Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20960, Jonathan Dame, Mass. N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.
N.16

Dame, Jonathan
or
Dam, Hannah

NUMBER
W. 20960

CONTENTS
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No. 11, 185
["Maine" stricken out]
======================
N. Hampshire
Jonathan Dame of Kittery in the State of Maine who was a Priv. & Corpl. in the company commanded by Captain Shapley of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lory in the Militia line for
18 months  Corp'l.......................................$66.00
6        "        Priv...........................................  20.00
                                                          ___________
                                                              86.00
===========================
Inscribed on the Roll of Main
at the rate of 86 Dollars--------Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
===========================
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 9th day of April 1833 and sent to Wm. Hammond
Eliot Me.
===========================
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833          172.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4.Sep.1833  43.00
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                                                             $215.00
                                                             =====
 (Revolutionary Claim,   )
 (Act June 7, 1832.         )

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book A:     Vol. 1        Page 11
To
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Su Cir Tr.  Augt. 30"  '34--
_____________________________________________
Transf'd to N. Hampshire fr.
4 March 1834.   Sept. '34
_____________________________________________
 Pen Agl. & W.A. Hayes  Mar 16 1837.
See  Orig'l Cor'e files for let to Mr. Hayes
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Jonathan Dame

No 6052.
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Declaration

in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congrefs passed June 7th 1832

State of Maine   )
County of York   ) Ss

On this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said county of York now sitting Jonathan Dame a resident of Kittery in the county of York and State of Maine aged eighty one years 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 Congrefs pafsed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as is herein stated--

["1st" is written in the left margin beside the following paragraph]
I Jonathan Dame was born at Kittery in the County of York and State of Maine on the 17th day of November 1756  I know of no record of my age  I do now and ever have resided in Kittery.  On the 12th day of July 1775 I volunteered in a company of Massachusetts Militia under the command of Captain John Shapleigh, as a private soldier Nathaniel Coffin was the first Lieutenant of the company  I served six months in this company we were stationed at Fort McClary on the Pascataqua river  we were employed in fatigue duty.  I was discharged from this company about the twelfth of January 1776  

["2nd" written in the left margin beside the following paragraph]
On the 17th day of January 1776 I enlisted in a company of Massachusetts Militia under command of Captain Philip Hubbard and continued in Captain Hubbards company at Fort McClary for six months I was discharged from this company in about the 20th of June 1776 we were employed in fatigue duty  I know of no one now living who served in Captain Hubbards company with me.  Caleb Spinney belonged to Captain Shapleighs company during the time that I belonged to it and can testify to my service
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belonged to Captain Shapleighs company during the time that I belonged to it and can testify to my service

["3rd" written in left margin next to the following paragraph]
On the 27th day of January 1776 I volunteered in a company of United States troops under command of Captain Eliphalet Daniels in Colonel Pierce Long's Regiment  we were Stationed at Fort Sullivan on the Pascataqua river  I enlisted for and did the duties of a Corporal in this company until about the last of December 1776--when my term of enlistment expired being six months [last 3 words underlined] 

["4th" written in left margin next to the following paragraph]
on the 1st day of January 1777 I enlisted again in the same company as a Corporal, and continued in the company until the last December following making twelve months  we did fatigue duty--there were no other troops stationed at Fort Sullivan except Captain Daniels company while I was there  I know of no one living who served with me in Captain Daniels company but Caleb Spinney--he served as a Sargeant in that company for fourteen months during the time I belonged to it--I had no written discharge from any service--I signed the rools on being paid my wages  I have no documentary evidence except my account book in which I entered the time of my enlistments and payments &c

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Jonathan Dame

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before Wm. A. Hayes Judge of said Court

And the said Court hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant Jonathan Dam was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
Wm. A. Hayes Judge of said Court
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And the said Court hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant Jonathan Dam was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
Wm. A. Hayes Judge of said Court

I William Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Dame for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventeenth day of August AD. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen
Register of Probate

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above signature]
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Adm'd.

