Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,271, for Samuel Shelley, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Conn. Shelley, Samuel S.42.271
B.L. Wt 1339-100
CONTENTS
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Act 1828
Settled at
Treasury
Consd. with
Invalid file
#42.271
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State of New York
Jefferson County
I Samuel Shelley of the town of
Brownville in the County of Jefferson & State of New York
, do upon oath swear & declare, that I was a
soldier in the Army of the Revolution; that I enlisted for
during the war. That at the time I enlisted my Father
Ebenezer Shelley was a Sergeant & enlisted me: that I served
in the Army of the Revolution, as much as two years &
three months, but cannot recollect the precise time;
that while in the service I acted in the capacity of a
Fifer; that I served as a soldier to the close of the War
& was at West Point when the army was finally disbanded;
that I received an honorable Discharge at West Point; but
whether my discharge was signed by Genl. George Washington
I cannot now recollect as I have not seen my said discharge
for more than thirty years but I believe, & have
no doubt it was so signed. I very well recollect that
myself, Corporal John Monroe Daniel Monroe, my
Father Ebenezer Shelley & a number of others received our
discharges at the same time, & being neighbors, residing in
the same town of Stratford, Fairfield County State of Connecticut we all returned home at the same time: that
we all belonged to the same Regiment according to my present
recollection; Our adjutants name was Aaron Benjamin;
That Ebenezer Shelley Samuel Shelley the elder & myself,
when I first entered into the Army & also John Monroe, belonged to the Same Company, but the Regiment to
which I belonged was afterwards reduced, & I am unable
to say, whether we belonged to the same Regiment when
I received my discharge or not, but my belief is that
we did; that I have understood that Samuel Shelly the
elder was dead; that Ebenezer Shelley, Samuel Shelley the
elder & myself all belonged to the Connecticut line.
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that more than thirty years ago, the exact time I
cannot now recollect, I gave my discharge to a man
of the name of Seymour Picket, to enable him to
procure for me the Bounty land due to me by
the United States; that he took my said discharge
& I have never seen him since, but I heard that he
had gone to one of the Florida's & believe he is now
dead, that the said Picket never returned to me my
said discharge, nor have I seen it since I gave
it to him as above mentioned: That several years ago
I made application through William Robinson, to the
Government for a pension, & then for the first time I
heard that I, or that my name, was returned as
Deserter: That while I was in the service, & near the
close of the war, I was out of health & obtained permission
to return home to recruit myself; that I did return
home & being detained by illness, I staid at home, a
few days after my furlough had expired; but I
soon found my Company, performed regular duty, was
mustered & called on the roll regularly until the final
close of the war when the army was disbanded & the
soldiers discharged; that I might perhaps have been
entered in the book as a Deserter for overstaying my
time as above stated, & that the book or entry has not been
altered, but I have here stated the facts. That as to the
Eighty Dollars, Bounty money. I can only say, that I was a
minor, when I received my discharge, that my Father
Ebenezer Shelley, after the close of the War took all the
company papers & vouchers & he drew & received his & my
Bounty money as I understood & do now verily believe;
That Seymour Picket to whom I delivered my discharge
for the purpose of obtaining my land for me was my
Brother in law. after Ebenezer Shelley & myself
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were discharged, then turned home my Father
furnished me with some papers & power of attorney to get his back pay & also to get my own back pay;
that I went to New Haven in Connecticut & saw the Paymaster or ^one who acted as such, a man of the name of
Sherman; if I rightly recollect who paid me the
amount due myself & my Father; but how much I there received of Mr. Sherman I cannot now recollect. I however well remember that I received the amount due in what was called "State Certificates or final Settlement notes."
Samuel Shelley
 Sworn before me this 2d day
October 1828.-
Peleg Burchard Jus. Peace
In testimony that the above written Peleg Burchard was a magistrate authorized to administer Oaths in the State of New York at the above date, that his name then subscribed
appears to me to be his real signatures I have hereto affixed the County Seal & Subscribed my name & quality at Watertown this 3d day of October 1828
H. H. Sherwood Clk
By W. Sherman Dep. Clk
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State of New York
Jefferson County
I, Nathan Rathburn, of Brownville
Jefferson County State of New York do upon Oath & declare, that I drew the affidavits of Ezra Kitchum & John Monroe both unto annexed; that I made the erasures & interlinations which appear in the same myself, before they were either of them signed, that after the erasures & interlineations were then made I read the affidavits to the said Ezra Kitchum & the
said John Monroe, who thereupon subscribed & swore to the same, & that they have written of their lives [illegible] since they were personally signed by the [illegible] Kitchum Monroe. - 
N. Rathbun
Sworn before me this 
2nd day of Oct. 1828. - 
Peleg Burchard Jus. Peace
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Affidavits in the application
of Samuel Shelley for a
Pension
