Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,726, Stephen Winslow, Mass. Privateer

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Winslow, Stephen
B. # 726.
Privateer
Carded.
CONTENTS

Chic o Pittsburgh. - 19.970
Stephen Winslow.
of Hattards Co y in the State of Ohio. — who was a Private in the L t commanded by Captain Hammet of the Reg t commanded by Col. Hawkins in the Mass t line for one year.
Mass. and sea service  Private Records completed. Apr. 25, 1914.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. Pittsburgh at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Oct r 1833 and sent to J. H. Weddings, Lefferson, A. E. Co. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r . 1833. — 1 0 0 Sem t ant. allowance ending 1 st Mar ch 34. 2 4
$ 120 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. B. Saline Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. Page 132.

Stephen Winslow, pt Application for a Partition
10.020-
Filed. August 17th 1832
Winslow, Stephen Mass 54726

STATE OF OHIO, } ss. Ashtabula COUNTY, }
ON this Sixteenth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Supreme court court of The State of Ohio now sitting, Stephen Winslow a resident of Windsor in the county of Ashtabula and state of Ohio, aged 45 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 7, 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he enlisted on board a privateer at the port of Bedford in the State of Massachusetts, called the Winfield by twenty four guns, commanded by Captain Joseph Warren. That he is unable to state the time of his enlistment but thinks it was in the year A.D. 1814 but he is unable to state particularly that he enlisted as an seaman on board said privateer. That said vessel soon after his enlistment sailed on her cruise, from the port of Bedford, Massachusetts, and cruised as near as he can recollect off the West Indies. That they captured a prize vessel with slaves, and carried her into the Port of Martinique, the a French Island. That they repaired said privateer at said Island and immediately put to sea again, that they soon afterwards captured another vessel laden principally with lumber and other stores, which said privateer's prize was soon after captured by the enemy. That he does not recollect the names of either of said prize vessels, that they had an engagement with a British ship of superior force, and that some or all of his crew were in said engagement, does not recollect the name, That said action was not decisive on either side, that soon after said engagement said privateer returned to the said port of Bedford after as said of ten months as near as he can recollect, at which Port he was discharged. That he is unable to recollect the time when said vessel commenced or returned but thinks it

Wintons, Stephen Mass 54726

was in quite the habit of the war - That his place of residence at the time he enlisted on board said vessel was at Nantucket in the County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts -
That he was drafted in the militia of Massachusetts at Nantucket aforesaid in a Company commanded by Captain Eben Clapp, that said Company immediately thereafter marched to the State of Rhode Island, where they joined the Regiment to which they belonged and quartered at a place nearly opposite the Island, of Rhode Island. That he does not recollect the names of any of the Officers who commanded said Troops. That to the best of his recollection he was drafted some time in the fall of A.D. 1775, that he served at this time for the period of six months, and was discharged at the place where said Troops were quartered as above stated, that he is unable to recollect the time of his said discharge.
That he was again drafted in the militia of the State of Massachusetts at the place last aforesaid, in the month of June A.D. 1780 as near as he can recollect the time. That he is unable to recollect the names of the Officers who commanded said Company, that immediately after he was drafted as aforesaid he marched with said Company to West Point, where said Company joined the Continental Army, which he thinks was under the immediate command of General Washington. That said Company quartered for some time at the said last mentioned place, where said Company accompanied the said Army to New Jersey where they again took up their quarters at a place called Orange Town that said Company remained at said last mentioned place as near as he can recollect until they were discharged after serving as aforesaid for the period of eight months, but at what particular time he was discharged he is unable to state more particularly. That he was present when Major Andre was executed. That he has no documentary evidence or living witness to his knowledge who can attest to either period of his service -

Winslow, Stephen Mass. S 4726

HE hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the state of
SWORN to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Sam Hendry Clerk C.P.
Stephen Winfield
WE, John Norris a clergyman, residing in the Town of Windsor and Solomon Griswold residing in Windsor aforesaid hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Stephen Winfield who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 85 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. John Norris
SWORN, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Sam Hendry Clerk
Solomon Griswold
AND the said 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 the court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Norris in the township of Litchfield who has signed the foregoing certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the township of Windsor, and that Solomon Griswold who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same township of Windsor and is a credible witness, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Sam Hendry of the State of Ohio within and for said County of Litchfield clerk of the court of Supreme Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Stephen Winfield for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 13th day of August A. D. 1832
Sam Hendry Clerk

Affidavit in the matter of P. Winslow's Pension

I, Ebenezer Ellis of Rochester in the County of Plymouth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty I enlisted in the Revolutionary Army for six months; that I served in the army that term of time in Br. Nixon's Brigade and Col. Grew's Regiment. That we did duty part of the time in several parts of the Province, and the latter part of the time at New York in the state of New York and was dismissed there in the fall of the year. That on the day of my being discharged I went for home and fell in company with Stephen Winslow then of said Rochester who has since (as I am informed removed to the state of Ohio) with whom I was and had been acquainted. That he came with me from there to Rochester and we were on the road together according to the best of my recollection seven or eight days including two or three days that we spent in Tolland in Connecticut with an old acquaintance. That in the course of this time we often had discourse of the movements of the Army while we were in it; that the regiments of which I was one were distributed into various Regiments; that I do not recollect of seeing said Winslow while I was in the service; but I understood him that he was discharged the same day that I was, and from which period between us on the road home I took it that he had not been stationed during the campaign, but had moved about as I had done, and whether he was in the same Regiment that I was in I do not know; but am confident he was not in the same Company. These regiments were scattered about; some in the light Infantry, some in the Massachusetts Regiment.
Aug. 19. 1933 Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Plymouth, August 19 th A.D. 1933
Ebenezer Ellis
Then Ebenezer Ellis the signer of the foregoing Deposition personally appeared before Mr. Abraham Holmes, a justice of the Peace for the said County of Plymouth, and after being duly cautioned signed the same and made solemn Oath to the truth of the facts therein stated; and I do certify that I am well acquainted with the said Ellis, and that he is a credible witness, and sustains an unimpeachable moral character. In testimony of all which I do hereunto set my name the last above mentioned.
Ab m Holmes justice of the Peace
over

