Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10973, for Benjamin Lamb, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lamb, Benjamin
S 10973
CONTENTS
Carded

20,047 New York
Benj n Lamb
of the Co. of Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Comp y - commanded by Captain Dillings - of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Brewer - in the Dept t - time for 21 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 70 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of July 1835 and Susanna Chapman Blackville Road's a. 61.
Arrears to the 24th of Mar. '33 $ 14 00 Pension allowance ending 4 Sep. '33 3 75
$ 17 75
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Miles Clerk, Book E , Vol. 3 Page 65

State of New York Madison County } ss
On this Eighth day of October
personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas held in and for the County of Madison now sitting Benjamin Lamb a resident of the town of Lenox in said County of Madison aged eighty 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 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the united States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated near Now in the town of Farmingham in the County of Middlesex State of Massachusetts. in the year 1750 has no record of his age except that in the family Bible which corresponds with the above statement. Served at that time when he entered the service since the war has resided at that time at Whitestown in the County of Onondaga N.Y. and from there to the town of Lenox where he now resides for the last twenty six years which is in the County of Madison N.Y. He enlisted in the fall of 1774 in the Massachusetts militia after being called into actual service which was on April 19th 1775 and served as a soldier a private
under the command of Capt Billings cannot recollect the names of the officers now; he did then know, he served that term of time near called to the Lexington Battle but did not arrive until after the enemy were repulsed then went to Brinker Hill and shortly after the Battle near the  Stanton at Roxbury near Boston and served nine months He was again called into the service as a militia man in the Spring of 1776 and marched to Providence Rhode Island and continued in service the greater part of the time for six months from time to Providence with

with Six Days, Rousours being forty Miles to meet expected invasions of the enemy the Company was commanded by Captain William Several at least  Five Months out of Six in Col Brewsters Regiment. He was drafted from the Militia in the Month of  Spring of 1777 for five and an half months under Capt Which Col Cushing's Regiment Marched to Bennington arrived there next Morning after the battle near there ordered to reinforce a detachment sent to Canada to destroy the Enemys Stores & Block house Met them on their return from Canada. at Skeens- borough then joined the Continental Army at Saratoga about ten Days before the taking of General Burgoin near at and through that Battle there were Col Nixon General Gates Col Benedict Arnold. also General Lincoln after the Battle March to Albany from there ordered to New Windsor Marched through Athens Catskill Esopus - to New Windsor there took Boats went down the North River and Landed on the East side & Marched down & was Stationed near Kings Bridge until about the fifteenth of November 1777 when he was regtually discharged and went immediately home on the most direct route where he arrived the last Thursday in November of that year it being Thanksgiving day he served in that to say more than Six Months. and from the best of his recollection he said ever worth. that he never received one one cent for all those services has no docu- mentary evidence. he knows Nedam Maynard & Joseph Scholts. who know something of his services see affts - and that he knows the Revd Bradley Worthop and Capt Stephen W Palmer his Neighbors.

We Beardsley Northrop a clergyman residing in the Neighbourhood of Benjamin Lamb and Stephen W. Palmer Residing in the said Neighbourhood certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Lamb who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be of the age of Eighty two years that he is respected and believed in the Neigh- bourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to & subscribed to this 8 th day of October 1832 - A. S. Sloan Clk.
Beardsley Northrop Stephen W. Palmer
And the Court do hereby declare the opinion After the investigation of the Matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the near dependant that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and lived as he states and Court finds certifies that it appears to them that Beardsley Northrop who signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the Neighbourhood of the said Benjamin Lamb and Stephen W. Palmer who also signed said certificate resides in said Neighbourhood and is a credible person and that he is not entitled to the  benefit  of  the  act
I Andrew Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Benjamin Lamb for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this ninth day of October 1832 A. S. Sloan Clk.

