Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,314, for Carey Wheeler Sholes, Connecticut

SERVICE
born
★ Sholes, Carey Wheeler
NUMBER
S. 36314
CONTENTS

7862 1/4
Connecticut Carrie Wintershotto of Proton in the state of Connecticut who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Swift of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of April 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Mar 1818 and sent to Judge Perkins
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1839  89.3 Semi-annual ce ending 1 Sep 1839  218. 118.35  $137.3
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to Ex. General Ely New London Conn. July 19. 1820

Carey W. Phelps
N o 7062
Continued
19 March 1819
both old

State and District of Connecticut, ss.
ON this 26 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court holden within and for the County of New London in said State, on the 26 th day of June 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, Carey Wheeler Sholes aged seventy six years, resident in the town of Groton in said County in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he ser- ved in the revolutionary war as follows: That he the said  served enlisted for the term of  on the  day of in the year  in  in the State of in the company commanded by Captain Baldwin in the regiment commanded by Colonel Swift in the line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment: That he continued to serve in the said corps until  and when he was discharged from the said service in at the close of in the state of the war, being infirm, by the Surgeon Doctor Turner That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, as nearly as he can recollect, having no minutes, on the first day of April 1818 ; and had transmitted to him a certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No. 7862
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 provisions 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;" 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 sub- scribed.
That I am by occupation a trade, a Shoemaker but am unable to pursue that or any other business, owing to my old age & bodily infirmity - I am afflicted with a bad rupture, which was the cause of my discharge from the army by the Surgeon - I have a family consisting only of my wife Hannah aged about seventy, who is infirm - That my property of every kind consists only of a small house & garden which is under mortgage & the equity of which is worth $5.00 - One chest, 12 - 6 old chains, 75 Crockery ware $0.25 - Iron pot & tea kettle, 34 - 1 knife, 12 1 axe, 50 - Drawing knife & shoemaker's tools $1.25 - Making in the whole eight dollars & thirty three cents Carey Wheeler Sholes

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 provisions 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," 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.
That I am by occupation a trade, a Shoemaker but am unable to pursue that or any other business, owing to my old age & bodily infirmity. I am afflicted with a bad rupture, which was the cause of my discharge from the army by the surgeon. I have a family consisting only of my wife Hannah aged about seventy, who is infirm. That my property of every kind consists only of a small house & garden which is under mortgage & the equity of which is worth $5.00 - One chest, 12 - 6 old chains, 75 - Brookery ware $0.25 - Iron pot & tea kettle, 34 - 1 pick, 12 - 1 axe, 50 - Drawing knife & shoemaker's tools $1.25 - making in the whole eight dollars & thirty three cents Cary Wheeler Shoemaker
Signed Sworn to and declared on the 28th day of June 1820 before said County Court Charles Lathrop Clerk
I, Charles Lathrop Clerk of the County Court for New-London County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Eight dollars and thirty three cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 28th day of June
1820
Charles Lathrop
Clerk of the County Court for the County of New-London.

Carey W. Sholes
admitting
Carey W. Sholes Private
Ap d 1777 to 1780
Swift's Connecticut Reg t

State of Connecticut County of New London Town of Groton
On the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighty before me Elias Perkins Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of New London personally appeared Courtesy Wheeler Holmes of said Town of Groton & being duly sworn made solemn Oath that he is a resident citizen of the United States, that sometime in the month of April 1777 according to the Deponents best recollection he enlisted as a private in Capt. Josiah Baldwin's Company in Col. Sherman's Regiment in the Connecticut Line on the Continental Establishment, that he faithfully served the United States during  in the revolution- ary war against the common ene- my from as a Private in said Com- pany of Josiah Baldwin from said month of April 1777 until about six months before the termination of the revolutionary war when in consequence of sickness he

was discharged - that when he en- tered in the month of April 1777 in the company of said Joseph Baldwin he enlisted to serve during the war actually served in said company in the revolutionary war against the common enemy for more than two years - that he was honorably discharged in consequence of his indisposition but that owing to some accident said discharge is lost & that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assis- tance of his country for support
Capt. Wheeler
Sworn before me
Wm Perkins Judge of Court of Com- Pleas for Sunderland County
In testimony whereof the said deponent has subscribed the above decla- ration & I have subscribed these presents & caused the seal of the Court in which I preside to be here

unto affixed the day month & year first herein before written.
Elias Perkins Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas for New London County
I Elias Perkins Judge of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas for the County of New London, do certify that it appears to my satis- -faction that the said Cory W. Sholes did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemies that he is about seventy four years of age from reduced circumstances stands in need of assistance and I now to submit the Proce- -dings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress, the foregoing declaration was made to me as the affiant declared in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, intitled an act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War - Witness the seal of the county court.
Elias Perkins Judge of the County Court or Court of Com. Pleas for the County of New London

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Reog INVALID.
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Casey Wheeler Charles Dr Rev. Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 312
[Arrangement of 1870.]