Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,481, for Elisha Stanley, Connecticut
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[preprinted] SERVICE [/preprinted]
Conn.

Stanley, Elisha

[preprinted] NUMBER [/preprinted]
S.29.481
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Dead.
Letter to the Hon L. Lyon 9. July 1844

Date of death not (?) OB

Michigan 13.352
Elisha Stanley 
of St. Joseph [preprinted] in the State of  [/preprinted] Michigan 
[preprinted] who was a [/preprinted] Private [preprinted] in the [/preprinted] Co. [blank] [preprinted] commanded 
by Captain [/preprinted] Smith. [preprinted] of the [/preprinted] Regt. [preprinted] commanded 
by [/preprinted] Major Humphrey [preprinted] in the [/preprinted] Connectt. (sic)
[preprinted] line for [/preprinted] 15 months

50. 

[preprinted] Inscribed on the Roll of [/preprinted] Michigan 
[preprinted] at the rate of [/preprinted] 50. [preprinted] Dollars [/preprinted] 00. [preprinted] Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. [/preprinted]

[preprinted] Certificate of Pension issued the [/preprinted] 3d. [preprinted] day of [/preprinted] July 
1833 [preprinted] and [/preprinted] sent to Pensioner 
White (?) St. Joseph Co. Michigan 

[preprinted] Arrears to the 4th of [/preprinted] March. 33. 
[preprinted] Semi-anl. allowance ending [/preprinted] 4 Sept. 33
100.00
25.00
$125.00

[preprinted] {Revolutionary Claim 
Act June 7, 1832.} [/preprinted]

[preprinted] Recorded by [/preprinted] WmR Palmer [preprinted] Clerk, 
Book [/preprinted] 5 [preprinted] Vol. [/preprinted] 8. [preprinted] Page [/preprinted] 101.

Sent to the care of 
Major Edwards.
Register of the Land Office
White R[?]

[second page]
Dead
Letter to Hon L. Lyon 9. July 1844

Date of death not [?] OB
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9770
13.352
Elisha Stanley

[crossed out] Rel 14 [/crossed out]

Adm 1 year & 
3 months

Applicant
White Pigeon
St. Joseph County
Michigan Ter.
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BRIEF in the case of Elisha Stanley
County of St Joseph in the Territory of Michigan
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
this Seventy two years
State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
drafted
In 1777 Sept
enlisted febry
1778
Years, 5.
 In what battles was he
Duration of Service.
Months,
2
3
9
Days.
to
20
Rank.
As a
private
Corperal
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Ensign Norton                                             
Capt Smith
Major Humphrey
Skirmish near Frogs Point
Where did he reside when he entered the service? Goshen County
Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witness & traditionary evidence
Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
John S Watson Examining Clerk
18th Febry 1833
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Territory of Michigan
County of St. Joseph

On this twenty fifth day of May A.D. 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appear
red in open court before the Judge of the court of Probate 
for said county, now sitting, Elisha Stanley, a resident of 
White Pigeon in said county and Territory, aged seventy 
three 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 seventh 1832.
That he entered the service of the United 
States under the following named officers and served 
as herein stated. To wit:
That sometime in the month of September 
A.D. 1777. being then a resident of the Town of Gosher Littlefield 
county. (?) he was drafted into the service of the United 
States for the term of two months. The Ensign of his company was 
Aaron Norton. The names of the other officers, by reason of old 
age and the consequent  not of memory he has wholly forgotten, 
that he marched from Gosher aforesaid to Rekshill, New York, 
that there were two Regiments of continent near said place at 
the time, one of which regiments was commanded bu Col Return 
I. Mei(?)s. The does not recollect any other field officer except 
General Patram who had command of the troops. The name 
of calling out the
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he volunteered into the service of the United States for the terms of one year, the Captain of his company was Mather Smith. Elijah Humphrey commandant of the Regiment, and Gen Waterbury was Brig. Gen of the brigade, that he was first ordered to Stamford Connecticut, at which place he was stationed for three months- thence he was ordered to White Plains in the State of New York, in the _____ of which place General Washington with the American Army and a part of the French Allies were encamped at the time. In the month of June of said year a part of his brigade have a skirmish with a party of
refugees at a place called Frogs point in the vicinity of the Hudson. he can not now recollect the number killed
or wounded on either side except in his own company in which five men were killed. he continued at White Plains
until the latter part of August or beginning of September of said year, when he was ordered to Horse Neck near the Connecticut and New York boundary line Gen Washington started for Yorktown he thinks about the same time
during the winter of 1781, 82 he was stationed at Stamford
Connecticut- That he was regularly discharged at Stampford after having performed his full term of one year's service, this discharge as in the case of his other term was verbal and therefore he has no documentary evidence of the fact; and further that if he ever had any written discharge he has entirely forgotten it
and that there are no living witnesses of
whom he has any knowledge by whom he can prove his said service and discharge. That he served the whole of said term as a non commissioned officer
to wit: three months as corporal and nine months as Sergeant, and that his warrant has been lost through time and accident. That he was born at Goshen, County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
on the thirteenth day of January A.D. 1760; that he has no record of his age, but the believes it may be found in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town of Goshen; that he resided, as he has before stated, at
Goshen Connecticut when called into the service, and continued to reside there for ten or fifteen years after the ┃
war when he removed to the State of New York,
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that he has been in said State until about eighteen months last past, when he removed to St Joseph County Michigan
Territory, where he now resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name
is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Elisha Stanley
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
John S Barry
 Judge of said Probate Court

