Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,578, for Jonathan Hunt, Massachusetts

SERVICE Continental Mass
NUMBER
Hunt, Jonathan
S. 5,578
carded
CONTENTS

14533
New York
Jonathan Hunt
of Nichols in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Moore of the Regt. — commanded by Col Wigglesworth in the Massachusetts line for 3 Years —
Inserted on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 1th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May 1833 — and sent to Ex. Sweet Oregon 19
Annuity to the 1th of Mar 33 $160 Pension allowance ending 4 Sep 33 40
$200.
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c Cromwell Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 60

Jonathan Towne 22045
On Rolls, Wigglesworth 3 years '77 to 80
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2 years pri
$80.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed, June 7, 1832
State of New York ss: On this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court, before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Tioga aforesaid, now sitting Jonathan Weed a resident of the Town of Nichols in the county & State aforesaid aged Seventy two 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 Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
That he was born in Paxton, Worcester County State of Massachusetts on the twenty fifth day of December in the year 1760 as he has been informed by his parents - He has no record of his age. - He was living in the Town of Paxton (or as it was sometimes called old Rutland) County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts when called into service -
Early in the spring of 1775 He entered the service as a volunteer and continued in such service in the capacity of a private soldier for about one year. - Willard or William Moore was the Captain who commanded the company in which he was. - General Warren had the command of the forces at this time. -
He was in the Battle at Bunker's Hill in Charlestown and in which engagement General Warren was killed. The battle as near as he can recollect was fought on the 17 th of June 1775. He continued in the service  about three through the remaining part of the summer also the fall & winter following - and early in the spring he returned to Paxton aforesaid. -
In the Month of April or May in the year 1776 He enlisted into the Continental service for the term of three years. one Haynes was the Captain who commanded the company at the time he enlisted into the same (his Christian name he does not remember) a man by the name of Williamson was first Lieutenant & one Miller was the Ensign -
The company into which he enlisted belonged to the

Regiment commanded by Colonel Brigslesworth (who was from New Hampshire to the best of his belief) Colonel Penrose and Colonel Shephard had each the command of an Regiment - These three Regiments at this time constituted a Brigade - which was commanded at this time by Brig d General Glouster.
After he enlisted under Capt. Haines the following summer he went to New York. The Regiment continued there until some time in September following as near as he can recollect (thinks the first part of the Month) Not long after which time the British entered New York - The American Army retreated to White Plains under the command of General Washington - He was in the Battle at White Plains - which was fought as near as he can remember on the 28 th day of September 1776. From there he marched in the Brigade commanded by Brig d General Glouster to Rhode Island - on their March they passed through the places called Horseneck, Stamford, Fairfield, Old, Stamford and Norwalk - and after they arrived at Providence Rhode Island they tarried there one day. They then marched on to the Island, staid there about two weeks, during which time there was a small skirmish between the British and Americans, the next day after which the American Army retreated from the Island, in consequence of a British Fleet throwing in sight, and went to Providence and there took up their winter quarters. In the spring following 1777 he marched on leaving Providence, with the Brigade to Ferrytown on the North River and there they joined the Main Army commanded by General Washington - From which place (as near as he can recollect) He marched with the Brigade commanded by General Glouster to join the forces commanded by General Schuyler at Saratoga. He was in the battle at Bemis Heights (or as it was called the Still River) The British Army at this time was commanded by General Burgoyne - From thence the British retreated to Albany.

the British coming at us came on a command - Burgoyne - From thence the British retreated to Albany who were pursued by the American Army. He was in the engagement that took place between the British and Americans at Saratoga and was there when General Bur- goyne surrendered to the Americans which was Octob r 17 th 1777. From thence they marched to Sally Forge in the State of Pennsylvania and there encamped for win- ter quarters. He was not in the Battle fought at Mon- mouth the 28 th of June 1778 - but was called out and was not wanted. He was near enough to witness the engagement. From thence they marched towards New-York and thinks that it was sometime in the Month of November 1778. They encamped at the place called the Highlands and remained there during the Winter of 1778 in the spring of '79 the Term of Service which he enlisted expired - At which time he received a written discharge from Captain Smith signed by him who at this time commanded the company into which he enlisted - during all which time he served in the capacity of a private. After being thus discharged he again enlisted into the Militia for the Term of four Months. in a com- pany commanded by Captain Sackett and was sta- tioned on the Line in North Castle (as it was called Middle Patent) to guard against the encroachments of the Refugees. In the Summer of 1780. he again enlisted for the Term of 4 Months into a company of Militia com- manded by Captain Benjamin Stevens and was sta- tioned on the Lines as before mentioned. And after his Term of services had expired he was discharged and that too without any written discharge - He says that at the time above mentioned of the encampment at the Highlands Isaac Sharp was knowing then to his being in the Continental Service & that he the said Sharp was then in the Continental Service in the capacity of a Soldier & was then there encamped & so remained there until Spring whose testimony as to this fact he is enabled to pro- -cure

He has no documentary evidence of his services now. That about 20 years since the discharge which he received from Captain Smith at the expiration of the term of three years above mentioned, was destroyed by one of his granddaughters. He never received any commission. — He knows of no person except the said Mary that is living that he can prove his services aforesaid by.
After the close of the war he moved to Bedford Westchester County in the State of New York, at which place he resided to the best of his recollection near thirty years. From which place he moved to the State of Georgia on the River of Marys, and there staid for the term of one year & eight months. From thence He removed back again to Bedford and lived there for the term of eight or nine years — He then moved to the place where he now resides and has continued to reside ever since, to wit, at the Town of Nichols County of Tioga & State of New York —
There being no Clergymen or Clergymen in the neighbourhood or in immediate vicinity with whom he is personally acquainted. He therefore refers to Messrs. Cornelius Klock Hyatt & Melanick Pratt who reside in his neighbourhood in the Town of Nichols in the County of Tioga & State of New York who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 —
Sworn & subscribed this 3 rd day of January 1833 before me. Green M c Mathill Clk.
Joseph M c Mathill

Tioga County ss: We Ezra Canfield, Clerk Hyal & Deborah Reside residing in the Town of Nichols County of Tioga & State of New-York and in the immediate neighbour- hood of Jonathan Hunt do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Hunt who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we en- ter in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid - Jan'y 2 d 1833 - Green Mountain Co. ss
E Canfield [Signature]
And the said court do hereby certify their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after per- using the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as such. And the court further certifies that it appears then that Ezra Canfield, Clark Hyal, & Deborah Reside Reside who have signed the preceding certif- icate are neighbours who reside in the immediate neighbourhood of Jonathan Hunt who signed made the preceding Declaration, and that they are cred- -ible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
J. B. Waldo Presiding
I Green M. Tuttle Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of the County of Tioga in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Hunt for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have

hereunto set my hand and seal of said Office this third day of January in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty Three
Green N. Southwick C.H. J. P. Clerk
State of New York } Tioga County } ss. On this third day of January 1833 personally appeared before me Green N. Duthill Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid Isaac Sharp who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is acquainted with Jonathan Hunt (the person who has made and subscribed to the Attached Declaration) of the Town of Nichols in said County of Tioga and that he has a know- ledge of and is knowing to said Jonathan Hunt's having been a soldier in the Revolutionary War - and that he this deponent first became acquainted with said Hunt in the Winter of 1777 at the place called the Highlands on the North River opposite to West Point - at which place they encamped for the winter - at which time he this deponent was in the service and was in the capacity of a soldier - he this deponent was in the Company commanded by Capt. Comstock in the 2nd Connecticut Regiment which was com- manded by Heman Swift. That he this deponent's name is now on the Pension Roll & he has drawn a pension for 12 years - This deponent does not recollect of seeing the said Hunt after the opening of the campaign in the following Spring - and that

the first time after this, he saw him was at Hartford  Pedford Westchester County in the State of New- York - Thinks this was the last year after the War, & that in this dispensation has been acquainted with the said Hunt ever since - That a greater part of the time he has lived near him & further than dispensation saith not.
Sworn & subscribed this Third day of January 1833 before me by making his mark Isaac Hunt
his Isaac Hunt mark
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Iron Mountain Tioga Co New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jonathan Heart
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Spring 1775 1 Private Capt Moore Genl Murrey Bunker Hill Taunton Fracture of   Apr - May 1776 3 " Capt Wayne Col. Wiggins Brattle Pasture Living witness   4 " Capt Sachet White Plains New York   1780 4 " Capt Stearns Saratoga Providence   Bemis Heights Schenectady   to Saratoga  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration; and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 _____ month and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine, with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mod. of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

