Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 36654-160-55, for Samuel Sheldon, Connecticut

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Sheldon, Samuel
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Nov. 24/58. Let to Hon. James Dixon 303 Corcoran Row- returning letter of Horace Sheldon of Suffield Ch. of enclosing instructions of Gen Land Office under Act 3 rd June 1858 - 9 p Dec. 20/58. Let to Hon. James Dixon 12 Senate returning letter of Horace Sheldon of copy of warrant's notice referred to this Bureau by the Gen Land Office - 3 p Jany 25/59 Let to Hon. Jas Dixon N.S.B - notice of the reference of his letter of the 24 th inst. together with that of Geo P. B Spell of Hartford Ch and warrant, to the Com. Gen Land Office - 3 p

200 yds Sunnyside The old house 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Henry P. Dean
No. 160 each share 5 5/8 Shares
Mr. [unclear] Suffolk
Nov. 24/58. Let to Hon. James Dixon 303 Corcoran Row: returning letter of Horace Sheldon of Suffield Ch. of enclosing instructions of Gen Land Office under act 3 d June /58. — 9 p
Ch. of enclosing instructions of Gen Land Office under act 3 rd June / 58. — 3 p. Dec r 20/58. Let to Gen Jas Dixon to separate returning letter of Horace Sheldon & copy of warrant's village referred to this Bureau by the Gen Land Office — 3 p.
Jan'y 28/59 Let to John Jas Dixon N.S.S. - notice of the reference of his letter of the 24 th inst, together with that of the P. B Hall of the 1 st inst and warrant, to the Com d Gen l Land Office - 3 p.

207.905

State of Connecticut, } ss. HARTFORD COUNTY.
SUPERIOR COURT, CLERK'S OFFICE, HARTFORD, Aug 2/50 185 0 .
I, WAIT N. HAWLEY , Clerk of the Superior Court, within and for the County of Hartford, and keeper of the Seal thereof, hereby certify that
John M. Sessions and James M. Sessions Esquires.
was on the 2 nd day of July A. D. 185 0 , ever since has been, and now is Justice of the Peace, within and for the said County, duly elected and sworn, with authority, by the laws of this State, to administer OATHS, and take the acknowledgment of DEEDS and other Instruments; that I am acquainted with his hand-writing, that the signature to the instrument hereto annexed, purporting to be his  his genuine, official signature, and that the deed hereto annexed is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of Connecticut.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Superior Court, at Hartford, this 21 st day of August A. D. 185 0 .
Wait N. Hawley Clerk.
in the "New Haven Column" in the New Haven News - that he at said Suffield on or about the 13 th day of July 18 50 and continued in lighted said service in said time for more than fifteen days, viz about and was honorably discharged at or about the 28 th day of July 18 50 . He makes this declaration for the pur- pose of obtaining the County Court which he may be entitled under the act passed March 3 rd 1850. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for being

State of Connecticut County of Hartford p. Suffield
On this 11 th day of Aug. A.D 1855 personally appeared before me Daniel W. Norton a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut Samuel Sheldon aged eighty nine years, a resident of Suffield aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law declares that he is the identical Samuel Sheldon who was a private in the company com- manded by Captain Simons Sheldon in
in the "New Haven Alarm" in the Revolutionary War — that he was instea of his brother S. H. Sheldon who was drafted at said Suffield in or about the 13 th day of July 1779 and continued in said  actual service in said war for more than fourteen days viz about the period and was honorably discharged at Guilford on or about the 27 th day of August 1779
He makes this declaration for the pur- pose of obtaining the County land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3 d 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for County

land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other applica- tion therefor. Samuel Sheldon
We Horace Sheldon & Calvin W. Phelps residents of Suffield Hartford County and State of Connecticut upon our oaths de- clare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Samuel Sheldon in our presence and that we know he is the identical person he rep- resents himself to be.
Horace Sheldon Calvin W. Phelps
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants and the claimant - that the claimant is the person he represents him- self to be and that I have no interest in the claim. Daniel R. Doolittle Justice of the Peace.

Send covenant to C. W. Phelps Suffolk Count.

The deposition of Samuel Sheldon of Suffield in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, who being duly sworn deposes and says,
That I am in the 90. th year of my age I have always lived in Suffield. my fathers name was Simeon Sheldon. he died in 1813. He was the Captain of a Malitia Compa- ny that went from Suffield to New Haven the summer of 1779. I was enrolled in this Com- pany. I was at that time about 13 years of age; I was enrolled as a private and ac- ted as waiter to the Captain my father. my father drew my pay for me. We were absent three weeks. we went to New Haven and from thence to Guilford. we were not entered in any regiment. we were in no action. There was a regular muster roll of this company. preserved among my fathers papers. I had it a good many years until at last some 20 years ago I gave it to William C. Gay Esq. who is now dead. and he sent it to Washington as he told me. I think it was sent as testimony in Richard Warner's case. he was a sergeant in the company. The muster roll which

