Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32144, Daniel Burroughs, N. H.

SERVICE
N. 16
Burroughs, Daniel
NUMBER
S. 32144
CONTENTS

Illinois P. 26.409 Miss Little
Daniel Burroughs of Pigeon Co. in the State of Ohio who was a PA in the Company commanded by Captain Wag of the Reg commanded by Col. Stark in the New Hampshire line for
1 Yr. P. $100.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio P. A. at the rate of 40 Dollars 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of June 1834 to Mrs. J. Burroughs and Sister to  30 Mrs. J. Burroughs, Esqr., P. 100.00
Arrears to the 4th of March 31 120.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00 $ 140.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Sprague Clerk, Book 6 - Vol. 8 - Page 107
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1830 from 4th March to 4 Sept 1839 Agt notified 3 Oct 1840
Rev is Pen Exp 1st Sep 1842
To Illinois from 4 Sept 1842. 27 Sep 1842. Notification to Peru, Indiana  Peru Ind P.O. Kendall Co. Illinois
Letter to Lewis Elliott Apr. 14/49.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1830 from 4th March to 4 Sept 1839 Agt notified 3 Oct 1840 Rev is Pen Exp 1st Sep 1842 To Illinois from 4 Sept 1842. 27 Sep 1842. Notification to Peru, Indiana Peru Ind P.O. Kendall Co. Illinois Letter to Lewis Elliott Apr. 14/49.

The State of Ohio
Portage County ss 3 On this second day of April A. D. 1833 personally appeared before the court of Common Pleas for the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of Ohio, now sitting in and for the county of Portage. Daniel Burroughs , a resident of the Township of Shalbroville, in the aforesaid county of Portage and State of Ohio aged seventy seven 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th A. D. 1832.—
That in the year 1775 I volunteered as a private Soldier into the company of Captain Sason Wait, in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Stark and marched to Cambridge in the State of Massa- chusetts, and was there stationed for the term of three months and was then discharged by pro- clamation.—
That the first of June 1776 I volunteered as a Soldier, for one year , into the company of Captain Sason Wait, then of the Regiment commanded by Col. Brattle Brattle, and was appointed a corporal forthwith, and marched from Alstead in the State of New Hampshire, where I enlisted, to Ticonde- roga, where I remained until the first of November following, when I was again discharged by proclamation.
That early in the month of April 1777 I again enlisted as a volunteer for one year , at Alstead, in the company commanded by Captain Christopher Webber, Col. Benjamin Bellows Regiment, and received the appointment of orderly sergeant , and again marched to Ticonderoga where I remained until the evacuation of the Forts at that place by the Continental Army, in July following, when I retreated with the Army and continued in the service. I was at the taking of Burgoyne in October of that year. Shortly after which, on about the tenth of November, I was again discharged.—
That in September of the year 1780 I volunteered into Capt. Amos Shepard's Company, in Col. Bel- low's Regiment, and marched from Alstead to

