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NOTE. Stephen Tuttle, the author of the following narrative, is not mentioned in any biographical dictionary I have been able to consult, nor in any local work on Albany, or the American loyalists. This MS. is reprinted from the original in the State Paper Office in London, England. Paul Leicester Fokd. g7 Clark St., Brooklyn, N. Y. (5) %^2>']\ =i: ,ii^ To the Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament for enquiring into the Losses and Services of the American Loyalists. The Memorial of Stephen Tuttle of Machche in the Province of Quebec, Surveyor of Lands, Humbly Shev/eth, That your Memorialist was one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the County of Albany in the Pro- vince of New York, and a Deputy to Alexander Golden Esquire Surveyor General of said Province. — That at an early period of the war your Memorialist furnished Arms, Ammunitions and Provisions to many of His Majesty's Loyal Subjects of that (7) 8 Province in order to facilitate their joining the King's Army in Canada. That your Memorialist for the pur- pose of procuring Money to relieve the distresses of the British and Loy- alists which were Prisoners with the Enemy both before and after General Burgoyne's Convention sold his Ne- (iroes and Cattle. That in consequence of your Me- morialist's Loyalty and Attention to the Bri*".h Government your Memor- ial is •: went to Canada, and was there employed in the King's Service, and was soon after proscribed the State of New York, his property confiscated, sold and converted to the use of said State, which property with the Monies advanced for the relief of Prisoners, and the other disbursements made for the Service of Government amounted to about Two Thousand Five Hundred Thirty eight Pounds Sixteen Shilhngs New York Currency, being the Sum of One thousand Four hundred Twenty Pounds i/ 6*^ SterHng as appears by the Account herewith dehvered. That your Memorialist has a large Family in the Province of Quebec, and is without the means of support- ing them. Your Memorialist therefore prays that his Case may be taken into Con- sideration in order that your Memor- morialist may be enabled to receive such Aid and relief as his Losses and Services may be found to deserve, for Stephen Tuttle Henry J. Jessup. No, j6 Stiff oik Street y February Bph 1^84. lO 1 j ; i Mashiche 26.*^. October 1783. A True Estimate of the Lands Goods and Chatties of Stephen Tuttle late of the County of Albany Esquire in the Province of New York lost by him in consequence of the late dissen- tions in America for his adhering to the Government of Great Britain and assisting their true Subjects when in distress &*=• To one Lott in the Kyadreosseras 35^ Acres situate on Hudson's River with a good dwelling House and Barn "ell furnished with Out Houses and a fine places for erecting Mills and about 66 Acres of improved Lands with a fine young Or- chard. New York Currency . ;^I300 " To a small improvement bought of Hugh Maloy 30 " ■Mi To 1050 Acres of Land lying in the N. E. branch of Hudson's River computed at 3/2 p Acre ;^i68 " " To 210 Acres at the South Bay computed at 8/ p Acre. ... 84 " " To 250 Acres at the S. W. corner of the Artillery Pattent ... 80 « " To the Grass of 20 Acres of Mea- dow on the east side of Hud- son's River 40" To 5 Acres of Buck-wheat priced at 20 « « To 18 Bushels of Potatoes planted computed 22 " 10 " To 2 valuable young Horses . . 45 " " To 20 good Sheep and 80 pounds of Wool 2/6 26 « " To furnishing Arms and Ammu- nition for the Loyalists, 20 lbs of Powder, 30 lbs Bullets, 6 Guns 3 at 10 Dollars each .... 24 «' 10 " To Farming Uttensils &c ... 30 " " To an Obligation for 100 white pine Logs . 12 " « ^ ^n H! 12 To Household Furniture . . . ;^35 " « To a Sett of Tools for a Turner . 2 " « To 10 Hogs i^ year old fat 4 do 8 M'^nths old 34 « «< To 4 Obligations to the amount • of £200 New York Cury at 7 P Cent 333 « « Liquors 6 Gallons of Wine at 10/ 3 " " To 8 Gallons of French Brandy at 10/ p Gallon — To 12 Gal- lons Spirits at 8/ 8 «* 16 " To Notes of Hand and Book Debts amount to 226 " " To Fines at different times for not obeying to tight against the King 40 " " To Expenses to Assist Scouters from the King's Army, and Britts and Loyalists when im- prisoned just before and after General Burgoyne's Conven- tion, 3000 Dollars for one ex- change for Silver : that for the purpose of raising this Sum ot I r 13 Money said Stephen Tuttle sold his Negroes and Cattle . ;^4C» " « To 30 : 2«»V^*»»»..