Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,986, for Amos Stevens, [Blank]
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(3—1776)
SERVICE
Conn
Stevens, Amos  
NUMBER
S.31986
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28.918
Connecticut
Amos Stevens of Fairfield in the State of Con who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col.  Wati[faded] in the Ct. line for 15 mos 10 days
Priv:  Infy. & Cavy. %30.15
Inscribed on the Roll of Connect. at the rate of 170 Dollars 68 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of July 30 and sent Edward Taylor Esqr. Danbury Ct
Arrears to the 4th of [illegible] 24 510.22
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 85.66
$595.88
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath. Rice - Clerk,
Book E Vol. 2 Page 39 

Let. Edwd Taylor [illegible]  Per Agt. July 16. 1834
Service as conductor of Teams.  Performed under a civil contract.
Let. to Hon N. Whittlesey (of Ct) June 17, 1836
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Amos Stevens
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State of Connecticut}
County of Fairfield} SS.
On this first day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury, in said County & State now sitting at Danbury the said County the same being a Court of Record.  
Amos Stevens a resident of Fairfield in the said County aged seventy six 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 in said New Fairfield on the 15th day of June 1756.  He has in his possession an original entry on record of his birth made by his Father. At the several times when he entered the service of the United States and hereinafter mentioned; he resided in said New Fairfield & has ever resided there...
That he entered the service of the United States under the following names officers, and served as herein stated.
1st  That in the month of January 1776, he does not recollect what time in said month, but it was soon after the return of Colonel Waterbury's Regiment of Connecticut State Troops from the Northern expedition; he enlisted as a private in the said regiment, for the term of two months in the company commanded by Captain [illegible] Hubbell, Lieutenant Knight and Ensign Penfield were officers in the said Company.  He joined said Regiment in said month of January; then quartered in the City of New York in barracks in the upper part of the said City; he served as a Private soldier in said Company as a private at garrison duty - and in cutting & preparing [illegible] to be used in the erection of a breast work near Peekskill, two months, and one week
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and until the latter part of the month of March
following he was detained in the said service
beyond the time when his term of service expired
because a part of the American Army which
had been occupied before Boston was duly
[ineligible]; and on their arrival he together with
all the Troops in said Regiment whose line
have expired was dismissed, be received no
written discharge. General Lee commanded in
New York during his said service. There was
one Company of Riflemen from the South
there at the time, but he has forgotten the
name of the Commanding Officer. The American
troops then in New York were chiefly from
New York and New Jersey
2nd In the year 1779, and in the South of

August as he being the Regiment of Connecticut militia, 
commanded by Col
Cooke were called out in mass and may
[ineligible] Crump and in the State of New York
here and at Patterson in said County a
of observance was stationed, under the
command of General Failsworth of the Connecticut 
 Militia he belonged to said Regiment
and service therein as a Private, under said
Samuel Cooke, in the Company commanded by
Captain Peter Penfield at said Patten and
 road six weeks and until some time
in the month of September of that year when
Regiment was dismissed. No Squire Sworn
stationed then at the time; and there were
none nearer than Peekskill
that in the sale of the year 1777 the said
Regiment commanded by Colonel Cooke was called
out. He belonged to said Regiment and was a
it
the Company: commanded by said
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sound thereon as a Private
six weeks he marched in said company from
New Fairfield and joined the Regiment in [ineligible]
from thence marched to Peekskill on the Hudson
River and thence to the said he though Fish
Will Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck and look at
Parnell as Esopus encamped in a few days
and thence back to Peekskill when the fall
Regiment was dismissed. He being that he
the news of the surrender of Gen Burg
which on this tour at Redhook & Toughrichton
the march up the
---
4th In the month of July 1779. when the Bill
Troops lands of Lawful and borne the
Norwalk, he volunteered and served
in the Connecticut militia as a private in book
my commanded by chain Ezra
Captain Benjamin Fickah conceded the like
there in what he serves. Both said Offices belonged

to Palmy & were offices in the hand
of Connecticut: he served on this tour six weeks
at said Fairfield and North, at New Corn
in said Fairfield County and [ineligible]
the State of New York were the enemies the
was in the battle with
the enemy hath at Norwalk field and
after [ineligible]
, said
and served in patrolling part in the vicinity
all about the 20th of August when he was
discharge and returned home.
---
5th That in the Month of Sept 1779, he [ineligible]
to the same Regiment of Cavalry and Company
of Cavalry commanded by Captain Hickok
and was a Private in the said Company. And that
about the 10th of said month of September, he was
called to serve one month at Horseneck he did
in command of said draft serve at Horseneck.
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in the command of said Benjamin Hickok
there were four companies of Cavalry belonging
to the printing and there at said time, and a
small body of Infantry belonging to the Connell
mill now as I continental
Light a short distance of
the said was commanded by Colonel Milden
Lieutenant Colonel While was an Office in said
Continental Regiment there was also one Company
Continental Infantry with said Milton
Regiment during his term of service. He seat or
an expedition within the enemies lines under the
command
said Lieutenant or the
lay at Ansonia in the State of New York
party consisted of one hundred of
in the army of the
at said Monin on the
Major are the attack was made in the
night the expedition was put, section
witnesses were taken, while on a scouting
at the next
there with all
prisoners, who informed
him, that sixty British Troops were killed in the
said attack. On their return to the said Past
said Colonel Whiles party was attacked by a
detachment of British Cavalry but succeeded in
beating them off. He served on this one the
said term of one month, and was dismissed
in the month of October but received no written
discharge.
6th That in the month of March 1778 he was
appointed by Warrant from John Wood Dealy
Quarter Master General in the Continental Army
conductor of years in the said Army
received orders from him to enlist a company
of ten men with years in the year service of the
United Sates: he enlisted the said number of men
with terms for the term of six months there
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following at return of said men so enlisted made by
him while in the said service is hereunto annex
He served in said capacity of Conductor is
with the pay & rations of a Captain in the line
and enlisting the said men the term of service
months. He served at Peekskill & at [Yohite]. [Preice]
with the Continental Army during said Term,
a part of his men served in the Regiment of
the Connecticut line commanded by Colonel
Wyllys. At Peekskill he was under the command
of Colonel Figen.
Sundry action by him
made during said service, orders from Lupeci
=as official accounts and receipts which he had
preserved are also hereunto annexed.
At the expiration of his said
term of service, he was dismissed, but received
no written discharge. His appointment as such
Conductor he has lost and does not know
where it now is.
That he has no document
any evidence, other than what is hereto
annexed & knows of no person whose testimony
he can procure who can testify to his said
service other than those whose depositions
are hereunto annexed.
And being examined in Court he says that 
the above are all the town of [Le????] which he
can [hecify] but he denied on other Short
towns not herein specified, during every
year he was continued. But he is now so
old it is to long since that he cannot
State definitely state in what years, he so
served other than these tours above specified.
Sworn to, and [???????]   Amos Stevens
the day & year aforesaid
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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7 June 170.08 July 8, 1834
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Know all Persons by these Presents. that
[next two lines are too faint to transcribe]
have made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make,
constitute, and appoint 
true and lawful attorney for and in my name, place and stead [name faded & illegible]
[next section of writing too faint to transcribe]
giving and granting unto said attorney full power and authority to
do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and
purposes, as might or could do if present, with full power of substitution
and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof
Witness my hand this fourth day of
November in the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty two
Aphia Stevens
Acknowledged before me, this fourth day of December in the year 1832
[illegible first name] Ulmstead
Notary Public

