Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10027, for Nathaniel Stevens, New Hampshire

SERVICE
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Stevens, Nathaniel
10027
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5843.
New Hampshire Nathaniel Stevens
of Portsmouth in the State of N H who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain  of the  commanded by Col  in the N H line for 8 Mos 13 Days
Note of Death not on file
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 28 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Feb y 1833 and sent to  
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $42.13 Semi-annual allowance ending  14.04
$56.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. F. B. Blair Clerk, Book D. Vol. 155 Page 185.

18,670 Nathl Stevens
70 Plant 8 Mo & 13 days all
$28.09-
Wm Harper HR

18,670
BRIEF in the case of  Nathl. Stevens  of  Merrimack Cy  in the State of  NH  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? about  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Genl.     75 - 1 Sept. 1847 2 private Capt. Dinsmore   end of above term 2 " do   end of second term - to the last of Jan'y 76 1 " do   77 - 1 Sept x 28 13 " Capt. Tuttle  Col. Evans   81 Sept 2 " Capt. Mute  Col. Deering    x per Roll of Service
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Burgoyne's Surrender  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lee, NH  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 2 living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers, not properly authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. C. Easton Examining Clerk.  12 Feb. 33

Stearns
Chichester
Edw. Stearns
Nathaniel Stearns
18670
J. M. Harper
AK

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of New-Hampshire, ss. County of Merrimack -
On this 29 th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County , now sitting, Salmon P. Chase , a resident of Chichester in the County of Merrimack and State of N. H. aged 76 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 at Lee in the County of Stratham Strafford and State of New Hampshire the first of Septm r 1775 for two Months under Capt. Elijah Dinsmore , Subt. W. Merrill , P. S. Sennett in New Hampshire line Marched to Portsmouth N.H. was stationed there in Gen Wentworth's work, there about one week, from there to Great Island served out the full term of two Months, that there on the ground, enlisted for two Months more under the same Officers and received same pay as above Marched to Mistle Mass. thence to Cambridge and served out there the full term of two Months that he re-enlisted at the same time at Cambridge by request of Gen Putnam and same Officers and there served out one Month and was dismissed then the last day of January A.D. 1776 , that he enlisted at Lee aforesaid the first of Sept r 1777 for three Months under Capt. Geo. Merrill Subt. Thomas & Col. Ebenezer Dyer in New Hampshire line Marched to Saratoga was there saw the surrender of Gen Burgoyne to the American Army served out there the full term of three Months and dismissed but did not take a written discharge. That he enlisted at Lee in the month of September 1780 for two Months under Capt. Merrill in New Hampshire line Marched to Portsmouth New Hampshire stationed there in a Fort served out there the full term of two months and dismissed but did not take a written discharge, that during this service Col. Dyer commanded
That he actually served in the five above enlistments ten Months That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except the Officers herein named
That he was Born in Lee aforesaid 1756.
That he has no record of his age — That he lived in Lee until he entered the service of the U. States and some time in Lee until 1804 and since lived in New-Market twelve years - and since lived in Chichester for six years last past, and now resides in same place

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.
Nathaniel his Stevens Mark
Heathfield
Sworn to and subscribed, the 29 th day of August A.D. 1832
We Dudley Smart, residing in Chichester
and Samuel Jennings
residing in same Chichester hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
Nathaniel 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 neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 29 th day of August A.D. 1832 day of year above written Samuel Jennings
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Dudley Smart who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said Chichester and that Samuel Jennings, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Chichester and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Barnum Stevens Judge of Probate
H. B. Chase, Register
of the Court of Probate
For said Barnum of Merriamack do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of the said Nathaniel Stevens for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 29 th day of August A.D. 1832.
H. B. Chase, Register of Probate

I hereby certify that the notice dis- -cussed is in the hand writing of Mr. J. A. West, who is agent for a large number of applicants and is a well man of truth and veracity. I have no doubt the whole was done in open court as they have force to be J. M. Sturtevant M. C. July 10th, 1933

