Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5392, for Ephraim Hunt, New Hampshire
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(3-1776) SERVICE N.H. Hunt, Ephraim Mary NUMBER R5392 BLM21.831-160-55 CONTENTS
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Vol. H2.-131.

159.830 Act Mar 31
June 5th/55
Mary Hunt wid of
Ephraim Hunt, Priv
Capt. E. Webster
Col.
N.H. Mil.
Ent. Dis.
Revolutionary War
Private Capt Webster
N.H. Militia
NJ Rej June 32
160 ac [illegible]
Joseph S. Cogswell
West Boscawen
N.H
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9171
Ephraim Hunt
Eli H
W.C.E
on roll of pension for 6 months & 3 days only
Rejected 21 Nov
1832
H. West
Concord NH
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9171
BRIEF in the case of
Ephraim Hunt of Boscowen
of Merrimack in the State of N. Hampshire
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 65
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Chart]

Period.
April 82

Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
6 -
Days.

Rank.
As a
private

Names of General and field Officers
under whom he served.
Capt E. Webster
States nothing more than that the
company was employed to defend the inhabitants against
the indians

5. In what battles was he engaged?
None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sanbornton, N. H.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or
Tradition alone
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
[Signature] W. C. Easton
Examining Clerk.
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Ephraim Hunt 91
Decd
Boscowen NH
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DECLARATION
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
Sate of News Hampshire
County of Merrimack
On this 28th day of August
1832, personally appeared in open Court
before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County now sitting Ephraim Hunt
resident of Boscawen in the County of Merrimack and State of N. H. aged 65 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein

That he enlisted at Sanbornton in the County of Strafford
and State of New Hampshire in the month of April 1782
for his month under Capt Ebenezer Webster then of Salisbury
County of Addison & State aforesaid & Lt. Page that the
troops were called the New Hampshire Militia and marched to
Newbury in the State of Vermont, from thence to a place called
Dartmouth near Jefferson the County of Coos the State aforesaid for
the purpose of defending the inhabitants against the Indians and served
all the full sum of six months in same Company
most of the time at Dartmouth was commanded by a Sargeant
Henderson Regt not recollected  he
has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no
person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
that he ever lived in Canard New Hampshire and [illegible] Sanbornton since very young by
his father time there untill he sum the service and since time in Sanbornton for fifteen years & time lived in Bascomen in the County of Merrimack and now
resides in same place

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that
his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
[Signature] Ephraim Hunt

Sworn to and subscribed, the 28th day of August AD 1832
Justice of Peace

We Hezekiah Fellows residing in Boscawen and Pelatiah Goodkin,  residing in Boscawen 
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Hunt,
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
65 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 of August AD. 1832
Hugh Fellows
Pelatiah Gookin

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 certifies, that it appears to them that Hezekiah Fellows
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Justice of the Peace resident in the same Boscawen and that
Pelatiah Gookin, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Boscawen
and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. [Signature] Boswell Stevensnt Judge of Probate

I H.B. Chase, Register of the Court of Probate
or said County of Merrimack do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of the said
Ephraim Hunt for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court, this 28th day of August, A.D. 1832,
[Signature] H.B. Chase, Register of Probate.
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B9830
Application for Bounty Land of Mary Hunt
Joseph S Cogswell
Agent
West Boscowen
New Hampshire
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State of New Hampshire
County of Merrimack

On this 29 day of May one thousand eight hundred eight hundred and fifty five,
personally appeared before the [illegible], a Justice of the peace, within
and for the County and State aforesaid
Mary Hunt aged 81 years, a resident
of Boscawen, in the State of New
Hampshire, who, being duly sworn
according to law, this that she
is the widow of Ephraim Hunt
deceased, who was a private in
the company of rangers commanded
by Captain Ebenezer Webster, raised by
State of New Hampshire for the defence
of the Western Frontiers 1782, in
the war of the Revolution that
the said Hunt enlisted at Sanbornton N.H. on or about the 10th day of
July 1. 1782 for the time of [illegible]  and continued in actual
service in said war for the term of 4 months and 3 days, and was honorably discharged on the 11 day of
December, AD. 1782.
she further states that she was
legally married to Ephraim Hunt
and that her name before her said
Marriage was Mary Trumbull
and that she is now a mile
there is no public or private
record of the marriage
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She makes this declaration for the
purpose of obtaining the bounty land to
which she may be entitled under the
the Act of Congress 3 March, 1855.
She also hereby [illegible] and appoints
Jasper Smith Cogswell  of West Boscawen in the County and State aforesaid, her true and lawful attorney to prosecute her
claim for bounty before the Pension Office
and to do any act in and about the same
which she herself could do, and
to give the warrant if any should issue
[Signature] Mary Hunt

