Application for Refugee Aid
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Application for Refugee Aid
Description
Recounts travails of De Lesderniers, and seeks financial assistance for hardships. Petition for relief is on behalf of the author's parents, Gideon and Mary deLesdernier.
year created
1800
month created
02
day created
19
author
sent from location
Eastport, Massachusetts
recipient
sent to location
Washington County, Massachusetts
note
Enclosed in Olney to McHenry, 03/18/1800.
recipient note
[The Commissioners by Act of Congress Appointed to Consider andReport on the Claims of Persons applying as Refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia.]
notable person/group
Commissioners
Lewis Frederick Delesdernier
refugees
Gideon De Lesdernier
Mary De Lesdernier
parents
prisoner
American Privateers
French
Admiral DeTerney
de Ternay
Indians
John Allan
notable location
Canada
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Guelph
St. Lawrence
Windsor
Kenebec
Boston
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Washington County
Easport
notable item/thing
Act of Congress
claims
furniture
bedding
articles
moveables
insanity
losses
memorandum
bounty
notable idea/issue
aid
assistance
support
document number
1800021990201
page start
4
transcription
Refugee from NvaScotia
Febr 13th 1800
[editor's note: stamp of 'The National Archives of the United States']
To The Honorbl The commissioners by Act of congress Appbented to Consider and Report on the Claims of Persons applying as Refugees from Canada, and NovaScotia -
The Memorial of Lewis Fred DeLesdernies fonand in Behalf of his parents Gedion and Mary DeLesdernies formerly of the Province of Nova Scotia -
Humbly Sreweth
That the said Gedion and Mary where formerly inhabitants of the Province of NovaScotia from the fine settlement of Halifax the Capital in the year 1750. That in the month of August 1779 learning that their son Lewis Fred DeLesdernies in the Service of the United States was a Prisoner at said Halifax Parental affection prompted them to repair there to attend Reliessicatite the the Liberation of the Captive in Consiquence of tier earnest application they were heated with Severity kewed as Enimical to Governement, suffered manyhexalious afflictions, particularly a Let of Huanity with which the said Gedion was affected thr [undecipherable] Usage. Grey and Desapointment - that Shortly after thier Return to the place of thier Residence (eg. Lotmagouch in the [undecipherable] St. Lawrence) apprehending molutation from American Privateers which csewed on that cost. They embarked then little all consisting of furniture, beding, apperal and other articles on board a pence from Cumberland found to Windion in the Bay of Lunday the kuel was to[undecipherable] as Privateer out of Kenebec, thus they were deprived of every [undecipherable] a great loss being nearly all their movables, these circumstance cased them to remove into the United States, to Teclome thier property and leekworess thro thier Som who had returned from Captivity, An application to the owners of the Privateer, learnt the Prize had never been brot in but had been Guted as itertermed by the Prize master and the former Master Telvok Possession an Ranaway with the Kuel. Thise accidents tendered thier Case irrimedable and deplorable - Having abandoned thier immeable Property improving a Leaded farm, buildings, stock, improvements of considerable ralice to them, this afterward was taken out of the Custody of their person, left in charge by the Agent to the owner of the Land without the Shadow of a Clame or demand - but the original Letter to the Land Nor has it been in thier Power, thre indijance [undecipherable] the afore related misshaps to Reclame the home - at Barton wether they had [undecipherable] they Lubuity Leantily - Entertaining French Boarders - in the Fall of 1780 - a Fuert having been obtained from admiral DeLenney of the French hleed ad Rhode Island distined for the Indians under the Supper intendence of Col. John Allen the said Gedion was appointed Intertneten and Continued as ting as said Priert temained in the Department - some time after as the Close of the War they made a Nite into NovaScotia to see thier Children and Friends and reclame the property abandoned as before observed - recover other claims in there [editor's note: rest of letter not on scan]
has been attached.
Said Gedion with fits of insainity three severe fimis, oceationed by hxation oblig for Losses disapointment and indigence in old age being seventy six and his companion in affliction 79 years of Troules.
