Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14, 579, for Joseph Sternbergh, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York
Sternbergh, Joseph
NUMBER
S. 14,579
carded
CONTENTS
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24.154
New York
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Joseph Sternbergh of Niagara in the State of New York who was private in the Comp. commanded by Captain 
Yates in the Regt. commanded Col. Veeder in the New York line for 7 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Nov 1833 - and sent to S.C. Hart  Lockport
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Arrears to the 4th of  Sep. '33
$58.33
Semi-annl. allowance ending 4. M '34 11.66 
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$69.99
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Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by  [illegible] G. Stiles Clerk
Book E Vol. 4, Page 2.
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No 25433
Joseph Sternberg Niagara County
New York.
Adm 9. Months
$23.33-
Seth C. Hart. Lockport N. York
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
Aug 10 1833
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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Joseph Sternberg Niagara County New York
Period when the service was rendered|Duration of the
claimant's service.|Years|Months|Days|Rank of claimant.|Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered| Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Entered 1777|-|-|21 [days]|Sergeant|Cap Yates, Col Veeder|82 years Montgomery County N.York|Traditionary-paper authenticated|

Served - 1775|-|-|14 [days]|private|Col Schuyler,|

Served - 1777|Not Stated| {Orderly {Sergt.| Genl. Herkimer|

Applicant states that he served in all, during the war, more than seven months

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The papers should be free from interlineations & erasures[?]
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.
The Regular Troops.
2. ┃
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territo
County of
On this
day of
personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he servunder
more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
-
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the
and C. D. residing in (the same
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be exexpected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
The Soldier, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
Tonic has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter
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.
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.
┃ The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served this be done
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, anddays
, I served as a -- For months and - days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about 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 years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
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 pubthe
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.
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 ┃
note applies to continental troop
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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State of New York
Niagara County. SS
On this ninth day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared in open court
before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas at the Court House in
in Lockport in and for the County of Niagoara now sitting Joseph Sternberg aged Eighty two years & upwards 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 7 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and serve as therein stated- Previous to the capture of General Burgoyne & his army & in
the year 1777 - declarant enterd the service of the United States as a Seargeant in a company of New York Militia commanded by Capt. Peter D. Yates. The day nor the month when declarant thus entered the Service Declarant cannot state by reason of age & loss of memory - Francis Putman & Vuitor Putman were Luietenants of his company - Does not remember the names of the officers of this company further than above stated, Walter Veeder was Col. of the Regiment to which declarants Company belonged Declarant  joined this company at the House of said Capt Peter Yates in the Town of Charlestown in the County of Montgomery in the State of New York-  from thence Capt Yates marched said company to Johnstown in said county from thence to Saratoga. The object of raising his company as this declarant then understood was to aid in arestting the progress of Burgoyne & prevent his passage to Albany - When Declarant arrived at Saratoga but few troops were there & he cannot tell who commanded them- Declarant remaned at Saratoga untell Burgoyne approachd that Place. The Regiment to which declarant belonged was not engaged in the battle at the taking of Burgoyne - Declarant served as said
orderly Seargeant at the time three weeks & was then dismissed & returnd home.
In 1775 Declarant was Guard to Col. Schuyler when he treated[?] with the Indians at Herkimer in [illegible]
Declarant volunteered his services at the request of Col Schuyler & served one two weeks as one of such Guard.
In 1777. Declarant was in the whole of  of the disastrous  battle of the Crishams in the new county of Oneida -Declarant acted as orderly Seargeant  in the company of New York Militia
commanded of Capt Peter Yates above named Maj. [illegible]Frick commanded the Regiment to which applicants company belonged -Col
Veeder commanded another  Regiment of said Militia & Col Cox
commanded the Regiment of said Militia. In this battle these Regiments were sorely cut to pieces. Col Cox was Killed in the early part of the engagement. The whole forces
was commanded by General Herkimer -
From the commencement of the war until its close Declarant was engaged in similar services almost weekly to recount  all of which Declarant is unable to do from loss of memory. Declarant was also engaged in scouting & guarding the [illegible]the whole of the time during said war at intervals Sometimes declarant would serve one week sometimes two  weeks & often three weeks at a time according as circumstances required-
Declarant can safely say that he served said United States as a soldier & was engaged in actual service in the manner above for more than seven months during the continuance
of said Revolutionary War for which service Declarant deserves[?] a 
pension - Declarant knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services-
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(2)
Declarant 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
1 Declarant was born in the Town of Charleston in the County of
Montgomery in the State of New York on the 24 day of January 1751
as this deponent was informed by his parents & believes true-
2. Declarant has no record of his age But the family [illegible] of Declarants
age is now with a son of Declarants Sister in the Town of Charleston in
the county of Montgomery in this State. Which Declarant has often
been & is certain in the family bible of Declarants father--
3. When declarant enterd the service & during the whole time of the
Revolutionary war he resided in the Town of Charleston in the County
of Montgomery in the State of New York & untill the year 1803 when moved to the Town of Minden in said County where he resided until 1810 when he moved to the Town of Lenox [?] in the County of Madison in said State when he resided until 1825, when he moved to the Town of Lockport Niagara County when he resides untill 1830 where he moved to the town of Cambria in the County of
Niagara when he now resides-
4. Declarant always volunteered  when he entered the service - Never [?]  was drafted nor was he ever a substitute
5. Declarant cannot state the names of the Regular officers who were with the troops further than above nor can he state the names of the continental or militia Regiments further there above-- cannot state the general circumstances of his service further than above --
6. Declarant never received a written discharge from the service but was always dismissed by his Captains--
7. Declarant refers to John Hitchcock Davie Longden Albert Smith the Reverend John B. Lanceton persons residing in the Neighbourhood of declarants present residence & who can testify to Declarants Character for truth & veracity & their belief of his
services as a soldier of the Revolution
Joseph Sternbergh
Subscribed & sworn to before me in open Court this Ninth day of  May 1833 [illegible three lines]

