Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 31539, Stephen Baldwin, New Jersey
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3-1776

SERVICE

New Jersey 

Baldwin, Stephen

NUMBER
S 31539

CONTENTS
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[cut off] Albany 30913
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[cut off] en Baldwin ['Stephen' hand-written below]
[cut off] nts in the State of Vt.
Sgt. Cpt. in the Compy commanded
[cut off] ain himself of the Regt. commanded
by Seeley (Seeley) in the N. Jersey
line for 10 mos. 14 day Sergt Dragoons
               8 " 2  Captain of Inf.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington Vt.
at the rate of 213 Dollars 70 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Decr. 1836 and sent Stephen Haight Sgt. at arms Senate U.S.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836                       
                                                          $1,175.35
Semi-anl. allowance ending 
        4 Mar 37                                       106.85
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                                                         $1,282.20

[stamp:]. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book. 32  Vol. 3  Page 56

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[cut off]Circular & letter to
[cut off] aley 1838,
[cut off] person 12 March 1838
[cut off] to Pen Agt 12 April 1838
Albany N.Y. from 4 Sept
[cut off]37 - 28 April 1838.
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let to Hon. L. Condict 12. Oct. 1839
 "    " 3d  Auditor June 13 1840.

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under 
the act of the 6 April 1838
from 4 March to 29 Aug
1838 the day of his death. Agt
Notified 23 June 1840
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Let to Stephen Haight Esq. March 31 183[7?]
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State of Vermont
Addison County SS
On this 24th day of July AD 1832 personally
appeared in open Court before the Judges
of Addison County Court now sitting Stephen Baldwin resident of Bridport in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in September 1776 and served the most part of the times from that period to the conclusion
of the revolutionary war, he then resided in the Town of Hanover in the County of Morris and
State of New Jersey about twenty seven miles 
from the city of New York and in the fore part of June 1778, he was appointed a Captain of a company of Militia in the New Jersey State troops.  he received his commission soon after his appointment from William Livingston the then Governor of the State of Newjersey which commission has been lost. That he was in the 
battle at Springfield about eight miles
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from Elizabeth Town in said State and at
second river, he and his company were attached to Col Angels Regiment of continental troops from Rhode Island and Genl Daytons Brigade and before his said Commission he was
attached to Capt Arnolds Company, Col Seeleys
Regiment and Genl Wines Brigade and he
further says he served in the whole at least
four years as a soldier against the common
enemy during the war of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
a pension or annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not the pension
roll of the agency of any State.
              his
Stephen X Baldwin
             mark
Albert D Wooster
Sworn & subscribed this
24th day of July 1832
Saml Swift Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Benjamin Miner, Phineas Kitchel & John Halsey, whose affidavits are annexed, are credible witnesses.
Saml Swift Clerk

State of Vermont
Addison County Court, December 18, 1833
The said Court do further certify that it appears to them that Benjamin Miner, Phineas Kitchel & John Halsey, whose affidavits are annexed are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit.
Saml. Swift Clerk
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State of Vermont on this 5th day of February 1833, personally District of Addison appeared before the Probate Court for said District of Addison, in open Court Stephen Baldwin resident in Bridport in the County of Addison, who being first duly Sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in addition & explanation of his former declaration made before the County Court for the County of Addison on the 24th day of July 1832, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed on the 7th day if June 1832 - In the year 1776, I resided in the town of Hanover, County of Morris, New Jersey, and was then a Sergeant of Company of Cavalry, belonging the militia of that State; when the war was carried into that State, and its territory was invaded by the enemy, the whole militia, were put into a State of organization, and divided into two divisions, and each division required to enter the service and perform military duty, one half the time, that is during each alternative month- and also to hold themselves in readiness, to turn out the other half of the time, on occasion of alarms- and in that part if the State the alarms were almost constant - and this organization continued until after the captan of Cornwallis in October 1781. In the month of September 1776, I entered the service, as a Sergeant of the Cavalry, and served in that capacity, every other  month, until the month of June, I think, the 16th day, 1778- and was besides the remaining months either called out on alarms, or was otherwise engaged in removing stores, with my team, or other service connected with the war, so that was almost constantly in the service, one or other, I did not pretend to give any attention, at any time, to my farming business , at home; but that was superintended by my father who lived near by. - In the month of June 1778, a militia
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company in that town being destitute of a captain, they made choice of me for their captain, and I received a commission as stated in my former declaration. After I received my commission I continued, in the service in the same manner, as above mentioned, in the capacity of a captain of a company of militia, until the last of October 1781: - In the summer of 1781, orders came out to raise a regiment in that County for three months, and the militia were classes for the purpose of raising the necessary number of men, either by voluntary enlistment or by date, and I entered the service, under that order, for three months on the 15th day of July 1781, and serve under that engagement, until the last of October, - something more than the period of my engagement,- during this term I served as a captain. While acting in the capacity of captain, I was almost constantly engaged in service, one way or other connected with the war, besides my regular months of service, and besides the above mentioned three months. The above mentioned troops were raised for the purpose of supplying the place of the regular troops, who were to be called away to the South;- and when General Washington moved the regular troops to the South, we were at Tappan bay, and soon after were moved to Essex County, New Jersey, to wait until further orders,- and remained there until the news of the capture of Cornwallis,- soon after which we were dismissed.- During the whole of my service, I was employed in guarding the lines.- In the Spring of the year 1776,-  and before the time of entering the service as above mentioned, I was called, under the authority of the State of New Jersey, to escort the last British Governor of that State out of the State.- And although the time is long, & my memory as some event has failed - I say with entire confidence that I was in actual service, as a Sargeant not less
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than one full year, before I was appointed a captain, and that I was in actual service as a captain not less than two years six months. I continued to reside in the County of Morris New Jersey, until the year 1797, when I removed to Bridport Addison County, Vermont where I have ever since resided.-
Stephen Baldwin

The declarant being blind
his name is subscribed by me
by his direction, & sworn the
day & year aforesaid,
Saml Swift, Judge

Obadiah Baldwin of Bridport in the County of Addison aged sixty three years next month, being duly sworn depose and say, that on the 13th day of March 1776, I was six years old and well recollect that my father Stephen Baldwin
who has made the foregoing declaration, was during the war of the revolution, almost wholly employed in the service of the United States, so much so, that I well recollect, that he was not at any time long enough at home to perform any labor on the farm, or even to superintend his farming business- the whole business being
directed by my grand father - I well recollect that the forepart of the war he served in the capacity of Sergeant of a company of light horse - and I well recollect the time, although I could not not fix the date when he was chosen Captain - and that after that he served in
the Capacity of a captain. I have often seen his commission, both during the war, and for many years afterwards.  The last time I saw it was a few days before the family of my father removed into Vermont, while they were looking 
over & arranging his writings. My mother then proposed
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to burn it up, as of no use, but I think it was not then burned, but thrown into a box with some old papers, and whether it was left behind or afterwards destroyed by mice, I cannot tell. I have still in my possession the silk bag, in which my father carried it, suspended from his neck, while in the war.-- I recollect my fathers
engaging for three months, as stated in his declaration; and that while he was engaging men, under the order of the gover[n]ment, and making preparation to enter the service, he was employed at Morristown a week or two or more,
and while there he came home one day, with several of the men be had enlisted, and they went into the field and assisted to reap & gather the grain, and the next day they again returned. Several of the men I was acquainted with--
Obediah Baldwin

Submit[t]ed & sworn the day
& year aforesaid,
Saml Swift Judge

And the said Court do hereby certify, that it appears to them, that the above named Obadiah Baldwin is a credible witness. And that Benjamin Miner Jun. whose affidavit is annexed is a credible person.   Saml Swift Judge
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
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State of New York
County of Essex ss.
On this second day of March 1838, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Essex aforesaid personally appeared Capt Stephen Baldwin who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Jacob Arnold in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sylvanus Seeley in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District,
or Territory,) of New York where he intends to
remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow- are his reasons for removing from Bridport in the State of Vermont to Crown Point in the said State of New York are that this deponent is entirely dependant on his friends for daily assistance, that he is blind & feeble & has resided with his son Obadiah Baldwin during six or seven
years & as his said son Obadiah has purchased & removed into said Crownn Point with the intent to reside there permanently, this deponent has no other place of residence.
              his
Stephen X  Baldwin
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Sworn and subscribed to before me, 
the day and year aforesaid.
Chauncey Fenton Justice of the Peace

-->The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
-->The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
-->In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the
papers.
-->Mode of authenticating papers. -- In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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State of New York
County of Essex } ss.   On this second day of March AD 1838 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Essex personally appeared William Perkins Jr. 
and made oath that Capt Stephen Baldwin the
person who subscribed and swore to the foregoing affidavit is the identical person named in an original certificate in his possession of which the following tis a true copy to wit

War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I Certify that in conformity with the law of the
United States of the 7th June 1832 Stephen Baldwin of the State of Vermont who was a Sergeant & Captain in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Two hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the war office of the United
States the 20th day of December one
thousand Eight hundred and thirty six.
B. F. Butler
Secretary of War ad interim

Examined and
Countersigned
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
The said deponent further saith that the said Stephen Baldwin is the person who subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit in my presence & hearing  The said William Perkins being known to me as a man of truth & veracity the said deponent further saith the facts set forth in the said Stephen Baldwins affidavit are true.
(over)
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and further this deponent saith not--
William Perkins Jun.

