Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,346, Seth Weed, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Weed, Seth
NUMBER
86346
CONTENTS
carded

Whereas we the subscribers have been appointed by the Hon. President Edward Judge of the United States Court for the district of Connecticut, for the purpose of examining and making a report on the degree of disability attending said Ward of Stamford in the aforesaid District, do mutually agree to the following statement (Vis) We have this day examined said Ward under oath and have accurately inspected his bodily complaint, and do find, that he is laboring under an ulcer on his left leg which has been of long standing occasioned by a wound from a musket ball received in the revolutionary war while in the service of the United States, that he is far advanced in life, is in a debilitated situation in a great measure occasioned by the pain and discharge from the aforesaid ulcer, that said ulcer would not only be very difficult to heal, but in our opinion very unsafe if it could be affected, the discharge from it has been of so long standing, that his health would be materially injured by its discontinuance. The result of our opinion is, that the disability attending said Ward will continue the full term of his natural life, that it is of such a nature and degree that he is thereby rendered wholly incapable of procuring a support by manual or bodily labor —
Dated at Stamford June 25 th 1878
Samuel Webb John August } Surgeon

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Yours truly & contains free side 2 to Rev. Mr. M. 1858

State of Connecticut Fairfield County S.S. Stamford May 15 th 1821
This may certify that S th Wed of Stamford aforesaid received the wound in my leg in the Danbury expedition the April following after the date of my Commission (which was that of a first Lieut. in the Continent- al service of the United States in a Regt. commanded by Col. Charles Webb) which Commission was dated January 1 st 1777
Certified by me
Leah Wed
Fairfield County S.S. Stamford May 15 th 1821
Personally appeared S th Wed and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Certificate by him subscribed before me
John Augur Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut, Fairfield County ss; I David Burr of Fairfield in the County of Fairfield, Clerk of the County Court, or Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. Do certify and make known, that John Augur Esq. is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, with full power & authority to administer Oaths, & do all other things appertaining to the Office of a Justice of the Peace in said County. And that faith and credit, is given to his Official acts & proceedings. And that the signature above written, which purports to be the signature of the said John Augur is in truth his hand writing. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said Court, in said Fairfield this 24 th day of May Anno Domini 1821. David Burr

Wounded in Rev War.
uncon. April now has 31 Dp an m Mar. 28-1820
Report against - see report Bursill. —
Nov. 27. 1820 Committed to Whole House to morrow
Jany. 2 nd 1821 Ref d to the Secretary of War.
Seth Wheeler's Pension
Jany. 28-1819
Ref d to the Com ee on pensions & Revolutionary Claims.
Jany. 14. 1820
Ref d to the Com ee on pensions & Rev. Claims.
Petitioner was a heat wholey disabled & not able
Claims reported to increase it to $15 it was
offered as an amend. ment rejected for want of time —
former increase of pension
March 1820 Conf d after w th first at war
March 6-1820
Ref d to the Secretary of War
as law in existence authorizing an
increase of pension

To the honorable Senate and house of Representatives of the United States of America Now in Congress assembled The petition of S r John D. Sturdivant in the State of Connecticut humbly represents That during the revolutionary War and in the service of his country he received a wound by a musket ball in his left leg in consequence of which he has been ever since in some degree lame and unable to prosecute business that he has been placed on the Pension list at the rate of Eighty one Dollars and Sixty cents a year that he is now prostrated in life that his leg in consequence of said wound is much ulcerated and he much debilitated and now

wholly unable to perform manual labor and incapable of doing any service by which he can support himself and that the sum now allowed him is altogether insufficient for that purpose Your Honors therefore pray your honors to take his case into consideration and make him such further allowance by adding to his pension as you in your discretion judge proper and your Honors as in duty bound will ever pray —
Washington June 25 th 1818
To the President

