Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10096, for Lucy Steele
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Lucy Steele  R. 10096
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Samuel Steele of Springfield in
the County of Windsor and State of Vermont
aged Seventy five years, depose and
say that I am well acquainted with
Peres Steel Esqr formerly of Tolland in the
State of Connecticut, now of Windham
in the County of Greene & State of New York
that we both were born & brought up
together in said Tolland, within half a
mile of each other, and I will remember
him being cousins, That according to my best recollection in April or
May 1775 we both volunteered
as soldiers
under Capt. Solomon Welles. I think Enos
was Major, and Gen. Spencer commanded
the Brigade, & think that we selected
for eight or nine months went to
Boston, Roxbury & Cambridge, and the
said Percy Steele and myself there
in the same company till the last of
December of the same year when we
were discharged & returned home together
That soon after returning home, to sd Tolland
we both enlisted again, for two months
I believe, under the same Capt. Willis,
James Stall was ensign, marched back to
Roxbury & Cambridge near Boston &
served till after the British evacuated Boston
and as near as I can recollect about two
months & perhaps more and discharged at Roxbury
& returned home to Tolland
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I served as drummer in the first
campaign, and in the second campange
as drum major. and I well remember the said Percy Steele, for I mined
with him, & lodged with him a part of
the time.-
Samuel Steele


State of Vermont   At Springfield in said
Windsor County   County on the 27th day
of August AD 1832 personally appeared before
thee, Samuel W. Porter one of the Assistant Justice
of the County Court within & for said Windsor
County, Samuel Steele of said Springfield
to me known as a credible witness, and made
solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit
by him subscribed contains the whole truth
and nothing but the truth
[signature]Sam W. Porter


State of Vermont
Windsor County 

Woodstock County Clerks Office 28th August 1832
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court
do hereby certify that Samuel W. Porter is one of
Justices of the County Court within of for said County
and that the above is his signature-
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the seal of
said Court, and subscribe my name the day and
year last above -
[signature] Benj Swan
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State of New York
Greenwich County  of Mary B Harrison [?]  of the Town of Windham in the County of  Greenwich State of New York
of being duly sworn doth on his oath depose and say that he
and regular Minister over the presbyterian church and are
in the Town of Windham in the County and State of said for more
to the Twenty years that he well knows [illegible] Steel Esquire of said who
has lived a neighbour to him for more than thirty years, and during my
[illegible] said Windham the said Henry Steel Esquire has been a regular
member of that church and further this deponent says that the
and the Steel Esquire [illegible]  ten years been a Commissioned Justice of
the Peace In this Town and was well respected in that capacity and
further this deponent says that the said Percy Ansel Esquire has been
a member of the [illegible] Elected by this County of Number of Sessions
and further this deponent says that he believes the said Percy Steel
in possess a sound mind and memory that he seemed as
of truth and veracity and that full credit may be given to my
thing he may depose or otherwise say and further this deponent has
alway since her first acquaintance with him understood from him and
other that he had been a soldier of the revolution In a number of military
Company and Reily believes the same to be true and further saith not
same matured the Seventeen and
June 1832 Before Munson Buel
of the Judge of Court of Common Pleas and
Henry B [illegible]
for the County of Greene and State of New York
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State of New York
from County Court Branch of the Town of Windham In the County of Prem
and State of New York being duly sworn doth on his oath depose and say
that he now the regular ordained Minister for the Church and one
ten In which the New Henry B Simson had the former charge where he
has been ordained for about six years and that he I, well acquainted with
they shall Esquire and has always since his residence in Windham
Lived a Near Neighbour to the said Ping steel Esquire and further states
that he is a regular member of his church and further say that he

Has penned the contents of the above affidavit of the Reverend my
B. Henson and from my own knowledge and other information which
I have received from there I believe what the Reverend Henry B. Stinson
has above Sworn the
Sworn and subscribed this seventeth day
of August 1832 Before Me [illegible] Buel - be
C. H. Goodrich
of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in
for the County of Green and State aforesaid
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[illegible]

