Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12717, Asa Dana, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental Mass
Dana Asa
812717
boarded
CONTENTS

127745 York 74
Asa Dana
Madison in the State of New York who was a pro Matross in the reg t commanded by Captain Marston of the reg t commanded by Col. Root in the Massachussetts line for 11 Mos. Matross - $45-84 8-11. Private 26.66 Mass d and Continental. (Records completed Nov 27/05) 72.30
Enscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 72 Dollars 30 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of October 1834 and 6.26. Williams Gazenovia
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1834 $253.75 Semi-ann. allowance ending March 36.25 Old agency book 290.00
{ Revolutionary Claim } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by I. C. B. V. Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 4 Page 17
14,9.86
Asa Dana Aug 25/51.
922
1834 - 9 1831 - 3
72.50 6.25 36.25 217.75 245.375

14988 In the Matter of Asa Dana an Applicant for a Pension ~~~~~
Declarations
Chas. H. Williams Atty -
Cazenovia Madison County N York

In the Matter of Asa Dana an Applicant for a Pension Under the Act of Congress of June 1832 -
State of New York County of Madison ss
On this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Madison State of New York now sitting Asa Dana a resident of the town of Fanner in the County of Onondaga aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein after stated - He enlisted in the town of Sherbridge in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts under Captain Adam Mearns of the same town in the latter part of the month of April 1775 for Eight months - & entered the service on the first day of May following - in the Massachusetts State Troops - a Militia - Abel Mason was Lieutenant & one Mr. Felton Ensign of the Company - He marched immedi- ately to Roxbury - & remained there the whole of the Eight months for which he enlisted. During all which time he was employed in building Breastworks & as a guard The Regimental Officers then were Colonel Ward, Lieutenant Colonel 4 Reyes & Major Holman, & Adjutant Banister

The battle of Bunker's Hill took place while the declarant was stationed at Roxbury but he was not engaged in it. During the summer while he was at Roxbury a party of British soldiers passed the American guard in the night, & burned a house, belonging (as the declarant believes) to a man by the name of Brown. Shortly after this, some American soldiers from Roxbury passed the Enemies guard and burnt a house on Boston Neck called the George Tavern. He staid at Roxbury till the expiration of the eight months for which he enlisted - & then on the first day of January 1776 enlisted for a year in Captain Stephen Badlam's company of Artillery - A Mr. Estlin was first, Mr. Vose second & John Bull 3 d Lieutenant of the company - The company soon marched to Swivel's Point between Roxbury & Cambridge - Col. Prescott's Regiment of Infantry was on the Point but their company was the only Artillery there. She remained on the Point till they received orders to march for Canada in March 1776 - The Declarants company & another company of Artillery started for Quebec on the 28 th day of March 1776 carried two 13 inch iron mortars and 52 shells - They marched through Lexington, Concord, Nashua, Manchester, Nashua & Charlestown New Hampshire - crossed the Connecticut into Vermont went to Otter Creek followed it down to Lake Champlain (Went down the lake & river (outlet) to Three Rivers in Lower Canada. Here they met the American Army retreating from Quebec - under

The command of General Thomas. - They returned to Sorel - Wallis, & built some breastworks, and then General Thomas died - The Troops all proceeded up the river to Lake St. Jo. Fort Independence. The declarant remained at Fort Independence till about the first of December 1776 - when he was discharged on account of his sickness, & returned to Sturbridge, having served in all under both enlistments, nineteen months -
He has no documentary evidence to support his claim & does not know of any person who can attest to his services except Martin Langdon who offered to be procured to answer the questions prescribed by the War department -
1 st He was born at Ashford in the State of Connecticut, on the 10 th of September 1754
2 nd He has no record of his Age
3 He lived in Sturbridge above mentioned when called into Service, After he was discharged & returned, he continued to live in Sturbridge & Holland an adjoining town till 1798; removed to Union Windham County Connecticut, lived there two years, moved to Westmountain in the State of New York, lived there a few months, moved to the town of Finner Madison County N.Y. where he has resided ever since -
4 He entered the Service both times by voluntary enlistment -
5 At Fort Independence Genl Gates commanded he does not recollect any other Officers except those already mentioned -

