Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,004, for Seely Scofield, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Scofield, Seely
or Selah
NUMBER  S. 10004
carded
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Certificate issued to Seely Scofield instead of Selah Scofield 22nd Oct 1834 & sent to T. A. Asborne Mayville 
Let to P. Agt [pension agent] 24 Octr ‘34
28732 New York 
Seely
Selah Scofield Chautauqua Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Betts of the Regt by Col Webb in the Connecticut line for 2 years.
Inscribed in the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May 1834 and sent T. A. Asborne Mayville Chautauqua Co. N.Y. 
Arrears to the 4th of Mar ‘34 - $240.00 
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept ‘34  40.00 
$280.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk 
Book E Vol. 4 Page 124
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State of New York 
Chautauqua County } ss. On this tenth day of October 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County Selah Scofield a resident of the town of Chautauqua in said County aged Seventy four years on the Sixth day of July last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit the provision made by act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States on the 1st day of January 1777 with Lieut Hezekiah Caven part a recruiting officer & served in Col Charles Webbs Regiment of the Connecticut line under the following named officers, Field officers, Genl Huntington,  Col Webb, Lt Col. Huntington, Major Walbridge, Company officers,  Capt Betts,  Lieut Davenport, who was shortly after killed & Lieut Weed took his place. Orderly St. John & Sergeant Betts. He left the service as he thinks in June 1781 in that regiment in the manner herein after stated.  
That he resided when he entered the service in Stamford Fairfield County Connecticut was engaged in the battle at Monmouth on the 28th day of June, 1778, & wounded in the action for which he was placed on the invalid pension Roll as will appear from the Certificate hereto annexed. That he enlisted for the term of the war and when he left the service, in Col Webbs Regiment as above stated, it was in this manner, Orders were received to raise from the Division to which declarant belonged a Regiment of Infantry and Genl Baron Steuben Came & selected men from Col Webbs regiment.  Sufficient to form one company & declarant was one of them thus selected.  Declarant was then placed under the command of Capt Henry Ten Eyck who had been the adjutant in Col. Webbs Regiment,  Lieut Hopkins, Ensign Raymond were company officers.  Declarant was a corporal and acted as such while in the Infantry. Col. Scammel commanded the Regiment. He went immediately from the service in Col Webbs regiment into the service of the infantry under Capt Ten Eyck. He continued in the infantry service until the close of the war.  The last campaign he served in the infantry was
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Capt Asaph Wells who succeeded Capt Ten Eyck.   
Declarant was discharged at West point in the State of New York on or about the 1 of June 1784, by Genl Washington. He had a written discharge which on obtaining his pension in 1778 was annexed to his papers on that application which he supposes is now on file in the war Department. That he served in all a period of six years & five months & marched through the Southern part of the State New York, New Jersey, Connecticut & Pennsylvania, Maryland & Virginia.   That he has received his pay on the annexed certificate up to the 4th day of March 1832, and consents that one years payment on the said annexed certificate, be endorsed upon his new certificate to be issued under the said act of June 7, 1832, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension  roll of any agency in any state, except only on that of the Agency in the State of New York.
Seely Scofield
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid  
Jas B. Lowry Clerk 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. 
Chautauqua Court 
Clerks Office SS. } 
I  James B Lowry Town Clerk of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Seely Scofield for a pension. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office this 10th day of October A. D. 1833 
Jas B. Lowry Clerk
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T.L.M.
Rev. War Section. October 15, 1920. 
Mss Jode Hinkle
[unreadable] Indiana
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 9" ultimo, you advised that it appears in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. F. 10,004 that Seely Scofield, pensioned as Selah Scofield, was born July 6, 1763, and that while a resident of Stamford Connecticut, enlisted January 2, 1777, and served as a Private and Corporal under Captains Stephen Betts, Henry Ten Eyck, Asaph Wells and Colonel Charles Webb and Scammell until June 3, 1784, and was in the battle of Monmouth where he was wounded in the body for which he was pensioned from December 3, 1788, under the Act of June 7, 1785. 
In 1824 he resided t Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. There is no data on file as to his family. 
Very respectfully, 
F. D. Byington
Acting Commissioner.
