Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1317, for Stephen Putnam, Massachusetts
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SERVICE NUMBER
Mass.  W 1317
Putnam, Stephen
Sally
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46
Vermont Montpelier
Sally Putnam
widow of Stephen Putnam
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
(illegible) 80  Mass. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on  the 4th day of March, 1848
Certificate of pension issued the 7th day of July 1851 and sent to Stephen Thomas
New Fairlee, Vermont

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under July 29, 1848, Page 32 Vol. A

to P. Agt 9 Sept '51
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761
Vermont Roll
Stephen Putnam
Hr Jackson's Regiment
Private
Massachusetts line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 23d of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. John Roberts.
Brattleboro, Vermont

Arrears to 4th Sept. 1818
4 months 12/30  $35.20

{Revolutionary claim}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
81 Two years

Whitingham, Windham
Continued
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Stephen Putnam
23 Apt.

Hon. John C. Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of War
Washington

Jno. Roberts
Brattleboro, VT
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Stephen Putnam of Whitingham in the county of Windham and state of Vermont a citizen of the United States deposes, testifies and declares that in the month of February a. D. 1781 he enlisted into the army of the United States for three years and served as a private soldier in a company commanded by Captain John Blanchard in the ninth Regiment ^ in the Massachusetts line, commanded by Coloney H. Jackson untill an arrangement took place sometime in the years 1782 when the Massachusetts Regiments were reduced and he was transfered from the ninth Regiment aforesaid to the fourth and served in said Fourth Regiment in the said Massachusetts line under the same Captain and same Colonel untill the thirty first day of December 1783 when he was regularly discharged by Maj. General J. Knox which discharge is the same that is herewith transmitted He further testifies that the service rendered as aforesaid was on the Continental establishment in the war of the Revolution and against the common enemy.
He further testifies that he owns but about twenty acres of land in the Town of Whitingham aforesaid but about one half of that improved and no building of any kind that the quality of the land aforesaid like other land in the place is extremely poor that he does not possess any personal property except two cows and that he owes considerable and the he has a very large family of children many of whom are small to support. that he heretofore sustained an injury by a hunt to his right arm, which is (illegible) to him about labor and that by reason of his reduced circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his county for support.
Stephen Putnam
Sworn to and declared this 23d day of April 1818, before me John Roberts Judge of Windham County State of Vermont
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State of Vermont
Windham County ss.
April 23d 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court within & the county of Windham personally appeared the aforenamed Stephen Putnam who being by me dully sworn did on his oath make the foregoing Declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war".  I John Roberts Judge as aforesaid do therefore certify that is appears to my satisfaction that the said Stephan Putnam did serve in the revolutionary was as stated in preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months and was on the continental establishment and I now transmit the testimony and proceedings had and taken before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress this 23d day of April 1818.
John Roberts Judge of Windham County Court State of Vermont

State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
Brattleborough, May 21st 1818

I certify that the Honorable John Roberts Esquire is one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court aforesaid, and that the signatures of the foregoing certificate are in the hand writing of the said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year above written.
Attest James Elliot, Clerk
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Samuel Parker of Whitingham in the county of Windham and State of Vermont of lawful age maketh oath that he was acquainted with Stephen Putnam when he belonged to the army of the United States and is well knowing to his having served as a soldier in Colonel Jackson's Regiment about three years and has been acquainted with him ever since. He left the army in 1783 and consider him to be a very poor man and that he has great difficulty to pay his honest debts and support his family which is large and considerably expensive and that by reason of his misfortunes and from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support
Samuel Parker
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No. 95
Stephen Putnam
Application for Pension
Windham County Vert.
[Copy]

No. 761
Whitingham
Con
May 18
Sep 18
3.65

29 Sept. 1820
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State of Vermont
County of Windham Ss

At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty...and continued by adjournment at Brattleborough in said county on the third Wednesday of July in the year 1820.
Present-Hon. Phinehas White, Esq., Chief Judge
Hon. John Roberts, Hon. Gilbert Denison, Esqrs. Assistant Judges.

On this 19th day of July, A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases, the power of fine and imprisonment, Stephen Putnam, aged 59 years, resident in Whitingham in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
In company commanded by Capt. j. Blanchard, ninth Regiment commanded by col. H. Jackson, Massachusetts line-enlistment Feby 1781 for the term of three years, honorably discharged 31st day Dec. 1783.
that he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is 761 and the date of his original declaration is April 12, 1818.
And I do Solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself withing the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Stephen Putnam
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
7 sheep & 7 Lambs $10.50- 1 hog 4-2 pigs 2-1 case drawers 8- 2 chests 1.50=2 old tables 2.--
(illegible-paper folded over) Plates  1.50- 3 earthen plates 25c-8 spoons 50c=1 earthen mug & 2 bowls 25c
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ged in the land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereby annexed and by me subscribed.
SCHEDILE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
7 sheep &  Lambs $10.50-1 hog 4-2 pigs 2-1 case draws 8-2 chests 1.50-4 pewter platters 2-6 do plates 1.50-3 earthen plates 25ct-8 spoons 50ct-1 earthen mug & 2 bowls 25ct-6 cups & saucers 20ct-1 old black tin tea pot 12ct-1 old meat barrel 50 ct-1 old brass kettle 4-1 iron do 2--1 old pot 25ct-1 old tea kettle 25ct-2 old axes 2--1 old hoe & 1 chain 1-- 1 old Dye tub 50ct-1 draught chain 1.50-1 great chain 50ct-6 kitchen chairs 1.50 } $Total 183.62
20 acres of land worth $140.
one cow worth 18.
And I do also swear that my occupation id that of common labour, that I lost the use of my left hand, that I am able to labor but little, my wife is 54 years of age, have 4 children, one named Adolphus age 23 years infirm and incompetent to support himself, Elias age 20 years a cripple cannot help himself-Tirza 15 years of age--Sally 13 years.
Sworn to and Declared in open court on the 19th day of July A. D. 1820 Before John Roberts Judge

