Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39960, Stephen Barnum, Conn. Green Mt. Boys.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.
Green Mt. Boys

Barnum, Stephen

NUMBER
S. 39960

CONTENTS
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Aw

May 17, 1906
WJH
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Barnum, Stephen
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Vermont, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 92.

Rank: Sergeant.
Regt: 7th Connecticut.
Disability: Fistula in ano, occasioned by straining and excessive exertions, and from being overheated, at the battle of Monmouth.
When and where disabled: 1778, Monmouth.
Residence: Monckton.
To what pension entitled: Half.
Remarks: Enlisted April 21, 1777, and discharged April 5, 1781.
*Evidence transmitted by the District Court complete, except disability from known wounds not proved, and therefore not entitled by law.

*Not allowed.
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5780
Pennsylvania
Stephen Barnum
Sergeant Colo Swift
Connecticut Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of Jan 1819 and sent to Thomas Burnside Esq (illegible) Penna.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818   $37.86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819  48.
(total)   $83.86

Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818.

d. Aug. 18, 1819

(right side -faded)
For Judges certificate of indigence see Moor's papers on file.
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Stephen Barnum
Stephen Barnum Sert
Swift Cout Regt"
1777 to 1781
13th April 1818

Admitted
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State of Pennsylvania
Lucerne County, SS
On this 13th day of April A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber, President Judge of the Eleventh Judicial district in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appears Stephen Barnum aged seventy three years, resident in Kittsap in the said county of Lucerne in the state aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War". That he the said Stephen Barnum enlisted in Litchfield County in the state of Connecticut in March 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Phineas Baseley in the Connecticut Regt. commanded by Col. Heman Swift that he continued to serve in the said corps rank Sergeant in the service of the United States, until the month of March 1781 when he was discharged from service at (ill)  state of New York that he was in the battles of Monmouth and in several skirmishes with the army and that prior to his enlistment he served as a volunteer under Col. Warner of Vermont in 1775 & in 1776 and that he gave his discharge to Israel Smith (ill) years since who then (ill) who was their (ill) neighbor at (ill) from Vermont for the purpose of procuring said from the United States which discharge he never returned.
And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the Assistance of his country for support---and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
(signature) Stephen Barnum

Sworn to, subscribed and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Th. Burnside
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I, Thomas Burnside, President Judge of the eleventh Judicial district in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Stephen Barnum did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
(signature)Th Burnside

State of Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, SS}
I, Andrew Beaumont, Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Luzerne aforesaid do certify and make known that Thomas Burnside Esq is, and was at the time of signing and taking the foregoing depositions and certifying the same, President Judge of the 11th Judicial district of the State of Pennsylvania, that the signature is his proper hand writing, and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such. In testimony whereof i hereto set my hand and Seal of office, at Wilkesbarre, in the County of Luzerne aforesaid. This thirteenth day of May 1818
(signature) A. Beaumont Prot.
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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this bureau.
Dates of Enlistment:
1775 and 1776
Mch. 1777

Length of Service 
(a check mark) and
Mch 1781

Rank:
Sgt.
Captain
Phineas Beadsley

Colonel:
Co. Warner  Green Mtn Boys
Heman Swift  Conn.

Battles engaged in, Monmouth

Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Litchfield Co. Conn.

Date of Application for Pension, Apr. 13, 1818. His cl was al

Residence at date of application, Pittston, Lucerne Co. Penn.

Age at date of application, 73 years. Died Aug 18, 1819  from Agency rolls

Remarks: No data about his family.
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(left side of the page)
39960
Invalid Revy.
File No. 39960
Stephen Barnum
Serg. Rev. War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol 3, Page 88 (?)

(right side of the page)
Oct, 25-1902
Eben L. Barnum 
Mancester M
1911 June 13 Hist. to Laura A Barnum V. Lett.
1912 Mch 9 Hist to Alice N. Hayes V.Lett
1912 Febry 5 Hist to Sallie Barnum
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(This is a stamp)
Record Division
Jan. 5 1921
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Bison, Kansas
December 30, 1920
U.S. Pension Office
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs;
I am trying to establish my right to join the D.A.R. and would like copies of my ancestors applications for pensions, to help prove their services.
One was Samuel Barnum, Conn. & N.Y. S44335
and the other one was
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Stephen Barnum, Conn. and Green Mt. Boys, S 39960
(Conn. Men, pensioners, 1818)
and Stephen Barnum already had S 4917
Will appreciate it very much if you send me certified copies of the above mentioned applications.
Yours very truly,
Miss Sallie Barnum
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24 Feb. 1912
Bureau of Pensions 
Dear Sirs,
Could you furnish me some information regarding the following:
1. Stephen Barnum enlisted Mar. 1777 at Litchfield Conn. Sergeant in Capt. Beardsley Co. Pensioner
2. Jonathan Newman 
enlisted either from Westchester Co. N.Y. or from Vermont. Said to have served as a Capt. and said to have received a pension.
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I shall be very grateful for any help you can give me. Sincerely, Alice N. Hays
Box 915 Stanford University, Cal.

(and then written sideways the following)
Also David Buck enlisted probably from Vermont said to have been a Captain and a pensioner.
I am anxious to fill out some papers for the Daughters of the American Revolution and will be very glad for statements, facts, records has of command. Should be glad to learn 
Service & enlistment
Service & discharge
Rank
Service 

ACK  March 6 1912
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Also David Buck, enlisted probably from Vermont seems to have been a Captain and a pensioner.
I am anxious to fill out some papers for the Daughters of the American Revolution and will be very glad for statements, facts Bureau has of command. Should be glad to know
Service &  Enlistment
Service &  Discharge
Rank
Service

ACK Mar 6 1912 W.R.
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(this is a blank sheet of paper with two seals on it)
Record Division June 10 1911 

Pension Office D June 10 1911
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Van Orden Corset Co.
La Grecque
Corsets and Tailored Underwear
Shirtwaists and Silk Skirts
43-45 WEST 34TH STREET
TELEPHONE 3928 MURRAY HILL New York June 7/11
Pension office
Washington D.C.
Will you kindly
send me the Military History of my
great grandfather, Stephen B. Barnum
who was in Capt. Beardsley’s Co.
Col Swifts Regt. in the Revolution
and oblige
Resp’y yours
Laura A. Barnum
P.S.
He was born in Litchfield Conn and died
in Pittston Pa. I believe
L.B.
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O.W.&N. DIVISION
OCT 4 1902
RECEIVED
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To the honorable commissioner of Pensions 
Washington DC
(office seal) Pension Office U.S. Oct 8 1902

Sir, I am looking up the genealogy of the Barnum family and if your office could help me with our name would be a great obligation. I am trying to trace Stephen Barnum and I find one. (ill) in Beardsley company 7th Regt. residence (ill) probably Conn and later an reference to Segt Stephen under head of Conn Pensions Act 1818 residing in Penn.  I have a Stephan who went as I supposed from Vt. (but probably might have been Conn) to Penn and raised a large family of children. I have all the descendants of his. I had not heard of him being a pensioner and during this (ill) had a Conn soldier going to Penn did not know but it might be this one. If you can find his name on the rolls and find where in Penn he lived & where he enlisted and any other (ill) it would be (ill)  rece'd. by a pensioner of 1802 (ill)
Respectfully yours,
Eben L. Barnum