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State of New York
Saratoga County
I Ezra Kitchum do upon Oath swear & declare, that I enlisted as a Soldier in the army of the Revolution for & during the War; that I served until the close of the war when I received an honorable discharge at West Point: that I now reside in the town of Milton in the County of Saratoga State of New York & receive a Pension from the Government of the United Sates that while I was in the service as [illegible] soldier I was acquainted & well knew three men of the name of Shelley. all of whom served as soldiers in the Army of this Revolution, one of the name of Ebenezer Shelley & [crossed out] ^ two of ^ the name of Samuel Shelley [crossed out] that Ebenezer Shelley was the Father of Samuel Shelly the present applicant
for a Pension. Samuel Kelley was a Brother of
the said Ebenezer Shelley & is now dead & Samuel
July the present applicant for a pension, was
the son of Ebenezer Shelly I am inform & think
that he now resides in the town of Brownville
County of Jefferson State of New York. That I know
the said Samuel Shelly, did live there & I believe now
does: that the said Samuel Shelley the present ^ applicant
[illegible] a solder in the the Army of the Revolution for & 
during the War. That I well knew him while in
the Service, that the said Shelly [illegible] in [illegible] capacity
of Fife; [crossed out] That he the said Samuel Shelley served
until the close of the War, was at West ^ Point
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where I saw him when the army was disbanded & I have understood, and did at that time understand, and I do verily believe, that the said Samuel Shelly, the person who is applying for a pension from the Government of the United States did receive a discharge at West Point as such soldiers.-
That I knew the said Samuel Shelley the present applicant for a Pension, from the time of his enlistment in the Army until the close of the War, & that he was at West Point when the Army was disbanded:  That the said Samuel Shelley after the close of the War lived with Nathaniel Kitchum, who is my Brother, spend his time and learned a trade with him & afterwards married my niece.
Ezra [mark with word his and mark below the mark] Kitchum
Sworn & subscribed to the 22 September 1828
Before me
Thomas Palmer [signature] Justice of the Peace
Saratoga County
Clerks office
I, John A Bradley, Deputy clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Thomas Palmer Esqr whose signature to the [illegible] of the above affidavit was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the said County acting under the authority of this State duly commissioned and sworn and that the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have herewith subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of the said County this twenty second day of September 1828
John A Bradley Dept Clerk
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State of New York}
Saratoga County ss.}
I, John Monroe of the town of Ballston in the County of Saratoga, State of New York, do upon oath swear & declare, that I was a soldier of the Army of Revolution, & enlisted for & during the War & that I served until the close of the War, & received an honorable discharge at West Point when the Regular Army was disbanded, & now receive a pension for my services from the Government of the United States.  That I well knew three men of the name of Shelley, all of whom served in the Army of the Revolution; One of the names of Ebenezer Shelley & two of the name of Samuel Shelley.  That Samuel Shelley, the elder, was a brother of Ebenezer Shelley & Samuel Shelley the soldier who is the present applicant for a pension, was the Son of Ebenezer Shelley:  That I understood at the time when Samuel Shelley the present applicant was enlisted, his Father Ebenezer Shelley was a Sergeant & enlisted him:  That he the said Samuel Shelley enlisted for during the War; That I was well acquainted with him, both when he enlisted & during all the time he served in the Army until its final disbandment at West Point; that the said Samuel Shelley was at West Point when the Army was disbanded & acted in the capacity of a Fifer from the time he enlisted until the close of the War; & I have always understood, & I now verily believe that the said Samuel Shelley the present applicant received an honorable discharge at West Point; that the said Samuel Shelley the present applicant, enlisted into the same Company to which I belonged & continued to serve in the same for some time; but whether we belonged to the same Company when we were discharged, I do not recollect; but I know we belonged to the same Regiment & is the Connecticut line.  That Ebenezer Shelley, Samuel Shelley, the elder, and Samuel Shelby the present applicant, all belonged to the same Regiment to which I belonged & to the same Company for a time but whether Samuel Shelley the elder belonged to the same Regiment with me, or not I cannot now recollect, but I believe he did.-
John Munroe [signature]
Sworn & subscribed to the 22d September 1828
before me
Thomas Palmer [signature] Justice of the Peace
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Saratoga County}
Clerks Office}   I John A Bradley Deputy Clerk
of the County of Saratoga do certify that Thomas Palmer
Esqr whose signature is to the [crossed out] Jurat of the within affidavit
and following certificate was at the dates thereof a Justice
of the peace in and for the County of Saratoga acting under
the authority of this State duly commissioned and sworn
and the same are his signatures.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal
of the said County of Saratoga the
22nd September 1828
John A Bradley Deputy Clerk {Signature}