Connecticut
Seth Weed,
Lieut.
In the army of the Revolution.
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut at $6. per mo. increased to $6. 87 / 100 per mo. by Law of 24. April, 1816. Annual certificate issued 15. March, 1821. Present to Hon. James Stevens, Stamford, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Increased by the Secy of War to the rate of $17. per mo. commencing 25 June, 1818, on the 15 June, 1818, on which with auth. for increase noted sent same day to Hon. James Stevens at Stamford Connecticut.
Am't paid between 28. Dec. 1817 & 25 June 1818 to 11 mo. 1821 32 3 / 4 mo. $329.75 Am't 6 mo. ending 4. Sep. 1821. $102.50
Dollars 437 1/2

Jan 10
  11.211  10.25     30  10.25     30  10.25     6  6  2.000    10  10     10  12     21  2  4/31    32  17 1/2     1020  102     $326.40      3.35      $329.75      102      $431.95    
8 1/2

State of Connecticut ss County of Fairfield March 1809
Seth Weed come before me one of the Justices for said County and made oath that he is the same Seth Weed whom the Congress of the United at the first Session of the tenth Congress placed on the pension list as an Invalid of the United States and that Evidence in support of his claim was taken by James Stevens Esqr. a Commissioner appointed by the Judge of the district of Connecticut in pursuance of an act of Congress passed at the first Session of the ninth Congress entitled an act providing for persons disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary War
That he served as a Lieutenant in Col. Charles Webb's Regiment at Camp at the time he was disabled that he now resides at Stamford in said County Fairfield and both Resid. then from his nativity
The original Certificate is not to be found in the records of the United States Bank at Middle-Town, or loan office; but the above is a copy of the form given me at the loan office at Hartford after I was first placed on the Pension list by which I have ever since drawn my Pension
for the reasons
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss, Stamford Feby. 26 th 1821 Personally appeared Seth Weed signer of the above instrument and made solemn oath to that it is a true copy of the original form by which he has drawn his Pension from the time he was first placed on the Pension list. Sworn before me John Luger Justice of Peace

Hon ble James Stevens a Member of Congress at Washington

Dear Sir
Rec yours of the 17 th with much satisfaction
I have enclosed to the papers as you will see without any directions. I do not know the proper place to direct them please to take that upon yourself and much oblige
your humble servt. Leith Ward
Stamford 26 th Feby. 1821

Seth Weed, of Conn. rev. Invalid - for increase of Pen. vide letter to James Stephens, H.R. Pen. Cert: only wanting -
Feb. 13. 1821.

Rev May
6346
INVALID.
am
File No. 6346
Seth Wild
Lieut Rev War
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. M , Page 398
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Stamford May 24 th 1821
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Sir Agreeable to the direc- tion of Mr. Edwards, communication of the 7 th Inst. Mr. Ward has made as to his grade & rank at the time he received his wound - his affidavit is inclosed, together with his certificate — He confidently hopes he may now be placed on the List of Pensioners at $20 per month
Respectfully Your obed. Servt
J. H. Minor for
James Stevens

Dear J. B. Calhoun
Sunday P.M.

War Dept. Pension Office June 15 1821.
The allowance of the within named pensioner is hereby authorized to be increased, in conformity with the Law of the 10 th of April, 1816 & the acts supplementary to and continuing in force the same, from $6. 83 / 100 to which it was raised by the Law of the 24 th of April, 1816, to the rate of seventeen dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of June, 1818. —
(Signed) J. C. Calhoun Sec y of War.

For morning
John Marshall
No. 229 Mar. 1841
James Madison
Secretary of War Washington City
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
March 26-

Stamford March 26 th 1821
Hon. J. Bleaker Esq
Enclosed is the certificate of Seth Wood for correction — From the letter of Mr. Edwards, which is also enclosed. It then appears that the certificate should be endorsed, allowing him the increase of Pension for which he petitioned, viz, $20 per Month
Respectfully Yours
James Stevens

Stanford May 25
Free
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Sunday Afternoon Washington
South Ward
Inst
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Hon. Mr. Stevens,
Rec. 2 Mar: 1821
State of Conn. application for certificate.
J. L. Eelwands Esquire
Department of War

War Department
Mr. Seth Weed The Honorable James Stevens, North Stamford
House of Representatives.