Sworn and subscribed
the day & year last aforesaid
before me
Chauncey Fenton Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Essex } ss   
I Edward S. Cuyler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Chauncey Fenton Esquire whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing affidavit & before whom the same purports to have been taken was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Dwelling therein Commissioned Sworn & authorized
by Law to act as such and further that I am well
acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice
and verily believe his signature to said Jurat 
to be his genuine hand writing & signature.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed my seal of Office
at Elizabeth Town the 31st day of March 1838
Edw Cuyler Clerk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 16th, 1840

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Obediah 1 of 3 childn. of Stephen Baldwin, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Two hundred & thirteen Dollars and 70 Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid 1/3 of said pension at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 29th August 1838, the day of his death.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Additional Declaration
of Stephen Baldwin for
a Pension.


No. of Original papers
114

In pay roll of Capt
Baldwin -with N.Y.
documentary evidence

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I David Whitney of Addison in the County of Addison of the age of 79 years being duly sworn depose and say, that for nearly forty years I have been acquainted with and have lived a neighbor Stephen Baldwin of Bridport in the same County and particularly for the last thirty years- especially for the forepart of said period, I have had many & familiar conversations with him in relation to his service in the Revolutionary War.  During that period he has had occasion to work on land near to my house, which brought us into frequent & familiar conversations. I well recollect, that at an early period, he frequently stated, that the militia
of New Jersey, where he lived, was divided into two parts or divisions, and each division served every other month, that at the commencement of the war, he was a Sergeant in a company of Horse, and in the year 1778 was appointed
Captain of a militia company, and served in that capacity to the close of the war; that he served not only every other month, but in many cases of alarm & when other other officers were not able to go, he served many of the months, besides those belonging to his turn; and I well recollect, that he assured me, that from the time the British landed at New York in 1776 to the close of the war, he was not at home attending to his
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own business more than one year. He also stated to me, as I well recollect, that at the time he removed from New Jersey to Vermont, his wife burnt up his commission among other papers, which he considered useless.
David Whitney

Subscribed & sworn to this
26th day of November 1835.
before the Court aforesaid,
S. Swift, Judge

I Martin Baldwin of Bridport in the County of Addison aged 69 years in January last, being duly sworn, testify & say, that I am the oldest son of Stephen Baldwin of Bridport in said County, and in the year 1776, in January, was 10
years old. From that time to the close of the war, being the oldest son, I had some charge of the business of my father in his absence, in the Revolutionary war, and especially in the latter part of the war; and assisted the men employed
in carrying on his farm. - And I will recollect, that during the whole war, from 1776 to the close, my father was absent almost the whole time, and was at home a very small part of the time; that is according to my recollection he was in the service almost the whole time.-
Martin Baldwin

Sworn & subscribed the day
& year aforesaid.
S. Swift Judge
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State of Vermont
Distrct of Addison } I  Edward D Barber,
Register of the Probate Court for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Baldwin for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court this 26th day of November
A.D. 1835.
E.D. Barber Register
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31539
Revy.    INVALID.
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File No. 31539
Stephen Baldwin
Capt Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 26

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1921 Dec. 16 hist. to
Mrs. W.E. Valentine - En
Oct. 7.25. Copies
Mailed to E.B. Baldwin, See receipt
for payment in Reuben Baldwin
W23523,   AU
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Request for Photostating
(To be prepared in duplicate.)

3 - 2006

Ex.   W

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Job No. 2591

Date Oct 3.25

Subject Stephen Baldwin Rev S31539
1 copies of 4 pieces consisting of 11 pages to      (No.)         (No.)                             (No.)
be forwarded when completed to the Rev. &  1812 Sect: Division.

Remarks: See receipt for payment in    OK
Reuben Baldwin W23523

A.E. Wilson
Chief ['Division' crossed out]  Sect.

Chief Clerk.

to agent of Stephen Baldwin I hereby agree
to accept a pension for the term of service
communicated to me in your letter of a 
recent date.
Stephen Haight
19th Decr 1836
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State of New Jersey, Morris County ss.
I Joseph Dalrimple Esqr. Clerk of Morris County, hereby certify that Isaac Quinby, John Righter ,Wm O. Ford, Silas Cook, Joseph Jackson, & Elijah Ward Esqr before whom the several depositions hereunto annexed of Stephen Cook, John Ball, Jonathan Morgan, Jeremiah Howell,
John Ester, John Blowers, James Kitchel & Lewis Condict, were taken, are Justices of the peace in & for said County, duly authorized & commissioned, & their respective signature to said depositions, are genuine.  Silas Cook
& Joseph Jackson Esqr are also Judges of the Common Pleas of said County.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name & affix my seal of Office & of the Court, at Morris town, June 27th 1836.
J Dalrimple Clk
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State of Vermont
Addison District SS }
On this 26th day November A.D. 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court for the District aforesaid, Stephen Baldwin of Bridport in said District aged 88 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following additional declaration to the ones
he has before made, to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That since the making of his previous declarations he has taken pains to recollect 
the times and places of his service and the
officers under whom he served, and that he is confident that the following statement of his service as aforesaid in substantially true and has no doubt but that in its details it is nearly correct.

That from the commencement of his service
in 1776 to the 1st day of June 1778, he served
as Sergeant in Capt Arnold's Company of Horse
in the Militia of New Jersey, as follows:
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In 1776 at Hackensack, Morris County, to guard
the British Governor who was sent out of the State for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the same, two weeks at White Plains in N. York, in August or September, one month.
In 1777 at Elizabethtown, N.J. in April, one month in a detachment commanded by Col. Seely. Also at the same place, one month in June. Also in July went to Rahway in Capt Arnolds Company, in Regiment or detachment commanded by Col Frelinghuysen, one month. Also at Amboy, in October, one month. Also at Tarrytown, one month.  In 1778, in August at Mill Stone, Somerset County, one month. Also in July of same year, at Tarrytown Col. Seeley Commandant of Detachment, one month.  Also at Basking Ridge, one month. Also at
Elizabethtown, in April, one month- also at
Newark, in May, one month.

That on the first day of June 1778 he was
appointed Captain of the Company to which he belonged and on the 16th day of the same month received his commission and in July following went with his company to Springfield and remained there two weeks.

In 1779 he served at Pequannock Hanover and Morristown on a court Martial for the trial of delinquents, one ['month' crossed out] week in each place.
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Also one month at Springfield and was at that
place when it was burnt, with his company.  Also with his company at Westfield Mills in September, one month.

In 1780 he was with his company at Second
River, under Col. Seeley and Gen.  Winds one month.  Also under the same officers, at Acquackanock, one month.  Also at Elizabethtown Point, under Col. Seward & Gen.
Winds, one month.  Also one week at Statton [Staten] Island under Gen. Stirling, Also one was at the English Neighborhood. Also at Kings Ferry N.Y. as Guard one month.

In 1779 at Crompond N.Y. with his Company, two weeks. Also at Chatham, Morris County, one month in June, under Col. Ford.

In 1780 in July, (as he thinks,) he was at Springfield battle, ten days. Also the 16th day of
June he went with his company to Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. and ['Connecticut Farms' crossed out] remained there one month.  From thence he marched to Connecticut Farms N.J. to supply
the place of the regular troops drawn off to the South, and remained there two months. Also one month at Morristown, to guard the Jail against the attacks of the Tories. Also one month at Basking Ridge, also at Watson
Plains [Watson Farms?], about the time Col. Lee was taken; two months also as Quibble town, under Col. Seeley one month.  Also at Ash Swamp, in November, one month.
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Also two weeks at another time at Ash Swamp, 
and two weeks a third time at the same place.
Also in Woodbridge in June, one month. Also
at Brunswick and Amboy two months.

In 1782, in July, at the the [sic] English Neighborhood; one month. Also at Strawberry Hills, two weeks.

He also recollects serving one month at Lyon Farms and one month at [Poole?] Church, and two weeks at Ramapo Clove, though he cannot remember the year.

That he cannot recollect the times and places
of much of his service, but is confident he
served much more than his above specified.
               his
Stephen  X  Baldwin
              mark

Sworn in open Court before the Court aforesaid
E D Barber, Register

Note. The foregoing declaration was taken down according to the order of the applicants recollection of the events by me.
E. D. Barber
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 16th, 1840.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States", Two of three childn. of Stephen Baldwin, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Two hundred & thirteen Dollars and Seventy Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, have been paid 2/3 of said pension at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838 to the 29th August 1838, the day of his death.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Point of Burlington
Aug 20 1838

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comr. of Pensions

Sir,

Stephen Baldwin on pen. roll of of June 1832 at the rate of $213.70 per annum, was last paid to 4 Sept 1837 on the 14 Sep 1837 as appears
by our Books.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servant
T. Englesbytes
for R. S. Cole
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Feb 10
Mr Evans

Crown Point NY
Feb 5th

free

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Crown Point Jany 31, 1838

Sir

I desire my name to be transferred from the Pension List, Roll of the Vermont Agency to that of the Albany Agency New York, as I now live in the Town of Crown Point Essex County State of New York and shall in prob[ab]ility spend my days there.

Respectfully your
Obt Servt
               his
Stephen  X  Baldwin
               mark

To J.L. Edwards Esquire
Com. of Pensions 
Washington
D.C.

