Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44779, Stephen Cleveland, Continental (Mass) Vermont.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (Mass
Vermont
CONTENTS
Cleveland Stephen
NUMBER
44779
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17579R
New York
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Stephen Cleveland of Oneida Co. in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 9 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of July
and sent to Joshua Hatheway, Rome New York
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820  183.43
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4r Sept 1820   48--
231.43
22 mos 24/30 & 4/31

{Revolutionary claim}
{Acto 18th March, 1818.}

Oneida Coty
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State of New York
Oneida County

On this 20th day of October 1832 personally appeared Stephen Cleveland a resident of Lee in said County aged 78 years who being duly sworn says that he is the identical person named in the annexed pension certificate and that he served in the Revolutionary War as following - vz.  That he enlisted at Bennington Vermont in Spring of 1775 in Capt Herricks Company - the same man that was afterwards Colonel of the Rangers and marched to Ticonderoga, and was at the taking of the same - and afterwards marched to St. Johns and was engaged in the capture of the same - and served until the fall, being about six months. In the Spring of 1776 he enlisted at Bennington in Capt. Samuel Sloan Co. for ten months in Col Pattersons Regt and served therein in the campaign in Canada, and staid at Montreal about two months and was in retreat back to Ticonderoga and assisted in rebuilding that and also in building Fort at Mount Independence and was discharged at the expiration of the said 10 months service.
That he enlisted in Spring of 1778 at Bennington in Capt William Hutchins Co. for 10 months in Col Ebenezer Allens Regt and this deponent was appointed a Quarter Master Sergeant in said Regiment
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and received a warrant as such signed by Col. Allen - and served as such Quarter Master Sergeant until the expiration of service being two months. The service was performed at Pittsford in the now state of Vermont, where a fort was built by the troops during that term of Service. This deponent was regularly discharged. At the expiration of said 10 months and his warrant which he preserved and his warrant which he preserved for many years has been lost.
And the deponent further says that he enlisted in Capt William Hutchins Company in the Year 1777 as he thinks and marched to Rutland and then was placed under the command of Capt Gideon Ronson who was commandant, who belongs to Col Warners Regiment. This deponent was an orderly Sargeant in said company and served as such during the term of his service which was about five months. The troops were engaged in building a fort at Rugland. He cannot be certain as to the year in which this service was performed, but he strongly indeny to the beliefs that it was in 1777 - He had a warrant as Orderly Sergeant from Captain Hutchins which has been lost
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This deponent does not know of any witness living to prove these services - Captain Hutchins under whom he enlisted and served, and also Col. Allen are dead. He makes this application to obtain an increase of his pension under the act of 1832, and hereby relinquishes all claim to any other pension and such increase being allowed  and further says not
Stephen Cleveland

