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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