Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,202, Salathiel Dunham, Conn.
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(8-1776) 
SERVICE 
Conn
Dunham, Salathiel
Lucy
NUMBER
W.19,202
_____________________
CONTENT
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(Form with Handwritten answers)
Left Side
New York  30,618
Salathiel Dunham
of Tompkins in the State of N.Y.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cooper of the regt commanded by Col. Hooker in the Continental line for 10 months
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Inscribed onthe roll of New York
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of May 
1836 and sent Hon Joseph Reynold (illegible)  of Reps
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1836  $166.65
Semi-anl. allowance ending 21 Sept 16.66
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                                                          $183.31
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{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by (Illegible) Addison.  Clerk
Book (Illegible) Vol. 4 Page 17

Right Side
(Illegible )  Oct 14 184?
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(Form with Handwritten answers)
4713
New York Albany
Lucy Dunham
widow of Salathiel
Conn
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
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Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of April 1849 and sent to Ephraim Schutt
Statesville Tompkins Co N.Y.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 60 Vol. 4
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9398     Act '43. 7199   
              Act  44. 56y
Lucy Durham
Widow of Salathiel
NY
Act 7 July 1938
M 83 ? 41

(illegible 3 words upside down found on the next page which is page 5 and read: Paid New York)

10 mo service  (two words overwritten) illegible
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Capt Braggs Cmd
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Paid
New York
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Declaration
[illegible] benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1832 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows"
State of New York
County of Tompkins} Ss. On the fifteenth day of July 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a judge of the court in and for said county Lucy Dunham of the town of Caroline in said county and state aged over seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
[5 lines are crossed out]
That she is the widow of Salathiel Dunham who was a pensioner of the United States and a soldier the war of the Revolution. That her said husband, the said Salathiel Dunham served four or five years in the war of the Revolution, received a pension of $33.33 per annum. She further declares that she was married to him the said Salathiel Dunham in 1783 Seventeen hundred and eighty three, that her husband, the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham died on the 10th day of March 1841 eighteen hundred & forty one but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz at the time above stated & that she has not since married but remains his widow.
Lucy Dunham X her mark
Sworn & subscribed before me this 15th day of July 1843.
H. S. Walbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Court & Counsellor of this Supreme Court
I certify that the above named Lucy Dunham is a respectable person, that I consider her of the age represented by her, that from her extreme age & the distance to court she ought to be required to appear in open court to make her application.
H. S. Walbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Court & Counsellor of the Supreme Court

State of New York
County of Tompkins }ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the court in & for said county James Dunham of Caroline in said county aged thirty eight years in August 1843, that is thirty seven last August, that on being duly sworn according to law, deposeth  saith that he is a son of widow Lucy Dunham who is applying for a pension as the widow of Salathiel Dunham, and that the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham was this deponents father, & a pensioner of the United States, that this deponents father & mother aforesaid Salathiel Dunham & Lucy Dunham had as the fruits of their marriage seven children older than this deponent, and that the eldest child of his said father & mother above mentioned was born in 1785 seventeen hundred & eighty five & that his said father, the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham died on the 10th day of March 1841 & that his said mother the aforesaid Lucy Dunham has not since married.
James Dunham
Subscribed & sworn before me this 15th day of July 1843
J. S. Wallbridge Judge of Tompkins County Court
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I certify that the within named James Dunham is a respectable person & entitled to full credit.
Dated July 15th 1843
H. S. Walbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Court &c.

State of New York
County of Tompkins}ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the court of said county Jeheil Hungerford of Carline in said county aged eighty six years & on being duly sworn according to law, deposeth & saith that he has been for sixty years & over acquainted with widow Lucy Dunham who is applying for a pension as the widow of Salatheil Dunham, late a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States; that this deponent well knows that the aforesaid Lucy Dunham is the identical person & late wife & present widow of the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham, who was a pensioner of the United States. That this deponent can well recollect of their living together as husband & wife more than fifty five years since, & of their then having several children as the fruit of their marriage, that the said above named Salathiel Dunham died on the 10th day of March 1844 & that his said widow the aforesaid Lucy Dunham has not since married, but remains the widow of the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham, the aforesaid late soldier in the war of the Revolution, & late a pensioner of U.S.
Hungerford
Subscribed & sworn before me this 15th day of July 1843.
H. S. Walbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Court &c.

I certify that the above named Jehiel Hungerford is a respectable old man & entitled to credit in his deposition.
H. S. Walbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Court &c.

State of New York
County of Tompkins}ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace of said county Spencer Hungerford of Caroline in said county aged fifty four years & on being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he has from a child & from his first recollection been acquainted with widow Lucy Dunham who is applying for a pension as the widow of Salathiel Dunham late a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pension of the United States; that from the earliest recollection of this deponent he has been knowing to the late Salathiel Dunham & the said Lucy Dunham living together as husband and wife, & that this deponent married a daughter of the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham & the said Lucy Dunham & that his said wife (if living) would have been fifty five years of age last March 1843. And that there was of his said wives now brothers & sisters one child fifty eight years of age last April 1843. That the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham was husband of the aforesaid present widow Lucy Dunham who is applying for a pension as his said widow, and the aforesaid Salathiel Dunham & his said wife the aforesaid Lucy Dunham were the said parents as has [illegible]
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wife of their eldest child which was fifty eight years of age last April 1843, as well as the father & mother of this dependents late wife, who wonte have been fifty five years of age in March last 1843, that the said Salathiel Dunham died on the 10th day of March 1841. & that his widow the aforesaid Lucy Dunham has not since married but is & has remained his widow since his death
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 24th day of July 1843 
[signed] Spencer Hungerford 
[signed] Samuel H. Dean, J.P.
I certify that the above named Spencer Hungerford is a respectable person & entitled to full credit in his depositions
[signed] Samuel H. Dean, Justice
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State of New York, }
COUNTY OF TOMPKIINS.} ss.

