Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,028, for Jeremiah Steeley, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Steely, Jeremiah or Steely
S. 42,028.
CONTENTS

18,909 North Carolina.
Jeremiah Steele
of Washington Co. in the State of North Carolina, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Goodman of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Armstrong in the N. Carolina line, for the term of nine months from Mar. 1778.
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of March 1823.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Apr. 1823 and sent to Hon. J. H. Hall, Starborough, N. C.
  Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1823.  $ 1 03    Semi ann. all'ce ending Sept. 1823.  48 00    4 31  $ 49 03  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Acts March 18, 1818, } { and May 1, 1820, } 1 March 1823.
(Dead.) see letters May 26. 1836 to Hon. E. Pettigrew & N. L. Phelps do. to Hon. E. Pettigrew H. R. June 22. 1836 -

copy of Petition filed by Jeremiah Study
May Term 1822
Notary Public State of Maine

State of North Carolina
Washington County
On this the 22 nd day of May 1822 personally appeared in open court being the county court of Washington County a court of Record having a Seal and of Record and Jurisdiction possessing the power of fine and imprisonment -
Jeremiah Steele aged Sixty seven years next July who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare and make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by act of Congress of the 18 March 1818 and first of May 1820 that he said Jeremiah Steele enlisted for the term of nine months in May 1778 in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by Capt. Goodman in the regiment commanded by Col. Armstrong in the lines of the State of North Carolina Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until he was dischar- ged from said service in South Carolina at Monk's Corner that his discharge is lost the said Jeremiah Steele does Solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 March 1818 that he has not since that time by gift Sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed the 18 March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income other than what is

contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by Sub the and that he is more Indbt. than the property is worth re is a farmer by trade. that he is lame having had a very severe rising on his thigh so that he is able to do very little Labour His wife Peggy is fifty five years Old as he believes Peggy his daughter aged Twenty five years who has a young child His other Daughter Hannah is aged thirty years the said Study Swears that he has no property whatever real or personal Sworn to and declared on Oath this 22 nd May 1822 - Jeremiah Study J. S. Downing clerk
I Stevens Downing clerk of the county Court of Washington County do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Dollars and cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this the 22 nd May 1822 - we also certify that the affidavits accom- panying this are entitled to full credit.
J. S. Downing clerk
Caleb Collins being duly sworn in Open Court deposes with that all the facts stated by Jeremiah Study are true to the best of his knowledge
Sworn to in Open Court
Caleb. his X Collins mark
22 May 1822
J. S. Downing clerk

Personally appeared before me Downey Leary One of the Justices of Washington County Court being a court of record having power of fine and imprisonment Frederick Steely who being duly sworn on Holy evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and saith that Jeremiah Steely did enlist in the nine months service in the continental establishment and that the said Jeremiah Steely as he verily believes did serve that he saw his discharge which was printed but does not recollect who signed it further deponent saith not
This may Certify that this depo t of Frederick Steely Frederick Steely was qualified on the Holy evangelist of Almighty God, to the above on the 12 th of Sep r 1822 And that the said Frederick Steely is a credible witness Sworn to before me Downey Leary J.P.
Personally appeared before me Downey Leary one of the Justices of Washington County Court being a court of Record having the power of fine and imprisonment and of Original Jurisdiction James Wiley who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the said Jeremiah Steely did serve as a Soldier in the nine months during the revolution that this deponent belonged to the same regiment as he verily believes
This may Certify that James Wiley This depo t  James Wiley being a credible Witness was qualified on the Holy evangelist of Almighty God to the above on the 12 th of Sep r 1822. Sworn to before me. Downey Leary J.P.

