Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,866, for Seabury Manning, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Manning Seabury
S 13866
CONTENTS
Carded

Connecticut 3204
Seabury Manning of Windham in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Clift of the Regt commanded by Col Durkee in the Connecticut line for 13 mo 27 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 53 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Dec r 1832 and sent to Mrs. — Gray Windham Conn t
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ — 79 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 1833 26
$10 5-
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Erast Bullock Clerk Book D Vol. 3 — Page 55

adulterated private 15 m o 27 days #53 ~
Kept Thos Gray Windham Me
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BRIEF in the case of  Scaberry Manning  of Linnham  in the State of  Connect  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he?  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 78 3 — As a Private Gen, Col. Johnson's Regt   " " 6 — Co. Branch- Co   " " — — Col. McClellan's Regt.   " 79 1 — Co. Howard's Co   " 80 5 27 Col. D. Wheeler's Regt   Co. Clift's Co. } Since  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. D. Duley Examining Clerk.

Seaburn Morning ✓
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State of Connecticut Windham County } Is Witnesseth July 20 th 1832
This may certify that the subscription of William upward performed six months of the enlistment of of Benjamin Manning as a substitute and Andrew Manning of Willington Tolland County in said State performed the other half to my personal knowledge as I was in said company said Andrew performed the tour at White Plains West point and said Simon performed the other part at New London 6th under Col Samuel McLean Capt Almon Robinson which was six months each the whole enlistment being one year sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid —
Oliver Wheeler
Personally appeared the above named Almon Noble before me the undersigned certificate and made oath to the truth of the same before me and further I would state that said Noble is a man of truth and veracity and his statements can be relied upon signed the day & year aforesaid
Isaac W. White Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut } County of Windham } ss Windham July 23 1832
Personally appeared before the Hon. Probate Court for the district of Windham now sitting Daniel Waldo of Lebanon in New London County and after being sworn according to law says that he personally performed one month's campaign in Capt William Howards Company and stationed at New London in the month of March or April in 1779 and personally knew of the discharge of Windham performing in person the same term of service in said Howards Company sworn to & subscribed the day & year above said in open Court
Daniel Waldo.
The Court doth hereby certify that the above certificate was sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year above said -
Thomas Gray Clerk

10 State of Connecticut } ss Windham July 23 d 1832 County of Windham }
Personally appeared before the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Windham now sitting John Burnap of Windham and after being sworn according to law say: that he personally performed the campaign in 1777 & 1778 at Brandywine R.I. in Capt. Mose's Branch, Company - for four months and that said Liberty Manning of Windham personally performed said campaign - Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid John Burnap
This may certify that the above certificate was signed & sworn to in open Court the day & year aforesaid -
Thomas Gray Clerk

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of Windham } ss. Windham
On this 7 th day of August personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham the county of Windham and state of Connecticut, now sitting, Seabury Manning a resident of Windham in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut, aged Seventy years, and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832—That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated — viz
 1 st That he personally performed a campaign of three months in the winter of 1777 & 1778 at Providence R.I. in the Connecticut Militia as a Substitute for Levi Johnson (now Dead) and served the aforesaid term of three months in Col. Johnson's Regiment and in the Company Commanded by Capt Moses Branch  2 nd that he entered the service in the Connecticut State Troops as a Substitute for Benjamin Manning (who Claims no pension) in fall of the year 1778 and served six months at New London in Capt Almer Robinson's Company in Col. McElean's Regiment  3 rd that he enlisted for one month in a Company Commanded by Capt William Howard at Windham and served the aforesaid term at New London in the Month of March & April 1779. and was chiefly employed in building a fort on Lion Hill (so called) under the direction of the United States Engineer at that Post  4 th that he enlisted at Windham on one of the last Days of June in the year 1780 for the term of six months to serve in the Connecticut line of the Continental Army under the Command of Gen t Washington — that immediately after his enlistment he marched with other recruits to Danbury (Conn) where they were put under the Command of a Continental officer who marched them to Nelson's point opposite to west point where Gen t Washington's army were encamped — this Detachment was then attached to Capt Samuel Clift's Company in Col. Durkee's Regiment & Gen t Parsons Brigade — and after being thoroughly drilled by Sergeant William Glenny was pronounced fit for a Continental Soldier and put upon Camp Duty — About three weeks after this Detachment joined the army they marched to the Southward and encamped at Peekskill — thence they crossed the North River into N.Y. and marched Southward to a place called the English Neighborhood — thence to Hackensack — thence to Sapran — where this Deponent saw Major John Andre latter place this Deponent was put upon guard over Smith the Spy who was confined by order of his Excellency Gen t Washington into the hands of the British — while said Deponent was on duty over Smith his wife a good looking woman came to visit him — the officer who conducted her into the room seated her at a proper distance from the Prisoner (who was lying on a bed) and then retired after giving strict orders not to allow them to approach any nearer each other — the conversation between the Prisoner & his wife during this interview related wholly to their domestic affairs — The army lay at Sapran till about the 20 th of Nov r — when they broke up and the New England troops marched Northward to King's Ferry & crossed the North River — and thence Northward to the high lands & went into winter quarters — and this Deponent assisted in building the Huts for the troops which were finished about the 20 th of December when the said Deponent received his discharge and a furlough for ten days — which completed his term of enlistment — and an order to draw provisions for his subsistence at the Huts in Danbury & Hartford — on his return home to Windham where he arrived the last of December — after a fatiguing and for the most part a hungry campaign — The following named Gentlemen were some of the Veteran officers in the Brigade & Regiment when this Deponent served in it — viz. Brigadier Parsons — Col. John Durkee (then absent) Lieut Col. Sumner Major Ben t Shaw Capt. M c Gregory Capt. Nath l Webb Capt. Andrew Smith Capt. Samuel Clift — Capt. Beech detached on the Infantry — Capt. Leblanc Loomis & Sergeant William Glenny of Capt. Clift's Company — promoted to the rank of Ensign in the course of the Campaign — That he has no documentary evidence to prove his service & that if he were had a discharge it is lost. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Seabury Manning
We, Roger Bingham a clergyman residing in the town of Windham and Miner Spafford residing in said Windham hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Seabury Manning who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Roger Bingham Miner Spafford
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that Roger Bingham who has subscribed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in Windham & Miner Spafford who has subscribed the same is a resident of Windham & a credible person & their statements entitled to credit & that Daniel Waldo , John Bunnah & Adner Webb who have subscribed the deposition herewith sent, are persons known to this Court & are very credible persons & their statements entitled to full credit
I, Thomas Gray clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Seabury Manning for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 7 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Thomas Gray Clerk

This certifies that Leaburn Manning was born in Windham in Windham County State of Connecticut July 3 rd 1762 as appears from the town records of the town of Windham -
Thomas Gray Town Clerk

Perkins
✓ 13.866 INVALID.
File No. 13. 866
Seabury Newman Brn. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]