New York
Green County ss Sidney Tuttle Late Sheriff of the County of them and [illegible] 
In the town of Windham in the said County aforesaid being duly
sworn doth on her oath depose and say that he is well acquainted with
Percy Steele begun of said Windham has Swede more that thirty
years neighbour to him and I have just passed the affidavit of
The Reverend Henry B Simon and from my own knowledge and other
[illegible] I believe that what is contained in the affiant
of him perfectly [illegible] and true and further saith not
sworn and subscribed this Seventeeth day
of August 1832 Before me Munson Buel
one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas
[signature] Sidney Tuttle

and further I the said [illegible] Judge as aforesaid do
certify that the said Sidney Tuttle Esquire a man of
truth and veracity
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State of New York
Green County ss Nathan Ostome of the Town of Windham
In the County of Green and State of New York being duly sworn
on his oath deposeth and saith that he has lived as
Neighbour to Percy Steel for thirty years that he has been the
deacon of the Presbyterian Church in Windham for more than
Twenty years well knows that the said Percy Steel
Esquire has been a member of this Church during the time
that I have been the deacon and previous thereto well
knows that the said Percy Steel Esquire has been a
Commissioned Justice of the Peace in this Town for many
years and that he has been Elected a member of the Legislature for this County a number of times and that he
is a man of respectability truth and veracity

[signature] Nathan Osborn

Sworn and Subscribed this seventeenth day
August 1832 Before me Thurmon  Buel one Nathan Osborn
of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas
in and for the County of Green State aforesaid