State of New York Saratoga County: I Thomas
Palmer the Justice of the Peace within
named do certify that I have been for
several years past personally and intimately
acquainted with Ezra Kitchum and John
Munroe the deponents named in the within
affidavits. that they are men of respectable
standing and credible witnesses
Witness my hand the 22nd September 1828
Thomas Palmer {Signature}
Justice of the Peace
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Brownsville Jefferson County St. N York
Oct 3. 1828

Hon. Richard Rush
Sir
I herewith in close the testimony in
the case of Samuel Shelley to aid him in procuring
a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier. It consists
of the affidavits of two old soldiers who served their county
to the close of the War.  I think their statement that
Shelley served during the War, & was at West Point when the
army was disbanded, & their understanding at the time, & their
belief now that Shelley received a discharge is abundantly 
sufficient. It would satisfy any Court & Jury I should ima-
-gine. It is not to be expected that the proof should be as 
full and perfect in this case, as if the transaction took place
a few years ago, when witnesses were alive.  Even Shelley 
himself cannot swear, positively, that his Discharge was
signed by Washington. The following points are, however,
clearly established:  That two Samuel Shelley; enlisted for
during the War & that one of them is dead, & that the present
applicant is the other. It is proved that he continued in the 
service to the close of the War; so that whether he did or did
not, receive a discharge would be immaterial.  I am well
acquainted with Shelly.  He is an tough, conscientious, old 
man; & was so hurt in his feelings, when his papers came
back to him in 1819 with the information, that he stood wri
tten book "a Deserter", that he declaimed he would starve [underlined] before
he would call for relief from his Country again.  Nothing but
the wants of a larger [underlined] family has driven him from his purpose.
If, Sir, any thing more should be required to entitle him to his pension,
we will thank you to let us know as soon as convenient, & 
all defects, if possible shall be supplied. -  With great Respect 
yr obt humb servt
N. Rathburn

[Written vertically on side of paper]
N.B. Shelleys application was made {Illegible} Col. Watson; but for certain reasons which have
been stated to him, the application is made directly to the Govt.- NR
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June 19, 1939
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Samuel Shelley,  8.42271
BA-J/MCS

Grace B. Andrews
[indecipherable]829 Pitt Street
Duluth, Minnesota

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Samuel Shelly or Shelley,  a Revolutionary War soldier who served with Connecticut troops.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in pension claim, 8.42271, based on the military service of Samuel Shelley (personal signature Shelley).  With the exception of Samuel Shelly, 8.36306, whose history was furnished you, December 13, 1938, this is the  only Samuel Shelly or Shelley who served from Connecticut and made application for a United States pension, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Samuel Shelley was the son of Ebenezer. The date and place of birth of Samuel Shelley and the name of his mother are not shown.

While a resident of Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Samuel Shelley enlisted in February, 1781, served as fifer with the rank of private, in Captain Sills' Company in Colonels Sherman's and Kebb's Connecticut Regiments and was discharged, June 9, 1783.

Samuel Shelley applied for bounty land, July 12, 1828, at which time he was living in Jefferson County, New York, aged sixty-two years. He received Warrant 1339 for 100 acres and the warrant was issued July 22, 1828. For information relative to the location of this land, it is suggested that you address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, giving the warrant number, the acreage and the date the warrant was issued.

Samuel Shelley was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1828, at which time he was living in Brownville, Jefferson County, New York. He was living there in 1837.
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In 1828, reference was made to the large family of Samuel Shelley but no names were given.

Samuel Shelley stated in 1828 that Seymour Picket was his brother-in-law and that he had moved to "one of the Floridas."

Samuel Shelley stated in 1828 that his father enlisted with him in the same company in the Revolutionary War and served as sergeant and
it was stated that Samuel Shelley's father, Ebenezer Shelley, had a brother, Samuel, who served in the Revolution but he was dead in 1828.

One Ezra Ketchum made affidavit in 1828 in Saratoga County, New York, that Samuel Shelley who was the son of Ebenezer, lived with his brother, Nathaniel Ketchum, after the close of the Revolution and "served his time and learned a trade with him" and afterwards married his (Ezra Ketchum's) Ketchum's niece, her name not stated.

