Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1043-100, for Joseph Stiles, Connecticut
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SERVICE                                           NUMBER

Conn       Stiles, Joseph               B.L.Wt. 1043-100
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                        - 1043 - [encircled]
             The heirs of Joseph Stiles
                        private
                    Connecticut line -

Warrant [illegible]  April 30th, 1822


Hon. C. H. Ruggles
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Marlborough Ulster County N York
April 1822

To the Hon John C. Calhoun - Secretary of War

Sir
 Charles H. Ruggles of the House of Representatives authorized to increase for me the land endowment to which I am entitled  as one of the heirs of Joseph Stiles my brother a soldier of the revolutionary war but was killed at Germantown in service etc.
                                  her
                    Sarah       X        Stiles
                                  mark
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Department of War 
Pension Office
April 9th 1822 -

I hereby certify that it appears from the Military rolls of the Connecticut line of the Revolutionary War - now in this office - that Joseph Stiles, of Capt. Grangers Company, and Colonel Webbs Regiment, enlisted May 29th 1777 for the term of "during the War " and was killed - 7th December - 1777 AD.
                            J.L.Edwards
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I ......    ...... of Southbury in New Haven County & State of Connecticut of lawful age so testify & say that I was a private soldier in Capt. Samuel Granger' Company & Colo Charles Webbs Regiment of Connecticut Continental Troops in the year 1777 & was enlisted by Lieutenant Elihu Trowbridge of sd Southbury and that the sd Trowbridge enlisted at the same time Joseph Stiles of sd Southbury then in Litchfield County a private soldier into the aforesaid Company & Regiment - and I further say that the aforesaid Joseph Stiles & I joined the Regiment in Stampford [sic[ & that I was messmate with the sd Stiles until he was killed in the Battle or Skirmish on Jermantown hill [sic] Pennsylvania [last word inserted] & that I was the second man from him when he was shot down which was two days or the day but one before the battle of White Marsh in Pennsylvania  I think in the month of Novr or Decr of 1777 & further saith that Coln Charles Webbs Regiment was the Second regiment of Connecticut Continental Line & further saith not
       [Signed] Galloway Peters

New Haven County State of Connecticut Southbury
August 17th 1821
Personally appeared Galloway Peters signer of the foregoing deposition & made solemn Oath that it contained the truth before me
   [Signed] William Hinman  Justice of Peace
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I Sollomon Reynolds of Southbury in New Haven County State of Connecticut of lawful age testify & say that I was a private soldier in Capt Samuel Grangers Company & Colo Charles Webb Regiment which was the Second Regiment of Connecticut Continental Troops & was enlisted by Elihu Trowbridge then a Lieut which was in the year 1777 and at the same time Joseph Stiles of sd Southbury enlisted into the same company of Capt Granger &  Regiment of Col Webb & I further Testify that I marched onto Pennsylvania in the same Company with sd Joseph Stiles & that the sd Joseph Stiles was there killed a day or two previous to the Battle of White Marsh in Pennsylvania which was in the Autumn of the year 1777 & further I saith not -
          [Signed] Solomon [sic] Reynolds 

New Haven County State of Connecticut
Southbury August 17th 1821
   Personally appeared Sollomon Reynolds & made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition was true before me
   [Signed] William Hinman Justice of Peace
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Southbury Ct                                        20
August 20th}

                          Sarah Stiles
                                  Poughkeepsie
 or Marlborough Ulster County
               to be left at Poughkeepsie
                                    Post office


[paper inverted]
Proof of the service 
of J Stiles in the 
revolutionary army.
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I Cunmy Simonds of Southbury in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut of lawful age testify & say that I was a private Soldier in Capt Samuel Grangers Company & Col Charles Webbs Regiment which was the 2d Regiment of Connecticut continental Troops ["and that I enlisted" stricken out] in the year 1777.  I further testify that Joseph Stiles was a private Soldier in the same Company & that he belonged to the same Town of Southbury aforesaid and enlisted two or three days before I did which was in the year 1777 & I further testify that I Mustered with the sd Joseph Stiles & Marched with him to the State of Pensylvania when the sd Joseph Stiles was killed at a place called Germantown hill by a Musket Ball in a skirmish with the British Troops which was in the fall of the same year that he enlisted and that it was but two days before the Battle of white Marsh & further the deponent saith not
Cunmy X his mark Simonds