I, Willet B Goddard, Clerk of the county of Tompkins, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Samuel H. Dean Esq whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement, of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 4th day of August 1843
A Crittenden Depy Clerk
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State of New York}
County of Tomkins}Ss
On this 3d day of October 1832 Personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County o Tompkins & State of New York, now sitting Salathiel Dunham, a resident of the town of Caroline in the said County of Tompkins & State of New York 75 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted into the American Service in the Revolutionary War in the spring of 1775 (according to his best recollection) soon after the battle of Lexington, under Captain John Watson, and he thinks under Colonel Hinman, at the Town of Canaan in the County of Litchfield in the state of Connecticut, in the Connecticut State Toops (according to his best recollection) That whether his term of enlistment at this time was eight months or one year he is not positive, but he is confident that his term of service t this time was one year. That he marched from Canaan n Connecticut, to Crown Point where he assisted in building fortifications, or redoubts (as they were then called) From Crown Point they marched to St. Johns where he assisted in taking the Fort at that place. They were under the command of General Montgomery. General Schuyler had commanded there and he thinks Col. Allen was there a part of the time. He was in the service at this time for a year. In the forepart of the summer of 1776 he again enlisted under Captain Hooker in Connecticut State troops (as he thinks) He does not recollect his Colonel's name; but soon after his enlistment Capt. Hooker was promoted to a Colonel.  the terms of this enlistment was Eight months. They first marched to Skeensborough assisted in building redoubts or fortifications at that place, where they remained about three months. They marched then to Crown Point, thinks at this place they were under the Command of Col. Arnold, at which place he staid the remainder of the term of Eight months. Had during this Term several skirmishes with the Indians, in one of which he received a slight wound in the head, the scar of which wound still remains. Early in the Spring of 1777 he again enlisted into a company commanded Captain Ambrose Soper, in the Connecticut State Trops, (as he supposes) He think to a Brag was Colonel. He enlisted for Eight months & served that time
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He was engaged in defending Danbury in Connecticut, at the time the British burnt that place, and assisted in the pursuit of the enemy and in taking a number of them prisoners at the time was engaged under General Putnam at the time he defeated the enemy near Horse neck in this year. this was but a skirmish at what they called the stairs remembers that in going down what was called the stairs Genl Putnam dropped his hat, and the British got it. the next day the British sent him his hat. After this tour of service he was engaged in the American service a considerable proportion of the time till the close of the war. and was frequently in skirmishes with the British, and with what was called Cowboys that after the war he reckoned at the time he had served during the whole war, and was assistant in the moning by Roswell Mored Esq of Sotherrinton in Connecticut, who was a Sergeant in the company in which he this deponent served at one time and the made the time which this deponent served as aforesaid amount to nearly five years. That in all his terms of service he was a volunteer. Recollects General Putnum, Arnold, Schuyler & Montgomery who were in the Continental Service. He has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no one by whom he can prove his service except his brother Cornelius Dunham, who knows that he was out in the service, but they were not out together. that he served in the Canaan Connecticut at the time he entered the service.
To the following questions put by the court, this deponent returned the following answers.
1. Where & in what year were you born? He was born in Canaan Connecticut in March 1757
2d. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? he has no record in his possession. There was one in his Father's bible
3d. Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War; and where do you now live? He lived in Canaan Connecticut when called into the service, From Connecticut he removed to North (illegible word) in Massachusetts lived there about 3 years. then removed to Frankfort in Herkimer Conty N. York; lived there until he moved to Caroline in the County of Tompkins N York and now lives in Caroline New York.
4th How were you called into the service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? He was a volunteer
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5.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
In the continental army were Genl Montgomery, Gen Putnam, Gen. Allen, Gen. Arnold, and he recollects Col. Hooker & Col. Bray does not know whether these Cols. were in continental service or not.

6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom as it given, and what has become of it?
He never had a discharge to his recollection.  Capt. Watson told him over once that he had a discharge for him but he did not take it.  does not know by whom it was signed.  It was kept by Cap. Watson

7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  He is acquainted with Elder John Sawyer, & Mr. John Hearmans both residing in his neighborhood.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present [mark out] and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.                                          
   
Salatehael Dunham

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year
first above written in open court

S. Love clk 
Mr. John Sawyer
John Hearmans. 

Mr. John Sawyer, a clergyman residing in Caroline in the County of Tompkins and John Hearmans residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are acquainted with Salatehael Dunahm of Caroline aforesaid who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration.  That we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, and we believe him to be a person of truth & veracity.
John Sawyer
John Hearmans

Subscribed & sworn in open court
this [illegible] day of October 1832 before
S. Love clk
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And the [mark out] said Court do hereby declare this 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 certify that [markout] it appears to them that the Reverend John Sawyer and John Hermans who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Caroline in the county of Tompkins and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.

Cornelius Dunham being duly sworn in open court says that he is brother to Salathiel Dunham who made the foregoing declaration, that he knew that the said Salathiel Dunham enlisted under Capt. John Watson, he thinks, for one year. in the spring of 1775.  That the said Salathiel was absent from home and was reputed to be in the service for several years during the revolutionary war, and he believes he was in the service as he has stated in his declaration. That he resides in Waterloo in the County of Seneca, New York.

Subscribed & sworn the day & year first above written in Open Court
before me.  S. Love clk

Cornelius Dunham

[paragraph crossed out]

I. Samuel Love, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Tompkins & State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Salathiel Dunham for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 3rd day of October 1832
Saml Love 

Salathiel Dunham
Revolutionary Claim
1493
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State of New York 
Tompkins County so personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County Rev Cornelius- Gates of Caroline in said County after being duly sworn according to law, depots and says that he was personally acquainted with Electa Hungerford daughter of Lucy Dunham and her late husband Salathiel Dunham, that the said Electa Hungerford died on the 11 day of February 1843, and that her tombstone contains the following inscription Vic- “Electa Hungerford died Feb 10th 1843 aged fifty four years and eleven months. that this desponent has always understood and believed that the said Electa Hungerford was a daughter of the said Lucy Dunham and her late husband Salathiel Dunham and that she was of the age above named as recorded on the tombstone. that this deponent has been acquainted with all the parties ten years and upward
Subscribed and sworn before me this 17th day of January, 1845
[signed] Cornelius Gates 
Town aforementioned the 17th day of January, 1845. before me Samuel H Dean Justice of the peace.
I certify that the above named Mr. Cornelius Gates is a reputable person a devoted minister of the gospel, and a highly esteemed person entitled to the full credit in his deposition
[signed] Samuel H. Dean, J.P. 
State of New York 
Tompkins County SS
I Henry B Weaver Clerk of the said county do hereby certify that Samuel H Dean Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed & sworn & whose. Name is subscribed to the surat thereto and to the certificate shown written and at the state of the same awaiting Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county commprised & sworn & duly authorized to take the same & to further that I am well acquainted with hi hand writing & verily believe his signature hereto genuine on Testimony of the said county [unreadable] this 18th day of January 1845 [initialed] AA 
[signed] Ezra Weaver Dept Clerk
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14937
Salathiel Dunham NY
[illegible very faint]
$33.33 per ann
Honble, Joseph Reynolds
H. Rep.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
May 16 1893
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, showing the service of Salathiel Dunham, of Tompkins Co New York

Period when the service was rendered
Vol. 1775
2 1776
3 1777
Afterwards engaged in the service a considerable portion of time until the close of the war

Duration of the claimant's service.
1 year
8 mo
8 mo

Rank of the claimant.
Private 

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 
Capt John Watson
Capt Hooker
Capt. Ambrose Sloper

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. 
Colo Hinman
Genl Montgomery
Genl Schuyler
Colo Allen 
" Hooker
" Asa Brady
Gen Putnam
"  Arnold

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Taking the fort at St Johns
several skirmishes with Indians
Danbury

Country through which he marched
to Crowns Point St. John

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period-
Litchfield Connecticut
Aged 75

Evidence by which the declaration  is supported
Traditionary

Alleges that his whole service was near Five years
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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 District of 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 pension 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 enered 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. [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 --- 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
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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 he 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 traditionary 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 rules laid down for his guidance [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county were 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 clamant 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 worn, deposes 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 persons mentioned below, and in the following grades: For --- years ---- months, and -----days, I served as a . For months and days, I served as a ----- for ----- months ----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 miliia, &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 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 in 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 once, 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 claimants 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 credibly 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 [a] to [i] are 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 traditionary evidence is indispensible 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

[Section [e] bracketed]
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS / HMM
October 4, 1929

Mrs. A. B. C. Hardy
620 Townsend Street
Lansing
Michigan.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim, W. 19202, it appears that Salathiel Dunham was born in March,
1757 in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

While a resident of Canaan, Connecticut, or Southington, Hartford 
County, Connecticut, he enlisted in 1775, soon after the battle of
Lexington, and served at various times until the close of the Revolution,
amounting to at least two years and four months in all, as a
private and corporal with the Connecticut Troops under Captains John
Watson, Hooker, Ambrose Sloper, and Colonels Hinman, Hooker and Asa
Bray. He was in the battle of Fort St. John and was wounded in the
head in a skirmish with the Indians and was at the burning of Danbury

From Connecticut he moved to Northampton, Massachusetts where
he lived for about three years; he then moved to Frankfort, Herkimer
County, New York, and lived there until he moved to Caroline, Tompkins
County, New York.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 3,
1832, at which time he was living in Caroline, New York.
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The soldier died March 10, 1841.

He married in 1783 Lucy, her maiden name not given.

