Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 5922, for Jonathan Kimball, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H
Kimball, Jonathan
NUMBER
R 5922

CONTENTS
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No 5496
Jonathan Kimball
N H.
Act 7 June [18]32

[sideways] (Sept 20 1809)
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Jonathan Kimball of Lisbon N.H. born Oct. 22. 1764
Jonathan Kimball, born in Plaistow N.H. will be 85, 22d Oct. 1849 my Grandfathers [sic] name was Jonathan Kimball if he was living at that time, I think I enlisted the last of 1775 in December for 1 year under Capt. Philip Tilton & Benjamin Kimball 1st  2nd Sr. Joseph Huntoon of Kingston - Ensign in Col. Enoch Poors [sic] regiment in first place to Winter Hill soon after enlisted, I think in January 1776 and there remained till sometime in March, after the evacuation of Boston, went to Providence R.I. and staid [sic] two or three days and from there went to New London Ct. did not say there long, and from there to New York Stillwater, staid [sic] there perhaps a week or more, from there to Albany N.Y. Stillwater, staid [sic] there several days, from there to Fort Edward at the head of Lake George, from there to Old F. Fort on Lake Champlain, from there to St. Johns in Canada, from there to Lowell, did not stop there but a short time and then came back to St. Johns from there to Crown Point where we suffered greatly from the small pox [sic] from there to Mount Independence and staid [sic] there till sometime the latter part of November 1776 - (Capt. Shortridge died at Crown Point and my Father Benj. [BENJAMIN] Kimball went into his company in command and remained in the service the year and afterwards was Capt. in Col. JS Cilley's Regt and  was killed by an accidental discharge of a gun in Tioga in 1779 on the Susquehanna River and Sullivan Point-- he was a Pay Master with the rank of Lt. although not a captain-- he was a Pay master because he happened to have good qualification for that Post) While at Mount Independence the troops were ordered to the Jersey and by Col Poors [sic] orders I was allowed to go to Portsmouth on a furlough until called for and my year expired before I was called for - I think I got to Unity about the 28 of November 1776 which was thanksgiving day - I went in as a waiter to my father & others-

(Sept. 20 1809)
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Revolution Pension
Jonathan Kimball
New Hampshire
Suspended
Act 1832
filed 4th May 1835
F.E Hassler
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Washington City DC
May 4th 1833,
Hon L P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions Sir, I would respectfully call your attention to the enclosed letter, & hope for a favorable reply, it is supposed that Col. Bedel's holds in possession of his grandson
a clerk in the Treasury will afford ample
proofs.
Yours
F E Hassler
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Lisbon N.H. April 12th 1855

Mr. F. E. Hassler Sir We have received several communications from Pension agents for the last eight or ten years all pretending to render services a little the cheapest, yours was received Sept 23 1852 The old gentleman Jonathan Kimball whose claim for a Pension right to be granted he rejected all proposals for services until C. W. Bennett sent on he stating that he knew or thought he knew the reasons why his claim was not allowed in 1834. The old gentlemen had the papers executed in due form Nov 3rd 1852 Also power of Attorney and sent them to the said Bennett, And March 10 1853 we received the following reasons why he did not succeed Copy of Bennetts [sic] letter (The rolls make no mention of his services and in his declaration made in May 1834 he states that he was born Oct 22 1764 and rendered service in 1775 at which time he could have been but eleven years old an age to [sic] young for military service. it is probabl [sic] that he acted as waiter &c but not in a military capacity.) Now if his services were accepted what matter about the age, we think he has made ample proof of his services, and more than all this by his Affidavits there has been several
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Claims established, it appears that his Oath is good in others claims, but not in his own.
It seems more like Boys play in rejecting his
claim than like the work of honest men,
We think if his claim was laid before the
department to which it belongs it would be taken notice of And now we have to inform you that the old gentleman died Sept 9 1853 and I as one of the heirs address this communication to you. There can be no question but what he ought to had a pension
It seems that his claim was rejected because
there was no act for the services of a waiter ( for that was his duty.) It seems by the late act that all are entitled to bounty land who have
rendered the smallest services. The old
gentlemen served one year and suffered a great deal by having the small pox while he was in the service, Now sir if you are disposed
to undertake to recover this claim you shall
have one half of all that you can get. I will
refer you to John Bedell Esq. who is an officer in the department at Washington, he having made out and executed the papers that were sent to F.E. Bennett Esq.

