Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2433, Samuel Cram, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
N. H.
Cram, Samuel Susannah
R. 2433
B.L. Wk. 82007-160-55-
CONTENTS

Sam. Gann
Private - New Hampshire troops
Whittier's Co. } 3 monthly Nichol's regt. }
Same 3 " 6 "
24831
6 months as a private
See New Hampshire rolls.
R. L. Vose, Augusta, Me.

Y. R. V. - 10 STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
AT the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Augusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 26 th day of March A. D. 1833.
PERSONALLY appears in open Court Samuel Cram by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th , 1832, was made before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jr. on the 26 th day of January A. D. 1833, and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Just. S. J. C.
I, JOHN ALPHONSO CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of Samuel Cram for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 26 th . day of March A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this twenty  sixth day of January A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Judge a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Samuel Cram a resident of Mount Vernon in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged sixty  sixty nine 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted  enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1779 with Captain Whittier and served in Col. Nichols' regiment of the New Hampshire Line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Whittier Capt. & Nichols Col. That he entered in that company & regiment as a private as he thinks in June 1779. as a substitute for his father Samuel Cram who was drafted for three months; that he took the place of his father & marched to Rhode Island, where he served out the full term of three months & was then verbally discharged. That General Sullivan was then the Island during his service. That afterwards in July, as he thinks, in 1780. he enlisted as a private in the same company & regiment for the period of three months; that he marched to West Point where he served out the full term of his enlistment & was then verbally discharged at Robinson's farms. That during this service Gen. Arnold deserted from West Point.
And to the best of his knowledge and belief the information he was born at Raymond, New Hampshire, in 1763. where he presumes his age is recorded & where his home was during his revolutionary services. That he has named such of his officers as he now recollects except Thomas Gordon who was his Ensign. That his Captain's Christian name was Benjamin. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services. & the rolls if in existence he fully believes will support his declaration.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Samuel Cram
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathan Weston Just S.J.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r , before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Samuel Cram for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 29 th day of January
A. D. 1833, —

M.831 Samuel Nason State of Maine Maine
Rejected Did not serve 6 months In letter May 18. 1933
2433
ans: R.C.V. Mar. 12. 1934
E. C. Nason Augusta Maine

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. Those 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 Samuel Grant  Mount Vernon Co.  of Penobscot State of Maine
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl 1779 Sub. . 3 18 priv. Capt Whittier Col Nichols 49 years Raymond Traditionary   Enlisted 1780 . 3 26 " Same Officers 50 Evidence   4 4  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 of the Court of 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 days 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 the 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 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 years, 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

C.P. Brown, Ap. 23/58 End P
89.131 act Dec 3/58 April 10/58
Susannah Cram wid of Samuel Cram decd, Private
Capt. Whittier
Revolutionary war Ad: 1600a, p. 3, p. 88. B. Whittier
me June 82 Spec. B.
Charles P. Brown Esq Bangor Maine
Vol 62. Page 124.

Boston March 19 th 1852.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of Oct 29. 1851. respecting the pension of Samuel Cram, I have to inform you that it appears on examination, that the records of military service do not shew sufficient service to come under the law granting pensions, which is no doubt the reason he has not succeeded in establishing his claim heretofore.
He claims for no service except in Capt. Whittier's Co. - one tour in 1780 & one in 1781. about 3 months each. the records show that the first tour was in Capt. W's Co. at R. I. in 1778. for 28 days only & 2 days to return. the other was in 1780, from July 6. 3 mo. 18. making in all 4 mo. 18 days -
As it requires at least six months service to obtain a pension, it must be obvious that unless some evidence of his service is in his own possession, or that of his friends farther than the above, - his claim must fail.
Very Respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
H. Woodman. P. T. C.
Benj. S. Melvin. Read to me.

We, Annah Smith and Mary Grafton of Mt. Vernon in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine
in the State of Maine, on oath depose and say that we are well acquainted with Susannah Grafton that she is well known to us as the widow of Samuel Grafton and that she is the same person who executed the foregoing declaration. In our presence —
We also depose that we well knew her and the said Samuel Grafton during the lifetime of the latter and know that they lived together many years in the re- lation of husband and wife, were so universally reputed, and no one ever disputed their marriage to our knowledge. This was their reputation among their friends & relations, who never disputed their marriage or called it in question so far as we ever heard of
We also know from personal recollection and from many facts and circumstances that the said Samuel Grafton died on the fourteenth day of June — AD 1853, at Mt. Vernon in the County of Kennebec & State of Maine —
Annah Smith Mary Grafton
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF Kennebec
ss. April 3 rd 1858.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, and I certify that the said Annah Smith is the daughter of the said Samuel Grafton and that the said Mary Grafton is the daughter of the said Susannah Grafton and are well known to me and entitled to credit. Also that I have no interest in the result of the claim aforesaid, and no concern in the prosecution of it.
Cyrus Weston
Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, County of PENOBSCOT, ss.
I, NATHAN WESTON, JR., Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that Cyrus Weston Esquire, is and was, at the date of his certificate hereunto annexed, an acting JUSTICE OF THE PEACE in and for said Coun- ty, that he is and was then duly qualified to act as such; and that the signatures purport- ing to be his, are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal of the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT for said State, this 6 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight
Nathan Weston Jr. Clerk.