September 17, 1933
Jonathan Hunt-S.5573
RA-J/WH
Mr. Charles Cafferty Apalachin New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of September 14, in which you request, at an early date, the Revolutionary War record of Jonathan Hunt, of Nichols, New York, whose pension certificate was issued May 30, 1833.
The data given below were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.5573, based upon the military service of Jonathan Hunt in that war.
Jonathan Hunt was born December 26, 1760, at Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
While residing in Paxton(sometimes called Old Rutland), Massachusetts, he volunteered early in the spring of 1775, served as a private in Captain Willard or William Moore's Massachusetts Company and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, length of service, one year: he enlisted in April or May, 1776, served as a private in Captain Haynes' Company of the Continental Line, and in Captains Haynes and Smith's Company, Colonel Wigglesworth's Massachusetts Regiment; was in the battle of White Plains, both battles of Saratoga and surrender of General Burgoyne, was in winter quarters at Valley Forge, witnessed the battle of Monmouth but did not participate in said battle and was discharged in the spring of 1779, having served three years: he afterward enlisted and served four months in Captain Sackett's Massachusetts Company; no dates for this service given; and again enlisted in the summer of 1780 and served four months in Captain Benjamin Stevens' Massachusetts Company.
After the Revolution, he moved to Bedford, Westchester County, New York, resided there for thirty years; then moved to the state of Georgia on the River St. Marys, where he lived for one year and eight months; then returned to Bedford, New York, and lived eight or nine years; then moved to Nichols, Tioga County, New York.
See cl Aaron Haynes S.36448 for cont also in his father Co. the same co. y. which this col. served Captain more sep- arated because it was believed that then Haynes was the captain & col. stated he served "in Continen- tal service"

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 5, 1833, while residing in Nichols, New York.
There are no data as to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jonathan Hunt, S. 5578, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
Jonathan Hunt, Certificate No. 14533, issued May 30, 1833, rate $60 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. KILLEN Assistant to Administrator

