Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40284, for Simeon Powers, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776) 

SERVICE 
N. H. 

Powers, Simeon
or Powars

NUMBER
S.40284

B.L.Wt. 489-100
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CONTENTS
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13.4.50 

OHIO

Simeon Powers of Ridgeville in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the New Hamp. 
line, for the term of 6 years.  War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of June 1818 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
7th of July 1819 and sent to 
George Tod Esq
Youngstown 
Trumbull Co 
Ohio
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819…$72.76
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819. 48
                                                     $120.76
8 mo. 24/30  4/31 


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

Continued
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Simeon Powers 
privt
Cilleys  N. Hamp Reg 

1777 to 1783 

(faded notation) Judge certifies as to claimants circumstances as warranted

Adm. 

Please direct to the 
Judge at Youngstown 
Trumbull County 
Ohio
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State of Ohio Cuyahoga County ss 

On this second day of June AD 1818 before me the subscriber President Judge of the third circuit of the court of Common Pleas of the State of Ohio personally appears Simeon Powers aged seventy three years now resident in the town ship of Ridgeville in the County aforesaid who being 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 navel service of the United States in the Revolutionary war. “
That he the said Simeon Powers enlisted at Charlestown in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire as a private on the eighth day of May AD 1777 under Capt Isaac Parkwell of the the seventh Company & first regiment of the New Hampshire line of the Continental army which regiment was attached to Gen Poor's brigade & was commanded by Col Cilley & the Major of said regiment was Major Wm Scott for and during the continuance of the war and that he was honourably discharged at
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Fishkill in the State of New York on the 8th day of June AD 1783 at which time he who under the command of Col Henry Dearborn 
During this time fought under Gen Gates at Stillwater and at Bemus heights in which last battle he was wounded but never had a pension He also fought at Monmouth 
That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support 
That his discharge has been disposed of in the manner following viz: many years ago he sold his bounty land & gave his discharge to the man to whom he sold his land & therefore supposes that it is in the war office he has not any other evidence in his power. 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid - 
I George Tod president Judge as aforesaid do certify that these proceedings were had before me and testimony taken for transmission to the war department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress 
Cleveland June 21 18181 
George Tod
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State of Ohio}
Cuyahoga County} ss

I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County 
Do hereby certify that George Tod is President Judge of the third Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas within said State & that said County of Cuyahoga is a County within said Circuit & that the foregoing signature is his own proper hand writing - 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the of said Court at Cleveland this second day of June AD 1818- 
Horace Perry Clerk

State of Ohio}
Wayne County}ss 

I George Tod President of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the third Court of said State of Ohio, do hereby further certify, that I am well  satisfied that the [illegible] before named applicant Simeon Powers, is in reduced circumstances and that he needs the 
assistance of his country for support 

Given at Wooster in the County of Wayne, within said 3d circuit, the 5th day of May 1819 George Tod.
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Simeon Powers 
application for 
Pension 

13.450  

Sept 1819
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State of Ohio} 
Cuyahoga County} SS 

On this twelfth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Common Pleas for said County Simeon Powers aged 75 years resident in Ridgeville 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, in the year 1777, I enlisted under Capt. Isaac Farwell of Charlestown New Hampshire during the war -  
I was at the two Battle at Bemus Heights and was wounded at the second Battle - near the time of Burguoine's capture and his army -
I was in the Battle of Monmouth in Genl Scott’s Detachment. I was discharged in 1783. and as near as I can recollect I was 6 years & 1 month in the service, 
I applied for a Pension in June 1818 and I have received a pension from that date, the number of my pension certificate is 13450 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intention 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 18 day of March 1818 and that I have nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or Debts due to me, nor have I any income
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other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed 
I have one cow and one calf and one Hog which property I bought out of my Pension money Received from the United States , I have no other property, I owe no debts. I was a farmer by occupation I am unable to any Labor at Present nor have I been able for ten years past by reason of age and infirmity. I have a wife who is 76 years old who is able to do but little Labor, I have no children depending on me for support I have lived with a son for a number of years, who is not able to support me without assistance 
Simeon Powers

Sworn to and declared on the twelfth day of June 1820 - before the court of Common Pleas- attest Horace Perry Clk 

I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio Do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of said Court. and that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty six Dollars- That said court is a Court of Record, and proceeds according to the course of the Common Law, with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, Keeping a Record of their proceedings and have the power of fine and imprisonment 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, at Cleveland this  seventh day of July A.D. 1820- 
Horace Perry Clerk
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No 489. 