And the said Thurmon  Buel Judge do certify that I
well acquainted with Nathan Osborne Esquire who
has signed his name to the above affidavit well man
him to be a man of respectability truth and Seventy
Thurmon Buel
Judge as aforesaid
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State of New York
Greene County I William V.B. Heermance Clerk of the said
County do certify that Munson Buel Esquire before
whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were
sworn, was at the date of the same and now is a
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said
County, and that his signature thereto affixed is his
genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and seal of offer
this sixth day of Sept 1832
[signature] William F. S Heermance
Clerk
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832-
State of New York
Green County ss on the second day of January 1833 personally 
appeared before me [illegible] Buel one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York
Percy Steele resident of the Town of Windham in the County of Green
of the County of Green and State of New York aged Seventy four years
old who being first duly sworn on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7 1832 says that he entered the service of the
United States under the following named officers and served
as I herein after stated that he enlisted on the twenty fifth
day of April in the year 1775 a volunteer Soldier at the Town of
Tolland in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut, enlisted for Eight months in the Company commanded by Captain Wills Enos was Major of the Regiment Spencer Commanded the brigade were from Tolland through the country
untill we arrived at the Town of Roxbury and Cambridge
near Boston and there continued to do duty in the said
Company and regiment untill the twenty fifth day
of December 1775 when he was discharged at Roxbury near
Boston returned home and on the fifth day of January
1776 he says he again enlisted at the Town of Tolland aforesaid
Enlisted for the sum of three months in the company company commanded by Captain Wills Enos was Major of the
Regiment If I am not mistaken It might be that Colonel
Chester Commanded the Regiment whower It was Captain
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Wills Company that I enlisted into and served in during the
said three months that we returned back again
from Tolland through the County to Roxbury and Cambridge near Boston and there continued to serve the
said Company untill the fifth day of April In the year
1776 that on that day I discharged at Roxbury near
Boston and returned home and he further says that
on the Sixth day of April in the year 1776 he again
Enlisted at Tolland aforesaid Enlisted for Eight months
under Lieutenant Amaziah Rush in the regiment Commanded by Colonel John Charter of the Town of Muthill
In the County of Hartford [illegible] from Tolland
we marched through the country untill we arived at the
City of New Haven and there took for York in board
of Sloop commanded by Captain Fitts of
Sailed and arrived at the City of New York and after
ending there we were marched up to a place called
Voluntines Hill near Kingsbridge and were there set
to work at fort Independence from thence we were marched
back to the City of New York crossed the East river ever
to Brookline on Long I land was then sent as
under the command of Colonel Wylly near Hall wished
several Schenected with the British troops whose number
were killed and taken prisoners retreated back again
to the fort the Enemy proved in advanced hear the In said [illegible] changed a number of shots and led
back from thence we crossed the river back again to the
of New York remained there a few days and then marched
to a place called peggs neck where we met the Enemy
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and there stopped that day then returned to Kingsbridge
the same night Left Kingsbridge and Marched to the white
plains where we had a severe battle with the British from
thence we marched to North Castle where we stayed a few
days from thence we marched to Peekskill crossed the River
near Havershaw  and from thence marched down to
minestown State of New Jersey was with General Lee when he
was taken near Morristown from thence we marched down
of
the river about forty miles where we lay untill the twenty
fifth day of December 16 when we were discharged to be
In the service and under pay fourteen days longer to go
same nine months and four day as he
Believes and was honourably discharged by General Sullivan
Superion with honour and his thanks, And he further
says that he again enlisted as tolland for the Term of three
months enlisted in the fifteenth day of July 17 to a
Company of Light Horse Commanded by Captain James
Chamberlain marched through the country to the Town of
new port on Rhoade island where we remained untill the
fifteenth day of October 1777 and was then and the discharged by General Sullivan returned home sick and there
remained sick for more than one year and for the
was opened to his House for he further says that he [illegible]
under this declaration as a part of the declaration which he
made on the 17 day of August 1832 the attached to
this declaration and he further says that he has stated
shares of his holsters discharge and service accurately
believes that the same will not tarry one day and further
say that he served during all the Ttours one year and
Eleven months and to his but remember me he thinks
I perfectly Court In Every thing he above state
[illegible] Sworn and subscribed the second day of
uary 1833 before me Minor Britton of
Perez State
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Clerk, Certificate-
I William V.B. Heermance Clerk of the County of Green
do certify that Munson Buel Esquire before whom
the foregoing declaration in affidavits were taken
and sworn was at the date thereof and now is a
Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the
County of Green and that his signature thereto affix
is a genuine Signature
In Testimony whereof I have
Hereunto set my Hand and
seal of Office this 29th day
of January 1833
[signature] William T. B. Heermance Clk
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$48.029
Perez Steele, in Col. Chester, Conn
Revy C 87.12. See widow Hannah
admitted No 28.035
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N. York
Hannah Steele
Letter to Hon. A.J. Parker 14 Sep 38.
7 July - 1838
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28.035
WIDOW, &c.
Hannah Steele, widow of 
Perry Steele
Con Compe Revy
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Arrangement of 1870.]
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Dear Sir
on the 11th day of May
last I sent to the pension office
the Pension application and
papers of Lucy Steele
a widow
of a revolutionary pensioner
from which I have not heard
Permit me all ye
attention to the matter at your
earliest convenience
An
Commanie result to D K Any
Windham Center Greene Co
N.Y
Respectfully Yours
D R Olney

Windham Cont
Greene Co. N.Y.
July 13. 1853
Hon. L P Waldo
Comr of Pension
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Appr of
┃ Steele widow of
Perez
Act
N. York
8712
3d Feby 1853
Rev
Let to [illegible]
Nov 1833
D. K. Olney
Windham Centre
Greene Co
York
pension of official

[stamp] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
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[stamp] REJECTED

10096
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Lucy Steele NY
Service: Widow of Perez

