Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42638, Isaac Burnham, Continental (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Burnham, Isaac
S. 42638
CONTENTS

3152. Ohio - Pittsburgh. 4 New York Roll
Isaac Burnham,
Capt Stanton private,
Conn. line. '81. 2 years.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24. of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of Sept 1818 and forwarded to Nathan Ford Esq. Ogdensburg N York
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $ 33.60
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819. 48 -
arrs 4 mo. 6/30. $ 81.60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Sheldon
Collamer
Decease S. Lawrence
Car to Pen age 23. Jan'y 1838
To Ohio Pittsburgh for Albany New York. Cr. 4 March 1837. 2 Feb. 1838 No indication sent to Dudley B'leam Cleveland Ohio.
sent May 8th 1821 for New York

Isaac Burnham
8.152
March 1819
Can
A. Doubleday Esq.
W. H. Brown Esq.
D. D. D.
Wm. Strachan Esq. Ogdensburgh, N. York

State of New York } St Lawrence County } ss:
On this Tenth day of January 1821 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas held in and for the County of St Lawrence being a court of Record for said County, Isaac Burnham aged about fifty six years resident in the Town of De Kalb in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; that he served in Captain William Stanton's Company in Colonel Elisha Sheldon's Regiment of Light Dragoons for the term of three years as stated in his original declaration Dated the twenty ninth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, that he has received a Pension and his pension certificate is not numbered —
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person  one in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or Debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed —

Inventory of Real and Personal Estate —
Real Estate — I have a deed for 174 acres of Land in the Town of Dekalb in the County of St Lawrence which was conveyed to me by William Croper Esq on the 10 th Sept r 1804 and on which I executed a mortgage at the same time for the purchase money at $3.00 per acre — No part of the principal or interest on the said purchase money has been paid — I am not in the possession of said Land and the principal and interest being $6.43 the acre amount to more than the land would now sell for — There are no buildings on the land nor any improvements of consequence — (No value, by court)
Personal Estate —
  1 Yoke of Oxen ————— $40.00   2 Cows ————— 15.00   3 Yearling Calves ————— 18.00   2 Spring Calves ————— 6.00   1 Last Spring Colt, almost dead — 2.00   1 Hog ————— 4.00   1 Old Plough ————— 3.00   1 Harrow ————— 2.00   1 Set of Cart tire (old) ————— 4.00   2 Old log Chains ————— 3.00   1 Old Ax ————— 1.00   1 Hoe ————— .50   2 Axes ————— .50   1 Hand Saw ————— .50   1 Drawing Knife (old) ————— 25   7 Dunhill Towels ————— 87   2 Old Tables ————— 1.50   1 Old wooden Dime Piece ————— 3.00   $105.42 
Amount Brought up ————— $105.42
  Household Stuff —   6 Common Chairs ————— 1.50   1 Rocking Chair ————— .50   6 Benches & Stools ————— .50   1 Butcher Knife ————— .12   6 Tea cups & saucers ————— .25   1 Tea Pot ————— .25   3 Pint Bowls ————— .25   1 Large Bowl ————— .75   6 Milk Pans ————— .37   3 Pails ————— .50   2 Wash Tubs ————— 1.00   2 Meat Barrels ————— .50   1 Pair Tongs (old) ————— 25   1 Pot (old broken) ————— 1.00   1 5 Pail Kettle ————— .50   1 Dish Kettle ————— 25   1 Small Kettle ————— 25   1 Cream Pot & Sugar Bowl —————   Valued by court ————— $114.16 
There are Judgments & Execution against me to the amount of about $300. the above property is levied upon by the Sheriff and held by him to satisfy the execution — I owe also other Debts to the amount of about $500. exclusive of the debt due on the Land —

And this declarant doth further depose and say that he is by occupation a farmer but for these three years has been unable to labour hard, being afflicted with Rheumatism — None of his children are living with him Has a wife aged 55 years and an orphan boy named John Gullet aged 12 years, residing with him, who constitute all his family, that his wife is not in good health and the boy was bound till he should be 14 years His time of service will therefor expire in 2 years —
Sworn to and Declared in open Court on the 10 th day of January 1821 before me — Joseph York Clk
Isaac Burnham
State of New York } St Lawrence County } I Joseph York Clerk of the County of St Lawrence and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the affidavit & schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in property situated in said schedule is one hundred and fourteen 16 / 100 Dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 19 th day of Jan y 1821 Joseph York Clk Wm Strachan Deputy

n 4k Isaac Burnham pr 29. ap l To Nathan Ford Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg Ny 3 May 3 rd
Free
The Humble
John C Calhoun Esq r
Secy at War
Washington City
The judge must certify that the claimant is in indigent cir- cumstances,