is hereto attached was found among my fathers papers. I suppose it is a copy. I have had it a great many years, ever since his death. I recollect two or three years ago being shown a pay roll of this company. It was in the possession of Daniel K. Norton Esq. He told me that it had been recently found in Albert Kings garret, who lives in the house in which his Grand father Thaddeus King lived. I have seen the same paper to day. I have no doubt it is perfectly authentic. I remember Albert Kings grand father, Thaddeus King very well. he died of the Small-pox, after I was a man grown & lies buried in the grave yard be- hind the 1 st Baptist Meetinghouse but a short distance from here. He was a soldier and was during some of the war time a con- stable and tax collector. I served in the Manner I have told of three weeks and so I am entitled to a land warrant if any body is according to the law. I am the only person left in town that ever carried arms in the Revolution.
Samuel Nathan

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11 th day of August 1855, and I certify that I am well acquainted with the deponent, that he is a credible person, that the foregoing deposition is drawn in my own hand writing, and that I have no in- terest in this claim.
Daniel H. Boston Justice of the Peace.

I Daniel W. Norton of Suffield in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, being duly sworn depose and say - That I have this day taken as a magistrate the deposition of Albert King with whom I am well acquainted. - He is a respectable citizen and of truth. - The facts stated in his said deposition, which is herewith attached to the application of Deacon Samuel Sheldon - so far as I know therein are true.
His grandfather Thaddeus King was formerly a constable and collector of this town and served as paymaster to the militia companies of this town in the Revolutionary war; He died in 1792 of the Small-pox. The ancient family mansion is now occupied by the said Albert King. I have in my possession several papers, which were given to me by the said Albert King. - At the time he gave them to me he told me that he had found them up stairs on a shelf behind the chimney; There were three papers purporting to be pay-rolls, one was a pay-roll of Capt. Nathaniel Pomeroy's company in the Rhode Island expedition. This paper I gave to C. W. Phillips Esq. of this town, who as he tells me sent it

to the pension Office at Washington as testimony in a claim for a pension to the heirs of Capt. Pomeroy, widow, Mrs Martha Pomeroy. This claim was allowed sometime last spring, as I have been told. I gave a deposition, one or more in that case (Mrs. Pomeroy's) to which I hereby make reference.
There were two other payrolls, one filed "Pay Roll of Lt. Nobles Company 1779 in Augt & Sept. V. Haven" another which is attached herewith to the application of Deacon Samuel Sheldon, is entitled "Pay Roll of Capt. Sheldons Company July 1779." I showed this to Deacon Samuel Sheldon soon after it came into my possession, he said it was genuine. Capt. Deacon Sheldon was his father and he was a private in his company as it appears by the roll. I think at the same time he showed me another roll (copy) of the company which corresponded with this. Deacon Sheldon is the father of Hon. Horace Sheldon, and one of the most respectable citizens of this town; Besides these payrolls there was a large number of receipts and Orders by Soldiers to pay in the

was a large number of receipts and Orders by Soldiers to pay in the
Revolutionary war. Two books found in calf skin containing tax lists and warrants of the town for several years during the war, and other papers. All of these documents, I have no doubt are genuine and authentic, and one of them, the Pomeroy payroll has been so decided by the Pension Office in Mrs. Martha Pomeroy's case, all of these documents except the Pomeroy payroll have been in my possession all the time since early in 1852 - until now, more than three years.
And further the deponent saith not. Daniel W. Norton.
State of Connecticut
Hartford County p. Suffield July 25 th 1855
From the undersigned before me and I certify that the deponent is well known to me and that he is a credible person that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the deponent and that the foregoing deposition is drawn in his hand writing - and that I have no interest in this claim in any way and -
Wm. Loomis, Justice of the Peace.

I Albert King of Suffield in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut being duly sworn depose and say, that I have always lived in Suffield and now do, in the house in which my father & grandfather before me lived. My fathers name was John King and my Grandfathers name was Thaddeus King. During the revolutionary war, my grandfather lived in the same house; He was a soldier in the war, and during a part of the time, was a constable & collector of taxes and according to what I have heard acted as paymaster of the town militia; I have always heard my father John King say that my grandfather had revolutionary papers, and I remember his taking some papers, out of an old chest, and laying them up on a shelf, in the chamber, which he put up at that time for the purpose; This was between forty & fifty years ago; and the papers remained there till sometime in the winter three years ago, I took them down and searched them over, in order to discover if possible something to aid in getting an arrearage of pension for the heirs of Lucy Drake, my Step grandmother Drake who after my grandfather death married Mr. Phineas, also a revolutionary soldier and a pensioner. I found a good many old papers, and gave them to Daniel W. Norton Esq., a justice of the Peace to look over and see if there was any thing valuable. — There were several militia pay rolls among them. There was a pay roll of Capt Nathaniel Posneroyes company to Rhode Island signed by the Captain himself.