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER. 
County of Onondaga ss 
On this 18th day of November 1823, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Onondaga personally appeared Seely Scofield who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Stephen Betts, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Webb in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present receives four dollars per month. 
Seely Scofield
Sworn and subscribed to, before  me, the day and year aforesaid Cranfield Marsh J. Peace 
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated. 
I certify that Canfield Marsh is a Justice of the Peace in the County of Brandon & State of New York and that the above is his signature on June 6th 1823.
Elisha Litchfield
M. H. of Reps
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Selah Scofield of the Town of Pompey County of Onondaga & State of New York being duly sworn before me John Smith Esq. says that he is the said person to whom the original certificate now in his possession was given, of which the following is a copy.   
“Selah Scofield of Stanford in Fairfield County and State of Connecticut was a soldier in a Regiment commanded by Col Charles Webb in the service of the United States in a Company under the command of Capt. Stephen Betts, he entered the service first day of January AD. 1777 and continued their till the end of the war he was at the battle of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey while in said service injured in his body so as to be disabled and his disability still continues, and he is incapable of Military duty or of obtaining a livelihood by labor, and he is entitled to receive fifteen shillings per Month, it being the sum in my opinion corresponding with the degree of his disability compared with a Soldier wholly disabled, and said Scofield is Twenty nine years old.  Dated in Stamford December 8th 1788.   
Certified per Abraham Davenport 
The foregoing is a true copy of the Original Certificate as on a Record in this Office.
Comptr Office Hartford Jany. 12th 1799 } Certified By John Porter Compt” 
And that he is the person actually disabled and that his disability doth yet continue and that he now resides in the Town of Pompey, County & State aforesaid and has resided there for the space of Twenty three years previous to which he resided in the Town of Greenfield, County of Saratoga & State of New York.   
Seely Scofield 
Subscribed and sworn this 28th day of April 1824 before me 
John Smith J Peace
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I Selah Scofield of Pompey, County of Onondaga & State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel Baker of Pompey County of Onondaga and State aforesaid my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in the City of New York my pension as an invalid pensioner of the United States from the 4th day of September 1823 to the 4th day of March 1824.    
Seely Scofield
Sealed and delivered in presence of John Smith 
Nathaniel Andrews 
State of New York 
Onondaga County ss.}  Be it known that on the 28th day of April 1824 before me John Smith Esq. in the County aforesaid personally appeared Selah Scofield before named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed. 
In witness whereof I have set my hand & seal the day and year last above written  
John Smith J. Peace  
We the Subscribers practicing Physicians of the Town of Pompey County of Onondaga, & State of New York do hereby certify that after careful examination in the case of Selah Scofield an invalid Pensioner of the United States, we do believe his disability doth still continue, viz. weakness of body in consequence of excessive [unreadable] and also in consequence of a rupture.  
Jehiel Stearns
Dan’l Hibbals
Subscribed and sworn this 28th day of April 1824 before me 
John Smith J. Peace 
I certify the above deponents to be credible persons.  John Smith J. P.
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Seely Scofield
Name Selah
If his name is Seely – the certificate must be sent Washington and be corrected
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(Under Act 7th June, 1832.) 
State of New York
Chautauqua COUNTY }ss 
Be It Known, That before me, Jesse Brooks a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Selah Scofield and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original Certificate, in his possession, of which (I certify) the following is a true copy: 
WAR DEPARTMENT. 
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS
I Certify, That in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th of June, 1832, Selah Scofield of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary army is entitled to receive eighty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year. 
GIVEN AT THE WAR OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
this 30th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty four  [L.S.]
Lew Cass  
Secretary at War
Examined and Countersigned J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
That he now and has resides in the Town of Chautauqua in the County aforesaid and has resided there for the space of two years past, and that previous resided in the town of Pompey in the County of Onondaga and State of New York 
Seely Scofield
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of September 1834} 
Jesse Brooks J. Peace
If the Pensioner has always lived in his present place of residence, insert the words NO OTHER PLACE in this blank. 
