Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5427, for Stephen Hurlburt, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hurlbut Stephen or Hurlbut,
R. 5-427
CONTENTS

5-427 Ry Ap-is Act. 1878, N.Y. A Gregory May 30, 1821 -
Not in American State papers.

5427 R
REJECTED
Stephen Hurlburt = Invalid = NY Applied for Increase which was rejected His name was transferred from State of NY roll to that of United States - He was a Drummer in Regt war of 1777 had a fever which left a sore in his right leg
His name is on roll NY. Agency as Can be seen on the old Invalid roll (a very large book with different States)

The list of invalid pensioners of Seneca Co. New York, printed in 1835 shows;
Stephen Wurbut, Drummer, Bradley's Conn. regt., annual allowance $48, placed on pension roll May 10, 1788, pension commenced Jan 1, 1778, Act of June 7, 1786; increased to $76.80. from Apr. 24, 1816, under Act Apr. 24, 1816, Died May 4, 1822.
There are no papers on file relative to this pension; everything searched by Allison
His name is not on the list of claims printed in the American State Paper, Vol. 9.

COPY.
War Department, May 30, 1831.
W. A. Gregory,
Ovid, N. Y.
Sir:
The claim of Stephen Hurlbutt for an increase of his pension, has been examined: & I have to state to you that on a full investigation of the claim it does not appear that Mr. Hurlbutt is entitled to any allowance whatever from the U. S. as a pensioner, although he has for several years been on the Pension List. The documents in support of his claim, & on which his name was transferred from the Pension List of the State of New York to that of the U. S., having been destroyed several years since, it cannot now be ascertained whether the papers were properly authenticated or not. The presumption is, that had the case been fairly stated, his name could not have been transferred-- because the 3d Section of the Act of the 25" April, 1808, under which he was placed on the Pension List of the U. S. authorises the Secretary of War to place on the Pension List those only who were disabled by "known wounds" _ & the 5" Section of the Act of the 10th 1806, under which he claims an increase of pension, recognises the same principle. It is stated in the certificate of Richard Varrick & Richard Platt that he was taken sick in 1777, which occasioned a fever in his right leg, "by means whereof he became unfit for duty- wherefore in pursuance of the law "of the State of New York he received a pension from that State. It does not appear that he was legally transferred to the U. S. Pension List, although there is no doubt but the proof was satisfactory to the officer at the head of this Department at the time the transfer was made.

His claim under the Act of the 18" March, 1818, cannot be admitted, the principle having been long since established, that no one can be entitled to a pension or any other bounty of government unless previously mustered and passed by the Inspection Officer. I have therefore to inform you, that although I am unwilling to drop his name from the Pension List, not knowing precisely the grounds on which his name was transferred, yet it is out of my power to increase the pension under existing circumstances.
I am &c.
J. C. Calhoun.