Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,458, for Daniel Lyman, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R. I.
Lyman, Daniel
NUMBER
S. 46.458
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an Act entitled "An "Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldieries of the Ar-"my of the Revolution" approved on the 15th of May 1828. I Daniel Lyman of North Providence in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, do hereby declare That I was an Officer in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revo-lution and served as such to the end of the War, at which period I was a Major in the said Continental line of the Army. 

And I also declare that I afterwards received certifications (common-ly called Commutation Certificates.) for a sum equal to the amount of five years full pay; which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress of the 22nd of March 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which I was entitled under the Resolve of the 21st of October 1780.

Witness my hand the Fourteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.

D. Lyman

Before
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Before me Thomas F Carpenter, a justice of the Peace in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, personally appeared this day, Samuel Wheaton Esqr. and Stephen Dexter Esqr. of the said County, who did several by make oath, that Daniel Lyman, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated.-
Witness my hand this Fourteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Thomas F. Carpenter
Justice of the Peace

I William R Watson, Clerk of the Court of Common Places--within and for the county of Providence in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, do hereby certify that Thomas F Carpentert Eq. before whom the foregoing
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Affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer Oaths.-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fourteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Attest, 
Mr W R Watson Clerk
of the court of the common places 
County of Providence and now 
of Rhode Island
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#46,458 [underlined]
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Commission in favor of Daniel Lyman, as Major, to rank from 9th May 1778 & dated to 10th August 1781.
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OFFICE OF
W. P. DENNETT,
Proprietor of THE REEDSBURG CREAMERY.
MANUFACTURER OF CHOICE SEPARATOR BUTTER AND DEALER IN EGGS AND POULTRY IN SEASON.

Reedsburg, Wis., 8/30 1897.

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,
Will you kindly give me information regarding one Dan Lyman, a Revolutionary soldeir, who was my great-great-grandfather.
His pension money was sent to Barnston, Standed Co, Canada East, but I believe he enlisted from some county in Vermont.
If your records tell of the date of his birth or death, this will be of great help to me as I am not (unintelligible) of these facts.
Yours Respectfully.
Della G Dennett.

(Written in pencil)
I cannot see why this man's record was read in reply to this letter.
M. Oct. 29, 1915.
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No of Orig Pay 132
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS
About Act 1828

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
7 July 1828.

Daniel Lyman of North Providence in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war,

at which period he was a Major in the regiment of the Rhode Island line; and that he recieved commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has recieved as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

(Unintelligible) of the Secretary,
A. Dinkins.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR"S OFFICE,
8th July 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Daniel Lyman- Major- in the Rhode Island line, amounting to three thousand dollars.
It further appears that David Lyman is now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been since 3d March 1826.
Peter Hagner
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[3-230] Cert
Re-Issues Revy [underlined] No. 132 46.458
Name: Daniel Lyman
Rank: Major Comp'y:
Reg't: R. F. Line
Agency.
RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT.
1st Issue. __________ Comm'g
2d Issue. _________ Comm'g
3d Issue. _________ Comm'g
DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT
1st Issue. ________ Sent to
2d Issue. ________ Sent to
3d Issue. ________ Sent to
Act 14th July, 1862 [crossed out] Bk. G., Vol. ____, Page____  Allowed Act 1828 [underlined]
Registering Clerk:
Disability.
Sept. 16/97 Miss Della G. Dennett, Reedsbury, Wis.