Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,542, for Vincent Stevens, Pennsylvania
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Stevens, Vincent                      S.22.542
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22.701
Pennsylvania
Vincent Stevens 
of Befordfotwn in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a ____on the C commanded by Captain  Clugage of the RET commanded by Col. Davison in the Penn line for one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn at the rate of  40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension  issued the 6th day of Dee. 1833 and sent to P. M. Licking Creek. Bedford Penn.
Arrears to the 4th of April 1833.            100.
Semi-annual allowance ending                20
                                                                   _____
                                                                   $120
Revolutionary Clarim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk,
Book E. Vol. Five Page 521
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 
7th of June, 1832.

State of Pennsylvania and
County of Bedford } ss

On this 24 day of August 1833, personally appeared before John F. Davis a Justice of the peace of Bedford County Vincent Stephens, a resident of Dublin Township in the County of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania; aged 88 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 7th 1832

that he was born near Baltimore State of Maryland came to reside in Bedford County plank cabin Valley (now Huntington County in 1773 and continued there during the Revolutionary War, and now lives in Dublin Township Bedford county & State of Pennsylvania.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
entered the service in the spring of the Year 1779 Volenteerd[sp] Assembled at Sharleysburg in a Regiment Commanded by Coln. Davison Major Clugage & after Oilton Lieut. Clugage commanded our Company, said applicant and others (viz) Eli McClain Ethkel Picket Joshua Cornelius Benjamin Cornelius John Wright William Wright John Long William Long Thomas Long (a few others names not recollected) who also had volenteered[sp] to perform such service, was by our Lieut & Company Officers appointed (in Lieu of being subject to any Draft & Campaign) orders to Guard the frontiers in the District of Country i.e. plank Cabin Valley also Raystown branch of the Juniatta River guard the families therein by the alarm of Indians be in readiness ? alarming to March or run to places when needed to serve as spies & scouting over mountains even in the night, at the best only a path said applicant being well acquainted in the woods was monthly called on to pilate[sp] scouting parties when sent by their officers on any emergency had to stand when called on without any provision to take along pass over an uninhabited & Wilderness Country without food two or three days at a time (the Winter season gave some repose although least ill provided for the enclemancy[sp] of the weather) in the spring of the year 1780 & continued in the same service under every aid to the inhabitants; we evacuated a Black house at the Kiss springs
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Springfield Township now Huntingdon County families flee there.
and some evicted houses there & lived in them, we guarded the Block
house & families when any alarm w; come families wh collect
our duty was to scour the Country if any trail could be found
to give chase some individuals and families ware[sic] killed and
some taken prison but not very near; the alarm and fear of the
Indians increased every year and our services became more
arduous; again in the spring of the year 1781 we continued our
service (hard [illegible] had moved away or Deceased not recollected)
some individuals endeavoured to raise some grane[sic] in [illegible]
Cabben Valley some cast their grane & others [unknown symbol] not risk their
lives & let it remain in the field, Indians killed some men under
Arms near Uchleries Mill in Morisons cove & some other defen=
=cations that gave alarn [?] applicant was to go with a partie to
take Captn McGee [blank area] into custody (he had taken
his Company to join the Indians against his own country verified
to be Haltonian Town) but on being disappointed owing to some
misunderstanding that took place in their first interview him-
self and men escaped narrowly and returned but our partie[sic]
did not succeed & returnd without finding him; on another
excursion passed over a mountain in the night has only a
path the hill very steep in decent we frequently slipt[sic] and
fell one on the other on reaching the bank of the river the
Crayntown branch of Junialla the appearance of light was 
observed at a spot where no house had been shortly before that
time; & believing it to be light from a fire and by Indians
we separated & cralled[sic] towards the supposed light on  [illegible] & come
to an engagement every moment, on reaching the spot nothing
there but a small house lately erected saving while boards
for a covering on entering[sic] the house discovered that the family
had one left it a few hours before a small hog being in the
House Butener & well aband shortly before, Potatoes was found and
all hands a cooking having struck up a fire every one hun=
=gary forgot all danger for a short time; the light was great &
the smell of the pork roasting their situation was a dangerous one
if Indians was near; as applicant apprised them of alledged danger
they ware strayen[sic] to him: continued their cooking & eating went to
sleep on finding his warning did not avail he took his gun
went in the dark & stood guard untill day light after recovering
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that part and not finding Indians or any trace of them we return’d home a’d applicant was almost constantly engaged in the service during the three Years herein mentioned excepting the winter seasons considered myself bound to perform this service having Volenteer’d to do it engaged with my Officers & they set me to perform this service & the situation of the District of Country required it that at least four months Actual service was performed each year; in all twelve months.  That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no perso whose testimoney[sp] he can procure, who can testify to his service.
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
Vincent
Stevens 

