Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10880, Stephen Hults, Conn. New York

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Conn New York
Hults, Stephen
S. 10880
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Letter to Pension Agent 27. April 1843.
5282
New York
Stephen Hults
of in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Rockwell of the Reg commanded by in the New York Star line for Private 2 years — $80.00
N.Y. & Conn. * March 27, 1905 (Records) completed. f.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1833 and put to J. Elison Town Clerk P.O. Putnam N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00 Semianl. allowance ending 4 Sept — " 40.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Luce Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 4 Page 21

11,345
Stephen Hunt Kent,
24 Dec 32 Putnam Co N. York Admitted
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Character of Corp's reg d
P 183.
Inverness Ck to Campbell Putnam Co no agent N.Y.

11,345
BRIEF in the case of Co of Putnam
Stephen Cults, Point, New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court-  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 years  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.     In 1777 & 78 1 — — private Gen. B. Schuyler, Col. Rockwell   1 — — " Col. B. Troup  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? N. Salem, Washington Co.,  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Cred.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett Examining Clerk.

State of New York
Putnam County ss. I Jonathan Morehouse Clerk of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Putnam & also Clerk of the said county do hereby certify, that Stephen Hutto subscribed & swore to the annexed explanatory affidavit before me. I being a justice of the peace in & for said county
And I do further certify that the declaration of the said Stephen Hutto hereto annexed, also the affidavit of Bennet Bayd & of James Smalley, are the original papers which were presented to the said court of common pleas and on which the opinion was given which follows the said affida- vits, signed by Frederic Stone first judge. Bennet Bayd Judge & Samuel Washburn a judge
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord 1833
J. Morehouse

State of New York } Putnam County } ss, Stephen Hults of the town of Kent in the County of Putnam & State aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose & say in explanation of his declaration to obtain a pension, which is hereto annexed that, from the lapse of time & defect of memory he cannot recollect all the officers under whom he performed military duty during the revolutionary war, he never inquired & does not know by whom the corps in which he served was raised or by what authority, Capt. Lemuel Bortwick came from New Milford in the State of Connecticut with his company, & his troops were stationed at Saugerties for the purpose of guarding the shore as being situated near Long Island sound. This deponent further says that the provisions for Bortwick's company whilst deponent was in that company, and the provisions for Bortwick's company whilst deponent was in that company, were drawn from the public stores at Saugerties. There was a commissary who furnished provisions, whose name deponent thinks was Elijah Taylor, Elijah Ruggles was the Lieutenant in Capt. Bortwick's company. This deponent was young ignorant & inexperienced, when he went into the service as is stated in his declaration, he made no inquiries, about the authority which ordered out the different companies in which he served, it was sufficient for him to know that his services were wanted in the defence of his country & that the companies in which he served were so employed. This deponent does not know but the name of Guards was given to the companies in which he served from the fact that it was their employment to guard the shore & keep off the enemy. This deponent further says that Major Asahel Morris was the officer from whom orders were given to the captains under whom deponent served.
Sworn & subscribed January 19 th 1832 before me Jonathan Morehouse Justice of the Peace of said County -
Stephen Hults his mark

