Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,297, Archelaus Welch, N. H.
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(3 - 1776)
N H
SERVICE
CONTENTS
Welch, Archelaus.

NUMBER
R. 11.297
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Rejected
Let. to John Kimball April 26 1841

11297
Act June 7 1832
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11297
P.O.
Welch
Service Archelaus Welch who
served as substitute for
his father Thomas
Enlisted:
[stamp] REJECTED
18
Discharged:
N.H. June, 18
Rev
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
-
18
Contrac
18
to
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Levi Lufkins
affidavit for
Achelaus Welch
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Archelaus Welch
Act 7 June 32

Vol 5.N.H. p140
enlisted Andover.17
July 1782
Jno Webber returned
as [illegible] man
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State of Vermont 
Orleans County On this 29th day of August 1832, at Derby 
personally appeared before Timothy
Hinman a Justice of the Peace within and for said County
Levi Lufkin of said Derby aged 67 years who after being
duly sworn doth depose and say that Thomas Welch late
New Andover N.H. deceased enlisted in the army of the
United States for the term of three years and joined the
army at Saratoga in the month of May 1783 in Capt
Benjamin Ellis Company and Col. Henry Dearborns Regt and served
therein until some time in the month of Sept.
following and then obtained a furlough and went home.
in the last of Oct or first of Nov. of the same year his son
Archelaus Welch took his place and served until
some time in Feb. 1783 as a three years man and then
swapped places with John Webber of the same Regiment
who had enlisted for during the war, and said Archelaus served
as a during the war man until the seventh day of
June 1783 when he was discharged at Fishkill as a
during the war man, and the deponent further says
that he served in the same company with Thomas
Watch and Archelaus Welch during the time above
mentioned and was discharged at the same time with
the said Archelaus Welch
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid
Levi Lufkin
Before me Timo Hinman
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Levi Lufkin who subscribed and
swore to the foregoing affidavit is a credible witness
Tim Hinman Justice of the Peace.
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State of Vermont
Orleans County
I Ira H Allen Clerk of Orleans County
Court do hereby certify that Time
Hinman who has affixed his name
to the within is a magistrate duly
qualified and that I believe the same
to be his genuine signature-
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my
name and affix the seal of said Court at Rasburgh
this 13 day of February 1834
Ira H Allen Clerk
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Thomas Welch Decd
Yr
Act 7 June 32
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th
Apl 24. 1841.
Apl 19
July
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
War department Washington
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Barton Orleans County Vermont
April 17th 1841
James L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir-- In behalf of the Heirs of
Archelaus Welch I now write to you-- Welches a soldier
of the Revolution formerly from the State of New hampshire
has lived in Stanstead Lower Canal, and in the State of
Maine and again in Stanstead
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On the 29th of August 1832 said Welch came from
Stanstead to Derby for the purpose of making his declaration also Levi Lufkin met him at Judge Kinman
and made his affidavit which is herein enclosed, and
Judge Hinman began writing the declaration of Welch
when he complained of severe paid when he said he
said he must defer the buisness until an other time
and requested his son in Law to help him home which
he did, but Welsh was never afterwards able to come
to Derby but died on the 19th of October following his
widow survived him until the 30th day of May 1840 when
she died also, live not the heirs of said Welch intitled
to receive his pension from the 4th March 1831 to the
day of his death-- and are they not also entitled for
what his widow would have been entitled from the 4th March
1836 until her death, and is there any law whereby his heirs
are entitled for his services as a during the war man
I would further state that the heirs of said Welch say
that he once had a hand Certificate or land Patent as
during the war man, if so and the name of Welch
is found on the rolls as such, have have not his
heirs now a right to claim the land, although
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although the Land certificate cannot be found
examining the enclosed affidavit and the rolls of the
ing the war men you will probably be enabled to
all information required upon the subject-
I hope sir in due time you will let me receive an answer
ating the situation of the case
---
an will please presence the enclosed affidavit
return the same to me as possibly it may
of use hereafter
I am Sir with much respect your Humble Servent
John Kimball
P.S by mistake I began on the nary
side of the sheet--

55197
Archelaus Welch
Act 7 June 32