Signed in presence of
Elshis Trowbridge  )
William Hinman    )

New Haven County State of Connecticut
Southbury August 17th 1821

Personally Appeared Cunmy Simonds & made Solom Oath that the above deposition Subscribed by him was true
before me  William Hinman Justice of peace
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Elihu Woodbridge's 
affidavit
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I Elihu Trowbridge of Southbury in New Haven County & State of Connecticut do testify & say that I was the Second Lieutenant in  Cptin [sic] Samuel Grangers Company & Colo Charles Webbs Regiment which was the Second Regiment of Connecticut Continental Troops & I further testify that while I was Lieutenant in sd Company which was in the year 1777 I enlisted Joseph Stiles of Southbury a private soldier into the aforesaid Company & Regiment & that I have been creditable informed that the sd Joseph Stiles was killed at a British fought in the State of Pennsylvania 
  [Signed]  Elihu Trowbridge   

I Elihu Trowbridge further say that the aforesaid Joseph Stiles was enlisted three years or during the War & further the Deponent saith nit
  [Signed] Elihu Trowbridge

New Haven County Southbury August 17th 1821 
Personally appeared Elihu Trowbridge signer if the foregoing Depositions & made solemn oath to the truth of the [last three words inserted] same before me'
[Signed]  William Hinman Justice of Peace
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I William Hinman the Justice of the Peace before whom the annexed depositions of Elihu Trowbridge, Galloway Peters and Cunny Simonds were sworn and taken do further certify that first Elihu Trowbridge, Galloway Peters , and Cunny Simonds are each and every of them credible persons and that their depositions are entitled to full credit.
          Southbury 7th March/      0221
                   William Hinman  Justice of Peace
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In testimony that William Hinman this person whose name is subscribed to the written deposition of Elihu Trowbridge Galloway Peters and Cunny Simonds and to the original certificate of their credibility, [illegible word], on this seventeenth day of August last and that he from thenceforth has been and still is a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take  acknowledgements for and in the State of Connecticut and that his name there Subscribed appears to me to be his same signature  I have hereto affix the County Seal and Subscribed my name and quality at New Haven this twelfth day of March 1822
          Signed Ralph Lockwood
            Clerk of New Haven County Court

[Seal affixed lower
left of page]
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Sarah Stiles
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State of New York County of Ulster Js.

I Daniel Broadhead Judge Surrogate of the said County of Ulster do certify that it hath been satisfactorily proven before me that within named Sarah Stiles is one of the heirs at law of Joseph Stiles the deceased soldier within named by and according to the law of the State of New York. In witness whereof I have testified my official hand and subscribed my name this Third day of April 1822

     [Signed] Daniel Brodhead Judge
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Hon. Charles H. Ruggles                      M.B.
                                                            New York

Revolutionary War

Claims goods -
authority to receipt
for the Wt required
The heirs of Joseph Stiles
of the Connecticut line

[illegible]  no 1043

April 8th. 1822
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Hon Chas. G. Dewitt
May 25th 1830
Joseph Stiles
1043-100
Rev
Conn
Recorded p 60 vol  9
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War Dept. Bounty Law Office
May 25th 1830
Sir
In answer to the inquires contained in Mr. T. Seymours letter to you, in relation to a sane Warrant which issued to the Heirs of 
Joseph Stiles on the 30th April 1822, I have to remark that, from the tone of Mr Seymours letter, and the copy of the Warrant above referred to, which, he has furnished, there can be no doubt but that the Heirs are still in possession of the original Warrant, this being the case, it only remains for them to transmit the Warrant to the Commissioner of the Genl Land office, with instructions to locate the same letter best advantage, and send them the Patent
Mr. Seymours letter is herewith returned
I have the honor 
Hon. Gordon
Hon Cha G. DeWitt [signature]
House of Repts
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Ch             Free
Mr. Gordon
Bounty Land Office
War Dept.
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                              House of  Representatives
                                      May 24, 1820

 Sir/

Do me the favor to furnish such information as may enable me to give a satisfactory reply to the enclosed.
Respects
Ch: G. DeWitt [signature]