Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,526, for William Stevens, Massachusetts
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(3--1776) 
SERVICE Mass. Stevens, William
NUMBER S. 40.526
CONTENT [section empty]
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Att to Asa Dimock & Pen .. Agent, May 15 1837
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Died Jan. 7 30, 1828. (letter)

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Notification sent to Jabez Hide Esqr 9th of December 1820. Montrose, Pennsylvania  

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4440 Pennsylvania
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William Stevens of Susquehan'ah Co [inserted] in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson -- of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.
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scribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13th of March 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued on the 15th of Sep 1819 and sent to William Thomson Esqr Great Bend. Pa.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1819  $45.96
Semi-anl. all'cc ending 6 Mar. 1820  " 48.
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$93.96
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Susquehanna County Pennsylvania.   
On the 13th day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me as Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, personally appears William Stevens aged fifty nine years, resident in said County, who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision 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 William Stevens enlisted in the year of 1780, at Stockbridge, in the State of Massachusetts, in the Company Commanded by Captain James Maynes in the 12th Massachusetts Regt. Col. Ebenezer Pirout, in this Massachusetts line, and that he continued to serve in this said Company about eight months, when the Regiment was broke up, and that then he was transferred into the 8th Massachusetts Regt. Capt. Silas Pearce's company, Col Michael Jackson, and that he continued in the Service of the United States, while in the aforesaid Regiments about twelve months, when he obtained a discharge and that said discharge is now lost, And that he is in reduced circumstances, and he is in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that and that he has no other evidence at present in his power of said services except the evidence of Jeremiah Stevens [word crossed out] 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.  William Thomson Assoc. Judge

Susquehanna County Ss 
On the 13th day March A.D. 1819 before me an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid personally appears Jeremiah Stevens a resident in said County, who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that in the year 1780 He saw the above named William Stevens a Soldier doing [illegible] the Army of the Union at a place called Talloway, in the State of New Jersey and for this deponent working 
Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid William Thomson

I William Thomson Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna as aforesaid, do certify that it [inserted] appears to my satisfaction that the said William Stevens did serve in the revolutionary war, as above stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy, and [illegible] and [illegible] the proceedings and testimony taken and has before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the afore mentioned Act of Congress. William Thomson Ass. Judge 
I do also certify that the said William Stevens is in reduced circumstances William Thomson Ass. Judge
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Susquehanna County Ss. 
I do hereby Certify that the within named William Thomson is an Person is an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna, and that the within signatures are in his hand writing, Witness my hand, and the Seal of the Court this thirteenth day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and nineteen 
Certificate of William Stevens 

Susquehanna County Ss.
I Jabez Hyde Int Prothonotary of the Court of Susquehanna do hereby certify that William Stevenson Esquire is and was at the time of taking the within Certificate one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all his opinions acts and deeds as such and that his signature is of his own proper hand writing In testimony. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Said Court of Montrose the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1819  Jabez Hyde Int Prothy. [signature]  
Stevens, Wm. Mass. S 40526 [in bottom left corner of page] 

[vertical writing from bottom towards top of page in left center of page]  13th March 1819  Wm. Thomson Susquehanna County, Penn. 
In 1780 and in Coln. Sprouts Regt. Mass line Served 8 months when transferred to Coln. M Jacksons Regt. Mass Line in which Served for 12 months --  Wm Thomson Esqr. Judge Great Bend, Penna.
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Susquehanna County Ss. Pa.
On the 12th day of August AD 1819 Before me the Subscriber an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna Personally Appears Artemidous Ingersoll who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his solemn Oath depose and say that he the deponent enlisted in the revolutionary army at Fort Bridge in the state of Massachusetts in Col James Hugh early in the month of November of '80 and William Stevens whose name is mentioned in the annexed application for a Pension for Revolutionary services, enlisted at the same time, into the same Regiment with the aforesaid and knows the said William Stevens to do duty in the army of the Massachusetts line for a year afterwards.   Artemedous Ingersoll [signature] 
 
Subscribed and sworn to before me the same day and year above written }  William Thomson Asso. Judge [signature]

Susquehanna County Ss.
On the 12th day August 1819 Before me the Subscribed [illegible] Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna Personally appears Tarah Stephens who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Solemn Oath depose and say, that he the deponent said William Stevens whose name is mentioned in the annexed application for a Pension for Revolutionary services enlisted early in April A.D. 1780 into the Massachusetts line at Stockbridge in the state of Massachusetts and that he the deponent afterwards on or about the 1st of June A.D. 1781 saw the said William Stevens doing duty as a soldier in the army and that to the best of his knowledge and belief that the said William Stevens did duty in the Revolutionary army at that time for the space of one year.  Tarah Stephens [signature] 

Subscribed and Sworn to before me the day and year above written }  William Thomson Asso. Judge [signature]