Lake Champlain and to Royallston in pursuit of the Indians, and was out on duty, in this campaign, I think, about two months. - -
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and I declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency of any State. - - (Daniel Burroughs)
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Geo. Kirkum Clerk. Ques. - When, and in what year was you born?
Ans. - I was born at Windsor, Hartford County, in the State of Connecticut, in the year 1755. -
Ques. - Have you any record of your age, and if so, when is it?
Ans. - I have no knowledge of the existence of any record of my age. - -
Ques. - When were you living when called into service; when have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and when do you now live?
Ans. - When I entered the service I was living in the Town of Alstead in New Hampshire. Since the war I have resided seventy years in Williamstown in the State of Vermont, and twenty three years in Shalersville, Portage County, Ohio, where I now live. - -
Ques. - How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom?
Ans. - I served as a volunteer, when called upon by Government.
Ques. - State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops when you served - such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans. - I cannot do this more particularly than I have done in my declaration. - -
Ques. - Did you ever receive any discharge, (except by proclamation) and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Ans. - I never received any discharge from service, other than by proclamation as stated in my declaration. - -
Ques. - Did you ever receive a Commission, and if so, by whom was it signed and what has become of it?
Ans. - I never received a Commission, but in the year
the I a declan ency Ques. - Clerk. Ans. - the Ques. - Ans. - and Ques. Ans. - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Geo. Kirkum Clerk. The State of Ohio } I Job Thomson, residing in the Township of Portage County } Shalersville, in the County of Portage and State of Ohio, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Burroughs, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I was acquainted with him in the year 1777, that he served as a sergeant in the company commanded by Capt. Webber, Col. Bellow's Regiment in the northern campaign of that year - was at Ticonderoga and Saratoga and continued in the service until after the surrender of Burgoyne. That I believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he has ever been reputed and believed in the neighborhoods where he has resided since the revolutionary war to have been a soldier of the revolution (having always lived in the same neighborhood with him) that I know him to have been such, and that I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity. Job Thomson Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Geo. Kirkum Clerk.
1776 I served as a corporal for the term of five months - and in 1777 I served as first sergeant seven months, in the companies to which I then belonged, as stated in my declaration. I had warrants or certificates of those appointments, but am now unable to find them, and suppose them to be lost or destroyed. - -
Ques. - Have you any documentary evidence of your Revolutionary service.
Ans. - I have none. - -
Ques. - Is there any bluggman residing in the Township where you now live?
Ans. - There is none. - -
Ques. - Do you know of any person who can testify to your services as a Revolutionary soldier?
Ans. - Job Thomson of Shalersville in this County, can testify to my services in the campaign of 1777. I know of no other person in this vicinity who can testify to any part of my revolutionary services. - - (Daniel Burroughs)
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Geo. Kirkum Clerk.
The State of Ohio } I Job Thomson, residing in the Township of Portage County } Shalersville, in the County of Portage and State of Ohio, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Burroughs, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I was acquainted with him in the year 1777, that he served as a sergeant in the company commanded by Capt. Webber, Col. Bellow's Regiment in the northern campaign of that year - was at Ticonderoga and Saratoga and continued in the service until after the surrender of Burgoyne. That I believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he has ever been reputed and believed in the neighborhoods where he has resided since the revolutionary war to have been a soldier of the revolution (having always lived in the same neighborhood with him) that I know him to have been such, and that I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity. Job Thomson Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Geo. Kirkum Clerk.

Dank. Burroughs 24/92 We William Coolman Jr residing in the Township of Ravenna in the County of Portage and State of Ohio, and Benoni Thompson, residing in the Township of Shalersville in the County and State of Ohio, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Burroughs, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. That we believe him to be a man of truth and veracity: and we do further certify that there is no resident Bluesman in the Township of Shalersville at this time.
Wm Coolman Jr Benoni Thompson
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Geo. Kirkum Clerk -
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 Job Thompson who has signed the first of the preceding certificates is a resident in the Township of Shalersville in said County of Portage, that Wm. Coolman Jr. who together with Benoni Thompson has signed the second of second of the preceding certificates is a resident in the Township of Ravenna in said County and that the said Benoni Thompson is a resident in the Township of Shalersville aforesaid, that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Geo. Kirkum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Portage County in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Burroughs for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office. This Second day of April Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Geo. Kirkum Clerk -

Hon. John H. Osborne Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
FREE

Application for a transfer
The State of Ohio } Portage County ss }
On this sixth day of September 1842 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said County of Portage, personally appeared Daniel Burroughs, who, on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Christopher Webber and afterwards by Captain Gary in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Benjamin Bellows, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio (Pittsburgh Agency) from whence he will immediately remove to the State of Illinois, where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to Illinois, to wit. His son, Daniel Burroughs Jr with whom he intends to live the remainder of his life, has removed to Kendall County Illinois, and located himself permanently there, in consequence of which this applicant has settled up all his business in Ohio and is under the necessity of removing to said Kendall County, Illinois, having no other home but with the son above named -
Sworn to and subscribed before me the } day and year above written -
Daniel Burroughs
Frederick A. Hudson J.P.
The State of Ohio } Portage County ss }
I William Corlman Jr of lawful age being duly sworn depose and say that I am personally acquainted with Daniel Burroughs whose name is above subscribed, and who has taken the above oath, and know him to be the person described in the affidavit.
William Corlman Jr.
Sworn to and subscribed this sixth day } of September AD 1842 before me
Frederick A. Hudson J.P.
The State of Ohio, Portage County, Massillon Township, ss.
I hereby certify that the abn named Wm Corlman Jr is a man of my acquaintance, and one of truth & veracity -
Frederick A. Hudson J.P.

