Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14611, for Valentine Stober, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Penn.

Stober, Valentine

NUMBER  S 14611


carded

CONTENTS
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Dead
Paid at this Treasury under the Act of 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1833 to 25 Feby 1834
Agt notified 3rd Dec 1844

No. 16725
Pennsylvania
Valentine Stober
of Centre Col in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Proctor of the Regt. commanded by Col. Proctor in the Pennsylvania Troops line for 6 months
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Subscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars -------- cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of july 1833 and Sent to H. Pettibone Belefonte Pa
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   
              40.00
Sem-ani. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833      10.00
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               $50.00
Revolutionary Claim 
Act June 7 1832
Recorded by D. Brown   Clerk,
Book E   Vol. 5  Page 53
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State of Pennsylvania
Centre County

On this first day of October AD 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common of Centre County aforesaid Valentin Stober a resident of  Haines Township in said County and State aged 75 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.
  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the month of August 1776 with Captain Joseph Proctor of the Artillery of Pennsylvania line under the following named Officers- Col Thomas Proctor, Maj. Courtney and Capt Joseph Proctor. That he enlisted in the City of Philadelphia under the following circumstances: He was drafted as a militiaman and marched under the command of Captain John Jones to Philadelphia- he served about one month in the militia and then enlisted as above state. That after his enlistment he remained about one month in Philadelphia until a sufficient number of men had been recruited to complete the company- The company was then marched to Mud Fort, where the applicant performed all the duties belonging to a soldier until sometime in December 1776, when the applicant was seiged with the Camp Fever, and after a severe illness he was declared to be unfit for duty, and Col Proctor gave the applicant a furlough with leave to return home until his health should be restored- The applicant further declares that after his return home, he was for many months confined by illness in consequence of the disease contracted at Mud Fort in the service of this Country. The applicant resided in Cocalico Township Lancaster county Pennsylvania at the he marched with others in the militia Company of Capt Jones. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except to the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Valentine Stober 
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
Jas Gilliland Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania
Centre County

Personally appeared in open Court John f. Ream who on his solemn oath saith that he is acquainted with the within Valentine Stober, that he marched in the same Militia Company with Stober to Philadelphia vbiz in the Company commanded by Captain Jones in the month of August 1776-That the said Stober enlisted in Philadelphia in the Artillery Company of Captain Proctor (at least he believe the name of the Captain was Proctor) as stated within by Stober. he also says that Stober home sick sometime in the winter- further the Deponent saith not  
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year within mentioned 
Jus Gilliland Prothy
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the writer named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he state
D W Moriside
Jacob Krayder 
Judges 
I Jas Gilliliand Clerk of the Court of Common Please of Centre County State of Pennsylvania aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Valentine Stober for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 1st day of October A.D. 1832.
Jas Gilliland Clerk
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Additional declaration of Valentine Stober is made to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed for 7th June 1832-done in open Court this 23rd day of April 1833.
The applicant declares on his solemn oath duly Administered according to law, that he knows of no person living who can certify to his services as a soldier of the Revolutionary set forth in his first declaration, except the proof already furnished under oath, Capt John F Ream, and he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For one month he served as a drafted militia man, under the command of Captain John Jones-for five months he served as an enlisted soldier, when in consequence of illness he received a furlough as stated in his first declaration and for such service he claims a pension. The name of the Colonel of the Militia battalion to which the company of which he was a member was Peter Grub, and the name of the Colonel of the regular troops under whose command he was as stated in his  first declaration was Thomas Proctor. The applicant thinks that his captains name was Joseph, but it may have been James Proctor he will not be positive which
Valentine Stober
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court the day above mentioned
Jus Gilliland Clerk 
State of Pennsylvania Centre County
We the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County do certify that John F Ream who made oath in open Court on the first day of October last past that he was acquainted with Valentine Stober, is a man of good moral character and entitled to full credit; and we further certify and declare as our opinion that the applicant Valentin Stober was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and we believe him to be twenty five years of age as he states.
WM Mururide
Isaac W Timmey
Jacob Choydes
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I James Gilliland Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Second declaration of Valentine Stober for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand Seal of office this 23rd day of  April 1.D. 1833
Jas Gilliland Clerk
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22.093
Valentine Stober
Admitted 11 months
$20.00
H. Patrick Esq
Bellefonte Pa
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office April 6 1843
Sir, 
The evidence in support of your claim under the act of June 17, 1832 has been examined and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked I in the margin with a brace, (this ) You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them and you will be complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim
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A statement, showing the Service of Valentine Stober of Centre County, Pennsylvania
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Period when the service was rendered
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Enlist
Aug. 1776
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Duration of the service
Years Months Days
(Unreadable too light to see writing)
Rank of the Claimant
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Private
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Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served
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Capts Proctor
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Names and Rank of the General and Field officers
Col Proctor
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Battles in which the applicant was engage
None
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Country though which he marched
from Lancaster County to Philadelphia
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Place of abode when he entered the service and age at the present period
Lancaster County Pennsylvania
Age 75 years
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Evidence by which the declaration is supported
A living witness
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I am respectfully your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of } SS
On this 
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
&c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same
who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this day of
C.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure it
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the sub-
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be
fore required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
&
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for a confirming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarent must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the Claim cannot be had. Every claiment must state with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
the attention of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the showing words
personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of ild age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his calculations, he served
not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, and days, I served as and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade  of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
to indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served
the militia, &c, without specifying the tours, the names of the other, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declarant
eighty tionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what offers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
that applicant served with an entered corps called into service by competent in
was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
March
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(I)The Clear must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a 
Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every {illegible] when the certificate of the certifying office who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other proper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow 
ribbon, the ends of which must
the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(J) In a [illegible] where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavit the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
there many, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wit
and the other character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of the
equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by [illegible] note applies to continental troops only.
([illegible])The traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
9[illegible]) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact
[illegible] must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
Nov 9th 1843
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1843, extending the time within which Pensioners may service their pensions from the pension agents, The Children of Valentine Stober, dec, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the  4th of March 1833, to the 25th Feby
Respectfully, yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
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1922-Oct 6th Photocopies mailed to Miss Vera C. Brungest

RevWar
14611
INVALID
File No. 14.611
Valentine Stober
Priv. Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. 1 Page 361
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Oct 4, 1922
Chief of Rev War Section
Sir:
I have this day received from Miss Vera Baungard  Cash $7.50 requesting copy as per letter herewith
Copies mailed  Lett Div. Ntfd Oct 24 1922
Very Respectfully
Randall
Chief of Division
J.J.
Name Valentine Stober  Date Oct 19, 1922
No S.14611
Rev War
Photographic  copies of 2 pieces consisting of 5 pages.
EXR. A E Wilson Rev War Sec Div
Law Clerk
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Cash $1 from 
Miss Vera C. Brungart $7.50
327 x-y Bldg. Govt. Hotels
Washington, D.C.

Oct 4-1922  Mails 5 Photocopies 5 pages
from Rev. War Session Pension
Valentine Stober S.14611
Pa Troops
Proctor Law 10/4/22
Stamp PENSION U.S.
Oct 5 1922
Office