State of New York } St Lawrence County } ss:
On this twenty ninth day of April in the year of our Lord 1818 before me the subscriber First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of St Lawrence in the State of New York personally appears Isaac Burnham aged fifty three years resident in the Town of Dekalb in the said County of St Lawrence who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war!" That he the said Isaac Burnham enlisted in the Month of April 1781 for three years, in the Town of Northampton in the state of Massachusetts, in the Company commanded by Captain William Stanton of the second Regiment of Light Dragoons, Elisha Sheldon commandant. That he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States until the month of June 1783 when he received a furlough for two months (at Danbury in Connecticut) to appear at West Point in the State of New York. That he repaired to West Point in the month of August following & received an unlimited furlough from General Knox and was told that the discharges would be published in the New Papers, which was accordingly done in the months of January or February 1784. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. —
Sworn to and declared before me this day & year aforesaid. } Isaac Burnham
Nathan Ford First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas St Lawrence County

State of New York } St Lawrence County } ss: I Nathan Ford First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of St Lawrence as aforesaid Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Burnham did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress - witness my hand and the seal of the said court this twenty ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and eighteen. —
Nathan Ford First Judge of St Lawrence County
Charles B. Hitchcock Clerk St Lawrence

Ogdensburgh County of St. Lawrence State of New York
September 16 th 1818
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the within claimant and, believe him to be in indigent circumstances, & requires the assistance of Government -
Nathan Ford First Judge of St. Lawrence County

1921 June 28 Hist Soc Roger F. Williams. Letter in L. 1675-2 John Daniels
42 638
Rev INVALID.
File No. 42,638
Isaac Burnham Rev Rev. Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feb 1.
W. Evans
James L. Edward Equin Commis r . of Pensions War Dept t City of Washington

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
January 27. h 1838
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 23 d inst. _____ I have to state, that Isaac Burnham _____ a Pensioner under the Act of 18 March 1818 — at eight Dollars per month was last paid to the 4 th day of March 1837.
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos. M. Cluett
PRES'T, AND PENSION AGENT.

FREE
W. S. Ward J. S. Edwards Esq. P. O. Commissioner of Revenue Washington City D. C.

State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County }
On this 15 th day of January 1838, before me the subscribed a justice of the peace for the said County of Cuyahoga personally appeared Isaac Burnham who on his oath declares, that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Stanton, in the regiment commanded by Colonel E Sheldon's in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Ohio where he intends to remain and wishes his Pension to be there payable in future - The following is his reason for removing from the State of New York to the Ohio (Pittsburg) Agency - viz he wishes to be with his son who lives in this County Given and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Burnham
Geo. Woodley
Justice of the Peace
State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County }
January 15 th 1838 I Geo Woodley a Magistrate in the County before named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence in the Affidavits of Joseph Woodhouse & John C. Davies that Isaac Burnham who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of identity is the identical person named in the Pension Certificate which he has exhibited before me bearing date at the War Office the thirtieth day of September 1818. Given under my hand the day and year above written, at Cleveland
Geo. Woodley
Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga county ss.
I Aaron Clark Deputy clerk of the court of common Pleas in & for said county, do hereby certify that George Hoadly Esq. before whom the aforesaid affidavit was made, & who has thereunto attached his certificate signed in his own proper hand writing & whose signature I know to be genuine - & who was on the day of the date thereof & now is an acting Justice of the peace in the city of Cleveland in said county of Cuyahoga, duly commissioned & sworn to whose official acts as such full faith & credit are & of right ought to be given throughout the United States & elsewhere -
Witness My signature and the Seal of said court of common Pleas at the city of Cleveland this 16 th day of January A. D. 1838 -
A. Clark Dep. Clerk

Cleveland January 16 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq r Sir On opposite half sheet you have Mr Isaac Burnham's application for transfer from New York to Ohio (Pittsburg) Agency. Mr Burnham has formerly lived in Ogdensburg, New York. (With much Respect I am Sir Your most Ob t Servant
(Widley Baldwin)

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 Isaac Burnham 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1781 June 1783 William Stanton Elisha Sheldon 2 d Regt. Continental Dragoons.          
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Northampton Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 29. 1818. His ch. was at
Residence at date of application, De Kalb St. Lawrence Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 53 yrs.
Remarks: In 1821 his wife was 55 years old. In 1838 he was living in Cuyahoga County Ohio with a son. No names are stated and there is no other family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Durnham, Isaac GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3746 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 25, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.