This I afterwards gave to C. W. Phillips Esq., who was engaged in getting a pension for the heirs of Capt. Pomeroy's widow; he succeeded as I have been told. — I gave a deposition in that case which is probably on file with the other testimony in Mrs Martha Pomeroy's case; I would like to refer to that deposition. I told the story of finding the papers at great length and it was then fresh in my mind; to what it is now; though I remember all the circumstances, the Pomeroy pay roll has been sent to Washington; the other papers are in Mr. Norton's possession, — I have them here at the time of depositing and recognise them.
There is a roll of St. Dobbs Company. — and a roll of Capt. Sheldon's Company; and an abstract of the payrolls of several other companies, including these two: — The Pay-roll attached hereto is the pay-roll of Capt. Sheldon's Co. He was the father of Deacon Samuel Sheldon. The name of Deacon Sheldon is on the roll, and the names of many other men, who when they were alive I used to know. — This document I have every reason to believe is authentic; It was found as I have stated among my grand father's old papers and to my knowledge have lain on the shelf put up by my father for nearly fifty years; I helped him put them up & there they staid untill I took them down three years ago. — The paper is filed. "Payroll Capt Sheldon's Company July 1779." —

There were other papers found and pre- served, of which I have made no mention old tax-lists, letters, receipts of Soldiers to my grandfather for pay a great many of them. — I am acquainted with Deacon Samuel Sheldon, he is the father of the Hon. Horace Sheldon, a very old man, I have heard that he served more or less in the Revolution don't know that I ever heard him say so. He is the only Samuel Sheldon that I know of, or have known of. And further the deponent saith not. Albert King
State of Connecticut.
Hartford County ss. Suffield 25. th July 1855.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, and I certify that the deponent is well known to me and that he is a credible person, — that the foregoing deposition is in my own hand writing & that I have no in- terest in this claim for bounty land.
Daniel W. Norton Justice of the Peace.

Samuel Sheldon. (Conn.)
B. L. Wt. 36654-160-55
A muster roll of capt. Simeon Sheldon's co. and a pay roll of capt. Simeon Sheldon's co. dated July, 1779
have been removed from this claim to be sent to the War Dept.
D. G.
April 25, 1912
Sent to War Dept. Jan. 16, 1913.

36.654
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Hon. J. Gladstone Census of Pensions Washington City D. C.
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S. Dixie W. S. S.
To the Hon. Mr. Whiting Comm. of Pensions, Washington.
26 Oct 4 J. M. ...

36 65 1/4 - 1 60
Island Sheldon Y.R.
Sam Dixie N. S. S.
Hon. G. H. Whitney, Committee of Pensions Washington D.C.

244.905
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Pension Office Washington D.C.

Washington
Nov. 20. 1858
305 Corcoran's Row.
Dear Sir,
Will you do me the favor to inform me what steps are necessary to be taken with regard to the case mentioned in the enclosed letter from Horace Sheldon, & much obliged
Yours respectfully James Dixon.
To the Comm. of Pensions.

Horace Dixon London E04 880 Dec 10 1888 1 32651-160
Have a letter from Horace Dixon of Suffolk, enclosing a copy of his letter with me
Yours sincerely Dear Sir
Respectfully refer to your previous note informed
S.A.H. & Co Yours
Dec 13/88 Wood on the Widow

Washington, Dec 10. 1858
Dear Sir,
I enclose the letter of Homer Sheldon with copy of the will of Samuel Sheldon, & certificate of the Judge of Probate for the District of Suffolk, &c.
I know all the parties & can attest the authenticity of the papers. The Land warrant referred to is No 36.654 dated Aug 9. 1856.
Very respectfully Clemens Dixie.
Comms. of Gen. Land Office.

Calvin M. Shiller Suffield Conn. 207.905
Deacon Samuel Sheldon 207.905 chgs Mr. Boynton Apr 22/56 July 31/56 Mr. Cook

Suffield Court July, 25 th 1856
Hon J. Minit
Commr. of Pensions, Sir - I am well aware that in ordinary cases it is useless to trouble your office with enquiries concerning pending applications - But I have an application pending there for a burnt land warrant from which I have not heard for several months - I have received warrants long since for several applications made not far from the same time - The case is not abandoned, I presume, for I have received no notice to that effect and besides I suppose the case to be a clear one - The application is that of Deacon Samuel Sheldon, for Reuben Tuman, Service - No 207.905. The old gentleman is 90 years of age - very infirm at present - and as such old people are apt to be exceedingly anxious to hear from his application. I have written at his repeated request in order to be able to say, that I have written and got some

Reply - I hope that you will be pleased to accept this scene, and will favor me with an answer, if you so wish I remain
Your obed servant Calvin W. Phelps