She was allowed pension on her application executed July 15,
1843, at which time she was a resident of Caroline, New York, and
was over seventy-seven years of age.

Their son, James Dunham, who was born in August 1805, stated
that there were seven children older than himself, and that the eldest
was born in April, 1785, but he did not give any names. A daughter,
Electa, was born in March, 1788, and died February 10, 1843. She married
Spencer Hungerford.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Rev 19202
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19202
Lucy Dunham
Widow of
Salathiel Dunham
Pri Rev War
Act; Feb 2d 48
Index: -- Vol. A , Page 20
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Dec. 12 1901
Mrs Lucy D. Hazlett
Nelson Pa

Oct. 4 - Hist to Mrs.
A.B.C. Hardy MCS
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State of New-York,
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS, Ss.

I, Willet B. Goddard, Clerk of the county of TOMPKINS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY,
That Henry S Walbridge Esq whose name is subscribed to the
certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written,
was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a Judge of the County Court
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Judge and verily believe that the signatures to
the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
4th day of August 1843
N. Crittenden Depy Clerk
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Lucy Dunham
Pend. N.Y. case '38
old case of mine
from Arad Joy
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[left column]
No 232
Con Res of Jany
23. 1845
Repd

Let to J. M. Thayer, and
31, 46
same, Oct. 13, 1846
Sent Memo U.S. Congress
April 20th 1848.

[right column]
6888
New York Albany
Lucy Dunham
widow of Salathiel Dunhan
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
33 Dollars 33Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
12th day of May, 1843
and sent to Arad Joy Esq
Ovid New York
{Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A & June 17, 1844
Vol. 2 Page 74
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Lucy Dunham a resident of Caroline, County of Tompkins
New York, on the 10th day of August 1848 personally appeared
before a Justice of the Peace of said County & made her
Declaration under oath to obtain the benefits of the act
of Congress of the 2nd day of Feby 1848. That she is the widow
of Salathiel Dunham who was a revolutionary Pensioner
and that she has been in receipt of a pension at the
rate of $33.33 per annum and now asks an Increase
of pension if the proof of service will warrant the commissioner
to do so if not she begs to be placed again in the pension
list at the same rate and under the late act of July 1st 1848

Certificate of Justice that Deponent is personally known to him
and that she is the same individual who drew a pension
as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit A. 1

Lucy Durham on the 21st Septr 1846, made oath that
she was then in the receipt of a pension at the rate of 33.33 per
annum but that she believes justly entitled to an increase of Pension
and makes this additional declaration for that purpose
Her husband the said Salathiel Dunham service
in Capt. John Walson's Company Col Hermans Regt one
year and upwards, he again entered the service in the year
1776 in Capt. Asa Brays  company, - he was
in Col. Harkers Regiment and was also in Capt. Ambrose
Slopers Company. She cannot state the length of the service
tours but is confident that he was out in the service most 
of the time during the war for which service the asks that the
pension may be increased - (B )
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2
Salathiel Dunham in his original Declaration
applying for a pension claims for services rendered
in the Revolutionary war 1st enlisted in the spring of 1775
under captain John Watson, think, it was Col Hinman
Regt, that within his term of enlistment at this time was for
8 months or one year is not positive, but is confident his
term of service was one year. 2nd in the forepart of the summer
of 1776 he again enlisted under Capt Hooker does not recollect
his Colonel's name but soon after his enlistment Capt Hooker
was promoted to Colonel. the term of this enlistment was eight
months and served out his time-- 3rd Early in the spring
of 1777 he again enlisted into a company commanded by last
Ambrose Sloper think, Asa Bray was Colonel, he entered
for eight months and served that time. After this term
of service he was engaged in the American service a
considerable proportion of the time till the close of the war
and after the close he reckon up the time he had served
and made the time he served during the whole war amount
to nearly five years, (c )

Nathaniel Bradley sworn says that he was acquainted with
Salathiel Durham and turns that he was
in the Revolutionary war as a volunteer in 1777 and served
in the company commanded by Ambrose Sloper, said Company 
belonged to Col. Thaddeus Cook's Regiment-(d)

Samuel Gillet sworn says that he became acquainted
with Salathiel Dunham on the first of the year 1776
That said Dunham & his Brother Reuben Gillet enlisted
into the service under Capt Hooker for six months and
marched to Skeensborough and the Deponent believe & understood 
he served for 6 months that in the winter of 1777, this
Deponent was stationed at West Chester and said Dunham
came there as a volunteer under Col. Hooker, & Captain
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3.
Sloper and they marched to Gov. Days house where
they were both dismissed and went home together deponent 
believes that he served at this time six week or two months

certificate of the Justice that the Deponent is a man of truth
& veracity and a good credible witness.

Joseph Hill aged 80 years sworn says that he was well
acquainted with Salathiel Dunham during the war and many 
year afterwards. That in the month of April or May 1775 he
this Deponent enlisted as a private in the company commanded
by Lieutenant Wm Right under Col. Huntingdon and
in which such Clarke was Major, that soon after enlisting
he marched to Roxbury and there joined said Regiment
that said Salathiel Dunham enlisted into same company and
went on and joined the regiment at the same time that he did
and continued in service in said Company as he believes at least
six months and was then discharged (E.1.)

Roswell Moore sworn says that he was well acquainted with
Salathiel Dunham. That in the year 1777 his 
Father was drafted from the Connecticut militia for the service of the
United States and this deponent took his fathers place in June of said
year and soon joined the company commanded by Capt. Ambrose
Sloper and continued in service of said company for the period for
which he was drafted which he thinks was for 2 months. That the
said Salathiel Dunham went on with Deponent in same
company and continued in the service as long as he did and
returned with him and served as he believe the full term of
two months (E.2)
Certificate of the Judge that he is well acquainted with Deponents, 
and that their depositions are entitled to full credit-
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certificate of the comptroller of state of Connecticut, and he has made search and finds no rolls in his office of the officers Salathiel Dunham claims to have served under, but find the following "among the discharges of Capt. Watsons company, Col. Hinmans Regt. in the year 75 is the name of Salathiel Dunbar discharged Nov 20 by General Schyler" against the name of Salathiel Dunham are two marks or crosses intending as he supposes, there is some more respecting the name - 
In Pay Rolls he finds the following
"28th Sept 1779 Capt. A Stephen .......&c
To order on Treasurer C. G. 2550.5-9
In a corresponding charge
is entered Captain Ambrose Sloper (*)
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Aug 28, '48
Ephraim Schutt
Slateville
No [illegible]
Caes of Lucy Dunham

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Slateville NY
April 22
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Aug 28, '48
Ephraim Schutt
Slateville
No [illegible]
Caes of Lucy Dunham

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Slateville NY
April 22
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Slateville August 22 1848

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions}
Sir
I lay before you the claim of Lucy Dunham. Knowing that her husband has done much more service than she has been allowed for, she asks an increase of pension. At this late day it would be impossible to find old persons to identify the service.  The old fathers of the Revolution have near all passed away. But the records show service that must have been performed by him. The one years service in 1775 under Capt. John Watson, Col Hinman in the discharge, the name of Salathiel Dunbar and not Dunham - as it is not at all probably that there was in the same company Salathiel Dunham and Salathiel Dunbar. If in the review of service you find the statement corresponding with the service alleged in his declaration, I think you will not hesitate to grant an increase of pension. I was personally acquainted with Salathiel Dunham, and cannot believe he would make a false statement in relation to his service. He was a faithful Christian and died fearing God. The old lady is poor and is very much in need of an increase of pension.
I am Sir,
Your most obedient servant
Ephraim Schutt
Slateville
Tomkins Co
N.Y.
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Washington City Aug 9th 46

J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I enclose you the supplemental declaration of Lucy Dunham, widow of Salathiel Dunham of New York for an increase of pension. I filed a certificate of the Compt. of Connecticut in this case a few weeks ago. Dunham and his widow allege that he served under the same officers mentioned by the Compt [comptroller]. Is there not evidence also upon the Records of your office?
Very respectfully yours
J. W. Thayer
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Lucy Dunham, widow of Salathiel Dunham, private

Under joint resolution psd[passed] Jany 1845 - and acts 7 July '38, 4 March 1843 & 17 June 1844.

