Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R., for John Steadman, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Steadman, John
R—
Rev. War
Matilda
CONTENTS

The papers in this claim for pension based upon service of John Steadman in the Revo- lutionary War, were found November 16, 1938, in the claim for bounty land - H. 50403- 160-55, based upon service of John Steadman in the War of 1812, where they had been since about the year 1860. MVS
Not on Reg. of Rev. Claims Rev. War. Filed as entry for Reg. List of 1854

Declaration of Lake Perkins Applicant Filed March 29 th day 1867 Geo. H. Page Atty 1867 Geo Geo. Steadman Claimant
Rev Wm

State of Pennsylvania SS County of Bradford Be it known  that before
me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania who being duly commissioned & qualified to administer Oaths according to Law
personally appeared Luke Rife and a resident of the County of Bradford & State of Penna aforesaid aged 57 years and who made oath in due form of Law & who made the following declar- ion & who was first duly qualified & sworn according to Law by me and who deposes & saith that he is the heir & legal repre- sentative of John Stearns a Revolutionary War officer & held a commission & done duty in actual service in New York In Company commanded by Capt. James  and  at  at Watkins to the Regiment commanded by Col. Leonard & belonged to the Continental State Troops and who resided a residence of Grafton & County of Chenango & State of Connecticut

and who entered said War as or near its commencement or or about the 5 th day of May 1773. who constituted or a part of Mother treated as the base money he who done actual service in said War from the commencement or until he was wounded in the Battle at New London and who died of said Wounds in said War. and who belonged to the Continental Line & the said Luke Perkenk Heard & declared himself heir and Legal Repres- entative of the said John Steadman Heard  Heard
and said deceased Wife and who died without ever having received that amount any other from the Government of the United States under Act of Congress passed 11 th of Oct 1818. Said Applicant Luke Perkenk makes this Application that he might obtain that amount due in his own right & that of other heirs and heirs & Legal Representatives of John Steadman who was an officer in the re- volutionary War and before States who left a surviving Widow. Said Applicant claims all that might not have been paid by said Government and

and at the death of said her her husband this said her remaining children Matilda Steadman & their legal heirs & representa- tives Luke Perkins & Joseph Perkins & Hopkirk and Matilda Calif Mary Pierce and Betsey French and the said Luke Perkins his heirs make this application that they may obtain the amounts due to them in his said Brownell and are said at the time of making made by Congress 18 th of April 1848. & c.
Luke Perkins
The above application subscribed to & sworn to before me this 29 th day of March 1849 A. Phelps justice of the peace

Whereas All those by their presen- ce that I Luke Berkene do hereby nominate & appoint my B. Bays my lawful & true Attorney to demand & receive the & moneys due me & the other heirs & legal repre- sentatives of my Grandmama in said Deed of Gift hereto attached and annexed and my said Attorney is hereby em- powered & authorized to all the moneys receive from the Commission of Dower & Jointure. Have a Warrant & All & every sum there may be due & owing unto me all heirs & representatives of my said Grandmother who there- in be in my own right or the other heirs & representative of John Wadsworth the Deed Revolutionary Officer of said War and my said Attorney is hereby empowered and au- thorized to take all lawful ways & means & perform all lawful acts in the premises and about there as fully as I could do were personally present my self and hereby granting unto my said Atto- rney the power of substitution & revocation & my said Attorney

is also empowered to settle thereby the same and to obtain from the proper officers and authorities at the City of Washington or else where cer- tified copies of any Army or Navy records or any doc- uments in which his said services may be recorded and to procure any and all other evidence that may be recorded necessary to estab- lish his or their claim as fore- close as he or they would as if he personally present at the time thereof and hereby revoking a countermanding all former authorities & powers of attorney any that might have been given by me for the above purpose given under my hand and seal this 24th day of March
1864.
Luke Perkins
W. L. B. 3
Attested Augustus Phelps

personally appeared the Subscri- ber to the above Letter & Power of Attorney & subscribed to the same & who acknowledged that it was his own free act & deed for the purpose therein mentioned & expressed and set forth in the foregoing Declaration hereto annexed &c. Acknowledged March 29 th 1861 before me A. H. Hays, J. P.
appeared personally on the same day before me Richard H. the County of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania person known to me personally who are credible witnesses to be lawfully qualified & sworn ac- cording to law and who declare that they were personally present & saw the Subscribers to the declaration hereto annexed Subscribe his name to the same and that they affixes further swear that from their acquaint- ance with the declarant & his appearance believe him to be the identical individual person that he represented himself to be & that they further swear that they affixes reside at the place where named & that they

know no interest for said claim
J. W. Phelps with Adams
The above subscribed to & sworn to before me this 29th day of March 1864
J. W. Phelps J. P.
And I certify that I have no interest in this claim & I further certify that I have not any say in the disposal or sale interest in the said claim & I further certify that I know of no person acquainted with the affiants & know them to be credible witnesses & that they are entitled to credit & that the declarant is the declarant is the person on that he represents him- self to be L. C.
J. W. Phelps J. P.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1. Bradford County . I E. O. Goodrich, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that A. Phelps, whose name is subscribed to the within Certificate, was a Justice of the Peace, at the date thereof, in and for said County, duly com- missioned & sworn, and duly authorized to make and take the same. And further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said A. Phelps, and truly believe that the signature purporting to be his, are genuine. For Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Towanda this 18th day of April, A.D. 1861 E. O. Goodrich Prothonotary

Respectfully referred to the Dep. of the Interior.
War Dept. May 18/61

Smithfield Marsh Sept 11th 1860.
To the Commissioner of Revenue of the United States A. R. who there with. I enclose the declaration of Luke Parker of Philadelphia for the Randolph money some bird words of words said Luke Parker at the time of legal representation of the said John the claim a Revolutionary officer in the Revolutionary Army of the War of East Continental Line my children and we had followed to said base

I have to state that when you shall have received this my address & the declaration here in contained & if you in making your report & forwarding the draft bill, just off pleasant pleasant please please address the draft bill to Mr. Luke Perkins & mailed to his Post office at Success at Calais. Smithfield Post office. Bradford County State of Pennsylvania Yours truly David Veary Respectfully J. T. Page Atty. for respondent

J. G. Page, May 22

Pension Office -
May 22 d 1861.
Sir:
The papers with transmitted by you to this office in the application of Luke Perkins for back pay, by reason of the alleged services of his grandfather, in the John Steadman, in the revolutionary war have been received: - and you are informed that there is no law whatever, in existence, under which Grand Children are entitled to receive any pen- -sion or back pay - John Steadman died before the passage of the act of 18 th March 1818. but even if he had lived till after its passage, he could have received no back pay under it - much less can his children or grand-children assert a claim to which he was not entitled - The claim is rejected -
John T. Page.
Smithfield -
Penn.