Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3121, Jeremiah Dunbar, Mass.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE Mass
Dunbar, Jeremiah 
NUMBER R. 3121
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[crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1869, and March 3, 1873]

3121
P.O.
Jeremiah Dunbar 
Service: 
Enlisted: 
Discharged: 
Application filed: 
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: 
P.O.
Recognized. Contract. 
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Jeremiah Dunbar
NY
Rejected
letter to P. Granger


Act 7 June 32
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June 26. 1841 
Jeremiah Dunbar 
Act 1832 
NY
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Morrisville Madison County NY Jan 21 1841 

Sir
Enclosed I send the papers of Jeremiah Dunbar, an applicant for a Pension 
Yours Respectfully Otis P. Granger 

J.L. Edwards Esq
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State of New York Madison County ss 
Eliab Dunbar being Sworn deposes that Jeremiah Dunbar was in the war of the Revolution and entered the service the last year of the war and was in the service for six months entering the service in May. - he was drafted living in the town of  Bridgewater County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts-(Said Eliab Dunbar is to me well known and is reputed a man of truth and veracity)
Eliab Dunbar
Subscribed and sworn before me this 18th day of Sept 1839 
G. T. Clarke Justice of the peace 

State of New York Madison County ss 
John Murdock being Sworn deposes that Jeremiah Dunbar is well known to deponent that he knew him when he was a young man lived in the town of Bridgewater I went to the same meeting with him. I know that he was in the service in the War of the Revolution in the Massachusetts Militia and that he was in the service at the time peace was declared at Newport Rhode Island
John Murdock

Subsribed & Sworn before B. T. Clarke Justice  of the peace this 18th day of Sept 1839 

I certify that I am well acquainted with Eliah Dunbar & with John Murdock and they are reputed men of truth & veracity
G. T. Marke J. P.
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State of New York County of Madison SS
I John W Farrell Deputy Clerk of said County certify that Benjamin F Clark Esq before whom the within affidavits purports to have been sworn and also whose name appears to the within certificate was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature 
Witness my hand and seal 
this 24th day of September
John W Farrell Dep Clk
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State of New York Madison County ss 
On this 21 day of June 1841 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common pleas of the said County of Madison now sitting Jeremiah Dunbar, a resident of the town of Cason in the County of Madison & State of New York aged Eighty years on the 10th day of December next 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 Jun 7, 1832.

In the spring of the year 1781 or 1782, near the close of the War as applicant recollects, altho he would not speak will certainty as to the time, at the town of Bridgewater County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts applicant was drafted into the service of the United States , & went directly to the Island of Rhode Island & served at Butts Hill on the North end of the Island for the term of six months in guarding the Fort at that place. He served under the following named officers to wit Capt Baker & Col. Patten & Col Turner. There was but one regiment at Butts Hill at the time applicant was then in the service. In going from Bridgwater to Rhode Island he passed through Rainham, Taunton, Dighton, Swanzee. At the expiration of the term of service as aforesaid, applicant was dismissed. never had any written discharge & has no documentary evidence of his service. The following is the reason why he has not before made application for a pension.  applicant has been heretofore in circumstances not to need a pension & which in such circumstances he concluded not to apply for a pension but he is now needy & if he is entitled to a pension, he wishes it granted to him. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
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of any state. 

Sworn to subscribed the day as aforesaid 
Jeremiah Dunbar
Lewison Fairchild Clerk Madison Co

I Lewison Fairchild Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of said County of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Dunbar for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal as office this 21 day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred & forty One. 
Lewison Fairchild Clerk 

[the following is sideways]
Jeremiah Dunbar
application for a pension Jeremiah Dunbar
NY.
Act 7 June 32 
Vol 17 48 Elyal Baker
Capt 1781 in NY for 465 mo not on

Otis B. Granger of Morrisville, Madison County of NH agent