Admd $33.33 per ann. from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841, & from 4 March 1843 to 4 March 1844 & act 17 June 1844

Arad Joy Esq
Ovid New York
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the resolution of Congress of the 23rd January 1845.
Whereas the act of the 30th of April 1844 prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I would make the following statement under oath, to obtain the benefit of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of Salathiel Dunham, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. I have not drawn a pension but now ask for [illegible] but you from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 4th day of March 1841. I made this declaration before the 30th of April 1844 and it was filed in the Pension Office before the 28th of January 1845. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this eleventh day of April, in the year 1845. At the town of Caroline in the county of Tompkins and state of New York.
Lucy Dunham X her mark
Samuel H. Dean, Justice of the Peace

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in this [illegible] affidavit.
Samuel H. Dean, Justice of the Peace

State of New York Tomkins County Clerks Office}Ss.
I Henry B. Weaver - Clerk of the said county do hereby certify that Samuel H. Dean who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Tompkins, in the State of New York and that the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of office this twelfth day of April AD 1845 at Ithaca in the state of New York.
Ezra Weaver Dept Clerk
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State of New York
Tompkins County Ss Be it known that on this 21st day of September 1846 before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said county personally appeared Lucy Dunham widow of Solathiel Dunham, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and made oath in due form of law that she is now in receipt of a pension at the rate of thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum but that she believes herself to be entitled to an increase of pension, and she makes this additional declaration for that purpose. Her husband the said Solathiel Dunham served in Capt John Watson's company, Col. Hinman's regiment one year and upwards. He again entered the service in the year 1776 and 7 in Capt Asa Brays company. he was in Col. Hookers Regiment. He was also in Capt. Ambrose Stopers company. She cannot state the length of the service tours but is confident that he was out in the service most of the time during the war for which service she asks that her pension may be increased.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
George Wolcott J. P.
Lucy Dunham X her mark

State of New York
Tompkins County Clerk's Office}Ss. I Ezra Weaver Deputy Clerk of said county do hereby certify that George Wolcott Esq before whom the preceding declaration was subscribed & sworn & whose name is subscribed to the jurat thereto & to the certificate thereunder written was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said county commissioned & sworn & duly authorized to act as such & to take the same & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe that the signature to the proceding jurat & certificate are genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at Ithaca this 24th day of September 1846.
Ezra Weaver Dep Clerk
Clerk Absent
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Ithaca April 13 1836
I have received in the course of this
Session of Congress from [illegible] a number of 
people [illegible] before this 
time [illegible] the revolution, and 
for the [illegible] my [illegible] to 
[illegible]
[illegible]
answer [illegible] I treasure them in my [illegible]
[illegible] I have heard  several of our witnesses express
[illegible] to you for like [illegible]
[illegible]

[illegible] - Mr. Hall, Mr. Kimball
[illegible] speak of you and we are all
notified you now have it in your power 
[illegible] to the publick welfare, without [illegible]
[illegible] in the Senate. It is 
[illegible] reflect that the venom of malice of
[illegible] in Congress is dependent if the 
[illegible] of causing injury. Our political prospects I think 
are fair. The elections as far as I have heard from the 
have resulted more favorably then we had reason
to expect. We have not yet heard the [illegible] in the 
city of N York but have some reason to fear it will 
not be to our liking - You have been delayed by 
the opposition this [illegible] but it is pleasing 
to know that they cannot [illegible]
[illegible] acts as you think proper.

I write to you this time at the request
of an indigent soldier, whom I 
[illegible] for three years [illegible] to 
placed upon the pension rolls. He is i believe 
as honest a man [illegible] a patriot as 
any that can be found and who I have no doubt 
[illegible] Revolutionary services for [illegible]
his years - His name is Salathiel Dunham.
he resides in Caroline in this county. During the 
war he resided in Connecticut. Enlisted early 
- year 1775 - and served as he says, by short 
enlistments during the continuation of the war
[illegible] at the close. He together with an officer 
[illegible] of the time he had 
served [illegible] to 4 years & some 
months. I made out his declaration and it
 seems he was wrong in his statements as to the 
length of some of the tours of his enlistments
[illegible] cannot be positive as to the times when 
[illegible] it under particular [illegible]
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There a number of affidavits relating to his
pension as said in the Pension Office, which were
sent in by me, but I did not keep of it
and they [illegible] were served [illegible]
and proof, it has finally escaped my recollection
what proof I have furnished through
the last letters which I recd from the Pension 
office stated they would allow him for 
ten months service, but I was unwilling
to accept a certificate for so short a time
and was in hopes of satisfying them that he was
entitled to more - The first letter in which they 
[illegible] this offer was directed to Niell Halsey Esq
and dated April 23d 1835 they afterwards wrote to 
[illegible]  that effect by letter dated 2d June 1835-
I wish you to examine the papers which I have
thus far sent to the Pension Office stating the
claim of Dunham and if possible
[illegible] allowed for the services which he [illegible]
[illegible] under Captain Sloper. Mr. Dunham
[illegible] on foot to Whitestown to procure the affidavit
of Nathan Bradley and he did procure it but
it not being the form the affidavit was drawn
[illegible] a manner as not to be admissible
[illegible]. The afft. is on file in the pension office
dated January 13th 1834 I was sworn before
a Justice of the peace and the certificate of the
court of Oneida County attached - he is justly
ought to be allowed a full pension but if
[illegible] cannot get him allowed for more than
10 months service, be so good as to procure
a certificate for that amount -
[illegible] defect in his proof was that the name as 
[illegible] on the return of the soldiers in Connecticut
is written Salathiel Dunbar but I
[illegible] was a mere clerical mistake -
Dunham is to infirm to go to Court
[illegible] or it is probable he could get to 
[illegible] of his service
Respectfully yours &c
Stephen Mack
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Salathuel Dunham 
[Postmarked]
ITHACA NY APR 13
J.L. Edward's Esq 
Comr of Pensions
Washington 
City
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  [postmark]
ITHACA NY
APR13

FREE

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington
City

[sideways] 
Salathiel Dunham
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Trumansburgh
April 13. 1835
Dr. Sir, 
In pursuance of the
suggestion contained in yours I
with to the Compt of Cont and
have recd for answer the enclosed
in relation to the claim of Salathiel
Dunham - It would seem to me
whether there is or is not a mistake
in the name upon the rolls
that Mr Durham has proved beyond
all doubt that he was in the
service and served as he states - 
and to require him to show that
there is a mistake in the name
is virtually to reject a claim
which appears to be clearly made
out. the Compt says that the rolls
are not perfect and I think very
justly remarks that they do not
disprove what Mr Dunham alleges
I hope you will on a review of this
case ful authorized to come to a favorable 
conclusion -
Your Obdt Servnt
Nicoll Halsey

J.L. Edwards Esq
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Salathiel Dunham
Suspd

[upside down]
J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
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J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City

[upside down]
Salathiel Dunham
Suspd
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Ithaca Tompkins Co N. M. Augt 8 1834