We Wm Woodward and W.A. Austin resident of Boscawen State of Hampshire, upon our oaths
declare that the foregoing declaration
was signed and acknowledged
of Mary Hunt in our presence,
and that we
believe, from the appear
and statements of the applicant
that she is the identical person
she presents herself to be. We also
declare we know Ephraim Hart and
Mary Turnbull to cohabit together
as man and wife for many years, until
the death of said Ephraim on the
day of August, AD.1816, and that the
aforesaid Mary is now a widow
the way we derive our knowledge
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of facts relating to the aforesaid Hunt
family
is they were our nearest neighbors
for many years, and we have never
doubted of the legality of their
marriage
[signature] William W. Aubin
[signature] Mary A. Austin

The foregoing declaration and
affidavit were sworn to and sub
scribed before me on the day
and year above written and I
certify that in the affiants
credible persons; that the claim
and is the person she represents
herself to be, and that I have no
interest in this claim
[signature] Luke Cosser
Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office, Concord.
May 30, 1855
I hereby certify, That at the date of the aforesaid attestation Luke [Illegible] , was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Merrimack
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified: and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given. in and out of Court.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written

[Signature] John L Hadley
Secretary of State.
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Power of Atty from widows of
Ephraim Hunt who claimed Pension
under Act 7 June 1832 from New Hampshire. Asked to see papers, but have
never seen them
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9171 Ephraim Hunt
J.C. West Concord NH
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Ephraim Hunt which require further
proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV.Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes

V.  *Has he mentioned 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?
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
No
VII.
Has he made a relinquishment of every claim   to any other pension than the one under the Act of
by June 7, 1832? yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
no as to 5th

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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 sworn, deposeth 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 recal
lection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For
year   months
and --- days, I served as a
For months
and days, I served as a
and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly an
thenticated, as above directed.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
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159830
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
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West Boscawen, N.H. May 21st 1855.
Comms of Pensions:
Enclosed I send you the application of Mary Hunt for family land; and, desire you at your earliest convenience to investigate the same, and send me your report.- Should anything further be required I will try to furnish it
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Svt
[Signature] Joseph S. Cogswell
Attorney
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[stamp] WEST BOSCAWEN N.H. [illegible]
159.830
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
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21831
no ans
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159830
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State Office
I do hereby certify, That from an
examination of the Books and Documents
relating to Military Services in the war
of the Revolution which remain in this
office it appears that the names
of
Ephraim Hunt is borne upon a Pay
Roll for Captain Ebenezer Webster's company
of Rangers raised by the State of New Hampshire for the defence of the Western Frontiers
1782, as a private in said company-
Place of abode. Sanbornton; Engagement.
July 10, 1782; Discharge, Nov. 11. 1782; Some
in service 4 months 3 days
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the State
this 19th day of May 1855
[Signature] John Hadley
Secretary of State
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[Stamp] REJECTED

P. O.
Ex'r.
OLD WAR.
No. 5392
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Ephraim Hunt
of NH & Served in militia
Service? Revolutionary
Enlisted:
Discharged:
application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney
18
18
18
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Mary Hunt
Widow of Ephraim
Hunt, a Rev. Soldier
claim for Pension
P. of Atty enclosed
S. Bowen Atty
Present
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Know all men by these Presents
That I  Mary Hunt widow of Ephraim Hunt
deceased a soldier in the war of the revolution
do hereby constitute and appoint
A. Bowen of Washington City my true and lawful
attorney for me and in my name to
prosecute the claim of the said Ephraim Hunt
for any amount of Revolutionary Pension with power
to examine all papers and documents relating
to said claim wherever found and hereby give to my
said attorney full power to do all things necessary
and proper for the prosecution of said claim.
Witness my hand and seal this second day of
Feb AD1853
Mary her x mark Hunt
Witness Mary [illegible]
S B Little

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack County SS On this second day of February
1853 personally appeared before me the above named
Mary Hunt and acknowledged the foregoing Power of
Attorney to be her act and deed
Before me [Signature] S. B. Little
Justice of the Peace
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Son



Washington City DC
Feb. 12, 1853
Sir,
enclosed you will find
Power of Atty
from Mary Hunt, widow of
Ephraim Hunt, a soldier
of the Revolution, whose claim for
Pension was filed from New Hampshire.
I wish to examine papers on
file in support of
said claim
Yours truly
[Signature] S J Bowen
[illegible]

Hon J E Heath
Com of Pension