and Now this 18th day of June in open Court Testify

Two
and in answering the Interrogatories prescribed by Law Says as follows viz
1 st Is eighty three years of age was born in the Town of Farm- ingdale in the County of Middlesex in Massachusetts in 1750
2 nd nd have no Record of my age except that in the family bible which corresponds with the above statement
3 rd Lived at the place where he was born when called into service each time resided there after the war and from there moved to the town of Whetston in the County of Onida N.Y. from there removed to the place where he now resides and has for the last twenty five years which is the town of Lenox Madison Co. N.Y.
4 th Enlisted as a Volunteer for nine months which should commence from the time I should be called into service and nine months in the first campaign of 1775 enlisted the fall before was drafted in the spring of 1776 was again drafted in the spring of 1777 each time as a private soldier
5 th was acquainted with General Gates Benedict Arnold led Weyon & General Lincoln circumstances above mentioned
6 th never received any written Discharge as he believes never had a commission
7 th am acquainted with Reardsley Northrop a Minister of the Gospel & Stephen Walum and with all the Men in the town of Lenox to this eighteenth day of June 1833 in open court A. S. Hoare Atk.  Byron D. Lord

State of New York ) I Personally appeared before me the under signed Justice Madison County of the Benjamin Lamb who being duly sworn saith that that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot say positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollections he served not less than the periods mentioned below in the following grades in 1775 Nine months a soldier in 1776 five months as a soldier in 1777 Seven months as a soldier and for such services I claim a pension and he further deposes and says that he is the father of Martin Lamb mentioned in the affidavits of Needham Maynard & Joseph Nichols herewith attached
Sworn & Subscribed this 18th day of June 1833 before me Benjamin Lamb marks Stephen Chapman Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the said Benjamin Lamb who signed and swore to the foregoing affidavits is a credible man and that his statement is entitled to credit June 18th 1833 Stephen Chapman

State of New York } ss. Vreedam Maynard of Onondaga County } the Town of West Hartford in the County of Onondaga being duly sworn Saith that He is well acquainted with Benjamin Lamb, father to Martin Lamb who is now present and to him unknown; is in the of this deponent over eighty years of age that he has known the said Benjamin Lamb since the year Seventy one that he resided in the County of Middlesex in Massachusetts and that the said Benjamin started to join the Army and that He was gone from home most of his time during the Revolution- ary war and it was reported and then generally believed that he did serve in said war the several times of his absence from home and that this deponent believes that said Lamb did serve and that his is entitled to credit this deponent further says that he has seen the statement of the said Benjamin Lamb's services and believes it to be true
I certify that Wredam Maynard appeared before us and made Oath to the following Affidavit this the day of October 1892 and that he is a man of Truth & Veracity Wredam Maynard of the Village of Newham

State of New York
Clerk's Office
Onciada County ss
I Geo Brown clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Seth Bangs Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Onciada & duly authorized by law to act as such and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature "Seth Bangs" subscribed to said affidavit to be genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office this third day of October A.D. 1832
Geo Brown clerk Joseph B. Read Dep Clk

State of New York Rensselaer County } ss.
Joseph Nichols of the Town of New Baltimore in said County being duly sworn saith that he is sixty nine years of age that he is and has been acquainted with Benjamin Spink to Martin Spink now deceased for many years that the Benjamin Spink was brought up in the same family with this deponent that Spink started to go into the army in the revolutionary war and continued absent for a long time and when he returned it was then generally believed that he had lived in the war while absent and this deponent has no doubt but that the said Benjamin did serve in the United States Army during the time he was absent from home and that he is a man of truth and veracity and his statement entitled to credit
Joseph Nichols
I certify that Joseph Nichols came before me and made oath to the foregoing affidavit the 2 nd day of October 1892 and that the said Joseph Nichols is a man of truth and veracity
Oliver Prescott Justice

