Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,520, for James Stewart, Connecticut
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Service
Conn
N. Jersey
Penn

Stewart, James

Number
S.40,520
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1,804
Pennsylvania Roll
James Stewart (2 a)
Capt Glatz
Private
Pennsylvania line 3 years war
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 7 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818
and sent to Abiathar Hopkins Harrisburg Penn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818
3 mo 25/31 & 4/30 $31.51

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Dauphin Co
County

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Notification sent May 30th 1821 to John A Shubre Lebanon Pa
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dauphin County ss
On this the seventh day of May A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Dauphin aforesaid, personally appears James Stewart aged seventy seven years, resident of the said county, 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 the said James Stewart enlisted in the fall of the year 1775, at Stonington in the state of Connecticut, for one year, in the company commanded by Capt. Eldridge of the tenth Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. Parsons; that he was one of the body guards of Gen. Washington in the vicinity of Boston; that he continued in the service in the said Corps till the spring of the year 1776, when he was discharged from the service at Cambridge in Massachusetts; that he returned to Lancaster in Pennsylvania, and in the summer of the year 1776 at Lancaster aforesaid, enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Clodd of the Regiment commanded by Col. Cunningham of the Pennsylvania line, for five months; that he continued in the service during that period, and at the expiration thereof was discharged from the service at Lancaster aforesaid; that in the spring of the year 1777 at Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Shade of the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment under command of Col. Penrose & Lieut. Col. Hubley; that he continued to serve in the said corps till the revolt of the Pennsylvania troops, when he was discharged at Philadelphia from the service; that immediately after this
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he enlisted at Elizabethtown in N. Jersey in the company commanded by Capt. Ogden of the first New Jersey Regiment under command of Col. M. Ogden and continued to serve in said corps till the close of the revolutionary war when he was discharged from the service at New Windsor in the state of New Jersey; that he was in the battles of Stonington at Long Point, Dorchester Hill, Long Island, the mile square near West Chester, White Plains, Brandywine, Germantown, Paoli and Monmouth; and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; that he has never received any pension from the United States; and that he has now no other evidence in this power of his said services except the two certificates hereunto annexed.
James Stewart
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Obed Fahnestock

I Obed Fahnestock Judge & as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Stewart did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony take and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress May 7the 1878
Obed Fahnestock
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J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

James Stewart
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12 [illegible] District of Pen[illegible]
Lebanon County Ss, On this 2nd day of August AD 1821 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas being a Court of record for the said County in the said district James Stewart aged 82 years a resident of Lebanon County, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows first as a volunteer and in Major Oliver Smith at Stonington long point in 1775 afterwards as a volunteer under Capt James Eldie until he was taken as drill sergeant by Conl Parson to drill the non commissioned Officers & men of his Regiment, those men were then made choice of out of the Regiment as a Guard for General Washington to be sent to Cambrige he was one of the number where he was discharged by General Gates. He then joined Capt Glatz Company of Lancaster Penn in the year 1776 and was in the Battle of Long Island Flatbush & the White Plains & on his return to Lancaster was discharged by Capt Ludwigh Myers, he then enlisted in Philadelphia into the 10-Penn Regt commanded by Col Penrose for three years as a Sergeant and was in the Battle of Brandywine & Monmoth and was discharged after the march, he then again enlisted for & during the war and a Capt Dayton was transferred to Capt Ogdens Company in the first Jersey Regt commanded by Conl Mathias Ogdon where he continued to the close of the war when he received a discharge, he then enlisted under Capt Kersey & [illegible] for three years out against the Indians and a Genl Anthony Wayne and was discharged a Sergeant and soldier by occupation & again he enlisted under Capt Elliot for five years and at the expiration of this time he was again discharged in the State of Georgia. He was a Soldier by occupation. he has no family now living with him & from his age and infirmities is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself
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without the assistance of his County or Public Charity, he receives a pension from the United States, since the 7th day of May 1818 of Ninety Six dollars per year, the number  of which is 1.204 -

I do swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March AD 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift Sales or in any Manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 the 18th March 1818 that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property in securities, contracts or debts due nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed, 
Cash on hand of Joseph Barnett $6.94 and further I get my boarding & washing for my 
labors
James Stewart
Sworn & subscribed in Open Ct before the Present & Associate Judge the 2nd day of August AD 1820
J W Shutze Clerk
Penn
Lebanon County Ss I John A Shutze Clk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Lebanon aforesaid do hereby certify that the above oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly Certified from the record of said Court & I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is six dollars ninety four cents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this 2nd day of August 1820.
John A Shutze Prothy
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Record Division. 3-525.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D. C., ___, 19 ___
SF.40520

In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of James Stewart a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[5 column table] Dates of Enlistment or Appointment./ Length of Service./ Rank./ Officers under Whom Service was Rendered. Captain. Colonel./ State.

Fall of 1775/ Spring 1776/ James Eldridge/ Parsons/  Conn
(was one of the body guard of Genl Washington
Summer 1776/ 5 mos./ Glatz Cunningham/ Penn
Spring 1777/ Sgt./ Shade Penrose
 [illegible] Dayton}Ogden Mathias Ogden/ N.J.

Battles engaged in,
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James Stewart
7 May
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I certify that it appears by the Payrolls of the Pennsylvania Line in the revolutionary war in this office that the name of James Stewart is included therein, and that he served three years or more. Witness my hand and the seal of the office of the Auditor General this 7th day of May 1818--
Geo. Bryan Aud. Gen.
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Dauphin County State of Pennsylvania

I John Machesney Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do certify that Obed Fahnestock Esquire who has given the preceding Certificate and whose name is thereunto subscribed was at the time of so doing and yet is an associate judge of the County of Dauphin duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such due faith & credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at Harrisburg, the 7th day of May A.D. 1818.
John Machesney, Prothy
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The bearer James Stewart; who was a serjeant in the Pennsylvania line in our revolutionary war against Great Britain; was well known to me. He behaved himself (in all stations in which I knew him) in an orderly and soldier like manner = which is certified by
William Alexander
Late Maj. 3rd Penna. Regt.

Carlisle 27th April 1811
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260 So. Broad St.
Woodbury, N.J.

Hon. J.L. Davenport
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir: -
I am advised to inquire of your department concerning one James Stewart, Private in the Revolutionary War, enlisting from New Jersey and serving in the First Battallion [sic], Second Establishment and First Regiment. I desire to know the names of his wife and
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if possible the wife of his son James or Schobey, if you can inform me. I shall be very grateful for this information.
Very truly
E. T. Thackara

November twenty-ninth
Nineteen hundred, twelve
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405520
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 40,520
James Stewart
Pvt Rev War

Act: 18th March 18th
Index: Vol. 5, Page 467
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1894 Mar 29 Hist
to Hon B. Stover
H.R.

1912 Dec. 5 Hist. to E.L. Thackara V.L.M.