[following stricken out]
2 years Private

$80.--

18 mos Corporal 66-
 6     "    Private   20--
                           ______
                            86

William Hammond Esq.
Eliot Maine
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6032

BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Dame
of Kittery in the State of Maine
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?   Open Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?  81 years--

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[Column 1]
Period.
[1]  12 July In 1775----[checkmark]
[2]  17 Jany--1776----
[3]  27 June----0o------
[4]  1st Jany. 1777-----

[Column 2]
Duration of Service.
Years,          Months,         Days.
[1]--------------6------------5
[2]--------------6------------
[3]--------------6------------
[4]  1-------------------------

[Column 3]
Rank.
[1]  As a Private
[2]-----------------
[3]  Corporal
[4]  Jo-------------

[Column 4]
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Gen.
[1]  Capt Jno Shapleigh's Co'y  Mil & Vols
[2]  Capt P. Hubbard's Oo--enl vol'd
[3]  Capt E. Daniels--Co'y  Vols
      Colr P. Lang's   Regt.   U.S. troops
[4]  Capt E. Daniels Co'y  enl'd odrd

5.  In what battles was he engaed?---none stated

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?----not stated

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidene, or by the rolls?  1st term by documentary proof--

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?----not attached according to the regulations

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.
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9482

Hannah Dame
NH
Act 7 July 38

Pn 79. d40-----   )
vid--old Book     )

admd
6 mo pri
_____________
18 mo Corpl.
_____________
86

Concord
7884

Wm. B Tucker
Portsmouth
N.H.
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Declaration,

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congrefs, of the 7th July, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

State of Maine   )
County of York  )  fs:

On this fourteenth day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty three, personally appeared before the Honourable Daniel Goodenow Judge of the District Court for the Western District for the State of Maine, at the place of her residence in Kittery--

Hannah Dame, a resident of Kittery in the County and State aforesaid, aged Eight nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congrefs, pafsed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to ceertain widows."

That she is the widow of Jonathan Dame, who was a private and non-commifsioned officer in the war of the Revolution, and obtained a pension under the act of the 7th June 1832, and was at first inscribed on the Rolls of the Agency of the State of Maine, and afterwards transferred to that of Portsmouth, in the State of New Hampshire,
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at and after the rate of Eighty six dollars per annum;--To whose services she refers and to the statement made by him, at the time he took advantage of that act, and begs leave to make, in that respect, part of this, her declaration.

She further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Dame on the -----------------day of February in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy nine, at Scarborough, in the County of Cumberland, in the State of Maine, and immediately afterwards, came to Kittery aforesaid, where she has constantly resided, ever since that period:--That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety-four, namely, at the time above stated.  That she caused an application to be made to the Town Clerk of said Scarborough, but it appears by the accompanying certificate of the Clerk, that he could not find her marriage recorded on the records of said town:--But that the Manuscript book herewith transmitted was a book kept by her said husband, all of it in his own proper hand writing, and well known to this declarant, and upon the page marked 128 is a record of their marriage, and upon a page marked 131 is a list of their children, in which the dates of their births, respectively, are stated, and those who died previously to my said husband's decease, noted:  all which I identify, as in his own proper hand writing, and made with his own hand, from time
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to time, on or about the times, the events related, occurred;--

That her said Husband, jonathan Dame, died on the eleventh day of February, Eighteen hundred and forty:  and she has remained his widow ever since that period:--All of which will more at large appear, by reference to her said Husband's declaration, and the evidence herewith transmitted.
Hannah X her mark Dame.

Witnefses
Chalie Dame
Wm. B. Parker
Daniel Goodenow

Sworn and subscribed, on the day, month and year above written, before me, at said Kittery.  And the said Hannah Dame is in my opinion unable to attend Court by reason of bodily infirmity.
Daniel Goodenow Jus. Dis. Court
Western District, State of Maine.

State of Maine,    )
York County,        ) SS.