I certify the facts in the two foregoing request to be true.
Chauncey Fenton Justice of the Peace
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State New York
Essex County } SS.  Nathaniel Dickerson on thirteenth [or thirtieth?] of April in said County being duly sworn before Melchior S Hoffnagle Esq a Justice of the Peace in said County,
Deposeth and sayeth that during the war of the revolution of the United States of America
he resided in the [township?] of Hanover Morris County in the State of New Jersey.  That in the year 1781 he was drafted into the service of the continental government for three months during
which term he actually served on the line at and
near Dobbs ferry on the Hudson River. That Capt Stephen Baldwin then of Hanover aforesaid, and now residing in the town of Bridport in the State of Vermont commanded the Company to which this deponent belonged during the whole time. That Col. Sylvanus Seely commanded the Regiment.  In [illegible], A Col. Blithe remainder of the term.  That the Adjutant
name was Pennington, and that the Brigade to which said Regiment was attached was commanded by Brigadier Genl Elias Dayton - And this deponent further sayeth that he knows of the aforesaid Capt. Stephen Baldwins being in said service several other times but he (this deponant) not serving with him is not able
to state the places said Baldwin so served nor the length of each term he was out. And further this Deponent sayeth not. 
Nathaniel Dickerson

Sworn & Subscribed before me
at Essex aforesaid Oct. 23d 1834.}
M.G. Hoffnagle Justice Peace

State of New York
County of Essex } SS. I Edward Cuyler Clerk of the County of Essex and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Melchior S. Hoffnagle Esquire whose name appears to the Jurat of the foregoing Affidavit & before whom the same was taken & subscribed was
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on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Commissioned and sworn & duly qualified by Law to act as such Justice & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice & verily believe his signature to the Jurat of of said Affidavit to be genuine.

And I further certify that I am well and personally acquainted with Nathaniel Dickerson of Essex in said County the foregoing deponent and have been for more than twenty five years,  And that he is a credible person, and that the statements made by him are entitled to full
Credit, his Character for integrity & moral honesty being unimpeachable.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my Official Seal of Office
the 7th day of June 1836.
Edwd. S. Cuyler Clerk
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Vt  2114
Stephen Baldwin

see [sand?] Baldwin
inquiries

C Vermont

R O
Stephen Haight
Officer Serg[e]ant at
Arms Senate

returned

Let to S Haight
26 Oct 1835
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State of Vermont
Addison County SS. }  I Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Baldwin for a pension. And I further certify that William Myrich before whom the annexed affidavits of John Halsey & Phineas Kitchel were made, and Benjamin Miner Jun. before whom the annexed affidavit of Benjamin Miner was made, were at the respective dates thereof Justices of the peace and the name of each subscribed thereto is his own Signature.
[seal affixed at left]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this first day of August 1832.
Saml. Swift, Clerk

And I further certify that the William Myrick
whose name is mentioned in the above certificate was on the 13th day of December 1832 and on the 18th day of said December Judge & Justice of the peace for said County
of said County Court, and his name severally
subscribed to certificates subjoined to the
foregoing affidavits of Phineas Kitchel and
John Halsey, is his own signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 5th day of February 1833
Saml Swift Clerk
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Jas. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

Dr Sir,
The papers of Capt. Stephen Baldwin now of Bridport, Addison Co. Vermont, will be handed you by my friend, David A. Hall Esqr of this City.
They an in detached parcels, having been taken at different places, & different times. His native place is Morris Co. N. Jersey. His Revolutionary services were all performed in that State & around the City of N. York, & not finding much testimony in Vermont, I was desired when in this City in May last, to make enquiry among the old men in the vicinity of Capt Baldwin early residence, & there I found some 5 or 6 highly respectable citizens, who had known him from boyhood, & some who had served with him in the Revolutionary war, as you will observe by the deposition of Deacon John Ball, Jeremiah Howell, Jonathan Morgan, Deacon Stephen Cooke, John Blowers & John Esler, all of Morris Co. N. Jersey. Probably you may remember
that in May last, Stephen Haight Esqr (Sergt. at Arms, or Door keeper of the Senate) & I called at your office, & held a conversation with you respecting Capt. Baldwin's papers, among which you shewed me an original payroll or muster roll of Capt. Stephen Baldwin, in reference to his service, either at the burning & battle of Springfield or of Connecticut farms, (I am not certain which) - that paper you remarked would be admitted as proof that Baldwin was a captain of the Morris Militia, & of his service on that occasion.  It is still in your office & is important in deciding the case. I mention it, because it is not among the papers herewith returned. You will find if I mistake not, that Thomas Osborn, was then Baldwin's Lieutenant.

I returned the depositions of Ball, Howell & others above named to Mr. Haight, & directed the package to Judge Prentiss of the Senate, but it was so near the close of the Session that Haight had gone home, & the papers were sent to Vermont. In the mean time Haight, expecting me here at this time. left the other papers with Mr. Hall for me, thinking I should bring with me the Jersey deposition, & requested me to take
charge of the case & deliver the whole to you for your adjudication & decision. I have since then, written to Mr. Haight to return them & expect them daily. Mr. Hall, will whenever they come to hand, place them before you. Will you please make return to me of your decision at Morristown N.J.- I have not a doubt myself that
Baldwin is fairly & honestly entitled to a full pension as Captain. His declaration, in setting forth some of his services, mistakes some dates & the order of some events, & if for form sake, you should be of opinion that his Declaration should be amended, please return it. His memory must now be very frail, & it is hoped by his friends, that this proof will be satisfactory, although
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the declaration may in some respects specify services erroneously as to dates. I heard of one other witness, who I believe is living & who was for a time a member of Arnold's Troop of Cavalry. He lives several miles from me, & I wrote to him requesting him to make affidavit of any knowledge he might have of Baldwin's
service in that troop, me, but I recd. no answer. It is doubtful, whether or not, they were both Dragoons in that Co. at this same time. If however you should deem it to be necessary, I will on my return to Jersey, see this man if living, & send you his deposition. It appears to me however not material, as Baldwins service as Captain of Infantry, exceeds two years.

Very respectfully
Your obt servt. & friend
Lewis Condict

Washington, July 19th 1836.--


James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
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Stephen Haight Esq.
Senate Chamber
Washington
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Morristown N.J. Feby 27th 1837

Dear Sir,

The decision of the Commissioner in the case of Captain Stephen Baldwin falls very far short of the services which the old gentleman actually performed. I have ascertained that there is some more testimony which can be had, but whether it will go to sustain those services which have been already admitted or not, is doubtful.  If you can furnish me with a statement of such as were allowed by Mr Edwards, it would shew whether or not, it would be worth while to take the depositions. It will scarcely be worth while to travel over the same ground again.

If you can procure me this information, I will have the depositions taken, & either send them to Mr Edwards, or take them to the office myself.

In just haste
Yours respectfully
L. Condict

Stephen Haight Esq.
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One of the Heirs of
Capt. Stephen Baldwin

One of the Heirs of
Capt Stephen Baldwin 
Vermont or N York
admitted case


Papers
LM

J.D. Woodward atty.
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State of Vermont   County of Addison ss.
On this Third day of November, 1854, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Mahittabal Baldwin a resident of the town of Addison
in said County aged seventy three years and
made oath according to law that she is directly interested in a claim against the United States for certain arrears of half pay or increase of pension, supposed to be due to him as one of the heirs of Capt Stephen Baldwin a pensioner of Vermont & New York, and she hereby appoints J. DOUGLAS WOODWARD, Counsellor at Law, of Plattsburg, N. Y., his Attorney to prosecute said claim, and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto, on file in any of the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere, and to receive from the officer authorised to issue the same, a certificate for
any arrears or increase of pension and half pay as Deponent might or could do, were she personally present at the doing thereof; and she hereby revokes all former powers if any inconsistent with the above, and authorizes her said Attorney to appoint Attorneys, one or more, under him, for any or all the purposes aforesaid,
hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said Attorney or those appointed under him shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said Deponent has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Mahittabel Baldwin

In the presence of
Philo Bowers
Heman Converse

Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I believe the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and described, and I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution "and half pay" interlined.

Heman Converse Justice Peace.

State of Vermont
County of Addison ss.  I, the subscriber, Clerk of the County Court for said County, certify that Heman Converse before whom the above affidavit and Power was sworn and acknowledged on the third day of November 1854 was at said time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified, and that I verily believe his signature above written to be genuine; and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing paper relates, and am not concerned in its prosecution. Witness my hand and official seal at Middlebury
in said County this Sixteenth day of November 1854.
George S. Swift Clerk
[seal affixed at left]
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Sept 17 '36.
N.J.

M. Luce

James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
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Morristown N.J. Sept 13th 1836

Dear Sir,

Your letter of Sept 1st stating the result of the examination of Captain Stephen Baldwin's paper, was duly recd.  It concludes with the 
remark, that if the applicant shall decide to receive a pension (for a term which is mentioned) "it will not preclude him the benefit of any additional proof".  Unfortunately for this aged & worthy applicant, his papers have not been presented together, to give a connected view of the whole case. The Decln. with such testimony as could be found in Vermont, had been returned to him through Mr Haight, for further specification & explanation. In the meantime, it was thought probable, that some proof might be found in N. Jersey, where his 
services were rendered, & when he had resided all the early part of his life. This testimony was collected by me, & from some aged men of as high character for truth, as are to be found in any Christian community. These papers were sent by me to Honl. Mr Prentiss of the Senate, for Mr. Haight, to be connected with these from Vermont, then in Haight's hands. Before Mr Prentiss recd. them Haight had left Washington, & placed the first papers in Mr Hall's case (David A.) .  Mr Prentiss it seems, sent the testimony to your office, without them, & Mr. Hall has gone to the far West, to return in Oct .or Nov.  I enquired at your Office in July & Augt whether or not the Jersey testimony had been sent, & on looking it was not found. I expected their arrival from Vermont, supposing Prentiss had enclosed them to Haight; & your letter now explains the whole affair.

