Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,991, for Stewart Sterrit, Maryland
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Service
MD

Sterrit, Stewart
or Sterritt

Number
S.31991
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Left Side Page

Order to pay to Pension Agt Terre Haute
May 4, 1837

Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 28 Aug 1839 - the day of his death
Agt notified 11 Sep 1840

Let to S.B. Gookins, Nov 20, 1844

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26555
Indiana
Stewart Sterritt
of Harrison Co in the state of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the Regiment commanded by Colonel blank in the N. Carolina Line for 6 months, MD

Inscribed on the roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 dollars blank cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of March 1834 and H.M. Heath Corydon

Arrears to the 4th of March $60.00
Seim-anl allowance ending 4 Sept $10.00
$70.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Dan'l Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol 7 Page 127
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
August 29th, 1840

Sir

Under the act of the 6th of April1838 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" the widow of Stewart Sterritt a pensioner on the roll of the Madison, Ind. Agency at the rate of twenty dollars and blank cents per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this department from the 4th of March 1838 to the 28th August 1839 the day of his death.

Respectfully yours

Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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State of Indiana
Harrison County
Probate Court

February Term 1834

On this tenth day of February in the year 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Lyman Leslie sold Judge of the Probate Court of said county it being a court of record so declared by an act of the General Assembly of said state of Indiana now sitting Stewart Sterritt a resident of Harrison County and state of Indiana aged seventy-two years who being 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 services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he enlisted the service of the United States in the year 1781 as a substitute for his father James Sterritt who was drafted for the time of six months out of Capt. Smith's company in the county of Frederick and state of Maryland. That he immediately took the place of his father in the army of the United States as a substitute and served the full time of six months that he first marched under the command of Capt. Daniel Smith to Frederick Town and at the continental factory he drew his arms and remained there during the winter guarding prisoners that were taken at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
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after which time he was ordered to march by Col Johnson to guard the prisoners to the stockades at York in Pennsylvania which was accordingly done and after the prisoners were given up to the Pennsylvania line he was discharged by Capt. Smith, while in the service he was mostly commanded by Capt. Smith but sometimes attached to other companies the captains' names not recollected during his service he marched through Reisters Town to Frederick Town from there to Tawney Town and several other villages to the stockades of York, he remembers that Capt. Thos. Johnson commanded at Frederick Town, that Peter Minson was adjutant and of his son John Minson was known Major that he was in no battles he recollects of General [illegible] marching through Frederick Town during his stay there with his troops, that he never received any written discharge, that he was born in the year 1762 in Londonder in Ireland as appears from his father's records which is in the possession of his brother James Sterritt in the state of Virginia which is all the record of his age in his knowledge, that when he entered the service he resided in the county of Frederick and state of Maryland, that he removed from there to the state of Virginia near Winchester where he resided about six years from there he removed to the state of Kentucky from thence to Appaloosa
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county from there to New Orleans and from thence to Hardin County Kentucky where he remained about 25 years and from thence he removed to Harrison County and state of Indiana where he now resides, he here states that in the foregoing time of service of six months, he served as a private soldier that he has no documentary evidence of his service whatever neither does he know of any person now living whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services as aforesaid. he states here to the court the names of Hugh Cole and Jesse Shields men of his immediate neighborhood to whom he is known and who can testify as to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. 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.

Stewart Sterritt

Sworn and subscribed to in open court the day and year aforesaid.

H.H. Heth - Clerk

We Hugh Cole a clergyman residing in the county of Harrison and state of Indiana and Jesse Shields residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stewart Sterritt who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be seventy-two 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.

Hugh Cole
Jesse Shields

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

H.H. Heth - Clerk
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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 it appears to them that Hugh Cole who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Harrison and that Jesse Shields who has also signed the same is a resident of the same county and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I Henry H. Heth Clerk of the Circuit and Probate Court of Harrison County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Stewart Sterritt for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11th day of February 1834.

H.H. Heth - Clerk

Stewart Sterritt
29829
Declaration for Pension
from 1781 for 6 mo.
$20
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January 19, 1940

BA-J/ady
Stewart Sterrit
S.31991

Mrs. Andrw C. Shearer
590 East Third Street
Mount Vernon, New York

Dear Madam.

Reference is made to your letter of January 4, 1940, addressed to The National Archives in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Stewart Sterrett and James Sterrett. Your letter has been referred for reply to the Veterans Administration custodian of Revolutionary war pension claims.

The revolutionary war records of this office fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services of James Sterrett of Virginia, all spellings of the name searched.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim S.31991 based upon the military services in the Revolutionary war of Stewart Sterrit.