Sealed and delivered in presence of
Francis W Timbler
Connecticutt
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To what time, and at what rate was Amos
Stevens, of Connecticut, act 7 June 1832, last paid?
J. L. Edwards
3 May 1847
Died 18th June 1840
Paid to his death
at $30.15 p. an.
B L Bogan
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State of Connecticut}
Fairfield County  }
ss. New Fairfield

Elias Stevens of the town of New Fairfield, County of Fairfield, state of aforesaid; one of the lawful children of Amos Stevens deceased, who was a private of infantry and a conductor of trains, in the War of the Revolution,
I do hereby constitute and appoint Hon. Samuel D Hubbard M.C. man [?] of Washington City my lone and lawful attorney, to respectfully request the commissioner of Pensions to reexamine my said fathers pension papers now on file and send additional papers as may be prescribed; and allow such a pension for his Revolutionary service as conductor of trains, as he was in justice and equity entitled to.
This power of attorney is given with [illegible] of substitution.
Signed and sealed this 5th day of June 1846.
Elias Stevens

In presence of 
Stanley M. Burr
David Burrr
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Rev. and 1812   aw
War Section.
September 12, 1925
Senator Hiram Bingham,
United States Senate.

My dear Senator:
In response to your letter of the seventh
instant, I have the honor to advise you from the
papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim,
S. 31988, it appears that Amos Stevens was born
June 16, 1756, at New Fairfield, Connecticut.
While residing there, he enlisted in January
1776 and served as a private two months and one
week in Captain Gaylord Hubbell's Company, Colonel
Waterbury's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted in July or August 1777 and served
three weeks in Captain Peter Penfield's Company,
Colonel Joseph P. Cooke's Connecticut Regiment, and
in the fall of same year, served six weeks in same
company and regiment.
He was appointed in March 1778, Conductor of
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Teams by Deputy Quartermaster General John Wood, and
served as such seven months.
He enlisted in July 1779 and served two and one
half months in Captain Benjamin Hicock's Company, under
Major Ezra Starr in the Connecticut Troops and was in
the battles of Fairfield, Norwalk and Morrisiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 1, 1832, while a resident of New Fairfield,
Connecticut.
He died June 18, 1840, leaving no widow, but the
following children survived him Elias Stevens; Annis,
wife of William Gray; Aphia, wife of Wait Stevens; Hannah Taylor; Chloe, wife of Hiram Paddock; and Irena or
Irene Stevens. Name of soldier's wife not given.
In 1851, Annis is referred to as Annis Bamon or
Bamun.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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2. 91
Connecticut
Amos Stevens died of Fairfield Co. in the State of Connecticut who was a private of Infantry  Cavalry & Wagon Condr. in the ----- commanded by Captain Hubbell of the Regt commanded by Col. Waterbury in the Connecticut line 
14 months 12 days pri. of Infty.
3 months pri. of Cavalry
7 months Wagon Conductor

Inscribed on the roll of Wilford at the rate of 170 Dollars 15 Cents for annum, to commence of the 4th day of March, 1831. & Endg 18 June 1840,
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of April 1851 and sent to
S. A. Pengulys     
Arrears to the 4th of [crossed out]
 $50.13
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by H R Weightman Clerk., 
Book E 2. Vol. 3. Page 4040
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notification to pay to 
to Amos 
issued April 14, 1837
(and sent to Pen agt)
Let. Hon. J. Woodruff
Aug. 09/56.
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Amos Stevens
S.F. 31986. Conn.
10 receipts orders etc have
been removed from this claim
to be forwarded to the War
Dept. I
AW
sent to War Dept. Jan. 16, 1913
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Amos Stevens, Connecticut roll Act of June 7, 1832

Be pleased to say [illegible] to what time and at what rate he was last had?
[illegible]
June 17, 1836

The name of Amos Stevens appears on the Connecticut roll at the rate of $170.00 per ann but does not appear to have received any payments.
3rd office of [illegible]
June 17, 1836
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Reduce from $170:08
Let to Hon. T. S. Whittlesey HR June 28 1836
Order to pay May 13, 1837
let li l & T. K. H. Smith
Sept 11th 1843
Hor. S. D. Hubbard June 16, 1846
Te Teller & L.S. Hare March 25, 1847 same April 21-47 date from May 3, 1847 do to from 15 February 1848

Connecticut 28 918
Amos Stevens
of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut who was 
a Pr. Inf Tine, in the [blank] Commanded by Captain [Blank] of the Regl. commanded by Col. Waterburg in the Connecticut line for Inf. to 6 months 21 days 15.66
Col. 3 Months 12 days 16. 19
$30.15
 Reduced from $170.05
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 30 Dollars 15 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of June 1836 and went t o Hon T. S. Whittlesey H. C. 
Arrears to the 4th of March 36       150.15
Semi-ant Allowances ending Sept 36 15.07
$165.62
{Revolutionary Claim.
Act June 7. 1832.}
Recorded by D Moore   Clerk
Book E. 2. Vol. 3 Page 40
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[Sideways] June 20
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com Pensions
Washington



Hon T. S. Whittlesey
H K
[possible seal or stamp below on third line]
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House of Representatives
Washington
June 18, 1836
Sir -
In answer to your letter of June 17th, I will thank you to send me a certificate in the case of Amos Stevens of New Fairfield, Con. as you propose in your communication if the same should be desired --
Very respectifully 
Your obd. Servant
Thos. S Whittlesey
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. Pensions
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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

[Written sideways across the above:]
June 23
Attention [illegible] 
Ani June 23, 1886

Hon. T. S. Whittlesey
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House of Rep.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
June 22, 1836

Will you send me the Pension Certificate of Amos Stevens, N. Fairfield - that I may forward the same to him, that he may draw his pension -

Very respectfully
your ob. servant
Thos. S Whittlesey
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Aug 1, 1848.
Rel aI
Amos Stevens
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Washington DC
30 July 1845

Sir

I have the honor to call your attention to the case of Amos Stevens of Connecticut who was allowed a pension as Conductor of teams in 1778, which was subsequently disallowed under the imprefsion that the service was not Continental.  The papers on file show that he was appointed a Conductor of teams in March 1778 by Dep Qr Mr Genl Wood, with authority to recruit men, &c.