I, William Trafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for said county of York, do hereby certify that Daniel gooenow is the acting Justice of the District Court for the Western District for said State duly commifsioned and qualified, that his commifsion was dated on the eleventh day of December, A.D. 1841, and will expire on the eleventh day of December, 1848, and that his signature above written is genuine.  Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this sixteenth day of August 1843.
William Trafton, Clerk

[Illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Repntn

Jany 19/49

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New Hampshire (Illegible)

Hannah Dame
widow of Jonathan Dame
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a priv & Cor'l
=========================
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
86 Dollars ---------------
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
=========================
Certificate of Pension issued the
19 day of Jany  1849
and sent to Wm. B. Parker
Portsmouth
N.H.
=========================
Recorded on Roll of Pension [corner of page torn off and missing]

February 2, 1848, Page [corner of page torn off and missing]
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We Sally Dame, single woman, Joseph Dame Polly Dame, Betsy, widow of Joseph Llitchfield dec'd now all of Kittery in the County of York and State of Maine, testify and say:  That we and all the children of Jonathan Dame and Hannah Plaisted his wife and now his widow:  That the manuscrip Book herewith communicated was our Father's Book and in his own hand writing:  that the marriage of our parents upon the page marked 128 and our Births on the in-set leaf marked 131 is a register in the own proper hand writing of our said Father of his marriage and the dates of the births of his children--Our said Parents had ten children and except ourselves and Hannah wife of John Guppey of Dover N.H. they are all now deceased.
Sally X her mark Dame
Joseph Dame
Polly Dame
Betsy Litchfield

Witnefses to the signature of Sally Dame
W.B. Parker
Sarah D Tibbetts
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State of New Hampshire      )
County of Rockingham        )
Portsmouth the 9th Day of August A.D. 1843

Then Sally Dame, Joseph Dame, Polly Dame, and Betsy Litchfield, personally appearing, subscribed and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.

I also certify that I have been well acquainted with these affiants for several years, and that they all are in my opinion, as credible and respectable witnefses as any persons in this community.
Wm. B. Parker,
Justice of the peace.

District of New Hampshire fs.
I John Lord Hayes Clerk of the Courts of the United States for the district aforesaid do hereby certify, that William B. Parker is a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, and that the above signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States to be hereunto affixed this eleventh day of August A.D. 1843.
John L. Hayes

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.  Owm

File No.  20960

Hannah Dame
widow of
Jonathan Dame
Corpl  Rev War

Act:  Feb 20  48

Index:--Vol. A,  Page 172

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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9482

Hannah Dame
NH

Let to WB Parker  Oct 30  43

430

Act 7 July 1838
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[Checkmark]

4421
N. Hampshire
=======================
Hannah Dame
widow of Jonathan Dame
who was a priv & Corp'l
in the Mass'tts and N.H. Militia
=======================
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
86 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
=======================
Certificate of Pension issued the
seventeenth day of Jany 1844
and sent to W.P. Parker
Portsmouth NH
=======================
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book C
Vol. 1   Page 24

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Rep'd Jany 26th 1844

Let to W.P. Parker Apl 3. 1844
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7.932.

New Hampshire  P.
===========================
Hannah Dame
widow of Jonathan Dame
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832.
and who died on the 11th February 1840.
of York Co in the State of Maine
who was a Priv. & Corp in the Company
commanded by Captain Shapley of the
Reg. commanded by Col Song in
the Mafs. Militia ["line" stricken out] for 2 years.
===========================
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth N.H.
at the rate of 86---Dollars---------------
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.
===========================
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of
November 1843, and Sent to W.B.
Parker, Portsmouth, NH.
===========================
                                ===========
Total amount,           $430.00.
                                 ===========

[Act July 7, 1838.  ]

Recorded by F.S. Evans Clerk,
Book D.   Vol 1.   Page 27.

