Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5400, for Daniel Hunter, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
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Hunter, Daniel
R. 5400
CONTENTS

set my hand and affixed my official seal this 20. day of June in the year 1839. C. Wheldon Clerk
34.751 34.751
B. Munroe Bureau of Customs

State of New York Delaware County ss.
On this 20 th day of June 1839 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas now sitting in Delhi in and for the county of Delaware Daniel Hunter a resident of the town of Colchester county of Delaware & State of New York aged ninety years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in the militia of the State of Connecticut in the years 1776, 1777, 1779 and 1781. That he was a married man and lived in the town of Lanesboro in the State of Connecticut in 1777 that in the fall of that year a call was made by a Major Sedgwick for troops and he volunteered under capt. Wm Burrell of the same town that they went to Peks Kill in this State that Genl Sullivan was then and had commanded a part of the time that Col. Burrell (Father of his captain) was also there and Major Hays from the town of Sharon was also there and occasionally had the command of the troops at Peks Kill about 500 in number. That he was one of Fort Montgomery Capt. Colby Chamberlain had command of the fort at that time after having been at that place some time the British vessels fell down the river and his company was discharged having served six weeks and he returned home. That in the following spring further another call was made he again volunteered under the same Capt. Burrell that they marched to Danbury from there to Bridgefield where they met the enemy and had a battle that Genl Wooster and Major Starr of our army was killed that the enemy retreated to their boats that he with his company went in that vicinity six weeks when they were discharged and went home. That the British burned some stores at Danbury at that time that he will recollect the appearance of the streets from the burning of the Military Stores & provisions that he remained at home until some time in summer when he with the same company he had served in before commanded by Capt. Burrell were ordered to Bennington in Vermont that they joined Genl Stark who then commanded

That he was in the battle that followed heard Genl. Starks formous address that after the battle he with his company had charge of the prisoners about 300 in number and brought them down the country some to Salisbury and some to Canaan when he was again discharged having been in service five weeks at this time and returned to his family. That in October the same year he with the same company was again called out - Capt. Burrill again commanded the company, think there was three or four companies with them recollects - Capt. Stanley & Capt. Everts Col. Burrill commanded and marched to Red Hook on the Hudson river in this state a British vessel was in the river Genl. Putnam came there and took command that he was at Red Hook Upper Red Hook and Rhinebeck six weeks when he was again discharged and returned to his family in Canaan where he remained until the following spring when he removed to Salisbury an adjoining town in the same state and remained there until July 1779 when he again volunteered under Capt. Luther Stoddard and went with his company to New Haven and Fairfield and had some skirmishing with the enemy who were on the coast. Fairfield and Norwalk were burned & New Haven plundered before his arrival, while there he was acquainted with Capt. Robert Walker & Major Joseph Walker brothers of the continental army was out at this time seven weeks was again discharged and remained at home until the fall of 1781 when he with Capt. Luther Stoddard company was again called out to go to New London  Litchfield where they marched as far as Hartford and were then ordered to return and did so was out two weeks that in the following spring he removed with his family to the town of Amenia in Dutchess county in the state of New York where he resided about six years he then removed to the town of Colchester (then Middletown) in Delaware County state of New York where he has since resided with his family nearly fifty years. He was born in the town of Norwich in the state of Connecticut on the 21 st day of April 1749 - his father died when he was quite young that he was apprenticed to a shop joiner and served as such fourteen years was married in the town of Amenia moved to Canaan where he resided until the commencement of his service for which he claims a pension, the evidence of his age he received from his mother that he believes there was no record of his birth, that he is well known to John H. Gregory a judge of the court common pleas James S. Wood merchant and George Phelps of Colchester New York who he believes will testify

to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, and he further states that there is no clergyman now in town with who he has had any former acquaintance the present clergyman having resided there but a short time about one year and under five miles from the defendant. He further states that he has no discharge as other documentary evidence of his services and from the length of time since he left his native place he knows of no person living whom testimony he can have.
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court June 20 th 1839.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn & Subscribed before Daniel J. Hunt me in open Court June 20 th 1839.
C B Sheldon Clerk
We John H. Gregory James Sluood and George H. Phelps residing in the town of Colchester and James Sluood lots of Colchester now of the village hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Hunt who has submitted and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be ninety years of age that he is a man of truth and honesty that he is respected and believed in town in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed before J. H. Gregory me June 20 th 1839.
James Sluood George H. Phelps C B Sheldon Clerk
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories annexed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that John H. Gregory James Sluood & George H. Phelps who have signed the foregoing certificate are undoubted persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Amos Douglas } Judges D Woodland } G. H. Edgerton }