Your memoriabit has happented these fome years Presented this thier Clame to the Bounty of congress with Humble Submission Presuming they are elligible to be Classed as in your wisdom after consideration you may think poper -
and as in duty bound, shall ever pray, your memoriable
Lewis Fred DeLerdernies
Gardian to Gedion DeLerdernies
Commonwealth of Massechussetts - County of Washington - Eastport February 19th 1800
These may Certify that the forgoing as far as acquanted, with the circumtain by information and personal knowledge Justly there
Mar Late
[undecipherable] at commader and Cheif of Indians in the Eastern Department
Febr 13th 1800
[editor's note: stamp of 'The National Archives of the United States']
To The Honorbl The commissioners by Act of congress Appbented to Consider and Report on the Claims of Persons applying as Refugees from Canada, and NovaScotia -
The Memorial of Lewis Fred DeLesdernies fonand in Behalf of his parents Gedion and Mary DeLesdernies formerly of the Province of Nova Scotia -
Humbly Sreweth
That the said Gedion and Mary where formerly inhabitants of the Province of NovaScotia from the fine settlement of Halifax the Capital in the year 1750. That in the month of August 1779 learning that their son Lewis Fred DeLesdernies in the Service of the United States was a Prisoner at said Halifax Parental affection prompted them to repair there to attend Reliessicatite the the Liberation of the Captive in Consiquence of tier earnest application they were heated with Severity kewed as Enimical to Governement, suffered manyhexalious afflictions, particularly a Let of Huanity with which the said Gedion was affected thr [undecipherable] Usage. Grey and Desapointment - that Shortly after thier Return to the place of thier Residence (eg. Lotmagouch in the [undecipherable] St. Lawrence) apprehending molutation from American Privateers which csewed on that cost. They embarked then little all consisting of furniture, beding, apperal and other articles on board a pence from Cumberland found to Windion in the Bay of Lunday the kuel was to[undecipherable] as Privateer out of Kenebec, thus they were deprived of every [undecipherable] a great loss being nearly all their movables, these circumstance cased them to remove into the United States, to Teclome thier property and leekworess thro thier Som who had returned from Captivity, An application to the owners of the Privateer, learnt the Prize had never been brot in but had been Guted as itertermed by the Prize master and the former Master Telvok Possession an Ranaway with the Kuel. Thise accidents tendered thier Case irrimedable and deplorable - Having abandoned thier immeable Property improving a Leaded farm, buildings, stock, improvements of considerable ralice to them, this afterward was taken out of the Custody of their person, left in charge by the Agent to the owner of the Land without the Shadow of a Clame or demand - but the original Letter to the Land Nor has it been in thier Power, thre indijance [undecipherable] the afore related misshaps to Reclame the home - at Barton wether they had [undecipherable] they Lubuity Leantily - Entertaining French Boarders - in the Fall of 1780 - a Fuert having been obtained from admiral DeLenney of the French hleed ad Rhode Island distined for the Indians under the Supper intendence of Col. John Allen the said Gedion was appointed Intertneten and Continued as ting as said Priert temained in the Department - some time after as the Close of the War they made a Nite into NovaScotia to see thier Children and Friends and reclame the property abandoned as before observed - recover other claims in there [editor's note: rest of letter not on scan]
has been attached.
Said Gedion with fits of insainity three severe fimis, oceationed by hxation oblig for Losses disapointment and indigence in old age being seventy six and his companion in affliction 79 years of Troules.
Your memoriabit has happented these fome years Presented this thier Clame to the Bounty of congress with Humble Submission Presuming they are elligible to be Classed as in your wisdom after consideration you may think poper -
and as in duty bound, shall ever pray, your memoriable
Lewis Fred DeLerdernies
Gardian to Gedion DeLerdernies
Commonwealth of Massechussetts - County of Washington - Eastport February 19th 1800
These may Certify that the forgoing as far as acquanted, with the circumtain by information and personal knowledge Justly there
Mar Late
[undecipherable] at commader and Cheif of Indians in the Eastern Department
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZCF18 (16 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 50 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZCF19a (3 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Lewis Frederick Delesdernier | Eastport, Massachusetts | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Commissioners | Washington County, Massachusetts | [n/a] |