Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46354, Henry Dearborn, N.H.
Page 1

(B-1776)     [*]

SERVICE

NH           Dearborn, Henry   S46354

[B L K 307.500 Lt. Col. Come.
[Issued Aug. 24, 1790 to
[BenjaminIves Gilman assigned
[no papers


____________________________
CONTENTS
Page 2

Henry Dearborn
Lt. Col. Comdt. 1st Regt
N.Hampshire Lins
claim for Pay from
3 March 1826 to 3 March 1828

675

Recd 28 July 1818
[?] 3.15. [?Amp.]
Page 3

675.
No. of original payt-l505
allowed act 1828
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Augt 15, 1828
Henry Dearborn [crossed out of] now at  Pittston in the County of
Kennebec
in the State of Maine
has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution,” approved on the 15th of May, 1828.
He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end
of the war
at which period he was a Lt. Colonel in the Forth regiment of the N. Hampshire
line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve
of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March,
1826, nothing
dollars, paid to him by the agent
in the State of
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated
by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary,
A Dickens
No record LDS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
20th August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Henry Dearborn Lt. Colo in
the New Hampshire line, amounting to Forty five Hundred dollars
It further appears that Henry Dearborn
is not now on the pension
list of [crossed out the] any
agency, and has not been since the 3 March 1826
[crossed out at the rate of]
[crossed out per month.]
Peter Hagner Aud
Page 4


State of Maine
For the purpose of obtaining the benifits of an act entitled
"act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and soldier of the 
"army of the Revolution", approved on the 15 of May, 1828 I Henry
Dearborn, resident of Pittston, in the County of Kennebec, in the 
State of Maine, do hereby declare that I was an officer in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution, and served as such, to
end of the War, at which period I was a Lieutenant Colonel commandant, of the first regiment of the New Hampshire line
And I also declare, that I afterwards received certificate
(commonly called commutation certificate,) for a sum equal to the
amount of five years full pay; which sum was offered by the resolve
Congress of the 22d of March, 1783, instead of the half pay for life,
to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21 of October 1780.
My commissions are not now attainable.
Witness my hand this nineteenth day of July in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight 
witnesses-Rufus Gay
Geo. Evans
Henry Dearborn
Before me, Robert C. Vose, a Justice of the Peace and
Quorum; and also clerk of all the Judicial Court within and for
the County of Kennebec, in the State of Maine personally appeared
Rufus Gay Esquire, of Pittston, and George Evans, Esquire of Gardiner,
both of the said County of Kennebec, and both in my opinion credible
and disinterested witnesses, who did severally make oath, that the
Honorable Henry Dearborn, by whom the foregoing declaration
was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been
an officer in the army of the Revolution, in the manner as therein
stated-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the County seal of the said
County of Kennebec, this nineteenth day of
July in the year of our Lord, one thousand
Eight hundred and twenty eight
R. C. Vose
Page 5


Augusta, Maine, July 19th 1828
Sir In pursuance of your circular of the 18th May last
I now transmit you a declaration of my services in the war
of the Revolution, with the accompaning evidence, if the same
is satisfactory to your department, I presume I am entitled to
two years pay-ber from 3d March 1826 to 3d March 1828 which
you will please to transmit me by Mail care of R. C. Vose.
My commission, as I have stated in my declaration are
not at this time attainable; but the record of the War
Department, must then my service-
I am Sir, very respectfully
your obt. Set
Henry Dearborn
Hon. Richard Rush
Sect of the Treasury
Washington
Page 6

M. E. E.
Copied from letter
by MM HF. dated
Jan 13, 1926

August 17, [?1926]

Henry Dearborn

$.46354  am

Rev. A [?]
Wars Se [?]

 [?} advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
which claim, B. [?46354], it appears that Henry Dearborn was an
officer in the War of the Revolution and served as such to its
close, at which period he was Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the
First New Hampshire Regiment. There are o further date on file
as to his services.
      He was allowed pension on his application 
executed July 10, 
[?1828], while a resident of Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine. His
age is not give.
     He died June 6, [?1839}.
There are no data on file relative to his family.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
Page 7

Rev.&1813 Wars Section

     January 13, 1926

Mrs. F. H. Waldo
419 Second St., S. E.
Minot, North Dakota

Madam:

      I have to advise you that fro the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 46354 it appears that
Henry Dearborn was an officer in the Wa of the Revolution
and served as such to its close, at which period he
was Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the First New Hanpshire
regiment There is no further date on file as to husband service

     He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 19m 1828 while a resident of Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine. His age is not given He died June 6, 1829.
  
     There is o date on file as to his family.

     Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
Page 8

Liberty, N.C.
Nov. 7 1927.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

     I am desirous of obtaining the
war record of General Henry Dearborn
who served from 1775 to the endof
the Revotionary War. I am a 
member of the D.A.R's and wish
this record to file with other necessary
data.  He was Secretary of War 1801-1809.
     It was suggested to me that you
could give me the necessary
information.
     Thanking you in advance and
hoping for a reply in the near future,
     Very sincerely
     Emily D. Gayle
    c/o Mrs. W. T. Bowman
Page 9

Liberty, N.C.. RFD. #2
Oct. 26, 1927

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
     I am desirous of obtaining data
in regard to the war record of General
Henry Dearborn, who served first in the
Revolutionary War 1775-1785 to later in 1812 I am
joining the DA.R's and it has been
suggested that you can give me
some definite information of this.
     Thanking you in advance
          Very sincerely
     (Miss) Emily Dearborn Gayle
Page 10

419 - 2nd St. S.E.
Minot, N.D.
November 27, 1925

US. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.       Pension
                                 Dec. 1 1925
                                 U.S.
                                 Office

U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir -

     I am seeking information as to the Revolutionary service of Henry Dearborn, Captain
and later deputy quarter master general, 
born in North Hampton, NH He may have 
been a pensioner; if so, I would appreciate 
the information and the names of his
beneficiaries, if any. In case he was not a
pensioner (having been a man of some
means), I should appreciate the names of
any Dearborne wo were. The states
would be NH or Massachusetts.

I asked for full name of any other Dearborn etc

     Very truly yours,
(Mrs F. H) Edna L. Waldo
Page 11

46354
3-230 Cert.
           No 505

Revy.

Name: Henry Dearborn
Rank: Lt Colonel        Comp'y:
Reg't: N H Line

}Agency

RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT.

1st Issue  {              Comm'g

2 Issue     {             Comm'g

3rd issue {             Comm'g

DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT

1ST Issue [     Sent to

2d Issue {       Sent to

3d Issue {       Sent to

Allowed Act 1828.
Bk G. Vol., Page
Registering Clerk

Disability [
Died June 6 - 1829 (from A.B.)
Page 12

1926 - Jan 3 - Hist to Mrs. E. H. Waldo.
1928 - August 17 - Hist to Miss emily Dearborn Goyle - M.E. E.