Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,506, for Joel Streeter, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
R L
Streeter, Joel
S 21.506
CONTENTS

Vermont 11.674
Lock Strater of Windham in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Can of the Regt  Infantry by Col Went in the Flank line for a
21 Mo Period $ 70.00
Inscribed on the Roll of a Vermont at the rate of 70 Dollars a Year per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of June 1833 and sent to D. White, Putney, Vt
Arrears to the 14th of March 1832 140.00 Semestral allowance ending 4 Sept 35.00
175.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. D. Sprague Clerk Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 90

Letter to Hudson Rev Agt 17. April '38 same V C. Swain, May 9. 1838.
Set to Chapman Swain July 14, 38
Paid at the Treasury under the Acts of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to the 22 nd April 1838, the day of his death. Agt notified 1. June 1840
Paid as above from 4 March 1837 to 22 nd April 1838. Agt Notified 23 rd March 1841

Windham County Ct. Joel Steeter's Dev. for Pension
Augt. 6 th 1832
19115
Please to make return to P. White Pembury Vt -

County of Windham ss. District of Windham ss.
STATE OF VERMONT.
At a Probate Court held at Pawlet in said District on the 10th day of August A.D. 1832 being a lawful term thereof by law as a Court of Record personally appeared Peter B. Doolittle
On this 10th day of August A.D. 1832
Personally appeared in open Court, At Pawlet in mid-bright
Before the said Probate Court, within and for said District in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, aged Seventy two
now sitting—
Isaac Hester
a resident of Acton
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 7, 1832—That he entered into the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He declares and says that in the month of June 1777 - he enlisted at a place called Cumberland in the State of Rhode Island, for the term of nine months in the company commanded by Capt. Amos Ballou in the regiment commanded by Col. Archibald Crary of the Rhode Island line of troops and went to the town of Bristol - remained there & at Leicester to guard & defend the coast and served out the term of nine months, but before the expiration of said term he again enlisted for the term of one year into the company of Capt. Caleb Carr, in the same Regiment commanded by Col. Crary - and went on the Island in Sullivan's Expedition, and was on the Island in the battle - and also was in the battle of Bristol & Warren were burnt - and also was with Gen. Anthony, who was then a Major - Anthony, in his expedition onto Rhode Island, when he took and brought off Gen. Prescott and was the third person who entered Gen. Prescott's quarters and helped bring him off and went to guard him to Providence, and then returned to camp - this took place during the nine months service - And further declares that after having faithfully served out said term of one year was dismissed at a place called Little Compton in the State of Rhode Island - but received no written discharge. He expects to make some proof of his service.
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.
To the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, he answers, upon his said oath, as follows:
 1. He says that he was born in the town of Cumberland in the State of Rhode Island in the year 1759  2. He has no record of his age in his possession - and could recollect that he has been told that he was born on the 10th Septm being the day on which Quebec surrendered to the British —  3. He resided at Cumberland where he enlisted as before stated - since the Revolution has resided principally at Chesterfield - Vt. - and for six years last past has lived in Acton Vt. where he now lives —  4. He enlisted voluntarily - as above stated  5. He thinks that the Brigadier General's name was Cromwell - next to Col. Williams —  6. He did not receive a written discharge —  7. Timothy Hether & Samuel Skappin, mrs, his neighbors - being no clergymen in Acton — 
Isaac Hester

That the Brigadier General, name was Cornwall - without Col. Williams -
6. He did not receive a written discharge -
7. Timothy Fisher & Samuel Chappin, and his neighbors - being no clergyman in Acton
900. 1832
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Peter M. Lapham Judge
We Timothy Fisher a clergyman , residing in the town of Acton in said County and Samuel Chappin of Acton in said County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James  James Fisher who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five  seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
Samuel Chappin Timothy Fisher
Before Peter M. Lapham Judge
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 Samuel Chappin who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman , resident in the said town of Acton and that Timothy Fisher who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Acton in said county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit him being no clergyman in town
I Chase Pease Clerk Register of the Probate Court, within and for the District of Westminster aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James  James Fisher for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 18th  18th day of August
A. D. 1832.
Chase Pease, Clerk

B. Stratus Deposition

I Barzilla Streater aged seventy two years of the Town of Swanssey in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire do hereby say that I was a Soldier of the Revolution, in the Regiment com- manded by Col. Archibald Crary, of the Rhode Island State Troops, and that I was well acquainted with Joel Streater now of Acton in the County of Windham and State of Vermont as a Soldier in the same Regt. Since Joel Streater I should now suppose to be seventy years of age or more, and I further say that I was knowing that the said Joel Streater entered the Company commanded by Capt. Rankin Ballow in said Regiment, and that he served faithfully there term of nine months, but am not positive as to the year, and then the said Joel Streater enlisted again in the Company commanded by Capt. Caleb Carr for the term of one year, in the same Regiment, comm- anded by Col. Crary, and that the said Streater served out said term of one year, and I further say that I served in the same corps with said Joel Streater the most part of the two terms above stated, and I further say that I was knowing to his being on the Island in Gen. Sullivan's expedition & have no doubt that he fought in the battle between Sullivan's army and the British
Barzilla Streater
State of New Hampshire Swanssey Sept. 27, 1832
Cheshire ss
I then the above named
Barzilla Streater personally appeared and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is in his belief true
Before me Elijah Sawyer Just. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Barzi- lla Streater is in my opinion a competent wit- ness in a Court of Law
Elijah Sawyer
Cheshire Sept 20 1832
I Salme Hale Clerk of the Inferior Court in said county certify that Elijah Sawyer is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, & I believe the two foregoing signatures to be his - In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of our Superior Court of Inferiours.
S. Hale Clerk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 5 th 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," the of three child ren of Joel Streeter, Acct re , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of Seventy Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837, to the 22 nd April 1838.
Respectfully yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 8 th 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Two of Three children of Isaac Streeter, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of Seventy Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 1 st June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1837, to the 2 nd April 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Alison E. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

