Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 16,759, Daniel Day, N.H.
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N. H. 
Day, Daniel
S 16,759
Carded
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Dead
Letter to Auditor April 1842
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6th April 1838 from 4th March 1837 to 17th August 1839. Agent notified April 20th 1842
4017
New Hampshire
Daniel Day
of Keene in the State of N. H.
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain --- of the Regt commanded by Col Dearborn in the N. H. line for 6 months. 
Inscribed on the rolls of N. H. 
at the rate of 20 dollars and no cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of January 1833 and sent Hon. H. Hubbard, H of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $30.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 $10.00
total: $40.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J H McBlair, Clerk
Book D, Vol 1, Page 150
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9512 Declaration of
Daniel Day
of Keene
Cheshire County
N. H.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832, 
State of New Hampshire, 
County of Cheshire
On this eighth day of August 1832, personally appeared before the Hon. Aaron Matson, Judge of Probate for said county of Cheshire.
Daniel Day, a resident of Keene, in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, aged sixty-nine years last January who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he was in the service of the United States as follows:
1st in 1780 first of July enlisted at Keene for 6 months served muster at Winchester went to West Point [illegible] on the way at Springfield, Mass at Litchfield Conn at Westpoint was enrolled in the company commanded by Lieut Benjamin Ellis, Col Henry Dearborn. Right went from West Point to to next January; was at Orangetown English Neighborhood and Hackinsack --back to Orangetown, was there when Maj Andre was executed and when Arnold escaped from Westpoint thru to West Point and escaped over onto Robinson James so called helped build huts for winter quarters; was discharged there the last of December.
Resided in Keene N.H. when I went into the service aforesaid which was continental.
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Aaron Matron Judge of Probate.
I, Asa Parker, Registrar of the Probate for the County of Cheshire, aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Day for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of August AD 1832. Asa Parker,] Registrar of the Court of Probate.
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Daniel Day, Private
No. 9512 6 months
enlisted 28 June 1780
discharged 29 Dec 1780
5 months and 28 days

3 Nov 1832
Adm JLE
Honorable H. Hubbard
from 
F. M. Edwards
Keene, N. H.
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5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Keene
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? none
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective, no proof, evidence or witness

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case aove mentioned. 
D.D. Addison, Examining Clerk
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
April 6th, 1842
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States "The children of Daniel Day, deceased, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord, N. H. Agency at the rate of twenty dollars and no cents per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this department from the 4th of March 1837 to the 17th August 1839. 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris, Comptroller
to the commissioner of pensions, present.
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Record Division 3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. 
S.F. 16759 

In reply to your request of --- received --- for a statement of the military history of Daniel Day a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of enlistment or appointment: July 1, 1780

Length of Service: Last of Dec 1780
Rank: Private
Officers under whom service was rendered:
Captain: Lieut Benjamin Ellis
Colonel: Henry Dearborn
State: N. H.
Battles engaged in:
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Date of application for pension: Aug., 8, 1832, His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application: Keene, Cheshire Co., N.H.
Age at date of application: born January 4, 1768
(69)
Remarks: His pension was paid to Aug 17, 1839 to his children whose names are not stated. No data as to family. 
Very respectfully,
Commissioner
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Daniel Day
No. 9512
from T. M. Edwards
Keene, N.H.
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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 Daniel Day which require further proof or explanation. 
I. 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? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of 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? no.
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?
None but the third.
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 recollection 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 he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, 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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V.L.M. Rev. War Section
August 4, 1913
Mrs. E. S. Walker
1125 South 5th Street
Springfield, Ills.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 31st ultimo and received the 4th instant, for information as to where Daniel Day sur. File No. 16,759, Rev. War. received his last pension, you are advised that application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: Daniel Day, Certificate No. 4,079, issued January 10, 1833, under Act of June 7, 1832 at the New Hampshire Agency. 
Very respectfully, 
E. C. Triman
Acting Commissioner
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1125 South 5th St.
Springfield, Illinois, July 21, 1913
The Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Will you give me the record of one Daniel Day who died in Illinois in 1838? 
The record on tombstone says he drew a pension. There seems to be more than one Daniel Day in the New Hampshire list of Revolutionary soldiers.
The Daniel Day whose record I wish was also from New Hampshire.
Thank you for courtesy, 
I am 
Truly yours, 
Mrs. E. S. Walker

US Pension Office
July 24, 1913
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1125 South 5th St
Springfield Illinois, July 31, 1913
The Treasury Department, 
Dear Sir:
Will you please tell me where one Daniel Day, a Revolutionary soldier, from New Hampshire, received his last pension? His pension number was 16759.
Thanking you for information, I am 
Truly yours,
Mrs. E. S. Walker
[illegible]
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Jun 11, 1900 Received
Rochelle Ills June 4 1900
H. Clay Evans
Washington DC
Dear Sir
Please look among the records of the Revolutionary War in your office for the name of Daniel Day who enlisted from Keene New Hampshire. He was my grandfather and known to have served in the Revolutionary War.
Rspct-Mrs. Rosa Day Bain
Box 142 Rochelle Ogle Co Ills
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16759 Invalid
File No. 16759
Daniel Day
Pri Rev War
Act. June 7, '32
Index Vol 1, page 428

June 12, 1900
Mrs. Rosa Day Bain
Rochelle, Ill.
1913 July 26 Hist to Mrs. E. S. Walker, V. L. [illegible]
1913 Aug 4 Mrs. E. S. Walker to apply to Aud. for last payment and e-  V. L. M.