Know all men by these presents, That I, Selah Scofield of Chautauqua a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions, in the City of New-York, my Pension, from the fourth day of March 1831 to the fourth day of September 1834 
Seely Scofield
Sealed and delivered in presence of 
Jess. Brooks 
State of New-York, 
Chautauqua COUNTY} ss
BE  IT KNOWN, That on the fifth day of September 1834 before the subscriber. Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Selah Scofield above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned. 
Jesse Brooks J. P.   
N. B. The deposition, as well as the Power of Attorney, must be signed by the Pensioner, and every interlineation, erasure, or alteration of a word or figure must be noted, in one form, by the Magistrate.
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Payable on the 4th March and 4th September, in every year by Isaac Lawrence, Esqr 
Pres’t [president] of the Br Bank U.S. & Agent N. York  
Cancelled 
Registered in Book B Vol. 5, page 51, by Eben Stout Clerk 
Exd and countersiged by J.L. Edwards
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
INVALID PENSION. 
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Laws of the United States. Selah Scoffield late a private in Capt Bett's Col. C. Webbs Regt was, on the eighth day of December 1788, inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut  Agency, at the rate of two 50/100  Dollars per month, and that his name is now on the roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of four dollars per month, commencing on the twenty fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. This certificate is issued in lien of one dated on the eighth day of December 1788, (cancelled) 
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States , this twenty fifth day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty four 
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.
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Payments to be made at New York by the Pres’t Mechs Bank Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of New York 
Recorded in the Pension in Book E Vol 4 Page 124 by Jno Cromwell Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. 
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Seley Scofield of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Eighty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.   
Given at the War Office of the United States this 30th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. 
Lew Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. 
J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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No. 28732
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
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Mayville Chau. Co. N. York Nov. 11th 1834. 
Dr. Sir
The enclosed certificate was issued for “Seely” Scofield but you will see is in the name of “Selah” Scofield.   The papers for drawing in pension monies under it have always been signed Seely by the pensioner & payment never refused until now.  Now they say they cannot pay unless the certificate is altered.  You will recollect that the enclosed certificate was annexed to the application for a pension under the law of 1832 & that on the 2d June 1834, you enclosed the  same back to me together with this other certificate, with this note “The Invalid Certificate of Selah Scofield is herewith returned.  His Invalid Pension is no bar to a receipt of one under the Act of 7th June 1832.” His certificate under last named act was likewise written for “Selah” & payment refused on that ground.  
This I sent to you & received one in lieu of it for “Seely” Scofield.  The other had not then been returned and as payment had always been made on it, its return was not anticipated or I should have waited & sent both certificates for correction at once.  If all is right, please send certificate for “Seely” Scofield in lieu of the enclosed.  On examination of old papers you will see that the old man always signed his name Seely.
Respectfully Yours &c
T. A. Osborne
Hon J. L. Edwards
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Invalid 
From Connecticut To New York 
Selah Scoffield 
Private Capt Betts 
Conn Regt Col Webb in the army of the revolution inscribed on the roll of the Connecticut agency at the rate of $4 per month  
Transferred from Connecticut to New York 6 December 1823 from 4 September 1823. Notification of transfer sent to the Hon E Litchfield House of Reps 
Formal certificate issued the 25 Sept 1824, and sent to E. Litchfield, Esq Delhi, N. York 
Duplicate formal Certificate under 1826 in lieu of one dated 25 Sept 1824 and sent to the Hon E Litchfield but which was never rec’d, see Hon E. L’s certificate & that fact filed within 
See letter 29 Apl 1832 to Claimant 
Invalid certificate together with one under act 32, sent to T.A. Osborne Mayville N.Y. 30 May 1834, see letter. 
Triplicate Cert. in the name of Seely Scofield issued Nov 28. 1834 & sent to T. A. Osborne Mayville, N.Y. 
letter Apl 23 1835 to P Agt [pension agent] do let to same May 21. 1835
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James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Office Bank U. States New York May 19 1835. 
