Seth Seeley military pension, 1819-1823.

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Seth Seeley military pension, 1819-1823.

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Includes 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]

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Seeley, Seth

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Calhoun, James C. (James Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (b. Mar. 18, 1782, Abbeville, S.C.-d. Mar. 31, 1850, Washington, D.C.) was a prominent United States politician in the first half of the 19th century. A pro-slavery advocate, his staunch determination earned him the nickname the "cast-iron man". Calhoun served South Carolina in the United States Senate and also in the House of Representatives, and as Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and the seventh Vice President. His party affiliation was Democratic-Republican. John C...

Ferris, Joshua, fl. 1820.

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