Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15322, for Amos Shed, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE |  NUMBER

Mass. | Shed, Amos | W.15322
 | or Shedd |
Tryphena






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5383 B.
Reported.
Vermont
Tryphena Shed widow of Amos Shed who Mass [handwritten above line about service] served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 37 Dollars 76 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Mar. 1850 and sent to Ozias Seymour. Middleburgh Vermont.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 88 vol. 3.
[the following is handwritten]  Payable to Silas D. Gale 
[not sure of the following text] Adm & Fundable for?  Tryphena Shed, who is insane.
No C.


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Westminster Mass
March 12.  5
D. Clough

Ozias Seymour Esq.
Middleburty, Vermont
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Amos Shed and Tripheny Hadley married
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County, ss.
I, Charles W. Hartshom, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John Todd is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature to the certificate, on the deposition of George Kendall hereunto annexed, is genuine. 
Given under my hand, and the seal of said county, this 9th day of March in the year 1849.
Chas. W. [illegible], Clerk
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"Amos Shed and Tripheny Hadley married January 4, 1781.
A true copy of record
Attest George Kendall Town Clerk
Westminster March 8, 1869
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester. March 9 1849: then personally appeared the above-named George Kendall and made oath that the above was a true copy of the record.
Before me
John Todd, Justice of the Peace
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Westminster March 10th 1849
Mr. Seymour:
Sir: I hope the enclosed certificates will be sufficient to secure Mrs. Shed's pension if she is entitled to it; I have inserted the record as it was recorded in those days and it was returned to War Center by Rev. Asaph Rice in accordance with an existing statute at the time I have sent a certificate before this to some and also a certificate from the County Clerk of the return -made to the Clerk's office's at [illegible] which I presume is now in the hands of the Commissioner. If the old Lady is needy, I will feel satisfied with funds received although if it [illegible] with nothing for my trouble after paying expenses of obtaining the within.
Yours Respectfully
George Kendall
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13243
Tryphena Shed
VT
Act 7 July 38
married 1781
husband decd 1822

W. G. Wade, Esq.
Rose, N.Y.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision of the Acts of Congress of 9 July 1838, of March 8, 1843, and 17 June 1844.
State of Vermont}
Rutland County} 
On this 4th day of January 1847, before the subscriber, a Judge of the County Courts, in and for said County, personally appeared Amos Shed of Brandon in said County, aged 58 years and upwards, who, having first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration for and in behalf of Triphena Shed, his mother.
That he is a son of Triphena Shed who is now 84 years of age and upwards, and who is the widow of Amos Shed who was this deponent's father, and who was formerly a resident of Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and who has done service in the Revolutionary War at various times as deponent has often heard him state; that he often asserted that he was in the service at Bennington, was at Saratoga at the capture of Burgoyne, at Boston, at New York, and also at Rhode Island; and that one of the officer's name with whom he stated to have done service was Porter. That deponent has often heard him speak of his marriage, and that he always stated that he was married to Triphena Hadly, this deponent's mother, in the month of January 1781, the January following the completion of the 18th year of deponent's mother's age.
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That said Amos Shed, this deponent's father died in the year 1822, and that Triphena Shed, his widow, and this deponent's mother, (whose maiden name was Triphena Hadley), has not intermarried since his death but still remains his widow, that this declaration is made for her and in her behalf on account of [illegible] infirmity of said Triphena Shed, deponent's mother, [illegible] by infirmity of age, as she is so infirm as to be unable to distinguish known family  from her neighbors. 
Amos Shedd
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year before written.
E. June asst Judge of Rutland County Court
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State of Vermont}
Rutland County} Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the County Court in and for said County, William Carlisle Jr. of Goshen, Addison County, Vermont who being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with Triphena Shed, an applicant for a pension as the widow of Amos Shed, late, her husband with whom this deponent was equally well-acquainted and who was formerly a resident of Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; that deponent is 45 years of age and upwards that he formerly resided with Amos Shed and Triphena now his widow, from early childhood until his death and that he has heard said Amos Shed speak of his Revolutionary services many times that deponent [illegible] further having been a soldier of the Revolution, he has heard him and said Amos Shed speak of their Revolutionary services that he has heard him speak of having been at the capture of Burgoyne and at various other places in the services of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that Porter- deponent thinks- is the name of one of the officers with whom he served.
The said Amos Shed was a man of [illegible] truth and veracity in whose statements should be placed the most implicit confidence. The said Triphena Shed whose maiden name was Triphena Hadley has not intermarried since the death of her late husband, Amos Shed, and still remains his widow. Sworn and subscribed before me this 12 day of December A.D. 1844
Affidant is a credible witness.
Esru June, first asst Judge of Rutland County Court

