Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19575, Benjamin Bunker, Navy (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (Mass.)
Bunker, Benjamin
S 19575
CONTENTS
carded

Army 31922
2 Lt to Hon B. Bunnell Feb 28 1842
Massachusetts
Benjamin Bunker of Nantucket in the State of Mass who was an Ammunition in the Brig Indefatigable, commanded by Captain Horn of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ time for _____
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $3 Dollars 20 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of Feb 1821 sent to Hon. B. Bunnell House of Representatives
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1841 $248.60 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 42 116.60 $365.20
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Adams Clerk Book _____ Vol. 20 Page 44

Benjamin Bunker of Nantucket, Mass.
Pensioner of the Revolution
no 39. 192. 12 July 29 - 1802 Armour
H John Read adm L 6. 260s Armour
Paid postage $ 80 Hon. B. Russell H.R.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Nantucket ss. On this Twenty Seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Nantucket in and for said County, Benjamin Tinker a resident of Nantucket in said County, aged Eighty One 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, A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Nantucket in the State aforesaid on the Twenty Sixth day of March A. D. 1751, and that there is a record of his birth in the town of Nantucket; that he was in the United States service from the Fifteenth day of June A. D. 1775, to the Fifteenth day of November A. D. 1778 as an armorer in the brig Gassend John & Co. when he entered the service; that he was an armorer & seaman at Boston in June 1778 when he entered the service; that he was an armorer & seaman at Philadelphia, and served for the period aforesaid under the command of John Horne & John Foster Williams as in the following narrative
: that he marched from : that he served with of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him: that he was in battle and at the end of his service received a discharge : that he left the service on and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the that he was residing at when he entered the service; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from : that he served with of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him: that he was in battle that at the end of his service he received a discharge and left the service on
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the that he was residing at when he entered the service; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from : that he served with of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him; that he was in battle that at the end of his service he received a discharge and left the service on

In the month of June 1778 in Boston, I entered on board the brig Ladsden of 16 guns, four of six pounders belonging to the State of South Carolina. She was pur- chased in Boston & fitted there - Her crew were shipped in Boston to be discharged in Charleston, South Carolina - John Horn was our Captain, Charles Rhodes of Boston was first lieutenant - William Branton second lieutenant, Christopher North of Nantucket was sailing master - I was the armorer and was to have Twelve Dollars pr. month as wages & two shares of prize money, if any prizes should be taken -
While we were fitting in Boston, not being able to procure any surgical instruments Capt Horn employed me to make a set for the brig - I came to Nantucket, where my workshop & tools were, and made a set & carried them to Boston & received from Capt - Horn an order on the Treasurer of South Car-

olina for my pay - We sailed from Boston, touched at Nantucket, and took 15 men on board which made up our complement I went below - After being out five days we fell in with five sail of the York Fleet bound to New York, I engaged one of them - Two of the others came to her assistance which proved too much for us, so we hauled off I left them - The next day we fell in with the British Frigate Daphne, and after a chase of twelve hours she came up with us, took us, carried us into New York I put us on board the prison Ship Prince of Wales - The Captain of this frigate took from me my pocket book, and refused to restore it - It contained the order from Capt Horn in my favor given upon the Treasure off South Carolina for pay for the surgical instru- ments made by me - I thus lost the order & could never obtain it at any future period -
We remained on board the prison Ship Prince of Wales two months; and were