Oneida County personally appeared before me Stephen Cleveland (unknown word) the foregoing papers and certificate. to me known as the same person described in said persion Certificate and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit the day & year aforesaid and I certify he is a man of credibility truth and veracity
J Hathaway Judge of Oneida County, Counsellor
Oneida Isaac Buel of Lee in said county, a Revolutionary pensioner, being duly sworn says he is well acquinted
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with Stephen Cleveland and in
the foregoing papers-- that he knows
him to be the same person named in
the annexed pension certificate-- that
he is a man of truth & veracity, and
full credit is due to any statement
made by him
Isaac Buell
to me Known as
a man of truth & veracity personally
appeared before me and made
oath to the truth of the forgoing
affidavit by him subscribed-- this
20th day of Oct 1832
J. Hathaway Judge
of Oneida Copley
Counsellor
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District of New York ss
On this 26th day July AD 1820 personally app
and before me Charles Wylie one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Oneida in
the State of New York being a Court of Record Stephen
Cleveland aged Sixty-Seven Years Resident in 
Lee in said County who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath declare that he served
the revolutionary war as follows to wit in Col Patterson
Regt Massachusetts line in the company commanded
by Capt. Sloan
for more than nine months & that his
original declaration of said service was of the 
date of the seventh of April 1818 & that the number of his pension certificate is
17. 579 And I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident of the United States 
on the18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by
gift sale or in any manner disposed of my
property or any part thereof with intent thereof so to
diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of
an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certificate
in persons engaged the land & naval service of
the United States in the Revolutionary war passed
the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not nor has
any person in trust for me a by property or securities
contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income
other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto
annexed & by me subscribed & I do further swear that
I have a wife and one grandson of seven years of
age and Barnet Cleveland who resides with
my wife is infirm & contribute but a little for
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our support & that my occupation is that of a
Carpenter but by reason of age & infirmity I
notable to work at my occupation as I could
when in full life-- of course I can find but little
employment
Stephen Cleveland
Schedule
1 old broad axe- 1
1 Narrow axe- 2
15 pail Kettle- 2
1 KETTLE POT- 1.25
1 bake pan- 1.25
8 sheep- 8
 1 pig-1
Stephen Cleveland
Sworn to the 8th day of September 1820 
before G Bacon Judge of Oneida Com pleas
of New York Oneida Com pleas 
a Court of Record of the term
Sept 1820
the whole of these proceedings was
open Court & in the opinion of this Court the 
of amount in value of the property exhibited in 
the above 
schedule is sixteen dollars & fifty cents-
I Francis Woodgood Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Orender
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereunto
covered, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: and
further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the
total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is Sixteen Dollars fifty cents. In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this eighth day of September 1820
S
Fanne A. Bloodgood 6th
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Stephen Cleveland
of
New York
now a Pensioner
under the act of 1818
Wants an increase
rejected
See letter
Jany 1833
to Hon M. Beardsly
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in the case of Stephen Clevland of lee
of Oneida
in the State of New York
(Act 7th June 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 78
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1775
the
8. ┃
1714
1711
1778
Years,
Duration of Service.
Months,
6
18
5
Days.
Rank.
As a
Enate
the
10 Waster
mentioned.
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
at Harris
Sloan of Patterson
 Capt. Hutchins & to me
Warner
 Capt. Hutting, John
In what battles was he engaged? F Johns
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Benning, at
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
He enclosed his pension certificate under the Act of 1818 as being
Now
a Pensioner
but this is made to get an increase
Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
no had attained to papers
certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
her Examining Clerk Augst
16 1833
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
July 24, 1924

Clarence D. Smith
Rome, R. F. D. #6
New York

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 44779 it appears that Stephen Cleveland while a resident of Bennington, Vermont enlisted in the spring of 1775 and served six months as a private in Captain Herrick's Vermont Company, was at the taking of Ticonderoga and capture of Saint Johns, Canada. 
He enlisted in February or March 1776 and served ten months as a private in Captain Samuel Sloan's Company, Colonel Baterson's Massachusetts Regiment. 
He enlisted in 1777 as Orderly Sergeant in Captain William Hutchins' Vermont Company and very shortly after, was placed under Captain Gideon Brownson and engaged in building a fort at Rutland, service five months.
He enlisted in April 1778 and served ten months as
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Quartermaster Sergeant in Captain William Hutchins' Vermont Company. 
He enlisted March 1, 1780 and served nine mnths as private in Captain William Hutchin's Company, Major Ebenezer Allen's Vermont Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 7, 1818 while a resident of Lee, Oneida County, New York aged sixty-five years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife, her name not given, and to his grandson Barnet Cleveland aged seven years. No other family data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
date of death not in aB
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File No. 44779
Stephen Cleveland
Priv. War Rev.
Act: 18th March 1818
3, Page 70
Index: -- Vol.
Arrangement of 1870
8 Sept. 2699
S. C. E. John
Treas D
24-July His
Clarence D. Smith
stone
to
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Stephen Cleaveland
New York
Act 7 June 1832
Rejected See letter
to son S. Beardsley
January 23rd 1833
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certificate see? with
the application under [Illegible]
act of 7 June 32 remain
in the office till this day
when it [Illegible] sold to son
S. Beardsley -  with note
fication to the apt at
[Illegible] New York Apr
2 ? 1834
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Rome NY RFS 6
June 14 1924
by F 6
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C
Have you any records in
connection with one
Stephen Cleveland
a Revolutionary Soldier who
I am told is a pensioner
and lived and died in the
town of Lee, Oneida Co
N.Y. 
Very truly yours
Clarence D. Smith
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F 44779

[Illegible]
JUL 10 1980
Recieved
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Treasury Department,
Office of General Superintendent U. S. Life-Saving Service,
Washington, D. C.. July 6, 1899
The Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C.
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Stephen Cleveland
Oneida Co. NY

1775 Capt Herrick
Co --- 6 mos
1776 Col Patterson
Rep --- 10 mos
1177 Capt Browner
Co --- [Illegible] 5 mos
1778, Col Ebenger
Allen Rep as
Quarter Master Sergt } 10 mos
for increase pension
---
B.P. Johnson
Agent Rome
Pay. W. Branch
Bank Utica
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[Left Side]

Stephen Cleveland,
papers for Pension
the endorsement as
it regards reduced
circumstances, should
have been complied
with of the Judge,
before whom the declaration
has been made is
satisfied, that from
the reduced circumstance
of the applicant he
needs the assistance of
his country for support
I should be so certified
Pattersons Regt was [Illegible] 5 line
let that be inserted at same
time

[Right Side] 

ADMITTED

Stephen Cleveland, pr:
Oneida County, N.Y.
various services ---
on 10 months in col.
Pattersons Regt Mafs. tt
line  1776
7 April, 1818.
[Illegible]
service to be proved.