J L Edwards Esqr

Dr Sir

In October 1832, I forwarded to the War Department the declaration & c. of Salathiel Dunham who claimed a pension for Revolutionary services I kept no copy of the papers and therefore cannot state the contents of his declaration.  The papers were returned and we undertook to supply the defects in his former declaration by his own and other affidavits and forwarded these supplimental papers.  In the second set of papers Mr. Dunham, incidentally mentioned that he served one term of his service, as a Corporal, although he enlisted as a private, and this circumstance is mentioned in your letter to me of the 23rd September 1833.  As his setting up a new claim to services as a Corporal for a term of 12 months, you say this claim is not supported by any evidence in the Department, and that there does not appear to have been any enlistment for that term, at that time in [markout] Connecticut.  Mr. Dunham did not intend to set up a claim for services as a Corporal.  He entered at that time, as he informed me at the time his first declaration was made, as a private, and was selected, as a Corporal, or put to duty as a Corporal, but did not know that any notice of the fact would be taken by his officers in making out their return, it was not mentioned, therefore, in his first declaration..  H.   He entered at that time, as he informed me at the time his first declaration was made, as a Private, and was selected, as a Corporal, or put to duty as a Corporation, but did not know that any notice of the fact would be taken by his officers in making out their return, it was not mentioned, therefore, in his first declaration.  He afterward mentioned this act without intending to vary his claim.  It was his first impression that this term of service was for 8 months, but that he continued to serve about one year; but his brother persuaded him that the term was for 12 months, and I believe you have with Mr. Dunham's papers the affidavit of his brother to that effect.  It would seem from your letter that the supplimental papers of Mr Dunham have involved his claim and put him farther in the background than he was before these papers were sent.  He has no copies of his declarations and the affidavits which
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have been sent to the Department, and does not know
what additional proof is wanting. Mr D. is old and his
recollection of the incidence and circumstances of his 
revolutionary services must be some what imperfect and
especially as to dates and the length of each term of his
service, but he can recollect many of the places where
he was doing service, and the officers under whom
he served, and he says he has a distinct recollection
that after the conclusion of the war, he reckoned up
the whole time he had served during the war and
it amounted to more than four years. He is now
residing between two and three hundred miles from
the places where he enlisted into the service
and has been so long absent from Connecticut that
he does not know who of his acquaintances
in the service are now living. He made a
journey, last fall, of about a hundred miles to see
two old soldiers who were in the service with him
and who he was informed resided in the place where
he went in Oneida Co. N.Y. but when he arrived he
ascertained that both were dead. Mr D. is poor
and no one is willing to make advances for
him, even to pay postage on letters making inquiry 
for evidence of his services-
I have now in my possession two affidavits from 
Connecticut proving services done by Mr D. in the Revolutionary war 
- One of Joseph Hill saluting an enlistment 
in Col. Huntingtons Regt Jos. Clark Major, in
April or May 1775 and that Dunham served out the
term which was at least six months - The other affidavit 
is made by Roswell Moore, who I believe was formerly 
a member of Congress-- He states the service of himself
and Dunham in Capt. Ambrose Hoopers Compy in 1777
for the term of he thinks, two months, under a draft of
the Militia-
These affidavits I have concluded not to send immediately
to you until we can obtain proof of further services
as I have no doubt Dunham is well entitled
to a full pension.
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If it is consistant with your regulations I wish
you to return to me the declaration & papers of Dunham, 
and some instructions in relation to what
further proof is necessary, or what further is necessary
for him to do. He feels very anxious, and I wish
to serve him in any way that I can, as I believe
him to be honest and necessitous-- If you can give
Mr.D. any information as to persons who served in
the companies or Regiment that he state he served
in he might procure their affidavits of his service
Respectfully your
Obt Servt
Stephen Mack


J L Edwards Esq
War Department
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May 30 N
James L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of
Pensions
Washington City

[postmark]
Ithaca NY
MAY 25
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Ithaca N.Y. May 23d 1835
Dr Sir
In your letter to Mr. N. Halsey, late Member 
of Congress of the 23d Ult. You say there
would be no objections to allowing Salathiel
Dunham a pension for ten months service;
five months under Capt. Watson, in Col. Hammond
Regt and five months in Col Motts Regt but that the
service claimed in Capt. Slopers Company cannot 
be allowed without furth proof-- I regret that
Mr Dunham is not able to make more satisfactory
proof of his service, than what is contained
in the evidence he has furnished to the war
department, - from personal acquaintance with
Mr Dunham, and from the representations of his
Neighbours, I believe him to be a very honest
old man; and I have no doubt the aggregate
amount of his service in the Revolutionary war,
was more than four years, for although he
cannot recollect different terms of his service.
and the exact length of the terms which he does
recollect, he says he remembers that immediately 
after the close of the war, he, (with an officer
whose name I believe he stated in his declaration)
reckoned up the amount of his service, which
was more than four years-- Mr D. does not like
to accept a pension for so small a term of
service, but if he cannot obtain more, it will be
better for him than nothing, as he is very
poor-- I have an affidavit which Mr D.
went more than a hundred miles to procure,
and had expected to obtain the afft.
on an other person in Whitestown, who had resided
there, and who was knowing to his service,
but on his arrival he ascertained that
that person was dead. The affidavit I enclosed
it relates to the service in Capt. Slopers Company
I have had it in my possession for more those
a year; but it was so informal that I did
Page 49

not forward it to you with the other papers.
This affidavit is explicit as to the fact of his
enlistment and service, but does not state
the length of the term. I hope however, it will be
considered sufficient to corroborate the statement 
of Mr Dunham as to his service under
Capt. Sloper- I should like to have you
return an answer to this letter, and state
how much time you will be willing to
allow him-
Respectfully your
Obt Sert
Stephen Mack

J L Edwards Esq
Page 50

Pension Afft
Salathiel Dunham

(E1.2)
Page 51

I Joseph Hills of Farmington in the County of Hartford
and State of Connectant of the age of Eighty years in
January next testify and say that for several years
before the Revolutionary war I became acquainted with
Salathial Dunham then living in Southington in said Hartford
County, and who now lives as I am informed in the
County of Tompkins in the State of New York, and was
well acquainted with him during the war and for many
years after the close of the war that in the month
of April or May AD 1775 I enlisted as a private into the
Company commanded by Lieutenant Wright, and belonged
to the Regiment commanded by Col Huntington, and
in which Jack Clark was Major, that soon after enlisting
I went with said Company from Berlin in said Hartford
County to Roxbury and there joined sd Regiment, and
continued in service in said Regiment for the term
of our enlistment and was then discharged. - That
said Salathiel Durham enlisted in to said Company and
went on and joined the Regiment at the same time
that I did and continued in service in said Company
& Regiment as the Deponent believes at least Six
months and was then discharged. and further the
Deponent saith not
Joseph Hills
Sworn to and subscribed the
28th day of June A.D. 1834
Before me Romeo Lowney Judge of
Probate for Southington District
Ct

28.425
Page 52

I Roswell Moore of Southington in the County
of Hartford of the State of Connecticut of the
age of Seventy three years, testify and say that several
years before the Revolutionary war I became acquainted with
Salathiel Dunham formerly of said Southington
now residing in the State of New York & as I believe
in the County of Tompkins - that I continued to
know said Dunham & to be well acquainted with him
untill he left the state of Connecticut which was thirty or
forty years ago. That in the year 1777 my Father was
drafted from the Connecticut militia for the service of
United States, and I took his place in June of said year
and soon joined the company commanded by Capt
Ambrose Sloper and with said Company marched to
[illegible] pond in the State of New York where [illegible] and the
vicinity of [illegible] pond I continued in said service for
the term for which we was drafted which I think was
Two months. That the said Salathial Dunham went
on with me in said company & continued in the service
as long as I continued and returned with me, and served
as I believe the full term of two months and
further the Deponent saith not
Roswell Moore
Sworn to and subscribed
this 28th day of June 1834
Before me Romeo Lowney Judge
of the Court of Probate for
Southington District Ct
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State of Connecticut 
Hartford County Southington Probate District
I Romeo Lowrey Judge of the Court of Probate
for the District of Southington hereby certify that
on the 28th day of June A.D. 1834 personally appeared
Joseph Hills, and Roswell Moore who have subscribed
to the foregoing depositions, and made solemn
oath to the truth of the Depositions by them
severally subscribed. That I am well acquainted
with said Joseph Hills and Roswell Moore and
know them to be credible persons and believe
then deposition are entitled to full credit
Romeo Lowrey Judge
of Probate for District of Southington