Reuben
5578
INVALID.
1916 May 9. Tombstone data Miss Mary E. Finch 1982-Sept 17-Hist. to chas Capperty - 1938 Dec. 8. Hist. to Elaine H. Criswald. Copied E.E.R.
File No. 5578
Jonathan Wood St. New York
Act: June 1st 32
Index: Vol. 72 , Page 184
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Unveil Marker and Pay Tribute at Grave of Revolutionary Soldier Jonathan Hunt
Impressive and Largely Attended Exercises Are Held at Riverside Cemetery at Lounsbury by the Members of Beulah Patterson Brown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on the Occasion of the Unveiling of a Marker Over the Grave of a Distinguished Revolutionary Soldier, Jonathan Hunt, Who Fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Is at Valley Forge with His Regiment, and Witnesses the Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga—Charles C. Cafferty, of Apalachin, a Local Historian of Note, Reads a Tribute and a Sketch of the Life of Soldier Hunt.
A bronze marker placed at the grave of Jonathan Hunt, a Revolutionary soldier, in the Lounsbury cemetery, and a pioneer settler at Lounsbury, was dedicated at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon with impressive and largely attended exercises conducted by Beulah Patterson Brown chapter, D. A. R., of Newark Valley. The regent of the chapter, Mrs. Charles L. Stone, presided. The marker was erected by Mrs. Seth Hunt, Jr., of Binghamton, whose husband is a great, great grandson of the patriot.
From 80 to 100 persons were present at the dedication. When the
time came for the ceremonies to begin, the regent, Mrs. Stone, followed by the colorbearer and the Nichols troop of 12 Girl Scouts lined up at the front of the cemetery and then marched to the soldier's grave, which is near the center of the old part of the cemetery. The assemblage then formed about the grave with officials of the chapter and the Girl Scouts in the front ranks.
Open Exercises with "America."
The exercises were opened by singing "America," which was first played by Keith Stauff, of Nichols, on the cornet and then sung by the gathering. Then Mrs. Clarence Knapp, of Newark Valley, a past regent of the chapter and chairman of the state committee on the correct use of the flag, led in giving the salute to the flag.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wyckoff, of this village, chaplain of the chapter, first read the beautiful poem, "O Radiant Flag," by Charles Coke Woods, which was as follows:
Fly wide in the winds, our banner of light, With your red and your blue and your unstained white; Your bright brave stars have scattered our night— O radiant flag, fly wide in the winds! Your beautiful hues tell the world of our creed,
In service we go wherever is need; We comfort distress, and the hungry we feed— O banner of help, fly wide in the world! Dismantle the battleships, dress them with peace, Let the friendships of nations forever increase; Let the ill will of men forevermore cease— O banner of love, kiss the world with thy folds!
Wherever our flag hath its beauty unfurled, It flew for the good and the peace of the world. Mad weapons of war in the dust it has hurled— Let thy healing folds fly o'er the wounds of the world.
O God of our faith, let our flag fly for Thee, For the friendship of men, and for sweet liberty. Let our love of the right from the wrong keep us free— By service for all make us servants of God.
Delivers an Original Prayer.
She then gave an original prayer. This prayer, which was happily phrased, was as follows:
"Our God, we thank Thee for the Daughters of the American Revolution, and friends who have come this day to honor one who gave his all for his country.
"It is fitting that we should place this marker on the grave of a faithful soldier, lest we forget what has been done for our country and for the wounds of the world.
"We love our country and may we as its daughters stand firm and loyal for its highest ideals. Its freedom is ours. Its institutions are ours. Its flag is ours. Its victories are ours and also its defeats. How rich are we in our country and its laws.
"Teach us the rich rewards of obedience. The deep satisfaction of the companionship of Jesus. Teach us the gladness of a humble task done in love, and all the endless inspiration to service in the heart of the world.
"Guide us in the right use of our franchise. There are many voices calling. May we obey the One who said 'This is the way, walk ye in it. In God have we put our trust, let us not be afraid.'
"O, God! in danger's darkest hour, In battle's deadliest field, Thy name has been our nation's tower, Thy truth her help and shield.
"O Father, bless this gift we bring, Cause Thou Thy face to shine Till every nation owns her King And all the earth is Thine.
"Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
Marker Covered by Flag.
The marker, which was covered by a small American flag was then unveiled by Mrs. Seth Hunt, Jr.
Charles C. Cafferty, of Apalachin, who is the unofficial historian of Tioga county, and many of whose articles on the Revolutionary soldiers and old families of this vicinity have been published in the Gazette, read a sketch of Jonathan Hunt's life, in which was embodied his military career. He was introduced by Mrs. Stone.
When she had done this Keith Stauff played "America the Beautiful" and then sounded "taps."
Mrs. Stone next took occasion to thank all who had participated in the exercises—Mr. Cafferty, Mr. Stauff, and the Girl Scouts.
The marker is placed in about the centre of the grave of soldier and pioneer. At the head of his grave is his own modest monument. The marker is of bronze, and consists of a circular disc and standard. It is inscribed as follows:
Revolutionary Soldier Jonathan Hunt. 1760—1835
A bright sun shone all the afternoon, but there was a chill in the air. The day, however, was ideal for such a ceremony. The tang of autumn in the air made one remember that this sturdy man, who began his military service when a boy, a little more than 14 years old, died in the autumn of his life (at 75 years) at peace and in harmony with the community which he helped to found. And so to meditate upon his death is to accord to him a thanatopsis that would have pleased him best.
A Sketch of Mr. Hunt.
Mr. Cafferty's admirable sketch of the soldier is as follows:
JOHNATHAN HUNT, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER.
Jonathan Hunt was born on Christmas day in the year 1760 at Paxton (some times called Old Rutland), Massachusetts. The location of Paxton is 44 miles due west of Boston.
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from this enlistment, having experienced three solid years of active service.
Father Drafted.
Upon his return home he found his father was about to be inducted into service. Jonathan substituted for his father and served four months in Capt. Sackett's Massachusetts company in 1779.
The next year, 1780, Jonathan enlisted for four months, at which time he served under Capt. Benjamin Stevenson in his Massachusetts company. That the war service outlined above was performed by the Jonathan Hunt, who removed from Bradford to Nichols, is attested by records in the archives of the federal pension bureau.
A Jonathan Hunt is on record at Albany and Washington as having served in the Westchester county militia under Col. Thomas Thomas, a native of Bedford, and as having received pay for this service from the
But one Jonathan Hunt is listed in Robert's "New York in the Revolution," and but one Jonathan Hunt is listed in Bedford in the first federal census of 1790.
Paxton to Bedford.
Soon after the completion of the last mentioned service of Jonathan Hunt in 1780 we find him residing in Bedford, N. Y., and he probably removed there in that year. Capt. Richard Sackett, later colonel, under whom Jonathan served during his latter enlistment, resided at Bedford. Capt. Benjamin Stevenson, under whom Jonathan last served, I believe, was from Bedford. Both of these captains served under Col. Thomas Thomas, of Bedford. No doubt many of the privates under these two captains, were also from Bedford. The influence of association with these Bedford men, the fact that Jonathan had been absent from Paxton for the greater part of five years, and being of the age when young men go out into the world for themselves, may possibly account for his locating at Bedford. At any rate here he wooed and wed Millicent Brown, a Bedford belle. Here he resided during the period when their children were born, excepting one year and eight months, probably between 1795 and 1797, when he and his family removed from Bedford to the state of Georgia, on the river, St. Mary's. This river is the division between the states of Georgia and Florida. Several families from Bedford accompanied the Hunts on this ocean journey to the south. Nearly all became discontented in the warm climate and returned with the Hunts to Bedford.
Influx from Bedford.
About 1788 Col. Thomas Thomas, of Bedford, with several associates, purchased 2,765 acres of land in the southwest corner of this county as now constituted, for the purpose of dividing the tract into farms to be sold to the pioneers, who were rapidly removing from the east to the frontier. Several Bedford families removed on or near this tract and permanently settled. Miles Folman, Jonathan Platt, Benjamin Lounsbury and Richard Sackett, all from Bedford, settled along this river flat, called by the Indians the Maughanawano plain. Ludowyck Light, Jesse Miller and Enos Cenfled, also from Bedford, settled nearby, on the other side of the river.
Hunt Settles in Nichols.
In 1805, also, came Jonathan Hunt, his family and such personal equipment as the crude transportation facilities would permit. Two weeks were required to travel the two hundred miles. Today it could be traveled in six hours. They located at Sackett's Landing, on the river, near the present Nichols cemetery. A year later Jonathan removed to his newly acquired 250-acre farm, the centre of which was not far from where we are now assembled at his final resting place. The upper limit of the farm was between the first and the second house above this Riverside cemetery. The lower boundary was below the double row of maple shade trees that border the highway.
Hunt Homestead.
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present stucco house, therefore, is the third to stand where Jonathan lived.
Division of Farm.
Ebenezer, son of Jonathan, early acquired a 50-acre farm on the lower end of Jonathan's 250 acres. In 1816 or 1817 Ebenezer built a house on his farm and a part of it was used in the construction of the present house on the same site and facing the double row of maple trees mentioned above.
Jonathan bequeathed his farm to his son, Seth. The Harvey Lane farm, upon which is the first house above this cemetery, and which adjoins the Dutham farm above, was sold off from Seth's farm. The remainder of Seth's farm, eventually was divided into two farms owned by Seth's two sons, Enos and Seth, Jr.
Enos had the farm upon which were the homestead buildings. After Enos, Archie Hunt resided here.
Seth, Jr., had the farm, upon which this Riverside cemetery is located. The house which stood near the lower edge of this cemetery was burned early this year. The barn, still standing, was moved to its present location from the cluster of homestead buildings and is all that remains of the original group. Thus, Jonathan Hunt's original farm of 250 acres, now stands subdivided into four separate farms.
