Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,098, for Stephen Palmer, New York
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SERVICE
New York

Palmer, Stephen

NUMBER
S.14.098

carded

CONTENTS
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1571
New York
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Stephen Palmer of Greene in the State of New York who was a Pri & Fifer in the Comp'y commanded by Captain Childs of the Regt commanded by Col V Shaack in the New York line for 2 months and 7 days a Private & 6 months a Fifer
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 20 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Novr. 1832 and sent to Patr Monell
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $44.04
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 14.68
$58.72 [total line]
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk
Book D Vol. 5 Page 124
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6691
New York

admitted
8 mo & 7 days

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6691
BRIEF in the case of Stephen Palmer -Green,  Co. of Chenango-in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 71 years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.April 1st In 1776
Duration of Service. 1 month
Rank. As a private. 
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Capl Childs, Lt Boyd, Ensign Andrew Shaw

Period. June 1 1776 
Duration of Service. 6 months. 
Rank. As a Fifer & [illegible] time as Seageant
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Cap.  Marcellus, Col Van Schaack, Lt. Col Fenyck, Genl. Schuyler

Period. believes in Sept 1777
Duration of Service. 1 month. 
Rank. As one of the guard to the Govr. at Poughkeepsie

Period. 1778
Duration of Service. 7 days
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Cap. Talmadge

5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Nine Partners Dutchess Co, N.Y.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett
Examining Clerk
[arithmetic calculations to left of clerk's signature]
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S. Palmer -
No 6691
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State of New York}
Chenango County  Ss.}
On this Thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty two, personally appeared in open Court fore the Honorable Robert Monell, Vice Chancellor the Sixth Circuit of the State of New York at a Court of Chancery held at the residence of the Vice Chancellor in the Town of Greene, County of Chenango and State of New York, now sitting
Stephen Palmer, aged 72 years, a resident of the Town of Greene, in the County of Chenango
and State of New York, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th
1832- That he entered the service of the
United States, under the following named
officers, and served as herein stated-- That
at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War
he lived in the Town of Nine-Paidners, in the
County of Dutchess and State of New York-
That the first of April 1776, he enlisted for one
month in a company under Captain Childs,
does not remember his given name of Oblong,
as a Minute Man (so called), Lieut. Boyd and
Ensign Andrew Shaw-- They marched to New York , and from there to Long Island, and there
built fort Minute, They remained on Long
Island untill the expiration of the months and
being dismissed he returned home-- The first
of June 1776 he enlisted in the Company of Captain Marcellus of Albany as a Fifer for the sum of six months to go to the north. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Van Schaack of Schenectady and Lieutenant Colonel Denyck of Albany under Gel. Schuyler - The company in which he enlisted was formed in Coxsackie on the North River and marched to Albany when they were formed into Regiments -
They March
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from Albany to Lake George, direct after lying at Lake George untill after the Declaration of Independence, they were ordered to Fort Stanwix or Stanwick, but did not go any farther than [illegible] Ferry (so called at that time), and were stationed at Fort Edwards, and remained there, with the exception of a number of days in which they were employed in fixing the Road from the Fort to Skeensboro, untill their time was out- They were then dismissed and he returned home. A part of the time of this service he acted in the capacity of a Seargeant, and during the whole time either as a musician or a Seargeant- In the month of September (he believes) in the year 1777 the Militia were called out, and stationed at Peekskill at which place he staid about three days and was then selected as one of the
Governers Guard of twelve men, and were stationed at Poughkeepsie & their duty was to attend upon the Committee during the day and in the night time to guard the Governor & he was out at this time about one month and was dismissed and he returned home- In the Spring of 1778 he was
called out as a militia man, and serve in the Company of Captain Talmadge. They were about one week disarming the Tories who were then living in Dutchess County, New York. That he has never received a written discharge, and has no documentary proof whatever of any part of his services and knows of no person who could testify to any part of his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State- 
Stephen Palmer
Sworn & subscribed this day & year
aforesaid
Robt Monell Vice Chancellor
Sworn
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The following question were propounded by the Court to the
applicant--
First, When, and in what year were you born?-
Ans- He was born in the the Town of Nine Partners, County of Dutchess and State of New York the 27th of December 1760-
2- Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans-He has a Record at his house, in his Bible made by
himself, from the information of his Father -
3d-When were you living when called into service; where
have you lived since the Revolutionary War; and Where do you now live?-
Ans- He lived at the time he was called into service in the Town of Nine Pardners aforesaid - Since the
Revolutionary War he has lived in the Town of Coxsackie in the County of Greene and in the Town of Greene,  County of Chenango and State of New York, where he now lives & has for more than thirty years-
4th- How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute; and if a substitute for whom?
Ans- He always served as a volunteer, or by enlistment
5th- State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans- Lieut. Colonel Denyck - Genl. Schuyler - Colonel Gansevort- cannot state any of the Continental or
militia regiments - There were no particular circumstances connected with his service worthy of note
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6th-Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given,mand what has
become of it?
Ans- He never received a written discharge, was on all occasion verbally dismissed
7th- State the names of persons in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Ans-James Burrowes Esquire -
Warren Gray, Esquire, Abel Norton, William Driskill, Samuel A.
Wood -
We Warren Gray a Justice of the peace, and Samuel A. Woods, residing in the Town of Greene, in the County of Chenango and State of
New York, Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Palmer, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; That we believe him to be Seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Warren Gray   Samuel A Wood
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Robt. Monell Vice Chancellor

And the said Court does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it
appears to him that Warren Gray Esquire who
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has subscribed the preceeding certificate and Samuel A Wood who also signed the above certificate both residents of the town of Greene in the County of Chenango and State of New York and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit-
Robt Monell
Vice Chanceller
I Jonathan L. Woods Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the sixth circuit of the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in  the matter of the application of Stephen Palmer for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this Thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Jonathan L Wood
Clk
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Jan 11-1898
Along in the Forties my great grandfather Stephen Palmer drew 
pension at Greene, Chenango Co. N. York - Will you kindly tell me where he enlisted,date of service, etc
Mrs. Charles D. Metzger.
No. 125 Madison Avenue
Elmira
N. York

[Stamp at top]  Old War Jan 14 1898
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Hist to Mrs. Chas. D
Ev. Elmira, N. Y.
Jany 27-1901
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14098.
INVALID.
File No. 14,098
Stephen Palmer
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. 1, Page 290
Arrangement of 1870.


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Jan. 21/98-
Metzg [illegible]
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Stephen Palmer enlisted in Dutchess County, N.Y. and served as a private
and fifer in the New York troops, Revolutionary war. When seventy-one years of age residing at Greene, N.Y., he made application for a pension, which was allowed.
1. When did he enlist?
2. What was the number of his company and regiment? and who were his officers?
3. What is the number of volume
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and page where record of said
Stepen Palmer is found?
I shall be very grateful of my questions are answered and for any further information that may be given regarding my ancestor.

Mrs. Charles D. Metzger
362 West Gray Street
Elmira, N.Y.
Jan. 10 - 1901

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