«-» « *.»«-• 19 Liquors taken by the Rebels . . . ;{^ii " 6" Expence in furnishing Arms and Ammunition for the Loyalists . 24 " 10 " States debts due to him 57 1 " ** He owed to Americans £d,6^ there were Mortgages on the Estate. And about ;^20 to Friends to Government. All his property is sold under Confis- cation—he believes his debts were paid out of it. Fines for not fighting against the King £\o Currency. Says he lost the use of his right arm by Cold in going thro' the woods to join the British. Certificate to his being considered a Loyalist in 1777 by the Rebels from General Arnold. Certificate from Thomas Mann High Sheriff of Gaspec— formerly Ensign in Loyal Rangers.— To Loyalty and having assisted Loyalists in distress. 20 Place — Deputy Surveyor of Lands. He had 20 Sh: Currency p Diem when employed and thinks it was worth ^150 Currency p Annum to him — Appointment by Alex"; Colden produced dated 15^^ June 1768. Witness — John Leonard Sworn. He travelled as a pedlar in New York Province about 1775, he always heard M"! Tuttle consider'd as a Loyal Sub- ject, he has been in his House and he lived in a good Stile. 3"! Decem'' Claimant delivers in an Account of different Articles fur- nished British Soldiers & Loyalists as follows. Account of Sundries expended by Stephen Tuttle formerly of Albany in the Province of New York for and in support of His Majesty's Troops & 21 Other Loyalists during the Rebellion in America. To supplying a Party of Men about 36 in number with provisions and other ne- cessaries, they being obliged to hide themselves in the woods for more than 3 weeks until I got a Pilot to take them to Canada £l^ To supplying a number of British Sol- diers from August to November in 1777 prisoners in the City Hall and Fort in Albany with Provisions and other Necessaries 120 « «♦ To assisting private Expresses from Can- ada to the British Army and my riding 3 days and nights in getting Intelli- gence for Serjeant Major Kelly and supporting him and his Company . . 15 " " To taking out of Jail and forwarding to New York about 30 British Soldiers . and finding them Provisions, Money and other Necessaries as also a num- ber of others to Canada and providing w^f^inrmmt MLIlMlK IIMIKIiirWir* 22 Guides and every thing necessary for their support as also my constant at- tention to give whatever intelligence I possibly could to the British for which I was forced to sell my Negroes and Cattle on purpose to raise money to answer the above ends ;^235 " " New York Currency ;^440 " " Capt. Jonath Jones— Sworn Claim^. was a near Neighbour of M' Jones's in Albany County ^nd be- lieves he was a Steady Loyal Subject to Great Britain, and he was of use in assisting Loyalists in the Country — he cannot say whether he was at any great expence on that account. He was a Deputy Surveyor which was an advantage to him. He re- members his property near F'. Ed- ward there was a house on it, and BBS h 23 consid'i''^ Improvements — he thinks the property might be worth ;^iooo Currency — has always understood that there was encumb*^." on it. When Witness left the Country M"^ Tuttle had considerable Stock — but cannot speak to the particulars of his Loss — Halifax 21?* Feby. 1786. Further Evidence on the Claim of Stephen Tuttle. Edmond Butler, Witness Sworn, Says he lived 36 Miles from Claim- ant — he was always reported to be a true Loyalist, he remembers he gave all assistance to Loyalists and British Soldiers. He had some Sons, one of which went to serve in the British Army, believes the others were young. li . - ^m^mm^ Pi 24 In 1778 he went to Quebec as he could not live at his own home. Property.— Recollects his House and Farm at Fort Edward, it was a good House, and Barn, and in an im- proving Farm,— but he cannot speak to particulars. When he lived in Albany in 178 1, he understood that Tuttle's Property was disposed of. Recollects he was a Deputy Sur- veyor. v^Ar7Me