I Samuel Winslow of Rochester in the County of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that I am the Brother of Stephen Winslow formerly of the same place who is now an Inhabitant of the state of Ohio do testify and say that some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty my said Brother enlisted as a recruit in the Army of the Revolutionary War; that he soon after marched to join the Army; that he employed one to superintend his farm while he was gone that the term of his enlistment was six months; that I did superintend his farm until he did return which according to the best of my recollection was the latter part of the month of November the same year. The weather began to be quite cold. I do not know to what company, regiment or Brigade he was attached when he joined the Army; I have heard him tell, but have forgotten; I do not know where the whole of the business was performed; but I recollect that he told me that he was present when Major Andrew was defeated and when he returned he told me that he came home in company with Ebenezer Ellis. Samuel Winslow Aug t
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Plymouth ss.
Be it remembered that on the 19 th of August A.D. 1933 Samuel Winslow the person sign of the foregoing Deposition personally appeared before me Nathan Holmes Justice of the Peace for the said County of Plymouth; and after being duly cautioned signed the said Deposition and made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing facts therein stated; and I do further testify that I have had a long acquaintance with the said Samuel Winslow, that he is a Credible Witness, and sustains an unimpeachable moral character. In testimony of all which I do hereunto my hand the day last above mentioned. J. H. Holmes Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Nathan Holmes Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Nathan Holmes Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition here shown is a part of the record for the County of Plymouth - and that his name subscribed hereunto is his true and proper signature.
In presence whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas on this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. Nathan Holmes

N o 10020 19.978 Stephen M c Donald Athlabulala Ohio -
Return.
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refer to her Compts
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Adm 1. year
$40
J. Re. Geddings Jefferson Athlabulala Ohio -

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
12 July — 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 subjjoined 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, shewing the Service of Stephen Winslow Atkinson
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     on board a frigate Barnfield 1776 10 Promoted Capt Capt Hutton met Naval Bedford Mapa chusetts Westward North Massachusetts R. Island West Point St. Louis Tarrytown Lower 83 years Providence Plymouth Mapa chusetts Traditional evidence   drafted 1775 - 6 Capt Capt Blapp officers not used lasted Genl Washington Genl   drafted 1780 8  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } 88. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ 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 (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional 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.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. 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 place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John C. Ashton

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4726. INVALID.
File No. 4726
Stephen Winslow ★ Privt Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A, Page 408
[Arrangement of 1870.] ★ Mass. of sea service  Privateer Record completed Apr 25, 1914. B.

Apr 10. 1897. History to Miss Lucy D. Evans - 1717.6  W. Moline, Ills.

Winston, Stephen Mass. 54926

State of Ohio { Windsor May 16 th A.D. 1833 Ashtabula County } {
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of said Township County Stephen Winslow who being duly sworn according to said laws, says that he has no personal recollection, of the time when or the place where he was born nor has he any authenticated record of his age. But from the account given him by his parents & others which he verily believes to be true, he was born at Rockis-ter in the County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts on the 13 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty seven. Sworn to and subscribed Stephen Winslow before me this 16 th day of May A.D. 1833.
Timothy Alderman justice of the peace The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County } 3. I Sam d Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Ashtabula do hereby certify that Timothy Alderman who has in his own proper hand written subscribed his name above, is a justice of the peace of the said County duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio; In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the 16 th day of May A.D. 1833 Sam d Hendry Clerk P.

War Department
Pension Office 13 th July 1833
Sir
The evidence in support of the claim of Stephen Winslow has been again examined.
His service on board the private Armed Vessel the Fairfield cannot be admitted.
It is certainly very strange that he should have served two tours, one of six, and the other of Eight months, and be unable to recollect the officers in command. Indeed, the duration of the place where the services were performed not only requires that he should state his officers, but endeavours, to procure some proof thereof. The Papers are again returned.
I am Very Respectfully Your H on Servt J L Edwards
Messrs Sedding & Wade Jefferson Ashtabula County Ohio.

L. W. B. I. 4726.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
April 10, 1897.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Stephen Winslow, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on August 16, 1832, at which time he was 85 years of age and residing at Windsor, Ohio, and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Hammet and Col. Hawkins. He enlisted at Bedford, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Lucy D. Evans,
1717 - 6th Ave.,
Moline, Ills.

Pension Department Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me the Revolutionary War record of one Stephen Winslow of Rochester, Mass. He had a pension I am sure.
He died in Windsor,
Ohio about 1836 or 37.
I am very much in- terested in the Society of the Daughters of

the American Revolution & I wish to secure all the evidence I can for it.
Yours Respectfully Lucy D. Evans.
1717 6 th Ave.
Moline, Ill.
March 12, 1897.