Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23430., Stephen Allen, Continental Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
I the Subscriber on S. Justice of the District Courts of Common Please in & for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuits of this Commonwealth.
Do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the beforenamed Stephen Allen is in reduced circumstances, stands in the need of assistance from his County for support, & that he served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in the foregoing declaration, & which I now transmit to the Secretary for the department of War.
Given under my hand, & sealed with the Seal of the Court aforesaid this first day of December 1818.
Joshua Green S. J. C. C. C. P.
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I Stephen Allen of Wendall in the County of Franklin & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Do testify & state that I served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as follows. In April 1775. I enlisted for eights months into Capt. Daniel Barnes company in Col. Jon Wands regiment, & in December following I enlisted for one year more into the same company & regiment. I served the whole of said term faithfully & on the last of December 1776, was formally & regularly discharged at Peeks hill. And by reason of my (illegible) circumstances in life, stand in need of assistance from my county for support. Stephen Allen

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Franklin fa:
Be it known that on the first day of December  1818. Before me Josue Green a S. Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Please in & for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuit of this Commonwealth, came Stephen Allen abovenamed & made Oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed. Joshua Green S. J. C. C. C. P.