The Lince must be stated
in the declaration
the deposition of two credible
+ interested witnesses, duly
of the certificate of an officer [Illegible]

Prosper Rudd, judge
Rome
Oneida county, NY
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Nathaniel Montague being duly sworn
deposeth & saith that he knows that
Stephen Cleveland who is named in the
annexed affidavit did enlist for the
term of nine months in the year 1778
& that he served his time out, & that he
again enlisted for the same term of time
in the year 1780 & served his time out
then also, that this Deponant was in
both of the above year, in the same company
which was a company commanded
by Capt William Thatchins, & that they
in both year served on the Northern
Frontiers against the common enemy
Sworn to & subscribed
this 18th day of Feb. 1819
before me Charles Wylie
Nathl. Montague
State of New York
County of Oneida fs
Joshua Hatheway of Rome
in said County being duly
sworn deposeth & saith that he resided in Bennington in the State of Vermont during the Revolutionary war that he was well acquainted with the Cleveland Family who lived in the same Town with this Deponent & that he knows the
within named Stephen Cleveland was one
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of that family, this Deponant has no recollection that the said Stephen was in the Company of Capt Slone, but this Deponent after the time mentioned in the said Stephens affidavit became acquainted with the same Capt Slone who resided in Williamstown in the State of
Massachusetts, & also with Col. Patterson who
of this Deponent now recollects resided in
Leoner in the State of Massachusetts, & that
they belonged to the Massachusetts - this
Deponant further testifies that after
the time mentioned in the within affidavit
when the said Stephen served in Capt. Slones
Company to wit, in the year 1778 (after
the Battle of Bennington & after the capture
of Burgoyne) that companies were formed
& served on the Northern frontier, which
Companies were then called Green Mountain -
boys & afterwards Vermonters, that this
Deponent well recollects that in the year
1778 Capt William Hutchins raised a company
of the above discription, & that the eldest Brother
of this Deponant Simeon Hathaway was sent
in said Company, & this Deponant is confident
that the within named Stephen Cleveland we
was a private in said Company, and that
in the year 1780 the same Capt William
Hutchins in Col. Ebenezer Allen Regt
raised a company & served at Pitsford
on the Northern frontier, that the youngest
Brother of this Deponent was waiter to

Steven Cleveland
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Col. Allen through that Campaign &
this Deponant is confident that the
within Stephen Cleveland was one of the
Company of the said Capt Hutchins &
that he served through the Campaign of
1780 on the Northern frontier against the
Common enemy

Sworn to & subsribed
this 4th day of Feb.
1819 before me
Joshna Hatheway

Charles Wylie One of the Judges
of Oneida born Pleas]

State of New York
County of Oneida f
that the above Deponant
Joshua Hatheway and
Nathaniel Montague are credible witness
Dated at Rome the 4 day of February
1819
Charles Wylie one of the Judges
of Oneida Com Pleas
I Francis A Bloodgood Clerk of the
County of Oneida State of New York do
hereby certify that Prosper Rudd was
one of the Judges of the Court of Common
pleas in & for said County on the 7th day
of April last past & that Charles
Wylie is a Judge of the Court of Common
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Pleas acting under the authority of
this state, & that the foregoing appear to be their
signatures  -

