Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2300-100, for Daniel Pinkham, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Pinkham, Daniel
B.L.Wt. 2300-100.
CONTENTS

N o Aug. 10 th 1838

State of New Hampshire County of Strafford.
Wolfborough July 23. 1830
I Sally Drew, heir of Daniel Pinkham, do upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief that Daniel Pinkham died under the service in the Revolutionary War for the term of during the war and served as a Soldier in the Regiment N o two under the command of Colonel George Reed — of the New Hampshire line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the Revolutionary war — I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Daniel Pinkham on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore, I know all mine by these presents, that I Sally Drew aforesaid do here- by constitute and appoint Richard Russell of Som- ersworth in said County & State to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to de- mand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid, and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to consti- tute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest. Sarah C. Pickering Joseph Farris
Sally Drew F. Drew mark

Stratford 22 - July 24. 1838
Personally appeared the within named Sally Druce subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned aforesaid.
Joseph Farrar Justice of the Peace
Stratford County ss
State of New Hampshire
I Francis Cagswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Joseph Farrar Esquire is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is in my belief genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this second day of August A.D. 1838 -
F. Cagswell, Clerk

Daniel Pinkham
N o . 2300
Hon d . Ira A. Eastman Claim of the heirs of Daniel Pinkham
Rec d Dec r . 10 th 1842

State of New Hampshire } At a court of Strafford County } Probate holden at Dover in ofor said County on the 3 d day of February A D 1840
I certify that Satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Sally Drew, of Wolfborough in said County of Strafford, wife of Robert Drew of said Wolfbor. o , is the sister of Daniel Pinkham who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in Col. Ruds Regiment, New Hampshire line; that her father & Mother are both dead, and her brothers and Sisters are also all dead, excepting the said Daniel, who forty eight years ago last summer sailed from Portsmouth New- Hampshire and six or eight years afterwards was heard of in a foreign port as boatswain of an English man of war, but since that time he has not been heard from, that he never had to her knowledge any legal issue, and if now living would be Twenty eight years old - Warren Lovell, Judge

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. D. Winthrop A. Mawson Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Strafford. hereby certify that Warren Lovell is Judge of Probate for said County of Strafford. and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this sixth day of February Anno Domini 1840 W. A. Mawson, Register of Probate

Case of Dan P. Pinkham

Sir
Department of War Pounty Land Office Feb'y 21 st 1840
I have examined the testimony filed by you in this Office on the 17 th inst o which, in connection with other testimony heretofore filed by Mr. R. Russell, is deemed satisfactory in establishing the right to bounty land by Mrs. Sally Drew, the sister of Daniel Pinkham, who was a Soldier in the N. Hampshire line. Provided, the said Pinkham, is considered dead by the laws of the State of N. Hampshire, in consequence of his long absence from the U. States, and his not having been heard from by his connections and friends for more than forty years past, as is alleged in the Certificate of the Judge of Probate. Having informed you, verbally, some days ago, that the law authorizing the issue of land Warrants of the Revolutionary class, had expired, by limitation, on the 1 st ultimo, it follows that, all claims for such Warrants, must remain suspended until Congress, by further provisions of law, shall enable the Department to satisfy them.
Mr. Russells, letter to you of the 6 th inst o , is herewith returned
I have the honor to be
Your Obedt Servt
W. Gordon
Hon d Ira A. Eastman Ho. of Rept s .

I James Menden of Fultonborough in the county of Shafford and State of New Hampshire in eighty three years old declare & say that I enlisted into Capt James Carr's company and Colonel Gorge Rootes Regiment New Hampshire Line for during the war in 1776 and served in said Regiment to the close of the war - I was well acquainted with Daniel Pinkham a soldier in the same Regiment with myself. said Daniel Pinkham served to the close of the war & enlisted to serve during the war to best of my knowledge & belief James Menden
State of New Hampshire Shafford p. July 23. 1830 Then personally appeared the above named James Menden a credible witness & made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true - Before me Richard Russell Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strofford county ss. I Francis Cogswell clerk of the Superior court of Judicature for said county hereby certify that Richard Russell Esquire before whom the within affi- davits of Ichabod Howe & James Marden purport to have been taken is a Magistrate as there stated and that the signatures purporting to be his are in my belief genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this second day of August AD 1838
Abags well. Clerk.

I Ichabod Horne of Tiptonborough in the County of Stafford & State of New Hampshire seventy eight years old do hereby say that I enlisted as a soldier into Samuel Cherry's Company & Colonel George Ruel's Regiment in 1776 or 1777 to serve during the war and served in said Company & Regiment to the close of the war - I was well ac- quainted with Daniel Pritchard a soldier in said Colonel George Ruel's Regiment in New Hampshire line & said Daniel Pritchard served to the close of the war and did enlist to serve during the war to the best of my knowledge and belief
Attest
Chandler Dyer
Richard Ruspell
State of New Hampshire Stafford ss. July 23. 1830 Then personally appeared the above named Ichabod Horne and made oath that the above affidavit him subscribed is true. The above named Ichabod Horne is a credible witness by me known - Richard Ruspell Jus. of the Peace Before me

Know all men by these presents, that I Richard Russell of Ossipee in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire do here by constitute & appoint Hon: Ira A. Eastman, Member of Congress, my true and lawful Substituted Attorney to do and perform all the objects embraced in a Power of Attorney made & signed by Sally Drown of Wolfborough in said County on the twenty third day of July A.D. 1830 to ask & receive of the United States the Bounty and due for the services of Daniel Pinkham a soldier in the Revolutionary War with power of substitution to use given which I hereby transfer to the said Hon: Ira A. Eastman for the special purposes then in mentioned. Richard Russell
Strafford County } State of New Hampshire February 6. 1840 } Then personally appeared the above named Richard Russell and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney by him subscribed to be his free act & deed.
Before me Nathan Wells Justice of the Peace Washington Feby 17. 1840.
I certify the above named Nathan Wells to be a Justice of the Peace as above stated and being acquainted with his hand writing I have no doubt that the above signature is genuine. Ira A. Eastman Mem. Cong. from N. H.

Having been requested to give my opinion on the following question viz. "Whether an individual is considered dead by the laws of New Hampshire, in consequence of his long absence from the 26 States and his not having been heard from by his connections and friends for more than forty years past?"
I will state, that there has been no legislation in this State on that subject, but from the uniform practice of all the Courts in this State, a much less time of absence, when the individual has not been heard of by his connections or friends, has uniformly been received as prima facie evidence, & if unexplained by other proved facts which would indicate that the individual is alive, would be received as absolute evidence, of his death.
To make the answer definitely meet the question, I should say that by the laws of N Hampshire, an individual in such circumstances as the question supposes, would by the law as administered in this State be considered dead.
May 12. 1820
John P. Ball for N H District