See the widow Hannah admitted file 28.035
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
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Recognized.
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To the Hon. the Court of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Accompanying this I
have the honor to present the application
of the widow Lucy Steele for the benefit
of the act of Congress of Feb. 3. 1853
I inclose her declaration and the
affidavits of two witnesses as to her
Marriage and the death of her husband
who was a pensioner at his death
Please examine papers and
Communicate duly
directed to
D. R. Olney Windham Center, [illegible]
Co. N.Y
Very Respectfully yours
Windham Center
D. K. Olney
We Co
Signed
N.Y. May 11. 1853
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Locke June 30. 1853
Sir
Enclosed I send you a Power of Attorney
from Mrs Lucy Steele whose application for
a Pension was, I suppose filed some time
since.
Yours Truly &c.
N. Bailey


L. P. Waldo
Com.
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State of New York
County of Greene
I Jacob Vanorden
Clerk of the County Court of Green aforesaid
do hereby certify that Hon. Alexander W. Bailey
before whom the foregoing declaration and
affidavit were made and who has thereto
subscribed his name was at the time of
so doing County Judge of the said County
of Greene duly commissioned and sworn
that I am well acquainted with his hand
writing and that his signature thereto is
Genuine-
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of my office as Clerk of the County
day of May One thousand eight hun
and and fifty three
(signed ) Wm R. Vanorden
Dep Clk
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10096

Estate J.B. Garwn
5 Nov 1853
Yates
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Pension claim
Widow Lucy Steele

N. Bailey
Attorney
Locke
N.B.
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Know all men by these presents that I Lucy Steele
of the County of Schoharie and State of New York and the widow of
Percz Steele
deceased, who was a Revolutionary soldier
do hereby irrevocably constitute & appoint Norman Bailey
of
Locke Cayuga Co. New York my true & lawful attorney for me & are my
name to examine into & prosecute any claim for a pension
against the General Government, which may be due me by virtue
of my deceased husbands service in the Revolutionary war &
the several acts of Congress relative thereto, and to receive the certificate of Pension &c. when issued by the department. I hereby confirm
whatsoever my said attorney may do or cause to be legally done either
in person or by substitution, in the prosecution of said claim, except
drawing money in my favor, I revoking any other authority
I may have given to any other person or persons in the premises whatever
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
22 day of March A.D. 1853
[signature] Lucy Steele

Signed in presence of
any State
Justus S Stevens

State of New York
County of Schoharrie 
On this 22 day of March in the year 1853
personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace any Steel and
acknowledged the within power of Attorney to be her act and deed and
I certify that I well know the said Lucy Steele
and that
she is the person now present and who executed the above power of Attorney
Justue Morse
Justice of the Peace
within and for the county of Schoharie State of New York
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State of New York
Schoharie County Clerk's Office
 
I, Almer in Gallup, Clerk of said county, do hereby
certify that an [illegible]
whose
name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment
of the annexed instrument, was at the time of taking
such proof or acknowledgment a JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE in and for the said county of Schoharie.
sworn and duly authorised to take the same; and that I am
well acquainted with the handwriting of the said JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE, and verily believe that the signature to
the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
TESTIMONY WHERE I have hereunto of my hand and affixed my official
20 day of 1858
[illegible] Clerk
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Comptrollers Office
Starford Count Oct 5 1838
I certify that on application for evidence of the Services
of Pirce Steele. I have examined the Books & papers
remaining in this Office, and find his name on "A Pay
Roll of the 5th C. 2d Regt raise order of Genl Assembly
Count 1775 Solo Willes Capt where he is entered as a
private May 5 Discharged Dec 17 making 12 days
[signature] Henry Kibown Comp
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Hellen Delaware Co
Oct 27. 1838

J L Edwards Esq
Court of Pensions

I enclose herewith the
certificate of the Court of Court in support of
the application of Mrs Hannah Steel for
pension on account of the services of her
late husband Percy Steele - It proves
on by 7 months & 12 days- Please enclose
me the certificate for whatever she shall
be entitled to.
Your [illegible]
A.J.. Parker