Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23771, for Stephen Lindsey, Connecticut
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(B-1776)
SERVICE  Conn [Connectcut]
Lindsey, Stephen
NUMBER  S.23771
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CONTENTS [blank]
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Date of Death not on A.B. [agency book]
24.337 
New York
Stephen Lindsey 
of Oswego Co in the State of Oswego Ct who was a Private in the Comp commanded Captain Pierson of the Regt. commanded Col. Sage in the Connt line for 22 months and 27 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 76 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Nov. 1833 and Sent to S. Dunlap 
Arrears to the 4th of Sep ’33 $190.75
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mar ‘34   38.15 
$218.90  
{Revolutionary Claim, June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 4 Page 109
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State of New York 
County of Oswego 
On this 19th day of February 1833 personally in open Court before Lovel Johnson, John Reynolds and Samuel Freeman Judges of the Court of Common pleas now sitting Stephen Lindsey a resident of Sandy Creek in the County of Oswego and State of New York aged Seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following Officers and served as herein stated -
That on the eight day of June in the year 1776 In the Town of Stratford in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut he enlisted. In the company of Militia Commanded by Captain Hezekiah Piersons, Lt [Lieutenant] Josiah Convers,  Ensign Bleckley In the Regiment commanded by Colonel Comfort Sage and marched with the said Regiment to New York and thence to Governors Island where we had an engagement and retreated back to New York where the battle was convened and we retreated to Harlem and there continued the fight from thence were marched to White Plains from there to Crompond below Peekskill at which place I was discharged on the 25th day of
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of December In the year 1776.   That on the 1st of October 1777 he entered the service as a volunteer under the command of Captain Converse in Colonel Wills Regiment and marched from Stratford in the county of Hartford in the State of Connecticut. (being the place where the applicant resided) to Newhaven in Connecticut thence to Horse Neck in the State of New York from thence to Quaker ridge thence to the Town of Bedford and then returned to Horseneck where I was discharged on the first day of December 1777.   I then returned to the Town of Stratford in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut when I again entered the service In a company of Militia under the command of Captain Elijah Robertson in Colonel Roger Enos Regiment on the 9th day of May In the year 1778 and marched to White plains from thence to West point remained there all summer and thence to Horseneck at which place I was discharged on the 8th day of May 1779 and returned to the Town of Stratford in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut and entered the service as a volunteer and the command of Capt. Converse In the Regiment commanded by Colonel Chapin and marched to Tiverton on the 1st of Sept 1779 and returned to Providence at which place he was discharged on the 10th day of November in the year 1779
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And further that he was acquainted with the Names of the following Officer while he was engaged in the service of one year, which he believes was regular officers Brigader General Parsons, Colonel Charles Webb,  Samuel B. Webb & Willis [Wyllys] which he believe belonged to the continental army as he then thought & now believes to be true.   And further that he has no documentary evidence except those attached hereunto one of which given by Jedediah Durfey In the year 1828 and that the said Durfey is now dead and one Signed by Ruth Blackman or February 1829 which said Ruth has died and the said affidavits purports & states that this deponent belonged to the continental army which said affidavits were proved by me to prove any pension under the act of the year 1828 at which time I supposed & believed that I did belong to the Continental Army - And further that he knows of no person living who can testify to his services. That I hereby relinquish 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 & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Stephen Lindsey
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I Josiah Chapin a Clergyman residing in the Town of Richland and Smith Dunlap Residing in the Town of Sandy Creek in the County of Oswego hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Lindsey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.   
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Josiah Chapin
Smith Dunlap
D. McPherson Dep. Clerk Oswego County 
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 further the court certifies that it appears to them that Josiah Chapin who signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Richland & that Smith Dunlap who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Sandy Creek and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.   
Savwell Johnson 
J. Reynolds 
Sam Freeman
Judges of Oswego County
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I Erie Poor Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court In the matter of the application of Stephen Lindsey for a pension.   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of Feby 1833 
Erie Poor Clerk By D. McPherson Dep. Clerk
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Oswego County SS
Be it remembered that on this 14th day of February 1829 personally came Smith Dunlap a Commissioner under the act of the 6th of April 1823 Ruth Blackmer who being by me first duly sworn deposeth & Saith she was knowing to Stephen Lindsey within applicant did enlist in the continental army under the command of Capt Elijah Robertson and that he did continue in the Army one year at that time and this deponent further saith that the said Stephen did serve every year of the Revolution war (except one) either in the Continental or Militia service and this deponent further says that she is a sister to the said Stephen Lindsey and lived in the family during the war and was actually knowing to the said applicant enlisting in the said Capt Robinson Company and this deponent further saith that the reason of her actually knowing the fact of his enlistment was that the Capt Lived within a few rods of the house and heard him say that Stephen had and knew that he went away with him
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and this deponent further saith that she cannot say who the Colonel was that commanded the Regt or the year the service but verily believes that the service was preformed in the year 1778 and 1789 and further this deponent saith not.  