We John B. Lanetton & Davie Hegden residents of the Town of Cambria in the County of Niagara & State of
York hereby certify that are well acquainted with Joseph Sternbergh
who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age and upwards that he is  reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we fully concur in that opinion
John B Lanetton
David Hedden
Sworn & Subscribe to before me
in open Court this Ninth day of Mar 1833
[illegible] 
Common Pleas & General Session of the Peace of Niagara County
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(3)
And the said Court do hereby certify & declare their opinion
after the interrogation & the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above
named applicant was a soldier of the revolution & serve as
he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears then
that John B. Landon who has signed the preceding certificate
is a clergyman resident in the Town of Cambria in the County
Niagara & State of New York & that Jane Harden who has
also signed is a credible person that this state
 are entitled to credit
A Dayton
Joel Wollum
Maustom
Judges of May Common Pleas

Henry Catten Clerk of the court of Common
the County of Nelson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said denourt in
the matter of the application of Joseph Steernberhg for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and
affixed my official seal at Lockport this 7th day of May A.D.
1835
Henry Card Clerk
State 
of New York
NiagaraCounty
Joseph Sternburgh the above named applicant
being duly sworn says that he was engaged
in the [illegible] of the United States in the year 1777 as an
orderly Seargeant in the company of Capt Peter Hats. That
this applicant served as such orderly Seargeant during the
campaign in which the battle of Orisham in the County
of Oneida was fought that the deponent thus served in
said company as such orderly Seargeant during said canmpaign or expedition for the space of ten day sMajor NewKirk commanding the Regiment to which this company
was attached Col. Reeder was the Col of this Regiment but
of this time Col under another regiment unto the action
did not then command the regiment to which the
deponent was attached-
And further this deponent says that from
the year 1777 when declarant started to assist in
[illegible] the progress of Gen Burgoynes army
untill the close of the war this deponent was
engaged in no business except as a soldier
that he did not enlist at any time for any given
period but volenteered & serve as long as it was
danger was over in this manner his services
men some times continue two & three weeks &
nor less than five & six days
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That after the battle of Oriskany Deponent was
always engaged when in the [illegible] and in the company of  Capt. Peter Yates who was a neighbour & resided
near the Residence of deponents Col Beeder was
call to the Regiment to which this company belonged
untill within a year or Eighteen months previous
the close of the war when he was promoted to
the office of General. Deponent believes that 
Newkirk was the Col of this Regiment of the
Col Reeder was promoted. Deponent cannot state
all the different times he was in the service because
of deponents age & loss of memory but can state safety that the
least possible time deponent was in actual service
as a soldier during said now cannot be less than seven months
Joseph Sternburgh

subscribed & sworn before me the
30th Aug 1833. Daniel Alvor & Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Niagara County
Personal appear before me the undersigned
a Justice of the peace Joseph Sternburgh who being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that by reason of old age & the consequent
loss of memory he cannot [illegible] positively as to the precise
length of his service but according to the best of his recollection
he must have served as a soldier during said land & from 1777
when declarant first entered his service) until its close
at least seven months. that declarant cannot set forth
the different times of service & the length of service each time
but declarant was engaged in no other business during
said time & for his service declarant claims a pension
Declarant further states that during the whole for
of such he declaranta& served as order
Joseph Sternbergh
Subescribed & Sworn before me
this 30 Aug 1833
Daniel Alvord Justice of the Peace

State of New York 
Niagara County S.S.
I Henry Cattin Clerk of Niagara
County do hereby certify that Daniel
Alvord Esquire before whom the above
affidavits purport to have been sworn
was at the date of the same a Justice of the
peace of Niagara County & State of New York. That I am
well acquainted his hand writing & verily believe his name
subscribed to said affidavits to be his own proper hand writing
Witness my hand & seal of office this 30 Aug. 1833
Henry Cattin Clerk
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
February 12, 1925.
Alice S. Hartmann,
726 Ashland Ave.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 14579, it appears
that Joseph Sternbergh was born January 24, 1751 in Charleston, Montgomery County, New York.