 Christopher Coney a Clergyman,
residing in the village of White Region. I Joseph County, Michigan Territory, and Abraham Edwards residing in same  hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elisha Stanley who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
him to be Seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
.Christopher Coney
Abraham Edwards

Sworn and subscribed in the day and year aforesaid
John S. Barry
Judge of said Probate Court
●
And the said court do hereby declare
their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and fulling the
interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above
named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that
it appears to them that Christopher Conney who has signed the
preceding certificate, a clergyman, resident in White Region aforesaid and that Abraham Edwards, who has also signed the same is a resident of said White Region and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John S. Barry 
Judge of said Probate Court
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I John W Anderson Clerk, or as called 
in the Statute, Register of theCourt of Probate 
for the County of St. Joseph, Terriotry of 
Michigan, do hereby certify that the fore
going contains the original preceding 
of the said court in the matter of the 
application of Elisha Stanley for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of 
office, this twenty fifth day May A.D. one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty three.

John W Anderson
Regs(?)
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July 14, 1932
Elisha Stanley - S. 19481
RA-J/EEL

Miss Sue I. Silliman
Three Rivers Free Public Library
Three Rivers, Michigan

Dear Madam:
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White Legion May 27th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir;
I herewith again transmit the documents
necessary to substantiate my claim for a Pension under the act of June 7th 1832. A part of the criticism contained in the concoction sent, I do not rightly understand. It says that
there is no certificate of the authority of the person administering the oath. All of the affidavits, which were sent as evidence were made in open court, and the seal of the court was affixed. There was a deposition sent
taken some eight or ten years since in New York, but in my declaration I stated that it was not set as full and legal evidence, but merely as a corroborating circumstances
Unless the pension be procure upon the present papers it is not probable that I can obtain it at all.
Too many years have transpired, and I am to far removed from the place of service, that it will be impossible  for me to obtain witnesses. Gov. Cass is well acquainted with one of the witnesses (Major Edwards Register of the Land of in this place, who has testified to my character, and I doubt not that his certificate would be sufficient to satisfy him. If you have
any doubt. I particularly request that you will consult with him
I remain
Your obedient servant
Elisha Stanley



J.L. Edwards
Washington City.
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Washu. July 7. '44
Hon L. Lyon.
The Court of commonwealth 
with papers to obtain the 
balance of provision due
Reps of Elisha Stanley

L 172. Rec July 8/46
Provision Office

Mr Evans

Hon L. Lyon
HOR.
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Hon. J. Porter
Secretary of War.