The State of Ohio Portage County ss
I William Corthman Jr Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Portage aforesaid, certify that Frederick D. Hudson Esquire is a magistrate as set forth in the foregoing certificates and that the signatures thereto are genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of said Court and subscribe my name, this 6 th day of September A. D. 1842.
William Corthman Jr Clerk.

Ravenna Ohio Sept. 6 th 1842
I am instructed by the applicant in this case, to request, should his application be granted, that the certificate of transfer, or other necessary papers, be forwarded to his address - Penfield Post Office, Kendall Co. Illinois -
Very Respectfully &c
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commr. of Pensions &c.
W m Cushman Jr.

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Daniel Barrengh Postage 6 o Ohio Pittsburgh ages
f 1775 p 17 # 40
look on New Hampshire Roles
J. S. Evans can only allow a also.
Mr. Col. Bellona Reg. as Colonel 21 st 1777-1 March 22 days 1.15 on roll
John Whittsey Esq Ravenna. Portage Co.
John Whittsey Ohio. Whittsey Ravenna Ohio

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 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 Daniel Barren
   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.     1775 3 Private Capt Wait Col Stark 77 years Truction up   no- already a living Witness   June 1776 5 Corp t Capt Wait Col Battle New Hampshire   no   April 1777 7 Sergt Capt Webber Col Bellows   no   Sept 1780 Capt Shapard   no " 81 2 Col Bellows  
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 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 means tempted expected there such case.
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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 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, 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF/ILL
July 28, 1930.
Mrs. W. P. Shields 4701 North Albany Avenue Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32144, that Daniel Burroughs was born in 1755, in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.
While residing at Alstead, New Hampshire, he enlisted and served with the New Hampshire troops as follows: in 1775, three months as a private in Captain Jason Wait's Company, Colonel John Stark's Regiment; from June 1, 1776, until November 1, 1776, as corporal in Captain Jason Wait's Company, Colonel Bedel's Regiment; from May 7, 1777, as corporal and orderly sergeant in Captain Christopher Webber's Company, Colonel Benjamin Bellows' Regiment, was in the evacuation of Ticonderoga and served until June 21, 1777; a little later he volunteered in Captain Gary's Company in the same regiment and was at the taking of Burgoyne and served one month and two days; from September, 1780, two months in Captain Amos Shepherd's Company, Colonel Bellows' Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1833, at which time he was living in Shalerville Township, Portage County, Ohio, having moved there from Williamstown, Vermont.
In 1842, the soldier had moved to Kendall County, Illinois, to live with his son, Daniel Burroughs.
The soldier died in 1844.
Children are referred to in 1842, a daughter, Mary Brown, is the only name given. The name of his wife is not stated.
Very truly yours,
E.W.MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

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Charles Ely Ennui Agent Wash in the City etc.

Hon E. Whittlesey

The State of Ohio  June 6th 1834 - Previously Portage County ss  appeared Daniel Burroughs, an Applicant for a Pension under an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and makes the following Supplementary Statement to his former application for a Pension under said Act.
I Daniel Burroughs, being duly sworn, on my said Oath depose, and say I volunteered, as a minute man in the month of April 1777, at Astoria in the State of New Hampshire and marched to Ticon- deroga in the Company of Captain Miller, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bellows. At the time of mustering I was a Corporal, but im- mediately after mustering I was promoted to a Sergeant and served as Orderly Sergeant. On the evening of July 5th 1777 we were compelled to evacuate the Fort of Ticonderoga, and retreat towards Vermont, where we were out  home , but not  discharged . Soon after this we were called out in cases of alarm, and on the latter part of August of the same year we were called out again, and the same Company, under the command of Captain Carey, went to meet Burgoyne. I at this time was also acting as Orderly Sergeant, and continued so to act until after the surrender of Burgoyne in October of that year, three or four days after which we were discharged, and went home.
From my old age, and the distance of time, I cannot be more particular, but must refer the Department to my former statement, and the testimony of Job Thompson accompanying my  statement.
Daniel Burroughs
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year first above written. And I certify that I am personally acquainted with said Daniel Burroughs, and that he is a person of truth, and veracity. I also state that I am personally acquainted with Job Thomp- son, a witness who testified, on a former application of said Burroughs for a Pension, as to his services, and that said Thompson is entitled to credit - he being a person of truth, and veracity.
Friends V.B. West I. Pease