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Reported.
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[Stamp in upper left corner]
PORTSMOUTH N.H.
AUG 29

pH  4421 [written vertically beside above stamp]

Claim of Hannah Dame         )      
to a pension under the Act    )
of the 2d Feby 1848.              )

[Stamp reading "FREE" affixed here]

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commifsioner of Pensions
Pension Office
City of Washington

[Written vertically on right side of page]
Ntd Cole
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Portsmouth N.H. 29th Augt. 1848

Sir,

Enclosed is Hannah Dame's claim for a pension.

I am, Sir, respectfully
Your Mo Obt. Servt
Wm. B. Parker.

To the Commifsioner of Pensions
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits sof the Act of Congrefs of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An act making further provision for Widows and soldiers of the Revolution".

On this twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1848, personally appeared before me, William B. Parker, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths, Hannah Dame, a resident of Kittery (but she and her husband rec'd their respective pensions at Portsmouth N.H.) in the County of York and State of Maine aged ninety four years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congrefs, pafsed on the 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.  That she is the widow of Jonathan Dame who served in the State Troops of Mafsachusetts and New Hampshire and was a pensioner under the Act of the 7th of June, 1832, and receied the same amount per annum as she has under the Act of 17th June 1844, viz--$86.-- She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Hannah X her mark Dame

Witnefses Wm B. Parker
Sarah D Tibbetts

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me:--I also certify that the declarant is personally known to me.
Wm. B. Parker,
Justice of the Peace.
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District of New Hampshire.

I, Albert P Hatch Clerk of the Courts of the United States for the said District, do hereby Certify that William B. Parker is a Justice of the Peace, for the County of Rockingham; and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court of the United States, this twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1848.
Albert R Hatch
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[Stamp affixed at top of page]
PORTSMOUTH N.H.
JAN
24

Jan. 26 '44
Sec:
Hannah Dame
N.H. names
witnefses

4421-ab '43.
[Stamp reading "FREE" affixed vertically here]

[Written vertically over all of the above on the original]

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
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Portsm' N.H. 23d Jany 1844

Hon J. L Edwards
Commifsioner of Pensions

Sir,

I have rec'd the pension Certificate of Hannah Dame.

But Mr. Jennefs states that he has not been adressed of it and therefore cannot pay until he is informed that she has been placed on the Roll.

Will you therefore please to advise the pension agent?

I have the honour to be &c &c
Sir
Your Mo Obt Servt
Wm. B. Parker
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[Stamp affixed at top of page]
PORTSMOUTH N.H.
MAR 29

Apr. 44
Han Dame
Nh NH
Act 38 or 43

4421 act
'43.
[Stamp reading "FREE" affixed here]

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions
City of Washington
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Portsm'o N.H.  28th March 1844

Sir:--

If Hannah Dame's husband Jon'n Dame, to whom you lately awarded a five and a year's pension as serving under Capt Eliphalet Daniels:--If sd. Capt Daniels belonged to a Mafsachusetts Regiment and the enlistment of Dame was for 3 years in the War, Mrs. Dame is entitled to a Bounty from the State of Mafs's or Maine.

Will you please therefore to refer to Jonathan Dame's declaration or to any other service, to see whether Capt Daniels' Company belonged to a Mafs's Regt and the disposition of Dame's enlistment?

i am Sir very respt'y
Your mt Obt Servt
W.B. Parker
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H. Dame

$86 per an

W.B. Parker
Portsmouth
N.H.
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Portsmouth N.H. 2d December 1843

Hon:  J. L. Edwards,
Commifsioner of Pensions.

Sir:

Enclosed herewith is the declaration of Hannah, the Widow of Jonathan Dame, for a year's pension under the Act of the 3d day of March last:--

About the first of July last I transmitted the declaration of the Widow of Eleazer Taft for a year's pension; five months have now elapsed and we have had no answer to that application; we do not know how long it may take before this case will come in turn, and if the declaration went safe we do not expect any answer to this statement:  But if it miscarried, I beg leave to request to be informed of that fact.

I am, Sir, very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Wm. B. Parker
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Portsmouth N.H.  17th August 1843.