It is highly important to Captain Baldwin, (now very poor) to have the entire merits of his case before you for adjudication, & in his behalf I
would request, that it may be deferred till Mr. Hall's return, when I will have the others (the original Declaration &c.) now among his papers) all in readiness for your decision.

With much esteem & respect
Your friend & obt. Servt.
Lewis Condict
---
P.S.  May I ask the favor of you to hand the enclosed note to Mr Luse?

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commr. of Pensions
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State of New York
Cayuga County }  ss   I Josiah Baldwin of Mentz in said County do certify on oath that I am
seventy eight years of age and a pensioner
under the act of June 7th 1832. That during the
Revolutionary war I resided in the town of
Hanover in the County of Morris and State of
New Jersey and was well acquainted with
Captain Stephen Baldwin of Bridport Addison
County Vermont, who then resided in the same
town and neighborhood with me during said war. That the said Stephen Baldwin was a
captain of a company of militia for a number
of years during said war, and I was a member
of his company when at home. That the said
Stephen Baldwin, was frequently from home in
service as such captain, during said war both in monthly tours, and in case of alarm, but the precise time when so in service I am unable to state farther than as follows.  I was with him in case of alarm once at Elizabethtown, and Elizabethtown point about two weeks, or nearly that.  I was with him in service at Newark, but how long I am unable to state, I was with him in service at Springfield. I was with him once at Lyons farms. I have been with him also in service at Aquackanan [Aquackanonk], but I am unable to state when, or how long I so served with him, from the length of time elapsed since said service-  I have no doubt from my knowledge of the times, that said Stephen performed many other tours of service.
Josiah Baldwin

Sworn this 21st day of
April 1835 before me
R Cook, Justice of the Peace

I certify my opinion that said Josiah Baldwin is
man of truth & veracity.
R Cook
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State of New York
Cayuga County }  ss   I Russel Willis of Mentz in said County do certify on oath that I am 72 years of age, and a Revolutionary pensioner, that I resided in Morris County and State of New
Jersey, during the Revolutionary War, a part of
which time, I was a soldier in the company
of Militia commanded by Capt Stephen Baldwin,
and served with him as follows, three months
at, and near Connecticut farms, in the season
of the year that Cornwallis was taken, as I
believe. I was in service with him twice, in case
of alarm, once at Baskin[g]ridge, about two weeks, and once at Morristown, but when or how long, I cannot state. I know that said Stephen Baldwin was frequently in service, and was considered a good and faithful officer.  he performed all the service of which I speak, as captain.
            his
Russel  X  Willis
          mark

Sworn this 21st day of ⎬
April 1835 before me
R Cook Justice of the Peace

I certify my opinion that said Russel Willis
is a man of truth & veracity.
R Cook

Cayuga County Clerk's Office SS.
I certify that Robert Cook Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his signatures to the above and within affidavits & certificates are genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County this twenty first day of April A.D. 1835.
A. L. Millerd Dep. Clerk
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I Joel Doolittle of Middlebury in the County of Addison & State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Miner of Bridport in said County, whose affidavit is annexed to the declaration of Stephen Baldwin for a pension, that he is a
man of very respectable standing and a credible
witness-
Joel Doolittle

Sworn to & subscribed this
17th day of December 1832
Before me, Ozias Seymour Just of the peace

I Calvin Solan of Bridport in the County of Addison of lawful age depose & say, that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Miner, whose name is referred to in the above affidavit of Judge Doolittle, and fully concur in the opinion there expressed.
Calvin Solan

Subscribed & sworn this
17 day of December 1832
Before me Ozias Seymour Just of the peace

I certify that Joel Doolittle & Calvin Sollan
the signers of the above affidavits are credible
witnesses.
Ozias Seymour Just of the peace
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State of Vermont
Addison County SS }   I Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Ozias Seymour, before whom the within affidavits of Joel Doolittle & Calvin Solan were made was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name thereto subscribed is his own signature.
[seal affixed at left]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 5th day of December 1833.
Saml. Swift
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I Benjamin Miner Junr of Bridport County of Addison and State of Vermont in the sixty sixth year of my age do testify and say that I am
well acquainted with Capt. Stephen Baldwin who now resides in said Bridport and was well acquainted with the said Baldwin when he resided in the State of Newjersey in the year of 1783. I did Militia duty in Capt Stephen Baldwin's company and he was the capt. at that time of said company when he was appointed to that office I do not recol[l]ect-- when the revolution war first commenced the said Baldwin belonged to the cavalry or light horse and had an office in said company how high a grade I do not remember but it appeared his being an active good soldier that he wanted to do everything to promote the good of his co[u]ntry he was taken from the cavalry and appointed capt of the Militia I should judge two year after the war commenced.
Benjamin Miner Jun.

State of Vermont
Addison County }  Bridport February 4 1833
Then Benjamin Miner Jr. personally appeared and made oath that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth
Before me Joshua S. Strong Justice peace

NB as it was the law in the state of Newjersey that every able bodied male should do Militia duty when they arrived to the age of sixteen years of age on the 27 of August 17[illegible] I ar[r]ived to that age and was involved in the said Baldwins Company and did Militia duty as a soldier &c.
Benjamin Miner Jun.
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State of Vermont
Addison County SS. }  I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Joshua S. Strong, before whom the within affidavit of Benjamin Miner Jun. was made was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name thereto subscribed is his own signature.
[seal affixed at left]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 5th day of February 1833.
Saml Swift
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1832
    85
____
1747

Stephen Baldwins
Supplemental Declaration
----------------
Admitted
Captain of Infantry        8 mo & 2 days
Sergeant of Dragoons 10. " & 14 "
                                      __________
                                       18  "    16. "

Stephen Haight Esq.
Sergt. at Arms
Senate
NY
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State of Vermont
District of Addison SS  }   I, Harvey Bell Register of the Probate Court for the said District of Addison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Baldwin for a pension.
[seal affixed at left]

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 5th day of February 1833.
Harvey Bell Register
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1837
    74
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1763


N. Jersey Morris Co.
---------------------
Deposition of
Moses Samson
Additional evidence of the
service of Capt. Stephen Baldwin
of the State of Vermont for
an enlargement of his pension.
To be annexed to Capt Baldwin's
Declaration & papers.


illegible] certificate of Treasurer of Dept.
Stephen Baldwin Capt
Paid - $181.6
    do.    219.0
           ______
          $400.6 - $106.40
      2 mo. & 15 days
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State of New Jersey, Morris County SS.
Before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County, personally appeared Moses Sampson of Chatham township in Morris County, known to me personally as a man of truth & fair character, & being by me duly sworn according to law saith as follows, viz: I am in my 74th year, since the first day of March 1837, & was a drafted soldier for 3 months, in the war of the Revolution, in Colonel Sylvanus Seeley's regiment, in the summer in which Cornwallis was taken, with his army at York town in Virginia. when the regular army was about to
have this part of the Country, I understood & believed, that every Militia company had to
furnish its proportion of men for defense. I then was in Captain Israel Wards company of Militia, & was drafted as one of the 3 or 4 men who had to go. These drafted men, all assembled at Morristown in July 1781, & my Captain was Stephen Baldwin, whom I had never known before then. I think it was near the last of July when we left Morristown, & marched through Hanover to the Great falls of Passaic, where Patterson town now is, thence through Paramus to Dobbs ferry on the Hudson river, there we lay some few weeks under Colonel Seeley - thence we marched to Hackensack - thence to Newark, thence to Connecticut Farms, where we were stationed till our 3 months expired, & we were discharged on the 15th of October 1781, whilst at Connecticut farms, guards were often sent out to Trembly's point near Rahway, to Elizabeth town - to Moore's mills &c. to guard against the depredations of the Refugees & Tories, who committed much mischief in those places.-- Captain Baldwin commanded the Company during the whole 3 months. Col. Seeley told us our time had expired, & we were verbally discharged. The years men, so called, & we, 3 months men, were all associated together in the same regiment.
Moses Samson

Sworn & subscribed before me, at Morris town, Augt 4th 1837
Elijah Ward J.P.

New Jersey Morris County,   I, David B. Ward, Clerk of Morris County, hereby certify that Elijah Ward Esqr. before whom the above deposition of Moses Samson was taken & subscribed on the 4th August 1837, is now & was at the time of the date thereof, a Justice of peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & authorized, & the signature of his name thereto "Elijah Ward", is genuine.