I, John Wightman Clerk of the Court
of Probate for the District of Southington
in Connecticut hereby certify that Romeo
Lowrey who has subscribed the foregoing
certificate is a Judge of sd Court that
said Court is a Court of Record and
that the signature annexed to a Certificate
is his genuine signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and the seal of said offer this 28th day of
June A D 1834
John Wightman Clerk
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State of New York
Steuben County
Personally appeared before me
Samuel A. Johnson Justice of the Peace in
and for the County of Steuben + State of New York
Samuel Gillett of the town of Prattsburgh
County of Steuben + State aforesaid
who being duly sworn according to law
says he became acquainted with Salathiel
Dunham in Southington, in the first of the
year 1776. That the said Dunham and his
brother Reuben Gillett enlisted into the service
under Capt Hooker for six months &
Marched to Skeensborough and the
Deponent understood and believes he served
Six months, and further the Deponent
says that in the winter campaign in the year
1777 he was stationed West Chester and the sd
Dunham came there as a volunteer under
Col. Hooker & Capt Sloper & they March
to Gov. Days house where they were both
Dismissed & went home together and the
Deponent believes he served at that time
Six weeks or two months and further
the deponent saith not- 
Samuel Gillet
Sworn and Subscribed
before me this 6th day of
November 1834
S A Johnson J. P.

I do hereby
is an
certify that the said Samuel Gillett
is a man of truth and veracity and a good
creditable witness-
S A Johnson J.P.
Page 55

State of New York
County of Steuben. I William H. Bull Clerk of
said County do hereby certify that Samuel A.
Johnson Esquire, before whom the within
affidavit was taken was at the time of taking
the same a Justice of the Peace in & for said
County duly commissioned and sworn
that I am well acquainted with the hand
writing of said Johnson and verily believe
the signature to the said affidavit to be genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office at Bath this
9th day of November 1834
W. Bull
Page 56

State of New York
Steuben County

Personally appeared before me Samuel
A. Johnson
Justice of the Peace in & for the
county of Steuben & State of New York
Samuel Hotchkiss of the town of Plattsburgh
County of Steuben who being duly sworn
according to law says he lived in Norfolk
Litchfield Connecticut and in the year 1775
enlisted into the United States service and 
the last of May or first of June he went
into the company commanded by Capt. John
Watson 1st Lieu Theodore Woodbridge unto
Titus Watson & Ensign Jehiel
Hull where
he found and first met, Salathiel Dunham
the applicant, who was enlisted in the same
Company, They marched to Fort George from
there to Ticonderoga then part of the Regiment
to which they were attached went to Crown
point under Major Samuel Elmore
and in the fore part of September the said
Dunham Marched to St. Johns & left the deponent
sick with the ague & fever in the
Hospital. And further the deponent saith
not
Sworn and subscribed before
same this
me this 6th day of Novem 1834
A Johnson J. P.
Samuel A. Johnson do hereby certify that
am acquainted with Samuel Hotchkiss
and believe him to be a man of truth ┃
and veracity & a good witness
A. Johnson J. P.
Page 57

State of New York
County of Steuben SS: 
I William H. Bull Clerk of said
County do hereby certify that Samuel A Johnson
Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was
taken was at the time of taking the same a
Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly
commissioned & sworn, that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of said Johnson and being
belive the signature to the said affidavit to be
genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
my hand & seal office of Bath this 9th
day of November 1834.
J. Bull
Page 58

Revolutionary Claim
Hon Lewis Cass
Secy of War
Washington City
Page 59

FREE
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secy of War
Revolutionary Claim
Washington City
Page 60

June 10. 1833
Ithaca NY
Hon Lewis Cass
I enclose the papers which
were returned to me in the matter of the application
of Salathiel Dunham a Revolutionary soldier
for a Pension and with them his supplemental
affidavit, supplying as for as he can the defects
in his former declaration. I hope that his original
declaration & this affidavit will be deemed suffi
cient to establish his claim He is now residing for
from the place where he enlisted & rendered his
services and knows of none who served with
him, upon whom he can call to testify as to
his service, and he is too old infirm to
make a journey to Connecticut, to find witnesses
there. I believe the affidavit now sent, supplies
the defects noted - I have no doubt he served nearly
as he states in his declaration, and I believe him
to be necessitons- Please to let me know the
late of this application as soon as you can
Very Respectfully
Your ObtSt
Stephen Mack
Page 61

Report
in the case of
Lucy Durham
Wid of Salathiel
Act Feb 2, 1840
unfavorable to Appell
Page 62

Pension Office
Nov 7 1851
careful examination of the claim
of Lucy Dunham asking an increase of
her pension under the act of February 2 1848
induces me to think that no increase
should be allowed. No additional testimony
has been filed which you to shew that the
form or allowance was less than it should
have whilst on the other hand there is much
reason to think, that in the allowance here
before made much liberally has been shown
Very Respectfully
of Serv
H Davidge
E. Heath Esq
Comr of Pensions
Earl
Page 63

State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Hartford 7 Sept 1848
On application for evidence of the sum of
Salathiel Dunham with a request that if he is called
Salathiel Dunbar "that there should be a certificate
spelled either may. I have made comb and
find as follows-viz - In a file entitled "Discharges
in 1775 in Col Benj Henman's Regiment
there is entered under "Capt. Watton's Co" the
name of "Salathiel Dunhan"
Discharged Nov 20
by Gen Schuyler."
Capt. Noadiah Hooker commanded a company
in 1775 under Genl Spence. There is a Pay Roll of that
service in this office, but the name of Salathiel Dunham
Dunbar is not found thereon. Capt. Noadiah
Hooker also commanded a Co in Col Samuel Moll
Regt varied in June 1776 to serve until the 25th of
Deer, but there are no Pay Roll of that sum on the
In Haskell Recipt under the head of
Militia service from April to November 1779
then is entered "1779 Sept 28 Capt Ambrose Soper
Amt paid in nominal Money 2550.59. also
1779 Oct 12 Capt. Ambrose Stoper Amt paid in
numeral Money 537, 1854
And I further
certify that I find no Pay Roll of Soper Co.
Gideon Welles Comptroller
Page 64

The service admitted, & for which a pension is granted
is for 5 months under Capt Watson C Hinman, & 5 months under Col Mott
Will the within certificate of amount paid Capt Stobe
any proof of Durham service under him, as he alledged
set service, possibly may have proved in Capt Stapseemer
to have been in service, nor did Dunham
serve under him if so, house long & would there be and
increase of pension the the widow, who is a pension of
New York under law of 1818. this is the question
the
Page 65

Jan. 27, 1845,
Add Rev case
Lucy Dunham,
Washington
Page 66

Dear Sir
Ovid Jany Do 45
I beg leave respectfully to enclose
further proof of the marriage of Lucy Dunham
whose papers are on file, under the law of July
1838. I have confidence in this proof, but I
have all to you, I only and justice to the widow
Respectfully your
Most Obt Sert
Arad Joy
Hon J L Edwards
Coms.
of Pensions
Washington
Page 67

Act 7th 38
NY
1586
Lucy Durham
9398
Aug 10/43.
Ralla Hutchin
July 7 1838
John
Huntingdon
Dunham
Court of
& Edwards
Pensions
Washington
Dec
Page 68


