Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22451, for Jesse Putnam, New Hampshire

SERVICE
Putnam, Jesse
NUMBER
Continental (N.H.)
S. 22451
CONTENTS

Wm. B. Reed, & Pen. Agt., April 27, 1837.
date of death not in AB
26.153.
Pennsylvania
Jesse Putnam Warren Co. in the State of Pa was a Br in the Company commanded Captain Spaulding of the Regt commanded in the Arm
5 Mo. Pr $ 20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of March and Sept. 10 1832 Hon. S. Saltonstall, Secy.
Arrears to the 4th of March '34 60.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00 $ 70.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. P. Sprague Clerk, Book 6 — Vol. 5 Page 45

State of Pennsylvania County of Warren } b
On this third day of December one thousand Eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of said County of Warren before the judges of said Court now sitting at Warren Lefer Putnam a resident of Pine Grove Township in the County & State aforesaid aged Eighty three years the 2 nd day of October last 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 th 1832 -
In the Summer of seventeen hundred & seventy Six a call was made for soldiers to go to the North river in the state of New York. I volunteer- -ed my services, as a private under Capt Levi Spalding . Thomas Buffum was Lieutenant & - Lee was Ensign we marched soon after & arrived at White Plains in the state of New York some time in the month of August. following. When I volunteered I lived in Lancaster in the state of New Hampshire. - At the White Plains we joined the Army under General Washington This was soon after the Battle of Long Island The British attacked us at White Plains and & they being superior in number drove us - from the field

after a short but hard fought battle. after firing a few rounds, it was discovered that the British were too strong for us, & myself with some others were detached to take charge of our baggage wagons & get them out of the way - we succeeded in doing so. The British did not pursue us far, before they withdrew - we remained there two or three days when our army was taken to New Castle by order of General Washington. I remained with the army till my time was out, & I was dis- charged with a number more who returned with me. From old age & loss of memory I cannot exact as to precisely the time that I served but think it was at least six months, as it was some time in the winter before I got home.
The Spring following (1777) another call was made for men to go into the service & I hired a substitute for six months & gave him sixteen Dollars per month & paid him out of my own private funds. The next Spring (1778) I joined with five others & hired a substitute to serve during the war. We agreed to give him twenty yearling calves & to keep them till he returned or till his time was out. He returned at the end of the war & I gave him my proportion of the calves which were then five years old & worth at least six hundred dollars. i.e. my share of them which I furnished. I have never served any

compensation for my services or for what I paid for my substitutes. I was born in Canaan in the state of New Hampshire, lived there till I was thirty years old. Then removed to the town of Guilford in the state of Vermont - lived there about twenty years then moved to Erie County state of New York. lived there till the year 1829, when I removed to this (Warren County Pa.) where I have lived ever since. I live with my son David Putnam & am dependent on him for support, who is also poor - I hereby relinquish my claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & unless that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory. I had a record of my age in my Bible which was burned with my house a number of years ago - I don't know a minister in this Co. there is none living nearer than Warren, ten miles from where I live I don't know of any persons living by whom I can prove my services. - That he never received any discharge -
Jesse Putnam marks
Pennsylvania Warren County
Personally came into open court on this the day of December 13 1833 Luther Hubbard & Asahel Eells who being severally sworn with or their oaths say as follows first the said Luther Hubbard, saith he has been acquainted with Jesse Putnam the above named applicant for a pension, about twenty years last past, & that he is considered him a man of strict truth & veracity & that he is so reported by & among his neighbours & acquaintances

generally, the he has frequently  kept him speak of his being a soldier of revolution by his neighbors & acquaintances affirmed that he this deponent has never heard it disputed or questioned & has no doubt of the fact that he was, &c. the said Easter Evans saith that he has been ac- quainted with said Jesse Putnam about sixteen years last past & convers in very particular with the facts & statements set forth in the foregoing deposition of Luther Hubbard
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court before me Dec. 3. 1833 M. M. Howges. Pro Thy.
Luther H. Hibbard
Crastus Eneus
And the said Court Certify that on investi- gation of the matter they are of opinion that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - that Luther Tibbald & Erastus Evers whose testimony is annexed are citizens of Conewango Township in this County & are credible witnesses - Certified Dec 7 1839
Pennsylvania Warren County } 21.
Henry Chapman Esq r
I M c Hodges Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings in the matter of the application of Miss Putnam for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Warren the 14th day of December A.D. 1833.
Walter M. Hodges, Brother,

Judges. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands & affixed the seal of said Court at Warren the fifth day of March A.D. 1834.
Walter M. Dodge. Prothonotary C. C. P. of Warren Co.