6 th He received a written discharge under 2 d Dept. Post Independence, but he cannot remember by whom it was signed has lost it - a long time ago 7 th He is known to Nathan Gilett. Seeing Masters and many others who can testify as required by the War Department - He hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State - Asa Dana Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid - A. S. Sloan Clk
We residing in the town of Fenner in the county of Madison & State of New York, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Dana who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years old - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a recent Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Sworn & subscribed this / day of October 1832

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department - that the above named applicant was a Revolu- tionary Soldier. & served as in States And the court further certify that it appears to them. That the said Nathan Gille is a Clergyman. and that the said Loring Hutchinson is a credible person. & that their statement is entitled to credit -
Simon Anderson
I Andrew J. Sloan Clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the county of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Asa Dana for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October 1832.
A. J. Sloan Clk
Amir

6 State of New York } P. I Andrew S Sloan Clerk of Madison County } the said County do certify that Nathan Smith before whom the within annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of office this 9th day of October 1832- A. S. Sloan Clk
Quits

8814986
Asa Dana Madison Co - N.Y.
Asa Dana
Chas H. Williams Madison Co N.Y.
2 Sams

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. These 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 Asa Dana Breidabock. 14-
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     vol   enld April 1775 Private Captn M... Praxbury 78 years Living & Trade   May - 8 1st Lieut Worcester Worcester   Jan'y 1776 1 Mason Canada Country   28 March 1776 Ensign Capt Simsbury Mapack   enld Dec 1776 1 7 both included Fellow Lieut Mapack setts   Capt Capt setts setts   Badlow Major setts setts   Lieut Holman setts setts   Captain setts setts   Lieut Genl setts setts   Brig Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts setts   Genl setts>
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
480 480 240 1200 240 1440

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 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 day 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 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 he 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 [e] 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.

May 21, 1925
W. T. Mawhinney 799½ Oakland Ave. Milwaukee, Wisc.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.12717 , it appears that ASA DANA was born September 10, 1754, at Ashford, Connecticut.
While living at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in May 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain Adam Martin's Company, Colonel Ebenezer Learned's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted January 1, 1776, and served eleven months in Captain Stephen Badlam's Company, Colonel Knox's Regiment of Continental Artillery; he went on an expedition to Canada.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, while living at Fenner, Madison County, New York.
There is no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF Commissioner

Reborn
12717 INVALID.
File No. 12717
Isa Dana Matraps "Beer War"
Act: June 7" 1832
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]
March 18/96 Soldier personal D.D. Stewart, Minnville, W
May 20-1901 Dr. Henry P. Dana Cortland N.Y.
1917 Feb. 7. Hist. to Miss E. E. Dana. P 1924 Jan. 8 - Hist to Henry J. Dana 1925 May 21 Hist to W.M. W. S. Mawhinney 1927 July 25 - Copies of 4 pages to Miss Bertha L. Dana. MMAT

Ara Rana
Suspended by Col. S. Williams 17 Oct. 1833
Adm d
Act. 7 June 32

Adm'd 11 mo. Matroff 8 mo. pri. Inb.
Ames

State of New York Oneida County ss B e Martin Langdon of Verona. Oneida Co aged 76 years being duly sworn deposes and says, that he is well acquainted with Asa Dana of Fenner Madison County N.Y. (now here present) and was acquainted with him in the Revolutionary War - and this deponent further says that he served with the said Asa Dana as a soldier in Captain Stephen Badlam Company of artillery, Col Knapp's Regt. Mass. Troops from the first of January 1776 - until about the first October 1776 being nine months when this deponent was discharged from Regt. on account of sickness - and left the said Asa Dana then a soldier in said Company, which was then stationed at Mt. Independence when the American troops were stationed after the retreat from Canada. This deponent and the said Asa Dana, belonged to the same mess. This deponent knows the time of the said Asa Dana's leaving said nine months - and further says not.
Martin Langdon
Oneida County ss On this 7 th day of September 1882 before me personally appeared the above named Martin Langdon to me known as a man of truth and veracity, and made oath to the foregoing Affidavit
J. Hathaway Judge of Oneida Co. pro tem Counsellor
Onion

