Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13622, for Samuel Kelsey, Connecticut
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Conn. Kelsey, Samuel S 13622
Kelsy, Samuel
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New York  14720
Saml Kelly

Genesee in the State of New York
who was a Private
in the Company commanded
by Captain Griswold of the Reg commanded
by Col Hinman in the Conn Militia
for 2 years
Samuel Kelsey
Records OK June 27, 1868
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
the rate of $ 80 Dollars
Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of June
1833 and Sent to H. Pope
Batavia N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $ 160:00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 40:00
$200:00

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 61

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th of April 1838 from
4th Sep 1837 to the 28 Jany
1838 the day of his death. Ago
Notified 2 Jany 1840
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 29th 1840.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The child of Samuel Kelsey, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.York Agency, at the rate of eighty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, have been paid at this Department, from the 1st of Sept. 1837 to the 28th January 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
J.B. Parsons
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

14720
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Samuel Kelsey
Declaration

18338
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Please make returns to
Horace U. Soper
Batavia, Genesee Co
N.Y.
Examined
Found in Chandler Regt
as Saml Kelly
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State of New York
Genesee County N Y

Simeon Catlin, of China in said county,
affirmed aged 77 years being duly affirmed doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Samuel Kelsey, who now resides in Sheldon in said county, that he was well
acquainted with him during the Revolutionary war – that this deponent belonged to Capt. Giles Gaylord's Company of teams belonging to the Continental army – that the
said Samuel Kelsey belonged to the same company – that he knows of his the said Samuel's being at Valley Forge and at the Monmouth Battle that he understood at that time that he had enlisted for three years but that he cannot tell how long he served
but – that he saw him frequently in the service and further saith that during one year he
this deponent served with Timothy Kelsey one year who served as a substitute for Samuel Kelsey aforesaid and further saith not –
Simeon Catlin
Subscribed and affirmed this
16th day of October 1832
before me
Moses Taggart Justice of the peace for said County.
State of New York 
Genesee County  I, Timothy Fitch Clerk of
said county, certify, that Moses Taggart
before whom the above affidavit purports
to have been taken and made was on
the day of taking the same a Justice of
the peace in and for said county, and
that I am well acquainted with the signature of
said Justice subscribed to said affidavit and verily believe the same to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my name and affixed my Official Seal this 16th fifth day of October 1832. 
Timothy Fitch Clerk
By B. Pringle Dep. Clerk.
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And I further certify that Simeon Catlin, who appeared before me and made the foregoing affidavit, is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Moses Taggart J.P.

State of New York 
Genesee County  I, Timothy Fitch, Clerk of said county, certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of Moses Taggart, the Justice of the Peace who has signed the above certificate and I do verily believe the signature is the same to be his hand writing.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4th March 1833.
T. Fitch Clerk