Hon:  J. L. Edwards
Commifsioner of Pensions

Sir:--

Enclosed herewith is the declaration of Hannah, the widow of Jonathan Dame, in order to obtain a five years pension, under the Act of 1838, and part of the evidence:--In regard to the accompanying Book containing the marriage births deaths and sundry other matters, she would be glad to have it returned, if compatible with the rules of the Bureau.

Her husband was transferred from Maine to New Hampshire, on the List of which latter agency she would be glad to be placed on account of its proximity to her residence ["in this place" stricken out]

I am, Sir, very respectfully
Your Mo Obt Servant
Wm. B. Parker.
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Portsmouth N.H. the 4th of November 1843.

Hon:  J. L. Edwards Comm'r of Pensions.

Sir:

In regard to the claim of Hannah, the widow of Jonathan Dame of Kittery, Maine, I herewith enclose a letter from the Secretary of Newhampshire, by which it appears that there are no Rolls of Captains Daniels or Hubbard in that Office.

The Book kept by said Jonathan Dame, I have, since the date of my last letter, seen, and there is nothing left in it respecting his service:  But I find that I kept a copy of that part relied upon to support Betsy Wilson's claim, and whose pension was allowed her, I suppose, on that evidence.  It is as follows:

"1777 January the 1st Inlisted for Twelve Months at Fort Sullivan under the command of Capt Eliphalet Daniels at 45/pr. month.  Jany 1, 1778 Received wages in full L31.2.0  With a small allowance for the Depreciation of the money."

Very respectfully Your obt. Servt
Wm. B. Parker.
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Portsmouth N.H. 3d November 1843.

Hon:  J. L. Edwards, Commifsioner of Pensions.

Sir:

In answer to your favour of the 30th ult'e, I beg leave to observe, in regard to the claim of Hannah, the widow of Jonathan Dame to which it relates:--

That on the 1st of December 1837, I transmitted in support of the claim of Betsy, the widow of Aaron Wilson, of Kittery, State of Maine, an account Book of said Dame, wherein was stated his service, and the Bureau caused a leaf to be taken out & retained it, returning us the Book:  and also, the Affidavits of Titus Salter deceased and of George Long respecting the identity of Captain Eliphalet Daniels and his revolutionary services.

If you will have the goodnefs to refer to the claim of Betsy Wilson dec'd perhaps the evidence there filed might be satisfactory, or, at least, serve in part, to elucidate the claim referred to above.

I am, very respectfully, your Obedient Servant
Wm. B. Parker
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[Stamp at top of page]
CONCORD N.H.
NOV 3

W

William B. Parker ,Esqr.
Portsmouth
(N.H.)
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Secy. of State's Office
Concord N.H.
Octr 3d 1843

Dear Sir,

In reply to yours of the 2d int. requesting the usual papers to establish the claim of the Widow of Jonathan Dame to a Pension for the services of her husband in the War of the Revolution, I would say that I have not been able to find any of the Pay Rolls of Capt. Eliphalet Daniels in this Office--Those Rolls I think must be at Washington--I find on one of the Revolutionary Records, which was returned to this Office, from the War Office in 1841, a memorandum of a great number of Pay Rolls, "for the Defence of the Sea Coast," which was delivered by Joseph Gilman, Auditor of Accts, in 1778 to E. Haskell, who in the receipt for the same signs as "Commifsioner for the four Eastern States"--That memorandum names some 20 or 30 Rolls of Capt. Eliphalet Daniels.  As those Rolls were not returned to this office with the other Revolutionary Records in 1841, they are probably now on file at Washington City--

The name of Capt P. Hubbard does not appear on any of our Records.

Very Respectfully yours &c
Thomas P. Treadwell

To Wm. B. Parker, Esqr.
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4975

Hannah Dame
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I
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District of New Hampshire.

I, John Lord Hayes, Clerk of the Courts of the United States for the aforesaid District, do hereby certify, that William B. Parker is a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Rockingham, in the State and district of New Hampshire, aforesaid, and that the signature of said William B. Parker, as such, to the foregoing affidavit of Hanna Dame is genuine.