Witness my signature & the seal of my office at Morristown, this 20th August, 1839.
D B Hurd
[seal affixed at left]
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State of New Jersey, Morris County ss.
Be it known that before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in said County, personally appears Deacon Stephen Cooke of said County, well known to me to be a man of unblemished reputation & entitled to most implicit confidence & belief, & having been by me duly sworn according to law, on his oath saith as follows viz:- I am now in the 84th year of my age, was born on Long Island, & removed to New Jersey in Morris County, in the early period of the revolutionary war  1776 to avoid the
troubles & perils which threatened the inhabitants of the Island by the invasion of the Enemy.  I did Militia duty against the common enemy upon the Island, & after my remove to Jersey also belonged to Capt Isaac Halsey's Company in Hanover, & our militia service was performed by monthly tours & in classes, except when great danger threatened & the whole body of militia was then ordered into the field for duty. I was well acquainted with Captain Stephen Baldwin, who lived within two miles of me in Hanover, Morris County, & who had command of a Militia Co.  & who was to my knowledge, often out at the head of his company performing action in defence of the State. In some of my monthly tours of Militia service, when called only with my class, I was under the command of said Capt. Baldwin, & performed duty under him. I performed one months service under him in this manner, at Newark, & another month at Elizabeth town.
I cannot tell with any certainty what year, nor in what months, these tours were performed, but
I believe they were in 1778 or 1779. I performed other tours of duty under my own Captain & others, & know that I often saw Capt. Baldwin with his company on duty, when I was not
under his order, but we were sometimes in the same neighbourhood, performing similar duties
sometimes under Col. Seelye, & sometimes other Colonels & often under Genl Winds. I believe that I saw Capt. Baldwin & his Co. performing militia service in every year of the war after the first two years, & more than once in each year thereafter. The places, occasions & seasons, I do not believe it now to be in my power to particularize. I believe Col. Seeley commanded the Regiment in which most of the duties of Captain Baldwin were performed. In the first two or three years of the war Capt Baldwin belonged to Capt Arnolds Company of Horse, which troop to was to my knowledge often called out in active service, & I know that Baldwin was often out in that company. I saw him perhaps every week when at home, & often every day in the week, I made his family's 
shoes, & he often called on me for work & I was at his house very frequently. He was much engaged in the war as an active Whig. I remember him on duty guarding prisoners at Morris town jail more than one tour, but my memory is not sufficient to enable me to state the months nor the years, but I believe he performed much service from the beginning to the end of the war, in every year, till its close.
Stephen Cooke

Sworn & subscribed before me in Haoverd Morris County this 12th June, 1836.
Isaac Quinby
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State of New Jersey Morris County, ss:
Before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County, personally appears John Ball of said County, personally well known to me, as a man of integrity, for many years, a Deacon of the Baptist Church, & of exemplary life & character, & having been by me duly affirmed
according to law, on his oath declare as follows, viz:
I am now in the 91st year of my age, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, & had an Ensigns commission in the company commanded by Captain Isaac Halsey of the Morris County Militia, in the Regiment of Colonel Ford & Colonel Seeley.

I was well acquainted with Capt. Stephen Baldwin of Hanover in this County, where he then lived, & not more than 1 1/2 miles distant from me, & after the war, he removed as
was said, into the State of Vermont. Thomas Osborn, I believe, was either his Lieutenant
or Ensign, & Col. Silvanus Seeley commanded the Regiment to which Baldwin belonged. I believe that Baldwin Commanded a Company in Seeley's Regiment for three years at least, viz. from some time in the year 1778. Baldwin himself, as Captain; performed duty in Seeley's 
Regiment during that time, but whether he was in constant & active service the whole period or not, I cannot positively say: I verily believe however, that he performed much active service & know that he was in good repute, as an efficient officer, & prompt in his duties. 
In my militia tours of duty, I have often seen him in active service, altho' I can mention only a very few instances where I have seen him. I have seen him at Elizabeth town, at the landings opposite Staten Island below Elizth town [Elizabethtown]- at Newark; at Hackensack - Acquackanonk,  Springfield, near Quibble town, Rahway,  Chatham, & at other places which I cannot now recollect, nor can I remember the particular years nor the months. But I believe I have seen him on duty in every year whilst the war lasted
after the year 1778 & including a part of that year.  Baldwin belonged to a company of Horse in the beginning of the war, which was commanded for a short time by Capt Thomas Kinsey as was said,  afterward by Capt Jacob Arnold & for two or more years, he performed service in that company, whenever the company was called, as I then understood & believe. I cannot say, that I have a distinct remembrance of seeing him actually in service as a horseman, but I know he belonged to
that company, which was often called out & I know Baldwin was a good whig, always ready & willing to do his duty. I remember that the Governor of New Jersey, (Franklin) was known to be disaffected to the revolution, & was sent out of the State, under an escort & that it was then known by me that some part of said troop of horse, was detailed to escort him or convey him as a prisoner to a place of safety out of the State to Connecticut, or some distant state. But I cannot state positively that Baldwin was among the men who guarded the Governor.
John Ball

Affirmed & subscribed before me at Parsippany in Hanover, Morris County, June 10th 1836.
John Righton Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey, Morris County ss:
Be it known, that before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County, personally appears Jonathan Morgan of said County, known to me to be a man of veracity & being first duly sworn, saith as follows, viz: 
I am in my 73d year since December 8th last.  I was a soldier in some part of the revolutionary war. I then lived in Pequannock, in Morris County, but a short distance from Captain Stephen Baldwin, whom I then knew very well, & who removed to the State of Vermont many years since, as I am informed. I know that Stephen Baldwin had command of a Company in the war of the revolution & that I have frequently seen him performing Military duty at the head of his Company in time of said war, as Captain. I believe he was attached to a Regiment under command of Colonel Seely. I was myself frequently out in public service, as a militia man in the war, often times as a private with my musket, & often as driver of a team, conducting carrying public stores for the army, from one place to another. In these tours of duty, I have many times seen said Capt. Baldwin, with his company, performing service at different places-- in different years & at
different seasons in the same year. I cannot tell all the times & occasions when I have then seen
him on duty-- but I will recollect to have seen him at Elizabeth town, & at Newark, as well as
at Aquackamonk in Essex County, & at Springfield. I have also seen him on duty in the same manner, in the neighbourhood of New Brunswick & Amboy, & again at Second River in Essex & Bergen County. I think I also saw him on duty near Quibble town. I have seen him on duty more frequently at & near Elizabeth town, & Newark & Springfield, than at any other places. I cannot now tell, how often at any of these places, but am confident I have seen him at each of these last mentioned places, more than once, & at & near Elizabeth town & the point, I think I have seen him with his company 4 or 5 different times. I do not think I saw Capt. Baldwin on duty with his company, until about the third year of the war, probably 1778, & after that period I believe I saw him on duty more or less frequently, every year, until the close of the war.  Before the year 1778, Baldwin belonged to a troop of Horse called Arnold's troop. I lived
with John Salter Esqr. near Capt Baldwin, & often saw him three & four times a week.  My 
relations lived near his house, within a few rods of him, when I was a boy & I knew him as well as
I knew any other man in the place from my boyhood, till the end of the war.  The Horse company, Arnold's, was often out out, said to be in the service & Baldwin was said, [covered up]any on any. I remember when on duty under Capt. Minor or Kingsland at Tarrytown, to have seen Capt Baldwin at head of his Co. under Col. Seely, & once also at Second river, & Aquackanonk, under Col. Seely & Genl. Winds.  I was there about in my 17th or 18th year. Capt. Baldwin was known to be a firm patriot, always ready when called to duty.
Jonathan Morgan

Sworn & subscribed before me, at Whippany, Hanover, in the County of Morris, June 11th 1836.
W. O. Ford
Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey, Morris County SS:
Be it known that before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County, personally appears Jonathan Morgan of said County, known to me to be a man of veracity & being first duly sworn, saith as follows, viz:
I am in my 73d year since December 8th last.  I was a soldier in some part of the revolutionary war. I then lived in Pequannock Morris County, but a short distance from Captain Stephen Baldwin, whom I then knew any well, & who
removed to the State of Vermont many years since, as I am informed. I know that Stephen Baldwin had command of a Company in the war of the revolution, & that I have frequently seen him performing Military duty at the head of his Company in time of said war, as Captain. I believe he was attached to a Regiment under command of Colonel Seely. I was myself frequently out in public service, as a Militia
man in the war, often times is a private with my musket, & often as a driver of team, conducting & carrying  public stores for the army, from one place to another. In these tours of duty, I have many times seen said Capt. Baldwin, with his company, performing service at different places-- in different years, & at different seasons in the same year. I cannot tell all the times & occasions when I have then seen him on duty-- but I will recollect to have seen him at Elizabeth town, & at Newark, as well as at Aquackanonk in Essex County, & at Springfield. I have also seen him on duty in the same
manner, in the neighbourhood of New Brunswick & Amboy, & again at Second river in Essex & Bergen County. I think I also saw him on duty near Quibble town. I have seen him on duty more frequently at & near Elizabeth town, & Newark & Springfield, that at my other places. I cannot now tell how often at any of these places, but am confident I have seen him at each of the last mentioned places, more than once; & at & near Elizabeth town & the point, I think I have seen him with his company 4 or 5 different times. I do not think I saw Capt. Baldwin on duty with his company, until about the third year of the war, probably 1778, & after that period I believe I saw him on duty more or less frequently, every year, until the close of the war.  Before the year 1778, Baldwin belonged to a troop of Horse called Arnold's troop. I lived
with John Salter Esqr near Capt Baldwin, & often saw him three & four times a week. My
relatives lived near his house, within a few rods of him, when I was a boy, & I knew him as well as I know any other man in the place from my boyhood, till the end of the war.  The Horse company, Arnold's, was often gone out, said to be in the service, & Baldwin was said, & believed by me to be with the Company, on duty. I remember when on duty under Capt
Minor or Kingsland at Tarrytown, to have seen Capt. Baldwin at head of his Co. under Col. Seely, &  once also at Second river, & Acquackanonk, under Col. Seely & Genl. Winds.  I was then about in my 17th or 18th year. Capt. Baldwin was known to be a firm patriot, always ready when called to duty.
Jonathan Morgan

Sworn & subscribed before me, at Whippany, Hanover, in the County of Morris, June 11th 1836. 
W.O. Ford
Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey, Morris County SS.
Be it known, that before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County, personally
appears Jeremiah Howell of Hanover in said County, a man of fair character, fully entitled to 
belief, & having been duly sworn by me, on his oath declare as follows, -
I am in the 89th year of my age - was a soldier in the revolutionary war, & performed duty as such.  I was then acquainted with Capt. Stephen Baldwin, who lived in Hanover about 2½ miles from me, & sometime after the war he removed to the State of Vermont as was said.  He, the said Stephen Baldwin Commanded a Company in Col. Seely's Regiment, & to my knowledge performed much Military duty. During the last three or four years of the war, I after fell in with Col. Seely's Regiment & sometimes was under his command, & I often saw Captain Baldwin doing duty at the head of his company. I have seen him on duty repeated in Essex County, at Elizabeth town, at Newark, Springfield, Acquackanonk, & at some of these places, more than once or twice, as I verily believe, 
particularly at Elizabeth town & in its neighbourhood. And I believe I have seen him on duty at some of these places, more than once, in each of the last three years of the war.

