Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,857, for Joseph Stillwell, Rhode Island
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R. I.   Stilwell, Joseph    S.39.857
Discharge
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398.57-J

Tiverton Newport County R I.

To the Commissioner of Pensions

Sir: a relation of Joseph Stillwell
the Pensioner from Tiverton who
was a Revolutionary soldier
I request a transcript of the papers
surrounding the claim of -
Joseph Stillwell who was a
Revolutionary pensioner, of the
County of Newport R. I.  I
especially request that the statement 
include the name of his
wife, and date of his marriage
if the paper show such data -
also if the paper show the - names
of any of his Children
and the date, and place of last -
payment, on account of the Pension
I request an answer at your -
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earliest convenience as the statement is claimed to perfect a family history.

Please address, and oblige
Mrs. M. A. Manchester
Tiverton, R I

OLD WAR & NAVY
DEC 20, 1895

U. S. PENSION OFFICE
C
DEC 18 1895
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3-082.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

[illegible character] File No.
Application No. 39857
Certificate No. ...............

NAME OF SOLDIER,
Joseph Stillwell
Co. R. I   Reg't .............

INFORMATION DESIRED.
Papers
J. Stillwell

ADMITTED FILES 
APR 18 1910

FIRST DEPUTY,
M.
APR 18 1910
COMMISSIONER.

6-1736
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39 857
INVALID.
Revy
[illegible initials]

File No. 39, 857
Joseph Stilwell
Prv   Rev War

Act: 18th March 18"
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 487

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nov. 20/95  Hist. to Dr. E[illegible]a c/o M. Ayres, t9 Carolina St. Saratoga, N. Y.  M. Els

Nov. 22/95 Histy to Wm F. Reed, 915 F. St. N. E. City  M. El.

1896
Jan. 23  Letter concerning him to Mrs. M. A. Manchester   Tiverton, R. I.
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Benj.'n Church's Affidavit
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I, Benjamin Church of Holland County of Hamden in the State of Massachusetts formaly of Newport in the State of Rhode Island of Lawful age to give evidence, do testify & say, that I was aquainted [acquainted] with
Joseph Stillwell & nowing [knowing] that he enlisted into service of the United States in the revolutionary war with Great [illegible] in the first nine months service under General
Lee, and after that time, continued in the service for the [text crossed out] twelve months service a part of the time under the said General Lee & a part of the time under General Green,  I further certify that I was in the life Guard of General Washington & 
frequently saw him the said Stillwill when
riding as express to General Lee & Generall [General] Green, and I have no doubt but that the said Stillwill was in the service of the United States in war a considerable time longer that the above two Campanes [Campaigns], but it being a long time since am not able to say but think it more than three years,
Benjamin Church

[illegible] ss. Troy October 4th 1818. Personally appeared Benjamin Church and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by [word crossed out] him subscribed, which was taken at the [illegible] of the aforesaid Joseph Stillwell to be used in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress intitled an act to provide for persons in [word crossed out] in the Land & Naval service of the united states in the revolutionary war

Before me Joseph E.  Read Justice of the peace for County of [illegible]
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations

Newport ss.  I Thomas Durfee of Tiverton in the County of Newport aforesaid Presiding Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Newport aforesaid Do certify that Joseph Reed Esquire whose [word crossed out] signature is herewith affixed is well known to me as a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Bristol State of Massachusetts and that the Signature to the within certificate is in the hand writing of the said Joseph - 

I further certify that the within Deponent Benjamin Church is a gentleman of respectability well known to me the said Justice and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to his affidavit accordingly -

Wherefore in attestation being required I have granted this under my hand and Seal - 

done at Tiverton this 30th day of Octob. in the  year [illegible] -

[illegible] Durfee Presid. Jus. Court of Com. Pleas
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations

Newport ss. I Henry J. Cranston of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Newport in the State aforesaid, do certify that Thomas D[illegible] Esquire whose Signation is affixed
to this affidavit is the presiding Justice of the court of common pleas for the County of Newport aforesaid legally appointed and [illegible] and that the signature aforesaid is in the proper hand writing of the said Thomas -

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said court this
10th day of November AD [illegible]
H Y Cranston
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Newport  4" Novr. 1818

[illegible]

J. C. Calhoun Esqr. Secretary of war -

Sir - 

I herewith transmit the affidavit of Joseph Stillwater accompanied by the affidavits of Benjamin Church, and Samuel Reed, as further proof of his Services as a Soldier in the revolutionary war, for the purpose of Obtaining the Pension under the act of Congress of the 10th of March 1818 -
 
I am sir respectfully
your humble Serv
Wm. Durfee Presid [illegible] C. Com [illegible]
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Saratoga New York
69 Caroline St
Nov 11-/ '95
not W

Mr Lochren

Dear Sir,

I write to ask if you will send me as soon as possible a copy of the record of service of my great-grand father Joseph Stillwell
who served as a private in the Revolution, and was a pensioner - Mr Wm M. Olin of Boston advised me to write to you. I want the papers
as soon as possible as I want to join the
daughters of the Revolution.  Mr Olin said you
would send me a copy upon application.
 
Yours Respt
Dr. Emma F. M. Hyde
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U. S. PENSION OFFICE
NOV 12 1895
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Samuel Reeds Affidavit -
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Connecticut ss
City of Norwich Octr 28. 1878

Personally appeared before me the subscribed
Mayor of the City of Norwich & presiding Judge of the City Court thereon, Samuel Deed of Colchester in the County of New London, & State aforesaid to me personally known to be a man of credit & being duly sworn on oath declares that he was home educated in the home town with Joseph Stilwell now personally present belonging to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island That sd Joseph entered the service of the United States at the commencement of the revolutionary war as this deponent believes for Eight months. That this Deponent enlisted into said service in the Autumn of AD 1775 for one year & Joined Genl Lees life guard at the particular 
invitation of Joseph who was previously there
enlisted for one year. - That soon after the enlistment of this Deponent said Lee went to the South ward & was accompanied by sd Stilwell -  This Deponent well recollects [word crossed out] to have seen sd Stilwell again the latter part of the year AD 1776 when the army crossed the Delaware & to have [illegible]
from him & which the extreme hunger of this Deponent at the time induces him to recollect that he has no doubt but said Joseph Served out the term of one year for [text obscured by folded paper]  he had enlisted having been him sent a [text obscured by folded paper]
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before his term expired & has no doubt but
he was honourably discharged -
Samuel Reed

Sworn the day & year aforesaid before me In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of said City
Calvin Goddard Mayor