Then shifted on board the war to be remembered prison ship the Old Jersey - There I remained over two months more - Then I got on board a flag for Portsmouth and was exchanged - Was over five months on this cruise -
In June 1779 I entered at Boston on board the USS Raleigh, big Hatzara mounting 14 nine pounders - John Draper Williams, Master, George Little first lieutenant, Edward Preble second lieutenant, George Morris sailing master - Was an armorer - We went out on a short cruise, returned with one prize, and were then put into Commodore Saltonstall's fleet to go down to Chesapeake - The fleet was com- posed of the frigate Warren, on board of which was the Commodore, our own vessel the Hatzara, commanded as above by Capt Williams, & the Providence stock of Skyrocket, Monmouth & one

or two other vessels - We went down to Penobscot, after we arrived there we lay 3 or 4 weeks star- ving every day & night - until for George Al- yer, with an English fleet of 7 sail of ships came in upon us, and drove us up the river - where we burnt our fleet consisting of one frig- ate, sixteen other armed vessels, with about 30 other vessels as transports, all in one com- mon pile - We took to the woods, & suffered severely before we got among the civilized inhabitants.
My wages were twelve dollars a month & two shares of prize money - I was absent on this cruise four months & was discharged by Capt Williams -
In the spring of 1779, while I was at home at Farmington an English Privateer came in from the Eastward, in chase of one of the Farmington Boston Masters & drove her ashore in the Bay and

began plundering her - I, together with 19 more took a vessel, I went out & took the privateer by boarding - We killed two of their men, and wounded one other - We then carried the privateer to Por- ton & put the men on board the British ship.
In 1780 being at Nantucket, a privateer from New York came on our coast, & took a brig from Turks Islands loaded with rum and made the owners ransom her - She then came into the harbour, anchored & promised not to take or stop any vessel coming in or going out within 48 hours - Notwith- standing his promise, he began driving vessels ashore, & setting them on fire - I, then, with 19 others took a small vessel, went out and boarded & took the privateer - She was called the Harlequin - She had two 18 pounders,

was one four pounder - a number of swivels & 29 men - She was commanded by one Burns a Carolina refugee - We carried him to Prov- idence & put the crew on board the prison- ship -

Benjamin Bunker

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 m Dunker
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
We Seth W. Swift & Joshua Coffin residing in the town of Waukegan and
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Dunker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty One years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a seaman in the war of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Seth W. Swift
Joshua Coffin
Benjamin Dunker
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary seaman and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Seth W. Swift who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Waukegan ; and that Joshua Coffin who has also signed the same is a resident in Waukegan and a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Timothy Husey Register of Probate
Isaac Coffin Judge of Probate
I Timothy Husey of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Dunker for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Timothy Husey Reg of Probate

Benj Bunker 26976 privateering
August 7 7 Nov 1833
M. B.
10. 16. 21 16 08
March 6 1835
P. 286
John the Reed Garmouth Port Mass

BRIEF in the case of
Benjamin Punken
of Nantucket in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 81
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     June In 1778 — 5 — Armorer Brig Sadsden Capt. Horn   June '79 — 4 — do U.S. Brig Hazard - Capt. William Conn. Saltonstall   Spring '79 — — — was engaged in taking an English privateer   June 1780 — — — was engaged in taking another privateer  
5. In what battles was he engaged? Some small Engagements
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Nantucket

January 9, 1918
Edna Pease, 215 East Fourth Street, The Dalles, Oregon.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the twenty-ninth ultimo, you are advised that in the claim S. File No. 19,575, Rev. War, it appears that Benjamin Bunker was born March 17 or 18, 1751, at Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he resided when he entered the service, as follows:
He stated that he entered the service at Boston, in June, 1778, as an armorer, on the Brig "General Gadsden", commanded by Captain John Horn, which had been purchased by the State of South Carolina; that he made a set of surgical instruments for said vessel and received an order on the Treasurer of South Carolina for payment therefor; sailed from Boston June 15, 1778, and when five days out, was in engagement with the Cork Fleet, and the following day was captured by the British Frigate "Daphne", taken to New York and detained over four months on the prison ships "Prince of Wales" and "Old Jersey"; was then taken to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and exchanged, having been in this term of service over five months.
At Nantucket, Spring, 1779, he, with nineteen other men, captured a British privateer and took it to Boston.
Boston, June, 1779; armorer on Brig "Hazard", John Foster Williams, Master; in expedition to Penobscot; four months.
At Nantucket, 1780, he with nineteen others, captured another British privateer "The Harlequin" and took it to Providence.
On September 27, 1832, while still a resident of Nantucket, Massachusetts, he applied for pension on account of said services, which was allowed.
There is no data relative to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

