Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,095, for John Steel, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Conn  Steel, John  R. 10.095
CONTENTS
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John Steel
Indiana
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Rejected
Act 13 Feby. 1835
Henry W. Heth-
10095
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REJECTED
P.O. ---
John Steel
Service: ---
Enlisted: --- ,18
Discharged: ---, 18
Application filed: ---, 18
Alleges: ---
Re-enlisted: ---
Attorney: ---
P. O. ---
--- Recognized. --- Contr --- 
Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ---, 18
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John Steel
32.622
Declaration for
Pension
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Declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of Indiana County of Hanson
on this 14th day of October 1834 personally
appeared in open court before the circuit court of
Hanson County now sitting John Steele a resident of
of said County and State of Ind. aged about
71 years who being just 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 7 1832

That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and served
as herein stated. He was born in the Town of
Washington New Hampshire August 1762 or 1763
that he was when a lad curious to enter the
service of the US, but his father would not let
him.  that in the year 1779 or 1780 he ran off 
from his father at Washington N.H. and went to
his uncle John Steele of Suffield County Connecticut
and [illegible] there and then in the spring of 79 or 
80. he entered into the service as a substitute
for a man whose name he does not has [illegible],
that he entered on the company of Capt
Hinkle on the Regt commanded by Col Hoyt
and Brigade commanded by Genl. Huntington. 
The name of the Brigade was Regiment of the
Connecticut line, that the said Regiment in which
he served started from Simsbury  marched thence
to Litchfield and then were inspected. Marched
thence to Nelson point where it remained some
time, then marched down to Stoney point there
crossed the North River & marched to the
Town called Paramus, where it remained some
time, from that place was ordered to Dobson's
Ferry and then built the Block House It was
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While then that Genl Arnold led to the
British, then sd regt  was ordered back to
Paramus, and while there Maj Andy was taken
and [illegible] on We then marched to and
hovered about the British fort at Mud Island
after which we were marched to the Highlands
and built the huts for main quarters, where sd
Steele was discharged he got from the officers
a written discharge, but he lost it. He states
that the whole term of his service in the
Connecticut line in the revolutionary war was
six months and he knows of no documentary 
or  persons living by which he can
prove his said service  He was discharged from 
the said service in the fall or winter as
his [illegible]
He herby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present, and declares that his name is not
on the pension role of any state or the agency of
any State
John Steele
HM Rothrock

We Sherman Babcock a clergyman
residing in said county of Hanson State of Ind
and [illegible] residing in the same do certify
we are acquainted with John
Steele who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration that we believe him to be
70 year old ; that he is reputed and
in the neighborhood he lives, in to have
been a soldier of the revolution, and
we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day & 
year aforesaid
[illegible] Clerk
Sherman Babcock
[illegible Shields
Lyman Leslie
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and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter and
the 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 the
appears to them that Sherman Babcock was
his [illegible] the preceeding certificate is a clergyman
residing in Hanson County Ind. and that 
[illegible] who has also signed the same is a
resident in said County and State & is a credible 
person and their statement is
entitled to credit
I Henry W Hitt Clerk of the circuit
Court for the County of Hanson State of Ind do
hereby certify that the foregoing
contain the original
proceedings of said court, on the matter of the
application of John Steele for a pension
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In Testimony [illegible]
I have hereunto set my hand and
Seal of Office this third day of October
1834
H. Hitt Clk