Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.44,698, Peletiah Bugbee, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Bugbee, Peletiah or Pelatiah
NUMBER
S. 446,98
CONTENTS

44 698 INVALID.
Reye
one
File No. 44 698
Peletiah Bugbee Pvt. Riv. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818.
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 70
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3377.
New York  Hampshire Roll
Peletiah Bugbee, 1 U Private Colo Sheldon
Count. line. 80. 3 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 25 th of April 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of October 1818 and Sable Sam d A. Wicker Ticonderoga
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. \frac{27}{30} — 34:66 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48:—
$ 82:66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Sheldon Continued Putnam
Specification sent December 9 th 1820 to Mr. Parton, Whitehall, Wash. Ball

Esther Bughin Oath Hibernia etc
3377 March 1871
Sent to Frances M. H. Barker of Whitaker Mark. 67. New York Nov. 9. 1870

State of New York
Washington County 3 rd
On this Twenty Ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Twenty person-ally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington in the State aforesaid in open Court being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with jurisdiction in all actions real personal and mixed unlimited in point of amount keeping a Record of its proceedings and having the Power of fine and Imprisonment - Patrick Bugbee aged Twenty two Years and upwards resident in the Town of Putnam in the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows - That he enlisted in the month of April or May as he believes in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one for during the war in a company commanded by Capt. David Edgar in a Regiment commanded by Col. Sheldon of the Connecticut line that he served in the said Company and Regiment from the time of his said enlistment until the close of the war when he was regularly discharged having served more than two Years and that his original dis- charge in this behalf was made and dated the twenty fifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and the number of his pension certificate under the Law of the 18 th of March 1818 is Three thousand three hundred and Twenty Seven -

And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 the said Pelitiah Bugbee do solemnly swear that I was an unintant Citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to do to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property on securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the sched- ule hereto annexed and by me subscribed -
And I do further swear that I am as I believe more than Seventy two years of age and by occupation a farmer that I have for the last two years been afflicted with a dizziness in my head and severe pains in the back part of my head & neck - that for several years past I have been and still am afflicted with a running sore on my right leg which has frequently laid the bone bare causing much lameness and rendering me incapable of perform- ing labour to any considerable amount - and that the said complaint upon my leg is pronounced by my Physi- cians incurable - And I do further swear that I

have no family residing with me except my wife who is more than seventy two years of age and enjoys common health for a person of her age but is unable to support herself - That for the last ten years I and my wife have and still do reside with my son Petetiah Bugbee Junior who has rendered me much assistance without which it would have been very difficult if not impossible for me to have supported myself and that my said son is in the forty second year of his age -
And I do further swear that I honestly owe more than fifty dollars, thirty dollars of which is due to Job Barker towards the horse mentioned in the Schedule herunto annexed.
Sworn to & declared on the 29th day of August 1820 Before me in open Court D. Shipburn Clerk
Petetiah Bugbee
A Schedule containing the whole estate and income of Petetiah Bugbee -
  1 Horse 40.00 - 1 Pot 1.25 - 1 Tea Kettle .75 $ 42.00   1 Bake Kettle .75 - 1 Dish Kettle .35 1 Small Kettle .32 1.42   Iron Shovel .37 Old broken fire dogs .25 1 Table 1.00 1.62   1 Old Basin .25 1 Chair .40 1 Hat box .37 1.02   2 Old Wheels 2.00 1 Old Chest 1.00 1 Decanter .50 3.50   1 Scythe .75 1 Jug .63 1 Ax 1.00 2.38   1 Pocket compass .20 2 Old pocket knives .12 1/2 .32   $ 52.56 
Petetiah Bugbee

I David Shepard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Fifty one dollars and fifty six cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this twenty ninth day of August 1820 D. Shepard Clerk

** Report to the Secretary of War by Petahiah Bugbee To the Secretary of War Petition & Affidavit 25 April
Correct

State of New York
Essex County ss 3
On this twenty-fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of common Pleas in & for the County of Essex personally appeared Petriah Bugbee aged fifty nine years resident in the town of Putnam in the State of New York who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war;" That he the said Petriah Bugbee enlisted into the United States service in Hartford State of Connecticut, dont recollect the name of the Captain by whom he was enlisted - that he enlisted into a company of Cavalry for & during the war in the year 1780 in the Spring of the year, that the col's name was Sheldon - of the Connecticut line, that he continued to serve in said Corps of Cavalry into which he enlisted at Hartford in Connecticut) as in the service of the United States until the close of the war, when he was discharged from service in Danbury in the State of Connecticut - by one Captain Edgar, that he was in the battle on Long-Island & helped take a Fort from the British - & that the name of the Fort was Stangs as the Captain of his Corps told him - that he was in no general engagements, but assisted in taking a number of small parties of the enemy - And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services (and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States) Given to & declared before me the Severn to 2 years aforesaid
Edgar's Company *
Petriah Bugbee
Ebenezer Douglass the } above said Judge - }
State of New York
Essex County ss 3
I the said Ebenezer Douglass one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Essex & State of New York as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Petriah Bugbee did serve in the Revolutionary war

as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant, to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress. Given under my hand & the Seal of the Court this 25th day of April 1818
Benjamin Pangloss one of the Judges of Open County Common Pleas }

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dugbee, Pelatiah GRADE Private LINE Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)
WARRANT NUMBER 5535 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 6, 1791 to Stephen Thorn
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.