Sworn to, and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. before me one John F. Davis J.P. do hereby certify that Vincent Stephens the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court that his Answers to the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department was put to him and are satisfactory  and which are embodied in his Declaration. We George Dansidell and John Noble both of ? Judges of Peace who hereby derive that we are well acquainted with Vincent Stephen’s who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 88 years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
George Dansdell
John Noble

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me John F Davis J.P. 
 I Moses Starr a Clergyman resident of Belfast Township Bedford County do concur in the above certificate.
And the said Justice do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dapartment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and vowed as he states. And the Justice further certifies that it appears to him that John Noble and. George Dandsdill is residents in the Township of Dublin Bedford County and is credible persons and that their statement is intilled[sp] to credit
John F. Davis J.P.
clerk of the court of
I do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Vincent Stephens for a pention[sp]
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26 .  77h
Vincent Stevens

Postmaster at
Licking Creek
Bedford Co.
Pa.
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State of Pennsylvania
Bedford County 
I, Job Mann Prothonotary a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the same County of Bedford in the State of Penna, do hereby certify that John F. Davis Esquire before whom the foregoing and within proceedings appear to have been had & taken and whose name is subscribed to the same was at the time of the date thereof and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said Court of Bedford duly Commissioned and qualified by legal authority and acting as such and that the signature of John F. Davis thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affix the Seal of said Court of Bedford the 29th day of August A. D. 1833 eighteen hundred and thirty three
Job Mann  Prothny
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26.771  22.701
Vincent Stevens
Admt. year
$40
Postmaster
Licking Creek
Bedford
S.
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War Department, Pension Office
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 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 in the margin with a brace, ( } ).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them, and you will, by compling (complying) with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Vincent Stevens, Bedford Co. Pa.
Spring 1779  4 months service  
Spring 1780 4 months service
Spring 1781 4 months service
Col. Davison. Major Clugage 88--age at present and place of abode when he entered the service. Bedford Co. Pa.
Proof by which the declaration is supported--Traditionary evidence imperfect

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, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, 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
ss.
County of
On this day of personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory, or District
of aged (c) 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 provision 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 entered 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. B.
[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.
I 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 and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , 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 days 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.
I, 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 if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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.
6. {To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
6. {To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. 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 the 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
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
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 not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer of soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following 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 old 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
recollection, her served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the follwoing grades:-For - year - months, and -
days, I served as a ______. For - months and - days, I served as a - ; 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 [illegible] four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority;
that he 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
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk 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 instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under 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 case 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 affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the [illegible], as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses,
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[symbol of a finger pointing] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] The traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev.&1812 Ware Section.
Copied by ADY
August 31, 1928.
Mancy C. Morrow,
669 Hill Street
Oil City, Pennsylvania.

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23542, it appears that Vincent Stevens was born in 1745 near Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1773 he moved to Plank Cabin Valley (afterwards Huntingdon County) Pennsylvania, and enlisted in the spring of 1779 and served four months as an Indian Spy in Captain
Crelton's Company under Colonel Davison in the Pennsylvania Troops.
He enlisted in the spring of 1780 and served four months as an Indian Spy under same officers, and from in the spring of 1781, he served four months as Indian Spy under
same officers.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1833, while a resident of Dublin Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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6358 Minerva Avenue
Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois
March 17, 1910.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
As a descendant of one Vincent Stevens, a revolutionary pensioner of Bedford county, Hopewell Township, Penn., I desire his military history or certificate of service. Following is such information as I have located in the Penn. Archives, third series:
Vol. 22 pp 226: 1783 owned 100 acres of land in Hopewell Township, Bedford Co, Penn.
Sames seris: Vol 23 p 523 Pensioned, Bedford Co;, Dec. 6 - 1833: per pension list of that date aged 89, Vincent Stevens was born sm 1744 (1833-aged 89)
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Vincent Stevens was over a hundred years
old when he died
I desire this information for entrance to
the D.A.R. Let me thank you in advance
for the trouble you may take on my
behalf. I am
Sincerely yours
Jane Scott Stevens