30.1897-History to Melvina Hanaford Grant Avenue Rockford, Ills.
1918, Jan. 9. Hist. to Edna Pease Fr
Mary Invalid WIDOW, &c.
Mch. Mrs. 956-
File No.
19575
Benjamin Runkle Amor Prof. Gadsden Per War
Act
June 7. 1832
Index: Vol.
2
Page
44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Buy Bunker Maj
Surgeon, side
let to H. A. L.
Recd Mar 23 1833 let to H. A. L. Forrester, H.R. Mar 10. 1836.
on looking at the file of letters, no letter of Dec. 23, 1833 can be found but there is one of Nov. 7. 1833.
Rejected. See letter 3 d June 1841 to Hon. B. Burnell H. R. — let to same June 8. 1841. same June 21. 1841

03 Ascutin whether the Garden was a public or private resort: and decide on this case for H.W. Jn. Reed H. R.

8628.42 fms
Hn B Barnell H. O. I.

House of Representatives
Feby 28 1842
Sir,
I desire Dr Cump to supply me with the necessary blanks or directions in order that Mr Bunker might be directed how to obtain his pension money. As they did not accompany the Certificate, I presumed my request was forgotten. As I am very desirous to send off the papers immediately, if you could send me a copy of the abovenamed papers in the course of to day to Mrs McDaniel's I should be much obliged. Her house is on 4th St opposite Dr Watkins.
J. L. Edwards Esq Commonwealth Washington D.C.
Your obedt Servt Parker Pierce Mass

House of Representatives
Washington Feby 21 1842
Sir, I beg leave to call your attention to the case of Mr Benjamin Punter of Nantucket an applicant at your office for a pension. As I have, not hitherto, I believe, expressed to you in writing the opinion which I entertain of Mr Punter's character, I deem it proper to say, that having known him intimately from my very boyish days till this time, no person has had better opportunities than I have had to ascertain his true character, and that that character for truth, plain-dealing, honesty, stands and always has stood, in the first rank. I know not the man in whom statements so far as truth candor & fairness are concerned that I should place more confidence in. In a word, he is an honest man.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Committee on Washington D.C.
Respectfully yours Parker Pierce Mass

Pendleton Office, 320. June 21. 1841
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 18 th inst. I have the honor to state that if it can be shown that the "General Gadsden" was a Public Vessel, either in the service of the U States, or in the service of the state of South-Carolina the claim of Benjamin Bunker will be allowed.
Hon. Barker Burnell, House of Representatives,

Hon. Barker Burwell June 8. 1841
O.C.
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96 Pension Office, June 8 1841.
Sir, In compliance with your request I enclose herewith the certified copies of the papers of Benjamin Bunker. The General Sledge was built, it is believed in the state of South Carolina, but there is no evidence that she was in the public service.
Hon Barker Burnell, Esq. House of Reps.

House of Representatives
July 19 1872
Sir:
Please have the kindness to send me the papers in your office relating to applications for pensions (which were not granted) by Thankful Hopkins & Ruth Atwood.
You may recollect the application made by Benjamin Bunker for a pension. In that case, if the single fact that the ship 'Gulf State' he in which he served belonged to the State of South Carolina could be proved, he was, you stated entitled to a pension. From many circumstances, besides my knowledge of the character of Mr Bunker, I feel perfectly confident, that such was the character of the vessel. All my inquiries however have failed to throw any light upon this subject from a public division. John H. Seward of Poughkeepsie

N. Hampshire, was master's mate on board the vessel. Would his testimony be satisfactory to you upon this point? Has any such person established his title to a pension?
Very respectfully
Your obedt Servt
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm re Pension Office,
Washington
DC
Parker Paine Esq.

