War of 1812 Pension - Jairus Winchell – Hartford Co., Connecticut

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WAR OF 1812 PENSION FILE, SC961
State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
On the 11 day of March A.D. 1871, personally appeared before me, F. H. 
Churchill, a Clerk of the borough Court of the Borough of New Britain, a court 
of record within and of the county & state aforesaid Jairus Winchell aged 76 
years, a resident of Berlin, County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, who, 
being duly sworn according to law, declares that he was married, that his wife's 
name was Celia Weldon, to whom he was married at Berlin, Conn. on the 20th day 
of Oct. A.D. 1819 that his wife died on the 20th of April A.D. 1851: that he 
served the full period of sixty days in the military service of the United 
States in the War of 1812: that he is the identical Jairus Winchell who was 
drafted in Captain Dan Deming's Company - Regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Ezra 
Brainard, brigade division, at Berlin Ct. on the 18 day of August A.D. 1814, and 
was honorably discharged at New London, Ct on the 26th day of October A.D. 1814; 
that he served as private, about four weeks in New London and the remainder of 
the time on the east bank of the Thames, just below Fort Griswold: during the 
time of his service the British ships were blocking the harbor, in which were 
the U.S. frigate "United States" and ship of [the] line "Hornet," having in 
charge the captured British frigate, "Macedonian." That he, at no time during 
the late rebellion against the authority of the United States, adhered to the 
cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort, or exercised 
the functions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended 
authority, in hostility to the United states: and that he will support the 
Constitution of the United States: that he is not in receipt of a pension under 
any previous act: that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed 
on the pension roll of the United States, under the provisions of the act 
approved February 14, 1871: that his Post Office address is at Kensington, 
County of Hartford State of Connecticut: the his domicile or place of abode is 
in Kensington Society about 1/4 of a mile west of the Church.
[signed] Jairus Winchell

Also personally appeared Alva W Spaulding residing in New Britain Ct, and Chas 
Dickinson residing in New Britain Ct, persons whom I certify to be respected and 
entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say: They were present and 
saw Jairus Winchell the claimant sign his name to the foregoing declaration: 
that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and 
their acquaintance with him, that he is the identical person he represents 
himself to be: that at no time during the late rebellion against the authority 
of the United States did he adhere to the cause of the enemies of the 
government, giving them aid or comfort: and that they have no interest in the 
prosecution of this claim.
[signed] Alva W Spaulding
[signed] Chas Dickinson

Sworn to and subscribed before me the 11th day of March, A.D. 1871, and I hereby 
certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known and 
explained to the applicant.
[signed] F. H. Churchill
Clerk of the Borough
Court for the Borough of New Britain.
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WAR OF 1812 PENSION FILE, SC961
U.S. Pension Agency
Boston, Mass.
May 22, 1883

Hon W. W. Dudley
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir: 
I hereby report that the name of Jairus Winchell who was a pensioner on the 
rolls of this Agency under Certificate No. 961 and who was last paid $8 to 4th 
Sept 1879 has been dropped because of his failure to claim his pension for 3 
years.

Very respectfully,
D. W. [Cronh?]
Pension Agent