MAR 21 1910
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Same series: Vol. 25 pp 642: Took out a warranty of land for twenty-one acres of land in Bedford County Aug. 5, 1842.
Family history says that he probably enlisted from Maryland. I have not had an opportunity to consult the Maryland records. Hence I do not know his regiment. Nor do I  know whether he was of the line or was a militiaman. Prior to his removal to Penn. he lived in Maryland. Before his service in the Revolution he was in the Indian Wars, being among those who sought shelter in Fort Littleton. He drew a pension until his death.  At the time of his death, and for some years prior hereto, he lived in Fulton Co., probably Taylor Township, (Penn.) where he owned a large tract of land which had formally been a part of Bedford county.
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3-871
(initals)
RECORD DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Briefed by  Geo. M. Moore
Mar 20, 1910
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Vincent Stevens
Service Pa.             Ret.
Additional Service
No.  claim, State records, 190
No claim, combination records, 190
REMARKS: No O W.I  Nor Rus above except I. F. 22542
0-8           Chief Division
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U. S. S. KITTERY,
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.,
2 June 1925.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
I am trying to get the service history of my
great-great-grandfather, and the War Department refers me to you.

The data I have is
MALES: VINCENT STEVENS
DATE OF BIRTH: 1745
BORN: Near Baltimore, Md.
ENLISTED IN: Taylor Township, Fulton Co., Penn.

Enlisted three or four times and served both in
the Colonial Wars and the Revolution as a Pennsylvania soldier.

Any data you could give me would be greatly
appreciated, and I would be glad to pay the cost of searching,
Very truly yours,
L. M. STEVENS,
Commander, US.

U. S. S. KITTERY,
Care Postmaster,
New York, N. Y.

[Round Stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
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JUN 4 1925
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0CT 31 1927
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Dear Sir:
Please send a copy of the Pension Record
(Revolutionary War) of Vincent Stevens who served as a private in the Penn. Milititia
and was pensioned in Bedford County, Dec. 6, 1833, at the age of 89
Sincerely yours,
Nancy C. Morrow

Oil City, Pa. 
109 Hill St
Oct. 29, 1927
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
July 27, 1925

L. M. Stevens Commander
U.S.S. Kittery
c/o Postmaster
New York City

Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3953, it appears that Vincent Stevens was born in 1752 near Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1773 he moved to Plank Cabin Valley (after
wards Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and enlisted in the spring of 1779 and served four months as an Indian Spy in Captain Gralton's Company under Colonel Davison in the Pennsylvania Troops.
He enlisted in the spring of 1780 and served
four months as an Indian Spy under same officers, and from in the spring of 1781, he served four months as Indian Spy under same officers.
He was allowed pension on his application
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executed August 24, 1833, while a resident of
Dublin Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
There is no data on file as to his family.
This Bureau has no record of service rendered
prior to the War of the Revolution.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Bureau.
Length of service  Rank.  Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain.   Colonel.   State
Battles engaged in, ......................................
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ..............
Date of application for pension, ...................
Residence at date of allocation, ...................
Age at date application, ................................
Remarks:  ......................................................

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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December 5, 1930.
541
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. &  1812 Wars Section.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rev. War  claims for pension of Vincent Stevens, File No. S.23542.  Actual 1 of each page
$1.35 ...........9 pages
xxx

Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word "Omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.

Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
PENNSYLVANIA STATE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
FREDERIC A. GODCHARLES, DIRECTOR
HARRISBURG
December 2, 1830    
M.O #981044- $1.35

Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Rev. & 1812 Section MMHF

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me at your earliest convenience a photostatic copy of the original papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Vincent Stevens, S.22842. I understand there are nine pages of the record. Correspondence relative to this was had by Miss Hazell Thatcher of 27 Pine St, Harrisburg.
Enclosed is a money order for $1.35.

Very truly yours,
Nell B. Stevens
Nell B. Stevens
Assistent Librarian
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
MMHF

June 30, 1930.