Ruth Blackmer x her mark  
Subscribed & sworn this 16th day of February 1829 Before one 
Smith Dunlap 
Comr of Deeds
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponent & believe her to be a person of truth & veracity. 
Smith Dunlap Comr of Deeds
Sandy Hook Feby 16th 1829
State of New York 
Oswego County ss}  I Erie Poor Clerk of said County & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do of hereby certify that Smith Dunlap Esqr before whom the fore going affidavit purports to have been sworn and also by whom the foregoing certificate purports to have been subscribed was at the date of the same a Commissioner of deeds; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature 
Witness my hand and seal of office this Twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty three 
Erie Poor Clerk 
By D. McPherson Dep. Clk
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State of New York 
Oswego County } ss On this 19th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty Eight came before me James A Thompson a Commissioner under the act of 19 April 1820 Jedediah Durfey who being duly sworn deposeth that he was well acquainted with Stephen Lindsey a Soldier in Captain Eli Robinsons Company of Infantry in Roger Enos Regiment in the year 1778 & 1779 and that the said Stephen Lindsey did to his knowledge serve faithfully during said term one year in the Continental Army and was honorably discharged from the same and further the deponant with not. 
Jedediah Durfey
Sworn to and Subscribed this 19th day of August 1828 before me 
J. A. Thompson a commissioner 
Jefferson County ss. I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jedidiah Durfey the person whose signature appears subjoined to the above oath or affidavit and believe him to be a man of truth & veracity and to be believed under Oath Dated at Ellisburgh this 27th day of August 1828 
Samuel Boyal Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Oswego County ss} I Erie Poor Clerk of said County and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that James A Thompson before whom the foregoing affidavit subscribed by Jedediah Durfey purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a commissioner of deeds, and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Commissioner; and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature.  
Witness my hand and seal of office this Twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three. 
Erie Poor Clerk 
By D. McPherson Dep Clk
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August 13, 1938 
BA-J/AWF 
Stephen Lindsey 
S. 23771 
Mrs. Mary Meleen 
301 West Fifth 
Erie, Pennsylvania 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Stephen Lindsey who enlisted in Stratford, Connecticut , June 8, 1776. 
The Revolutionary War record of Stephen Lindsey furnished herein were found in papers on file in claim for pension, S. 23771, based on his service in that war. 
The date and place of birth of Stephen Lindsey were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated. 
While a resident of Stratford, Connecticut Stephen Lindsey enlisted June 8, 1776, served in Captain Hezekiah Parsons' company, Colonel Comfort Sage's Connecticut regiment, was in the battles of Governors Island, and Harlem, and was discharged December 25, 1776. He enlisted October 1, 1777, served in Captain Converse's company, Colonel Wills' regiment, and was discharged December 1, 1777. He enlisted May 9, 1778, served in Captain Elijah Robinson's company, Colonel Roger Enos' regiment, and was discharged May 8, 1779. He enlisted September 1, 1779, served in Captain Converse's company, Colonel Chapin's regiment, was discharged November 10, 1779. 
He was allowed pension on his application
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executed February 19, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-three years, and living in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York. 
It was not stated whether the soldier, Stephen Lindsey, was ever married. His sister, Ruth Blackmer, was of Oswego County, New York, in 1829. 
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C. and furnish the following data:
Stephen Lindsey 
Certificate #24337 
Issued November 21, 1833 
Rate $76.30 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1831 
Act of June 7, 1832  
New York Agency. 
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Revolution
23771
INVALID. 
File No. 23771 
Stephen Lindsey 
Pri Rev War 
Act: June 7” 32” 
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 242 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
1915 Jan 24 Hist to Mrs. H. Louis Wallace 
1916 Apl. 13. To Mrs. E. H. Boomer for Rev. marker 
1927-Mch. 7. Hist to Mrs. Chas A. Hudson AWF 
1927. Aug. 5. Mrs. H. Louis Wallace advised as to date of death etc 
1935. April 26- hist to Mrs F. B. Harrington MCS AWF  
1936 - March 18. hist to Grace B. Nott 
1938. Aug 1 hist to Mrs Mary Meleen
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28.276 
Stephen Lindsey 
New York 
Adm 1. yr 10 Months & 27 days 
Smith Dunlap 
Sandy Creek Oswego County NY
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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 shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, showing the Service of
Period when the service was rendered.    Duration of Claimant’s Service.   Rank of claimant. Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.   Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.   Proof by which the declaration is supported. 
