Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,279, for Whiting Sheldon, Massachusetts
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(S-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER

Continental Sheldon, Whiting S. 42279

Enlisted in Mass
CONTENTS
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March 23
1830
Pensions
Office
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Application for a Transfer
County of Johnson
State of New York
On this 13 day of January 1832 before me to suber
a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Wester
personally appeard Whiting Sheldon who on his oath declares
that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the
company commanded by Captain Bartlett in the regiment
commanded by Colonel Ward in the service of the United States
that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the
State of Massachusetts from whom he has lately removed
that he now reside in the State of New York where
he intends to remain and with his pension to be there
payable in future and that his reasons for removing
to the State of New York and in consequence of his
children mighting to said State of New York and his
being in some measure dependant upon them for support
Sworn and subscribed to before
me the day and year aforesaid
William P. Bishop
all of New York
Ripong Wheldon
Justice of the peace
County of Morris
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1852 January 10th Conformably to regulations of the war
Department of the 19th of June 1824 S. William Bishop
partial in the County afore named do hereby certify
that I have the more satisfactory evidence viz the oaths
John Burk Charles Freeman that while thereon
who has this day appeared before me to take the oath
of identity is the identical person named in the pension
certificate which he has exhibited belove me bearing date
to the War Office the 20th day of April 1801 that the
said certificate was originally issued for he that he
now holds the same in his posession and claims all the
benefits arising there from. Given under my hand at
Rochester on the day and year above white
of
The above named John I wish and Chart Truman and to
personally known as Sissons of veracity
William L Bishop Justice of the peace