Hazel F. Thatcher,
227 Pine Street,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Dear Madam:
I advise you that photostatic copies of original
papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Vincent Stevens, S.22542, will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page.
The number of pages to be copied is nine.

Should you desire to have the certified, allow
twenty-five cents additional for the set.

The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.

The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Jacob Nitzer (under any spelling of the surname).

Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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227  Pine Street,
Harrisburg, Pa.

May 7, 1930

Bureau of Pensions,
Dept. of Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly let me know if you have the application for pension for service in the War of the Revolution of VINCENT STEVENS of BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.  He was placed on the roll Dec.6, 1833, pension commenced March 4, 1831, age 89 years.
What will be the fee for a photostat copy of this application?
Have you the application for pension for service in the War of the Revolution of Jacob Nitzer, with various spellings, Warren County, New Jersey?

Thanking you, I am
Very sincerely,
Hazel F. Thatcher (signature)
Hazel F. Thatcher.
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22542
INVALID
Revolution 
File No. 22,542
Vincent Stevens
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7th 89
Index:-Vol. 2, Page [illegible]
Arrangement of 1870

Apr.1, 1910 Hist.to Mrs. Karra Scott Stevens
1925-July 27- Hist. to L.M. Stevens [illegible]

1928-Aug. 31- Hist   [illegible] to Nancy C Morrow
1930 June 30. Hazel L. Thatcher add. cost of photos.
1930 Dec. 9 Photos mailed to Nell B. Stevens  and [illegible]
Div.mtfd: A.D.Y.
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We the undernamed subscribers do certify, that we are well acquainted with Vincent Stephens who is now applying to obtain a pension that we believe him to be 88 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be of good character for veracity; to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. August. 1833.

John Noble
David Stephens
[illegible]
Thomas Crunk
[illegible]
Joshua Deaver
William Griffith  just.
Jacob Houser
Nehemiah Crossan
John Cook
John Kerr
William Griffith  [illegible]
William Noble
Ludwick Betz
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State of Pennsylvania Bedford County
I, Job Mann, Prothonotary of the Court 
of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Bedford in the 
State of Penna. do certify that the Honorable John Dickey before 
whom the foregoing Deposition appears to have been taken 
and by whom the foregoing Certificate appears to have 
been made and whose name is hereunto subscribed was
at the time thereof and now is an official Judge 
of the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford County duly Commissioned 
and qualified by legal authority and acting as such and
that the signatures "John Dickey" hereto are genuine -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
my name and affixed the seal of said County at Bedford the 23rd day of November A. D. 1833.
Job Mann Prothy.
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Declaration
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Capt Man [illegible][illegible][illegible] service each year being
one year in all performed; he was not employed in any civil
pursuit and for such service as an Indian Spie[sic] I claim
a pension
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.
sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid.  Vincent Stevens
before me Jn. Dickey
We Monsston a Clergyman resident of Belfort Township County of Bed
ford County and John Noble resident of Dublin Township County
of Bedford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Vincent
Stephens who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we
belive[sic] him to be 88 years of age that he is respected and believed in the
Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion. Moses Starr
sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Noble
before me Jon. Dickey
1st Interrogatories [illegible] I was born near Baltimore State of Maryland A.D. 1745
2nd  "  "  I have no record of my Age-
3rd   "  "  in [illegible] Caben Valley now Huntingdon County
and resided there during the R. War. I now live ^in^ Beford County
4th   "  " Amt.  Colonlend[?] to be an Indian spie[sic]; & believe entitled 
5th   "  " Amt. Col Davison Major Clugage
6th   "  " Amt. I end a discharge from Capten[sic] Orllon signed by
him and have lost it long since 
7th   "  " Amt. John Kerr William Griffith served for Noble.
David Stephen Ludwick Bell, John Cook
And the said Judge do hereby declare his opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department (the answers at length are all
written and sent with the declaration) that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
And the Judge further certifies that it appears to him
that Moses Starr who has signed the above certificate is a Clergy
man residing in the Township of Belfort and County of Bedford
and that John Noble who has also signed his name is a resident of
Dublin Township and County of Bedford and are both creditable
persons & that their statement is entitled to credit and also further
certifies that the above named applicant cannot from bodily in
firmity appear in Court-   Jon Dickey