There are no further data relative to the family of Samuel Shelley.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Samuel Shelley, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and
possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records
Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

Samuel Shelley, Certificate #266, dated August 3, 1829, rate $80 per annum, Act of May 15, 1828, Albany, New York Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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42271
INVALID.
-
Revy
File No. 42.271
Shelley*
Samuel [crossed out]
Pri Rev War
---
Act: 15 May 28
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 458
[Arrangement of 1870.}
W.D.G. Aug. 8, 1907.
1929, June 20, hist.
to Estella Briggs
M.C.S
1939 June 19. hist.
to Grace B. Andrews
M.C.S.
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Oct 13.
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington
Samuel Shelley
Private Capt Sells Compy
Conn line
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Watertown Jeff. Co. N. York
Oct 6 1836
Sir
I wish you to examine into the claim
put forth in the enclosed affidavit of
Samuel Shelly and of his statement is found
correct send me for him a new certificate
which will enable him to receive the differ
ence between the annl their authorised & that
he would be entitled to as corporal- If there
be no error in the enclosed certificate please
return it & [illegible]
Yours Respectfuly
Adriel Ely [signature]
JL Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington
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No. 1339
Saml. Shelly
priv
Conn.
Colo. Joseph
Washington
D.C.
Samuel Shelly
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State of New York
County of Jefferson | ss.
I Samuel Shelley, aged sixty two years, do upon oath testify & declare that, in the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty one I enlisted for the term of "during the War". served in the Regiment No. Five under the Command of Colonel Sherman and Capt. Sills Company of the Connecticut line: & that I continued in the service [illegible] until the close of the war when I was regularly discharged from the Third Regiment commanded by Colonel Webb. -  I further declare that I [illegible] a warrant for the bounty land promised to me on the part of the United States; ever have I [illegible] or transferred any claim in any manner whatever:  Therefore - know all me by this [illegible] that I Samuel Shelley aforesaid , do hereby [illegible] & appoint Joseph Watson of Washington City to be my true faithful attorney for me & in my name to demand & [illegible] from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land claim to run or [illegible] attorney is [illegible] to constitute & appoint our [illegible] substitutes or Attornies underhim for the special purposes above satisfied. - 
Samuel Shelley [signature]
Attest Wm M Lord [signature]
G Brown [signature]

I, William M. Lord aged Fifty Eight years, do, upon oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with Samuel Shelley who has [illegible] the above [illegible] in my presence, I well know that he is  the identical person he therein [illegible] himself to be: & further, I do believe that he did perform the military Service therein Stated. -
atty G Brown [signature] Wm M Lord [signature]
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     Before me ; George Brown: personally appeared the above named Samuel Shelley.  Subscribe to the foregoing declaration & in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney
thereto to pub. =found to be his (illegible): Likewise, personally appeared William M. Lord who both subscribed above Certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of reputability & truth, & under solemn oath to the truth of the deposition by them [illegible] subscribed this twelfth day of July 1828.

G Brown [signature] Comm

In testimony that the above written George Brown was a Magistrate authorized to administer Oaths, & take acknowlegments [illegible] in the State of New York, at the above date, & that his name then subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature.  I have hereto affixed this County Seal, & [illegible] my name & quality at Watertown in Jefferson County this twelfth day of July 1828

H. H. Sherwood [signature] Clk
By W. Sherman [signature] Dep. Clk
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State of New York
Jefferson County (Illegible) Be it known that before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace [illegible] said County personally appeared Samuel Shelly  of Brownville in the County aforesaid who being sworn according to Law upon his oath says that he was a Revolutionary soldier of the United States and Enlisted for during the war as Fifer in Capt. Sills Company the 5h Connecticut Regt, that he joined the army in February 1781 and servied till the 9h June 1783 when he was honorably discharged. That his Enlistment and Service in the 5h Regt was thatt of a Fifer. That after the Capture of Cornwallis - the 5 Connecticut Regt. was reduced to three and he was then placed in the 3d Connecticut Regt Colo. Webb - that in the 3d Regt he was required to do duty sometimes as a Private because there were more musicians than marched, & [crossed out] after was discharged he was paid off in Goverment Certificates [crossed out] ^ [illegible] = that under the act of May 1828 he applied for a Pension and [illegible0 a certificate as a Private - that he is justly entitled to a Pension or Fifer - & further saith not Sworn & [illegible] this 7h day of September 1837 Samuel Shelley 
Marinus W Gilbert [signature] Justice, Peace
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State of New York}
Jefferson County Clerks Office}
I Peleg Burchard Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Marinus W. Gilbert Esquire before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorised to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature to the same to be genuine
Witness my hand and the seal of said County
this 6th day of October 1837
P. Burchard [signature] Clerk
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Revolutionary Claims.