I belonged to Captain Hallsey's Company of Militia & in my tours of duty, was sometimes stationed in the same neighbourhood with Capt. Baldwin, & at other times in our marches, I
frequently saw him on duty, at the head of his company. After the lapse of so many years, I
do not think I can further specify his services in the foot as to years & months, but my firm belief is that he commanded his company in Seely's Regiment at least three years, in the latter period of the war, during which time I know he performed much active service. Before his appointment as Captain of the foot, he belonged to a Company of Horse commanded by Capt. Jacob Arnold of Morris County, which was often out upon militia along the enemy lines and Elizabeth town & Newark.  I often knew that troop of horse to be called out, & knew that Baldwin was reputed & believed by me, & by his other neighbors to be absent with the troop on duty. I was well acquainted with him personally, living near him. He was known to be much engaged in the cause of his Country, was known & esteemed to be one of the most zealous & active Whigs in his neighbourhood, & from my opportunities of knowing, I verily believe he performed much service in every year from 1776 to the end of the war. The precise time of his appointment as Captain I cannot tell, but believe it must have been most probably two years or thereabouts, after the war began, & up to that time, he was in Arnolds Horse.
Jeremiah Howell

Sworn & subscribed before me, at Hanover, Morris County, this 12th (11th) day of June, 1836.
Isaac Quinby
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State of New Jersey Morris County SS:
On this twenty fourth day of June, 1836, before the subscriber (Silas Cook) a Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas, and a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, personally appears John Blowers, an aged man, & a reputed soldier of the Revolution, & having been by me duly sworn, doth on his oath, declare as follows, viz: I shall be 86 years old in September next, if my life be spared till then-- I was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & performed militia service in each year of the war, from its beginning to its end.  My first duty was in cool weather, whether in the spring, or in the fall season, I cannot determine, but I am of opinion it was in the fall season & before the British took possession of N. York, & before the battle of Long Island. There was a call for Militia men, & the company to which I belonged met at the house of Jacob Miller, in Pequannock township, Morris Co. to make a draught.  I declared I could not be compelled to go & stepped out as a volunteer. My example was soon followed by 6 or 7 others, & among them, I remember, Philip Price, Saml Farrand, John Esler, who were my near neighbours - the others I do not now recollect; but there were as many volunteered from our Co. as was required. Capt. Jacobus, (James Jacobus) was our Capt. & under his orders we marched to the City of New York by way of Newark, & were quartered in the City of New York, & were engaged in throwing up Breast works for defense, against an expected invasion. A large force was collected, of the Jersey & N. York Militia, but I cannot now tell who had the chief command.  We were detained on duty at that place, for 6 weeks.  We were then ordered back to Newark under Capt.  Jacobus & from thence direct to Amboy, when it was said the British were expected, & there we were detained 6 weeks longer, performing guard duty with some 2 or 3 other companies of Jersey Militia. At the end of this time, we were verbally discharged - others took our places, & we returned home. This was my only service in the Foot.  I then found that the service was likely to be continued, & I left the Foot & joined myself to the Troop of Horse the commanded by Captain Thomas Kinney & Lieutenant Jacob Arnold, Arnold Soon after being appointed Captain, on the resignation of Kinney, & continued Captain of the Troop to the end of the war, & D Wm Liddel, was then Lieutent. or Cornet. I was well acquainted with Stephen Baldwin, who lived about 4 miles from me, & had known him well before the war began.   Baldwin belonged to the Troop of Horse when I joined it. & was Sergeant of the troop.  We often were associated in duty as Horseman in the public service, & often when returning home from tours & excursions of duty, I slept at his house on my way home. We served together as long as he remained in the Horse, & I do not recollect in what year he quit the Troop & was chosen Capt. of a volunteer company as was said & as I believed. Our service as horsemen, was often in small parties of 5 or 6, attached to corps of Infantry, to carry orders to other corps, & to watch the movement of the enemy .  Sometimes we were in large numbers as horsemen, but not very often assembled as
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as a company except for excise & training & disciplining. In times of alarm (& they were
frequent) we were called out as a Company together, & acted, either together as a body, or
divided, & perhaps subdivided, as circumstances required.-- our orders were, to be always in readiness, with our accoutrements & horses fit for active duty. We found our own
horses & equipment & I believe our services as horsemen, were more frequent called for than were the services of the Infantry. I have served with Stephen Baldwin in the Horse at Morris town, many times, where we were quartered & employed to carry tidings & watch the movements of the tories & of the enemy. We lay at Morristown when Genl. Lee was taken prisoner at Baskingridge. I had my horse stolen from me in the Parsippany before this time, & when tidings was recd at Morristown of the capture of Genl Lee, it was found that the bearer of the news rode my house. & I took measures to recover him.  Baldwin served with me also at Millstone, in Somerset & along the Raritan River.  I also remember him at Springfield, at Connecticut farms, where there was a party of Hessians taken prisoners. I remember Baldwin also on duty as horseman, at Elizabeth town, & at Newark, & Acquackanonk, in the earlier part of the war, but I cannot now tell either the years, or the months. I believe that whilst Baldwin remained in Arnold's Troop, that there is scarcely a month in the year, in which he did not do more or less of active duty as a Horseman & I always found him ready & willing to perform every duty faithfully, which was required of him.  Of his other services after he left the Troop, I cannot speak with any degree of certainty.
         his
John  X  Blowers
        mark

Sworn and subscribed
before me the 24th day
of June 1836 -
Silas Cook

I do hereby certify, that I have been acquainted with John Blowers, above named - for thirty eight years now last past - living a near neighbour to him all that time, in the County of Morris and believe his statement to be substantially true and that he is entitled to credit under oath.
Silas Cook
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Vermont
Stephen Baldwin
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Testimony taken in 
New Jersey
June 1836.
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State of New Jersey Morris County SS:
Before the Subscriber a Justice of peace in & for said County personally appears John Esler of Pequannock township in said County an aged & respectable man, & fully entitled to belief, & having first been be me duly sworn, doth on his oath declare as follows.- :
I am now in the 88th year of my age, since November last, 1835. I was a soldier in the war of the revolution, & was well acquainted with Captain Stephen Baldwin, both before the war began & whilst it lasted. I lived within 4 miles of him, & often saw him. He was a leading active man, having influence throughout the neighbourhood & possessing the respect & confidence of his neighbours. He was also a firm Whig, & a decided supporter of the Revolution & its principles. When the war broke out in 1776, Baldwin was a Horseman, belonging to Arnold's Troop of Horse, in which company he frequently performed public service. He was a Sergeant in that company, as I understood & believed.  He was called & known as Sergeant Baldwin, & performed Sergeant's duty. The first occasion I remember him on public duty in that company was in the first year of the war. A Tory Governor of the State or Colony, called Governor Franklin, was ordered to be carried out of the State to Connecticut as I understood, & he was taken
or escorted by a party of Arnold's Horse, through Morris County, by way of Hackensack in Bergen Co. & across the Hudson river. Baldwin was then acting as a sergeant in that escort. They passed through Hanover, & at village called Troy, at Ball's Tavern, they halted & tarried an hour or more, Many Collected to see them on the occasion, & I among others. There were perhaps 15 or 20 or perhaps more horsemen, with Baldwin on this service. How long he was out on this occasion, I know not. I then belonged to Capt Miner's company of Militia, & frequently saw Baldwin doing duty
as a horseman sometimes with only a few horsemen under him, to carry orders from
place to place, & watching the movements of the enemy & at other times with perhaps half the Co. & with the whole company at other times. I think I saw him at Elizabeth Town & Springfield, & Lyon's farms & Newark & Quibble town repeatedly as a horseman in the public service, when I was myself doing duty under Captain Miner, & under Capt Kingsland & Captain Hall & others. His services as Horseman, were confined to this earlier part of the war. About the second year of the war, or early in the 3d year of it. Baldwin was chosen Captain of a volunteer company, raised in Parsippany, Hanover township in Morris County, to which company I was myself attached. I was present at the election for officers, & voted for Baldwin, who was elected Captain. Thomas
Osborn 1st Lieut. & Phinehas Farrand, 2nd Lieut., as I believe. I was myself a Corporal, chosen at that time, & performed Corporal's duty under Baldwin many tours, sometimes for one month, sometimes for two months, & sometimes for shorter periods.-
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I think it was in the beginning of Summer & probably in the year 1778, that Baldwin was chosen Captain, & it appears to me, that my first service with him was at the Scotch plains, in Essex County, performing guard duty under Col Seely or Hathaway, & General Winds. We even most frequently commanded by Seely, 
& sometimes by Hathaway, who was wounded at or near Springfield, by a party of Hessians. During each year of the war from Baldwin's appointment to the end of the war. I did duty under him, more or less, & I verily believe that in four years served not less than 4 or 5 months, often under him, & sometimes when only
part of our Co. was out we had some other Captain over us. The other Captain whom I now remember, were Captain, Ward, Captain Hindman, Captain Kingsland, & there was also others, whom I cannot now recollect.-
In my advanced age. I cannot recollect the years, nor the months, in which I have been with Capt. Baldwin in Militia service, but I verily believe & can recollect that I served under him, repeated at Elizabeth town, then at Chatham, two months at Morristown on guard duty, at Ash Swamp  two months, at Lyons farms two months, at Newark two months, at Springfield, two months, at Acquackanonk one month, at Hackensack a month or 6 weeks, at Baskin[g]ridge two months, at Connecticut farms between two & three months & at Second river one month. I was chosen a Sergeant in Baldwins company, after serving as Corporal for one or two years, & remained a Sergeant to the end of the war. I know that my services with Captain Baldwin, were more frequent at Elizabeth town & at Elizabeth town point & along the Staten Island shore, than at other places. I verily believe that I did duty under him at the last named place not less than from 6 to 8 months; whilst I was Corporal & Sergeant under him.  I also performed service under him at Rahway, at Amboy, at Woodbridge & New Brunswick, but for how many months. I cannot tell. I never was a drafted soldier to the best of my knowledge & belief, but uniformly was a volunteer, as was Captain Baldwin himself, & about half, or perhaps more of his company,
General Winds was our Brigadier & Seely, Hathaway & Hays, commanded the Regmt.
John Esler