June 9. 1841
J. H. Conway Esq. Bureau Office Washington

Honor of Representatives June 8 th 1841
J. L. Edwards, Esq.,
Several days since I requested a copy of the papers in your office relating to the case of Benjamin Brinker, an applicant for a pension. As some time has elapsed since my note was put into the Post Office and as I am not acquainted with the practice of your office as to an acknowledgment of the receipt of letters, I am apprehensive that by some accident you have not received my request. Pr. kind enough if you have not already forwarded an answer, to inform me whether or not my letter has been received?
Respectfully yours Parker Pinnell

June 5. 1841
Copy
Beij Bunku, copy -
J. P. H. [unclear] Corp
General Office

House of Representatives June 4 1841
Sir,
I shall be much obliged if you will have the goodness to furnish me with a copy of the papers presented by Mr Reed & others in the case of Benjamin Bunker's application for a pension, exclusive of those presented by me.
Respectfully Yours &c Parker Pinnock
Was not the Fine Garrison a vessel belonging to the state of South Carolina?

Shrewsbury June 21. 1841
B. Burker
J. L. Burker Esq. Parker Burnell Esq. A. O. R. Percy Street Shrewsbury

House of Representatives
June 18 1821
Sir,
If proof that the "Guil Facsimile" belonged to the State of South Carolina can be produced to you, will it into the Pigeon? Brought to a person?
Respectfully yours
Parker Pillsbury

16m. Barker Burnell
16. Rep
June 3. 1841
Y.C

Pension Office 33 June 3 d 1841
Sir,
I have examined and placed on our files the affidavit of John H. Seward which you deposited here this morning in support of the claim of Benjamin Bunker. On examining our old files and the Register of Claims for 1833, I find that the claim of Bunker was rejected so long ago as November 1833, and the Hon. John Reed, then of the House of Representatives was informed of the fact, and the cause of its rejection. None of the service performed by the claimant was of that character contemplated by the pension law, except four months on board of a vessel called the Hazard. All the other vessels in which Bunker served were private armed vessels. There is no law which authorizes the Dept. to grant a pension for privateer service; and the service on board of the Hazard was not sufficiently long to bring his case within the provisions of the revolutionary pension laws, at least six months service being indispensable to entitle the applicant to a pension.
I have the honor to entitle the applicant to a pension. ton Barker Burnell House of Reps.
I have the honor
No. 26976 Map. case '32 act 7 June '32 Enter this on the index.

Left by no 26976. Parker Purnell H.R. Mass:

I John H. Seaward of Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire Master Mariner, the subscribers hereunto depon and say that on the 17th day of June 1778 I went on board the State Brig General Gadsen of South Carolina of 20 Guns Lying in Boston Harbour commanded by Captain Joshua Hume of York County of York, Province of Maine as Master Master on board said vessel. Charles Rhodes 1st Lieut. - Mr. Branscom 2d Lieut. Christopher North Master - that Benjamin Bunker of Nantucket in the State of Massachusetts was appointed Commander on board the said Brig - We sailed from Boston on a cruise by the way of Nantucket about the 1st of June 1778 and in about five days afterwards we fell in with the Cork Fleet of about 15 or 20 Sail bound to New York, we engaged one of their transports of 20 Guns about 2 Guns and on seeing the English Frigate Daphne, Capt Jordan of 38 Guns coming down on us, was obliged to bear away, she gave chase to us and on the next day was obliged to strike our American Flag to her, we were carried to New York, three days afterwards we found on our arrival that the Capt of the Transport was killed in the engagement with us & burned under minute Guns, we were put on board the Old Jersey Prison ship, that fatal ship well known to our countrymen, when so many unfortunate Americans died, we remained on board that Prison Ship about 7 or 8 months when they put on board a Cartel bound to Portsmouth N.H. and arrived at Portsmouth safe
Witness J. H. Seaward J. H. Seaward
J. H. Seaward
State of New Hampshire
Portsmouth May 22. 1841. Personally appeared before me Elias W. Hallam Notary Public John H. Seaward Master Mariner and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just & true - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my Notarial Seal of Office the day & year above written. Elias W. Hallam Notary Public