State of New York
Clerks office Onondaga Co. ss. Geo. Brown Clerk of said
County do certify that Sashua Hartshag before whom the above affidavit  affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a justice of the Peace in and for said county duly authorized by Law to act as such and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his name subscribed to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand & Seal of office this seventh day of September October A.D. 1839
Geo. Brown Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Decem r 30 th 1833.
I 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 Department, it appears that the name of Asa Dana, as a private, is borne on a Muster-Roll of Capt. Adam Martin's Company, in Col. Ebenezer Learned's Regt. where he is allowed, from May 1 st to the 1 st August 1775, for services and travel, three Months and eight days. ————— m d 3-8 Asa Dana claims for further service under Capt. Adam Martin, in Col. Learned's Regt, in 1775, - also for services under Capt. Stephen Badlam, in Col. Knox's Regt. in 1776, - the rolls of which are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Jan. 11. 1882
W. L. Gwendolyn for
President of the National Dance School
FILED
Sp. Edwards Esq Com te of Pensions Washington D.C.

Cazenovia Madison Co. N.Y. 4 Jan 1834
Sir
Enclosed are certificates of of search in the Office of the Sec'y of State of Massachusetts. You will perceive that as far as the Rolls of the troops in which the Applicants claim to have served are found their Statement is substantiated - As to the service in Companies & Regts whose Rolls are not found it must rest as I suppose on the evidence already produced - I have already sent you an Affidavit in another case (Thomas Champlin) made by James Vanderburg - which has doubtless reached you before this -
I am Sir
Respectfully yours
Act Sec'y
Chas. H. Williams
J. S. Edwards Esq Com't of Pensions

Oral
We Nathan Gillet a Clergyman residing within about three miles of Asa Dana an Applicant for a Pension. & Loring Hutchinson, residing in the immediate neighborhood of the said Asa Dana, in the town of Fanner - Do certify that we are acquainted with the said Asa Dana, that we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age, that he is reputed to be believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in the opinion -
Given & subscribed this 25th day of September 1832 Nathan Gillet Loring Hutchinson before me Nathan Smith Justice of the peace

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Dr. Henry T. Dana 28 N. MAIN STREET
Cortland Ny. 5/15/91
Hon. Commissioner Pleasants Washington D.C.
Sir: — I beg to ask of the records in your Office:
That the name of Asa Dana as a pensioner for service in the Continental army. He was Enlisted for all from the State of Massachusetts. He died about 1841 or 42 in the Town of Ferrisburgh Co. State of New York.
Very Respectfully
H. T. Dana

Dana 29

Jan. 26, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Sir, -
I wish to obtain the military history of Asa Dana, a Revolutionary pensioner, who resided in Fenner, Madison Co., New York, whose name appears in the Census of Pensioners, 1840.
He enlisted in Massachusetts, probably at Sturbridge. Please include any family data in regard to him that may be found in your records & address
Miss E. E. Dana 15 Appian Way Cambridge, Mass.

HENRY T. DANA, M. D. 28 NORTH MAIN STREET CORTLAND, N. Y.
November 19th, 1923.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Sir :                This is to respectfully request information in regard to service of Asa Dana ,a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He was a resident of Massachusetts,at the time of his service,and later became a resident in the town of Fenner,county of Madison, State of New York.
He was given a pension in the later years of his life, his decease occurring in 1845.
I will gratefully appreciate from your Office a copy of his army service.
Very Respectfully,
H. T. Dana