[seal]  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the District Court of the United States at Portsmouth in said district, this second day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
John L.  Hayes  Clerk
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[envelope]

Oak Hill Me
April 11

William B. Parker Esq.
Portsmouth NH

[written at bottom page]
    158
        6  [times]
     948  [subtotal]
         2  [times]
   1896  [subtotal]
     274  [plus]
   2170  [total]
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State of Maine
Town of Scarborough Apl 11th 1842

I Abraham Milliken Town clerk of the town of Scarborough do certify that I have carefully examined the record of Marriages in said town and that there is no record of the marriage of Jonathan Dame and Hannah Plaisted recorded on the Book of Records of Marriages in said town
Abraham Milliken  Town Clerk

State of Maine Cumberland April 11th 1842
Personal appeared Abraham Milliken the above named who has the custody of the records of the town of Scarborough and is Clerk of town and who I certify is a credible witness and made oath to the saith of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed before me.
Simon Millliken  Justice of the Peace.

In Bleede Point is in this town

My fees and Justice fees one dollar of said by March direct to Oak Hill T. office
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Jonathan Dame's
_________________
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Augt. 8th 1832.
I hereby certify, that, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appear that Jonathan Dam served in Capt. John Shapleigh's Company, stationed at the seacoast at Kittery Point under the command of Col. Edw. ? Cutt is stated is the Roll to have served for six months and five days commencing in July 1775.
Edward D. Bangs, Esq.
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Jonathan Dame of Kittery was a Sergent in Capt Fernalds company kept a memorandum of said company which memorandum was cut from his books and sent to Washington with his papers, Samuel Brooks, Joseph Brooks and William Wherren of Kittery were members of said Fernalds company Capt. Caleb Spinney was also a member of said company.
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Sept 8

Sep 8  Transfer


J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Maine Bank
Portland Sept. 3d. 1834.

Sir,

Jonathan Dame a Private of the Revolutionary Army, at Eighty six Dollars per annum has been paid up to March 4th 1834.

I am very Respectfully
your Obt. Servt.
Joseph Swift  Clerk

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commifsioner of Pensions
Washington
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Portsmouth September 4 1834

J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir:
On the 15th real time, I applied for the transfer of Jonathan Dame from the Roll of Maine to that of New Hampshire, and enclosed his pension certificate under the Act of June 7, 1832:  Since which I have not heard whether the transfer has been granted or not:  It was requested that the transfer should be enclosed to me; He was of this plan this day to enquire whether I had received the papers, and if they have not been forwarded, I have to request that they may be to me, or soon as completed.  I am sir respty  [respectfully]
your obt Servt.  [obedient servant]
W.  B. Parker
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[envelope]   Sept. 8
Application for a transfer enquiry

J L Edwards Esq             Free
Comm. of Pensions
City of Washington

[stamp:  Portsmouth N. H. Sep 4]
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Application for a Transfer.

State of New Hampshire     }
County of Rockingham, SS  }

On this fourteenth day of August 1834 before me, the Subscriber, a Notary Public for said county and State, personally appeared Jonathan Dame who, on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly served in the State Troops of New Hampshire in the Revolutionary war in the Company's commanded by Captain Jno Shapleigh, Hubbard, and  Daniels in the Regiments commanded by Col Cutts and Col Pierce Long that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of Maine, under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, on the ninth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty three that he there resided, and now resides at Kittery, in the State of Maine, where he intends to remain.
That he wishes to be transferred from the Pension Agency of Portland, Maine, to the pension Agency of Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire, for the following reasons visit that the distance from Kittery aforesaid, the place of his residence, to Portland, is about sixty miles; and the distance from his residence to Portsmouth N.H. is only about half a mile; his house being on the other side of the River Piscataqua, which divides Maine, from New Hampshire:  That his is very old and infirm, unable to go himself to Portland, and he finds sending an attorney attended with considerable expense:  That if he was placed upon the Roll of the New Hampshire Agency, he could go to Portsmouth himself and receive his pension, with little or no expense.
Jonathan Dame