9398
Act 7 38
Lucy Durham
NY
John Huntingdon
1886
Aug 10/43
July 7. 1838
Page 69

Hon J L Edwards
for persions,
Sir
with
Ovid Aug. 5, 1843
I enclose application
proof complete
Respectfully your servant
Arad Joy
Page 70

April 18, 1878.
be Lucy Dunham,
Rev. Jan 23d 1848.
Hon J L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington
Page 71


April 18, 1878.
Lucy Dunham
Hon J L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington
Page 72

Ovid April 15th 45
Dear Sir
I beg leave to enclose application for
Lucy Dunham for back pension
Hon J L Edwards
Respectfully Your
Com Pensions
Washington
Most Obt Sert
Arad Joy
Page 73

F.
22
111
" Illegible writing"
Page 74

Comptroller Office, Connecticut
Hartford April 29. 1846
2678-1-11
On application for evidence of the service of Salathiel
Dunham in the Revolutionary war, I find no rolls
in this office, of the officers he claims to have served
under, but find the following
Among the discharged of Capt Watson Co Col Herman
Regt in the year, 75, is the name of Salathiel Dunbar
discharged Nov 20, by Gen Schuyler against the name
Dunbar
of Salathiel are two markes or crosses, intending, as I
suppose, there is some error respecting the name
I, hay Table Book I find the following
April 3 1779 Capt And pray
to order on Treaser for Bolame 2248-11
To Cash received of Lot Hooker
430
in
By his out remand his Co, Col Enos Regt
By do do lot Hooker Regt militia
Peekskill 77
28 Sept 1779 Capt A. Sloper
to order on Treares C
In a corresponding charge in Haskell it is
entered Capt Ambrose Sloper
A Carrington, Comptroller
332811-11
-
255059-
Page 75


Washington D.C. Aug 4th 46
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I herewith transmit
a certificate of the Comptroller of
Connecticut in relation to the service
of Salathiel Dunham whose widow
asks for an increase of pension
she is now in receipt of a small
one. As he sets forth to have
served under the officers men
tioned by the Comptroller there
is undoubtedly
crease
ground for an
Very
Resply
John M Thayer
Page 76

Ovid Now
New York
21 Oct 1830
Arad Joy
Appeals from the
decision of Com of
Pension, in the
Case of Mrs. Lucy
Dunham,
Recd to Comm of
Pension for Rept
11
Dept Intered
Oct 24 1850
Page 77

Sir
do widow
Ovid N.Y. Oct 21. 1850
I appeal from the decision of the Coms
of Pensions in the case of Lucy Dunham, a
pensioner of New York, widow of Salathiel Dunk
and also late a pensioner
We appeal for the reason that a part of the
service found upon record, was rejected by the
Court of Pensions
the spelling of the
name may have married, and if the person
entering the name on the roll, or records could
not spell Salathiel twice in the say was, it would
be a good reason that it was not the same person
1
the only wonder would seem to be, that a person
cond spill it twice in the same way. The passes
will explain the case, the proof is ample
We only with what is justly due to the pow
Most Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Arad Joy
Hon
Alex H H Stuart
of the Interior
Page 78

Washington Oct 25/50
Joseph Bryan
Appeals from the decision
 of the Comm
of Pensions in the
case of Mrs Mary
Bond
giving
this is the
Ref. to land of
Pensions for
Repart
Dept Intered
Oct 30 1850,
Page 79

Washington City
Oct 25th 1850
Hon A. H. H. Stuart
The papers filed
in the Case of Mrs. Mary Bond Widow
of Wm Bond a soldier of the Revolution
in the Pension Office and conclusive in my
opinion of her right to a Pension in
der the bat of 4th July 1836 the fond of
Persons having decided diffently
I respectfully ask that year we
in the claim and allow her the
Pension to which
she is entitled
With must be put
you that it
Joseph Bryan
Page 80

Sir
Pension Office
December 9. 1850
I have the honor to transmit the papers
(numbering from 1 to 33 inclusive) in the case
of
Lucy Dunham, widow of Salathiel Dun
have, on which Arad Joy appeals, account
pained with a brief of the evidence
Lucy Dunham makes her claim for an
increase of Pension on the ground that her husband
was not allowed a pension adequate to the
service performed by him in the Revolutionary war
alleging that he served 12 months
1
from the spring
of 15 in Hinman's Regiment and in the compa
nies of Captain Sea Bray and Captain Am
Crose Spencer in 76 and 7. The records show
that his service in 1775 commenced in June
and terminated in November by his discharge
Bray's rolls for 1777 shew 1 month and 22 days
and it has always been understood in the
Pension Office, that Captain Soper Served in
der a special call of two months men and
so it is stated by one of the witnesses
(marked G.
Mrs Lucy Dunham has been
allowed and is now receiving a Pension for
10 months service of her husband, which is for
a longer period of service than has been established
Page 81

unless it had been shown that Captain Sloper
was in service for a period not less than 5.
months in the year 1779 or that he was in
service previously. no such proofs have been
adduced,
And for these reasons alleged by my pre
decessor, the claim of Mrs Dunham
for an in
crease of Pension was rejected by him
I have the honor to be
respectfully
your Obt Sevt
Hon
A H H Stuart
Secretary of the Interior
Page 82

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An act making further
provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of Tompkins
ss.
On this 16th day of August
1848 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the
Justices of the Peace in and for said county Lucy Dunham a resident of Caroline
in the county of Tompkins aged 82
years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made
by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons
served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Salathiel Dunham who volutionary
union of the United States, and that she has been in the receipt of a pension at the rate of thirty
three dollars and thirty three cents per annum - and she now asks an increase of pension of
the part of service will warrent the commissioned to do so if not she begs to be placed again
the union rolls at the same rate, and under the late act of July 1st 1848.
She further declares that she is a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
George Woolcott Justice of the Peace
he
Lucy Dunham
mark
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual
who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
George Woolcott Justice of the Peace
Page 83

State of New York
Tompkins County ss J. Norman Crittenden Clerk of said County
do hereby certify that George Woolcott Esq before whom the
forgoing declaration was made was at the date of the same
a Justice of the peace in and for said County commissioned
and sworn and duly qualified to act as such, and
further that I am well acquainted with his hand
writing and verily believe his signature to the Jurat then
and the certificate thereunder written is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said County at Ithaca
this
21st of August AD 1848
N. Crittenden
Clerk
Page 84

H. Huntington
for Salal Dunham
Nicoll Halsey
Esq
House of Representatives
Washington City
Hon. N. Halsey
Page 85

State of Connecticut
Comptroller's office
Hartford
Nicoll Halsey Esq
13. January 1833
Sir
Your favor dated 9th came to hand this morning
on examining the roll of the discharge from Captain
Watson's Company, Col Hinman's Regiment in 1775
I find that on the 20th November Salathiel Dunbar, was
discharged by Genl Schuyler the name of Salathiel
Dunham does not appear, presuming the entry
was for the same person, and to enable you to make the
correction if any is needed or can be made before
a certificate is forwarded. I hasten to communicate the
fact, and wait your further directions-
Yours with respect
Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Page 86

the Secretary at War
the inscribed to my certify to your honor that Salathiel Dunham
is now a resident of the town of Caroline in the County of Tompkins and
New York & has been for the fathounty years last past is about
seventy eight or nine years old is a person of good moral character
of good standing in society and according to the best of our knowledge
and belief is a person of strict truth and veracity and is to be believed
under oath and so reading to general report has been soldier
in the revolutionary service of the United State against Great
contain all which we humbly submit
Levi Pater
Mill Meath
Jus Heath
Henry and
Geo. Mandeville Men
Spencer Hungerford
I am well acquainted with all of the
sons whos names an signed to the above
certificate with the exception of Henry Quick
and know them to be persons of credibility and
then representation entitled to full credit and
I verily believe the above said Salathiel
Dunham
Page 87

