Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19465, for John Skeele, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 16.
Skeele, John or Sheele
8.19465-
CONTENTS
carded

30,004
Vermont
John Steele
North in the State of Vermont was a private in the comp y commanded Captain Sada of the reg t commanded Col Stowe in the Vermont first year private N.H.
Caledonia County.
Enscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate & Pension issued the 30 day of July 1833 and sent to Asa Steele Peacham Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00 Pension allowance ending Sept e 20.00
$180.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by David Jaynes Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 100
- Steele

32.597 Idu sheets remont

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New Hampshire , { ss. Do. with the 19 th day of January 1835. County of Grafton
On this 19 th day of January 1835 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Probate for the District of Grafton, John Wheelock a resident of Nashua in the County of Grafton of Grafton - and State of New Hampshire , aged Eighty seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1778 with Lieutenant James Ladd and served in the United States regiment of Artillery Continental Line, under the following named officers: Ephraim Ladd Captain, James Ladd & Ephraim Patterson Lieutenants in a Regiment Whereof Timothy Bedel Esquire was Colonel John Wheelock Esquire Lieutenant Colonel & Josiah Hovey Esquire was Major. The Regiment was raised as understood by virtue of a resolve of Congress & ordered to be raised as Continental by the Honorable Major General the Marquis Lafayette to commence on the first of April 1778 for One Year Ending on the first of April 1779. That he Enlisted in the Town of Nashua aforesaid where he then & now resides under the said Lieutenant James Ladd he thinks on or about the Tenth day of April 1778 & served One year till on or about the Tenth day of April 1779. That he was stationed on the Frontier on the River Connecticut River & its Vicinity, the Place where said Regiment was raised to defend which service he performed in guarding the Public Store Building Public Buildings such as New Houses Guard Houses Block Houses & Barracks. Patrolling & Scouting towards Canada in order among other things to protect the Frontier Inhabitants against the Enemy & their Savage Allies & when his term of service was out for which he Enlisted he was Honorably Discharged he thinks Virtually - he Principal of the Year was stationed at said Nashua.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. in Open Court
before me
John Wheelock James Ladd Ephraim Patterson Timothy Bedel John Wheelock Josiah Hovey
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Samuel Dinsmore Judge of Probate
I Amos Paul Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Wheelock for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this nineteenth day of January Anno Domini 1835 Amos Paul Register

32.597 John Skeels Renewal
Vt. Jan 28
John Skeels Private admit 1 year $40,-
Asa Skeels Esq Peacham Vermont H. F. Jones H.R.
to Peacham

Rev War
19465 INVALID.
File No. 19465
John Skeels Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 370
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Peacham Vt March 1835
Mr J. L. Edwards
Sir
Mr John Shute of this town who has lately applied for a pension has been to me well known for more than thirty years & is a man of remarkable & unquestionable truth & honesty & has always been so
Respectfully your obed Servt
John Matthews Litch Member of Congress.

I Moody Bedel of Bath in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of Lawfull age living in my Seventy first Year Testify & say that I have been well acquainted with M c John Sheels of Peaseham in the County of Caldonia and State of Vermont ever since before the revolutionary War & that he is the same Person that served in the same Company & Regiment to which I belonged One Year as is stated in Lieutenant James Ladd's Deposition taken & sworn to before me is true to my knowledge except said Ladd's enlisting of him - who enlisted him I do not know not being present - & I further state that I have in my Possession a role of said Company made by the Adjutant of the Regiment Thomas Hibbard at the time, & said Sheels Name is among the rest of said Company & I further State that I was knowing to said Sheels being Paid by the General Government in what was called final settlement Notes signed by John O Pierce, as I assisted the Paymaster of said Regiment in Paying off the Regiment -
Moody Bedel
State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss - } Pate the 25 th day of March 1835
(Then Moody Bedel being who is personally known by me to be considered a person of truth and veracity in the vicinity where he resides & I concur in that opinion & believe him a credible witness who personally appeared & made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true As for me O. H. Carlton Jr. Jur. Rev.)