19 115 Joel Streeter Windham 6° Verm t
Whittier Dana's P.O. S
P. White Esq. Putney Vt

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
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,  shewing the Service of Paul Streeter
    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.     June 1777- 1 9 Private Colt Bullw Colt Colt Colt Bray Colt Bray Long Island Bristol Shrewsbury Nitri Bristol Bristol Bristol 72 years Cumberland R d Island one certificate pension insurance a living witness   
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 } ss. 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.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
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 (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 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 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.
[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.
The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Promotions
21 506 INVALID.
File No. 21 376
Job 1000 100 1000 100
Act: June 10 1892
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 111
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Bank of Windsor, Windsor Vt. May 1. 1838
Sir;
Pensioners now affected by the Act of Congress of Ap. 6. 1838. who have applied at this Agency since that date, would be obliged, were you to furnish me with forms in which the several steps must apply to obtain amounts due; — alterations will necessarily be made in the form given for Attorney appointment, and also in the receipts.
The Attorney who applied in behalf of Joel Strate, whose voucher was returned in your letter of the 17 th ultimo, writes me that his application was before you within the term of 8 mo. subsequent to the term of the first 6 mo. pay becoming due. He applied for 12 mo. pay; the first 6 mo. had remained due a few days over 7. mo. when the vouchers were forwarded from this office for your orders. Is that misapprehended by him?
I am Sir very respectfully y r . Ob t . Servant for the Agent W. Emerson Clerk.
Am. J. S. Edwards Compt. of Pensions

2
May 9
Dear
Joel Stoddard Esq. Staff N. M. K.
Gen J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Brattleboro, Vt May 4 1838
Dear Sir,
I forwarded the number of Joel Streeter for an years pension due him previous to the 4 th of March last. It was returned from your office saying that an order could not be given for the payment under the Act of the 6 th of April 1838. I had seen the Act of the 6 th of April but was not aware that it applied to the those whose one year only was due. The act, says - "that all money which has been or may be hereafter be transmittal to the agents for paying pensions which may have remained or may hereafter remain in the hands of said agents unclaimed by any pensioner or pensioners for the term of eight months after the same may have or may become due and payable, shall &c" take for example the case of Joel Streeter he last drew 4 th of March 1837 he had no more due or payable until the 4 th of Sept 1838 eight months from that time would be this day 4 th of May 1838. If my construction of the act is not correct, will you please send me the necessary forms and instructions for getting the money at the Treasury.

I wish also to enquire about the case of Ebenezer Traft his case is this he was pen- sioned under the act June 7 th 1832 for $82.66 per annum and since that amount up to Sept 4 th 1834 he was then reduced from that amount to $37.93 per annum and his first certificate taken back and a new one given him for the last amount - he made application March 1835 and was informed by the Agent at Burlington that he could not draw until the excess that he had rec d had been deducted - I carried his number to Wind Gap this Hawk post but could not find by the roll what day he would begin to draw unless it was the 4 th of Sept 1834 and by reference to your letter to B. H. Butler of Feb y 20 th 1837 and his answer to yours March 13 th 1837 in the case of Capt Vernon page 109 to Dec. 18 th 1838 entitled pension laws now in force I presume he may draw from that day - will you please to write me when he can draw from and what is necessary in his case
Yours A. S. Root & Humble Servant Nipman Swain
Hon. J. L. Edwards Esq

Bank of Windsor, Windsor Vt. April 11 th . 1838.
Sir,
Herewith is forwarded the voucher for Joel Wheat's stipend under the act of June 7 th 1832. for order relative thereto, — he claims for 12 mo.
Very respectfully your Obt. servt.
for Thomas Emerson Pension Agent
W. Emerson Clerk.
Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions,

Payments to be made at Burlington. Vt by Forest U. S. Br. L. H. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Vt
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 3.
Page 71 by _____ John T. Sprague Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Isaac Steele of the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Tenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
Acting John P. Kirtland Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. N. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
N.B. The date of this certificate is the tenth of June

J. L. Edwards Esq
Compt d of Pensions

Putney Oct June 17 th 1853
J. L. Edwards Esq. Corr. of Pension,
Sir,
I return the Certificate of Joel Sturtevant, that the date may be made plain and legible beyond a doubt - I am not able, from the Certificate, to determine, the day of the month in which it issued - Unless corrected it may lead to mistakes, hereafter, in processing the Pension
Very respectfully
Your obedt. Servt -
J. White

Payments to be made at Burlington by the Part. U. S. Br. Bk. U Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Vermont This certificate issued in lieu of one im- properly dated on the Fourth of June 1833.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 3 Page 90 by John T. Sprague Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Joel Streeter of the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Seventy dollars and cents cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this fourth  twelfth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Acting Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.