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the Seal of the said County
this 16th day of [February crossed out] April in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight-hundred & ninteen
James A Bloodgood 6th
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State of New York
Onondaga County ss
I James Wattles a Notary
public residing in Malins in said
County duly commissioned and sworn
do certify that on this thirtieth day of
August 1819 Came before me Ebenezer
Wood of Pompey in said County whom
I know & believe to be a credible with
ness and being duly sworn says that 
he is personally acquainted with Stephen
Cleveland now also present; and that
said Cleveland enlisted in the month
of March 1776 into the company of Capt.
Sloan in Col. Patterson's
regiment of
Massachusetts troops and served in said
corps ten months and was left at Albany
as an invalid
In witness whereof I have herein
to set my hand & seal of office
the day & year above written
James
Wattles
Not Pub
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State of New York
Jefferson County
I remember that on the 27th
day of December Eighteen hundred
nineteen personally appeared
before me Phineas Wright who being duly
sworn deposeth and saith that he is well as
and with Stephen Cleveland a Private in
the Revolutionary service & was present at
& knowing to the enlistment of said Charland
in the Regiment of Colonel Patterson of the
Massachusetts line & that he belonged
to the company commanded by Capt Sam
also father that the said Hilane
enlisted on the first of March Seventeen hundred
Seventy six at the town of Bennington in
the state of Vermont & that he was known
that said Churland continued in said
company till about the first of December
of the same year at which time this deponent
left said Cleveland who was reported on the sick list at Albany
Sworn & subscribed
before me this day
Phineas Wright
year above written
mark
attest & Beans
J M Howell Comr
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Clerks Office
┃ I certify that the within named
J. M. Howell before whom the
Jefferson County within affidavit was taken was
on the of the date of said of affidavit a commissioner in
in and for the County of Jefferson duly commissioner
and sworn And further that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of the said J. M. Howell and
verily believe that the signature of J. Howell
subscribed to the said affidavit is the proper handwriting
of the said Commissioner In tetimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said County this 27th day
of December 1819
William G. Adkins Dept Clerk.
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State of New York
County of Oneida
Stephen Cleveland
the within named Deponent being
duly sworn deposed & saith (in addition to
his former affidavits hereunto annexed
that Col. Pattersons Regt mentioned in
the within documents as
of the Massachupley
line on the Continental establishment
in the Revolutionary war & that he this
Deponant is in reduced circumstances
& stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for Support
Stephen Cleveland
Sworn to & subscribed
this 6th day of June 1820
before me Charles Wylie one of the Judges
of Oneida Com Pleas
I Charles Wylie Judge &c as certified
in the annexed certificate of Francis A
Bloodgood Esq Clerk of said County, do
testify, that from my own knowledge &
from the Oath of two Credible Witnesses
it appears to my satisfaction, that the said
Stephen Cleveland is in reduced circumstances
so much so that he ranks with the poorest
class of Our citizens, & stands in need of assistance 
from his country for support
Dated at home June 6. 1820
Charles Wylie
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Stephen Cleveland
Hon. S. Beardsley
B.P. Johnson Esq. whose
name is within, was & is
Court authorized
to
administer
oaths &c
S. Gandly
March 21 1844
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State of New York
Oneida County
Lindon Huntington of
 said County, being duly sworn
deposes and says that he is well acquainted 
with the Cleveland who has signed the
annexed affidavit. That he knows him I have
been a pension of the United States - That he
proceed for said Cleveland his pension due
on the 4th day of September 1832, and
that he has never known or heard of his
drawer any money since that time.
Gurd Huntington
Personally appeared before me
Widow Huntington above
named to me well known as a man of credibility
with and veracity, and made oath to the with
of the foregoing affidavit March 26th, 1834
B. Johnson
a Court Comm
I do further Certify that I sent to the Hon Samuel
Beardsley member of Congress the original Pension Certificate of
Stephen Cleveland, together with
his application
for an increase of Pension
under the act of
1832, and that the annexed
the disposition of said application
was received by the
Beardsley
from the Hon Samuel
N. Johnson
Sup Court Com
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State of New York,
Oneida County
Stephen Cleveland a revolutionary
 soldier, now residing in the
County of Oneida, State of New York
being duly sworn upon the holy Evangelists,
testifies and says, that sometime in the month 
of February in the year 1776 he enlisted into the service
of the United States under the command of 
Capt. Stone, in Col Patterson's Regiment, that 
he served nine or ten months, and was dismissed from
said service in regular form, on or about the first of
January 1777, soon after the battle at Trenton.
That in the beginning of the month of April 
1778 he again enlisted into said service under 
the command of Capt. William Hutchins of 
Vermont, that he was discharged from said command in the
month of December following. And that on or 
about the first of March in the year 1780 he 
enlisted again into the service aforesaid in the company