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I Nathan B. Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Grafton hereby certify that Ebenezer Falleton Jr. Esquire of Butts in said County is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that his sig- nature subscribed to the certificate with- written is in my belief in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fifth day of March Anno Domini 1835
Nathan B Felton Clerk

I James Ladd of Piermont in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of Lawfull Age being in my Eightythird Year & now a Person of the United States Testify & say that I am & have been well acquainted with John Shuels of Piermont in the County of Grafton & State of Vermont for a number of years & know him to be the same John Shuels that Enlisted under me as a Recruiting Officer in the Revolutionary War & served One Year in a Company Whereof Ezekiel Ladd was Captain my self & Ephraim Patterson were Lieutenants in a Regiment whereof Timothy Bedel Esquire was Colonel John Wheelock Esquire Lieutenant Colonel & Josiah Shaw Esquire was Major in the Continental Line as it was called by the said John Shuels Enlisted on or about the Tenth day of April 1778 & served faith- fully till on or about the Tenth day of April 1779 his full term of One Year & was Honorably Discharged I think Verbally as was generally the case with all the Regiments. The Regiment was raised by Order of Major General the Marquis DeLafayette as contin- -als & were Stationed on the Frontiers on the Adjacent to Connecticut River for the Purpose of Protecting the Frontier Inhabitants & Publick Property & Building Publick Buildings such as Store Houses, Guardhouses, Barracks Barracks the said Shuels was Principal Part of the time Stationed at said Piermont the his Exterior Frontier
James Ladd Mark
Witnesses Hemanuel Bedel Moody Bedel
State of New Hampshire } ss. Vermont the 17th day of January 183 County of Grafton } Then James Ladd of Piermont who is well known by me to be a Person of Respectability Truth & Veracity & so considered in the vicinity where he resides by his Acquaintance & I believe him to be a Credible Disinterested Witness Personally Appeared & made Solemn Oath that the same is true - before Me Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss -
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Indictment within & for said County do hereby certify that Moody Brattle Esq - before whom the within Deposition was taken is an active Justice of the peace for said County and that his signature within written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Hanoverhall in said County this 17 th day of January Anno Domini 1935.
S. P. Webster Clerk
Superior Court L. James Ladd John N. Haskell

I Jonathan Elkins of Peacham County of Caledonia & State of Vermont being of the age of seventy three years testify & say that I have known Mr. John Skeels of Peacham County of Caledonia & State of Vermont from my youth up to the present time, that he is the same person who served with me, one year in the revolutionary war, in a Continental regiment commanded by Col. Timothy Bedel that we both enlisted the same day at Peacham into a Company belonging to said regiment commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Ladd. that Lieut. James Ladd of said Company was the Officer who enlisted us that the nature of our services were the same being stationed at Peacham for the most part of the time as a guard of Public Stores deposited in said town for the benefit of scouts passing between the main body of the regiment & Canada & at times accompanying said scouting parties that the said Skeels discharged all the duties enjoined on him by his officers with fidelity and was honorably discharged at the close of his term of one years service in the month of April, A.D. 1779.
Jonathan Elkins
State of Vermont } Peacham March 30 th Caledonia County } 1835.
Then Jonathan Elkins Esq. who is personally known to me to be considered a person of truth & veracity in the vicinity where he resides & I concur in that opinion & believe him to be a credible disinterested disinterested witness personally appeared & made solemn Oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true
John Matthews Judge of the Supreme Court

State of Vermont Calcutta County ss
I Amos Paul Clerk of the Supreme Court for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that John Nattocks is a Judge of the Supreme Court in & for said State & duly commissioned & qualified that his signature within written is genuine
Given under my hand & the Seal of said County This day of March AD 1835
Amos Paul Clerk

Dennille March 30 th 1835
Sir
I herewith enclose additional evidence of the service of John Skeeles his Declaration &c. now being on file in your Office.
Please inform Asa Skeeles of Peacham Vt. the result of this Application.
Amas Paul
J. L. Edmons Esq. ? Court of pensions ?

Beacham W.H. (March 31)
free
vt - apl.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm te of Pensions Washington D.C.