United States of America
District of New Hampshire
Be it known unto all to whom it may concern that I John L. Hayes Clerk of the United States Circuit and District Court for the District of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Oliver W. Peabody who hath signed the within instrument as Notary Public is a public Notary duly commissioned and sworn and that to all his acts thus by him signed full faith and credence can and ought to be given
Given under my hand and the seal of the U.S. Circuit Court this 22 nd day of May A.D. 1841
John L. Hayes

Mar 8.
Benj Brinker Maps
James I. Edwards Esq Papers or Copies of them (Col?)
2 parcels W Smith Bennettson of Pension
Heed H R

Sir
House of Representatives March 7. 1836
I have this day presented the Memorial of Benjamin Bunker of Nantucket, Mass ts — He has been an applicant for a pension & his papers are in Your Office as they will be wanted by the Committee will You send them to me
Yr Ob t Serv t John Reed
J. L. Edwards Esq

Dr. Parker - Supplementary Affidavit -
C. Benjamin Parker of Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts, pe- titioner for asylum under the act of fugitives of June 7. 1832 in addition to my declaration on the file of the Pension office, make oath, that the Gadsden, on- board which vessel I served was, according to my firm belief, owned by, & equipped for and on account of the state of South Carolina - She was bought in Boston for that state, as was then generally understood was so informed by Capt. Horn - After having shipped me as armorer, upon wages which is not done on board privateers, he wished me to make a set of surgical instru-

ments - I came to Charleston (my tools & other apparatus being here) for that purpose - I made them, & on rejoining the vessel, the Captain could not pay me, having used his funds, as he stated, in paying advance to men and other expenses - But he gave me an order on the treasury of the State of South Carolina He assured me, that we should be discharged & paid off in Charleston , and then the order would be good. As I have before said, this order was in my pocket book and was taken from me when we were captured by the Daphne frigate - As a small incident to confirm my position, I add, that I was urged to ship on board a privateer which lay in Boston with us, commanded by

Capt. John Kenarick of Cape Cod - Skene several of her officers, and I declined, because, considering the Ladsden as State vessel, expected that, in case of my being wounded, provision would be made for me by the State of South Carolina - This was the arrange- ment - Now as we were taken before going to Charleston the Ladsden may not be on the records of the State of South Carolina - It is not less true, that she was a public vessel, bought for, & equipped and manned on a count of that State - Benj n Bunker
State of Massachusetts December 4th 1833 Stanley for before me 1st Ind. Scriber as Justice of the Peace was for the County of Franklin, Came Benjamin Bunker

above named, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed -
Charles Dunkin Jus. Peace
Waukesha - December 7. 1833. - I hereby certify that Charles Dunkin who has administered the oath to the subscribing deponent to the foregoing affidavit, was Justice of the Peace Ward for the County of Waukesha, and that the last signature above is his proper hand- writing - Witness my hand as Clerk, and the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas in said County.
Henry Gardner Clerk C. D. D.

War Department Pension Office Nov 7 1885
Sir,
The documents in support of the claim of Benjamin Barker have been examined & placed on our files. The senior set forth in his declaration was performed on board of private armed vessels & not public armed vessels, and except the 4 months service performed on board of the Hazard. As the act of June 7. provides for none who did not serve here at least 6 months on board of a public vessel his claim cannot be allowed.
I am
The documents in the case of Peter Boston have also been examined & placed on our files. His senior of 10 months service on board of the Hazard cannot be allowed unless he produces some evidence of the facts from the log of the ship or ship's papers.
The senior on board of the Haz. Schooner Schooner William will not be entitled to a pension as that officer served was not a public armed vessel but was owned by private individuals. He states that he served 5 months on board of the ship Providence. This senior is admitted. He further