I am respectfully 
Your obedient servant 
JAMES 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 in 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) 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 that of 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 hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter 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 subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be and C.D. residing in (the same) who has 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.               
I, Clerk of the Court of contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. 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  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.           
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? 
To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what Town officer 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 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. 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 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 Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed 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 declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the person 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 or 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, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year - months , and days , I served as a - 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 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, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two 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 same, 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. 
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]  This 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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Cedar Point 
27 Aug 
NY
Pension Office
Secretary of the War Dept 
Washington
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Inclosed I forward to you papers in favor of Stephen Lindsey for a pension you will please in due season forward the paper and communications on the subject to Sandy Creek Oswego County NY 
Yours &c  
Smith Dunlap 
August 24th 1833
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Rev Sec 
H 
Sandy Creek, N.Y. June 18 1915  
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D. C 
I have been advised that you will furnish me a war Record of the Revolution.  
Will you kindly send me the War Record of Stephen Lindsey, he was with Washington at Valley Forge this is about all the information I have concerning
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his service
Very Respectfully
Mrs. H. Louis Wallace
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Ellisburg Jeff. Co. N.Y. 
Jan 17 - 1927 
Com. of Pensions 
Dear Sir 
Please send Rev. service complete of Stephen Lindsey, who appears on our pension list of 1840 as 81 years of age. 
He was a native of Scotland and came to America previous to Rev war in which he participated.
Resptfily 
Mrs Chas A. Hudson 
Ellisbury NY 
3rd. Vice Regent Adams D.A.R
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Ans Aug 5 1927
MRS. H. LOUIS WALLACE 
SANDY CREEK 
NEW YORK 
June 27 - 1927 
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C 
I have the war record of one Stephen Lindsey who enlisted in the Revolutionary War from Stratford Conn, who made application for a pension Feby 19-1833; this claim was allowed, his residence at that time was Sandy Creek, Oswego Co. N.Y. 
I am seeking information to complete my application to join the D.A.R. thinking there may be a record in the pension office, concerning his death, as there must be a record as to when his pension was discontinued. I am, writing to ascertain if you can furnish the information or any part of it to answer the following questions,
over
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MRS. H. LOUIS WALLACE 
SANDY CREEK 
NEW YORK
Stephen Lindsey was born?  
died?   was and his wife's name who was?  who was born?   died?   and where were they married? 
This information would be gratefully received and if there is any fee I will send it. 
Very Respectfully 
Mrs H.L. Wallace
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MRS. H. LOUIS WALLACE 
SANDY CREEK 
NEW YORK
Aug 1 - 1927 
Bureau of Pensions: Washington, D.C 
On or about June 27th, I sent a communication to the Bureau of Pensions asking for information in regard to one Stephen Lindsey, and have never received a reply to my letter. I therefore desire is submit these questions again. 
I hold a statement of the military history of Stephen Lindsey sent me under the date of June 24 - 1915 as requested by me at that time, from your records
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MRS. H. LOUIS WALLACE 
SANDY CREEK 
NEW YORK
Aug 1 - 1927 
thinking you must have a record of the date of his death from the fact that his pension was discontinued.  
I sincerely hope you can give me the desired information. Thanking you and if there is any fee if You will inform me it and I will forward it  I am Very truly 
Mrs H. L. Wallace
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MRS. H. LOUIS WALLACE 
SANDY CREEK 
NEW YORK
this Stephen Lindsey enlisted June 8. 1776, Oct. 1 – 1777,  May 9 – 1778,  Sept 1-1779, Residence, at time of enlistment - Stratford, Conn. He made claim for Pension, which was allowed, Feby, 19 – 1833.   Residence at date of application was Sandy Creek, N.Y. Age at date of application was 73 yrs. 
1n order to complete my application for membership in the D.A.R. I wish to obtain the following information:
The said Stephen Lindsey was the child of whom? he was born when? he died when?  his wife was who?  she was born when, and died when?  also when were they married? 
Can you from your record give me any or all of this information?
