Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39283, Seth Cary, Mass.
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Mass.   Cary or Carey, Seth   S 39283
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Vermont
Seth Carey, private, Army U.S. Bradford's regt. Mtts 
At $8 year mo. com. 3d April, 1818
Cert issued 9th April 1818 & sent to Hon. W. Tichnor, of Senate U. States.
Ans. to 4th Sept 1818 5 2/21 mo  $40.51
Revy Claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
Massachusetts Line
[illegible] 1777
Notification sent October 26, 1820 to James Elliot, Brattleboro, Vermont.
Died Dec. 31, 1829
See A. B
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Hon. Gov. Tichenor
Apl. 8, 1818.
Seth Carey Po
Cap: Zebedee Redding's Co.
Colo. Gamaliel Bradford's Regt
(a 14th Mass Regt. & Line
of Mass.
compare this with the original rolls
Vermont Roll
The Honble the Secy of War
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To Phinehas White Esq. Chief Judge of the
County Court, within and for the County of Windham
and State of Vermont-
I Seth Carey of Putney in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby represent that I served more than three years, as a private soldier, in the War of the Revolution, on the Continental Establishment and by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, am in present need of assistance from my country for support, and consider myself justly entitled to the benefits of an act of Congress, passed the 18th day of March in the present year of our Lord 1818 entitled "An Act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" Therefore, pursuant to the provisions of said act do here, under oath make the following Declaration before your Honor (to wit,)
That I served regularly in the Continental army during the short campaigns previous to May 1777 and about the middle of May in the same year 1777 I inlisted for the term of three years in the Continental army, and served faithfully as a private soldier in the Massachusetts Line for and during the said term of three years, in the company commanded by Capt Zebedee Redding in the 14th Mass. Regiment commanded by Col. Gamaliel Bradford and was regularly and honorably discharged from the Army at the expiration of said three years service, which was in the month of May in the year of our Lord 1780. In testimony of the foregoing
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Declaration I have hereunto set my hand this
third day of April in the year of our Lord 1818
Seth Cary
State of Vermont
Windham County ss Be it remembered that
on this third day of April in the year of our Lord
1818 Seth Carey, above named, who now is, and for
many years has been, a resident in the County aforesd
personally appearing before me Phinehas White
Chief Justice of Windham County Court, made solemn
oath, that all the facts stated in the foregoing Declaration
by him subscribed, relative to the time and [illegible] of his serving in, and leaving the regular Army, in the War of the Revolution are just and true
In witness whereof I hereunto set my official
Signature
Phins White
Chief Judge of Windham County Court
I hereby certify that having long been acquainted with the character of Seth Carey the foregoing applicant, and knowing him to be a man of truth & veracity, am fully satisfied that he served in the Revolutionary War, as afsd against the Common enemy, as is by him stated, in his Declaration And knowing that he has brought up a large family and for many years has been much embarrassed in his pecuniary circumstances, and is now in his old age destitute of property am fully of opinion, that he is justly entitled to receive the benefits of the late act of Congress
Phins. White Chief Judge of Windham County Court
To the Honble the Secy of the Department of War
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Washington 8th April 1818. I, Isaac Tichenor
Senator in Congress certify that Phineas
White who still himself Chief
Judge of Windham County Court
was at the time of his subscribing & now is
Chief Judge of said Court in
the State of Vermont & I further certify
that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, & I believe the
Signature to be genuine

Isaac Tichenor
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No. 106

Seth Carey
Application for Pension
Windham County, Vert. 
[Copy]

Sept 1818
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STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM ss.
At the County Court, begun and held at New Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty

PRESENT -- Hon. PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. Chief Judge.
Hon. JOHN ROBERTS,  Hon. GILBERT DENISON, EARS. Assistant Judges

On this 20th day of June, A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open  court, being a court of record for the said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases, the power of fine and imprisonment, Sieh Carey in Putney
aged 74 years, resident in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows : Three years service in the Massachusetts line in Genl Patterson's Brigade Col Bradfords Regiment Capt Reading Company

That he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States
of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is 111 and the date of his original declaration is the 3d day of April 1818-

AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, That I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen and that I have this same of my property or any part 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 eighteenth 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 any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Signature of Seth Carey

SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
I am in possession of a leasehold estate of about twenty five acres, with a
small poor house on the same, the whole of which would not rent for more than
twenty dollars per Annum - One old brass kettle worth two dollars, one old
pair fine dogs worth one dollar, one [illegible] worth about one dollar one axe worth
Seth Carey

AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of a farmer that I am in my 74th year and am unable to do but very little work am owing sundry small debts amounting to about
Sixty dollars

SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the twentieth day of June, A. D. 1820,
Phinehas White JUDGE.

I James Elliot Clerk of the County Court for
the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records 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 seven
dollars, and twenty five cents, and annual income of real Estate, twenty dollars. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty first day of July 1820.
James Elliot
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM
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February 28, 1938
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BA-J/MOS
Seth Cary, S.39283

Mr. Ralph M. Stoughton
R. F. D. Gill
Turners Falls
Massachusetts

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Elihu Carey he lived in Springfield, New York, and died there when ninety years of age, and Seth Carey who died December 31, 1829.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States and based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of the Elihu Carey described by you.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.39283, based upon the military service of Seth Cary,
He signed in person as Cary but was pensioned as Carey.

The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.

He served three short campaigns in the army previous to May, 1777, but no details of this service were given. He enlisted about the middle of May, 1777, and served three years as private in Captain Zebedee Redding's company in Colonel Gamaliel Bradford's 14th Massachusetts Regiment . The place of his residence at enlistment was not shown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818, at which time he was living in Putney, Windham County, Vermont.
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.
In 1818 Seth Cary stated that he had raised a large family but the names of his wife and children were not given. 

In 1820 he was living in Putney, Vermont, aged seventy-four years. 

He died December 31, 18298.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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39283
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 19288
Seth Carey
Div after Mar
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1938 Feb. 28.  hist to [illegible]
Ralph M. Stoughton
M.C.S.
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Gill,
Massachusetts.
9 February 1938.

Veterans Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

[Stamp showing received date can be seen.]

According to an obituary notice, Seth Carey, a Revolutionary War pensioner, died Dec. 31, 1829, place not stated. Probably referred
to Seth Carey of Brandon, Vt.

Elihu Carey, a soldier in the
Revolutionary War resided in Springfield, N. Y.
where he died aged 90 years.

If either or both of the above soldiers appear on the pension rolls, will you please forward the personal data contained in the pension papers. 

Thanking you for the same,
Very truly yours,
Signature of Ralph W Stoughton
Ralph M. Stoughton.
R. F. D. Gill,
Turners Falls,
Massachusetts,