As this service is now [word underlined] known to have been continental so far as the conductors are concerned, we respectfully request that the amount to which the claimant was entitled at the time of his Death may be paid to his heirs, who are represented by Elias Stevens of New Fairfield Connt. the certificate to be sent to us.

We are very respectfully
Yr obt. servts.
J.L. & A.H. Smith

JL Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Let to J. L.  Pease
Feb. 15 Cl '48
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L. Andness M. C.
Hon. J. Minot
Connt Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Amos Stevens Adm. Act 7 June 1832, July 8 1834 at $170.08
Joseph Hyde [illegible] 7 June 1832

Ex by Mr. Evans Nov 18xx32
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Menan

Amos Stevens Decd
CT

Adm. 4 mo 2 d Pri Infy $15.66
3 mos  Priv. Cavy 14.49
7 mos Major Condr 140.
_______
$170.15

from 4 Mch 1831 to 18 June 1840 when he died.
former payments to be deducted
Elias Stevens, [illegible]
payable Elias Stevens
Annis Gray
Aphia Stevens
Hannah Taylor
Choe Paddock
& Irena Stevens
his only surviving children

Cer sent to S. A. Peugh
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[stamped]
[illegible]VEN
1856

Hon. Joh Woodruff
Washington D. C.
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certificate returned & endorsed

Admt as private - 1 infantry - 4 mo 24 days
as private - cavalry, [illegible] mos & 12 days
as conductor of team 7 mo
$170.00

not entitled as conductor of teams
Pri Inf & cavy $30.00
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House Reps
Washington Aug 23 1856

Hon J. Minot
Dear Sir
Will you be kind enough to give me a reply to the enclosed letter and oblige.
Yours truly
John D. Woodruff
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Letter of S. A. Peugh
Enclosing certificate of Cont of benefit & administration in the case of Amos, Stevens, CT Roll for increase of Pension
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Washington City D.C.
22 February 1859

Hon. Jos. E. Heath
Sir,
I herewith enclose you the proof of [illegible] and administration upon the estate of Amos Stevens (desc) late of Connecticut for increase of pension.

There is abundant evidence on file to show that Amos Steven was 'wagon conductor' for at least 7 months for which the increase is asked in accordance with the rules & decisions of the Department with $20 per month
Yours very respectfully
S. A Peugh
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Amos Stevens for Increase of Pension
[illegible] "Conductor of Teams",

Caleb Gates, suspend
case for pension
Both Connecticut cases

Power of attorney [illegible] in these
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Washington City DC
24th Jany 1881

Hon. J. E. Heath

Sir,
As the attorney for the children of Amos Stevens of Connecticut, I respectfully ask that the case may be reviewed with a view increase of Pension for his service as "Conductor of Teams", in the Revolution & also for increase the [illegible] pension as Private in the Revolutionary War.
Amos Stevens is pensioner under the act of 1832, & is on the CT Roll.
Yours, &c
S. A. Peugh
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Papers in Case of Samuel French & Amos Stevens, under Act of 1832 Suspended, or
Anthony F. OCain rejected

Connecticut

S. A. Peugh
18th Jany 1851
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County

L. N. Beardsley of the town of Milford,
County and State aforesaid, being duly authorized by the claimants, do hereby Constitute and appoint S. H. Pough Esq of Washington City Attorney in the following cases in Connecticut viz. 
Anthony F. O Cain of Milford, New Haven  County, under the Act of 7th June 1832. 

Amos Stevens of New Fairfield, Fairfield County under Act 7 June 1832 as conductor of trains, and

Samuel French of Monroe, Fairfield County
as Conductor of Military Stores under the
Act of 7th June 1832 and empower
the said Attorney, to respectfully request
a reexamination of the papers in these
cases on file in the Pension Office and
solicit such an allowance as the claimants may be justly entitled to.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 17th day of May 1850
L. N. Beardsley
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Feby 23 / 48
Resp Case of Amos Stevens

Special Attention of the Commission of Pensions

For the personal inspection of the Commissioner L. J. P.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D. C.
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[writing has bled through from the other side of the paper]
Hartford CT March 28 1848
I have had [illegible] before the Commissioner. [illegible] application in favor of the surviving children of Amos Stevens for a small increase of arrearages due to their deceased father for his services as Conductor of Teams in the Revolutionary War.
This case is precisely favorable & in no way nor manner to [illegible] distinguished from the numerous cases in which it may appear [illegible]
I recently addressed him a
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Hartford CT Mch 21 / 48
L. T. Pease

Asks decision on claim of surviving children of Amos Stevens

749  March 25 / 48
Pension office
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[ink bled through from the other side of the paper]
[illegible] of the case anew accompanied with some papers [illegible] ask on account [illegible] heirs. In answer to this [illegible] from Cr. Crump objections the case, on precisely the same grounds of that of the first of this class of cases carried up to you by appeal.
I pray you in behalf of my clients who have suffered great injustice by the conduct of the Commissioner, that [illegible] induced to take up this case [illegible] 
I have the honor to be your obdt. Servt.
L. T. Pease

Secretary of War
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Hartford, CT Februy 21, 1848