Nath. Bradley
aff
case of
Salathiel Dunham
Page 88

State of New York
Clerks office and County I the Rowan Clerk of
said County do certify that Anson Smith
before whom the within affidavit purports
to have been sworn was on the day of
the date of said certificate one of the Justices
of the Peace in and for said County and that I am
acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name
Subscribed to the said affidavit is genuine
Witness my hand & Seal of office at the in
said County the 13th day of January 1834
Row Clerk
Page 89

Whitestown January 13th 1834
Nathaniel Bradley do hereby certify
that I am acquainted with Salathiel
Dunham and do know that he was
in the Revolutionary war as a volunteers
in the year 1777 and served in the com
company commanded by Ambrose Soper
Captain
Cole Lieutenant & Marvin
Beckwith version said Company belonged
to Col. Thadius of evil and I do
further state that he the said Dunham died
enlist into the United States service to go to
the north
Fath Boodley
certified & Sworn before me to the
above certificate
Anson Smith J.P.
Page 90

War Department
Pension Office
Decr 8th 1839
The additional evidence in the case of
Salathiel Dunham has been received and exam
ned. The regulations require the best evidence
in the power of claimants to produce, and it is
understood that there are rolls of the service for
1775, and pay tables of all other service in the revolutionary
war rendered by the state troops and
militia of Connecticut in the office of the Comp
troller of that State
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant
J.L. Edwards
Hon. S. Halsey
House of Representatives
Page 91

Roger Huntington
for Lathill
Jan
15
H. N Halsey
Page 92

Nicoll Halsey Esq
House of Representatives
Washington City
Page 93

State of Connecticut
Comptroller's office
Nicoll Halsey Esq
Hartford
15 January 1835
Sir
In your face of 9th it is state that Mr Dunham
his service in the year 1776 under Captain Hooker
please inform me where he claims to have served at
that time. He claims have enlisted in the spring of
1777 under Capt Ambrose Stoper; thinks Asa Bray was
Col- Please inform me where he claims to have served
at that time, as there was no Col Bray and Capt
Soper does not appear to have served untill 1779-
1
Respectfully your most obt
Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Page 94

Salathiel Dunham
Revolutionary Claim
Page 95

State of New York
Tompkins County - Personally appeared before me the undersigned
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Tompkins Salathiel
Dunham, who being duly sworn deposes and says that by reason
of old age and consequent loss of memory, the length of time
that his intervened since the revolutionary war, and his
having no memorandum to which he can refer to refresh his
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. He is on
confident that he served one year as mentioned in his declaration
 made before the Court on the 3d day of October last
and therein stated as the first term of his enlistment. He entered
as a private but did duty as a Corporal. He is confident
that he served Eight months as stated in his said declarations
being the 2d Term of his service, he thinks he served as a corporal
 this term He is confident he served Eight months, as
dated in his said declaration, as being the third term of his
service, and thinks he served as a private this true
He believe he served as a soldier in the American
Army during the Revolutionary war about 5 years from
the circumstance, that while the terms of time which he had served
were in his recollection, he computed the time, assisted by Sergeant
Roswell Moses, and he now will remembers that it amounted to
a little less or a little more than five years, but he cannot
now remember and specify the different terms of his ser
vice, so as to make the total of 5 years and he was
Page 96

informed at the time of making his declaration, that if
he could be specific as to terms of service, that would
ent, in the whole, to two years, nothing more would
be required-
And the said Salathiel Dunham further says
that he understood at the time of his service as afore
said and has ever since understood and believed
that at each term of his service as aforesaid he served
with embodied corps called into service by competent
authority that he was in actual service, and as he understands
it, was either in the field or Garrison during the time in which
his services were performed and for the time during which
the service was performed, he was not employed in any
civil pursuit. and that he claims a pension for two
years and four months service
Subscribed and sworn the 10th day of June 1833
Salathiel Dunham
 before me Chauncey G. Heath
State of New York
Tompkins County Clerk - I Samuel Love Clerk of the County
of Tompkins do hereby certify that Chancy G. Heath Esquire before
whom the foregoing affidavit was made was at the day of the date of
said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of
Tompkins & duly qualified as such and that I am acquain
ted with the hand writing of the said Justice and believe the
signature Chancy G. Heath J.P. subscribed to said affidavit
to the proper hand writing of the said Justice-- In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office this
10th day of June 1833
Saml. Love M
Page 97

J. E. HAZLETT,
DEALER IN
WOOL AND ALL KINDS OF
LIVE STOCK,
NELSON, PA.
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Will you please examine
the records and find the name
Salathiel or it may be Royal
Salathiel Dunham Enlisted
about the year
in the
war of the Revolution
The time of enlisting as your
records show how long he
was a pensioner and how
much he drew a month
Or any important dates you
can find
Respectfully
Mrs Lucy Dunham Hazlett
Nelson Tioga Co Pa Nov. 20, 1901
Page 98

Section 182
July 111929
PREAU OF
620 TOWNSEND STREET
LANSING, MICHIGAN
Pension Bureau
July 9th 1929
Dept of Revolutionary Soldiers
Gentlemen
Washington
kind enough to advise
me of Salathiel
Dunham of Southington
Conn. during the war of the Revolution
and until 1796 when he removed to
Frankfort, N.Y. and live until 
Mar 1841) is shown on the
Pension has
If so please send me his
record in your
Department
his record as for as I now know is
all men in the Revolution published
by the Adjutant General's Office Hartford 1889
184981649 Militia Regiments of 1777
6
Salathiel Burham, Col. Hoobers Rigt
Capt. Bray Co
Corporal Palathi I Dunham arrival in
Camp of Discharged May 15th
over say to return
from the dunham geneology by
W. Dunham, (Congressional & other libraries)
Polls to 12
Salathiel Dunham born in Southington Conn
where he enlisted in the Revolutionary as
in 17756 Removed to Frankfort
Page 99

in 1796 and remained until time of
his death Mar 10th 1841"
From a paper in my possession
read at a Dunham Family Reunion
Nelson Aug 30th 1874 by Mrs Lucy
Dunham Hallett, a grand daughter of
Salathiel Dunham
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Salathiel Dunham was born in the
year 1758 that the age of Eighteen he
enlisted in the Revolutionary army
see about three years, for this in
years before his death he received
a small pension soon after his relia
he was married to Gen Lucy Margaret
Street. They moved from Hartford
Conn his birth place to Herkimer Co N. Y
and from there to Tompkins Co
died at the age of eighty four in the
year 1842 and this life in 1848
their Marraign in 1783 (son after
his return from the army the
above quotations and to the
Question of the
length of his military
service whether he was on the pension
and that his record may be in the
Connection
Very Truly
Yours
Euser F. B. Hardy
Address
Mrs. A. B. C. Hardy
620 Townsend at
Michigan
Lansing
Page 100

Answer
Oct 4, 1929
620 TOWNSEND STREET
LANSING MICHIGAN
Commission of Pensions July
Washington
Sept of Pension of Revolutionary
Dear Sir
In the name Salathiel Dunham
(Dunbam) Wife Lucy Stewart on the Pension
rolls for the revolutionary War?
of or by a kind as to send me a copy
his application, the year, the place of
application his age and the record of service
1
also when the pension was granted and
how much when he died, and
whether
his widow continued & receive a pension
how muchthinks
he enlisted at Southington Coun
or at any rate corn and died at
Farfiet N.Y.
Thanking you
Mrs
A. B. C. Hardy
above add
I remain
Very Truly Jones
. Hardy