Sworn & subscribed before me at the Township of Pequannock on this 24th June 1836.
Silas Cook

I Silas Cook do hereby certify, that I have been acquainted with John Esler, for thirty years in the County of County of [sic] Morris, and I believe his statement to be true in substance, and that he is entitled to credit, under Oath.
Silas Cook
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State of New Jersey Morris County SS:
On this 24th day of June, 1836, before the subscriber, a Justice of peace in & for said County personally appears James Kitchel,
an aged citizen, well known to me as a man of truth & good character, & highly respected by all who know him; & who, having been by me duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare as follows viz:- I am now in the 77th year of my age, born Nov. 7th 1759, & was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, from its commencement to its end. I knew Captain Stephen Baldwin, from my boyhood, until the time of his removal into Vermont, which was more than 30 years since.  My father lived near Captain Baldwin, & I knew him from my early years & throughout the war of the revolution. He was an active & influential man, of Whig  principles, strongly attached to the cause of the Revolution, & highly respected by his neighborhood over. It is said & I believe truly, that said Baldwin was a Horseman in Arnold's troop in the first year of the war & performed service as such. I have but one indistinct remembrance of his service in the Horse, but I remember him well as a Captain, commanding a company of Infantry which was raised as a volunteer company early in the war, about the year 1777 or 1778.  Baldwin & Thomas Osborn were competitors for the command of the Company. Baldwin was chosen Captain & Osborn Lieutenant. I served as a militia man under several Captains & often saw Captain Baldwin at the head of his company, in active service, in any year after his appointment as Captain, to the close of the war, & as I believe, for many tours of duty, in each year. We were often in large bodies when the enemy were strong, sometimes 2, sometimes more than 2 Regiments, & I often saw Baldwin, in Col. Seely's Regiment, under Genl. Winds command. I cannot specify the years nor months when I saw Capt. Baldwin on duty; but I have a distinct remembrance of seeing him frequently at Elizth town, at Newark, at Lyon's farms, at Quibble town, at Amboy, at Strawberry hill between N. Brunswick & Amboy, at Acquackanonk, at Second river, at Ash Swamp - at Morris town, Chatham.  I have frequently seen him in service near Woodbridge & Rahway. I was in the skirmishes at Ash Swamp & Short hills, & Springfield & in the neighbourhood of Quibble town, & know that I have seen Captain Baldwin & his company in several of these places, & according to the best of my belief I have met him & his Company, & been in service with him at all these places & at other places & times which I cannot now specify, General Winds & Col Seely & Col. Drake & Col. Lindsly, Col. Hays Col Bott & Col. Ford, had command of us.  My immediate Captains, were, Hallsey, Obadiah Kitchel, Biglow, Hall, Ogden, Bates, Allen & Beach. Colonel Benoni Hathaway & Major Lindsly were also sometimes associated
with us, & sometimes had command of us at Springfield & Connecticut farms. During some
part of the war, when I did not carry my musket, I was employed in transporting military
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stores of the Continental Army, under the directions of Colonel O'Beal, to & from different
points, & have when thus employed, fallen in with Captain Baldwin & his company of Volunteers, in public service, on many occasions. I verily believe he performed active & faithful service as a Captain, at the head of his company, in every year from the date of his commission, to the close of the war, & that he was an officer of much merit, deserving the gratitude of his Country.
James Kitchel

Joseph Jackson Justice of the peace-

Sworn & subscribed before me at Rockaway in the County of Morris, the date first mentioned.

---
I hereby certify, that I have personally been well
acquainted with James Kitchell Esqr the above deponent, more than forty years, viz, from my boyhood to the present time, that his character for truth and integrity, is unblemished and without reproach, wherever he is known, and I believe his statement of facts is fully entitled to credit.
Joseph Jackson one of the
Judges of the inferior Court of
Common pleas for Morris Co.
New Jersey
24th June 1836

I do hereby certify to the Secretary of War & to the Commissioner of Pensions, that having been born in the same County, & spent the whole of my life, (60 years) but a few miles distant from Stephen Cook, John Ball, Jeremiah Howell & James Kitchel Esq. I have known each of them intimately, between 30 & 40 years. All of them are professors of Religion & members of Christian Churches, in good standing, & living exemplary lives of piety & honesty, respected & esteemed by all who know them. Stephen Cook has for many years been, & still is a Deacon of the Presbyterian Church in Parsippany, & John Ball is a Deacon of the Baptist Church in Morris town, & has been for 40 years & more. James Kitchel is fully worthy of all that Judge Jackson has said of him above.-- Jonathan Morgan is an
honest poor man, known & respected by his neighbors as a man of strict integrity, but I have
not known him personally more than 6 or 7 years. - John Blowers I have not known longer than a few months - John Esler is an honest sober man, & fully entitled to belief, but is illiterate.
Lewis Condict

Sworn & subscribed before me, June 26th 1836
Elijah Ward Justice of the Peace
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Phinehas Kitchel's
affidavit-
Stephen Baldwins case
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I Phineas Kitchel of Bridport County of Addison and State of Vermont testify and say that I am well acquainted with Capt Stephen Baldwin who now resides in sd [said] Bridport we have both
resided in Bridport for more than thirty years I was also acquainted with said Capt. Baldwin in the State of New Jersey. I served three months as a soldier in Capt. Baldwins Company I think in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one he then commanded a company which was attached to Col. S. Seelys Regt.

I have also seen a Statement which Capt. Baldwin has this day made (which accompanies this of his services during the revolutionary war and as far as I am acquainted I believe it to be correct he is now poor as to property I know not  that he has any, he is also blind I think that he cannot desern [discern] an object but three feet from his eyes and further say not.
Bridport June 9th 1832
Phineas Kitchel

State of Vermont } 
Bridport County* Ss  } June 9th 1832
Then appeared Phineas Kitchel and made oath that the above deposition to which he had subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth.
before me William Myrick Just. peace

I hereby certify that the above named Phineas Kitchel is a credible witness, Decr 13th 1832
William Myrich Just. peace
*[Bridport is in Addison County]
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John Halleys affidavit
Stephen Baldwins case
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I John Halsey of Waybridge County of Addison and State of Vermont testify and say that I am well acquainted with Capt Stephen Baldwin who now resides in the Town of Bridport in Addison County Vermont I was acquainted with him in the State of New Jersey I served under Capt. Baldwin three months I think in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and eighty one Col Silvanus Seely commanded the Regiment to which Capt. Baldwins Company was attached I have seen the statement which Capt Baldwin has made of his services during the revolution
many of them I know to be correct his statement reflecting the whole of the Militia being on duty one month or two is correct and further say not.
Bridport June 9th 1832-
         his
John  X  Halsey
         mark

State of Vermont} 
Addison County SS } Bridport June 9th AD 1832
Then appeared John Halsey and made oath
that the above deposition contained the truth
before me William Myrich Just. Peace

I hereby certify that I am but partially acquainted with the above named John Halsey but from Information from credible persons who are his nabours [neighbors] I have no doubt of
his being a person whose testimony may be relied on
Middlebury Dec 18th 1832 William Myrick Capt Judge C. Ct.
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I Benjamin Miner of Bridport in the County of Addison and State of Vermont in the Ninety first year of my age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Capt. Stephen Baldwin for about fifty seven years as I resided in the Town of Pequan[n]ock and the said Baldwin in the Town of Hanover both Towns in the County of Morris and State of Newjersey through the revolution war which was about twenty seven miles from the citty [city] of New York. the said Baldwin belonged to the same Regt that I did which was Colonel Silvanus Seely's and attacht [attached] to Geberal Winds Brigade of Militia Newjersey I was called on as one to take the
votes when the said Stephen Baldwin was appointed Capt. which was in fore part of June
1778 I was well knowing to his serving in the revolution war and a faithful soldier he was I should say he served at least as much as four year in his co[u]ntry service I was in the battle with the said Baldwin at Springfield Newjersey attacht [attached] to Col. Angels Regt. of standing troops from Rhode Island I was in one other battle with the Brittish [British] at Elizabeth Town with the said Baldwin I was in one more battle at Ssecond river and drove the enimy [enemy] five miles into Bargain [Bergen] County with the said Stephen Baldwin.
Benjn. Miner

State of Vermont
Addison County ss }
Bridport July 24 AD 1832 then Benjamin Miner
personally appeared and made oath that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth
Before me Benjamin Miner Junr. Justice Peace
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Honl. Stephen Haight
Door Keeper
House Representatives
Washington DC.