289,131 Original application of Susannah Cram For Bounty Lands act of March 3 d /55 - widow of Samuel Cram Capt Whipple's Co Revolutionary War
Filed by C. H. Brown Bangor Me

STATE OF MAINE,
COUNTY OF Kennebec } ss.
On this Thurs day of April A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Susannah Cram aged eighty nine years, a resident of Mt Vernon in the State of Maine, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Samuel Cram , deceased, who was a Private in the company commanded by Capt. Whittier in the Revolutionary war in 1778 , in the Continental Army  at served in Rhode Island & Massachusetts that her husband enlisted as he has stated in her application for a pension now on file A. D. 185 for the term of five years and continued in actual service in said War for the term of six months, in all and was honorably discharged on or about the as he in his  said A. D., 185 as will appear by application etc. She further states that her said husband, in his life time, made application for a Pension under the act of June 1832, & his said application is now on file, in the Pension Office, & rejected for a pension, as it did not appear he served six months, she refers to his said application & makes it a part of her case so far as the same is applicable.
She further states that she was married to the said Samuel Cram in Belgrade, Maine on the 27th day of December A. D. 1812 1813 by one Rev. Isaiah Mills and that her name before her said marriage was Susannah Abbott that her said husband died at Mt. Vernon, Maine on the fourteenth day of June — A. D. 1853 and that she is still a widow, & unmarried and that she has no records of her said marriage & she knows of none, but can & will prove it by eye witnesses if they shall appear that her husband's service is found to be true. She further declares that neither she, nor her said husband have received Bounty Land under the act of Congress passed on the thirtieth day of March 1855, nor any other act — nor made any other application therefor.
And I hereby constitute and appoint Charles P. Brown my attorney for me, and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of the Interior, a warrant for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid, and I fully authorize and empower him to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose therein expressed.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled, under the act of Congress passed March 3rd 1855 granting Bounty Lands to certain officers and soldiers, and their heirs or widows, who have been engaged in the Military service of the United States.
WITNESS Isaac Goodridge Stephen Cram
Susannah Cram
Subscribed and sworn to, before me, the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Susannah Cram to be the widow of the soldier above named, and that she appears to be of the age above written, and that I have no interest in the result of this application and no concern in the prosecution of it.
Cyrus Weston Justice of the Peace.

Bangor Apr 6, 1858,
Sir,
I herewith forwards the application of Susannah Graw, wife of Samuel Graw for Bounty Lands for the Revolutionary service of her husband,
I am aware the proof of marriage & &, is not so full as your rules require, But have no doubt that can be forwarded at an early day, I shall be glad to have a report in the case so far as proof of service, if that is found with his application for pension, now in the files of your office, made under act of June 7, 1832, and which was disallowed as six months service was not proved,
I also annex a letter, reced by him, before he died, & before the passage of this act, (not as evidence) but showing as matter of fact what is the state of the case Respectfully &c C. P. Graw
Samuel Graw was in the service of the Continental Army commanded by Capt. Whittier in the year 1778, in the County of ...

"Belgrade November 20, 1813"
"This day recorded Mr Samuel Cram of of Mountvern, and Mrs Susanna Abbott of Belgrade for the intentions of "Marriage"
"Moses Carr Town Clerk"
I hereby Certify that the above is a true copy of the records of the town of Belgrade now in my possession relating to Samuel Cram & Susanna Abbott Ariel Hinkley Town Clerk of Belgrade
I certify that as Town Clerk I have examined the Town records and can find no record of the marriage of Samuel and Susanna Cram on said records
Attest Ariel Hinkley Town Clerk of Belgrade for AD 1858

STATE OF MAINE.
PENOBSCOT, ss.
I, NATHAN WESTON, JR., CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS in said County, certify that
James R. Marston of our County of Kennebec
is and was at the date of his Certificate an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that the signature to the paper annexed, purporting to be his, is genuine, and that he is duly authorized and empowered, by the laws of said State, to take acknowledgments of Deeds, Assignments and Powers of Attorney, and administer oaths.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT for said State this 22 nd day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
Nathan Weston Jr. Clerk.