September 3, 1937
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BA-J/REL Nathaniel Stevens-S.10027
Mrs. H.A. Griffith 99 E. 54 th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Nathaniel Stevens, of Brentwood, New Hampshire or vicinity, who served in the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.10027, based upon the military service in that war of Nathaniel Stevens.
Nathaniel Stevens was born in 1756, in Lee, New Hampshire. The exact date of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
Nathaniel Stevens enlisted at Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire, and served as a private with the New Hampshire troops, as follows: from September 1, 1775, to January 31, 1776, in Captain Elijah Dinsmore's Company; from September 1, 1777, three months in Captain George Tuttle's Company, Colonel Stephen Evans' Regiment, was at the battle of Saratoga and surrender of Burgoyne; from September, 1781, two months in Captain Nutt's Company and was stationed at the fort at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
After the Revolution, he continued to live in Lee, New Hampshire, until 1814, then in New Market, that state, then in Chichester, New Hampshire, of which latter place he had been a resident for six years when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Nathaniel Stevens(S.10027), you

should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Nathaniel Stevens Certificate No. 5843 Issued February 19, 1833, Rate $28.09 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New Hampshire Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

I David Davis of Durham in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged seventy one years testify and say that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Stevens formerly of Lee in said County of Strafford now of Chester in the County of Merrimack, and I always have been acquainted with him from a boy, and in August or September in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven he enlisted as a volunteer in the Revolutionary army in the Militia Com- pany commanded by Capt George Tuttle in the N. Hampshire Company Regiment com- manded by Col. Stephen Evans, that he marched in August or September to Saratoga and he was in that battle in October 1777, that he served three months at that time - I enlisted & served in the same Com- pany with him, and both of us were regu- larly discharged at the end of three months the term for which we enlisted - our dis- charge was by parole only.
I also know that he was gone at two other times, and it was said in the neighborhood at the time that he was gone into the army

and it was so believed, and had ever since been the belief in the neighborhood - David his Davis witness present mark
Wm Terrey Isaac Langley
Korkingham Newmarket August 21 st 1832
Then the above named David Davis personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just and true before me
Wm Terrey justice of the peace
I Edmund Pendergast of Durham aforesaid have personal knowledge of all the facts set forth in the foregoing deposition of David Davis as I attended & served in the company of Capt George Tuttle at the same time, and have always lived in the same neighborhood -
Edmund Pendergast
Korkingham Newmarket August 21 st 1832
Then the above named Edmund Pendergast personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just and true before me
Wm Terrey justice of the peace

Rockingham to Newmarket Sept.  Aug 5 th 1832
I Wm Tenney of Newmarket and a justice of the peace and of the Session within and for said County of Rockingham hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Edmund Pend- gast and David Davis of Durham in the County of Strafford whose depositions are hereto annex- ed and have been acquainted with them for sixteen years last past and in my opinion they are entitled to full credit in any judicial court -
Wm Tenney Jus. peace
State of New Hampshire, Secretary's Office, September 6 th 1832.
It is hereby certified that William Tenney was at the time of signing the foregoing certificate a justice of the peace for the County of Rockingham, duly constituted and sworn, and his signature as such justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the Seal of the State.
Ralph Wentworth Secretary.

18670
Nath Stevens
Im Harper H R

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathaniel Stevens which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? ✓ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
✓
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
Yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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.
QUERE XIV. 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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

1931-April-Visit to Frank C. Shipley EEL
1937-Sept 3, Visit to Mrs. L.A. Griffin-EEL
1937-Nov. 18. Visit to Mrs E. J. Welch. Letter in case Nathaniel Storms P. 43183 - EEL
Rev War
10,027
INVALID.
File No. 10,027 Nathaniel Stewart Rev War
Act: June 24th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 359
[Arrangement of 1870.]

335 W Vernon av Los Angeles Cal
Feb 1, 1931
Commission of Pensions Washington D C
Dear Sir,
On Jan 6 I sent you the enclose letter asking if there was any pension records for Nathaniel Stevens, and you answered that you could not find any in your letter of Jan 24 th .
I find by the N H Revolutionary documents on page 270 that by act of congress Mch 18 1818 a pension was granted Nathaniel Stevens Mch 25, 1819 commencing April 6, 1818 also on page 350 by act of congress June 1, 1852 a Nathaniel Stevens was placed on the roll Feb 19, 1835 commenced Mch 4, 1851, but these records give me no information which Nathaniel Stevens (as there were several, father, son and cousins) or any information about their children or the wife's names or ages.
I remain respectfully yours Frank C Shipley

335 W Vernon av Los Angeles Cal
Jan 6, 1931
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Mr Nathaniel Stevens and Nathaniel Stevens Jr Served in Capt Stephen Clark's Co from Rockingham County N.H. in the Revolutionary War;
If they were given a pension, would you have any record of their children and their ages at the time the pension was allowed if so could you give me their names and ages, also the name of the wife if living, at that time, and the date of death of the pensioner and her age at death.
Thanking you for any information
I remain respectfully yours
Frank C Shipley