I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Delaware and 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 Daniel Hunter for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 20. day of June in the year 1839. C B Sheldon Clerk
34-750 34-751 D. Hunter Pension File

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
5400
P. O.
Daniel Hunter
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

N. York
Daniel Hunter
Lots to Hon. A. J. Parker 27. June 1839
to claimant 21. Dec. 1839
Set June 1832

✓ 400

N. York Letts. D. and Hunter, May 20. '39 to same 8. Sep. 1840

June 27. In at 7:30
Lucy A. Parker
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Delhi Delaware Co N.Y. June 22 d 1839
Sir,
I enclose the papers of Daniel Hunter an applicant for a pension - for services ren- dered in the revolutionary war
Very Resp'y Yours as A. J. Parker
J. Edwards Esq Board of Pensions
Of. I will add that I am acquainted with the applicant - He is a man of respecta- bility & I have no doubt of the truth of his statement

N. 288. B State 4
3 September 1820
Passion official.
NY.

To
Genl R. Poinsett Secretary of War Washington D. C.

Pehocton August 29 th 1840
To Genl. M.
Painsett Secretary of War
Sir,
Existing Circumstances induces me once again to Interrogate you in respect to my being entitled to a pension my frequent communication and information to you has as yet been unsatisfactory of insufficient to procure for me a pension certificate to which I think I am justly entitled and hardly earned, and my advanced age, enfeebled health, and pecuniary Circumstances requires immediate relief. I am a worn out Soldier I have fought for my Country and done all I could to secure its independence, and now am deprived of all support whatever.
I have a little more communication to make to you in reference to my services in the revolution I hired a substitute by the name of Aaron Leliver and paid sixty six Dollars and one Third. I hired him in the month of April in the year 1777, during the war. I think the regiment was Commanded by Colonel Swift from Connecticut Litchfield County in which he served. I think our laws will at least refund the money paid out by me for a substitute. I have the confidence that my case will be considered and I be relieved from my present embarrassed Circumstances. You will find upon record the name of my substitute together with the officers under whom he served.
I am Sir your very obedient Servant
Daniel Thurber
Pehocton, P.O. N.Yak.

A 309 3 Oct 15 Dec 19, 1839 Pension Office.
Mr Lee

Pepacton Dec 1839
To J. B. Poinsett
Secretary of war,
I wish to know for you the reason why I cannot receive a pension under the act. 1832 I think I have followed the directions of said act. I have not received any answer stating the reason of my failure (if it is a failure) of not getting a pension. I was in two hard battles one in Benning- ton in Vermont under General Stark the other at the time Danbury was burnt down at Ridgefield. I consider my- self entitled to receive a pension. I made the application as soon as I knew or heard or heard of the law of 1832. I consider myself ill used while others are daily receiving pay for their services & I am debarred from receiving anything however trifling.
Yours with respect Daniel Hunter.
To Joel B. Poinsett Secretary of war.
D

34,5 51 Daniel Hunter
N.Y.
abt. 7. June 32.

MS 155.
May 18. 1839
London Phil.
W.F.
Reported
May 14
To the
Secretary of War Washington D. C.
MS 314

Delaware County ss. Daniel Hunter of the town of Bilechester & County aforesaid, being duly sworn deposeth & saith that in the Revolutionary war between the United States & Great Britain, in the year 1776 he was six weeks in the service of 1.12 the United States at Peekskill, at Danbury 1 in the year 1777 one month at Bennington in 1.12 the year 1777, six weeks, at Redhook, in the year 1777 six weeks, at Fairfield Stratford and 2. along the coast in the 1779 two months in 14 the year 1781, at New London two weeks. 6.4 & further saith that has not been compensated for said services by the States or otherwise said services performed under the following officers viz. under Capt W m Brownell at Peekskill under the same at Bennington & Danbury, & the rem- ainder of the time under Captain Luther Haddad sworn & Subscribed before me the 13 th day of May 1839 Daniel Hunter his mark Brinsfielder M c Elwood
To the Secretary of War
Sir the above affidavit is presented to you for your inspection, claiming my-self entitled to a pension for the services that I have performed in the Revolutionary war you will find I think my name recorded on the register in the war office & as for my character as to truth veracity enquire of Selah B l Albee in the Post Office depart- ment. please write me at Peapack name Port Off. County of Delaware N Y whether my name can be found or not Yours with respect Daniel Hunter