Family Burial Ground.
Jonathan was buried a few rods back of his house in the private Hunt family burial ground. After the Riverside cemetery was laid out the Hunt interments were removed here. The family plot can now be located only by a slightly elevated knoll of a few square rods in area, slightly back from the barn and somewhat above it.
Jonathan's Children.
Jonathan Hunt was born Dec. 25, 1760, at Paxton, Worcester county, Mass. He died June 24, 1835, in the town of Nichols, N. Y. About 1781 or 1782 he married Millicent Brown, of Bedford, Westchester county, N. Y. She was born in 1760 and died May 4, 1835. Both are buried in Riverside cemetery, which is on the Hunt homestead farm. Their children:
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ARY SOLDIER. Jonathan Hunt was born on Christmas day in the year 1760 at Paxton (some times called Old Rutland), Massachusetts. The location of Paxton is 44 miles due west of Boston. On April 19, 1775, at Lexington and Concord, approximately midway between Paxton and Boston, occurred the first conflict of the Revolutionary war, which ended eight years later. The populace of New England at this time was under a nervous tension due to the arrogance of the British troops stationed in Boston.
Now that patriots had been shot down by the king's soldiers, Paul Revere and other messengers galloped across the land and spread the news of the British outrage. The whole region flew to arms. Every boy old enough to use a rifle hurried toward Boston to avenge the death of his countrymen. In this vanguard, ready to sacrifice his young life for liberty, if necessary, was a Paxton youth of fourteen and one-third years. One hundred and fifty-seven years later we are here assembled, this day, at his grave, to do him reverence.
In Battle of Bunker Hill. Upon the arrival of the rough recruits near Boston a patriot army was hastily formed and young Jonathan Hunt was placed in service, as a private, in Capt. Willard's or William Moore's company of Massachusetts troops. On June 17, 1775, with but a few weeks of training, Jonathan helped fight one of the major battles of the war at Bunker Hill. In later life, while peacefully residing on the banks of the Susquehanna river, he took pride in reviewing his experiences in this battle, to his children and grandchildren. At the end of one year this enlistment expired and he was discharged from duty.
Reenlists for Three Years. In April or May of 1776 he promptly reenlisted as a private in Capt. Haynes's company of the Continental Line. Under this enlistment he also served in Capt. Haynes's and Smith's company of Col. Wigglesworth's Massachusetts regiment. He served three years under this second enlistment and was discharged in the spring of 1779.
Following the battle of Bunker Hill, the patriot army forced the red coats to evacuate Boston, after which it advanced on the English in New York city. At White Plains on Oct. 28, 1776, the British were encountered and Jonathan was in the midst of the conflict.
Helped Make Burgoyne Surrender. The next important battles in which Jonathan participated, were fought in the fall of the next year—the two battles at Saratoga, Sept. 19, and Oct. 7, 1777. Ten days later Jonathan witnessed the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne, Oct. 17, 1777.
Valley Forge. Two months later, Dec. 19, 1777, Washington with his army arrived at Valley Forge and went into winter quarters. Here we next find Jonathan Hunt experiencing all the hardships of the most gloomy winter of the war.
At Monmouth. The following summer the British evacuated Philadelphia and marched toward New York. Washington's army broke camp at Valley Forge, followed the British across New Jersey and engaged them in battle at Monmouth, June 28, 1778. Jonathan was here and witnessed the battle but his unit did not participate in the actual fighting. In the following spring, 1779, Jonathan was discharged
of the federal pension bureau, was between the first and the second house above this Riverside cemetery. The lower boundary was below the double row of maple shade trees that border the highway.  Hunt Homestead. Jonathan's original house, probably of logs, was located where now stands a stucco house, first below this cemetery. The original house was replaced with a frame house, which was destroyed by fire about 1920. The
1782 he married Millicent Brown, of Bedford, Westchester county, N. Y. She was born in 1760 and died May 4, 1835. Both are buried in Riverside cemetery, which is on the Hunt homestead farm. Their children:   1. Ebenezer, b. May 6, 1782; d. 1856; m. Abigail (Dodd) White.  2. Mary, b. April 24, 1786; m. Peter Turner.  3. Willard, b. Jan. 22, 1789; m. Mary Walker.  4. John, b. Dec. 22, 1791.  5. Adonijah, b. Aug. 10, 1793.  6. Jonathan, Jr., b. Mar. 4, 1796; d. Aug. 17, 1884; m. Martha Brown.  7. Irena, b. April 30, 1797; m. James Brown.  8. Seth, b. Feb. 15, 1799; d. Aug. 22, 1882; m. Mary Campbell.  9. Harvey, b. Feb. 15, 1801; d. Aug. 1886; m. Mary Brown.   Receives a Pension. Jonathan Hunt received a pension from the government of $80 per year from March 4, 1831, until his death in 1835, on account of his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war.
The Owego Gazette's issues of Mar. 2, 1916 and November 29, 1928, record many descendants of Jonathan Hunt. His descendants through his son, Seth, were not previously printed, but are herewith given:  Children of Seth and Mary Campbell Hunt:   Enos, b. Mar. 26, 1836; d. 1918. He did not marry.  Enoch, b. Sept. 29, 1837; d. 1894 in civil war. He did not marry.  Ebenezer, b. July 9, 1839; d. 1894; m. Mariah A. Patterson, Dec. 8, 1871. They had Virgie, who died in girlhood.  Enderson, b. Nov. 16, 1841; d. 1918; m. Martha J. Wescott in 1879. Member Nichols G. A. R.  Edgar, b. Nov. 8, 1843; m. Cynthia A. Neal in 1876. Children: William T., John E., d. young; Charles H., d. young; James E.  Seth, Jr., b. March 19, 1850; d. Nov. 3, 1920; m. Alice A. Burrell in 1880. Children: Addie E., Lewis S., Pearl M.   Pay Respects to Wm. T. Hunt. As we pay our respects to Jonathan Hunt, who fought to make this republic, we likewise pay our respects to his great grandson, William T. Hunt, of Binghamton, who is with us to-day, and who has fought to preserve this republic. He has actively served his country in the Spanish-American war, Philippine Insurrection, China Relief Expedition, Mexican Border Disturbance and the World war. These campaigns have taken him to Porto Rico, Cuba, Philippine Islands, China, Mexico, France, Belgium and Germany. To this record may be added many years of service as policeman in the city of Binghamton, where he arose to chief of police, from which position he retired on a pension a few years ago.
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VOL. 132—NO. 20
Golden Opportunities Await Shoppers on the First Annual "Owego Days."
Three Full Days Are to Be Devoted by the Merchants to "Owego Days" Next Week Thursday, Friday, and Saturday—These Days Are to Be One Community-Wide Festival of Value-Giving That Thrifty Shoppers Will Long Remember—The Event Is to Be Signalled by Band Music and Entertainment Is to Be Provided for the Three Days—The Stores Are to Make Special Displays of New Fall and Winter Fashions.
One hundred and twenty-two business men in this village have banded together in a movement to launch three full opening opportunity days, when a golden opportunity will be afforded to shoppers to enrich themselves with merchandise at incomparably low prices. Three days are to be given over to this event, which will be known as "Owego Days" and which will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Oct. 6, 7, and 8.
No merchandising proposition has ever been presented to the people within a radius of 25 miles of Owego of the magnitude as the one planned for next week. The merchants will display new fall and winter goods at prices that a shopper cannot resist from possessing. The merchants have enthusiastically responded to make this event, one long to be remembered by the shopping public.
The Advantage of "Owego Days." All business men in this village have spontaneously and enthusiastically responded to make this event, one to be long remembered by the shopping public.
Frank W. Wagner, secretary of the Owego chamber of commerce, has succinctly stated the advantages of this unparalleled event, in the following words:
"It will be many years before store patrons will be able to buy merchandise priced as low as it will be offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday—October 6, 7, and 8. The tide of business has turned. Commodity prices are rising. Stocks the retailers now have on hand were bought at rock bottom, when the markets were at their very lowest."
"To replace them now would cost considerably more. The public will get the benefit of these conditions and be able to buy at retail at prices at which the goods cannot be duplicated at wholesale to-day. It is a rare op-
portunity to Owego to install the recently elected officers of Tioga post, No. 401. At 7:30 o'clock a parade will be given. The procession will be headed by the post's drum and bugle corps and then will come the Legionnaires and business men in automobiles. Mr. Mintz will come to Owego by motor-car and will go direct to the post rooms in Front street.
The committee in charge of "Owego Days" consists of Mr. Wagner, F. Dean Rundell, A. C. Gentzel, Calvin Spaulding and Frank E. Miller. These men have been and are working hard to make this event a huge success. This committee has had the full co-operation of the other merchants.
Next Wednesday afternoon all of the stores will be closed at 4 o'clock in order that the merchants will be able to arrange their stocks of goods and decorate their stores for the opening of "Dollar Days" the next morning.
The stores will be kept open each evening during "Owego Days."
Participating Business Men.
The following business institutions in this village are co-operating in the making "Owego Days" a huge success:
E. H. Miller Lumber Company, L. E. Worster, Owego Hardware Company, Owego National Bank, Miller-Chevrolet, Incorporated; Beach Drug Company, D. M. Trumble, H. L. Morgan, D. F. Frawley, Leahy's, Charles L. Decker, E. B. Phillips & Son, A. C. Klem, Market Basket, Tioga Theater, Donald J. Walpole, F. G. Houk, D. A. McCarthy, S. P. Kies, Charles Van Natta, James E. Dibble, A. H. Woodard, Floyd White, Hicks & Collins, Beckwith Motor Company, Fred Ruegge, Parry's Market, Jamesson Confectionery, H. B. Adams Sons, Haywood & Son, A. L. Howell, Lovejoy & Douglas, Sally Hat Shoppe, Rexall Store, Ray Murray, A. & P. Stores, Harry V. Taylor, Fred Ford, Tioga Grill, Charles Lyke, W. E. Cornelius, Joe Auth, W. A. Dunn, W. E. Lake, Phil & Bill Barber Shop, Louis Rosenberg, Associated Gas and Electric Company, F. D. Rundell, C. W. Bump, J. J. Newberry Company, Cooper's Stores, Incorporated; Mrs. L. M. Harvey, Charles D. Starr, M. Weitsman, Bandler & Stiles, Electrical Supply and Engineering Company, Endicott Johnson Shoe Store, Morris Bullen, Elliott Woodford, John Sibley, William E. Strong, Hickeln & Stevens, J. C. Penney Company, Owego Music Store, Harry Walker, Liberty Photo Company, Arthur B. Stiles, First National Bank, Ripley Shoe Company,