State of North Carolina Steven Downing clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for Washington County do hereby certify that Downing Leary Esquire is an Acting Justice of the peace for said County & that due faith and credit is to be paid to his official acts given under my Hand and Seal of office Annexed the 12 th day of September 1872 — W. S. Downing clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jeremiah Steele a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( as his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 42,028
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1778 9 mos. Private Goodman Huntington N.C.   discharged at   Monks Corner, S.C.        
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ful. in North Carolina Date of application for pension, May 12 th , 1822. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Washington Co., N.C. Age at date of application, sixty-seven yrs. next July.
Remarks: He married his wife Polly at 55 yrs. daughter Hannah at 30 yrs. & Polly 25 yrs. with a young child — He died Dec. 12, 1825.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

State of North Carolina } Washington County } ss p.
Personally appeared before me Josiah Horner — one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, and one of the Jus- tices that preside in holding the Court of Pleas & Quarta Session of said County, a Court of Oyer & Determined jurisdiction, required by law to keep, enrol and record its proceedings, having a seal and the power of fine & imprisonment, — James Wiley of the said County, aged about sixty or more years and who I certify to be a person of credit and respectability, a credible witness, and the said Wiley being sworn on the Holy Gospels of God, deposes & saith, "That Jeremiah Steel, of this County, who is now making application for a Pension for his Military services in the Revolu- tionary war, did serve as a soldier in the nine months service in the Revo- lutionary war, that this deponent belonged to the same Regiment as he hereby be- lieves"
Sworn to and sub- } James Wiley scribed before me the 26 th day of October 1822 — Given under my hand, having no seal of Office J. Horner

I Joseph Lewis Chairman of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Washing- ton County North Carolina, do hereby certify that Stevens Downing is Clerk of this Court, that his signature & seal of office are affixed to his Certificate here- unto; that his certificate is in due form - Given under my hand, having no Official seal the 20 th day of November 1822 - J. Lewis Chairman

State of North Carolina Washington County.
I Stevens Downing clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the said County do hereby certify that Joseph Plower who hath subscribed this affidavit, is an acting Justice of the Peace of the said County & one of the Magistrates that preside in holding the said Court - duly commissioned and sworn - as the same appears of record - Given under my hand & seal of office Novm 29. 1822
J. Downing Clerk

I, Joseph Davis Chairman of the Court of Pleas of Washington County NC, do here- by certify that Stevens Downing is Clerk of this Court; that his signature & seal of the said Court is hereunto made & affixed to his certificate here- unto; that his certificate is in due form. Given my hand having no seal of office the 20 th day of November 1822. Joseph Davis

State of North Carolina Washington County ss.
I Stevens Downing clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the said County, do hereby certify that John Norman before me affi- davit has been taken & who hath subscribed & certified the same, is an acting Justice of the Peace of the said County & one of the magistrates that preside in holding the said Court - duly commissioned & sworn, as the appears of record - Given under my hand & seal of office Novm 19. 1822 -
J. Downing Clerk 3

State of North Carolina Washington County —
Personally appeared before me John Norman Sen one of the Justices of the Peace of Washington County, and one of the Justices that presides in holding the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County, a Court of Oyer and terminer jurisdiction, re- gularly held by law to levy, record, and enrol its proceedings, having a seal, and the power of fine & imprisonment; Fred- rick Stealy aged about fifty six years and who I certify to be a person of credit and respectability, a credible wit- ness, and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposes and says, That Jeremiah Stealy of this County who is now making application for a Pension for his military services in the Revolutionary war, did enlist in the nine months service in the Con- tinentals Establishment, and that the said Jeremiah Stealy, as this deponent verily believes did serve nine months that he the deponent, saw the said Je- reemiah Stealy's discharge, which was printed but does not recollect who signed it — and further the deponent says not known 19th day 1822
Jeremiah Stealy
Sworn to & sub- scribed before me — Given under my hand; having no official seal John Norman JP

