Seth Seeley military pension
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Scope and Contents
A two part document: first, J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, in a statement given at the war office on 1819 Oct 23, certifies that Seth Seeley was a private in the army of the revolution and is inscribed on the List Roll of New York and is entitled to a pension of $8.00 per month. The second part of the document is dated 8 May 1820 and sworn before Joshua Ferris, Justice of the Peace in Delaware County, NY, that Seth Seelye is entitled to a pension due to his service in Capt. David Bushnell's Company of Sappers and Miners At that time Seth Seelye lived in Roxbury (Conn.) previously in Litchfield. [spelled Seelye and Seeley]
Dates
- created: 1819-1823
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
1.00 items
0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown.
Method of Acquisition
Found in collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
- Title
- Seth Seeley military pension
- Author
- Lee S. Cook
- Date
- 06/05/2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
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