TIOGA COUNTY "DRYS" ARE FORMING AN ORGANIZATION
B. J. Cotton, of Nichols, Is Elected President of the New Organization, Which Is Formed at a Meeting Held in Owego—The Meeting Is Attended by Forty-One Men from Different Parts of the County—The Organization Is Composed of "Dry" Republicans.
Editor Owego Gazette:
For years Tioga county, in general elections, has been known as a decidedly Republican county and election results have shown that a large majority of the Republicans could be classed as thoroughly dry. However, the voters comprising this majority have usually taken little interest in the primary elections or in the selection of candidates for office or delegates to party conventions. At the elections they have consistently refused to vote for wet candidates, usually simply remaining at home on election day when candidates were wet.
In 1928 Tioga county gave Herbert Hoover 9,963 and Alfred E. Smith 2,779. Of those who voted for Hoover, 1,187 did not vote for Albert Ottinger, candidate for governor on the same ticket. On prohibition Mr. Hoover had said he was not in favor of any change that would allow more liquor sold, while Mr. Ottinger would make no statement whatever. In 1930 Tioga county gave Tuttle, the Republican candidate for governor, running on a wet platform, 3,185 votes and Carroll, the dry, nominated as a protest against the wet platform, 2,161, while, of those who voted for Hoover in 1928, 4,717, or 47 per cent, did not vote.
Some weeks ago a few of the dry voters from different parts of the county took up the matter of forming an organization of the dry voters. Late in July a company of 17 men from different towns met at Owego, where a conference was held with the chairman of the Republican county committee with reference to the make-up of the list of delegates to be sent to the state convention, and, there, after a discussion, a committee of three was appointed to make further plans toward a permanent organization.
On Monday evening, Sept. 27, another meeting was held in Owego, which was attended by 41 men. With the exception of Spencer, where a banquet was given that evening to their championship ball team, all towns of the county were represented. At this meeting it was voted to form an organization of the male voters of the county, such organization to cooperate, in its work, with any organization of the women, like the Wo-
MACHINERY IS UNLOADED TO BUILD SAWYER CROSSING
Two Carloads of Equipment of the Newhall Company Arrive in Owego and Is Being Moved to the Scene of Work To-day—Contractor Announces That Local Labor Is to Be Employed on This Job.
The Newhall company, of Cleveland, Ohio, which has the contract for the Sawyer crossing elimination of the Erie railroad east of this village, exclusive of the steel construction work, has shipped two carloads of machinery to this village. These two carloads reached here Tuesday and are being unloaded to-day. On one car, which is purposely constructed to carry it, is a huge steam shovel; and on the other car a concrete mixer, a boiler and some other equipment. Some work toward unloading the shovel was done yesterday, blocking being placed in front of the car so that it could be run off the car under its own power.
The machinery was shipped here from Hornell, where this company has recently completed the construction of a crossing elimination.
A superintendent of construction has arrived in Owego. The company does not know just how long it will be before work will begin, but will endeavor to start as soon as possible.
The Newhall company, according to an announcement recently received here from its headquarters in Cleveland, will employ local labor. This announcement did not specify how many men the company expected to employ or for how long a period.
No news of the reletting of the contract for the construction of the Horton crossing elimination in the town of Tioga, has been received here. This contract was let to Harrison & Burrows, of Englewood, N. J., but this company failed to qualify after its bid was approved by the public service commission.
WORK OF RAISING SIDEWALKS IN MAIN STREET NEARLY COMPLETED
The work of raising the sidewalks on the south side of west Main street from William street, west to the Mathewson property just beyond the Water street intersection, was begun last week by the state highway department workmen under the direction of Resident Engineer Lacy Ketchum. The state is doing this work in response to a protest registered by the property owners of that locality. When the concrete highway was built last summer, the street
GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF LIBRARIES IN OWEGO
Attorney William G. Ellis, a Trustee of the Coburn Free Library, Speaks to the Rotarians—He Explains That at One Time a Part of the Support Is Received from Excise Moneys—More Than Forty Thousand Books Are Borrowed from the Library Last Year.
Attorney William G. Ellis, a member of the board of trustees of the Coburn free library, gave an illuminating account to forty members of the Owego Rotary club at its meeting Tuesday of the libraries that have been in existence in Owego during the last 120 years. Having had a wide experience as an official of the Coburn library for several years, Mr. Ellis regaled his hearers with facts concerning the finances of the library and the service which the library is extending to Owego village and the surrounding territory for a radius of ten or more miles.
The first library to have been known in Owego was in 1812, which was a district school library. No history of this library is extant save that the Coburn library possesses a book plate on which the date is written.
It was not until 1873 that a library association was formed and this library was incorporated by an act of the legislature in 1873 as the Owego Library Association, Inc.
Excise Moneys Received.
Mr. Ellis spoke about one source, from which money was derived for the maintenance of the library. Chapter 418, laws of 1873, directed the Owego excise board to pay to the school commissioners 25 per cent. of all moneys derived from the granting of licenses for the sale of ardent spirits, ale, and beer within the corporate village of Owego. This money was to be expended by the school commissioners in maintaining a free public library.
The books in the library were transferred from the school to a room in North avenue. The late Miss Adelaide Munger was librarian. Here the library remained until 1875, when the books were removed to the Daniels house, corner of Main and Church streets.
After the completion of the court house the board of supervisors granted authority to sell the old county clerk's building in Court street, which stood on the site of the jail. The library remained in this building until 1899, when the books were removed to the store in the old Ahwaga hall building in Front street, which is now occupied by the office
Supervisors' Highway Committee Obtains All But One Right-of-Way for New Bridge
Twelve Rights-of-Way Are Necessary Before the Contract Can Be Let for the Construction by the State of the New Court Street Bridge in This Village—The Highway Committee Obtains Eleven Parcels of Land, But an Agreement Cannot Be Reached As to the Last Piece Required, So Condemnation Proceedings Are to Enure—The Anthony Simiele House in Lackawanna Avenue Is to Be Moved.
The highway committee of the Tioga county board of supervisors, consisting of Arthur H. Graham, of Newark Valley; William M. Taylor, of Nichols, and Sidney R. Smith, of Richard, has completed the work of getting all the necessary right-of-way for the construction of the new Court street bridge across the Susquehanna river in this village. With but one exception, a satisfactory settlement has been made with all the property owners. The exception is Mrs. Gordon H. Pumpelly, of this village, from whom three plots of land and an easement must be acquired. Condemnation proceedings have been begun against Mrs. Pumpelly, but the appraisers have not yet been appointed by County Judge Nathan Turk. As soon as these appraisers shall be appointed it will be unnecessary to take any other steps to allow the work of construction to proceed.
List of Properties Acquired.
A list of the properties acquired and the compensation given are as follows:
Anthony and Christina Simiele, house, barn and three plots of land, in Lackawanna avenue, consisting of 1.6 acres, $4,000 and the privilege of removing the buildings.
The Rev. Elwood and Nellie C. Goins, (former Mitchell property) in Lackawanna avenue, one plot of land at rear of lot, 2 acre, $150.
The C. H. & R. realty corporation, of Binghamton, (former A. P. Storrs property), two plots of land in Forsyth avenue, consisting of .2 acre, $150.
The E. H. Miller Lumber Co., of this village, (former George Lillie property), in Lackawanna avenue, .09 acre, $50.
D. Anothny and Pasqua Vona, in Lackawanna avenue, .31 acre, $375.
Arthur F. Densmore, (former Sims property), in Lackawanna avenue, .57 acre, $67.
Mrs. Anselme Pedro, widow of
enhanced value for factory sites. The highest price paid was $4,000 to Anthony Simiele, for his property, which adjoins the west side of the bridge in Lackawanna avenue. This house, which is a large and substantially built one, will have to be moved because the fill at the south approach to the bridge will cover a large portion of the lot. Also on the lot is a two-story garage. Two years ago Mr. Simiele installed a $1,100 heating plant in the house.
According to the plans on file in the office of Resident State Engineer Lacy Ketchum, the highway leading to the approach of the new river bridge will start in Forsyth avenue at a point opposite the fountain east of the George L. Montgomery filling station and extends west along the line of the hedge of trees on C. H. & R. realty corporation property to make a wide sweep north to the bridge approach, the east side of which will stand approximately 30 feet west of the present bridge. The westward road will sweep wide from the south end of the approach and then extend on westward in almost a straight line, intersecting Forsyth avenue, cutting along the steep embankment in the rear of Mrs. Frank Pedro's house and crossing the present road about 60 feet north of the Cusick turn. The new road will bear almost straight west to cross the Pumpelly creek by a new bridge to stop at a point where it intersects the old highway 500 feet perhaps east of the western limits of the village. There are to be two slight curves in this highway west of the bridge approach, but they will be so slight that they will be scarcely noticed. In fact the whole road from west of the Pumpelly creek will run on almost a straight line to the point where it will intersect Forsyth avenue just east of the Montgomery gasoline station. The greatest distance that this road will extend south is approximately 140 feet at the centre line, from the south end of the new bridge approach. It will have a macadam pavement of the same type now being placed on the Owego-Newark Valley highway and other highways of this county.
Ramp Approach to the Bridge.
The ramp approach to the bridge from the Lackawanna railroad station will run up at about the same grade as the present one until it reaches Forsyth avenue and then flattening out a little, turn on to the bridge at right angles. The present bridge over Pumpelly creek will be removed and the highway in front of the Pumpelly

