Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, Ebenezer Crane, Conn. Mass.

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Brane, Ebenezer
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Burlington Sept. 9 th 1854.
Sir I wrote a letter to you on your August 14 th not knowing that you were absent from the City of Washington, respecting one Ebenezer Crane a Revolutionary Soldier. — My enquiry in my letter, was what evidence would justify me in saying satisfactory evidence had been exhibited that Ebenezer Crane was a revolutionary Soldier & ought to have had a Pension in his lifetime. Mr. Cole, who acted as Commissioner in your absence, politely answered me & sent me the regulations of the office, for which I would express my thanks. The Acting Commissioner, also informed me that there was no such such name on the Rolls of the Commission in the Pension office. Mr. Arnold Crane requested me to write again, but I was afraid you would feel yourself crowded upon by my doing so, but as Mr. Crane is a Poor man & as I have no interest in it, except that of helping a poor man, if he should be found worthy, I have ventured to write again. Mr. Arnold Crane, says, his Father Ebenezer the Crane was born in Killingly Conn. Removed to Barkhamsted or Hartland Conn. lived in both places — Thinks he went from Hartland to Boston (not certain) Thinks the Captain's name was Ball — Thinks his father was a Sergeant. Thinks he served a part of the time as Sergeant-Major — (of this last office he is not certain) — Thinks he was in the Battle at Bunker Hill, &c. &c. Says his father was a Mechanic & unmarried when he left this State & went to Boston — That he went to Boston for the purpose of performing Mechanical labor. —
Yours &c.
(David Burnet.)
Mr Crane wishes to know if the name of Ebenezer Crane is not among the Massachusetts papers.

— A word for myself —
I have not seen any of the pension acts, except those Printed with the Regulations of the Pension office sent by Mr. Cole. — I wish to inquire, whether or not, the Pension Laws have been put together in Pamphlet form & if so, where they can be obtained & for what price?
Another subject —
I should like, if you can spare time to have your views respecting the Society calling themselves know-nothings & what course it is best to pursue towards them. The Principal Whigs in this vicinity are leading in it. They are inculcating their Papers in every direction among the youth, & are getting many of the young Democrats to join them.
A. V. Butler Esq. a man who has been a leading Democrat is encouraging the young Democrats to join them. —
Yours &c.
Hon. L. P. Waldo.
David Burnet
N. B. Butler has been suspected by some of having favored the appointment of Chapman for Congress, but I do not know as there is any just ground for the suspicion
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500 1130 Rd.
Aug 23 1857
5 Lts to A. Bennett
Wadsworth Co Aug 16 th
Paid 3
Wadsworth in or with one
Hon. Loram P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Elmer Green

Burlington August 14 th 1854 Dear Sir, I take my pen in hand to make a statement to you & ask the your opinion. — The statement of Arnold Crane called on me this morning & presented a paper to said paper was first a power of Attorney acknowledged before a Justice of the Peace — & on the same paper, a certificate for me to sign as Clerk of the Court of Probate for Burlington Probate District. The certificate was to this effect — It That satisfactory evidence had been exhibited before me, that Ebenezer Crane was a revolutionary soldier of the United States, that he died on the 27 th of January 1823 leaving 4 children & no more (naming them) that they are all alive & etc. Certifying also that the the Man who sign took the acknowledgement of the Power of Attorney is Justice of the Peace. I do not know as I have any doubt of the truth of his story, but I have no evidence but his word he tells a story that looks likely to be true — I never heard of Ebenezer Crane till to day I know nothing about any of the family except said Arnold, but what he has told me. He says his Father was a Sergeant — that he was in the Battle at Bunker Hill & continued with the Army through the war — & that he relies on papers to be found in Washington principally to substantiate his claim —

Mr. the Crane says one brother lives in Farmington Ct. One in Massachusetts — & a sister in Salisbury Ct. —
Mr. Crane is a very poor man, — My question is, (under all the circumstances) What proof ought I to require to in order to justify me in signing the Certificate so that he can bring his Petition before the proper board? He says he does not know as there is a man living that can testify to the fact. — Your answer to the Query, What evidence shall I require etc. will much oblige your old friend Hon. L. P. Waldo. —
David Bennett
N. B. I am ignorant about the Pension laws I have a desire to obtain a copy of all the Pension Acts. If you will inform me where I can obtain one & what will be the probable expense. I will thank you,
D. B.