Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26492, for Shubeal Snow, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE                                   NUMBER
Conn.      Snow , Shubeal         W26492   
                           Rachel       B.L. Wt 45717-160-55   

CONTENTS
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District of Massachusetts.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY, SS.
On this 27th day of April in the year of our Lord 1818
before the subscriber chief Justice of the burgers court includs sd County
personally appeared Shubel Snow aged 53
years, resident in the Town of Lee 
in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, in
the said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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" That he the
said Shubel enlisted in Fishkill in the
State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Sill
of Colonel Sherman's Regiment 5th of
the Connecticut troops in June 1782 for three years
That he continued to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States, until the month of
November 1783
when he was discharged from service at West Point
State of New York, and that his discharge
is destroyed by time and accident
That he was in the battles of Horse neck and white Plains
so called; and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the
assistance of his country for support [illegible] 
is a witness And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
John Hooker
Shubeal Snow

I John Hooker chief justice as aforsd
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Shubeal Snow
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the 
I that he [illegible] of assistance from his country for support 
common enemy^ and I
now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of
War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

John Hooker

I JOSEPH WOODBRIDGE, Clerk of the sd Court for sd County
do certify and attest, that the abovenamed
John Hooker is Chf Justice of sd Court
and that the foregoing is his
signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, the day and
year first above written.
Jo Woodbridge Clk
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I Amaziah Snow of Tyringham Berkshire County Masstt
do depose that I became acquainted with the sd Shubeal Snow at
the time of the taking said Cornwallis I knew of his being
then in the United States army & in last part of
the year 1782 he came home on a furlough & had a
uniform soldiers dress & knew of his entering
into the army 
Amaziah Snow

Sworn to this 27 day April 1818 before me
John Hooker
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Shubel Snow's
Affidavit
Spander C Dunk Ra
for
May 26 1782 dis 18 Sept 83
4th Co
Sherman's Con Regt
82 
Admitted

I John Hooker within named
do hereby witness the application 
with the additional annexed
evidence I have within
amended my certificate as to
the circumstances of the applicant
as unterlined thereon
John Hooker
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5452
Massachusetts Roll
Shubeal Snow
Private
Conn line, 
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 27th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of Jany 1819
and sent to J. Hooker Esq Judge
Springfield Massachusetts

Arrears to 4th Sept 1818 Ad @ 8/30    34:13
Semi-anl, all'ce ending March 1819      48:
                                                             $82:13

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
Lee Berkshire Cy
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Suspd sec ht to P agt Sept 21 1841
let 19 April 1842
Hon G. N. Briggs
da to Eleazer Williams, 7 June 
1842. pension restored. See letter to
Hon. G. N. Briggs H. R. & P. Agt 10th
August 1842-

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Notification sent September 6th 1820 to
Parker L Hall
Lenard Massachusetts

Letter to Sund. Jones 18 September 1841
   ditto    Eleazer Williams March 24 '42 
   ditto    Hon G N Briggs April 27 '42
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6.467
Massachusetts
Rachel Snow,
widow of Shubeal Snow
Con
Fitchburg
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 96 dollars
cents per annum, to commence
on the 23d
September 1855

Certificate of Pension issued
18th day of Oct 1858
and sent to
J. E. Field
Stockbridge Massd

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 16 Vol. H

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1874. February 25. -- Transferred from BOSTON to
FITCHBURG, Mass. by general transfer from
the 4th day of Dec 1873

date of death sept [illegible] '73
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227.678.
Act of Mass
Dec 17 1855
Rachel Snow widow
of Shubael Snow
dec
Pri
& pensioner
certificate dated Jany 18th 
1819 Mass List
$8 per month.

Revolutionary War
Private Conn Line
bd 160 acs Oct 11 / 56
Dodge

J. E. Field
Stockbridge
Mass

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Erd P
Vol S :2:3
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United 
States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Shubeal Snow late a Private
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension
List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the
rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the
27th day of April one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United 
States, this 18 day of
January one thousand eight hundred
and Nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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Back
Shubael Snow
Payable semi-annually the first payment
on this certificate will be made
on the 4th of March next,
at the U. States Branch Bank Boston
Recorded
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County
On this fourteenth day of September
A.D. eighteen hundred fifty eight personally
appeared before the Supreme Judicial Court
of the State of Massachusetts Rachel
Snow a resident of Stockbridge in the
county of Berkshire & State aforesaid aged
sixty two years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress
passed on the 3d February 1853 granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during
the revolutionary war that she is the widow of
Shubael Snow who was a Private in the
Army of the Revolution. That said Shubael
during his lifetime received a pension in
conformity with the law of the United States of
the 18th of March 1818. That his pension
certificate was dated January 18, 1819, and
the Pension was paid at the Massachuetts
Agency in Boston. For proof the services of the
said Shubael Snow she refers to the evidence
filed in his application
she further declares that she was married
to the said Shubael Snow on the Eleventh
day of August A.D. eighteen hundred &
thirty nine. that her said husband
died on the twenty third day of
September A.D. eighteen hundred &
fifty five. That she was not married
to him prior to the second day of
January eighteen hundred but at
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the time above stated. She further declares
that she is now a widow.
Rachel Snow
Sworn to & subscribed on the
day & year above written lepil
Theron Metcalf, Justice of the Supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire SS.
I Henry W. Taft Clerk of the Supreme
Judicial Court of said Commonwealth within and forsaid
County of Berkshire, do certify that the foregoing deposition
of Rachel Snow was this day subscribed & sworn to
by the said Rachel Snow in open Court. And I
do further certify that Theron Metcalf Esq. was at
the date of his above certificate a Justice of said Supreme
Judicial Court, duly commissioned and qualified; that I am well acquainted with the hand
writing of said Theron Metcalf, and that the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this fourteenth
day of September in the year Eighteen
hundred & fifty Eight
Henry W. Taft Clerk
Burkshire SS
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire Ss.  On this
30th day of September A.D. eighteen,
hundred & fifty eight personally appeared
before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in & for said County & State, Louis Pepoon
of Stockbridge aged forty three years and
Eliza Pepoon of said Stockbridge in
said County & State aged thirty eight
years who being duly sworn upon their
oaths say, that they were well
acquainted in his life times with Shubael
Snow a revolution serviceman
that they
are also well aquainted with Rachel
Snow his widow. That on the Eleventh
day of August A.D. eighteen hundred
thirty nine the said Shubael & Rachel
left the house of there afficants in
Berkshire Massachsetts for the purpos
of going to the State of New York to be
married, that they were accompanied
by one Samul Rathbur of Stockbidge
Massachusetts. That on the evening of
said day they returned to the house
of there affiants stating that they had
been married by one Spencer a
Baptist Minister in Canaan Columbia
County New York. that from that
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day untill September 23d. A.D. 1855
the day of said Shubaels death
the said Rachel & Shubael lived
together as man & wife and were
always reputed & belived to be such
that there is no service (to the
[illegible] or belief of there affiants
either public a private of their marrage
that they had one child born to them
after their marriage which is no living
and there affiants further state that
they saw the said Shubael on the morning
of his death & a short time after his
decease. that they were present at the
funeral of said Shubael & saw him
buried. They do further swear that 
the said Rachel has not intermaried
since the death of said Shubael Snow
but is still his widow
Louis Pepoon
Eliza Pepoon

Subscribed & sworn to before me this
30th day of September A.D. 1858 and
I do further certify that I am well
acquainted with the said Louis
Pepen & Eliza Pepen & they are
with credible witnesses
J.E. Field
Justice of the Peace