October 6, 7, and 8. The tide of business has turned. Commodity prices are rising. Stocks the retailers now have on hand were bought at rock bottom, when the markets were at their very lowest.
"To replace them now would cost considerably more. The public will get the benefit of these conditions and be able to buy at retail at prices at which the goods cannot be duplicated at wholesale to-day. It is a rare opportunity to stock up and an opportunity that will not come again in a long time, if ever."
"The bargain event this time is coming right at the start of the fall and winter season, at a time when stores are crammed with new merchandise. All these have been included in the special offerings. There will be nothing old, nothing stale, nothing out of style. All fresh, clean, new merchandise."
"Can Get More for Less." The great economist, B. C. Forbes, last week gave to the public the following gem; which is sound advice as to why housewives and others should purchase now, because one can get more for less:
"Don't Buy Now," if you get more fun out of paying high rather than low prices for good merchandise. You will have the privilege of paying stiffer prices in the near future.
"Why?" "We recently have witnessed such advances as 100 per cent. in cotton, 80 per cent. in silk, 50 per cent. in printcloth, 40 per cent. in wool, 15 per cent. in rayon, 10 per cent. in hides. Almost every other raw material has likewise begun to climb."
"This, of course, means that it is going to cost more to produce the things we wear, the things we eat and everything else we need in our homes. Common sense should, therefore, prompt us to buy to the fullest extent of our means before we find ourselves compelled to pay bigger prices."
"Today we can get more for less."
A Lively Advertising Campaign. A lively advertising campaign to bring the importance of "Owego Days" to the public has already gotten under way as readers of the Gazette may quickly see by the advertising carried in the columns of this newspaper. Every advertisement carries a message of importance and the Gazette next Thursday will print advertisements of "Owego Days" equally valuable to shoppers. Wonderful bargains are offered on new and fresh merchandise, which one cannot overlook. As an additional feature to the newspaper advertising the highways within a radius of 25 miles of Owego are to be posted with direction signs. Besides telegraph poles, electric standards and other prominent places in the streets are to be decorated with banners, telling of "Owego Days." These posters are attractively designed and are printed in blue and yellow. The interior of the stores will be decorated with striking banners. To keep the people constantly reminded of "Owego Days," letters will contain enclosures, milk bottles delivered at the door will have a placard attached to them, and attached to menu cards in hotel dining rooms and restaurants will be neatly designed slips, calling attention to "Owego Days." These advertising features are printed in blue and yellow.
Band Music for the Occasion. The merchants have prepared for a fine program of entertainment. The Owego free academy band, under the leadership of Frank Ter will furnish music on Thursday and Saturday mornings at 9 o'clock. The band will march through the streets in the business section and will give an excellent program of music.
Signal honor will be paid on Friday evening to Lawrence Mintz, of Ithaca, commander of the American Legion of the sixth district, who will come
W. Bump, J. J. Newberry Company, Cooper's Stores, Incorporated; Mrs. L. M. Harvey, Charles D. Starr, M. Weitsman, Bandler & Stiles, Electrical Supply and Engineering Company, Endicott Johnson Shoe Store, Morris Bullen, Elliott Woodford, John Sibley, William B. Strong, Hickeln & Stevens, J. C. Penney Company, Owego Music Store, Harry Walker, Liberty Photo Company, Arthur B. Stiles, First National Bank, Ripley Shoe Company, Fred G. Horton, B. A. Ginsberg, D. A. Welch, Moe Cleaning Company, Harry Cooke, E. T. Romine, A. E. Trea, John Tucker, L. Feldman, Dora V. Richards, Dean Phipps Auto Stores, Codner Poultry Farms, Betty B Shoppe, C. E. Van Buskirk & Son, Burgess & Noteware, M. Ackerman, J. C. Kenyon, Till Shoe Company, Robertson Drug Store, Fred Emens, Fred C. Dalley, W. H. Corey, Jr., James M. Hollingsworth, Lionel J. Williams, N. B. Nielsen, M. A. Welch, Grand Union Tea Company, American Stores Company, A. Tessitore, Preston Studio and the Gertrude Smith Beauty Shoppe.
Albany hotel, Lee-Tinna Co., F. A. Tiffany, N. E. Kies, Allie C. Decker, Charles Ringwald, Chas. Walker, R. D. Finn, Alwaga trucking Co., Owego Times and Owego Gazette.
Express Thanks.
To the merchants and public spirited residents of Owego, who have so generously contributed their time and financial support for the preliminary work of "Owego Days" Fall Opening, we wish to extend our most sincere thanks, both for their financial support and almost 100 per cent. cooperation.
We also wish to commend and thank our local newspapers for their willing and generous support by giving liberally and gratuitously all space and publicity thus far to this project.
Frank H. Wagner, F. D. Rundell, C. A. Gentzel, Calvin Spaulding, Frank E. Miller, Steering Committee.
Four Persons Are Burned at Newark Valley Farm When An Acetylene Gas Tank Explodes.
Four persons at the farm of Charles Okrepki on the Wilson creek highway, four miles east from the Newark Valley-Berkshire highway, were seriously burned when an acetylene gas tank exploded at about 8 o'clock Friday evening. The tank, which was out-of-doors near the house, was being refilled and a lantern was used to give light for the work.
Mr. Okrepki, his 11 or 12-year-old son, his hired man, and a 14-year-old girl, the daughter of a neighbor, were the victims of the accident. They were burned about the face and on the hands and arms and also suffered from inhaling the flames.
They were brought to the office of Dr. H. L. Knapp, Jr., at Newark Valley, for treatment. They are recovering satisfactorily at present.
Mr. Okrepki lives on the former Stauff farm.
A New Serial by Eugene Manlove Rhodes Appears.
A serial, "The Proud Sheriff," by Eugene Manlove Rhodes, of Pacific Beach, Cal., formerly of Apalachin, begins in this week's issue of the Saturday Evening Post. It is a amusing story of New Mexico, a locale which Mr. Rhodes delights to honor and describe. It has a strong appeal in its fast-moving opening chapters. It is "he-man" stuff.
A Bake Sale —The L. A. S. of Waits will hold a bake sale on Saturday at the Electrical supply and engineering company's store in Lake street. Home made ice cream will also be on sale.
On Monday evening, Sept. 27, another meeting was held in Owego, which was attended by 41 men. With the exception of Spencer, where a banquet was given that evening to their championship ball team, all towns of the county were represented. At this meeting it was voted to form an organization of the male voters of the county, such organization to cooperate, in its work, with any organization of the women, like the Women's Christian Temperance Union, which is already well organized and working throughout the county.
B. J. Cotton, of Nichols, was elected president of the new organization, with G. E. Purple, of Newark Valley, as secretary, and one voter from each town as a member of the executive committee, as follows: Barton, C. G. Rouse; Berkshire, H. S. Howland; Candor, D. G. LaGrange; Newark Valley, J. D. Jaslin; Nichols, Leon Tyrrell; Owego, Albert S. Andrews; Richmond, Geo. R. Ford; Tioga, Floyd E. Richards; Spencer, to be named later. It is proposed to organize in each town by the selection of voters in each election district, but this, with other details, including the selection of a name, was left to the executive committee. It is hoped the steps taken will aid in the present presidential campaign, but the organization is to be permanent. Those interested in the project hold that, with organization enough so the dry voters can be brought to work together, they can bring about, in the county, desired results in support and enforcement of the 18th amendment.
G. E. Purple, Sec'y.
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CASES ARE HEARD BY REFEREE
Six Tioga county compensation cases were acted upon yesterday afternoon at the hearing held before Referee Edward J. Shanahan at the court house in this village. The cases and the disposition of each were as follows:
Curl Lahde, of Spencer, employed by the town of Spencer. The former award was vacated and a new rate established. There was no permanent disability. The case was continued to the next hearing for the testimony of Dr. Johnson.
Frances Hodge, of this village, employed by the Grand Union stores. There was no lost time. The case was continued to the November calendar for the final consideration of facial disfigurement.
Sister M. Sacred Heart, of St. Patrick's convent, this village. An award was made from May 20, 1932, to Sept. 6, 1932. There was no permanent disability, and the case was closed on the report filed by Dr. Lynch.
Ira Thomas, of Barton, employed by the New York state department of public works. An award was made from Aug. 9 to Sept. 26. There was no permanent disability and the case was closed.
John Auth, of this village, employed by the New York state department of public works. An award was made to Sept. 26. There was no permanent disability, so the case was closed without prejudice.
James F. Johnson, of Newark Valley, employed by the New York state department of public works. An award was made to Sept. 12. There was no permanent disability and the case was closed on the report filed by Dr. H. L. Knapp, Jr.
Attending the World Series Baseball Games in New York.
Among the Owego residents, who are attending the world series baseball game in New York city this week between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs are Dr. and Mrs. V. Hugh Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. McCarthy and their son, James McCarthy, and the Rev. Michael L. Hynes.
The work of raising the sidewalks on the south side of west Main street from William street, west to the Mathewson property just beyond the Water street intersection, was begun last week by the state highway department workmen under the direction of Resident Engineer Lucy Ketchum. The state is doing this work in response to a protest registered by the property owners of that locality. When the concrete highway was built last summer, the street level was raised from two to five feet from the crossing of the Cayuga division of the Lackawanna railroad to the bridge over the power race of the Associated gas and electric system.
The fill is not to be carried any farther than the western limits of the Mathewson property at present. Already about 1,200 yards of gravel have been used in making the fill. It is expected that the work will be completed to-day. It was figured that something over 2,000 yards of gravel would be needed to carry the grading to the race, but it has been found that some property owners have filled in partly in front of their houses and thus some less gravel has been required than anticipated.
This gravel comes from a gravel knoll on the property of Lincoln Howe, north of the Crabb house in River street. The state highway department's steam shovel, which makes up an important part of the equipment in use in Tioga county, is being used to load the three motor-trucks doing the hauling.
That this gravel pit on Mr. Howe's property was formerly the site of an Indian encampment, or village, is attested by the fact that an Indian fire place has been uncovered during the excavating. A considerable quantity of fresh water clam shells were uncovered about four feet under ground. Some of the workers believed that this heap of clam shells was the site of an Indian grave, because in nearly all the graves in this locality so far uncovered there have been found clam shells. A few knuckle bones were found, but these were evidently the bones of animals left from Indian feasts.
PRODUCTION AND PAYROLL BOTH INCREASE AT OWEGO E-J FACTORY
Business is now excellent at the Endicott Johnson corporation shoe factory in South Depot street. The weekly production is 200 dozen pairs daily, or 1,000 dozen pairs for a five-and-one-half-day week. The production has jumped 100 dozen pairs during the last week. The payroll last week amounted to $6,885.
Superintendent John Stangle is pleased with the results. The working force consists of 350 persons and this is fine production for a force of this size. Moreover, the workers are now earning good money, and that is a source of great satisfaction to them.
Mr. Stangle foresees continued good business during October. There will probably be some slackening off in November, with a return to better production in December, when the manufacture of spring model shoes will be begun.
The Buck-Gillette Wedding.
Kenneth Buck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Buck, of Windham, Pa., and Miss Mary Eunice Gillette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Gillette, of Wysox, Pa., were married yesterday afternoon at the Owego Methodist parsonage in east Main street. The Rev. Charles M. Olmstead, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. The ring service was used.
The couple was unattended. The bride wore an attractive gown of wine colored velvet trimmed with lace and a small hat to match.
books were removed to the Daniels house, corner of Main and Church streets.
After the completion of the court house the board of supervisors granted authority to sell the old county clerk's building in Court street, which stood on the site of the jail. The library remained in this building until 1899, when the books were removed to the store in the old Ahwaga hall building in Front street, which store is now occupied by the office of the Owego water works.
Mr. Ellis explained that the expense of maintaining the library was borne by the school, excise moneys, and a few gifts until the death of Andrew H. Coburn, of Owego, who left $15,000 to the library, which amount was reduced to $13,700 because of an inheritance tax, which had to be paid. The library received the income from this bequest.
Library Building Erected.
By the terms of the will of the late Frederick C. Hewitt, of Owego, the library received a bequest of $30,000, to be used in the construction of a building, the contract of which was $26,995. The books were transferred from the store in Front street to the new building in east Main street.
Since 1909 the library has received bequests, which now total $30,250, the income from which goes toward the maintenance of the library. Mr. Ellis told of the shortage of revenue, which came about by the town of Owego voting against the licensing of liquor places. The amount lost from this source was $842.06. Mr. Ellis remarked that in order to obtain a larger amount from the excise moneys the population of Owego was raised to more than 5,000 by adding names to the census rolls. He did not fully explain about this matter, which was kept a dark secret for several years. When the Raines excise law was passed, the library was privileged to retain a percentage of the excise moneys. According to the provisions of the law the tax for saloons in places of less than 5,000 population was about $125, but the dealers in spirituous liquors had to pay about double the amount in places of more than 5,000 population. It is doubtful if the population of Owego was ever more than 5,000 people. It was considered a clever "stunt" to see that a few names were added to each enumeration, thereby bringing the population up to more than 5,000 in order to obtain a larger revenue for the library. No objection was ever raised by the liquor dealers, so this practice was not considered harmful to any one concerned.
Begging Campaigns.
After this source of revenue was lopped off it became necessary for a begging campaign to be inaugurated once in two or three years. Mr. Ellis explained. The largest amount was realized from the donations of public spirited citizens in these campaigns was about $2,000. Speaking of library receipts, Mr. Ellis said that Owego village gives $500 toward the library, the town of Owego $750, and the town of Tioga $100.
Mr. Ellis spoke of three valuable gifts to the library, which are books in cases. One is the Avery McAlvin Reference Library, the gift of the late Mrs. Charles E. Parker and Mrs. John Rankin; another, the Ransom Dean Historical and Genealogical Library, the gift of Mrs. Gershom W. Clark, of this village, and the third the books of the late Rt. Rev. William A. Leonard, bishop of the Episcopal church in the diocese of Ohio. Mr. Ellis informed his hearers that these reference libraries are of great value to research workers. He called attention to the Ransom Dean genealogical library, which is only equalled by two other libraries in this state. About 40,000 Books in the Library.
The total number of books at the Coburn library is about 40,000. There
are 17,090 service books and added to this number each year are 500 books. The books circulated during last year was 43,042, a gain of 4,095 books over 1930. There has been a gain already this year. The circulation of books in 1931 was:
 Adult fiction ..... 28,762  Adult non-fiction ..... 4,433  Children's fiction ..... 6,719  Children's non-fiction ..... 1,191  Rented ..... 1,937  Total ..... 43,042   The number of adults, who used the reading room, was 1,966, and the number of children was 1,528, making a total of 2,416, which was a gain of 54 over the previous year. Five hundred and fifty-three books were sent to rural schools, which number will be increased this year.
same type now being placed on the Owego-Newark Valley highway and other highways of this county.
Ramp Approach to the Bridge.
The ramp approach to the bridge from the Lackawanna railroad station will run up at about the same grade as the present one until it reaches Forsyth avenue and then flattening out a little, turn on to the bridge at right angles. The present bridge over Pumpelly creek will be removed and the highway in front of the Pumpelly farm house abandoned.
The highway to be built from the west end of the approach of the new bridge through the town of Nichols to the Pennsylvania state line at Litchfield has been surveyed in duplicate by the state highway department engineers over several portions of the route. This survey carries the route in almost a straight line across the Pumpelly flats on the former Coe farm to the upper end of the board fence in the "narrows." At the west end of the "narrows" one survey runs south of the Lackawanna railroad tracks, south of the central part of the village of Nichols and thence to a point opposite the village of Barton. Here it cuts through a notch in the hills and bears around one bold knob in the Mt. Pleasant community, to strike the state line at Litchfield. The other survey follows the route of the present macadam road between the end of the "narrows" and Nichols. The state highway department has not indicated if it has decided which route will be followed. It is believed, however, that the department will favor the route south of the Lackawanna railroad, for four grade crossings will be eliminated—the crossing at the west end of the "narrows," the crossing just east of the village of Nichols and the crossing west of the village and the crossing at Litchfield Station. Commissioner of Highways Arthur W. Brandt has indicated to the highway committee of the Tioga county board of supervisors that this highway will be built next year. The department has not, however, made a request that the rights-of-way be purchased.
No news of preparations for the letting of the bridge contract has been received in Owego. It was hoped the state might get ready to let the contract early in October, so that construction work on the bridge might be begun this fall and continued during the winter.
The Talcott Street Parent-Teachers Hold a Meeting.
The Talcott street parent-teachers' association met on Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock for a business meeting. Fourteen members were present. Plans for the year's program were discussed. The members voted to buy new song books. Officers for the coming year are as follows:
President, Mrs. Charles S. Hulslander. Vice-president, Mrs. J. H. Catlin. Secretary, Mrs. Warren Brown. Treasurer, Mrs. Harry W. Clubb.
To Vote on Change of Meeting Date.
A stated meeting of Clark court, No. 63, order of Amana, will be held Tuesday evening, Oct. 1, at which time a vote will be taken to change the date of the regular meetings from the first Tuesday to the third Tuesday after the third Monday of each month.
Mrs. Lloyd Watkins will have charge of the picnic supper to be served at 6:30 o'clock to be followed by initiation. All members are hereby summoned to be present.
Moves His Store —Harry V. Taylor removed his tire and radio shop last Saturday from No. 34 North avenue to the ground floor at 30 Lake street, formerly the old Owego post office.