State of Pennsylvania
Warren County } ss
On this fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred & thirty four personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of said County before the Judges of said Court, Jesse Putnam the person named in the annexed application for a pension, who on his solemn oath doth depose & say that the name of the Colonel under whom he performed the service in 1776 was --- Nichols. does not recollect his given name. he belonged or lived in Anherst State of New Hampshire.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 5 day of March 10 1834.
his Jesse Putnam mark
Josiah Hall } Aft. Judges Isaac Cunnely }
Pennsylvania
Warren County. ss } ss
I Walter M. Hodges, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that Josiah Hall and Isaac Cunnely, Esquires, who appear to have taken & testified to the foregoing Deposition was at the date thereof now Associates Judges of said Court in & for said County, duly Commissioned & sworn & that all due faith is sought to be given to their Official acts. I also certify that the subscriptions to the jurat of the Deposition is in the proper hands writing of said

March 28, 1940
Mr. Edwin E. Ellis 239 Huntington Avenue Buffalo, New York
BA-J/AWF Jesse Putnam S. 23451
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jesse Putnam, born in New Hampshire, died in Pine Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, a pensioner.
The data furnished herein concerning Jesse Putnam were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 23451, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Jesse Putnam was born October 2, 1750, in "Lanesboro", New Hampshire. The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in said Lanesboro, Jesse Putnam volunteered in the summer of 1776, served six months as private in Captain Levi Spaulding's New Hampshire company, and was in the battle of White Plains.
He moved about the year 1780, to Guilford, Vermont, where he lived twenty years, then moved to Erie County, New York, and in the year 1829, moved to Warren County, Pennsylvania.
Jesse Putnam was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1833, at which time he was living in Pine Grove Township, Warren County,

Pennsylvania, with his son, Daniel Putnam.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to the family of the soldier, Jesse Putnam.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Jesse Putnam Certificate #26153 Issued March 21, 1834 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Revolution 22 451  INVALID.
File No. 22,451
Jesse Putnam  Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 4, 1902 P. L. Putnam-Warren
1927-May-17-Hist to Mrs. Russell C. Lillie and 1932-July 7-Dale L. May B.N. and 1940-Feb 21-Hist to 1940-Mch 25-Hist to Edwin E. Lillie and

L. Edward Ely Commission of Pensions Washington City D. C.
Calbraith H. H.

Washington City March 15. 1834
Dear Sir,
I have the honor of transmitting to you again the papers in the case of Lieut. Putnam of Warren county. As soon as the claim can be passed upon, please communicate to me
I am,
very Respectfully your most Obedt. Servt.
John C. Calhoun

FREE
Hon. John Galtwaith M.C.
In his absence to J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions — }
Washington City D. C.

Warren March 6 th 1834
Dr Sir,
Enclosed is the declaration of Jesse Putnam which was returned from the War Office for amendment. It is done & hope satisfactorily. You will please hand it to the proper department & endeavour to have it acted on as soon as possible as the old man is tottering on the brink of the grave & is actually poor & needs amply my thanks for your attention in forwarding Pub. Soc. papers &c - Let me know the fate of Messrs Wilsons application. James Morrison & this as soon as they are acted on -
Yours Respectfully
John Pitts
J. Wilson

= Hn L Galbraith

War Department Pension Office
Decr 21 st 1838.
Sir.
The documents in support of the claim of Capt. Pulman have been examined, and I have the honor to state, that before a final decision can be had in his case, he must amend his declaration by stating the name of the Colonel under whom he performed the service in 1776. This is required, in order that the records of the Military Service may be examined for the purpose of ascertaining whether his name appears therein. His papers are herewith returned.
I have the honour to be Very Respectfully Your Obedient Serv t J. L. Edwards
Howe Lewis Clegg Secretary of War.

Isaac Putnam Penn a
Adm 6 Months
Wm J. Galbraith Ho of Rep s

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 subjoined 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. Those 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
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 days 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 inquiry 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, deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
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 affix 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.
Mode 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.