State of New York County of Putnam } ss On this twenty day of September in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas of the county of Putnam now sitting Stephen Hults a resident of the town of Kent County of Putnam State aforesaid aged twenty two years in April last, 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 of June 7 th 1832,
That he entered the service of the United States under the following circumstances, that as near as he can recollect, in the year 1777, or 78 he was living with one Stephen Baker in North Salem in the county of Westchester, & was then drafted in the militia into a company commanded by Captain Ephraim Lockwood & ordered to prepare three days provisions & then return home for the purpose of marching to West Point, where it was said he was to serve for one year before the company started for West Point, Capt. Lockwood con- sidered that he should join the guards at Saugerties in the State of Connecticut & he rec d a prop. to go to Saugerties & with it went to Col. Rhea & presented it to Capt. or Lieut. --- Prackwell & was enrolled as a member of his company & continued to do duty in the said guard for one year, and when off from duty as a guard he was at work making spikes for whale boats commanded by one Capt. Jackson, and one Capt. Rogers That after the expiration of the year's service in the said guard he enlisted for one year in a company commanded by Capt. Lemuel Bostwick, he enlisted at the house of a Major Morris who then lived at Saugerties, that this company was employed in guarding the shore near Saugerties, in which company he served one year, that after he had been under Capt. Bost- wick about six months, the enemy landed a party on the shore, with which a short encounter was had & this defendant was wounded with a bayonet in the thigh & with a sword on the head, the scars of each wound are now visible & the defendant became deaf with one ear in consequence of the wound on his head & at times the deafness applies to both ears. The wound

upon his thigh although healed, has continued from time to time to break out when that leg is now in a condition to render it very troublesome & of much less use than the other. That he was confined with his wound for about four weeks when he again resumed his active duties as one of the guard and continued in the said service until the expiration of the year for which he was enlisted. & then was discharged & rec d a written discharge from said service, from Capt. R. Bowditch which was in the house of the mother of the claimant in Bedford in Westchester County when the house with its contents were destroyed by fire, the discharge was burned with the house, which happened not far from twenty years ago.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency.
To the questions required to be had by the Secretary at War he gives the following answers. He was born in Bedford in the County of Westchester State of New York, he has no record of his age, there was a record in the family bible which was destroyed by fire when his mother's house was burned.
He lived in the town of North Salem in Westchester County when he first entered the service, since the revolution he has lived in Westchester County, & in the county of Putnam, for the last twenty six years he has lived where he now lives in the town of Kent in Putnam County.
He was first called into the service by being drafted, and after one year he continued in the service by voluntary enlistment. Capt. Lemuel Northwick, Lieut. Eliza Ruggles, Capt. Richard, Capt. Ephraim Lockwood, where some of the officers with whom the claimant served. He did receive a discharge from the service which has been burned or lost.
The claimant is known to Beman Bagg, Daniel Cook & James Smally who live in the same town with the claimant & can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
He never received any written discharge from the service except
as above mentioned. Sworn in Open Court Sept. 12 th 1832. his Mark

We Bennet Boyd and James Smalling residing in the town of Trent in the County of Putnam do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Gatto who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be twenty two years of age, that he is respected & honored in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Bennet Boyd
Sworn in open court September 12 th 1832. M. Woodhouse, Clerk
James Smalling
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, examination of the records of the applicant and putting the interrogatories presented 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 Bennet Boyd who has signed the preceding certificate is one of the judges of this court & a resident of said town of Trent & that James Smalling who has also signed the above certificate is a credible person & that this statement is entitled to credit.
Frederick Stone First Judge Bennet Boyd Judge Samuel Washburn Judge

State of New York
William Smith - Sp. 1. Matthew House clerk of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Putnam do hereby certify that the foregoing in its present condition contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Stephen D. Smith vs. a Summons.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord 1832
Matthew House Clk
11345 Stephen Smith - Sp. 1
Stephen Smith Summons papers -
11345
2 years Summons $60- (4 months)
25.

Perkins
10880
INVALID.
File No. 10880
Stephen Holts
Dis New York
Act: Gene 7th 32
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 185
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York City Pension Agency April 25, 1843
Sir
I am desired by Mr. Seymour, Cashier of the Westchester Co Bank, to ask permission from you to pay the pension of Stephen Hartz, whose affidavit was taken before him as Notary Public before receiving information of the new order, directing the refusal of such vouchers at this office. Mr. Seymour has taken the depositum of the pension in his neighborhood for ten years past as Notary Public. He states, as a motive for his request in this instance, that it would put him to considerable expense to procure a new voucher, as the pensioner lives 20 miles from his residence.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
Will Stevens
Pension Agt.
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City