Free
Doctor Thomas A. Hall
Washington

Phymo. N.C. Feb 10. 1823
Dear Sir.
The enclosed application for a Pension has been several times sent to, and returned from the War Depart-ment. First, it was returned that the service of the applicant might be proved by two witnesses, the appli-cant's name not being, to be found on the Rolls at Raleigh - This proof being produced, it was then returned because of the interlineations of the Justice's Certificate as to the credibility of the witnesses. This ob-jection you will find overcome by the present application -
Please present the claim & make the needful en-quiries concerning it. It becomes me however to say in conclusion that I have had no hand whatever in procuring this claim or in its -

table, being it, except, that I have forwarded papers as they were brought to me by the applicant - (and except, in doing away the unfavourable impressions con- nected with the charge of the aforesaid interrelations - and in explanation of the delay which has taken place, since this last objection was made, in returning this claim, I have to say, that the applicant re- lying upon my attention, gave the subject little or none him- self, and that I have been absent for nearly three months.
I am Dear Sir Yr Affec te W. Pitt-Rivers

Mr Hall 24 Feb
Gen.
Hon. C. Mathews
Warwick
Mr. [unclear]

1915 June 26. Hist. to Mrs. H. M. Bonner & 1918 May 28. to H. M. Steely &
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Rev
File No. 42028 Jeremiah Steely Pri Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
ndex: — Vol. 8, Page 488
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New Berne, N. C., June 22, 1915.
N 1 Rev Soc
Department of the Interior, Washington,
Sir:-
Please send me a statement of the military history of JEREMIAH STEELY who was on the pension list of N. C. in 1835 for services in the Revolutionary War.
Yours very respectfully,
Mrs. H. M. Bonner

H. M. Steely 90 Natl Bank Bldg, Danville, Illinois
Letter dated May 22 } addressed " rec'd " 28 } to C. D. Sloan Record Div. Pension Off.
Hist. of Jeremiah Seeley S. 42. 028.

June 22
Dear Steely I know.
Yours truly
Commissaire of Person
H. E. Pettigrew H.R.

H. R. June 22, 1830
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir
I enclose you Hardy S. Phelps letter on the subject of Jeremiah Stockly's death & Pension. Will you have the goodness to examine it and inform me whether there is any thing due, and if any thing, how much I am Sir Yours obedt Servt D. H. H.

The Semi-annual payments for March and September 1833, were made to James Hart, in the case of Jeremiah Steely, of Carolina Roll, act Mar 18. 1818.
He has also been paid to 4 th of September 1835 and the Semi-annual payment due at time was also paid to Mr. Hart as Attorney.
See Vashon 3 d Audit's Office J. D. Milner May 26. 1836

Explanation of the interlineations
The certificates were made during the sitting of our Superior Court - they were written at the Bar of the Court by Abner M Nail Esq. also at law, at which place the witnesses were sworn, and the certificates subscribed by the Justice Downing Leary. The applicant Jeremiah Stealy then brought the paper to me to be forwarded he knowing that I kept the Post Office 9 miles distant from the Court. I was at the desk as Clerk of the Court. I rec d the paper, and running my eye over the certificate perceived that the credibility of the witnesses was not certified. This omission I mentioned to Mr Nail, who sent immediately for Mr Leary, and in his presence & by his direction made the interlineations in question. But Mr Nail, now wrote with my pen & ink, whereas before he wrote with his own - and my ink being best, makes the difference in the ink, but there is no difference in the hand writing.
W. Burnet
Plymouth Me Feb 10. 1823

War Department,
Pension Office,
September 20 1829.
Sir, The documents forwarded by you to this Department in support of the claim of Jenniah Steely to a pension, being still defective, is herewith returned. — Those parts of the certificates relative to the credibility of the witnesses, being interlined in a different hand, are inadmissible, unless the magistrate will certify that the interlineations were made before signing, or by his permission.
I am, respectfully, Your obedt. Servt. J. L. Edwards
Thomas Turner, Esq. Blymonth, North Carolina. —

June 20 Rev. Steely 16 N. 13 Plymouth June 4th S. J. Edwards Esqr. Court of Pensioners Washington City D.C.

Plymouth 9 th June 1836
Mr. J. B. Edwards
Dear Sir yours of the 25 th May came to hand the 9 th June and hasten to answer it
Mr Jeremiah Steele died on the 19 th Decr 1835
Your obedt Servt
Ward G. Phelps
Witness J B Long
J B Edwards Copy of Pentecost