states that he was on board of the American frigate Guerrero . But it does not appear that he enlisted on board of said vessel; on the contrary it would appear that he merely took passage for the States on board of her. Before a final decision can be had in his case, he must give a more satisfactory statement in relation to the last named service. His papers are herewith returned.
Mr. Hillen must apply to the Secy of the State of Massachusetts for evidence of his service on board of the Revenge & Row Galleys , before a final decision can be had in his case. His papers will remain on our files.
Rec. 1849 p. 118
John Reed Yarmouth Mass
Wm. John Seal Nov 4, 1833 A.G.

I, Isaac Coffin of Hannibal on the Oaths of Hannibal, State of Massachusetts, Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. &c. make oath and say - that I am well ac- quainted with Benjamin Prudden & have known him during a long course of years - I keep a record of the ages of persons, resident in Hannibal, in my of- fice, and am able to state that Ben- jamin Prudden was eighty one years of age, on the 18 day of March in this current year 1832 -
It is also a matter of current reputation I never doubted, that he was in service during the war of the Revolution -
He is a person of undoub-

as truth, & the correctness of his statements upon any subject can be depended upon -
Isaac Coffin
State of Massachusetts
Stannick St 3 Stannick Nov 23 1832
On this Twenty Third day of November in the year of our Lord 1832 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Stannick, came Isaac Coffin Esquire, & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed - Charles Bunker Just P.

A Peter Boston of Waukegan in the County of Waukegan State of Massachusetts, do make oath and say, that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Dutton — have known him ever since I was a boy, having been born and bred in his neighborhood, and was put an apprentice to him at about ten years of age — more than fifty years since — I very plainly recollect of his being in the expedition down to Penobscot under Commodore Folger in 1779 — I have had read to me by the magistrate the Statement made by him concerning that ex- pedition & it is true — It was a matter of reputation also at the time, that Mr. Dutton was engaged in the service — I mean here other service than the particular ex- pedition to Penobscot — I know the

General character of Mr. Punker, making reputation in the community is that of a man of undoubted veracity — Foster Bros. 100
State of Massachusetts
Nantucket ss —
Nantucket Nov 20. 1832
On the day of year mentioned, before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for the County of Nantucket, came Robert Poston and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him sub- scribed —
I further certify that I am well acquainted with the deponent, that he is a man of irreproachable character, and that his statements as to any matter may be fully relied upon —
Charles Punker Justice Peace

Certificate that Charles Dunker is a Justice of the Peace -
State of Massachusetts, County of Nantucket } ss. October 1. 1833.
I, Benjamin Dardar of Nantucket in the County of Nantucket, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in the County aforesaid, hereby certify that Charles Dunker, the magistrate who has administered the oaths of several witnesses, testifying to the Revolutionary Services, of the several Benjamin Dunker an applicant for a pension, is a Justice of the Peace, with powers for the County, and that full faith is due to his acts in that capacity.
Witness my hand & Seal of office at Nantucket, this first day of October 1833.
Benj Dardar Clerk

Rev Sec The Dalles. Oregon Dec 29 th 1917-
Commissioner of Pensions. Washington. D.C.
Please give date of one - Benjamin Bunker - Captain privates, Nan- tucket, if on pension list. Revolutionary War. I am a descendant.
Edna Pease
215 E. 4 th St.
The Dalles -
Oregon

956 Grant Ave. Rockford Ill.
D. J. Murphy.
Dear Sir.
Can you give me any information in regard to Benjamin Chamberlin Bunker that would entitle me a descendent of his to become a Daughter of the Revolution
"Benjamin Chamberlin Bunker Born Jan 5 th and baptized the 9 th 1731 or 2. Married Hannah Breed Frothingham Aug 11 th 1766 Was a Japanner and the last owner of Bunker Hill" And Oblige. Mrs Melvina Mansford