Care Hon. Dudley Farlin
Mem Con.
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State of New York
Essex County   } Ss. Nathaniel Rogers of the town of Essex in the aforesaid County and State being duly sworn before Melchior S. Hoffnagle Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace of said Town, Does upon his oath say that he was a
Private Soldier in Militia of the State of New Jersey during the principal part of the war of the independence of the United States of America, and that Capt Stephen Baldwin, then of Hanover in the County of Morris in the State of New Jersey but now residing in the town of Bridport Addison County in the State of Vermont was the Captain who commanded the company of Militia in which this deponent
served, that said Company belonged to a Regiment under the Command of Colonel Sylvanus Seeley in the Brigade commanded
by General William Winds part of the time, and part of the time under the command of Gen Elias Dayton, and this Deponant further says that during the time he (this Deponent) belonged to said Militia Company, said Company was called into the service of the Continental Government at the places and for the length of time mentioned below and that this deponent served through each term, and knows that the aforesaid Captain Stephen Baldwin was present and commanded the aforesaid Militia Company during the whole of each term to wit - By the Governers Guard
fourteen days - at Elizabethtown Two months- at Newark one month- at Springfield one month- at Lyons farms two months- at Westfield mills fourteen days-- at Ash Swamp fourteen days-- at Baskin[g]ridge fourteen
days-- at Elizabethtown point one month at Springfield ten days-- at Chatham one month.  And this deponant further says that the aforesaid Capt. Stephen Baldwin was in the regular service as Capt, but not serving with him
he is not able to state for how long a time-- and this Deponant further sayeth not.
Nathaniel Rogers

Sworn & Subscribed before me
at Essex aforesaid Oct 23d 1834.
M.G. Hoffnagle Justice Peace
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State of New York
County of Essex } SS.  I Edward S. Cuyler Clerk of the County and State aforesaid & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that I am well and personally acquainted with a Nathaniel Rogers of Essex in said County & that I have known him & lived near to him for more than twenty five years past and that he is a credible person and that his statements are entitled to full credit.  I further certify that Melchior S. Hoffnagle Esquire whose name appears to the Jurat of the Deposition of said Nathaniel Rogers foregoing was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County commissioned and sworn and duly authorized by law to act as such Justice and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice & verily believe his signature to said Jurat to be his genuine hand writing & signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal of office this 7th day of June 1835.
Edwd. S. Cuyler Clerk
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Essex County Clerks Office
Elizabeth town June 7th 1838.

Dear Sir

Enclosed I Return the Depositions of Messrs. Rogers & Dickerson, attested as requested in 
yours of 30th May.  Messrs. Dickerson & Rogers
have both been my neighbors for twenty five
years & both sustain fair & Reputable Characters.  I have therefore made the certificate.

I am Respectfully,
Your Obt Servt.
Edwd. S. Cuyler

Fees $1.00

Honl. Stepn. Haight
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Honl. Stephen Haight
Door Keeper
House Representatives
Washington DC

Can Honl. Dudley Farlin
Mem. Con.
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I Jonathan Ball now in Bridport in the County of Addison and State of Vermont in the seventy fourth year of my age do testify and say that I have been acquainted with Captain Stephen Baldwin for fifty five years that he lived in the Town of Hanover in the County of Morris and State of Newjersey I was well knowing that the said Baldwin was appointed Captain of a company in said Town in May 1778 that I did duty as a Soldier in his company commanded by him at Elizabeth Town Newjersey one month and am well knowing he did duty as a captain to the close of the revolution war.
Jnth. Ball

State of Vermont
Addison County ss } Bridport October 9 1833
Then Jonathan Ball personally appeared and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing by him subscribed contains the whole truth -Before me Benjamin Miner Junr. Justice of the peace

I certify that the above named Jonathan Ball is a man of truth and veracity and a credible person and whose evidence where he is known would be entitled to credit in a Court of Justice.
Benjamin Miner Junr. Justice of the peace
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State of Vermont } 
Addison County Ss } I Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Benjamin Miner Jun.  before whom the within Affidavit of Jonathan Ball was made was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County and his name subscribed thereto is his own Signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 21st day of October 1833.
Saml. Swift Clerk


Jonathan Ball
affidavit
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I Jacob Post of Addison; County of Addison and State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say that I am acquainted with Capt Stephen Baldwin
now of Bridport in said County, and have been acquainted with him in the State of Newjersey.  he was a captain during the revolutionary war and commanded a company of Militia of said Newjersey troops.   I was a soldier in his company and served under him and was commanded by him as my captain for the term at least of two months, while the said Militia
(or quotas drafted from it of which the said company was a part) were engaged in guarding the lines or frontiers & watching the motions of the common enemy. The said company was engaged in actual service for the time above mentioned under Col. Seely and was attached to Genl Winds Brigade.
Jacob Post

State of Vermont
Addison County SS
Middlebury October 30th 1833
Then personally appeared the above named Jacob Post and subscribed the foregoing affidavit in my presence and made solemn oath that the same was true in due form of law. 
Before me Dorastus Wooster Just. of Peace I 
certify the above named Jacob Post is a man
truth and veracity.
Dorastus Wooster Just. of Peace
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State of Vermont
Addison County SS } I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Dorastus Wooster, before whom the within affidavit of Jacob Post was made, was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name subscribed thereto is his own signature.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 18th day of November 1833.
Saml. Swift Clerk
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We the undersigned inhabitance [inhabitants] of Bridport and Addison hereby certify and say that we reside in the immediate vicinity of
Capt. Stephen Baldwin formally [formerly] of the S[t]ate of Newjersey but now of Bridport State of Vermont and have been person[al]ly acquainted with him for more than thirty years during all of which term he has resided in this neighborhood with us.  And we further say that the aforesaid Capt. Stephen Baldwin Sustains a good moral character and is considered to be a man o truth and veracity. And from frequent conversation with him during the aforesaid time of our acquaintance about the Revolutionary war we the undersigned fully believe that he the sd Capt Baldwin faithfully served as Capt. in
command of a company in the State of New Jersey at various times throu[gh]the greater part of the revolutionary war.
[D]ated at Bridport this 8 day of Nov 1834.
Wm H. Picket
[illegible]
Andrew Murray
Abner Willear
Wm Brockwurst
Zorraster Fitch
Wm Baldwin
Luther Smith
Jacob Stiles
John Bowers
German Baldwin
Allen Smith
D.C. Sunderlin
Joseph C. Eldredge
Ephraim St[?le]
Mirel Stone
Josiah Norton
John T. [Grover?]
John Hindes
Nathaniel Allis
Zenas Myrich

This may testify that I have been acquainted with Capt. Stephen Baldwin formally [formerly] 
from New Jersey now of Bridport more than Thirty five years and from frequent conversation 
with him that he moved to Bridport about the Revolution war as I was in that service and mentioning Many transactions at various times  and places I have re[a]son to believe he was Capt. and I further say I think Capt. Baldwin character is as unimpeachable as to truth and
veracity as any man.
Daniel Eldridge
David Whitney
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To whom it may concern this certifies that the subscriber has resided in the town of Bridport in the State of Vermont for four months last past that he has personal acquaintance with Capt. Stephen Baldwin of said town that so far as he is acquainted with him either personally or by report he sustains a good character for truth & veracity & according to publick report he faithfully served his country in the Revolutionary war.
Simon Fletcher
Pastor of the Baptist Church
& Society in Bridport Vt.
Bridport Vt Nov 3rd 1834

We the undersigned Selectmen Justices of the
Peace and other citizens of Bridport in the State of Vermont, do certify and say that we are personally acquainted with Captain Stephen Baldwin of said Bridport ,and have been acquainted with him for many years past; that his moral character is good: and he is esteemed a man of truth and veracity; and we further say 
that he is universally believed to have been a zealous and faithfull officer in the war of the Revolution.

Dated at Bridport this 4th day of November 1834.
Benjamin Miner Junr }
John Hamilton    }  Select men of Bridport
James Fletcher   }
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Joshua S. Strong } 
C. Solan           } 
Solomon Mason } Justices ofthe Peace

Daniel Miner P.M
Paris Fletcher
Daniel Hamblin
Luther Cory
Hiram Smith
James Baker
William Hurd
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[stamp:]. U.S. PENSION OFFICE DEC 8 1921

Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Dec. 1, 1921

Bureau of Pensions,
Department of Interior,
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you kindly give any information obtainable from your records regarding -
Captain Stephen Baldwin, Colonel Silvanus Seelys Eastern Battalion
Morris Co., New Jersey Militia 1780.

Thanking you for our courtesy, I remain,

Very truly yours,
Mrs. W.E. Valentine

150 Brinkerhoff St.