Under the act, entitles "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 18,28.

Treasury Department
August 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Samuel Shelly under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be please to cause me to be informed whether a discharge, and, if so, what discharge, was received at the War Department, from the (crossed out) claimant, on an application stated to have been heretofore made by him for a pension (handwritten) individual of that name to whom a pension appears, & has been granted. And, in case no discharge was received, whether it appears by the person failed in his role that he served to be and after war, and (illegible) the war.
Richard Rush [signature]
The Hon. the Secretary of War
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290.
Revolutionary Claims
Treasury Department,
July 22 1828
Samuel Shelley, of Brownville, in the County of Jefferson, in the State of New York, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitle "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and the soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Tom Ejek's company, in the 30 regiment of the (illegible) line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing. 

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office. 
By order of Secretary, 
A Dickens [signature]

Treasury Department, 
Third Auditor's Office 28 July 1828
(crossed out) It appears by the records in the office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to       in the     
It further appears that       is now on the pension list of the         agency, and has been since the      at the rate of      dollars per month. 

The name of Samuel Shelley cannot be found among those of the New York line [underlined]. To whom certificates for the gratuity of eighty dollars were issued - Peter Hagner [signature] Amd

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the amount of eighty dollars has been issued to Samuel Shelley in the Connecticut line -
It further appears that Samuel Shelley is not now on the pension list of [crossed out] any agency and has not been in since the [illegible] March 1826 - It may be proper to
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add that a soldier by the name of Samuel Shelley who served in the Connecticut line, was placed on the Revolutionary pension Roll of that state in April 1818 and who is reported to have Died on the 22nd August 1826 - Only one man by that name is found on the list of final settlement certificate - 
PH [initials in lieu of signature]


letter from Sect of War 6 August 1828



At the request of Col  Walton the attorney in this case the declaration of the claim and was placed in his hands for the purpose of obtaining further information, and is understood to have been accidentally mislaid..
Jeff
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290.
Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officer Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828. 

Treasury Department,
6 August 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Samuel Shelley under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution. 
Richard Rush [signature]
The Hon. the Secretary of War. 
War Department 
Bounty land office
I hereby certify that it appears by the records of this office that a warrant was issued on the 23rd of July 1828 to Samuel Shelley of the Connecticut line in the revolutionary War for his bounty land. The documents upon which it has issued showed that he has received the gratuity of eighty dollars promised to those who enlisted for and served to the end of the war, and his own oath that he is the person, supported by the oath of another that he was acquainted with him and know him to be the identical person and believed that he did perform the military service stated. 
Robert Taylor [signature]
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RECEIVED
APR 20 39
MAIL [illegible]
[time stamp with arrow pointing to 1:15]

4828 Pitt St.
Duluth, Minn.
April 5, 1939

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

I have this information from the Revolutionary War records of Conn. and I desire to find if one of these men Samuel Shelly or (Shelley) who was paid Revolutionary War pay or pension is the Samuel Shelley who was married to Judith Carroll and whose children were Miranda, Susan, Robert, Welcome and Charles.  There may have been others.

Samuel Shelley - private - 1st Reg. Supplies '78.

Samuel Shelley - Capt. Douglass' Co. 5th reg Col. Sherman.
Wages received 1781 Pensioner 1818
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Samuel Shelley, soldier Jefferson
Co. N.Y. in 1832. Pension
No. S. 42271.
Samuel Shelley, recent from Stratford
Jan. 21, 1782 for Continental Army:
County.
Samuel Shelley, Priv. Capt Enoch Reed's Co.
1st reg. Col. Josiah Starr Pay Roll Nov. 1779
Thanking you for your
kindness I am
Yours truly,
Grace B. Andrews
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
NCS/eel

June 20, 1929

Estella Briggs
1220 Second Street
Lorain, Ohio

Madam
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 42271, it appears that Samuel Shelley, the son of Ebenezer, enlisted in February, 1781, place
not stated, and served as a private and fifer in Captain Sills' Company in Colonels Sherman's and Webb's Connecticut Regiments.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1828, at which time he was ["eighty-two" crossed out and "sixty-two" written above] years of age and was living in Brownville, Jefferson County, New York.

In 1828, reference was made to his large family but no names ["are" crossed out and "were" written above] given.

Respectfully,

EARL DICHURCH
Commissioner.