War Dept Pension Office Feb. 13. 1821.
Sir,
In answer to your letter to the Secretary of War respecting Seth Weed's case, I have to inform you, that so soon as he shall have transmitted to this Department his Certificate of Pension, the increase which he applies for will be effected, and the same noted on the Certificate and returned to him.
I am, very respectfully,
Your most ob t serv t .
J. G. Edwards
Hon. James Stevens, House of Representatives.

W. Edwards J. C. C.
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
War Department
Book for B...

H. K. Feb. 11. th 1821
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
In Sir I th need, Pet n for increase of Pension an account of increased indebtedness has been by our House again referred to your Department; as the law on which he claims is now received, I take it there will be no difficulty in the way of a favorable report. But as the present is the third session of Congress since that Petition came before us I should be glad to have a report soon enough to get it through both Houses -
I am Sir very Respectfully your Hum ble Serv t
James Stevens

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Seth Weed, and applicant for increase of pension
disbursed see letter to Hon: James Stevens, Stamford, Conn. May 7. 1821

10 Seth Weed Esquire
Stanford Conn. -

Office of Bank of the United States at Middletown February 23 rd 1821
Sir
I have rec d your Letter of the 25 th of this month, I made enquiry & examination in this Office, for your pension Certificate, but it is not found on our files, I presume it has not been left here. —
It appears by the accounts in this Office, that your pension was paid the 19 th May, 1820, up to the 4 th March 1820. —
If you should not be able to find your Certificate, it may perhaps be necessary, for you to verify , upon oath, the loss of it, in which case you will be able to obtain the proper form, for that purpose thro' Mr Stevens at Washington. —
I return you Mr Stevens' Letter —
I am Sir
with respect Yt Yr Ol En. Parsons Pres. Seth Root Esq r

No Leonard

In the House of Representatives of the United States January 2 d - 1821
Ordered, that the petition and docu- ments in the case of Seth Wood be referred to the Secretary of War.
Attest
Thos. Dougherty C.H.R.

4- 12 Seth Weeks
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Nov. 27. 1820
Committed to whole House tomorrow
Jany. 2-1821
Ref d to the Secretary of War
[Faint, illegible handwriting]
(600)

Extract, from the report of the Secretary of War, on the petition of Moses Bursill and others
The case of Lerez Bradford, who was wounded during the revolution, and since placed on the pension list, and who now applies for an increase of his pension, is not embraced, by any existing law.
These remarks will also apply to the case of Samuel Wellington, who was placed on the pension Roll by an act passed on the 20 th April 1796, as well as to those of Seth Weed , Isaac Lewis and Joseph Ligor. —

Both Weeds Since $6. 20 / 100

To John C Calhoun Secretary of War Washington

To Samuel Webb & John Augur both of Stamford in the county of Fairfield in the district of Connecticut two respectable physicians and surgeons I Richard Edwards district judge of the district of Connecticut do authorize and commission you the said as Webb & Augur to examine Seth Wood of said Stamford a person who is now on the pension list of the United States, late a lieutenant in the an revolutionary army of the said United States and who is desirous of obtaining an increase of his pension as to the nature of the disability of the said Wood and in what degree it prevents him from obtaining a full system- atic manual labor and you are to express your opinion in writing on oath as to the nature of his disability and in what degree it prevents him

from obtaining a subsistence by means manual labor, which report you are to transmit to the Secretary for the department of War - & in conformity to the provisions in the 5 th section of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for pensions who were disabled by wounds received in the revolutionary war approved the 10 th March 1806 Given under my hand & seal the 19 th day of June A D 1818
Richard P. [?] Richard P. [?]