Sir:
I have before me the letter of Dr. Crump of the 15 inst. in reply to mine of the 5th Inst. in regard to the application of the surviving children of Amos Stevens.
He still demands evidence of my power, I have at length succeeded in finding my power of attorney, which had been mislaid, and herewith enclose it.
In regard to other matters in his letter, applicable to the merits of this claim, they are precisely such objections, word for word, which were made against the application of Bissel Phelps, the first of this class of cases which I had the honor to carry up to appear to the Secretary of War and I believe substantially respected in every subsequent case.
My answer in every instance has been, that they had not the slightest bearing upon the merits of the case. In every one of these organized brigades of hired teams, the enlisted teamster, was sometimes the owner of the cart and oxen, but much more frequently the team was hired of
over
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the farmer, who sometimes furnished three or four teams for a single company. Towards the close of the war, when the credit of the Government run very low, the hired teams, constituted nearly the whole of the effective force in that service.
In respect to the "promise to deliver when he received supplies" it must be well known to the Commissioner, that this is a common form of writing a receipt, where property is to be delivered. This, the Commissioner will recollect, has been my answer to these objections, in the various hearings I have had before the Secretary on appears; but that the Secretary himself has never deemed than of sufficient force to take any notice of them.
The only important question with the secretary (the service being admitted) was, did the applicant hold a military commission. The Commissioner will recollect that in the very last caser appealed by me, the Secretary merely examined to see whether there was evidence of a Commission, and finding that evidence, instantly overruled the decision of the Commissioner & remarked that having repeatedly decided that question on former appeals, the Commissioner ought not
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to have sent the case up there.
I allude to the case of Samuel Marks, in which, the only evidence of a Commission was derived from his own declaration. Or this case, like Bissel Phelps and others, the evidence rests upon the testimony of credible witnesses, who testify that they had seen the commission of the applicant.
The Commissioner will therefore see that the case is precisely parallel with the numerous cases, which, on my appeal, the Secretary has overruled his decision. That it is, in fact, a case adjudicated, by a Supreme Tribunal having jurisdiction over it - and that inbordinate authorities, have no disaction in the matter, but to carry the decision of their superior into effect. The Commissioner will further recollect that, the Commissions of Conductors of hired teams, at that period of the war, were issued for the term of eight months, but in most instances, they were renewed, from time to time, until the service extended several years, in this case, it is not putended that the commission was renewed. 
The applicant claims an actual service under his commission of seven months.
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and so much was proud to the satisfaction of the  Commissioner, who issued hirs certificate according, which was afterwards cancelled, without any payment having been made under it, on the sole ground that the service was not Military. 
The present claimants, now therefore ask for a Certificate, for an arrearage of One hundred and forty dollar pr ammine? from March 4th 1831 to the day of the death of Chris Faiters.

I have the honor to remain, Sir,
Your Very Obedient,
L. T. Pease, 

Hon: J. L. Edwards, 
County C
Washington City

(Sideways on page)

N. B. Bendon the reply of Dr. Crouph to my last that the communication may see how may  unsatisfactory it is.
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Pension Office
February 15th 1848

Sir,
In reply to yours of the 5th Inst., in the case of Amos Stevens, deceased, I would remark that the letter to you of May 3rd 1847, respecting the attorneyship &c in the case indicated what was necessary upon those points if the claim should be admitted without examining the merits of it.
You had been informed in the previous correspondence "that his papers show that his Teams and himself were engaged for the season" and in one of the vouchers it is seen that the driver was the owner of the carts and oxen, and in others, that "he promised to deliver when he received supplies." The employment, was not military service as is conclusively shown by the original documents filed in this case.
I am, very respectfully,
Your obt servt.
G. W. Crump

L. T. Pease, Esq.
Hartford Conn.
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Hartford, Connecticut
February 5, 1848

Sir,
On the application of the surviving children of Amos Stevens, late of Connecticut deceased, who served as a private and a Conductor of Teams in the tour of the Revolution, claiming arrearages for his services as conductor of Teams.
Your letter to me of 3 May last calling for a power of attorney and a new finding of the names of the surviving children was duly received, but remains unanswered for the reason that I was severely indisposed at the time it was received, and am now [illegible], so far convalescent as to be able to attend to business. Meantime, my clients have been very impatient and it is due to them that there should be no further delay in this case. In respect to the power of attorney, you have been informed that I received one when I
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suppose to have been forwarded to your office, as it is not to be found among my files of pension papers. I have not the residence of the heirs before me, and must in order to procure a new power be subjected to a heavy expense; besides, there is no court in this country, high or low, that requires a lawyer in good standing to produce a power of attorney, to appear in a case before it. His own declaration that he has authorized is always deemed sufficient, unless questioned by the party or his counsel. Besides in this case, so often as I have appeared before you you ought by this time to be acquainted with my character. If you are not sufficiently so I beg leave to refer you to nearly half of the members of both Houses of Congress especially to the Senators & Representatives from my own state.
The Hon. Mr. Hubbard to whom you refer as the member having
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a power of attorney lodged in the files of this case, if you will have the kindness to address a note to him could inform you that I was returned in the case on his giving up the case and charge of it.
In the matter of the new finding of the names of the surviving children, I am informed that all whose names appear in the former finding still survive, and if any have deceased you know the certificate would be useless, and must necessarily be returned for correction, accompanied by new finding.
Under these circumstances, I think you will not subject these parties to any additional expense nor any further delay in presenting a certificate to which they have been so long rightfully entitled.
They claim an arrearage due to their deceased father for seven months service as Conductor of Teams at the rate of twenty dollars a month, for which
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a certificate was once granted on the most ample evidence of the service, but cancelled before any payment had been made on it, on the grounds that the service was not of a military character. That decision having now been overruled by the Secretary, as you must well recollect, in numerous cases precisely [illegible] I trust that there will now be no unnecessary delay in sending me a certificate for my clients. 
The amount, as you will perceive is one hundred and forty dollars per annum, from March 4 1831 to the day of the death of the original applicant.
I remain
with great respect
Your obt servt
L. T. Pease

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Hartford April 14th 1847

Sir
In behalf of the surviving children of Amos Stevens, who was pensioned originally in part for his serves as wagon conductor & reduced to his services as a private, I ask for the arrearage of $140 per annum from the date of reducing his pension to the time of his death.
I find that he was reduced on the ground that the 7 months service as Wagon Conductor was performed under civil contract and not as an officer in the 2 M. G. Department.
That question has now been settled by the various decisions of the Secretary of War, so that I trust there can be no reason for withholding the certificate in favor of the surviving children of Amos Stevens and shall be much obliged if you will forward it to me as early as convenient.
With great respect I have the honor to be your most obedt Servt.
L. T. Pease

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
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Nothing on page.
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Hartford 22 March 1847

Sir
Some time during the last summer I recd a letter from the surviving children of Amos Stevens, saying that their father had served as a Capt. or Conductor of Teams in the Revolutionary War, and enclosing me a power of atty &c and proposing to engage me as counsel in their behalf to apply at the Pension office for an arrearage claim to have due to their deceased father.
These papers, if I mistake not, I forwarded immediately to your office under cover of letter calling your attention to the claim as set up by my clients. If I did not, I must have mislaid them for I cannot now find them among my files. At any rate I have heard nothing form you in regard to the case. I had myself in the hurry of other business quite forgotten it.
I recd a few weeks since a second letter from my clients reminding me of my duty to them, and having never seen the original files of the case in your office, I instructed my son, who is a clerk under Mr. Weller in the Navy Office
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to call at your office & examine the papers found saying to you that his father was atty in this case & had so instructed him. I now have his letter saying that you refused to submit them to his examination. 
I think you must have misapprehended his authority. If so, will you notify him (Mr. Pease Clerk in the Bureau of Navy Supplies) that the papers will now be submitted to his examination. I cannot visit Washington for some time to come and mean time I owe it to my clients in this case to make myself acquainted with the facts and submit my [illegible] in writing to you in their behalf. 
Respectfully
Your most obedt servt
L. T. Pease