The State of Ohio ss June 6. 1834 Personally appeared Job Thompson, who being sworn says he knew of the enlistment of Daniel Barranys as before stated by him, and of his marching to Friendridge as he has stated, as a sergeant. I served in the same company with him, and knew of his service under Captains McElvane, and Parry. I cannot be any more particular than he has been in his preceding statement, or than I have been in my former statement, accompanying the application of said Barranys for a pension.
Job Thompson
Sworn to, and subscribed the day, and year above written - and I certify that said Job Thompson is a person of truth and veracity.
Lucius V. Bierce J. B. Pierce
The State of Ohio Portage County ss.
I Geo. Kirkum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that Lucius V. Bierce is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Ravenna this sixth day of June A. D. 1834.
Geo. Kirkum Clerk.

N. St.
32 144 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32, 144
Daniel Burroughs
Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 82 nd
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 98
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Upl. 21, 1903- to - Mrs. L. O. Porters Ravenna, Ohio
1913 Dec 13: Trust to Mr. John E. Pearson. M.B.H. 1929 May 22- Hist to aut., Mrs. W. B. Burroughs 1930 July 28- Hist to Mrs. W. P. Shields aut., 1933 Jan. 12- Hist to Mrs. F. A. Nichols aut.

The Secretary of the State of New Hampshire is requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his Office of the Revolutionary Service of my father Daniel Burrough in the war of the Revolution - he went from Alstead Cheshire County New Hampshire and was in the war in all at different times about two years he drew a small Pension up to his death which took place in 1844
By her Attorney Lewis Elliott
Signed in my presence June 21 st day of June A.D. 1848. J. Hathaway Justice of the peace.

Washington May 11 th 1834
Sir Gerrit Burroughs of Portage County Ohio has written to me, to know, what objections exist against his being placed on the pension roll, under the act of June 1832. I will thank you to inform me of the objections, if his case has been examined and suspended or rejected
Very Respectfully
Yours
G. Whittier -
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Cam Pen!

Circleville Ohio April 8 th 1835
Sir
Enclosed I send you the Application of Daniel Barron -
I am very Respectfully Yours Obedt Servt John Whittsey
J. G. Edwards Esq. } Pension Agent } Washington }

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 24 th 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Daniel Borroughs, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh, Pa. Agency, at the rate of Forty ————— Dollars and ————— Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Edward N. Lattimer Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Washington June 14 th 1834-
Sir
The accompanying papers arrived this evening. from Cyrus Pristip Maumee Portage County Ohio. You will find, that I applied for information in this case some time since, and received the copy of a letter addressed to John Whittelsey June 28 th 1833. This copy I sent to Mr Burnough. Mr Pristip writes to me that my son John Whittelsey has no recollection of having received such letter. Mr Burnough wished this stated, to explain why he had not given the statement before. Mr Pristip wishes the answer to sent to him. This address is stated above.
Very Respectfully
Yours J. Whittelsey
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Pension Office Pittsburgh Sept 21st 1842 J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir Sir
Daniel Bennerocks, pensioner under act of June 1832 (refered to in your letter of 17th inst) was paid at this Agency up to 11th inst; as directed I have marked his name trans- ferred to the Illinois Agency
I am Very Respectfully Your Ob. Servt.
Thos. M c Clure
11 Indian Agt