commanded by the said William Hutchins and
Major Ebenezer Allen's Regiment, in the Vermont
line, that he was regularly dismissed from said
Service in the month of November following-
The deponent further saith that he hath no property
but one cow, and a little household furniture. That
he is much afflicted with the Rheumatism in consequence,
as he believes, of hard service during the revolutionary war
, in which he was engaged, almost from beginning
to end. That he now finds himself in such low
and needy circumstances, as to require him to
call on his country for assistance for his
support. -
Stephen Cleveland
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To the
Honorable Secretary of
of truth and veracity. 
Prosper Rudd one of the
War)
Oneida County
Judges of
the
&
State of New York
& County of Oneida
Sworn to & subscribed
this 4th day of Feb. 1819
ss the within named Stephen Cleveland
being duly sworn deposed & saith that the
within mentioned Colo Patterson belonged to the
State of Massachusetts, & that last stone also belonged
to the same State, although this Deponent was enlisted in
Bennington in Vermont by the said last, but this
Deponent then know that he resided in Williamstown
Massachusetts, & actually went to the house
of the said lot Stone in said Williamstown and
received his pay after he was discharged from service
Charles Wylie one of the Judges of Oneida
Common Pleas
Stephen Cleveland
hereby Certify, that the within deposition
was signed and sworn to before me at Western
in the County of Oneida State of New York this
7th day of April 1818. And that I am fully
satisfied that the within named Stephen Cleveland
served in the revolutionary war, against the common
enemy: and also that I believe him to be a man
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S Cleveland
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application for increase of pension
rejected
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Rome Dec 5, 1832
Hon Saml Beardsley-
Enclosed are the
papers of Stephen Cleveland for an increase
Pension. Mr. Cleveland if he cannot
obtain an increase with his certificate returned.
He is now on the rod and is very
fearful-- but wished me to send the papers
to you-- you can ascertain whether an
increase will be allowed on his papers
or whether they wish proof-- Please
ascertain & let me know soon
you can certify
as to Hathaway
Your friends
he well
they are extremely anxious to
the learn the message  Yours
. Hanson
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War Department
Pension Office
July 23d 1833
Sir
The alleged service of Stephen Cleaveland 
as orderly & Quarter Master Sergeant is not 
sustained either by his previous narrative of his Revolutionay
 services or by the testimony of his witnesses. His
claim to an increase of his pension upon that ground
is therefore rejected and his papers placed on file
I have the honor to be,
Respectfully
Sir,
W Mo. O. St.
J L Edwards
Hon Sam. Beardsley
House of Representatives
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State of New York
Oneida Count
On this 26th day of March
1834, before me personally appeared
Stephen Cleveland
and made oath that he is the identical person
named in the annexed letter from the war
Department. That he was placed on the pension
roll under the act of 1818 and continued to draw
under that act until the 4th of September 1832
1
that his pension certificate was dated July 1st
1820 and was at No 17579-
That
on or about the 20th day of October 1832 this
for an application
deponent made out his papers
for an increase of pension, under the law of
1832 to which he supposed he was entitled that his papers were
forwarded by B. Johnson
of Rome A.M. To the Hon Samuel Beardsley
member of Congress the December 1832 and
that his original pension
Certificate was contained
among those papers - that the annexed
letter from the Pension office was received
shewing that the claim of the deponent was
rejected and his paper placed on file &
he now
asks to have his pension certificate
returned to him, that he may continue
to draw under the act of 1818 under
said Certificate.
Stephen Cleveland
Personally appeared before me Stephen
Cleveland
above named to me well known as the person above subscribed
and made oath to the truth
of the foregoing
affidavit-
. R. Johnson
Sup Court Comm
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State of New York
Oneida County
William Parker and
Isaac Buel of the Town of Lee
in said County being duly sworn depose and
say that they are well acquainted with
Stephen Cleveland now present and who
has made oath to the
foregoing affidavitthat
they know him to be a Revolutionary
pensioner- and the said Isaac Buel for
himself states that he was present when
the said Stephen Clevelands papers were
made out in October 1832 and was sworn
in relation to the application of the said
Clevelands claim for an increase of
pension - And the said Isaac Buel further
says that he recollects that the original
certificate of said Cleveland was annexed
to the papers of the said Cleveland then
prepared and forwarded
William Parke
at Bell
Personally appeared before me William Parke
Esq & Isaac Buel to me known as men of credibility
with and veracity and made oath to the foregoing
affidavit this 26th day of March 1834
B.P. Johnson
Sup Court Comm
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Hon. S. Beardsley
H R
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Name March 26. 1884
Hon Saml Beardsly
Enclosed are the papers
of Stephen
Cleveland for time of his Pension
Certificate. By the accompanying
title from the Pension Office you will
see that his pension certificate is on file
with his papers in the pension office
Please give certificate or papers that
as a commissioner and find me
his certificate when received
Very respectfully
Your most obv sert
B.P. Johnson