Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 638-100, for Daniel Thorne, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (New York)
Thorne, Daniel Sarah
B.L.Wt 638-100
CONTENTS

W o 638.
non loc.
Daniel Thorne.
Matross.
Lamb's Artill y N. York Line.
Revolutionary War.
(Decorative flourish)
Warrant issued whereby date the 5 th Nov r 1814, to Stephen Thorne & the other Heirs at Law of the and delivered to the Hon ble W m Irving, M c L. on the 19 th Nov r .
Sealed on Bl. May 10 th 1814.

To His Honour the Secretary of the war Department, the Congress of the United States or to the Legislature of the State of New York
The Petition of Sarah Thorne widow of the late Dan- iel Thorne deceased of James Thorne Stephen Thorne of Polly Thorne the wife of Henry Tyson Eliza Thorne  Thorne  Thorne Thorne children & heirs of the late Daniel Thorne & Sarah his wife of the City of New York respectfully sheweth. That previ- ous to the late revolutionary war the said Daniel was an Inhabitant of the Vicinity of New Windsor in the County of Orange & State of New York. That the said Daniel Thorne very early in said war insisted to serve for and during the same & joined the Army of the United States in a company of the New- York line commanded by Thomas Machin belonging to John Lamb's Regiment of Artillery. That he continued so to serve without default more than seven years until the close of said war when he obtained a Regular Discharge which he in his life time kept in his custody as a Badge of Honour & as a certain Proof of his actual services and on which he relied with confidence that on the Presentation thereof to the war Department he would receive such bounty Lands and arrears of Pay as the laws of this State & the United States have provided for and granted to other of his fellow Soldiers of the same army. That while he thus rested as he supposed in perfect security and ignorant of the danger of delays of this nature he removed with his family to the City of New York where he soon after (having obtained several Documents in favour of this claim) was suddenly taken ill and died. That since which re- moval and Death your Petitioners have not been able to find the said Discharge. That consequently your the said Daniel in his life time and your Petitioners since his Death have never obtained or had the benefit of any bounty lands or arrears of Pay from this State

or the united States as granted to other soldiers of the same army Your Petitioners therefore respectfully represent the foregoing facts and presume to appeal to the constituted authorities of their Country in confidence that they will not though at this late day refuse to them that justice which the suffering of their late Father his services his zeal to promote & establish our Liberty & Independence give them a Right to expect as heirs of their Father. In Proof of the facts herein stated Your Petitioners annex several certificates & affidavits of his actual services which they trust will prove satisfactory. Your Petitioners therefore pray that your Honour or your honourable Bodies will take their case into Your serious consideration and to grant unto them such bounty Land & arrears of Pay as would have fallen to the lot of the said Daniel had he not through Poverty & ignorance neglected
the same but applied their for at an earlier day New York Jan y 17 th 1809
Stephen Thorne
Sarah Thorne
Sally her X Thorne mark
John Thorne
Polly Tyson is not in town but she may be considered as having signed the Petition
Richard S. Bradley in Right of His wife Eliza Bradley Daughter of Daniel Thorne Deceased
James Thorne

city of New York. Sarah Thorne widow of Daniel Thorne late soldier in Mathias Company & in Lamb's Reg t of Artillery during the revolutionary war being duly sworn sworn saith that the Heirs & children which she has born to the said Daniel Thorne now deceased are as follows: namely James Thorne , Stephen Thorne , Polly Tyson wife of Henry Tyson Eliza Bradley wife of Richard S. Bradley Sally Thorne & John Thorne & that these before named are the only Heirs & children of the said Daniel Thorne & that their Petition for land for military services during the revolutionary war is ready to be presented to the Legislature of this State for relief Sworn this 7 Jan y 1813
words - "now deceased" inserted before sworn
before me A. Kinsley Sur. peace Off of N.York Sarah Thorne
Report of the Attorney General in relation to the heirs of Daniel Thorne deceased to the Commissioners of the Land Office. The Attorney General certifies that an Affidavit made by Sarah Thorne before A. Kinsley Esq. Justice of the peace in city of New York has been delivered to him. The said Sarah Thorne testifies in the said Affidavit that the Heirs & chil- dren of Daniel Thorne deceased & for whose benefit is expected the Legislature will grant a lot of land are as follows to wit James Thorne Stephen Thorne Polly Tyson wife of Henry Tyson Eliza Bradley wife of Richard S. Bradley Sally Thorne & John Thorne From this proof the Attorney General is satisfied that James Thorne  Stephen Thorne  Polly Tyson  Eliza Brad- ley  Sally Thorne and John Thorne before named are the Heirs and Legal representatives of Daniel Thorne before named.
New York Jan. 9 th 1813
Thos. Addis Emmet A.G. General

