Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4387, Elisha Gunn, Mass.
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Massachusetts
Gunn, Elisha
#R4387
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Nov. 3
Ohio
Elisha Gunn
Act 1832


9865 42 Elisha Gunn
Ohio
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The State of Ohio 
Lucas County _} Personally came before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County.
    Elisha Gunn, a resident of said County, who being duly sworn according to Lucas deposeth and ______that he was a volunteer in the army of  the Revolution, and served three months in the Massachusetts line under Captain Pierce of Shutesbury, Major Daniel Whitmore of Sunderland and Colonel Murray of Hatfield - James G. Lyon of Northfield first Lieutenant and John Ganson of Salem Second Lieutenant Doctors Ball and Marsh surgeons that he marched from Montaque on the 2ne day of July A.D. 1780, destined for West Point as a place of rendezvous that he passed through Great Barrington, Poughkeepsie, and Fishkill on his way_____and was there on the 2 day of October of the same year, when Major Andre was executed and where a skirmish took place at King's Ferry near where Major Andre was executed that he was there to discharged by his Captain who received his order from Gen William Shephard of Westfield and that his first application for a pension, was made under the Law of the seventh day of June A.D. 1832 that  he _____ muster under the inspection of Colonel Woodbridge of Hatfield at the age of sixteen in the year 1780 -  that he is now seventy four years of age
Elisha Gunn

Sworn and subscribed before me N. Rathbun  a Justice of the  Peace in and for the county of Lucas the 25th day of October A.D. 1838 
N. Rathbun J. Peace.
    We David Strayer, Conrad House, and Samuel M. Young, citizens said county of Lucas being duly sworn do depose and say that we are personally acquainted with Elisha Gunn that he is man of excellent moral character and that we believe that the statement by him subscribed in the foregoing  affidavit  is true
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Daniel Strayer
Conrad House
Sami M. Young
Subscribe and swears to this 25th day of October  A.D. 1838    N Rathbun Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Lucas County} I James Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County  and State aforesaid do here by certify that Nathan Rathbun before whom the above affidavits of Elisha Gunn, Daniel Strayer, Conrad House and Samuel M. Young appear to have been taken was at the time and now is an acting Justice of the Piece duly ________and qualified according to Law to all whose official acts full faith and credit are and of rights ought to be given In  testimony whereof  I hereunto sign and affix the seal of said Court on this 25th day of October A.D. 1838

James Myers Clerk

I Ozias Bowen President Judge of the __________Common Pleas do hereby__________whose leave is affixed _______time of signing the same_________appointed and _____________________where of I hereunto sign 
_________________affix the seal of said__________this 25th day of October 1838 in open court.
Ozais Bowen P. J.
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 April 20, 1931
Herman H. Gunn
Palace Theater Building 
Ashland, Ohio
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section EEL

Dear Sir:
    Reference is made to your letter in which you state you desire the records of soldiers of the Revolution with surname Gunn of Connecticut, Massachusetts or Ohio.
      As Ohio was not admitted as a state until subsequent to the Revolutionary War, the records have been searched of soldiers with that surname who served from Connecticut, or Massachusetts and applied for pension from Ohio.
     The records of Elisha and Noble Gunn which follow, are those of the ones who served from a New England State and applied for pension from Ohio, that are found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
      It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R.4387, that Elisha Gunn applied for pension October 25, 1838, at which time he was aged seventy-four years and resided in Lucas County, Ohio and stated that he volunteered, date and place not given, marched from Montague, July 2, 1780, served three months in Captain Pierce's Company, Colonel Murray's Massachusetts Regiment and was at West Point when Major Andre was executed.
        His claim was not allowed as he did not render six months military service as was required by the pensions law.
         There are no data as to his family

Very truly yours
E,W, Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Elisha Gunn
Ohio
Rejected
See let. 20th June
Service less than six months.

Act 7 June 1832
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Dr. Herman N. Gunn
Palace Theater BLDG
ASHLAND...OHIO

December 13, 1930

Bureau of Pensions
Adjutant's General Dept.,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

       I should like to know if you have any pension papers filed for any of the Family of Gunn's from service in the war of the Revolutio
        These men would be either from Massachusetts, Conniticut or Ohio probably the first two. I should like the names of these individuals and their organizations,1

Thanking you in advance, I am,
Sincerely
Herman N. Gunn
Capt. M.C. ONG. and Med. Res
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Rejected
4387
Elisha Gunn


list of 1852 shows cause of rejection'\
Alleges: not six months service
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Hon L. Hosmer
Oct 29, 1839
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War Department
Pension Office
Oct 29, 1839

Sir, 
     I enclose herewith a copy of a letter addressed to you on the 20th of June last at Tole JO relative to the claim of Elisha Gunn

(This sentence has a line drawn through it --The original failed to reach a account of an ever in shelling the surname.)
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[very light hand written document]
[illegible] Oct 25, 1838
Wm Gorden Esq.
Court of Pensions
Herein enclosed is the application of Elisha Gunn for a pension. Whether it is in proper form or not I do [illegible] [illegible]. If not used [illegible] can furnish further directive it can be [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]. Mr. Gunn [illegible] [illegible] to have been [illegible] [illegible] lest he should be deprived forever of getting further with [illegible] government.  If it be correct, private recruit to live at Perrysbrug. Woods County, Ohio
Respectfully
[signature illegible]
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J.L. Edwards
Council of Pensions
H.L. Hosmer, Esq
Toledo, Ohio
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War Department,
Pension Office,
June 20 1839.

Sir,

The declaration of Elisha Gunn has been examined.  He alleges to have performed a time of service in 1780, as a militia man of Mass. under Capt. Pierce and Col. Murray.  The Act of 7 June 1832 provides for men who did not serve six months.  The claim has therefore been rejected and the declaration filed in this Office. 

I am, respectfully,
Your obt servt. 
J L Edison 


H.L Dorian Esq ["Dorian Esq" crossed out, "Hosmer, Esq" written above]