Triphena Tryphena Hadley Shed
Amos Shed
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State of Vermont}
Rutland County}
Personally appeared before the subscriber, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County, Joseph Carlisle of Goshen, Addison County, in said State, aged sixty-two years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposed and saith that he is personally acquainted with Triphena Shed, an applicant for a pension as the widow of Amos Shed, deceased late of said County, with whom this deponent was equally well-acquainted, and has been from childhood, that he has many times heard said Amos Shed speak of his service in the Revolutionary War and that he has always understood that he had done service for several  years in the Army of the United States in [illegible] and that he was known and refuted to have been a soldier of the Revolution in the neighborhood where he had resided and that from deponents acquaintance with him, as he always [illegible] him, as a person of [illegible] and veracity - he had the most important [illegible] in his statements and always fully [illegible] he had understood from him and his acquaintance that he had done service for several years in the Revolutionary War; statements of deponents [illegible] had been in in the Revolutionary War, deponents has often heard them speak of their services. Tat said, Amos Shed, died about the year 1822 and that since his death his widow, Tryphena Shed, the application for a pension, has not intermarried, but still remains his widow and this applicant for pension is the identical person who was the wife of said Amos Shed a deponent first acquainted and deponent knows that his [illegible] further drew a pension as a soldier in the Revolution.
Joseph Carlisle
Sworn and subscribed before me  this 12 day of December AD 1843.
I certify that the above named affidant is a credible witness.
E. June first assistant Judge of Rutland Count Court
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State of Vermont
County of Rutland
personally appeared before the subscriber, a Judge of the County Court, in and for said county, Tryphena Carlisle of Goshen, Addison County, Vermont, aged sixty two years 25th March 1846, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that she is a daughter of Triphena Shed, an applicant for a pension on account of the revolutionary services of Amos Shed, late, her husband who was this deponent's father, and this deponent has always understood and believed from her earliest recollections, was formerly a resident of Ashby Middlesex County, Massachusetts and who done (sic) service at several different tours in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution; that deponent has often heard him, the aforesaid Amos Shed, state that he had been in service in the Revolutionary War at Bennington, Saratoga, Boston, and at Rhode Island, that she always understood and believed that he had been in service for some two or three years, that Porter is the name of one of the officers he mentioned as having served with. That she has often heard her mother speak of their marriage and that she has often stated that they were married in Westminister, Massachusetts the January following the completion of her Mother (that is deponent's mother) eighteenth year; that her said father Amos Shed died in the year 1822, that her said mother, his widow, Tryphena Shed has not intermarried since his death but still remains his widow, sworn and subscribed before me this 12th day of December 1846
C. June first assistant judge of Rutland County Court 

Tryphena Carlisle

I certify that the above named affiant is a credible witness.
E. June first assistant Judge of Rutland Count Court
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State of Vermont
Rutland County
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the county Court in and for said county: Amos Shed of Brandon in the County of Rutland in the state of Vermont aged fifty eight years the 14th day of March 1846 who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is a son of Tryphena Shed whose application for a pension is hereto annexed on account of the Revolutionary services of her late husband Amos Shed, who was this deponent's father, that this deponent has many times heard his father, the above named Amos Shed, speak of his services in the Revolutionary War; that he stated that he formerly resided in Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from which place he entered the service of the United States in the army of Revolution where he done service at different times; that this deponent has heard him state many times that he was in service in the Army of the United States at Bennington, at Boston, Saratoga and also at Rhode Island; that he always understood and believed that his said father had done service to the amount of two or three years; that deponent who always understood from his father and mother that his father was in service some months after their marriage which deponent has always understood took place in Westminster Massachusetts in the year 1781. That his said mother Tryphena Shed has not intermarried since his father's death the above named Amos Shed but still remains his widow.
Amos Shedd 
Sworn and subscribed before me this 12th day of December 1845
I certify that the above named affidant is a credible witness.
E. June, first assistant Judge of Rutland County Court
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State of Vermont
County Clerk's Office
I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the county court for the county of Rutland do certify that Ezra June is First Assistant Judge of the County Court of [illegible] duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature within certificates are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this 19th day of Dec AD 1826.
F. W. Hopkins, Clerk