July 15-48
Daniel Burrage Ohio
Ames
Wampsville July 7. 3
[Stylized monogram]
Hon James S Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City Hampden Jan 20/48 Ohio

Northern Geauga County Ohio July 6th 1848
Hon. J. S. Edwards Sir
The Heirs of Daniel Burrough think their father the said Daniel Burrough did not receive as large a pension as he was entitled to and will you examine the within certificate and papers on file and ascertain whether said Burrough did or did not receive what was his due and inform me by letter Respectfully Yours Lewis Elliott
Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Daniel Burroughs is borne upon the Pay _____ Roll of Capt. Christopher Webber Company, as a private _____ in said Company, with an allowance for one month and fifteen days service ending June 21, 1777. Said company belonged to Col. Benj a . Bellows Regt. of Militia in the State of New Hampshire "who went to reinforce the Southern continental Army at Ticonderoga 17 th May 1777" And upon the Pay Roll of Col. Benj a Bellows' Regt. is borne the name of Daniel Burroughs as a Corporal in said Comp y . with an allowance for one month & two days service ending Octr. 22 nd 1777.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this 29 th day of June — 1848
Thomas P. Treadwell , Secretary of State.

3806 W. 24th Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 6, 1928
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
Kindly
Send me Revolutionary record of Daniel Burroughs New Hampshire - service certificate No. S.T. 32141 - lived in Kendall Co. Ill in 1842 - also any family data obtainable!
Also have you Revolutionary record of John Livingston of Pennsylvania - migrated to Kentucky after war, married a miss Morehead - any family data regarding him.
Yours Truly (Mrs. W.S.) Bertha L. Burroughs.

Granite City, Ill. Dec. 28, 1932.
Director of Pensions,
I would like the record of Daniel Burroughs born 1755. He was in the Revolutionary war, New Hampshire organization. Green Mountain Boys, also per record of Daniel Burroughs born 1787 in the war of 1812 , buried at Sandwich Ill.
Thanking you,
Mrs. F. A. Nichols. 2241 State St. Granite City Ill.

10831 Olivet Ave., Cleveland, Ohio Dec. 6, 1913.
To the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Elijah Burroughs and Daniel Burroughs served as privates in the New Hampshire continental forces in the Revolutionary War, and were both pensioned when residents of Portage County, Ohio, the former in 1820 and the latter in 1834.
For genealogical purposes I am very anxious to learn the dates and places of birth of these two men, and whether their applications contain any reference either to the names of their parents or to a brother Joel Burroughs, who was also a soldier of the Revolution. I do not care especially for the details of their war service, but if you can furnish me any information on the points indicated it will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
John L Pearson

4701 N. Albany Ave, Chicago,
June 21-1930
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Sir,
The N. H. Historical Society wishes one you can give me copy of the pension papers of Daniel Burnham of Col. Benjamin Bellows reg't of N. H. Militia. Enl. 5-7-1777, Dis. 6-21-1777 In 1790 he lived in Alsted. N. H. later went to Portage Co. Ohio. 1810.
I am very desirous of names of his children and any dates of his two wives, Mary Crane and Olive Carpenter. In fact whatever infor- mation his papers contain, and as soon as possible.
Yours Truly (Mrs) H. P. Shields
This is to use in pension service in joining the D. A. R. through his son Greenwood Burnham 8-30-1885.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Burrroughs , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 32.144.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 3 mos. Pvt Jason Wait John Starks Vt. H.   June 11 1776 Nov 11 1776 Corpl " " Bridel   May 7. 1777 2 mos. 17 days Corpl and Sgt. Christopher Webber, & Gurney Benjamin Bellows.   Sept 1780 2 mos. Amos Shepherd. Bellows  
Battles engaged in, in the evacuation of Siconderoga; Stillwater.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Alstead, N. H. after war 12 yrs. in Winston Vt.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 2. 1833. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Shalersville Imp., Portage Co. Ohio.
Age at date of application, in Windsor, Hartford Co. Conn. in 1755 date & place of death not on file.
Remarks: in 1843 soldier removed to Kendall Co. Ill. seems to live with his son Daniel Burroughs; Children, names not stated above in 1848. There is no mention of soldier's parents or wife in the claim. For date of last payment and to whom paid apply to the Auditor for the Int. Dept. U.S. Treasury Dept. giving all the following data: Daniel Burroughs, ct 26.409. issued June 18. 1834 at $40 per annum from Mch 4. 1831 Act June 7. 1833 Illinois Agency
Respectfully,
dear my Brown - 1848
vol. d. 1844
Commissioner.

