Claim No. 1275 (Secord)
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Identifier
Claim Number
Original Claimant(s)
Administrator(s)/Recipient(s)
Place of Residence
District of Residence
Initial Valuation
Commission Valuation
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Voucher Value
Additional Payments
Total Payments
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Class 2 87 Claim 135
Widow Secord
St. Davids
Niagara
£841.15
Estimated at
Eight hundred
pounds
Referred to by Mr
Thos Dickson as Excr
In his letter of 5 July 1823
Affidavit of Claim
and also of Evidence
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1275
Widow Secord
*This sum wrong should be £792.5
Claim £975.15*
792.5
Allowed £509.15
Damages Done by the British Troops On the Property of the Widow Secord of Saint David’s in the year of 1813 and 1814
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To 3000 Rails 20/ per Cwt |
£30 |
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To 4 Acres of wheat 60/ |
12 |
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To 3 “ “ Corn 30/ |
7 |
10 |
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“ 4 Bushels Planting of Potatoes |
3 |
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“ Part of a Set of Harness |
3 |
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“ 200 Feet of pine Boards plank |
1 |
10 |
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“ 2 Hoggs Killed by Indians |
3 |
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“ 12 Sheep |
12 |
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“ Saddle and Bridle pr Dragoon |
4 |
10 |
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“ Use of my barn occupied as Barracks |
15 |
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“ 10 Tons of Hay |
39 |
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“ Damage Done in Cutting Growing Timber |
25 |
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“ 1 large Bar Iron |
2 |
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“ 1 Plough |
4 |
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“ 1 Horse Taken by the Troops unlawful from Saint Davids |
25 |
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“ Use of my house for the officers of the army |
12 |
10 |
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£205 |
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Carried Over |
Damages Done by the American Troops on the Property of the Widow Secord of Saint Davids in the year of 1813 and 1814
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1814 July 18th |
To 1 House Built of Frame 47 by 20 Feet One and half story high and one ell Attached to the same 30 by 24 Feet 18 large window |
400 |
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To 2 Bolting Cloths |
15 |
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“ 1 “ Chest |
5 |
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“ part Chest of Tools |
7 |
10 |
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“ 10 hoggs 50/ |
23 |
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“ House Hold Furniture Clothing and Bedding |
123 |
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“ 1 Heifer |
7 |
10 |
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“ 4 Bee hives |
4 |
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“ 100th Butter 1/3 |
6 |
5 |
|
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“ 100th Candles 2/6 |
12 |
10 |
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“ 1 Barrel Salt |
3 |
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“ 1 Stone Milk House |
10 |
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“ 1 Woman’s Saddle |
5 |
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“ 10 Bushels wheat and One Barrel Flour Taken From the Mill |
6 |
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“ 2 Ox Chains |
3 |
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636 |
15 |
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Amount Brought Over Against the British Troops |
205 |
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Total |
£841 |
15 |
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HxCy |
Supplementary
No 14
Widow Secord
St. Davids
House Rent
£12.10
[illegible]
Rent not allowed
Government
To Widow Secord
For Rent of a house at St. Davids
for an Hospital £12.10
Currency
Statement of Damages sustained by the Widow Secord from the American Troops at St. Davids in the years 1813 & 1814
July 18
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To 1 framed house 47 feet by 20 Including one L attached to the same |
£300.00.0 |
£400 |
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2 bolting cloths |
12.00.0 |
15 |
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1 ditto chest |
20.00.0 |
5 |
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part of a chest of tools |
4. |
7 |
10 |
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10 hoggs 5/ |
15 |
25 |
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houshold furniture clothing & bedding |
60 |
100 |
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1 heifer |
3 |
7 |
10 |
|
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4 Bee hives 20/ |
3 |
4 |
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100 lb Butter 1/3 |
3.5 |
6 |
5 |
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100 lb Candles 2/6 |
4 |
12 |
10 |
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1 Barrel Salt |
1 |
5 |
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1 Stone Milk house |
5 |
10 |
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1 Women’s Saddle |
3 |
5 |
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10 Bushels wheat & 1 barrel flour taken out of the Mill house |
5.15 |
6 |
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Amt Out against British Troops Brought Over |
183 |
10 |
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Currency |
£792 |
5 |
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£421.00.0 |
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Statement of Damages sustained by the Widow Secord by the British Troops at St. David’s in the years 1813 & 1814
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3000 Rails 30/ |
11.5 |
£30 |
|
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4 Acres of Land in Wheat 60/ pr acre |
5.0.0 |
12 |
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3 Ditto in Indian Corn 50/ |
3.0.0 |
7 |
10 |
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4 bushels planting of potatoes |
1.10.0 |
5 |
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part of a set harness part |
2.5.0 |
5 |
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200 feet pine plank 15/ |
0.15.0 |
1 |
10 |
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2 hoggs taken by Indians |
3.00.0 |
5 |
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12 Sheep 20/ |
9.00.0 |
12 |
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Saddle & Bridle to Dragoons |
3.10.0 |
4 |
10 |
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use of Barn occupied by troops as barracks |
3 |
15 |
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10 Tons hay |
30.00.0 |
30 |
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Grove of young Timber destroyed by troops |
25 |
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1 large Bar of Iron |
2.00.0 |
2 |
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1 Plough |
2.10.0 |
4 |
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1 horse taken by troops |
15.00.0 |
25 |
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Currency |
£183 |
10 |
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Allowed |
£88.15.0 |
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421 |
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Total |
£509.15.0 |
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District of Niagara
Hannah Secord, widow of the Late Stephen Secord of St. David’s, maketh oath and saith, that the annexed account is a just and true statement of losses sustained by her during the late war with the United States of America, amounting to seven hundred and ninety two pounds five shillings Canada Currency, and that she has not received compensation for the same nor for any part thereof either directly or indirectly
Hannah Secord
Sworn before me at Queenston this 9th January 1824
Thomas Dickson J.P.
District of Niagara
Thomas Dickson of Queenston Esquire and David Secord of St. David’s in said District do severally make oath and say that they have examined the annexed claim of Mrs Hannah Secord for losses during the late war and that they believe the same to be just and true
Thomas Dickson
David Secord
Sworn before me at Queenston this 9th January 1824
Robt Grant J.P.
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Paid IN2
James B Macaulay Esqre
Secretary to the Commissioners
etc etc York
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1275
Widow Secord
Queenston 9th January 1824
Sir,
I [illegible] you the Widow Secord of St. David’s, claim for losses sustained during the late War, sworn to, with Certificate. She was a great sufferer having lost a good house etc etc.
She desires me to say that Colonel Foster having been some short time at her home and having slept in it, will recollect the premises which were Burned to the ground
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most abt Ser.
Thomas Dickson
James B. Macaulay Esq
etc etc etc
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