Simeon Powers 
private 
N. Hampshire Line 

[illegible] paid 3 Mar 1819. 

& decd Mr Gold Mr C.
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State of Vermont}
Addison County} 

These certify that on the fifteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two personally came before me Abraham Dibble one of the Judges of the County Court within and for the said County of Addison Noah Porter, known to me as one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument & Zebulon Douglass, and on solemn oath declared , that Simeon Powers who signed the same  instrument is the identical person who did the duty as is described in said instrument - 

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature on the day & year aforesaid 
Abraham Dibble. Judge [illegible]
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State of Vermont

 I Roswell Hopkins Secretary of State do hereby certify that Abraham Dibble Esq. who signed the within acknowledgement is a Judge of the county court within and for the County of Addison that full faith ought to be given to his attestation as just —

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15 day of March A.D. 1802 
Ros.Hopkins



No 131
Simeon Powers
private
New Hampshire line
Lodg by Col Phelps
Feb 20, 1805

(Good)
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40 284 

INVALID.
Revy
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File No. 40.284. 
Simeon Powers 
Pri Rev War 
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Act: 18th March 18 

Index:--Vol. 3, Page 398 

[Arrangement of 1870.] 

1938 Mar. 2. Frank B. Lamb ref to Gen. Acct. off. A.D. Y..
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March 2, 1938

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

BA-J/ady 
Simeon Powers 
S. 40284
(Illegible notation-Rev?)

Mr. Frank B. Lamb 
7001 Woodland Avenue 
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania 

Dear Sir: March 2, 1938. 

Reference is made to your letter requesting the date of last payment of pension of Simeon Powers, who served in the New Hampshire troops in the Revolution ary War, and later lived in Ohio. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., and cite the following data: 

“Simeon Powers, Certificate No. 13450, issued July 7, 1818, rate $8.00 per month, commenced June 2, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Ohio Agency.” 

Very truly yours 

A. D. HILLER 

Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Feb 15 - 1938
7001 Woodland Av.
Ben Avon, Pa.

Pension Bureau 
Department of accounts 
of Revolutionary pension 
Washington, D.C 

Dear Sirs: of Feb 15 - 1938 

Simeon Powers of Vermont served in N. H Troops the Revolution  died in Lorain Co. O.  pensioned 
Please give date of last payment to  whom and where.
Thank you 
Very truly yours

Frank B. Lamb

(office time stamp)
Received 
Feb 16 1938
Mail SUB-DIV
Vets. Adm
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY 
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq. 
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the 
United States of America. 

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Simion Powers Private 
in the New Hampshire Regiment, having faithfully served the United States five years and being in [illegible] the War only, is
hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army. 

GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 7th June 1783 
G. Washington
By his EXCELLENCY 
Command, 
J TRUMBULL [illegible]. 

REGISTERED in the Book 
of the Regiment, 
J Boynton Adjutant
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June 7, 1783. 

THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made; He is to be considered as being on Furlough 

GEORGE WASHINGTON

Simeon Powers 
Paid

(office stamp)
The National Archives 
of the 
United States

Simeon Powers(N.H.)
B.L. Wt, 489-100
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Dear Sir 

With a grateful heart I acknowledge the receipt of your publick documents, and explanatory letter —-

It is highly gratifying to your constituents to see your name recorded on the publick documents, among the able advocates for our dearest interests, though we had reasons to expect much from you - but your Name appears more like refined Gold then that of base metal --- 

Our coming election is in a favorable tense, our prospects will I think inshure success, but we shall be diligent 

I have not much news to give you. the Council is [illegible] which you likely have heard. I have to inform you that you were recently Nominated at a County meeting in this County to be our candidate for Representative to Congress in our next election- 

