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Seth Seeley military pension

00-2010-27-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-27-0

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

Related Materials

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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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