I James Elliot, clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred eighty four dollars and sixty two cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of July 1820.
James Elliot
Clerk of the Court for the County of Windham
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Stephen Putnam Born April 5th 1761
Sally Walker Born May 27th 1766
Married June the 12 1796
Adolphus Born January on Monday 23 1797
Washington Born June the on Wednesday 20 1798
Elias born October on Monday 14 1799
Charles born August on Monday 3 1801
Tirza born May 9 1805
Sally Born March 30 1807

I Tirza Putnam of Whitingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged 43 years depose and say that the above writing and figures is the handwriting of my father Stephen Putnam late of said Whitingham deceased, and that this paper is a leaf of his account book where he kept his family records. I have always resided at home with my father while he lived and in the family ever since his death and know of no other record of the ages of the family kept in any other place or on any other paper or book and this record above written has been in the book and in my fathers possession ever since I knew that my family records were kept of our family, till his death and in our family ever since.
Tirza Putnam

State of Vermont
Marlboro ss January 25, 1849
Personally appeared Tirza Putnam & made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true.
Before me Royall Tyler
Judge of Probate
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State of Vermont
Marlboro ss January 25 1849
I further certify that the within named Tirza Putnam sustains a good reputation for truth & veracity.
Royall Tyler, Judge of Probate
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Sally Putnam
widow of Stephen
Vt.
Act 29 July 1848
Married 1796
husband died 1841
Ad two years
$80 per an.
fr 4 Mch/1845

Hon. W. Henry
H of R
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State of Vermont
District of Marlboro
On this 25th day of January seventeen hundred and forty nine personally appeared before the Probate court of the district of Marlboro Sally Putnam a resident of Whitingham in the county of Windham in said District aged 82 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the 19th day of July 1848 entitled an act for for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army. That she is the wodow of Stephen Putnam, who was a private in the army of the Revolution who enlisted for three yeaars in the 4th Massachustts Regiment and was honorably discharged on the 31`st day of December 1783 by M. General Knox. that he was a pensioner under the act of Congress passed March 18th 1818 reference being had for proof of service to the testimony already on file in the Pension office. She further declars that she was married to the said Stephen Putnan on the 12th day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety six and that her husband the aforesaid Stephen Putnam died on the 21st
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That she was married to the said Stephen Putnam on the 12th day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety six and that her husband the aforesaid Stephen Putnam died on the 21st day of May in the year Eighteen hundred and forty one. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marrieage took place previous to the second of January eighteen hundred, viz. at the time above stated. She furrther swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before many any application for pension.
Sally  Putnam
X her mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me 
Royall Tyler Judge of Probate
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State of Vermont
Windham County ss
I Royal Tyler Judge of the Probate Court of the District of Marlboro, holden at Wilmington in and for the District of Marlboro in said county Do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to me in said court that Stephen Putnam who was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars per year, was a resident of Whitingham in said County of Windham in said District of Marlboro, and died on the 21st day of May in the year Eighteen Hundred and forty one and that he left a widow, the within named Sally Putnam who has not since remarried.
(seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office Wilmington this 25th day of January in the of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty nine
Royal Tyler, Judge of Probate
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for a statement of the military history of Stephen Putnam a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (and his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. F. 1317

(hand written notation) The above is only Stephen Putnam found in Rev. War records

Dates of Enlistent or Appointment: Feby 1781
Lenth of Service: 3 years
Rank: Private
Officers under whom Service was rendered: Henry Jackson
State: Mass.

Battles engaged in, not stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, April 23, 1818. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Whitingham, Windham Co., Vt.
Age at date of application, Born april 5, 1761 Died May 21, 1841
Remarks: Soldier married on June 12, 1796 Sally Walker who was born May 27, 1766
She was allowed pension on an application executed Jan. 25, 1749 while a resident of Whitingham, Vt. their children were Adolphus b. Jan 23 1797, Washington b. June 20 1798m Elias b. Oct 14, 1799, Charles b. Aug 3, 1801, Tirza b. May 9 1805; Sally b. March 30, 1807
Very respectfully 
Commissioner
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Revy
WIDOW &c.
File No. 1317
Sally Putnam
Widow Stephen Putnam
Priv. Rev. War

Act: July 18, 1853
Index: Vol. M, Page 144

[Arrangement of 1870]

97-To Mr. Matthew
Albany N. Y. 
Inv.28.776

Hist. to Mrs. Reuben Arnold
Hapeville Ga

Dec 16 White-Carr
l908 Nov 25
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3-871
Record Division
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Briefed by L. D. L.