Stewart Sterrit the son of James Sterrit the name is shown also as Sterritt was born in Londondary in Ireland in 1762-day, month and the name of his mother are not shown.

While a resident of Frederick County, Maryland, Stewart Sterrit enlisted in 1781 served as a substitute for his father, as private in Captain Daniel Smith's Company, Colonel Thomas Johnson's Maryland Regiment length of service six months.

He moved to Virginia, near Winchester, about six years later he moved to Kentucky, place not stated, then to Appaloosa Country, thence to New Orleans, thence to Hardin County, Kentucky, about twenty-five years later he moved to Harrison County, Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
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February 10, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Harrison County, Indiana.

Soldier married after his service, date and place not stated. He died August 26, 1839, in Vigo County Indian leaving his widow, Rebecca Sterrit. No reference was made to children and there is no further information in regard to said Rebecca.

In 1834, soldier's brother James Sterrit was living in Virginia, place and his age not shown. There are no further family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, and name of person paid you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C and cite the following data: "Stewart Sterritt, Certificate No 26565, issued March 14, 1834, rate $20.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency."

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Off. State Bank of Indiana
Ten North, April 13, 1837

Sir

I forward herewith per your instructions the vouchers of Stewart Sterritt Revolutionary Pensioner paid last by the Roll furnished this office March 4, 1835.

I am 
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
A B [illegible] Pension Agent
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Stewart Sterret,
Indiana roll Act '32

To what time last paid?
Pd to the 4th March 1835
JH
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FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City  D. C.

Stewart Sterratt
[illegible]

hw 20 44

[round stamp containing] 
TERREHAUTE [illegible]   NOV 13
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500
TerreHaute, Nov. 12, 1844
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir-- Stewart Sterratt late of this County (Vigo) a Revolutionary Pensioner has departed this life leaving a Widow Rebecca Sterratt who desires to apply for a Pension. I wish to inquire whether, in making the application She can avail herself of the evidence of service furnished by her deceased husband at the time of his original application. The widow is very old, and does not remember the witnesses by whom the service was proved. I should be glad, at least, to obtain their names, if she cannot avail herself of the testimony before given. If I remember right a late act of Congress grants pay to widows although the marriage took place subsequent to the last period of service which is this case.  Please send me such form as are required to be used in like cases.
Very Respectfully
Yr obt servt
S. B. Gookins
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Stewart Sterritt
Pension office
Harrison Co
Indiana
original.
March. 3d. 1834

[illegible] 1781 [illegible] 6 mo
$20
Cap Smith

W. Heth
Corydon
Indiana

Corydon Ia
Feb 19th
Free
Secretary of War
Washington City
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The Secretary of war will please direct the
answer to H.W. Heth Corydon, Inda
Stewart Sterrett
Feby 17 1834
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31991
Revy  INVALID.

File No. 31991
Stewart Sterritt
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7n 32n
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 396
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1940 Jan. 19. Hist to Mrs.
Andrew C. Shearer.  A.D.Y.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form K-8
(Rev. 11-21-38)
Division of Reference
REFERRAL SLIP
DATE MAN 9 - 1940

INQUIRY FROM:
Mrs. Andrew C. Shearer
590 East Third Street
Mount Vernon, New York

DATED: January 4, 1940

SUBJECT:
Revolutionary pension records of
Stewart and James Sterrett.

RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO:
Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section
Veterans' Administration
Washington, D. C.

and the writer so informed.
P.M. Hamer
CHIEF DIVISION OF REFERENCETHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

[Received stamp containing] RECEIVED JAN 10 1940

[hand written note] [illegible]
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JAN 9 - 1940
Mrs. Andrew C. Shearer
590 East Third Street
Mount Vernon, New York

My dear Mrs. Shearers
This is in reply to your letter of January
4, 1940, concerning the pension records of Stewart
Sterrett and James Sterrett.

The records relating to pensions based upon
on service in the American Revolution are in the
custody of the Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section,
Veterans' Administration, and we are therefore referring
your request to that office for consideration
and reply.

Very truly yours,
P. M. Hamer, Chief
Division of Reference

EB:rt
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590 East Third Street
Mount Vernon, New York
January 4, 1940

The National Archives
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs;
I am interested in obtaining any genealogical
data which the pension record of Stewart Sterrett, Rev.
War Soldier, might contain. I believe his file number is
S - 31991. Do your records show when his widow, Rebecca,died
and if they had any children?

Is there a pension record of James Sterrett of
Virginia?

Yours truly
Mrs. Andrew C. Shearer
Mrs. Andrew C. Shearer

B5942
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