with full power of
substitution and revocations.  J. P. Teagarden of Waynesburg Pa, her true
and lawful attorney, to prosecute her claim and she further declares that
she has heretofore made no application for Pension Bounty land applications
made under the Act of 1851 but not granted.  Attest:  W. W. Ullom & S
Laidley signed AmeliaxTuttle

Also personally appeared Elizabeth Reed, aged 75 [b. 1804] certifying she
knew Amelia for 65 years and Amelia was the wife of Amos Tuttle. "from
personal acquaintance with the claimant and her husband from early childhood

Also personally Elizabeth Allum attested:  That they were acquainted with
said Amos Tuttle and Amelia his wife from about the year 1825, to the time
the said Amos Tuttle disappeared about the year 1828, that was intimate with
them and knew that they lived together harmoniously and co-habited as
husband and wife.  The same Amos Tuttle loved his wife and children and
seemingly very much attached to them.  He was not of a wandering disposition
and was seldom away from home.  ____ are informed he left home some time
probably in the year 1828, for a short journey.  They knew he never again
returned.  That they believe he died or was killed or he would have
returned.  They have never heard of him being alive since the time
last___________  signed: Sophia J. Carroll & Elizabeth Allum

Affidavit of Thomas Tuttle, aged 74, a citizen of the Twp. of Washington,
Greene, Pennsylvania.  Amos Tuttle was my half Brother and enlisted in the
United States service in the early part of the Fall of 1814, (not later than
the forepart of October) under a man by the name of Thomas Mitchell and the
Company including Amos Tuttle reported to Baltimore Maryland, soon after
their enlistment the War closed and the company returned home.  My
recollection of these facts are enforced by the following circumstances.  On
the return of Amos Tuttle (He arrived in the evening) and he brought with
him a Tennor Drum from Baltimore and the same night we went to a neighbors a
half mile away to hear him play the Drum, as he was an old Revolutionary
soldier and he played until we were satisfied.  Another circumstance was my
father had to sell a cow in order to furnish the necessary material to equip
a soldier for that war.  Amos Tuttle was absent from house as near as I can
judge at least two months.  P.O. address is Ruffs Creek Greene Co. PA.  P.
A. Knox and J. C. Garand, signed T C. Tuttle

Amelia's letter to Lawyer J.P. Teagarden on Sept 14th 1881 re: pension
application for widow of Amos Tuttle

Carmichaels
Green Co Pa
Sept 14th 1881

Well mr teagarden i seat myself to let you know the circumstance of my
husband amos Tuttle at the time he left he was cording wool  Came down into
the house and laid his greasy apron off and turned round and went out.  I
said where are you going amos he said he was just going up the road a little
ways, the creek was high pouring over the dam and backed up to the edge of
the road and he was going along up the road close to the watter the last I
seen of him, some thought he was killed and some thought he was drowned but
he has never been seen or heard tell of since by any body, it was the time
of June court  Amos was born october 28th 1790 and i was born April 10th
1801 makes him pretty near 11 years older than me and would make him pretty
near 92 years old, its not likely that he is living  Still no one could be
qualified to it  i enclose 2 stamps for you to send letters.  Yours with
respect  Amelia Tuttle

Washington didn't see morgan wise to give him that little note and number of
my pension he was gone to pittsburgh and was going from there on to
washington D.C.

Carmichaels Pa. March 21, 1889
To Wm W. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions Washington D,C,

Dear Sir
 At the request of an old Lady widow of ____ Tuttle Soldier of the War of
1812 I write you to learn if her case has ever been presented to the
Department, and if so in what is the proof lacking that causes delay in
action in her case.  She claims to have placed it in the hands of one R. A.
Dimmick through a sub agent and says that she can get no satisfactory
information about the matter.  And wants some body to take the case in hand
for her.  If some one has her claim in hand, I do not wish to interfere with
it, but if not, hers is a case that deserves the attention of the department
as urgently as any as any that I know off and should not be delayed by
inactive agents.  Very Respectfully, G. W. Daugherty

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