Soldier Stephen Putnam
Service N. H. or Mass.
Additional Service Rev. War

Remarks:
No claim except W #1317
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46
Vermont Montplr.
Sally Putnam
widow of Stephen
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars --Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
Husband died 1841

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of
Feby. 1849 and sent to hon. W. Henry H of R

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 29 July 1848, Book P vol. 1 page 137

Reported 10 Feby '49
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Sally Putnam Decbr
Resolution July 1st/48

Incd. to $96. ded 98/80
comg. 4 March 1848

Mont.

Please to communicate with Stephen Thomas
West Fairlee, Vt.
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State of Vermont
Windham County SS.
On this 22d day of April A. D. 1851 Before me a justice of the peace within and for the aforesaid county of Windham Personally appeared Sally Putnam of Whitingham in said county, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain an increase and arrears of Pension: That she is the widow of Stephen Putnam late of Whitingham aforesaid in the state of Vermont deceased; who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96.00 per annum; that since the decease of her said husband she has been placed upon the Pension Roll under the act of 2d February 1848 at the rate of $80. per annum and is now in the receipt of said Pension: that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the same amount of Pension which her husband received and therefore herewith returns the certificate she now holds and prays that a new certificate may be issued to her for such increase as she may be entitled to by law.
Sally Putnam
her X mark
In the presence of
 Hosea F. Ballou
Tirza Putnam
Sworn and subscribed this 22nd day of April A.D. 1851 Before me Hosea F. Ballou, Justice of the Peace
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Office of the Secretary of State
Montpelier, May 28th 1851

I certify that Hosea F. Ballou Esquire, whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace withing and for the county of Windham duly elected and qualified, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of this Office this twenty eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.
Fernand F. Merrill
Secretary of State
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Stephen Putnam
Discharge


Putnam
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BY THE HONOURABLE
MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES  on Hudson's River, Stephen Putnam soldier in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York
the thirtyfirst Day of December
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Whitingham Vt. November 10, 1834
Hon. Lewis Cass Sir:
In the year 1818 for the purpose of obtaining a pension as a soldier of the revolution I sent my discharge to the office of the War Department which was signed by Majr. Knox. I can now probably get a small grant of land from Massachusetts government if I can get my discharge or a certified copy. Will you have the goodness to send me by mail either the discharge or a certified copy thereof and oblige
your humble servt.
Stephen Putnam
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Penson Agency
Montpelier Augt. 20 1837

Sir
I notice on our roll under Act of 19 July 1848 the pension of Sally Putnam widow of Stephen Putnam has been increased for 80 to 96$ per annum commencing 4 March '48. As most of this class of cases of increase have commenced on 1st July 1848 it has occurred to me that possibly a mistake may have occurred in adding the new certificate in this case and also in instruction to this office.
Allow me to trouble you with the inquiry whether the increase should commence Mar 4/48 or July 1 1948.
Very respy. 
Yr obt. svt.
Th. Reed agt.
by J A Sage

J. E. heath Esqr.
Commr. of Pensions
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House of Rept. 9 Feb. 1849

Sir
I send you the application of Sally Putnam widow of Stephen Putnam for a pension under the act of 1848.
Her case is represented to me as a most destitute  (illegible) and having dependents upon her an idiot child-I was urged to ask your early consideration of the case.
I am 
yrs. William Henry

J. L. Edwards
Comr.
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Sally Putnam
Payment to be made at Montpelier by
Rawsel R. Keith Esq. Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Vermont

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office in Book D. Vol. `
Page 1`37
Leo. Jackson Clerk
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War Departent
Widow's Pension

I certify  that in conformity with the act of July 29th 1848, Sally Putnam widow of Stephen Putnam, private, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eight dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th March 1848. the pension will continue during her widowhood.
(Seal)
Given at the War Office of the United States, this tenth day of february one thousand eight hundred and forty nine
Wm. L. Marcy

J. G. Burnt
(illegible) Commissioner of Pensions
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No 46
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Sally Putnam
Payment to be made at Montpelier

Rawsel R. Keith, Esq.
Agent for paying pensioners,in the Agency of Vermont

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office in Book D
Vol. 1, Page 137

Leo Jackson, Clerk
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Reuben R. Arnold  Lowry Arnold
ARNOLD & ARNOLD
Attorneys at Law
Atlanta, Ga.

Hapeville, Ga.
Nov. 10, 1908

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
(stamp-Record Division Nov. 13 1908)

Can you give me any record of Revolutionary War service of Solomon Putnam and Stephen Putnam both of New England. Probably of Claremont N. H. or Salem Mass.
Respt.
Mars Reuben Arnold
Hapeville, Georgia
Fulton Co.
(Stamp-U. S. Pension Office A Nov. 12, 1908)