Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,521, for Nathan Putnam, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Putnam, Nathan
S. 33,521
CONTENTS

May 4, 1906 and Sept 24
Mars

Putnam, Nathan
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 87.
Rank: Private
Capt. Hutchinson's company
Disability: Wounded in the right arm near the shoulder by a musket ball, which broke the bone, and disables him equal to the loss of one-twelfth part of his usual labor.
When and where disabled: April 19, 1775, Menotomy
Residence: Danvers
To what pension entitled: One-twelfth.
Remarks: There are no rolls in this office for the year 1775.
Evidence complete.

Massachusetts Roll.
2068
Nathan Putnam, Capt Porter
Sergeant Massachusetts line - 1776. 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818, and sent to Sam d Putnam, Esq. Salem, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
4 months 22/30. $ 37.86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Sept 18 J. W. ... Danners ...

Nathan Putnam
13 Apr.
Not on Rolls
DA
correct

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforesnamed Deponents, Capt. Thomas Putnam and Aaron Francis, formerly a lieutenant
are credible and disinterested witnesses ; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service ; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of June Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass s . }
I, Ichabod Tucker , Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Benjamin Merrill Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk.

ADDITIONAL
PROOF.
I, Aaron Francis of Beverly in the County of ESSEX , in the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU- SETTS , Gentleman , do on solemn oath testify and depose, as follows:—
That I was Sergeant of the company at first commanded by Capt. Eben. Francis , and then by Capt Billy Porter in Hutchinson's Continental Regiment , and I know Nathan Putnam now of Danvers served as a Sergeant in that company with me all the year 1776, except January, 1776 - he joined in February Aaron Francis
Expre's: June, 10, 1878 Then the abovenamed Aaron Francis subscribed and made Oath to the above written affidavit before me
Brigham Nest. Pac.

Commonwealth of
Massachusetts:
Be it remembered, That Nathan Putnam of Danvers — in the County of Essex, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION , to wit,
That in the month of February A.D. 1776 he enlisted as a noncommissioned officer to serve till the first day of January 1777 in Capt Billy Porter's Company in Colonel Hutch- inson's Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment in the war of the Revolution, and that he faithfully served in said Company the whole of said term, and was on the first of January 1777 hon- orably discharged. He does not recollect that he had any written discharge, but if he had, he has lost it by time and acci- dent. That he is sixty eight years of age -
That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduced circumstances in life he is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States.
Nathan Putnam

AFFIDAVIT.
I Thomas Putnam of Danvers in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, Mariner do on oath depose and testify,
That in the year 1776, I joined Captain Addison Richardson's Company in Col. Israel Hutchinson's Regiment, and served therein for the whole of that year after the month of November , and to my knowledge Nathan Putnam who has made the aforewritten declaration served as a non-commissioned officer in Captain Porter's Company from the month of February to the last day of December in that year, as he has declared.
Tho. Putnam
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth in the County of Essex do certify that Samuel Putnam is a Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth - that the signature annexed purporting to be his is genuine - and that the seal hereto annexed is the seal of said Court. Apt. 20. 1818. ~ Ichabod Tucker Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
On this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth
the aforesaid Nathan Putnam & Tho. Putnam and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforeswritten Declaration and AFFIDAVIT , by them respectively made as aforesaid:—And it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforesaid served more than NINE MONTHS, to wit, from the first day of February A. D. 1776 to the day of July A. D. 1777 at one period of the Revolutionary War, on the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby cer- tify the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court a- foresaid, at Salem , this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S.F. 335-21
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Nathan Putnam 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.     1775- ✓ ✓ ✓ Mass   Feby 1776 Jan'y 1777 Sgt. Billy Porter Isaac Hutchinson   He was also allowed pension for wound in   right arm received Apr. 19. 1775  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Danvers, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 13. 1818 His el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Danvers, Mass.
Age at date of application, 68 years.
Remarks: No data as to family.
The only soldier of this name &c.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Name found on old book

33 521 Rev. INVALID.
1914 July 2 Hist. to Mrs. Geo. E. Tuttle. V. L. M.
File No. 33, 521
Nathan Putnam
Levy Rev. Soc.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 329
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nathan Putnam of Danvers, Mass.
file this

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Nathan Putnam came before me, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, and made Oath that he is the same  Nathan Putnam expressed and named in an Act of Congress passed the 20th Day of April, 1796, entitled, "An Act authorising and directing the Secretary of War to place certain Persons, therein named, on the pension List;" and that he thereby is entitled to Forty one  Dollars and Cents per Month; that he now resides in the Town of  Dawson and County of Spex , previous to which he resided in the Town of Salisbury  resided and County of Hare
Boston June 8. 1804 -
Nathan Putnam Justice Peace

I, Nathan Putnam of Danvers in Massachusetts, on oath declare:
That I never received any certificate of the Pension allowed me by the Act of Congress passed 20th April, 1796, - that when the first payment was to be made, the Hon. John Lowell, then District Judge of the United States informed the Loan officer at Boston that it would be proper for him to pay the Pension to me on my making affidavit in the form and manner contained in the annexed Certificate: I have ever since kept this as a form for my affidavit from time to time.
I renounced all my right to the above Pension when I made my Declaration under the Law of 18th March last before Judge Putnam.
Nathan Putnam
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex: July. 29. 1818 Then the above named Nathan Putnam subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit before me Benj. Merrill Esq. Not. Pub.
I Samuel Putnam a Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, before whom said Nathan Putnam made his Declaration, certify that Benj. Merrill Esq. is a Justice of the Peace qualified to administer Oaths, and the above is his Signature.
S. Putnam Just
S. J. Court of Mass. ?

4650 Fremont Ave. So.
Minneapolis, Minn. June 27 1914. Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir: -
Enclosed please find communication from your Bureau. The Pension List gives Nathan Putnam of Danvers Mass. and Nathan Putnam of Sutton, Mass. Is it too much to ask that I may have the record of both? I feel sure one or the other is the Nathan I want. Very truly, Mrs. Geo. E. Tuttle

Sim. File 33,521. Nathan Putnam Appln. apl. 13. 1818 neo Danvers, Mass ae 68
Febry 76 bryt. Capt. Billy Porter to Israel Hutchinson Jany 1. 77 Mass Cont l
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