Apalachin, N.Y.,
October 6, 1932.
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Ass't to Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, )
Sept. 16, I requested of your bureau copy of Revolutionary soldier Jonathan Hunt's application for pension and received it in three days. The information therein was used at the unveiling of a bronze marker at the soldiers grave, and being new to all of the soldiers's descendants, contributed largely to the success of the day.
This letter in appreciation of yours and my government, and of your personal cooperation.
Very Respectfully,
Charles Cafferty.

Copied E. Luke hist. 9/17/32
December 8, 1938.
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Clare H. Griswald Elmira Street, R.D., Sayre, Pennsylvania
BA-J/ady Jonathan Hunt S.5578 am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Jonathan Hunt, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.5578, based upon the military service of Jonathan Hunt in that war.
Jonathan Hunt was born December 25, 1760, in Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Paxton (some times called Old Rutland), Massachusetts, he volunteered early in the spring of 1775, served as a private in Captain Willard or William Moore's Massachusetts Company and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, length of service, one year: he enlisted in April or May, 1776, served as a private in Captain Haynes' Company of the Continental Line, and in Captains Haynes and Smith's Company, Colonel Wigelesworth's Massachusetts Regiment; was in the battle of White Plains, both battles of Saratoga and surrender of General Burgoyne, was in winter quarters at Valley Forge, witnessed the battle of Monmouth but did not participate in said battle and was discharged in the spring of 1779, having served three years: he afterward enlisted and served four months in Captain Sackett's Massachusetts Company; no dates for this service given; and again enlisted in the summer of 1780 and served four months in Captain Benjamin Stevens' Massachusetts Company.
After the Revolution, he moved to Bedford,

