Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 828., Daniel Bigelow, Navy.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy
Bigelow, Daniel
R.828.
Mass in 1819
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Sept. 4. 1819. Wrote requesting him to return his Declaration to the W. Dep.
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Marked up proof the same to be returned to the File this with such cases

Chas. L. Bieschou msf. Hb
W. Edwards J. 6. 6
Washington
The Secretary of War

Secretary Calhoun -
Boston 20 Aug t . 1819
Sir
While you were on your Journey to the Southward, my name, (together with several others) were returned here as inadmissible, on account of it not appearing that I served nine months at one particular time - It is impossible, Sir for me to bring any living proof of my service in the 1776 & 1777 - but if the Books belonging to the War department are not destroyed my name will be found there, as Master & Commander of the Ranger in the service of the United States - and as the Venerable John Adams told me a few months, since, that in that case I had nothing to fear - but I believe they were burnt when the Office was destroyed in 1800 -
I now most earnestly solicit Sir, your kindness and let my Claim be reconsidered, as several have been and admitted - my Claim is dated March 28 1817 - and relates particularly the time I accepted the appointment, and the time I was in Service, which was from the 1 st July 1776 to the last of March (either the 30 th or 31 st ) 1777 Inclusive - I would send on many respectable Certificates in support of my moral Character, but have only enclosed one, from the Hon ble H. G. Otis -
I have but a little while to live - have seen great distresses in time of our revolutionary war, & since, and am in very reduced circumstances, the same as Doct r Percival Hall, & Capt J . Bason was before they got their Pension Certificates, now they are in easy circumstances - I wish to pass the remainder of my days near them, they as well as myself having lived in the times that tryed Mens Souls, and helped to gain our Independence - I pray Sir that you would grant my request by reconsidering my Claim - and as in duty bound will ever pray. Dan t Bigelow

At the request of Mr Daniel Bigelow, I cer- tify to all whom it may concern, that I knew him formerly as a Broker in this town, and have heard nothing to the disadvantage of his reputation as a man of truth, and I have no reason to pre- sume that he would make any state ment of transactions relative to his services in the American War not founded in fact — H G Otis.
Boston 19 Augt 1813
To all whom it may Concern.

_____ Ex'r.
INVALID.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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P. O. Daniel Bigelow
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____