Riverside High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March 20, 1925.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C. Director.
Dear Sir:
Can you give me a transcript of records to show the birth, and death dates and the places of enlistment of the following men who served in the Revolutionary War?
Josiah Burton, private in Capt. Gideon Brownson's company of Seth Warner's regiment of Continental Troops belonging to the state of Vermont. Enlisted Jan. 1, 1777 and discharged Jan. 1, 1780. Also, in Ira Allen's regiment of Militia, and Col. Reed's Regiment at Bunker Hill.
Asa Dana, enlisted from Connecticut, I believe, as the records show he was born in Ashford, Conn in 1754. He lived to be the oldest surviving pensioner of the Revolution in the state of New York.
I shall be glad to meet any expense connected with obtaining this information.
Thanking you for any information you may give me, I am,
Very truly yours,
W. T. Mawhinney, 799½ Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
July 19, 1927-
Chief Rev. + 1812 Sec.
Sir:
I have this day received from Re Miss Bertha L. Dana asst 1508 Allison St., N.W. City No. cash for $ 3 30 ,
representing refundment of an improper payment payment for phot. copies to cash Rev. War. use of
Certificate No.
Copies mailed and induce mtfd MMTS July 25- 1927 to G.B. July 19-1927 no cif-
Very respectfully Handall Chief of Division.

Washington, D. C.
July 18, 1927
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
I desire photostat copies (not certified) from the following Revolutionary War pension claims:
✓ 4 pages from Asa Dana, S. 12717, Continental & Mass. Troops. ✓ 3 " " Benjamin Dana, S. 47182, Mass. " ✓ 2 " " Daniel Dana, S. 2156, New York " ✓ 2 " " David Dana, S. 22194, Conn. " ✓ 1 " " David Dana, W. 24040, Nont, & Mass. " ✓ 1 " " Ezra Dana, S. 43467, Cont. & Mass. " ✓ 2 " " Joseph Dana, S. 28705, Conn. " ✓ 2 " " Josiah Dana, S. 38657, Cont. (Mass) " ✓ 3 " " Luther Dana, W. 24042, Navy (Mass.) " ✓ 2 " " Stephen Dana, R. 2642, Mass. "
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The above for genealogical purposes.
(Miss) Beatha L. Dana 1508 Allium S.W. 10th Wash. N. D.
Received payment
$ 3.30
July 18, 1927
Margaret M. H. Finch Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
16517
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
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Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering PENSION Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostat copies of 4 pages from Rev. War pension claim S.12717 of Asa Dana.
No. of copies of each page Shall form be kept standing? _____ days
For further information see M.M.H. Finch  5033  541 Room No. Phone No.
Approved: [Signature] Chief Clerk of Bureau.
[Signature] Acting Chief of Branch XXXX .
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate  Multigraph single or double space? _____ Facsimile signature? _____  Mimeograph one side or both sides? _____ Facsimile signature? _____  Folding once or twice? _____  Assembling Once? _____ Twice? _____ Side? _____ End? _____  Stapling  Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? _____ Dated? _____  Addressograph from lists _____    Envelopes, size _____  Cards, size _____    Proof list _____  Pay rolls _____    Labels (submit sample) _____  Corrections _____    Fill in letters _____  Tabulation sheets _____  
  Photostat x  Size actual  Official use? _____  Repay? yes  $ .60    Blue Print  Size _____  Official use? _____  Repay? _____  $ _____  
Remarks _____
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January 8, 1924.
Henry T. Dana, 28 N. Main St., Cortland, N. Y.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in pension claim S.12717 it appears that Asa Dana was born September 10, 1754, at Ashford, Connecticut. While living at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in May 1775 and served 8 months as a private in Captain Adam Martin's Company, Colonel Ebenezer Learned's Massachusetts Regiment..
He enlisted January 1, 1776, in Captain Stephen Badlam's Company, Colonel Knox's Regiment of Continental Artillery, was in the Expedition to Canada and served 11 months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, while living at Fenner, Madison County, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family..
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Asa Dana a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( as his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 12,717
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1775 8 mos. Private Adam Martin Ebenezer Learned Mass.   Jan'y. 1, 1776 11 mos. Stephen Badlam Knox Continental Artillery   discharged on account of sickness at Fort Independence. Expedition to Canada.      
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Gurbridge, Worcester Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct 9, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Tenner Madison Co. New York.
Age at date of application, born Sept. 10 1754 at Ashford, Conn.
Remarks: to Aud. for date of death etc.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.