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr Pensions
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Amos Stevens
Power
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County} SS New Fairfield

I Elias Stevens of the town of New Fairfield County and State aforesaid. lawful child of Amos Stevens deceased who served as a condutor of Teams in the war of the Revolution - do hereby constitute and appoint L. T. Pease Esq of Wartford County of New York State of Connecticut any hand and Flauful Attorney for me and in any name to present the application of my  father the said Amas Stevens deceased for an increase of pension allowed him under the Act of 1832 in account of his said said in the capuchinm - of Conductor of Teams and I hereby [unreadable] all pursues of Attorney sworn by the [unreadable] of my said father of any forma date.
On testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 13th day of July 1846 --- 
In ndence of 
Edwin A Long                                 Elias Stevens
David Burn
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House of Representatives
June 8th 1846

D Sir:
Herewith I have the honor to enclose to you the accompanying papers recd by me this [illegible] the letter of Mr. Beardsley [illegible] explain the return of the case & also the notice of my agency.
Respectfully Yours &c
S. D. Hubbard

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
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Amos Stevens
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I John Gregory of Danbury Fairfield County & State of Connecticut aged seventy one years being duly sworn doth depose & say that I am well acquainted with Amos Stevens of new Fairfield in said County, and that said Stevens in the year 1777 belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph P. Cook, & was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Peter Penfield, said regiment was called out to Peekskill in the state of New York, and thence up the river through Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Phinebeck, & Red Hook, as far as Erapus, thence back to Fishkill. I was a private in the company commanded by Capt Smith in the same regiment, & know said Stevens belonged to the regiment & served the term of six weeks.
In the year 1778 said Stevens was a Conductor of Teams, under a warrant from John Wood, a Deputy Quarter Master General in the Continental Army & had orders to enlist a company of men with teams, in the team service of the United States.  I enlisted under the said Stevens & served under him in said team service the term of six months. Said Stevens served in said team service as Peekskill & White Plains, and was part
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into the Continental Army at Peekskill and dismissed at WhitePlains.
John Gregory

State of Connecticut,
Fairfield County} Ss. Probate District of Danbury
Probate Court July 26th [illegible year]
Personally appeared John Gregory, the above named deponent, & in open court subscribed the foregoing deposition, and made oath to the truth of the same. And said Court certifies that the deponent is a man of [illegible] for truth, and a credible witness.
Attest Edward Taylor, Clerk
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Amos Stevens
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I Nathaniel Gregory of Danbury Fairfield County & State of Connecticut aged seventy one years being duly sworn doth depose & say that I am well acquainted with Amos Stevens of New Fairfield in said County who hath applied for a pension. That in the year 1779 said Amos Stevens volunteered & served in the Connecticut militia as a Private in a body of Cavalry commanded by Major Ezra Starr, in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hickok, and served on this tour six weeks, at Fairfield & Norwalk & New Canaan in said Fairfield County, and at Pound Ridge near the enemies lines in the state of New York.
In the same year in the month of September said Stevens was drafted for the term of one month in the company commanded by said Captain Hickok and served said month at Horseneck. I served with him in the same company during the said terms.
Nathaniel Gregory
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County}Ss. Probate District of Danbury
Probate Court, August 1st 1832
Personally appeared Nathaniel Gregory the above named deponent & in open court subscribed the foregoing deposition, and made oath to the truth of the same, and said court certifies that the deponent is a man of good character for truth and is a credible witness.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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I Nathaniel Hoyt of Danbury 
Fairfield County and State of Connecticut aged eighty years being duly sworn do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Amos Stevens of New Fairfield in said county & state who hath applied for a pension & that in the year 1776 I was a sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Noble Benedict in the regiment commanded by Colonel Waterbury. The regiment was stationed in the city of New York. The said Amos Stevens belonged to the same regiment, in the company commanded by Captain Gaylord Hubbel, the regiment was formed the forepart of the month of January & stationed in said new YOrk at the upper barracks, performing garrison duty and preparing [illegible] to be used in the erection of a boat work near Peekskill in said city. Our time of service expired about the 20th of March, but we were requested to stay about a fortnight longer until the new troops get in that the city might not be left defenseless. I well recollect said Amos Stevens belonged to the company of Captain Gaylord Hubbel & performing the duty above stated until the regiment was dismissed, which was
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about the first of April in the same year.
Nathaniel Hoyt

August 2nd 1832 Sworn & subscribed before me the undersigned, & I certify that the deponent sustains a good character for truth and is a credible witness.
Edward Taylor Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
in all County
on the 25th March
a court on
my now sitting a man in the said it
the said Court of County
personally appeared Freetown absent
Rigdon fill in the said County seventy six
years who being first duly sworn on his
one wining benefit
the
lived in the man
it dates as a conductor and in the year
1778 in his original declaration
made before said Court of the same in a
that the time cited the same
and enlist among men receive
from in Front Carter and
General Common
nor came, and
Council
those that accompanying in said
original declaration in and to
department and the papers in his
to her at the said rent and
that he has all that
sitting at
side and appointment.
the way that he pay the said
date of his might
Wilton
sworn & subdued in person
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
Amos Seven
a
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I Edward Taylor Clerk of the Court of Probate
for the District of [???] [???] in the County of [?????]
and State of Connecticut do hereby [ink blot]tifiy that the
foregoing contains the original more [?????] of said
Court in the nation of the application of [???????]
[???????] or a Pension. In witness [?????] I have
hereunto set my hand and seal of office this
28th day of March 1833
Attest Edward Tayler Clerk

[written sideways] Please direct to
Edward Taylor Esq.
Danbury Connec.