City of New York ss: Sarah Thorne widow of the late Daniel Thorne one of the petitioners in the afore- going petition named being duly sworn doth depose and say that she has seen her husband's discharge that is mentioned in the foregoing petition, and that she has not directly or indirectly received any com- pensation or reward in bounty lands or in anything else for the bounty or services of her late husband Daniel Thorne as mentioned in the said petition. And that the matters set forth in the said peti- tion as far as her knowledge extends A.M. W.M.C. A.M.C. as to the following remaining matters, in the said petition, certificates and Affidavits, contained she has been credibly informed and verily believes to be true, to wit that the said Daniel Thorne in his life time and the said Daniel's heirs since his death, who are all mentioned as petitioners in the said petition, have not, nor has either of them di- rectly or indirectly received any compensation as a bounty for the services of the said Daniel Thorne in Lands or in any thing else as has been grant- ed to, and obtained by others of his fellow soldiers of the same Army according to the laws of this State. Sarah Thorne
Sworn Jan. 20 1809 before
J. C. Van Klief Recorder of the City of New York

Thorne
William & Co
Spec. Mar 22-1810
C. Claims
Report in favour March 26 th 1810
Sealed
examined Secretary's Office

State of New York
William Leavraft late lieutenant in the second New York Regiment of artillery during the revolutionary war being duly sworn maketh oath and saith that he was personally acquainted with the late Daniel Thorne of the city of New York ship-carpenter. And that the said Daniel Thorne was a Mat- ross and served as such in the time of the late revo- lutionary war, in a company of the New York line commanded by Captain Thomas Machin, belonging to Colonel John Lamb's Regiment of artillery. And according to the best of my knowledge, the said Daniel Thorne was enlisted to serve from the time of his Enlistment until the End of the said war, and did serve the United States as a good and faithful soldier until the full End of the same War. And that he was enlisted to bounty lands as granted to his fellow soldiers of the same Army according to the Laws of this State. Further this Deponent saith not
Sworn before me this ninth day of Feby 1810
Wm Leavraft
Elisha King Not. Pub.

Information is requested relative to James Miller, who was a Private Soldier in the Company of Capt. Reynolds of the 15 th Reg t of Inf y . —
There exists a letter from him dated 2 d March 1813; since which his Family & Friends have no intelligence of him. — It has been reported that he was killed at the taking of York: — if so, what steps are to be taken by his

his Widow to recover anything that might then be due to him for his Military Services. ? —

Authorisation from John Thorne and Stephen Thorne for delivery of a Land W. — to the hon.ble Wm. Irving. — (M.C.)

To his Honor the Secretary of the war Department
In the documents containing an application for a land Warrant in behalf the heirs of Daniel Thorne have heretofore been presented to you. Please to deliver the warrant to the honorable William Irving member of congress from the City of New York & his receipt therefor shall be in full discharge of the war Department for the same. New York 21 st October 1814
Yours Stephen Thorne
John Thorne

Petition for county Lands for Stephen Heirs of Daniel Thome Duccard
In Assembly March 11 1813 March 4 th 1813
read
- Repd Com. Claims Granted to them Heirs

I Thomas Mackin late Captain in the Second Regiment of artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb in the service of the United States and in the line of the Troops raised by the State of New York, do hereby certify that Daniel Thorne served in my Company from the Beginning of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six as a good and faithful soldier, and that he was the only person by the name of Daniel Thorne in my company; and I am well assured that he received an honourable Discharge, never having, to the best of my knowledge, been guilty of any crime whatever. But I being called from the command of my company to act as Engineer and various other Duties, as from Certificates from the Commander in Chief and other General Officers will more fully appear, and not having a muster Roll in my possession I can not be certain when the said Daniel Thorne received his final Discharge from the said army, but I think that he served to the End of the said war.
Thomas Mackin Cpt
Albany February 14. 1889
Personally appeared before me Charles R. Webster, one of the aldermen of the City of Albany Thomas Mackin, and made oath that the contents of the above certi- ficate, are just and true to the best of his belief and knowledge Albany Feb. 15 th } Charles R. Webster 1889 }

I certify that Charles R. Webster was an Alderman of the city of Albany February 15 th 1809
John  Wyse  City and county of Albany

City & County of Albany ss.
James M c Keen of the City of New York being duly sworn doth depose & say, that on or about the twentieth day of August eighteen hundred & eight, Sarah Thorne, one of the petitioners of the Legislature of the State of New York for bounty land in the right of Daniel Thorne deceased which petition bears Date January the seventeenth the eighteen hundred and nine, requested this Deponent to have the Muster Rolls, which were in the City of New York, searched in order to ascertain whether the said Daniel Thorne was enlisted during the war, that accordingly Deponent went to the Keeper of the said Rolls, who had a very ancient and regular set of Books for the above purpose, & who being paid his usual fee for searching the same, reported that the said Daniel Thorne was enlisted for and during the late revolutionary war with Great Britain in J r . Lamb's Regiment & in Thomas M c Kin's Company of New York line & that he mustered in said Company from time to time. Further Deponent saith not.
Sworn this 16 th February MDCCCIX Before }
JAMES M c KEEN
A. M c Clay Recorder of Albany