Susquehanna Ss. I do hereby certify that I do [illegible] named Artemous Ingersoll and Tarah Stephens to be credible persons and worthy of belief.  Witness my hand and Seal [illegible] day of August 1819. William Thomson Asso. Judge [signature]
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William Stevens
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New Milford Township Susquehanna Co. Pn
14.440. Sept [illegible] 
Jabery Hide [illegible]
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District of Pennsylvania SS.
On the fifth day of September A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open Court it being the Court of Common Pleas before the Honourable Edward Herrick President and Davis Dimock and William Thomson Esquires associate Judges thereof. the same being a Court of Record in and for the County of Susquehanna. William Stevens aged fifty [four: crossed out] eight [underlined] years resident in New Milford township in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare and say that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit, He enlisted at Stockbridge in Massachusetts in the year 1781 into the Company commanded by Capt J. Mains in the Regiment commanded by Col. Shrouts. He was afterwards transfered to the Regiment commanded by Col Jackson, into the company commanded by Capt Silas Pierce and in the line of the State of Massachusetts and continued in the Service in the said Corps untill he was discharged at New Windsor in the State of New York. The length of his service was a little more than one year [underlined] ---- 
Pension certificate numbered 14.440
Date of Original Declaration 13th March 1819
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an 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" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me and property or securities contracts or debts due to me other than what is contained in the
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schedule hereunto anexed [annexed] and by me subscribed nor have I any other income ----
Schedule [underlined] 
one Cow one Shides two Hogs one Tea Kettle one Shovel & Tongs Six Cups & Saucers one liverpail Kettle one Axe one Hoe & One Small Kettle two pewter plated I live in a small log house upon land to which I have no title.
William Stevens [signature] 

My occupation is farming but being nearly worn out old age and hard labor I can not do much. My family consists of my wife named Sarah aged forty two years. of a son aged eight years named Roswell of a Daughter aged three years named Esther -----

Sworn to and declared in open court this fifth day of September AD 1820

Susquehanna County Ss. 
I Jabez Hyde Jr Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas in the County of Susquehanna, Do certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copies from the record of said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said Schedule is thirty one [underlined] dollars eighty seven [underlined] cents ---
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this fifth day of September AD 1820
Jabez Hyde Jr. Prothy
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[printed form but written responses are too faint to read] 
In reply to your request of ____, received ____, a statement of the military history of William Stevens a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [(or his widow's) -- crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.  40526

[table with 6 columns] [Column headings] Dates of enlistment or appointment. | Length of service. | Rank. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain. | Colonel. | State.
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Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [checkmark] 
Date of application for pension, Mch 13 1819
Residence at date of application, ____
Age at date of application, 52 (____) 
Remarks: ___ [illegible] 
Very respectfully,
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[block of words in top left corner of page, top left portion of block missing, words visible are as follows]  Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other record pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B. I. 40526. [in top right corner of page] 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28, 1897.
Sir: Replying to your request for information concerning William Stevens, a solider of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for the pension on March 13, 1819, at which time he was 52 years of age and residing in Susquehanna County, Penna., and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Pearce and Col. Jackson. He enlisted at Stockbridge, Mass. 
Very respectfully, Commissioner. 
Mr. Ralph E. Stevens, Jacobson Building, Denver, Colo.
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Montrose Pa. April 8, 1837.
Sir
I enclose you the pension certificate issued to William Stephens, and the proof of the identity of his widow. I expect that the course to be pursued by the department, is to make a special order for the payment to the widow of the amount due at the time of his death. If the proof of identity and time of his death is satisfactory, will you forward the order as soon as convenient? 
Wm. Stephens was an applicant under the law of 1818, immediately on its going into effect - but did not succeed with the necessary proof for about one year. I am requested by his son, to enquire, whether any thing is now allowed from the date of the Law, until the pensioner was placed upon the pension rolls? __ He has been told there was.
Very Respectfully: Asas Simocke [signature] 
J.L. Edwards Comr of Pensions __
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[picture of State Capital Building, Denver, Colorado, in top left corner of page]

EDWIN W. HURLBUT, Speaker, A. B. GRAY, Chief Clerk. 
House of Representatives STATE OF COLORADO [written over what looks like state seal]  
DENVER, COLO May 7th, 1897. 
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;_ If the desired information appears on your records and you will kindly send same to me, I would like to have a certificate of the service of William Stevens (or Stephens) in the War of the American Revolution. This particular William Stevens (Stephen) enlisted for 6 months in 1780 in troops raised by the Town of West Stockbridge, Mass. and 5 mos & 10 days, or under Brig. Gen. Paterson of "Camp Totoway," and discharged Dec. 5, 1780. He may [inserted] have served further. I do not know the names of other officers. Moved from West Stockbridge, Mass, to New York State, resided for some time at or near Ithaca. N.Y. for some time at or near Otego N.Y. may have removed to Pennsylvania, and is supposed to have drawn a pension for services. 
Yr answer will greatly oblige. Yours respectly. Ralph E. Stevens [signature] Jacobson Bldg. Denver. Colorado.
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[round stamp in top left corner of page: PENSION B May U. 13 S. 1897 OFFICE]

[rectangular stamp beside round stamp: OLD WAR & NAVY May 15 1897  BMLHS. B]
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40526
Revy INVALID. 
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File No. 40526
William Stevens Pri Rev War
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Act: 18th March 18
Index:-- Vol. 3 , Page 487
[Arrangement of 1870.] [square brackets in original]
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May 28/97 History to
Mr. Ralph E. Stevens
Jacobson Biulding Denver Colorado
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1907 May 22. Hist to Mrs J. P. Adams, letter in S file #43717. --