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year first aforewritten:  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal the day and year first aforesaid.
Wm. B. Parker, Notary Public.
[seal] W. B. Parker Not Pub NH
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State of New Hampshire   }
Rockingham County ss.     }
Portsmouth                       }

On this fourteenth day of August A.D. 1834, before me, the Subscriber, a notary Public in and for the State aforesaid, personally appeared John Pennell of lawful age, of Kittery in the State of Maine, and made oath in due form of law, that Jonathan Dame of Kittery in the State of Maine who has this day subscribed the foregoing affidavit, in my presence, is a Revolutionary pensioner, and the identical person named in a pension certificate now in his possession dated at the War Office the 9th day of April 1833. That said Jonathan Dame is a near neighbour of mine, and I know him to be the person described in the foregoing affidavit.
John Pennell
I certify that John Pennell the above named deponant is a person of veracity.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year first aforewritten.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal the day and year aforesaid.
Wm. B. Parker, Notary public
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Copy of Record from a leaf in an old account book sent to this office in 1843
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Department of the Interior.
Pension Office.
Washington, D.C.  Apl 26 1879

"1777 January the 1st enlisted for twelve months at Fort Sullivan under command of Capt. Eliphelet Daniels at 45/pr month.
Jany 1st 1778 received wages in full L 31.2.0 with a small allowance for the depreciation of the money."
This is the only record I find in the old book sent here by W. B. Parker in 1843 when application was made for pension for Hannah Dame widow of Jonathan Dame a Revy soldier 
W. B. Evans
Clk
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[stamp] DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR OFFICE  MAY 14 1879

May 12, 1879
Department of Interior Pension Office.

To the Hon Comm's of Pensions.
Rec'd the old acct Book for which I am much obliged.
Your Obt Servant
Joseph D. Guppey
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[written upper left corner]
N O.W. and BL Div
WBE
article No. 20.960

Department of the Interior
Pension Office.
Washington D.C.   May 8th 1879

Dear Sir
When your grandmother Mrs. Hannah Dame late of Kittery N.H. made application for pension in the year 1843. She sent an old account book to this Office to be filed in evidence.  I now return it to you.  Please acknowledge the receipt of the book on the back of this letter and return it to this Office in the  enclosed envelope.
Very respectfully
J. A. Bentley
Commissioner
for N. B. E.

Hon. Joseph D. Guppy
Mayor of Dover
New Hampshire
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Kittery Me
April 30 1879

Sir
I as reply to your letter of 26th and I send the following information.  Mr Joseph D Guppy (at present Mayor of the City of Dover NH) is the grandson of Mrs Hannah Dame and I believe was the Executor of the Estate; with the exception of a sister of Mrs Guppy, wife of Mr Joseph Lock of Manchester N.H.  I believe  there is no other relative living in this section.
The above information I obtained from a son in law of Mrs. Lock and I presume is correct
Respectfully yt
Jas. O Tufethen  PM
Kittery Me
To the commission of Pension
Washington D. C.
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[handwritten on letter]   N. O. W. and B. L. Div  N.B.E  JAB

Department of the Interior
Pension Office.
Washington, D. C.  Apl. 26th 1879

Dear Sir
Please furnish this office with the names and present Post Office address of some of the descendants of Mrs Hannah Dame, Widow of Jonathan Dame late a Corporal in the Revolutionary War. (File No. 20.960)
Mrs. Dame made application for pension in the year 1843 and sent an old account book to this office to be filed in evidence.  It is now desired to return this old book to the family.  The family resided within the delivery of your office and doubtless some of the descendants still reside in your vicinity.  Mr. Wm. B. Parker of Portsmouth N.H. acted as the attorney for Mrs. Dame.
Please return this letter with your reply in the enclosed envelope.
Very respectfully
J. A. Bentley
Commissioner for NBE

Post Master Kittery York County N.H. }