Sir
I received the letter and 
papers, enclosed herewith, from William H. Welch Esq. 
a very worthy and respectable layer residing at 
Kalamazoo in the state of Michigan, with a request 
that I would hand them or transmit them to you 
and procure your direction to E. P. Hastings Esq. 
Pension Agent at Detroit, to pay to the Representatives 
of Elisha Stanley, deceased, his pensions for six months 
ending on the 4th day of September 1843.
As Mr. Welch refers to me for any information 
you wish, in relation to this matter, I beg lease 
to state that I know nothing about it personally, and 
can only say that the statements of Mr. Welch are 
entitled to the fullest credit; and I have not the 
smallest doubt that they are in every particular 
strictly honest
I have the power to be, tis,
Very respectfully
Your Ob. law.
Lucius Lyon
Washington, Jany. 7. 1844
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
19.
In reply to your request of __________ received
for a  statement of the military history of Elisha Stanley, soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
APPOINTMENT.
Sept 1777
Feb. 1781
LENGTH OF
ENLISTMENT OR
SERVICE.
2 mon
to
RANK.
Corpe
Sat
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
James Watson
Mathew Smith
COLONEL.
Elijah Humphrey
STATE.
Conna
---
Battles engaged in, Skirmishes Grog, Point
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Gosher Litchford Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, May 25, 1835, the
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Residence at date of application, White Pigeon, St Joseph C. Rich
Age at date of application, Born Jan 13 1778 at Goshen Litchel C. Court
Remarks: frm Mt Mich in 1831. No Rata
file as to family-
---
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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29 481
Revy [preprinted] INVALID. [/preprinted]

[preprinted] File No. [/preprinted] 29,481
Elisha Stanley
Prit Rev War

[preprinted] Act: [/preprinted] June 7th 32''
[preprinted] Index:—Vol. [/preprinted] 2 [preprinted], Page [/preprinted] 395

[preprinted] Arrangement of 1870. [/preprinted]
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Mch. 26/96 Soldier pensioned 
Mrs. M. J. Seymour, City, 
MEl
1920 Mar. 17 Hist to Sue I. 
Silliman
1932 July 14 Hist to 
Miss Sue I. Silliman
EES
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Three Rivers, Michigan
Three Rivers Dree Public Library

RETIREMENT SUB-DIVISION
JUN 071932
Pension Bureau,
Department of Historic Rolls,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: Will you kindly give me all information you may have 
concerning one Elisha Stanley, who served in the Revolution-
a private in the Conn. line. The pension began March 4, 1831, the record of 1836 he was being pensioned in St Joseph County, Michigan.
Sue I. Silliman
Yours very truly,
sue I. Silliman
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STATE REGENT
MICHIGAN
Mrs.
ALICE LOUISE McDOFFEE
102 West Main St., Kalamazoo
ICE REGENT
L. VICTOR SEYDEL
143 Lafayette Ave. N. E. Grand Rapids
STATE CHAPLAIN
MRS. A. W. SENTER
Hubbell
STATE RECORDING SECRETARY
MRS. A. D. KENT
522 State St., St. Joseph
MRS. CHARLES K. WHITE
112 West Franklin St., Jackson
STATE CORRESPONDING SECRETAR
OF MICHIGAN
Gene
STATE TREASURER
MRS. WILLIAM B. WILLIAMS
75 Main St., Lapeer
STATE CONSULTING REGISTRAR
MISS EDITH M. RUNNELS
1013 Sixth St, Port Huron
STATE MISTORIAN
MISS SUR I SILLIMAN
Three Rivers
STATE LIBRARIAN
MISS FLORENCE M. HOLMES
Coldwater
STATE DIRECTORS
MRS. WALTER H. SAWYER
Hillsdale
Mrs. O. A. JENISON
in Townsend St, Lansing
G.M. Saltzgabt,
FEB 25,1930
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: -- About a year ago you very kindly directed my attention to the old pension records published in 1836. I thought prehaps you might be interested in knowing that the Daughters of the American Revolution of Michigan, acting on the suggestion you gave, have compiled from the old records these concerning the pensioners of Michigan We have included them in a volume
of military records which is now in press. May I thank you please for the information which had been so helpful.
Two names on the old records are under my personal investigation: Hede Hurd and Elisha Stanley both of St Joseph County. Has the pension office any data concerning them which is not included in the record printed in 1836.
Thanking you in advance for any help you may give
Feb. 25, 1920.be


Yours very truly,
,Sue J. Silliman
State Historian, D.A.R.
Three Rivers, Mich.