99 E. 54 th St., Minneapolis, Minn. Aug. 14, 1937
Bureau of War Pensions, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen:
Do your records show a Nathaniel Stevens of Brentwood, New Hampshire, or vicinity, who served in the Revolution? If so, would it be possible for you to give me all the information you have con- cerning him and his family?
I believe that the Nathaniel Stevens in whom I am interested served under Capt. Stephen Clark, but if there is record of more than one Nathaniel S. I would like them all as a matter of verification.
Thanking you for your help, I am, Very truly yours, Mrs. R. A. Griffin

April 1, 1931
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section REL
Mr. Frank C. Shipley 335 W. Vernon Avenue Los Angeles, California
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.10027, that Nathaniel Stevens was born in 1756, in Lee, New Hampshire.
He enlisted in Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire, September 1, 1775, served as a private in Captain Elijah Dinsmore's New Hampshire Company, and was discharged January 31, 1776.
He enlisted September 1, 1777, served three months as a private in Captain George Tuttle's Company, Colonel Stephen Evans' New Hampshire Regiment and was at the surrender of Burgoyne.
He enlisted in September, 1781, and served two months as a private in Captain Nute's Company, Colonel Dunning's or Deering's New Hampshire Regiment.
After the Revolution, he lived in Lee, New Hampshire, until 1814. He afterwards lived in New Market, for twelve years, and in Chichester for six years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, while residing in Chichester, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
See next letter of 4/3

November 18, 1937
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DA-J/STL
Mrs. M. J. Welch Wilkes Apartment, 7 Pierre, South Dakota
Nathaniel Stevens-S.43183 Nathaniel Stevens-S.10027
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of a Nathaniel Stevens, No. 1 or No. 2, of New Hampshire, who served in Captain Stephen Clark's Company, New Hampshire troops.
The pension records have been found of two soldiers only, of New Hampshire, with the name Nathaniel Stevens. These records follow as found in the respective claims for pension, S. 43183 and S. 10027. Without any personal data in regard to the Nathaniel Stevens, in whom you are interested, this office has no way to determine just which record you seek, as oftentimes soldiers rehearsed only enough of their services required to obtain a pension and not their entire service.
Nathaniel Stevens S.43183
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.43183, based upon the military service in that war of Nathaniel Stevens.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Nathaniel Stevens are not shown.
Nathaniel Stevens enlisted, place not stated, in April, 1775, and served eight months in Captain Samuel Richards' Company, Colonel Stark's New Hampshire Regiment; immediately reenlisted, and served one year in Captain John Hale's Company, Colonel John Stark's New Hampshire Regiment, after which he reenlisted and served about four months in the "same corps."
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 6, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-five years and resided in

New Boston, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He had formerly lived in Goffstown, same county and state.
In 1820, Nathaniel Stevens stated that his wife, Elizabeth, was aged sixty-six years. There are no further data in regard to her and reference was made to children.
The soldier died April 29, 1838, place not shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of person paid in the case of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Nathaniel Stevens(S.43183), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Nathaniel Stevens Certificate No.8395 Issued March 25, 1819 Rate, $8.00 per month Commenced April 6, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 New Hampshire Agency.
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Nathaniel Stevens S.10027
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.10027, based upon the military service in that war of Nathaniel Stevens.
Nathaniel Stevens was born in 1756, in Lee, New Hampshire. The exact date of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
Nathaniel Stevens enlisted at Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire, and served as a private with the New Hampshire troops, as follows: from September 1, 1775, to January 31, 1776, in Captain Elijah Dinsmore's Company; from September 1, 1777, three months in Captain George Tuttle's Company, Colonel Stephen Evans' Regiment, was at the battle of Saratoga and surrender of Burgoyne; from September, 1781, two months in Captain Nute's Company and was stationed at the fort at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

After the Revolution, Nathaniel Stevens continued to live in Lee, New Hampshire, until 1814, then in New Market, that state, then in Chichester, New Hampshire,
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, while residing in Chichester, New Hampshire.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Nathaniel Stevens (S.10027), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Nathaniel Stevens Certificate No.5843 Issued February 19, 1833 Rate,$28.09 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New Hampshire Agency.
War Department report returned herewith. * * * * *
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.