I Rueben Booth of Danbury in the County of [?????]
and State of Connecticut, [do hereby certify crossed out}
Judge of
the Court of Probate within and for the District of
Danbury in said County and State do hereby 
certify that Edward Taylor Esquire to be both [????]
certified the foregoing [????????] of said [???] [?????]
the is of being appointed and a [????]: that the foregoing
signatures him is [???] to be his are genuine, credential [??]
[???] in and credit are due to his official acts as such
Clerk. In witness whereof I have hereunto do [???]
[??????] [???] Danbury afore said this 28th day of
[????]  $33                 Rueben Booth Judge  
                                  of the Court of Probate 
                                  for the District of Danbury
                                  Conn.
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I John Gregory of Danbury in the County of
Fairfield, aged seventy two years o[illegible] being duly
Sworn do depose and say, that on the 16th
day of March 1778,  I enlisted the service of the
United States [illegible] for the term of six
months in a company of [illegible] field
in said county [illegible] field and [illegible] served
the said term of six months under his command
[illegible] and say that at the time
I do entered the said service, the said [illegible]
[illegible]
and orders, or [illegible]
in the said term service [illegible date but
about time previous & said 18th of March
and which [illegible]
[illegible] a Deputy [illegible
by United States for to his
a
by me knows of Newfield
in said County in Will and there
said term in this under command
the depose and say that at the time
General and give the day not-
John Gregory
State of Connecticut
Fairfield County [illegible] Be it known that on
the 28th day of March 1833, [illegible]the County [illegible]
for the District of Danbury in the County & State, now
[illegible] I am being in the said District personally
aforesaid John Gregory the above named Deponent
and a [illegible] and being 
duly Sworn made as [illegible]
[illegible] The said Deponent made known to the
Court and is a credible witness. 
[illegible] Edward Taylor Clerk
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I Gideon Hubbell of New Wainfield
in the County of Newfield & State of Connecticut
aged Seventy two years being duly sworn
do depose & say, that I well [?????] Amos
Stevens of said New Fairfield during the
Revolutionary War and known &
been acquanted with him ever since.
That in the months of July and August
1977 the regiment of Connecticut [?????] 
commanded by Colonel Joseph P. Cooke
was called into the service in the United States,
as a [??] of duty in the State of New York
on and near the Hudson River. The
said Regiment never made to Peckskill
need proceeded to Dirkill at both I
think [???] and other points
near Hope, places the regiment remained
few miles of the said River
where the military POST was stationed
maintained and having completed
the term three [???] Received the said Regiment
[????] [?????].The said Amos Stevens
and very as of both served the said
terms of three [????] [???] as Private Soldiers
in the said Regisment in the Company
commanded by Captain Peter Penfield.
Gideon Hubbel
I further depose and say that in the
month of October of the same year when
General Burgoyne was marching
Southward from Canada, and the British
were ascending the Hudson to meet him
the said Regiment was again called out
into the service of the United states, and
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continued in said service six weeks
said Amos Stevens and myself served the
said last mentioned term of six weeks in
the Same Company as Private soldiers under 
the command of said Colonel Cooke.
In this term of service, the regiment [illegible]
quartered at Danbury, and from thence
marched to Peekskill from whence it
was ordered to proceed northward up the
River. They proceeded northward accordingly,
and in their progress accomplished a few days
places along the Banks of said River, and
having marched as far northward as
[illegible]  returned back to Peekskill
where they  were verbally discharged in
the month of November
Gideon Hubbel
State of Connecticut
Fairfield County
On this 7th day of June
1834 before the Court of Probate in the District of
[illegible] in sd County personally appeared Gideon
Hubbell well known to the Court  as a man of good
[illegible] & a credible witness Subscribed the
[illegible] &made [illegible] to uphold the
regoing Deposition & made oath to the twenty of
[illegible]
Attest. Edward Taylor Clerk
June 7th 1844
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Joseph Cary, I belonged to the army of the U. S. in the Revolutionary War. After having been in the service at 3 different times & having served about 12 months - enlisted in the fall of 1777 for 3 years or during the war. company was commanded by Capt. Van Orne - last part by Capt. Hobby of the reg of Col. Jackson of Mass. Line. Was at the battle of Bunker Hill in the retreat from Ticonderoga, never have enjoyed good health.
Thomas Meekins of Williamsburgh Mass certify that Joseph Cary was one of the men that went to Boston as a soldier - had my gun - went to Ticonderoga as a soldier was a soldier 3 years in the continental service.
Abner Cary of Williamsburgh certify that Joseph Cary enlisted 3 years in Cont. army when he returned he had a discharge - sent to Boston & got state securities for his services.
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Joseph Cary Priv
Jackson's reg
1777 served nearly 3 years
Joseph Cary Priv.
Col. Lee's Reg. Capt. Van Horns Conn. 1777-80

[checkmark] Isaac Curtiss
32 NY
[checkmark] Amos Stevens
32 - MC
[checkmark] Benjn. Stevens
CT 32
Timothy Stephens 1818 CT
[checkmark] John Weed 32 CT
[checkmark] Isaac Weed " " 

All the above 
cases  Ex by dep
Made Feb 2 32

[following written vertically on right side of page]

Cornelius Tileston certifies that Joseph Cary enlisted in Capt. Lymons com in Col. Lees regiment and in the course of the 3 years was transferred to Col. Jacksons reg in Capt. Hastings Co.
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Ct. Aug 7 
free
James L. Edward Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Danbury July 31st 1834
James L. Edwards Esq
Sir
he obedience to the requirement
in yours of the 16th instant, addressed to Edward Taylor Esq. Clerk of Probate for the District of Danbury, I  have the honor to send herewith the
Certificate of Amos Stevens and am
Respectfully your Obed
Servt
Reuben Booth Judge of Probate
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County } Ss.
On this 27th day of June 1834 before the court of Probate for the District of Danbury now sitting at Danbury in the said District, and within the county aforesaid, personally appeared Amos Stevens, resident seventy eight years who being first duly sworn doth on his oath declare for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, that upon reflection and examination, he is satisfied that the 2d term of service stated in his original declaration served in the year 1779 in Captain Brifields company of militia is materially defective. It has occurred from the difficulty of recollecting dates and times after the passage of so long a period.
The said service was performed in the year 1777 and not in the year 1779 and the term of service he believes was three and not six weeks, as sworn by Gideon Hubbell whose deposition is herewith transmitted. He belonged to the militia in 1777 and previous to his entering the service of the United States but after he left the said teams service he joined the cavalry.
This correction being made he trusts the department will grant him a pension.
Amos Stevens
Sworn and subscribed in open court.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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I Edward Taylor Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury in the county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Amos Stevens for pension in witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of June AD 1834. The records "contain the original" interlined before certifying.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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Hartford  April 27th 1847

Sir

Your reply to my application in behalf of the surviving children of Amos Stevens late a revolutionary pensioner deceas has been rcd.  You say there should be "a formal application of the widow or of the children setting forth distinctly the grounds upon which a greater allowance is claimed"--There should be among the files of this case a finding of a Court of Record of the fact that there is no widow and of the names of the surviving children and also a power of atty from sd. children in which I am constituted their attorney

Now in cases like this where ["not" stricken out] no additional service is set up and an application is made for an arrearage claimed to have been due to the deceased for the service alledged in his original declaration, an informal application by the atty of the parties interested has been rcd & acted upon in numerous instances  I trust therefore that a more formal application will not be deemed necefsary in this case.

I hereby, as the atty of the surviving children of Amos Stevens late of Connecticut a revolutionary pensioner deceased, apply for an arrearage of pension claimed to have due to the deceased viz the sum of $140 per annum from the time his pension was reduced in 1836 to the time of his death.  And the grounds of this application are that the deceased Amos Stevens in
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his original declaration alledged a service of seven months as conductor of teams and made satisfactory proof of the same, so that he was pensioned for that service.
That on a review of the case the Commifsioner having decided that the service, as Conductor of Teams, was not of a military character, reduced his pension accordingly.
That subsequently to this decision of the Commr. on an appeal to the Secretary of War, in numerous parallel cases the decision of the Commr. has been overruled and that therefore, the surviving children of Amos Stevens are clearly entitled to this arrearage.
In reply to further objections in your letter of April 21st, I have to say that the first engagement of the conductors of hired teams was in every instance for the season. In every company of hired teams more or lefs of the "drivers, were the owners of the cart & oxen" and in all cases, whether the teams were hired or public. The teamster, when he recd supplies gave a receipt "promising to deliver".
Surely the Commissioner is not now to be informed that that the QM Generals Department, owing to the poverty of the government at that period, was obliged to organize companies of hired teams, and that a large proportion of the Brigades of Teams moving with the army as well as then engaged in bringing supplies to head quarters were hired teams for the season under the Command of Conductor duly commifsioned and driven by teamsters duly enlisted. The history of this whole proceeding
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Is now perfectly familiar to me and I must believe from the various documents which I had the honor to submit to the Commr is now equally familiar to the heirs, when a new Company of hired teams was to be raised,
the Department sought a man competent for a Conductor and written stipulations were entered into, by which the Conductor engaged to him the requisite number of Teams and enlist his Teamsters and if he succeeded on mustering them into service, he recd his Commifsion.

The Commr cannot have forgotten the case of [illegible] which he so often adduced in support of his hypothesis that the Conductors of hired teams were acting under Civil Contracts and not as military men.  The Secratary decided a once, that from the moment the Commifsion was issued to the Conductors and the Teamsters enlisted they were in the military service of the Country & subject to all the penalties of the law martial and so the whole history of the proceeding proves there is abundant evidence that the [illegible] of hired teams belonging to an organized Company, under a Conductor, if they left the service before the expiration of their engagement, were [illegible] or derserters no lefs than if they were engaged to serve in the line of the army.  The case of Stevens is no way distinguishable from that of other Conductors of organized Companies of service Teams which have been allowed on appeal to the Secratary of War and I cannot doubt that if the Commifsioner
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himself will take up the case he will see that I must follow the cases in which his former [illegible] have been answered by the Secratary
Respectfully your
obedt servt
L T Pease
Atty for the Surviving
Children of Amos Stevens

Hon J L Edwards
Commr Pensions
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Amos Stevens
Payments to be made at Hartford 
by A.E F [illegible]
Agent for paying Pension=
ers, in the Agency of C. [illegible]

Recorder in the Pension Of=
fice, in Book E Vol. 2
Page 39 by [illegible]
Clerk.
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[the word "Cancelled" is written vertically across the whole of the following document]

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Amos Stevens of the State of Connecticut who was a private and Conductor of Teams in the War of the Revolution--is entitled to receive One Hundred Seventy dollars and Eight cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 8 day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Four 
Lew Cafs
Secretary of War

Examined and    )
Countersigned.  ) Geo. Wm. Crump W.f.B. [this name stricken out]
for & in behalf of Commissioner of Pensions
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State of Connecticut   )     Probate Court
County of Fairfield      )ss  District of Danbury

I Waters F Olmstead Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury being a Court of Record do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before said Court that Amos Stevens who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of $30.15 per annum, died at New Fairfield in said County and State on the 18th day of June 1840, and left no widow, but the following named children who are now living and who are the only surviving children of said Amos Stevens deceased viz. Elias Stevens of New Fairfield aforesaid Annis Bamun of said new Fairfield  Aphia Stevens of Danbury in said County and State Hannah Taylor of Rochester New York Cloe Paddock, and Irene Stevens of Southeast New York, That I further certify that Elias Stevens is Administrator on the estate of said Amos Stevens deceased

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Danbury aforesaid this 11 day of February A.D. 1851.

Attest  Waters F Olmstead  Clerk
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The said Amos Stevens 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 and year aforesaid.
Amos Stevens
Edward Taylor Clerk

We, Uriah Mead a clergyman, residing in the town of New Fairfield and Jefse Scudder Esqr residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Amos Stevens who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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 in open Court
Uriah Mead
Jefse Scudder
Attest 
Edward Taylor Clerk

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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Uriah Mead who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of New Fairfield and that Jefse Scudder Esqr who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of New Fairfield and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk

I Edward Taylor Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Stevens for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my said Office, this 1st day of August 1832.
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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State of Connecticut   )
Fairfield County          ) SS.

I Reuben Booth of Danbury in the County & State aforesaid, Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury in said County & State do hereby certify to all whom it may concern, that Edward Taylor, who hath signed & certified the foregoing proceedings of the said Court is Clerk of said Court of Probate, and was Clerk as aforesaid at the time of signing & certifying the same, and that the signatures above written which purport to be the signatures of the said Edward Taylor are in truth his proper handwriting, and that full faith & credit are due to his official acts as such Clerk.

In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand in said Danbury this 26th day of July 1832
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[left side of page]

31986
Revy  INVALID.
_______________

File No. 31,986

Amos Stevens

Pri   Rev   War
___________________

Act:  June 7" 32"

Index:--Vol. 2, Page 396
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side of page]

1913 Mch. 24. Brief to
Mr. H.F. Russell

1925-Sept. 11 - Hist to  ["Aug" written beside]
Sen. Hiram Bingham

1930-Oct. 29 - Hist  ["Aug" written beside]
to Dr. W.S. Gregory
Page 88

[upper left corner of letterhead]
JAMES N. CLARKE, PRESIDENT
W. F. BUCHANAN, TREASURER
GEO. F. WORK, VICE PRES
H.F. RUSSELL, SECRETARY

BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1882

THE CLARKE-BUCHANAN COMPANY
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
FARM MORTGAGES

HASTINGS, NEBRASKA,  March 14 th, 1913.

J. L. Davenport, Esq.
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir-

In your letter of the twenty fourth of February I am advised that before your department can furnish the record of a soldier of the Revolution, you must have at your disposal some data concerning service dates, dates of birth and death, residence and so forth.

To this end I am enclosing a copy of a certificate received by the State Librarian of Connecticut which supplies the information concerning officers, dates of enlistment and so forth.

I regret that I have not at my disposal the given name of his widow.  Amos Stevens was born approximately in the year 1750, though this may not be the exact year.

I sincerely hope that you can, from this data, tell me something of the service of this man Amos Stevens, and particularly with reference to such pension or bounty as he may have received.

Your kindness in this connection will be greatly appreciated.