I certify that John V.N. Yates was Recorder of the City of Albany February 16 th 1809
Edward D. Clark , City Recorder of Albany

City of New York ss: Thurston Wood Esquire one of the Wardmen of the Said City being duly sworn doth depose and say, that pending the late revolutionary war, he (in different Capacities) belonged to the New York line in the army of the United States nearly or about seven years, that during all or the principal part of which time Deponent was per- sonally acquainted with Daniel Thorne, and who then served in the said Army in the line and capacity as in the aforesaid certificate and petition set forth. who then served in the said Army in the line and capacity as in the aforesaid certificate and petition set forth. Deponent further saith that during all the time of his said acquaintance with the said Daniel Thorne in the army, the said Daniel Thorne had the name and sustained the character of a brave continental Soldier of more than ordinary valour, and that from his own knowledge and belief he is fully impressed with the opinion that the said Daniel Thorne served during the whole of the said war. Deponent further saith that he has also been acquainted with Sarah Thorne widow of the said Daniel from her youth, in his this present time, and is a witness of the ceremony when the said Daniel and Sarah were lawfully joined in matrimony. Deponent further saith that as far as his knowledge extends the said widow and her Children have always sustained the character of an honest and good family but she is at present in very indigent circumstances, having no- thing to depend upon for the support of herself and small Children but the labour of her hands which is insuff- icient to afford them a competent supply of the necessa- ries of life. Two lines & two words erased before sworn Sworn before me this 21st day of Jan. 1809. Jacob Bell Midal Officer Thurston Wood Federal Judge

The Committee of claims to whom was referred the petition of Sarah Thorne & others: Report; that it appears to your Committee that Daniel Thorne being an Inhabitant and Citizen of this State residing near New Windsor at an early period of the late revolutionary war enlisted in a Company of Artillery under the in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Lamb in which he continued to the close of the war. Your Committee are of opinion that the Petitioners are entitled to relief and they have prepared a Clause for that purpose & have directed their Chairman to ask for leave to annex to some proper bill

To his Honor the Sec- retary of the war depart- ment.

Sir
New York May 6. 1814
The enclosed papers contain an application for a land warrant and such arrears as may be due, in behalf of the heirs of Dan l Thorne. The papers will explain themselves and it is humbly concieved that they are conformable to the instructions to substantiate a claim for a land warrant lately issued at the war office. The Report of the Attorney General of this State is among the papers specifying the heirs and the only heirs of the Soldier. The warrant you will return to the subscriber at New York without locating the same. The Legislature of this State at their session in 1813 by an act for that purpose directed a patent to be issued to the said heirs for their bounty Land in this State; which act was grounded on the Identical Documents herewith enclosed & it is well known that the said Legislature give relief to none but for the services of such Soldiers as were enlisted to serve for and during the revolutionary war & did serve in pursuance of such enlistment without any voluntary default on their part until the end of the same. If any Objection should arise in bar of this claim (which I presume there will not) be good enough to inform me of the grounds of such Objection by writing.
James Miller a soldier in the Service of the U.S. was at Saranac Cantonment on the 2 d March 1813 in the 15 th Infantry Col. Pyke Capt Reynolds as appears by his Letter of that Date now in possession of his wife in this City. It is reported that he was killed at the taking of York. Will you take the trouble to inform us how he is returned in your office & if dead what was due to him at the time of his death with instructions to the widow how, when & where to apply for the same. Your prompt attention to this little Business will oblige the People interested therein as well as your Obed t Serv t
E. W. Nelson
their Attorney

New York July 27. 1874
Lab. McLean
States no answer has been rec d to his letter on the subject of a pension for D. Thome
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Noted on Bl: Aug. 1. 1874.
Recd July 1874

For Mr. Cutting
RECEIVED
His Honor the Secretary of the war Department Washington
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New York July 27. 1814.
Sir
To my letter to the secretary at war dated "New York 6th May 1814" no answer has been received. This letter & the Documents enclosed therein prayed a land warrant to be in behalf of the Heirs of Daniel Thorne who was a soldier in the New York line of the revolutionary army. There was also a paragraph in said letter in behalf of Mrs. Miller of this City requesting information whether James Miller her husband, who, on the 2 d March 1813 Nov. in the 15th United States Infantry then under Col. Pyke & Capt. Reynolds as appears by his letter of that date, has been returned to the war office Deads as she has heard a report that he has shared the fate of his brave Commander Pyke at the Capture of York. I shall not trouble you with a Repetition of particulars but refer you to the letter first above mentioned begging that you will take the first opportunity to review & comply with its requests. If there are any Objections made to the Documents (which we presume there can not be) you will have the goodness to inform me of such Objection by letter in behalf of the persons herein interested
Yours &c James M c KEEN