TELEPHONE: WICKERSHAM 2-7373
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY
ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 11, 1890 HEADQUARTERS: HOTEL PLAZA FIFTH AVENUE AT 59TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y.
EDWIN E. ELLIS ASSISTANT STATE REGISTRAR 239 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BUFFALO, N.Y.
February 1, 1940
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
At first opportunity will you kindly send me copy of the pension claim of
JESSE PUTNAM
He was born in Lyndeborough, N.H. on Sept. 21, 1750 and died in Pine Grove Township, Warren Co., Penn. on Nov. 19, 1837. He applied for pension for services in Revolutionary War on December 3, 1833. The records show his wife's name was Rachel Putnam Carlton.
I shall greatly appreciate your giving this inquiry special attention, as the matter is urgent.
Very truly yours,
Edwin E. Ellis ASSISTANT STATE REGISTRAR

524 Front Street Jamestown, N. Y. Jan. 24, 1940
Mr. A. D. Hiller Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly forward copy of Pension Claim approved December 3, 1833, as granted to:
Jesse Putnam
Born - Lyndeborough, N.H. Sept. 21, 1750 Died - Pine Grove, Pa. Nov. 19, 1837 Married - Mrs. Rachel P. Carthon Had son - Edson Putnam Born Nov. 25, 1797
Your early attention to this matter will be appreciated.
Yours truly,
J. E. Hunt. J. E. HUNT

Ripley New York
March 14-1927
Pension Bureau
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir - I would be glad to get Pension record of Jesse Putnam for Rev. service. In list of Warren Co - Pa - Rev. soldiers it gives his service as being found in Pension Bureau. Mr. File 22407. Thanks -
Respectfully -
Mrs Russell C. Lillie -

February 21, 1940
Mr. J. E. Hunt 524 Front Street Jamestown, New York
BA-J/AWF Jesse Putnam S. 22451
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jesse Putnam, born in 1750, in New Hampshire, died in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1837.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 22451, based upon service of Jesse Putnam in the War of the Revolution.
Jesse Putnam was born October 2, 1750, in "Lanesboro", New Hampshire. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in said Lanesboro, Jesse Putnam volunteered in the summer of 1776, served six months as private in Captain Levi Spaulding's New Hampshire company, and was in the battle of White Plains.
About the year 1780, Jesse Putnam moved to Guilford, Vermont, where he lived twenty years, then moved to Erie County, New York, and in 1829 moved to Warren County, Pennsylvania.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1833, at which time he was living in Pine Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, with his son, Daniel Putnam.
The papers on file in this claim contain no

further discernible data in regard to the family of the soldier, Jesse Putnam.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Jesse Putnam Certificate #26153 Issued March 21, 1834 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

July 7, 1932
BA-J/AWT XXXXXXXXXXXX Jesse Putnam S. 22451
Memorial Branch Office of the Q.M. General War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request relative to securing data in regard to Jesse Putnam, a Revolutionary War pensioner.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 22451, based upon the military service of Jesse Putnam during the Revolutionary War.
He was born October 2, 1750 at Lanesboro, New Hampshire.
While residing in said Lanesboro, he enlisted in the summer of 1778 and served six months as a private in Captain Levi Spalding's New Hampshire company, and was in the battle of White Plains.
About the year 1780 he moved to Guilford, Vermont, and lived twenty years, when he moved to Erie County, New York, and in 1828 moved to Warren County, Pennsylvania.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1833, then residing with his son, Daniel Putnam, in Pinegrove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania.
The application for headstone for Jesse Putnam, and all letters pertaining to same are returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

12 tion.
Aug
May 17, 1927
Mrs. Russell C. Lillie Ripley N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 22451, it appears that Jesse Putnam was born October 2, 1750 at Lanesboro, New Hampshire.
While residing at said Lanesboro, he enlisted in the summer of 1776 and served six months as a private in Captain Levi Spaldings' Company of New Hampshire Troops, and was in the battle of White Plains. X
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1833, while residing with his son Daniel, at Pinegrove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania. X
There is no other family data on file.
Respectfully,
About 1780 moved to Guilford - Vt. lived 20 yrs - then to Erie Co. N.Y. & in 1829 moved to X
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Miss Wilson said not use Col. Nichols - as it could not be verified by any books etc.