January 12, 1933
Daniel Burroughs-S.32144
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BA-J/AWF
Mrs. F. A. Nichols 2241 State Street Granite City, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel Burroughs, a soldier of the War of the Revolution and to Daniel Burroughs, a soldier of the War of 1812.
The War of 1812 records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of a Daniel Burroughs as described by you.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 32144, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Daniel Burroughs.
He was born in 1755 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.
While residing in Alstead, New Hampshire, he enlisted and served with the New Hampshire troops, as follows- in 1775, three months as a private in Captain Jason Wait's company, Colonel John Stark's regiment; from June 1, 1776, until November 1, 1776 as corporal in Captain Jason Wait's company, Colonel Bedel's regiment; from May 7, 1777 as corporal and orderly-sergeant in Captain Christopher Webber's, Colonel Benjamin Bellows' regiment, was in the retreat from Ticonderoga and served until June 21, 1777; a little later he volunteered in Captain Cary's company in the same regiment, was at the taking of Burgoyne, and served one month and two days; from in September, 1780, two months in Captain Amos Shepard's company, Colonel Bellows' regiment.
After the Revolution he lived in Williamstown,
sometimes

Vermont about seventeen years, when he moved to Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio.
The soldier, Daniel Burroughs, was allowed pension on his application executed, April 2, 1833, then a resident of said Shalersville, Township.
He moved in 1842 to Kendall County, Illinois to live with his son, Daniel Burroughs, Jr.
The soldier died in 18 44 .
His children were referred to in 1848, only name then given, being Mary Brown. The name of the wife of the soldier is not shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
After the reception we left for Washington.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
From September, 1795, two months in Captain May 22, 1929 Berd's Company, Colonel Bellows' Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Mrs. W.S. Burroughs 3806 N. 24th Street Tacoma, Washington Madam Lyndon, Vermont.
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32144, it appears that Daniel Burroughs was born in 1755, in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.
While residing at Alstead, New Hampshire, he enlisted and served with the New Hampshire Troops as follows:
In 1775, three months as a private in Captain Jason Wait's Company, Colonel John Stark's Regiment; from June 1, 1776, until November 1, 1776, as corporal in Captain Jason Wait's Company, Colonel Bedel's Regiment; from May 7, 1777, as corporal and orderly sergeant in Captain Christopher Webber's Company, Colonel Benjamin Bellows' Regiment, was in the evacuation of Ticonderoga and served until June 21, 1777; a little later he volunteered in Captain Carey's Company in the same regiment and was at the taking of Burgoyne and served one month and two days.;

from September, 1780, two months in Captain Amos Shep- herd's Company, Colonel Bellows' Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1833, at which time he was living in Shalers- ville Township, Portage County, Ohio, having moved there from Williamstown, Vermont.
In 1842, the soldier had moved to Kendall County, Illinois, to live with his son, Daniel Burroughs.
The soldier
He died in 1844.
Children are referred to in 1848, a daughter, Mary Brown, is the only name given. The name of his wife is not stated.
Respectfully,
In 1775, three months as a private in Captain Jason Wait's Company, Colonel John Stark's Regiment; from June 1, 1776, until November 1, 1776, as corporal in Captain Jason Wait's Company, Colonel Bedel's Regiment; from May 7, 1777, as corporal and orderly sergeant in Captain Chris- topher Sebber's Company, Colonel Benjamin Bellows' Regi- ment, was in the evacuation of Ticonderoga and served un- til June 21, 1777; a little later he re-enlisted in Cap- tain Carey's Company in the same regiment and was at the taking of Burgoyne and served one month and two days.
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.