State of New York
Clerk's Office Oneida County ss I Geo Brown Clerk of the the said County do certify that Oliver Prescott jun- ior Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same one of the justices of the peace in and for Oneida County and duly authorized by law to act as such and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature "Oliver Prescott Jun" subscribed to the said Affidavit to be genuine.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this third day of October A D s 1832 Geo Brown Clerk Jos B Read Dep Clerk
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the further investigation of the matter of Benjamin Lamb and after his signing the Declaration & Subrogation & having to the South of Court and after putting the Subrogation presented by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and lived as he has above stated
I Andrew Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison do certify that the foregoing contains the original and Supplementary of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Lamb for a pension and that Stephen Chapman who swore Benjamin Lamb to the Supplementary affidavit or statement & also whose hand writing I am well acquainted and verily believe both to be his own proper hand and that he the said Stephen Cha- man was a Justice of the Peace duly elected & qualified on the eighteenth day of June 1833 and therefore I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Eighteenth day of June 1833 -
A. Sloan Clk
10355 In the Matter of Benjamin Lamb a Pension S. Chapman Atty Cohoesville Mad. Co. N.Y.
adm a 21. m. p. u. 708

That 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 Benj Lamb
Hereon I subscribe the day and year aforesaid
A. S. Noan Clk

1835
Benjamin Lamb. Madison Co New York
2 author Vm
Adams
L. Chapman Esq. Brattle Madison Co Colchester New York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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, showing the Service of Benjamin Lamb Madison Co New York.
   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.     Fall. 1774 " 9 " Alm uts man Capt Bils ling Not recd elected Bunker hill Hamp. 82 years Middle sex Co Mass. Two Witnesses.   Apr. 1776 Quarter part of 6 " " Priv Capt Milly len Col. Bre wer None Rhode Is. see 60 Mass.   1777 to the end 7 " " " Capt Win ch Col. Br shing Saratoga N York  
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 and 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 _____ 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 [e] 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.
Joseph Rowen Esq. etc.
The service in '74 is too early for the war

Eustisdale, Ind.
Jan. 10, '10.
Pension Office Dept. of the Interior.
Dear Sir - Will you kindly send me a Pension Certificate of the Revolutionary services of Benjamin Lamb of Madison Co. N. Y.

Thanking you in advance.
Very truly Yours.
Lena M. Cunningham (Mrs. J. M.)
2327 N. Meridian Indianapolis Ind.

107
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Geo M. Moore
Claim No. Jan 22, 1910
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Benjamin Lamb
Service _____ Rev.
Additional Service _____ _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No W.P.W. or R as above except J.F. 10973

76 Elizabeth St Oneida N.Y. May 7 th 1903.
Pension Dept- Washington - D. C.
Can you give me the military record of one Benjamin Lamb , Private Co. - Joseph Winch's company Col - Samuel Bullard's Regt Benjamin Lamb came

from Framingham Mass. The roll was sworn to in middlesex county-
My information is very meager and I would like to know more.
Yours-
(Miss) Fannie L. Lamb
Oneida
Madison Co-
New York.

Rehr
10443 INVALID.
May 14, 1903 - Hist to Miss Fannie L. Lamb Oneida, N.Y.
1910 Feb. 1. Hist. to Mrs. J. M. Cunningham P.
File No. 10443
Benjamin Lamb Dis. New York
Act: June 1 st 32
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 216
[Arrangement of 1870.]

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Lamb 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.
File 10973
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 7, 1774 9 mos. Priv. ✓ ✓ Mass.   March 20, 75 9 mos. Priv. Billing ✓   April 19, 76 5 mos. " Reserve   Spring to Nov 15, 77 7 mos. " Witch Cushing *  
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Framingham, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct 8, 1832
Residence at date of application, Framingham, Mass.
Age at date of application, 70 years
Remarks: Oct 22, 1835 (deceased)
Widow Mary Lamb
* Office note - shows 3rd service in 1775 under Col. Cushing in the same brigade - not verified.
Very respectfully