13243
Tryphena Shed
Act 7 Jul 38
married 1781
husband decd 1822
W. G. Wade, Esq. 
Rose, N. Y.
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xxx
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State of Vermont
District of Addison
On this 19 May 1849, personally appeared before the probate court for the district of Addison in the county of Addison and state aforesaid, Silas D. Gale, a resident in the town of Goshen in said district, aged 39 by said court legally and duly appointed guardian of Tryphena Shedd of said Goshen who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for his said ward the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836. That according to his said information and belief his said ward is the widow of Amos Shedd who was a private soldier in the army of the revolution in the Massachusetts line, that said Shedd was in the said service for a longer period than six months and served in Rhode Island and at Saratoga. The said guardian further declares that according to his best knowledge and belief, his said ward was married to the said Amos Shedd on the 4th day of January AD 1781 that her husband, the said Amos Shedd, died on the 17th day of March 1822, and that his said ward has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by the reference to the proof accompanying this declaration.
Silas D. Gale
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Horatio Seymour, Judge.
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State of Vermont
District of Addision
On this 19th day of March AD 1849 before the Probate Court holden at Middlebury in the district of Addison in said state in open court personally appeared William Carlisle of Goshen in said district aged seventy years and more who being first duly sworn deposed and says that Tryphena Shedd widow of Amos Shedd is a member of his family that he was well acquainted with the said Amos for more than 20 years before his death which took place on 17 March 1822; that he has always understood and been informed by the said Amos that he the said Amos was a soldier in the Army of the revolution in the Massachusetts line; has frequently heard the said Amos speak of his service in said army; of his serving in Rhode Island and at Saratoga and of his service in the Northern line after the surrender of Burgoyne. The said Tryphena has remained a widow since the decease of the said Amos and has made the house of this deponent her home.
William Carlisle
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me
Horatio Seymour Judge
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State of Vermont
District of Addison
On this 19th Mar 1849 before the probate court holden at Middlebury in the District of Addison in said State in open Court, personally appeared, Martin Carlisle of Brandon in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont aged fifty six years and upwards who being first duly sworn deposes and says that his father William Carlisle was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and after war resided in Plymouth in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont that he received a pension from the United States for many years before his death, that he died in the year 1837 or 1838 that when this deponent resided with his father in Plymouth, Amos Shed (the husband of the widow Tryphena Shed, now of Goshen in the County of Addison) then resided with his family near this deponent's father. It was at that time understood in that neighborhood that the said Amos Shed and this deponent's father had both been soldiers in the American army in the war of the revolution and this deponent has heard his father and the said Amos Shed when conversing together speak of their having served as soldiers in the war of the revolution. The last time this deponent recollects hearing his father and the said Amos Shed converse on the subject of their services in the revolution was in the year 1819 when this deponent's father resided in said town of Goshen and said Shed was at said Goshen on a visit; said Shed then spoke of his having been a soldier in the army in the Massachusetts line and spoke of his having been in the service at Rhode Island and at Saratoga at the surrender of Burgoyne. This deponent understood from this conversation between his father and the said Amos Shed (in which they spoke of applying for a pension) that said Shed's time of service was such as would entitle him to a full pension.
Martin Carlisle
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Revolutionary War Widow 
15322
Tryphena Shed
widow of Amos Shed
Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 2nd '48
Index: Vol. M, Page 204
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8783 B
Vermont
Tryphena Shed
widow of Amos Shed
who was a private in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 37 dollars 76 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Mar 1850 and sent to 
Ozias Seymour,
 Middleburgh, Vermont

Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A
Vol: 2, Page 64
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10866 B
Vermont
Tryphena Shed
Widow of Amos Shed
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died in the year 1822
in the state of Vermont; who was a private in the company commanded by Captain of the commanded in the line for 

Inscribed on the roll of Burlington at the rate of $37.76 per annum to commence on the 4 Mar 1836

Certificate of Pension issued 15 Mar 1850 and sent to Ozias Seymour, Middlebury, 
payable to Silas C. Gale admi for the sole use of Tryphena Shed who is insane

Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by J. P. Chase, Clerk
Book C, Vol. 1, Page 141
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13.243
Tryphena Shed
Vt.
Let. W. G. Wade, Mar. 10, '47
Same Apr 10, 1847
Hon. Geo Marshe Lang
'49 Ozias Seymour 6th Nov 1849
Act 7 July '38
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Mar 22 '47
Rose, NY
Mar 17

Hon. G. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions 
Washington, D.C.