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GRACE B. NOTT 
WINTHROP APARTMENTS 
514 State St. 
WATERTOWN NEW YORK 
February 1936  
[stamp] RECEIVED FEB 3 1936 MAIL SUB DIV VETS ADM READER #18
Veteran's Administration 
Washington, 
D.C. Dear Sir:  
Will you please send me the revolutionary pension record of Stephen Lindsley, who probably served in one of the Eastern States, but died in Ellisburg, New York, after eighteen hundred and forty?   
Thank you.
Very Respectfully 
Grace Benjamin Nott
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Rev 2 Record Sect
Adams NY 3/20/1916
Com. of Pensions
Dear Sir: -  
Stephen Lindsay 81, Ellisburgh Jeff Co NY 
From the rolls of 1840 
Syracuse Public Library 
Please send his Army record.
Yours truly 
Anna Cooper Boomer 
(Mrs. E.H)
Vice Pres.
Deborah Champion Chapt. Adams N.Y.
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE O MAR 22 1916
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Erie Pa. July 25 / 38 
Dear Sir: Will you please send me the War Record of Stephen Lindsey who enlisted at Stratford Conn Date of enlistment June 8 1776 
Yours truly 
(Mrs.) Mary Meleen 
301 W. 5th Erie Pa.
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[stamp] RECEIVED APR 11 1935 MAIL SUB DIV VETS ADM READER #29
Angeles, Calif. 
412 -- South Occidental Blvd., 
April 6, 1935.
Mr. A. D. Hiller, 
Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D.C. 
My dear Mr. Hiller:
whom  I am trying desperately to get the record of three men, it is said received pensions for services rendered in Revolutionary War. 
( 1 ) On page 84 of the Book of Pensioners, gotten out by the U. S. appears "Stephen Lindsey, Ellisburg, N. Y. age 81 in 1840 " --- when census was taken. 
(2)  John Drake, (Botetourt County) from Virginia, went to Alabama about 1800, and was given land near Huntsville, Ala., and also drew a pension. 
( 3 ) Frederick Culp, who was a drummer boy, only 14 when the war closed, and also drew a pension.  Mr. W. T. Bennett, now about 88, living at Gurley, Ala., is grandson of Frederick Culp and wrote me that I could secure record by writing you. Frederick Culp m. Miss Flanagan, Maryland, they came to Alabama and he died there in 1864. 
John Drake was given 640 acres July 15, 1807 in what is now state of Tennessee, could it be that Alabama was in that domain? 
I shall gladly pay any reasonable charge for this information, realizing that your force is limited for this purpose. 
Thanking you, I am Sincerely yours, 
Mary S. Harrington 
(Mrs. F. B. Harrington)
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.    3 -- 525 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C., 
S. F. 23771
In reply to your request of received a statement of the military history of Stephen Lindsey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. June 8 1776  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Dec 25, 1776    RANK.     OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Hezekiah Parsons  Colonel Comfort Sage   STATE. Conn.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Oct 1 1777  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Dec 1, 1777   RANK.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Converse  Colonel Wills   STATE.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  May 9, 1778   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  May 8, 1779   RANK.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Elijah Robinson  Colonel Roger Enos  STATE.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Sept 1 1779   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Nov 10, 1779   RANK.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Converse  Colonel Chapin   STATE.
Battles engaged in,  Governor’s Island New York, Harlem
Residence of soldier at enlistment,   Stratford Conn.
Date of application for pension,  Feby 19, 1833 His cl was al. [his claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application, Sandy Creek, Oswego Co N. Y. 
Age at date of application,  73 yrs.
Remarks. the only soldier of this name &c 
Respectfully, 
Commissioner
Sister Ruth Blackmer.
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Rev. War Section. 
April 13, 1916. 
Mrs. E. H. Boomer, 
Adams,  
New York. 
Madam:- 
In response to your letters dated the 20th, 21st, and 23rd, ultimo, you are furnished the following data relative to Elijah Fox described by you, and the only Stephen Lindsey (Lindsay) on file, 
Sur. File No. 23,771 Rev. War, Stephen Lindsey of Stratford, Connecticut, served as a Private in the Connecticut troops, and was in engagements at Governor's Island, New York and Harlem. He was a resident of Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York and seventy-three years of age in 1833, which is the last information concerning him, on file in this Bureau.
G M Saltzgaber Commiss.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 
MCS
August 5, 1927
Mrs. H. Louis Wallace 
Sandy Creek 
New York 
Madam:  
I have to advise you that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Stephen Lindsey, S. 23771, you should apply to the General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data: 
Stephen Lindsey, Certificate #24337, issued November 21, 1833, rate $76.30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency. 