Yours very truly,
H.F. Russell
Hastings
Nebraska

[Stamp affixed beside signature block]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D
MAR
17
1913

Clarke Buchanan Esq.
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[upper left corner of letterhead]
JAMES W. WADSWORTH, JR., N.Y., CHAIRMAN
FRANCIS E. WARREN, WYO.
RALPH H. CAMERON, ARIZ.
DAVID A. REED, PA.
FRANK L. GREENE, VT.
HIRAM BINGHAM, CONN.
GUY D. GOFF, W. VA.
W.H. MC MASTER, S. DAK.
W.S. PINE, OKLA.
DUNCAN U. FLETCHER, FLA.
WALTER F. GEORGE, CA.
SAMUEL M. RALSTON, IND.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE, MD.
LAWRENCE D. TYSON, TENN.
COLE. L. BLEASE, S.C.
SMITH W. BROOKHART, IOWA
R.E. DEVENDORF, CLERK
W.A. DUVALL, ASST. CLERK

[Stamp placed at top of letter]

OFFICE OF
THE COMMISSIONER
SEP -8 1925
U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS

September 7, 1925

Dear General Scott:

A request has been received at this office from the Registrar of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for the Revolutionary records of two pensioners, namely:

Amos Stevens, - 1832
Reuben Johnson, - 1832

If these records may be furnished, let me assure you that the courtesy will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely yours,
Henry M. Barry,
Secretary to Senator Bingham

General Winfield Scott,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Page 90

M. S. GREGORY, M. D.
NEURO-PSYCHIATRY
708 MEDICAL ARTS BLDG.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

10/20/30

Honored Sir:--

Would it be possible for you to tell me how many Stephens--Stevens were pensioners of Rev. War?

Can you tell me about what it would cost to have them (Histories) abstracted?  Of course I know you are too busy to do it.

Thanking you I am
Dr. M.S. Gregory
Ex Capt. W. 89

I am hunting for Naomi Stevens.
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M. S. GREGORY, M. D.
NEURO-PSYCHIATRY
708 MEDICAL ARTS BLDG.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

10/20/30

My dear Sir:--

Will you please give me the pension record of

Amos Stevens [name underlined]
Fairfield County Conn.  Rev.  War.

I am especially anxious to find his children--perhaps a Naomi.

Yours
M.S. Gregory
Ex Capt M.C. World war.
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R  [missing] tion.

March 24, 1913.

Mr. H. F. Russell.
Hastings, Nebraska.

Sir:

In response to your letter dated the 14" and received the 17" instant, you are advised that the (two) following Amos Stevens are the only soldiers of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Sur. File No. 31,986, Amos Stevens was born June 16. 1756, at New Fairfield, Connecticut, where he enlisted in January 1776.  Private in Captain Gaylord Hubbell's company, Colonel Waterbury's regiment; and continued to serve in the Connecticut troops under various officers.

He died at New Fairfield, Connecticut. June 18,1840.  leaving no widow and only the following children:  Elias Stevens, Annis wife of William Gray, Aphia wife of Wait Stevens; Hannah Taylor, Chloe wife of Hiram Paddock. and Irene Stevens.  In 1851, Annis is referred to as Annis Bamun?

Wid. File No. 11,556, Amos Stevens of Saybrook, Connecticut, enlisted in January or February 1780, and served more than two years as a Private under Colonels Sherman and Swift-

He married at Saybrook, Connecticut, December 3, 1784,
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Rachel Pratt:  he died October 20, 1831, and she was allowed pension on her application executed October 11, 1838, at which time she was sixty-seven years of age and a resident of Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut.  The soldier's age is not stated.

Very respectfully,
J.L. Davenport.
Commissioner.

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF:MLB

October 29, 1930

Dr. M. S. Gregory
708 Medical Arts Building
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31986 [claim number underlined], that Amos Stevens [name underlined] was born June 16, 1756 at New Fairfield, Connecticut.

While residing there, he enlisted in January, 1776 and served as a private two months and one week in Captain Gaylord Hubbell's company in Colonel Waterbury's Connecticut regiment.  He enlisted in July or August, 1777 and served three weeks in Captain Peter Penfield's company in Colonel Joseph P. Cooke's Connecticut regiment, and in the fall of the same year, served six weeks in same company and regiment.  He was appointed in March, 1778, conductor of teams by Deputy Quartermaster General John Wood, and served as such seven months.  He enlisted in July, 1779, and served two and one half months in Captain Benjamin Hicock's company under Major Ezra Starr in the Connecticut troops, and was in the battles of Fairfield, Norwalk and Morrisiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 1, 1832, while a resident of New Fairfield, Connecticut.

He died June 18. 1840, leaving no widow, but the following children survived him:-Elias Stevens; Annis, wife of William Gray; Aphia, wife of Wait Stevens; Hannah Taylor; Chloe, wife of Hiram Paddock; and Irena or Irene Stevens.  Name of soldier's wife not given.

In 1851, Annie was referred to as Annis Bamon or Bamun.

This bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolutionary War unless a claim for pension or bounty
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land has been made to the United States on account of the soldier's services.

A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of any Hezekiah Stevens.

The history furnished you February 8, 1929 of Moses Gregory, W. 25655, is that of the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

The records show that a very large number of applications for Revolutionary War pensions were made on account of the services of soldiers with surname Stevens.

This bureau does not have a clerical force engaged in extensive research work.

You, or some one designated by you, may examine and collect data from a reasonable number of claims by calling at the bureau, and at the same time furnish all the data you may possess as a means of identifying the records in which you are most interested.

The fees of persons engaged in research work vary, so it is not possible to state the extent of the cost of having your work done.

Very truly yours

E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner

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State of Connecticut )
County of Fairfield    )SS
Probate Office District of Danbury January 24th 1844

I hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before said Court that Amos Stevens was a pensioner up to the day of his Death which took place on the 18th day of June in the year 1840--and that he left the following named children who now survive him and that they are the only lawful heirs of the aforesaid Amos Stevens ["both" stricken out] late of New Fairfield Fairfield County State of Connecticut deceased viz Elias Stevens and Annis Gray both of said New Fairfield the said Annis being the wife of William Gray  Aphia Stevens of Danbury in said Fairfield County wife of Wait Stevens  Hannah Taylor of the City of Rochester in the State of New York  Chloe Paddock of South East in the County of Putnam & said State of New York the wife of Hiram Paddock and Irena Stevens of said South East said children being six in number.
Silas H Hickok Judge of Probate 
within and for said District of
Danbury--
Attest  Thomas P White Clerk
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Probate District of Danbury   )
Clerk's Office------------------) fs.

I Thomas P White Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury hereby certify that Silas H Hickok whose name is subscribed to the within Certificate was at the time of taking such proof a Judge of Probate for the District aforesaid and duly authorized to take the same and I further certify that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this 24th Day of January 1844

Attest  Thomas P White Clerk