Rec of Tryphena Shed
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Rose, New York
March 15th, 1849
Sir:
I have had the honor to receive your letter or a letter from your office of the 10th instant in the case of Tryphena Shed, an applicant for a pension under act of Congress of 4th July 1838, from Vermont. 
Very Respectfully would I request a re-examination of the papers.
In the repost, it is stated, no satisfactory evidence is found among the papers forwarded to identify the claimant's husband with the service named in the certificate of the secretary of Massachusetts.
Permit me to call your attention to the statements set forth in the application for a certificate of service and the statements in the depositions forwarded as to the statements after made by Amos Shedd while living, relative to the places where he marched while engaged in service.
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which it is believed is fully corroborated by the proofs given. 
As to the proof of marriage, the requisitive of the department can easily be complied with if insisted upon. 
I am respectfully
Your Obt. Servt
W. G. Wade

Hon. G. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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House of Rep. Dec 28, 45
Sir
I enclose herewith a letter from one of the selectmen of Goshen, Vermont in relation to a claim for a pension on behalf of Triphena Shedd; I've taken the liberty to suggest that if the claim is allowed, you would do a favor to the authorities of the town of Goshen by notifying me and withholding the certificate until I can communicate with the selectmen. 
Your respectfully, George [illegible]
J L Edwards
Com Pensions
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Westminster
Oct 29
Willis G. Wade, Esquire
Rose
Wayne County, N.Y.
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Mr. Wade
Sir: I don't know as the above will be sufficient to answer your purpose, if it is not, I will render any additional service in my power; perhaps the above ought to be sworn to before a Justice of the Peace, but I depose it as it was not requested and having it is not necessary. Mr Shed and wife, Hadley were married by the Rev. Asaph Rise at the time above who acted as Clerk of the County (I suppose) and the marriage is also registered at Worcester. I infer by the records as it is there attested by Joseph Halden, the then acting Clerk of the Town of Westminster.
In haste, Yours truly and respectfully
George Kendall
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J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Rose, NY
Jan 27
Re: Tryphena Shed
1838
13243
July 1847
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Rose, New York
January 28th, 1847
Sir:
Herewith is forwarded the application of Tryphena Shed, widow of Amos Shed, an applicant for a pension under act of 7th July, 1838.
I am respectfully
your obedient servant
W. G. Wade

Honorable J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Amos Shed
121 June, 10 days
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Boston
July 1, 1846
I hereby certify that from an examination of the books and documents relating to military services in the War of the Revolution which remain in this department, it appears that the name of Amos Shed is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Aaron Jewell's Company of men from the towns of Littleton, West Oxford, Groton, Shirley, Townsend, and Ashby that marched to Bennington on an alarm in July 17777 in Col. Job Cushing's regiment as a private from July 27 to August 29, 1777 including allowance of 140 miles travel. 1 month and 10 days. Upon another of said Company in Col. Samuel Bullard's regiment for service at Saratoga as a private from August 29 to November 29, 1777 including allowance of 220 miles travel, 3 months and 12 days. Upon an abstract of pay due to Capt Edmund Longley General in Regt detached to guard and fortify the posts in and near Boston, as a private from September 27 to December 31.
1-10
3-12
14-22
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11-22-1778; including allowance of 53 miles travel, 3 months, and 8 days
3-8 Upon a pay roll of Capt John Porter's Company in Col Cyprian Stowe's Regiment for service at Rhode Island as a private from July 23, to October 30, 1780 including
3-10. 11-10 allowance of 80 miles travel, 3 months and 10 days not upon rolls of officers in Col Prescott's Regiment

And I further certify that before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this office in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set form, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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2205
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State of Vermont
Addison County
Town of Goshen
The secretary of the commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the Revolutionary services of my late husband, Amos Shed, he formerly resided in Ashby or Robi in the county of Middlebury in Massachusetts; he done service for the amount of three years a part of the service was done with officers by the names of Prescott and Porter. He was for some time at Rhode Island; he once marched to [illegible] was at the taking of Burgoyne's army. It is not positively asserted that he entered the service from Ashby as it is uncertain, but it was from Middlebury County. Mass.
From the best of memory I am unable to state anything further which would be material to the search required.
We were married in the year 1780 or 1781, he died in the year 1824.
W. G. Wade of [illegible] N. H. is duly authorized to make the investigation as agent and attorney.

Witness my hand this 5th day of June 1846
Signed in [illegible] presence by Amos Shed, a son of said widow and a resident of Goshen, Vermont who I am fully satisfied is acting for and on the behalf of said Tryphena Shedd. 

Tryphea Shedd
Amos Shedd 
Rutland County Js Brandon, June 5th, 1846. B. Davenport Justice Peace
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Washington, D.C.
January 25, 1851
Sir:
This is to request that A.A. Sylvester Esq may be permitted to examine the papers in your file relating to the claim of Tryphena Shed, widow of Amos Shed, of Vermont under Act 1838.
I am respectfully your obedient Servant,
W. G. Wade
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Tryphena Shedd
5383 48

Ex by Mr. [illegible]
Jan 28 - 51
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State of Vermont
District of Addison
I, Jedidiah S. Bushnall, Register of the Probate Court for the District of Addison aforesaid do hereby certify that at a Probate Court holden at Middlebury in and for the District of Addison on the 5th day of February A.D. 1849, Silas D. Gale of Goshen in said District was by the said Court duly and legally appointed guardian of the person and estate of Tryphena Shed of said Goshen, an insane person and the said Silas D. Gale accepted the said trust and gave bond according to law for the faithful execution of the same and letters of guardianship issued to him accordingly. 
And I further certify that at a session of said court held at said Middlebury on the 29th day of December A.D. 1849 it was proved to the satisfaction of said Court that the said Tryphena Shed is living and residing in said Goshen. and I further certify that the said Silas D. Gale is at this time acting guardian of said Tyryphena Shed by virtue of said appointment.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of said Court and subscribe my name this 29th day of December A.D. 1849.
J. S. Bushnell
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W13243
Tryphena Shed 
wid of Amos
VT
Act 7 May 1838
[illegible]
$37 [illegible]
4 March 1836
41 also Act 3 March 1843, 17 Mar 44, 12 Feby 48, 4 March 43
Payable to Silas D. Gale
[illegible] on the sole use benefit of Tryphena Shed, who is insane

Ozias Seymour
Middlebury, VT
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State of Vermont
District of Addison
At a probate court holden at Middlebury in said district on the 29th day of December AD 1849 personally appeared Ozais Seymour of said Middlebury and on oath says that last evening the evening of the 28th day of December AD 1849 he saw the said Tryphena Shedd at the house of William Carlisle who has given the annexed affidavit at Goshen in said district that the said Tryphena appeared in unusual good health for so old a person, was able to walk about the house, was [illegible] in the family circle at [illegible] member of the family and not confined to her room or [illegible] no appearance of disease or ill health and this deponent has no reason to doubt that said Tryphena is still living and in usual health.
Ozias Seymour

State of Vermont
District of Addison
Subscribed and sworn to by the said Ozias Seymour this 29th day of December A.D. 1849
Before me Horatio Seymour Judge of Probate for the District of Addison
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Middlebury, Vermont
[illegible]
Mr. Amos; Tryphena Shedd
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Middlebury, Vermont, January 1, 1850
J. L. Edwards, Esquire
Dear Sir:
I send additional testimony in the case of Tryphena Shedd. The sickness of the judge of the Probate has prevented [illegible] reply to your last letter.
Should be pleased to have the result of Mrs. Shedd's application soon.
Yours,
Ozias Seymour
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September 14, 1849
Decd of Guardian of Triphena Shield (Shedd)
deceased; widow of Amos Shedd
Original Vermont
7571
Act 4 July 1836
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Pension Office
Washington City
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Middlebury, VT, Sept 10th, 1849
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Sir:
I enclose the declaration of the guardian of Triphena Shedd with a sworn copy of the register of her marriage and depositions (the hist that case admits of, showing the identity of Amos Shedd with the service referred to. We have been unable to find any old soldiers who retained his mental faculties sufficiently to justify taking his deposition; we have endeavored to supply the deficiency of proof pointed out in the letter from the pension office to W. G. Wade dated March 10th, 1847 and hope it may be found sufficient to justify the department in granting the old her pension.
Yours,
Ozias Seymour
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State of Vermont
District of Addison
At a Probate Court holden at Middlebury in said district on the 14th day of November AD 1849, personally appeared William Carlisle of Goshen in said district and on oath says that Tryphena Shed (widow of Amos Shed, deceased) who is now making application by her guardian Silas D. Gale for a pension has resided in his the said Carlisle family for more than twenty years that she now resides in his family that when he left his house in Goshen this morning at about nine o'clock to come to Middlebury the said Tryphena was at his house in her usual health,  She took her breakfast with the said Carlisle this morning, ate with a good appetite and appeared in good health and that her health has been good during the past year. She was living and well when this deponent left home this morning and this deponent has no doubt is still living and well. William Carlisle
Subscribed and sworn to by the said William Carlisle this 14th day of November AD 1849
Before me Horatio Seymour, Judge of Probate for the District of Addison.