In the papers of the pension claim of Stephen Lindsey, S. 23771, the names of his parents and the date of his birth do not appear and there are no data relative to his marriage. The full history of this soldier was furnished you June 24, 1915. 
Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner
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April 23, 1935. 
BA-J/ady 
Mrs. F. B. Harrington 
412 South Occidental Boulevard 
Los Angeles, California 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War,  John Drake, Frederick Culp and Stephen Lindsey. 
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war. 
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the service of John Drake as described by you or Frederick Culp, all spellings of the surnames searched. 
The pensions and land to which you refer may have been granted by the states from which these soldiers served. 
The record of Stephen Lindsey is furnished you here with on separate page, as found in the claim for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War. 
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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AWF 
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. 
March 7, 1927
Mrs. Chas. A. Hudson 
Ellisburg N. Y. 
Madam: 
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 23771, it appears that Stephen Lindsey, while residing at Stratford, Connecticut, enlisted and served in the Connecticut Troops, as follows -  
From June 8, 1776 to December 25, 1776 in Captain Hezekiah Parsons' Company, Colonel Comfort Sage's Regiment, and was in battles at Governors Island, New York, and Harlem. 
From October 1, 1777 to December 1, 1777 in Captain Converse's Colonel Wills' Regiment. 
From May 9, 1778 to May 8, 1779 in Captain Elijah Robinson's Company, Colonel Roger Enos' Regiment. 
From September 1, 1779 to November 10, 1779 in Captain Converse's Company, Colonel Chapin's
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Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed February 19, 1833, while a resident of
Sandy Creek, Ortega County, New York, aged seventy three years.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
The above noted Stephen Lindsey (all spellings of that name searched) is the only soldier of
that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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April 26, 1935 
Stephen Lindsey-S.23771 
BA-J/AWF 
Mrs. F. B. Harrington 
412 South Occidental Blvd. 
Los Angeles, California 
Dear Madam: 
The Revolutionary War record of Stephen Lindsey which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 23771, based upon his service in that war. 
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given. 
While residing in Stratford, Connecticut, Stephen Lindsey enlisted June 8, 1776, served in Captain Hezekiah Parsons' Company, Colonel Comfort Sage's Connecticut regiment, was in the battles of Governors Island and Harlem, and was discharged December 25, 1776. He enlisted October 1, 1777, served in Captain Converse's company, Colonel Wills' regiment, and was discharged December 1, 1777. He enlisted May 9, 1778, served in Captain Elijah Robinson's company, Colonel Roger Enos' Regiment and was discharged May 8, 1779. He enlisted September 1, 1779, served in Captain Converse 's company, Colonel Chapin's regiment, was discharged November 10, 1779. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 19, 1833, then aged seventy-three years and living in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York. 
It is not stated that Stephen Lindsey was ever married. His sister, Ruth Blackmer, testified in the case in Oswego County, New York in 1829. 
In order to obtain the date of the last payment
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of pension, name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
Stephen Lindsey
Certificate # 24337
Issued November 21, 1833
Rate $76.30 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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March 18, 1936 
Stephen Lindsey-S.23771 
BA-J/ANF 
Grace B. Nott 
Winthrop Apts. 
514 State Street 
Watertown, New York 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Stephen Lindsley of New York State. 
The records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file based on the service in the Revolutionary War of a Stephen Lindsley of the state of New York, 
The Revolutionary War record of Stephen Lindsey is furnished you herein, as found in papers on file in pension claim, S. 23771, based upon his service in that war. 
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown, nor are the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Stratford, Connecticut, Stephen Lindsey enlisted June 8, 1776, served in Captain Hezekiah Parsons' company, Colonel Comfort Sage's Connecticut regiment, was in the battles of Governors Island, and Harlem, and was discharged December 25, 1776. He enlisted October 1, 1777, served in Captain Converse's company, Colonel Wills' regiment, and was discharged December 1, 1777. He enlisted as a served in Captain Elijah Robinson's company, Colonel Roger Enos' regiment, and was discharged May 8, 1779. He enlisted September 1, 1779, served in Captain Converse 's company, Colonel Chapin's regiment, and was discharged November 10, 1779. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed
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February 19, 1833, then aged seventy-three years and living in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York.
It is not stated that Stephen Lindsey was ever
married. His sister, Ruth Blackmer, was of  Oswego County, New York in 1829.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET
Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator