Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,310, Samuel Wheeler, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
NH
Wheeler, Samuel
S. 43,310
CONTENTS

10.916 Q New Hampshire
Samuel Wheeler
of Shelburne in the state of New Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed of the New Hampshire line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 d of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of May 1819 and sent to Samuel W. Parsons Manchester, Coos County N. Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 10 mo 1/30 p/m - $3.16
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep r 1819  48.
$131.76
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to John Wilson Esq r 19 th September 1820. Lancaster Me.

43 310
Rev INVALID.
File No. 43 310
Samuel Wheeler
Pr Rev Div
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 560
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Samuel Wheeler formerly of Temple in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire now resident citizen in a place called Shelburn in the County of Coos and State aforesaid, do hereby certify and declare that I have served as a private soldier in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war, on the Continental establishment, more than nine months in the manner following (viz) Some time in the latter part of the year A.D. 1775 I enlisted for the term of twelve months into Captain Levi Spaulding's Company attached to Col. Reed's Regiment in the New Hampshire line, joined the army at Winter Hill near Boston, and remained in the vicinity of Boston till the British troops left said Boston, then marched to the City of New York then we went to Albany on the North River from thence to St. Johns and Montreal in Lower Canada, was with the army when it retreated out of Canada and marched to Mount Independence, from thence to the State of Pennsylvania, where I remained till about the time of the battle of Trenton when my term of twelve months expired, but I engaged to remain in the service about six weeks longer than my enlistment, making in the whole time I served as a soldier about fourteen months, when I received a verbal discharge —

I further testify and declare that I am now between sixty and seventy years of age, my circumstances in life as to property are poor and indigent, am in need of assistance from my country for support and consider my- self entitled to a pension from the United States according to the provisions of the law of Congress entitled "An act to provide for un- certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolution- ary war"
Lancaster N. H. April 28 th 1818. Samuel Wheeler Witness, Mrs Lovejoy.
S. Wheeler

Samuel Wheeler Application. April 23 d . 1818-
Admitted.

State of New-Hampshire.
Coos, ff. O N this Twenty Third day of April A. D. 18 15 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District, in said State, personally appears Samuel Mueller resident in Shelburn in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:— as hereto annexed
that he is reduced in his circumstances absolutely and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Wm Lovejoy
I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Mueller did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support.—And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Depart- ment of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress.
Simons

I also further certify that I am acquainted with Samuel Wheeler the applicant aforesaid and know he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and also certify that the court of which I am a justice is a court of record —
Wm Lovijoy
State of New-Hampshire Coos ss.
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Coos aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Lovijoy Esquire before whom the above declaration was made, was at the date thereof and now is a justice of the court aforesaid, that the above sig- nature is in his own proper hand writing, and that to his acts and attestations as justice as aforesaid, full faith and credit is and ought to be given — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court this 24 th day of December A.D. 1818
John Willson Clerk

copy. Samuel Whuliu Declaration of Pike's Peak July 1820 - 10.916
Sept. 1019
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State of New Hampshire
Coos At the Court of Common Pleas held at Lancaster within and for said County of Coos being a Court of Record by Law established on the second Tuesday of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty
Presents the Honorable
William Loo, of } Esquire Associate Justices John Penacoster Jr. }
Personally appeared in open court Samuel Wheeler aged Sixty five years resident in Shelburne 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 viz in Capt Levi Spauldings Company & Col. Breds Regiments in the New- Hampshire line that his original declaration is dated April 23. 1818 and that he has received a pension and his pension certificate is numbered 10.916. and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth 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 intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed as follows viz

  5 Acres of Land improved & unimproved valued at  $ 21.00    2 small Cows  22.00    2 1/2 year old Heifers  8.00    9 milking Sheep  11.25    2 Kegs  5.00    1 milking 5 yr old Horse  60.00    1 Pair Pots  75    1 small dish Kettle  75    1 Old Saddle & Bridle  3.00    3 Chairs  1.00    a few other small articles amounting in all to  5.00     $116.75  
Samuel Wheeler
I further declare that I am by occupation a laborer my health is poor and I am unable to attend to much business - Anna my wife is sixty years of age very infirm and is of very considerable expense to me being subject to distressing fits - I have no other family living with me whatever I further declare that I have no other means of support in my old age than the charity of my country in addition to the above
Samuel Wheeler
Sworn to and declared at Lancaster on the 11 th day of July A.D. 1820 - before the Justices aforesaid - Attest John Willson Clerk
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Coos do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred six ten dollars seventy five cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 11 th day of July A.D. 1820. John Willson Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Wheeler, Samuel GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7967 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 2 d , 1790 to Thomas Tillotson, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.