He knows the old gentleman's story
from the beginning to end. we shall not be responsible for any cost
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you make if you recover any thing [sic] you are to have one half of all you get If you make up your mind to engage in this claim Please write and let us know what you think the prospects are.

Respectfully Yours
Wm [WILLIAM} Kelsea

F E Hassler
Washington D.C.

We have received from you the form of 
declaration for bounty land claim under new act
W. K.
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[left side]
18H
Wm Kelsea Lisbon N H. April 12th
R 16th
attention

2 Do not pretend to do business the cheapest 
work poor work =

[right side]
I will undertake your claim = at the rate your letter indicates
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Lisbon N.H. April 12th 1855

Mr. F. E. Hassler Sir
We have received several communications
from Pension agents for the last eight or ten
years all pretending to render services a little the cheapest yours was received Sept 23 1852.

The old gentleman Jonathan Kimball whose claim for a Pension ought to be granted
he rejected all proposals for services until
C.W. Bennett sent on he stating that he knew
or thought he knew the reasons why his claim
was not allowed in 1834. The old gentlemen
had the papers executed in due form Nov 5 1852 Also power of Attorney and sent them to the said Bennett And March 10 1853 we received the following reasons why he did not succeed.

Copy of Bennett's letter (The rolls make no mention of his services and in his
declaration made in May 1834 he states that
he was born Oct 22 1764 and rendered services in 1775 at which time he could have been but eleven years old an age too Young for military service. it is probable that he acted as waiter &c but not in a military capacity.) Now if his services were accepted what matter about the age, we think he has made ample proof of his services, and more than all this
by his Affidavits there has been several
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Claims established, it appears that his Oath is good in other claims, but not in his own. It seems more like Boys play in rejecting his
claim then like the work of honest men. We think if his claim was laid before the
department to which it belongs it would be taken notice of And now we have to inform you that the old gentleman died Sept 1, 1853 and I as one of the heirs address this communication to you. There can be no question that he ought to had a pension. It seems that his claim was rejected because there was no act for the service of a waiter(for that was his duty.) It seems by the late act that
all are entitled to bounty land who have
rendered the smallest service. the old
gentleman served one year and suffered a great deal by having the small pox while he was in the service, Now sir if you are disposed
to undertake to recover this claim you shall
have one half of all that you can get.

I will refer you to John Bedell Esq. who is an
officer in the department at Washington, he having made out and executed the papers that were sent to F.E. Bennett Esq. He knows the old gentleman's Story from the beginning to end. We shall not be responsible for any cost
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you make if you recover any thing [sic] you are to have one half of all you get. If you make up your mind to engage in this claim Please write and let us know what you think the prospects are
Respectfully yours
Wm [WILLIAM] Kelsea

F.E. Hassler 
Washington D.C.

We have received from you the form of
declaration for bounty land claim under
new act 
W.K.
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Ex'r. OLD WAR REJECTED
No. 5922
Act of July 14, 1862, March 3, 1879. [this line crossed out]

NH 
Jonathan Kimball
P. O. __
Service: Revolutionary
Enlisted: __,18
Discharged: __ ,18
Application filed: __,18
Alleges: __
Re-enlisted: __
Attorney: __
P.O __
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Bath N.H. Sept. 24, [illegible]
Sir I am desired by Jonathan Kimball of Lisbon
N.H. & ask for a copy of his declaration for the benefit of law of Jany [JANUARY] 7th, 1832. now on file in your office and your reasons for rejecting his claim in order that he may prepare a petition to Congress in accordance with the same for the benefit of that act -
Enclosed find his statement as nearly as I could take it down of the truth of the whole, there can be no shadow of doubt, he says there were some questions raised on account of his stating that he was a waiter, I know of no law, regulation or Content depriving him of a pension if he did act as a waiter,  if he was regularly enrolled and paid and it is supposed that you have evidence of these facts on the Roll of Capt. Tilton's Company in your office  -I trust that the services rendered in the Campaign of 1776 were of a nature not to be lightly passed over in totally related your Government if it is convinced that any one faithfully performed hence in any Capacity -
I am Very Respectfully Your Obt. Sevt. [OBEDIENT SERVENT]
John Bedel

Hon J.L. Edwards Comr [COMMISSIONER] of Pensions Washington D.C.