While residing in said place, he served more than two weeks as guard to Colonel Schuyler in his treaty with
the Indians at Herkimer.

From in 1777, he served at various times to close of War as private and Orderly Sergeant, under Captain
Peter Yates, Colonels Volkert Veeder and Newkirk in the New York Troops, he was in the battle of Oriskany, the
service amounting to seven months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 9, 1833, while a resident of Cambria, Niagara County, New York. There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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Pension office
Washington
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Lockport & Aug. 1833
I herewith return the papers of Joseph Stember
for a pension and am in hopes they will be satisfactory
to your department
You will perceive by the affidavits
that the services for which he claims a pen
sion were rendered under such circumstanes and
in such a manner as shall to preclude the
applicant from specifying the exact time during
which he served & the different periods of the war in
which he performed certain series
The claimant States to me that he actuath served
more than one year but is willing to put the time
of same at seven months. He does this that in order
to prevent any suspicion of from being attached this
application
you of course will discover the
man
S
difficent of the applicant stating of this time an
all the different denies under him during the
There same to have been no reqular period
of enlistment any time but was called out
week or two or three weeks at a time as incumstan
as require & actually followed no other business from
1777 untill the late of the war. We certainly are
Justice in believing that the applicant must have
more than seventh months. The country and
and in which his services were render as another
acquittance that convinced me that the applicant has
actually served longer than seven months. That was
then open to the attacks of Canada Indians, a sister
he the once all former fuel Mohanks who had abo
then recourse themselves, with the
were chonth enabled to keep the country in
the tenth creation & also. These savages looker
upon the sites along the walls & the Mohawk in the
double light of intrude upon their nation said
enemies to the sutish Crown such a state of things
render it necessary that a good share of the people
should be kept constant in arms & all to be ready
the reparing at a moments warning
This applicant states that from 1777 untill the
that period except as a soldier
Grath hope that
close of the war he attended no other business during
his application will mee Smith a favorable reception
&c
Sett C. Hart
Yours
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51 Johnson Park.
Buffalo N.Y. Aug 23
1909
The Pension Bureau
Gentlemen
Can you give
me the Pension record
of Joseph Sternbergh whose
name I find
on the Pension list
of 1831 from Niagara
County this State.
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If you can aid
me in this I shall be 
most grateful-
Very truly yours
Dora B. North
Mrs. Chas. J. North

[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE. A AUG 24 1909
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Buffalo N.Y
Jan 21st 1925
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of Interior
Dear Sir
would like to ask for
a copy of the Military
service of my Grand father
Joseph Sternbergh who
served in the Revolutionary War
. He was engaged
in the battle of Oriskany
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enlisted at Charleston Montgomery
Co N.Y. he [illegible] at Cambria
N. York where he is buried

Will you kindly have placed
in report where he was born
of the date

I believe the file in Record division of
is FW
Sur F. 14579 - Rev War
If I can get a complete
report it will aid in getting
[illegible] into membership of
D. A. R.
Will you have the date inserted
when his pension
was
discontinued
Very Sincerely
Mrs Alia Sternberg Hartmann
This Rev. War. Soldier
was the Grandfather of
Lieut Col. Chester W. Ternberg
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of 21st Reg N. York State Vol

Mrs Street no
on letter or on envelope

Mrs Feb 12 - '25
Let.staub wh - was attested to this letter returned Feb. 14-25 mmf
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In  reply to your request of [text cut off] for a statement of the military history of Joseph Sternbergh a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension  on file in this Bureau. 
S.F. 14,579.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.| LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.| OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.|
CAPTAIN.| COLONEL. |STATE.|

1775. | Over 2 wks| Acted as guard to Col. Schuyler in his treaty with Indians at Herkimer.|N.Y.|

1777 to end of war| about 7 mos.| Ordl. Sgt. and Pri.| Peter Yates| Volkert Veeder Newkirk | N. Y. 

Battles engaged in, Oriskany.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charleston, Montgoming Co., N.Y.
Date of application for pension, May 9, 1833. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Cambria, Niagara Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. Jan. 24, 1751
Remarks: There is no data relative to family.
Very respectfully,
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Buffalo N.Y.
Jan 24 - 1925
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C
Dear Sir
A few days ago
I wrote asking for a

copy of the military
Service of my remote
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grandfather Joseph Sternbergh of the Revolutionary War
The record [illegible] is of W
Sur 7 14,579
Rev War
I feel that I did not send my address
Very Sincerely
Alice Sternberg Hartmann

I am especially anxious in locating his birth place

[STAMP] us pension office Jan 20 1925

[stamp] us pension office l Jan 26 1925
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14,579
INVALID.
Rev War
Joseph Sternbergh
Priv. + C Rev. War.
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Act: June 7, 1832
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 360
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Aug. 31, 1909. History to Mrs. Charles J. North  F.W.
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1925- Feb. 12 - Hist to Alice S. Hartmann ┃