I have given you to understand that I wished to have you negotiate some business for me, at the War Office. It was my intention to have seen you before you left home, but it will make no difference in case you will now undertake the business. - 

I have a power of Attorney in the War Office, lodged there by Judge Oliver Phelps, at the time he was a member.   the power of attorney was executed to me by the Soldier- Simeon Powers, and constitutes a conveyance of a United State Soldier [illegible] his discharge is there also —-

Judge Phelps left the business with Hezekiah Rogers, who was first Clerk in the War department- 

I wish you to make search if the Land can be 
obtained, and whither it will sell, that you would write me immediately, and forward conveyance for me to execute such as will be necessary and proper that I may return it to you before you leave Washington-
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I wish you to write me when you will adjourn, and what length of time the mail will take from here to Washington 
Sullivan Febry 12. 1818 

I am with due respect  and esteem your 
devoted friend, and humble servant 
Zebulon Douglass 

Tho R Gold Esq




 Zebulon Douglass
&
Major Rogers

Warrant to open application of M. Gold
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, 

THAT I, Simeon Powers Farmer of the town of Ferrisburgh in the county of Addison in the state of Vermont being a Soldier in the late American war with Great Britain in the line of the state of New Hampshire in the first [reg?] in the army of the United States of America, for and in consideration of the sum of Three pounds of current lawful money of the State aforesaid, to me in hand paid by Zebulon Douglass of the town of Canaan in the county of Columbia and State of New York gentleman, and for divers other causes and considerations, me thereunto moving, have nominated, constituted, ordained, appointed, and by these presents nominate, constitute, ordain and appoint the said Zebulon Douglass my true and lawful attorney for me, and in my name, but for his own use, benefit and behoof forever, to ask demand, solicit, petition, sue for and recover of the United States of America, or the state of New Hampshire or any person or persons authorised and appointed by the said United States, or the State of New Hampshire to issue or pay the same, all which sum or sums of money or monies, or lands certificate or certificates, or other thing or things whatsoever, which are or shall be due and owing to me, or which may or shall hereafter be due and owing to me in any way or manner from the United States of America, the State of New Hampshire or any person or persons authorised and appointed as aforesaid, for any service or services performed or done by me in the army of the United States of America or elsewhere, during the late war with Great Britain, and on receipt of any sum or sums of money, certificate of certificates, or other thing or things, or any part or parcel thereof, receipt or receipts, acquittance or acquittances, or any discharge or release, to give, make and execute, as my said attorney shall think proper, hereby giving unto my said attorney full power and authority to compound or commute, or do any thing or things respecting the premises, to all intents and purposes, as fully and amply as I myself might or could do, were I personally present I hereby give unto my said attorney full power and authority to appoint one or more attorney or attornies under him and at his pleasure to revoke, and this power shall be irrevocable , and I do hereby ratify and confirm all and singular every act or acts, thing or things which my said attorney or any attorney or attornies under him may or shall do in respect to the premises, and I do hereby revoke and make void all former powers or orders by me made or executed. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five 
Simeon Powers
Signed Sealed and deliverd in presence of 
Noah Porter, Saml Strong, Wm Harley
Addison ss Aug 17th 1795
land involved before [illegible]

Personaly  before me appeared the signer and sealer of the above written instrument  and acknowledged the same to be his free act and Deed 
Saml Strong Just Peace
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Know all men by thes presents that I Zebulon Douglass of Canaan in this County of Columbia and State of New York do Constitute and appoint Joseph Rowley of Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire and Sate of Massachusetts with my true and lawful attorney to and transact at all business for me on the within mentioned power of attorney as fully and as amply as I might do were I personally present and to do all that shall be lawful 
Respecting the premises to obtain a warrant and reward and all that shall appear to be due and owing for the service of Simeon Powers

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Thirtieth day of November 1796 Zebulon Douglass 



Berkshire ss November 30th  1796 personally appeared Zebulon Douglass [illegible] and sale of the forgoing power of attorney and acknowledge the same to be his [illegible]
before me 
Thomas Lusk Justice of the Peace