Westchester County, New York, resided there for thirty years; then moved to the State of Georgia on the river St. Marys, where he lived for one year and eight months; then returned to Bedford, New York, and lived eight or nine years; then moved to Nichols, Tioga County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1833, while residing in Nichols, New York.
There are no data as to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jonathan Hunt, S.5578, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: "Jonathan Hunt, Certificate No.14533, issued May 30, 1833, rate $80.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. War Section.
May 9, 1916.
Miss Mary E. Finch, 495 Cayuga Avenue, Waverly, New York.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the third instant, you are advised that the papers in the pension claim of Jonathan Hunt, Sur. File No. 5513 Rev. War, show that he served December 25, 1780 at Paxton (sometimes called Old Rutland) Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he enlisted and served in the Massachusetts troops, under Col. in Moore and General Warren at the battle of Bunker Hill; and Captains Maynes and Smith in Colonel Wigglesworth's regiment at the battle of White Plains, both battles of Stillwater and surrender of Burgoyne.
In 1845 he resided at Nichols, Tioga County, New York. The date and place of his death are not shown.
Very respectfully,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

R. _____ reply to your request of _____, received _____ statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.                                                                          
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ Date of application for pension, _____ Residence at date of application, _____ Age at date of application, _____
Remarks: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Oct 31, 1938 Elmira Street Sayre, Penn.
Dear Sir
Will you please send me the pension record of - Jonathan Hunt. Private. Amount received $200. Mass. Contil. line. placed on roll May 30, 1833. age 73. Tioga Co. N.Y.
Thank you for your search
Sincerely yours Clare Hunt Griswold Sayre, Ga. R.D.

1932 by Charles Cafferty
Apalachin, Tioga Co., N.Y. Sept. 14, 1932.
Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen, - Would you kindly favor me with a copy of Pension application of the following Revolutionary Soldier.
A bronze marker at his grave is to be dedicated Sept. 25 and it is very much desired that information therein be available at that date.
Jonathan Hunt Revolutionary Soldier born 1760 died June 24 1835 Nichols, N.Y. pensioned May 30, 1833.
Respectfully Yours. Charles Cafferty.

Rev. Sec.
Nancty, N. Y. May 3rd 1910.
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Will you send me any information you have concerning Gilbert Smith , who resided in Monroe Co., Penn. during the Revolution and who served either in a Pennsylvania or Connecticut Regiment. He died at Barton (Tioga Co., N.Y. Also do your records show that Daniel Holley , or Holley , of Goshen, Orange Co., N.Y., received a pension? He

might have served in a Westchester or Dutchess Co. N. Y. Regiment, as he lived so near them.
Also data concerning 5578  Jonathan Hunt , born at Boston, Mass. about 1760, died at Nichols, Tioga Co., N. Y. May 4 th 1835.
Derived either in a Massachusetts or New York Regiment, or possibly a New York
Also record of Lodovick Licht or Light born in Germany, member of a Westchester
Co. N. Y. Regiment, and a "Minute Man" As historian of our chapter of the D. A. R. I am getting all the data I can of the Revolutionary soldiers buried in our county, and any information will be gratefully received.
Yours Truly,
(Miss) Mary E. French.
#495 Cayuga Ave.
Waverly,
N. Y.