Sir
Referring to your Letter of the 23d Ulto I again enclose the papers in the case of Seely Scofield with the additional affidavit 1 required of the Pensioner  
I am Very respectfully Sir Your Obt Svt
Isaac Lawrence Pres’t 
Acting as Agent for Pensioners
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31132 
Selah Scofield 
service as Corpl after leaving Webbs regt not established 
On Webbs as a private for the war 
was wounded in 78 & placed or Invalid Pension roll 
Adm’d 
24 mo pri
$80
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Selah Scofield 
T. A. Osborn 
Mayville Chau. Co N. York
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J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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Mayville May 20. 1834 
Dr Sir
I herewith enclose you papers which I supposed were long since lodged in your Department, but through some mistake have been lying till now in our County Clerks office. Permit me to direct your early attention to them particularly to Scofields case, as the old man is lying out of his pension due on the old certificate. 
Respectfully Yours &c 
T.A. Osborne 
J. L. Edwards Esq.
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Mayville May 20 1834

Dr. Sir.
I herewith enclose you papers which I supposed were long since lodged in your Department, but through some mistake have been lying till now in our County Clerks Office. Permit me to so visit your early attention to them, particularly to Scofields case, as the old man is lying out of his pension due on the old certificate. 
Respectfully yours &c
 T. A. Osborne

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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Hon J. L. Edwards
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Issue a new certificate in favor
of Seely Scofield
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Mayville Sept. 29. 1834 
Dr. Sir
On examining enclosed papers, you will discover that the Pensioner signed his name “Seely” Scofield, while the certificate is for "Selah” Scofield.   For this cause the agent refuses payment of the pension due & says, as you will see by notion back of application, that the certificate must be sent you for correction. His declaration on which certificate issued is signed Seely, but in the body is written Selah. His old invalid pension certificate is written Selah, but the papers in drawing were always signed Seely, yet payment was never found. If the spelling of the name is material please issue certificate in the name of Seely,  if not please return same with such opinion, so that the agent will feel at liberty to pay. 
Respectfully Yours T. A. Osborne
Hon J. L. Edwards Comr of Pension
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Sir
The enclosed certificate certified by John Porter Compt’r is the only one that Mr. Scofield has had. This gave him fifteen Shillings ($2.50) per month which sum he drew up to the 24th of April 1816 since which time he has drawn four dollars per month.   
Very respectfully Yours &c 
E Litchfield 
Delphi Sept 18th 1824. 
J.L. Edwards Esquire Pension office
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I hereby certify that the formal certificate said to have been found in the case of Seely Scofield  in September last by the Secy of War and forwarded to me at Delphi N Y. has not been rec’d [received].  
Elisha Litchfield
M.C.
Washington Dec’r 8th 1824.
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE. 
County of Onondaga ss 
On this 18th day of September 1824; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Onondaga  personally appeared Seely Scofield who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Stephen Betts in the regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Webb in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Connecticut but he has never received a formal certificate, and now he wants to obtain one  
Seely Scofield
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid }
Canfield Marsh J. Peace 
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate. 
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the petitioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now 
wishes to obtain one.”
I hereby certify that Canfield Marsh whose signation is above is a  Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Onondaga & State of N. York 
Elisha Litchfield Member of Congress
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1910 Dec. 10 History to Mr. J. S. McKemey through Mr. Abram Myers Bur of Pension 
1920 Oct. 15 Hist to Code Hinkle 
Rev War 
10004
INVALID. 
File No. 10004 
Seely Scofield 
Pri Rev War 
Act: June 7th 1832 
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 332 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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In reply to your request of – received - for a statement of the military history of a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 10,004
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  LENGTH OF SERVICE.   RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
Age at date of application, born July 6 1759  
Remarks:
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PHONE LINCOLN 2046. 
AIDE-ON-CAME STAFF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF 1910.
Inform to  J. S. McKemey Fairfield, Ia.  
Thro ABRAM MYERS. LINCOLN POST. NO. 3. G. A. R. 
LATE NON COND OFFICER CO. D. 4TH ILLS. CAVY. 
C. L. 19th ILLS. CAVY. 
U. S. PENSION OFFICE, 
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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27455  10004 
Revy INVALID. 
File No.  27455  10004
Selah Scofield
Pri Rev War 
Con Regt
Act: -  
Index: Vol. 2, Page 357 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
consolidated with 10004