REJECTED
2433
P. O.
Samuel Cram
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

P. B. O. O. O.
Conner

289.137
Hon. Geo C. Whiting, Commissioner of Pensions Washington DC

Information desired re case No 287131, for Bounty Slave act of March 3, 55, Susannah Brown case, will of Samuel Reed, Mar., 1780
FREE
Boston
Rev. Geo. C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Additional Evidence in case No 289131. B, Land Revolutionary War, Susannah Brans case
Ex
Boston
Woon Geo C Whiting, Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Dep t . of Isaac Worthen for Land, Crann,

I Isaac Worthen of Palermo, Waldo County, Maine aged seventy one years & upwards & as per usual in the Maine Roll under the act of Congress of March 18, 1818, upon oath say, that I well know Samuel Brann non of Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, knew him before the Revolutionary war & have known him since, that in the year 1780, about the first of August, said Brann & myself enlisted for three months in Capt. Whittier's company in Col. Nichols regiment of the New Hampshire troops, that we served at West Point, were there when Arnold deserted, I were discharged there about the first of November of the same year, said Brann & myself having served the full period of three months. Of these facts I have a distinct & positive recollection.
60.
State of Maine. Subscribed & sworn to this
Kennebec ss: 4th day of September, 1833.
The deponent being a credible witness.
Before me M c W th Justice Peace,
State of Maine.
Kennebec ss: I J. A. Chandler Clerk of the Courts, Kennebec County hereby certify that William Ward, Jr. before whom the above & Joseph Harriman before whom the annexed proceedings were had, were at the several dates of their respective certificates, Justices of the peace, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State this 18th day of January 1834.
J. A. Chandler

I Joab Harriman of Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine, (a pensioner on the Maine Roll,) aged Seventy two years, do upon oath testify & say, that sometime in the year 1780 I enlisted as orderly sergeant in a company commanded by Capt Benjamin Whittier of Raymond, — King of Haverhill Lieut Thomas Marden of Raymond Ensign in Col. Nichols's (of Amherst) Regiment of the New Hampshire troops, for the term of three months; that Samuel Cram then of Raymond in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire now of Mount Vernon in the County of Kennebec, & State of Maine, enlisted as a private in the same company & regiment for the same period of three months; which period said Cram as well as myself fully served out & we were then discharged with the company. The regiment was discharged by companies & I am positive the service was for three months in 1780, the same year that Arnold attempted to betray the post at West Point. Joab Harriman
State of Maine, } Kennebec, ss: } Subscribed & sworn to this, the 25 th day of June. — A.D. 1833. the deponent being a credible & disinterested witness, as far as I know he being my near neighbour. Before me, Joab Harriman Justice of Peace,

Samuel Cram
rejected
W. Batchelder of Pittston } 2 Prison Joab Haniman —
3, 18 day Miller in Michels Rg ~

War Department Pension Office
May 18. 1883
Sir,
The papers in support of the claim of Samuel Gaim have been examined, and placed on our files.
By the Rolls it appears that under his first enlistment he served 3 months and 18 days, and the duration of the other period was only 26 days. He is not entitled to the benefits of the act of June 7. 1832. His claim has therefore been rejected.
I am respectfully
Your Obdt. Servt.
J L Edwards
R. C. Vose Esq. (Augusta) Maine

No 289131
Additional letter on
Susannah Green,
coax
Nov 11 1778,
mid of Saml,
E P Brann
May
Bangor,
Me

I John Jacobs of Mt Vernon County of Kennebec and State of Maine on oath depose and say, That my age is Sixty eight Years, That I was well & intimately ac- -quainted with Samuel Cram late of said Mt Vernon, now deceased, my acquaintance with him began in the year A D 1810, I knew him from that time until his death, at Mt Vernon, about five years ago, the exact date of his death I do not remember, but think it was in June A D, 1853, he lived in the same town with me, and I knew him well, I know he was always reputed to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, it was always so understood among his friends, & neighbors; & the fact of his having so served was never disputed or doubted to my knowledge, I have often (over)

I have often heard said Samuel Cram say he was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary War, and relate incidents that took place while he was in the service, I have no doubt he so served. I recollect that he always claimed he was entitled to a Pension for said service, & I also recollect he made an effort to obtain a Pension about twenty five years ago for the said service in the Revolution, but failed to obtain it as he could not prove a service of 12 months, though he always declared he served longer than that time. At the time of his making said application he resided in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County - Maine, where & for many years past have been acquainted with the widow of the said Samuel Cram - viz; Mrs. Susan Cram Cram, she is now living at a very ad- vanced age, in Mt. Vernon, Me, she is now

a widow, & unmarried, it has been since her husband's death, I am not sure how long for forty years well acquainted with the People of Mt Vernon & all the old Settlers, & the Samuel Cram above named, who at various times he was re- puted to be a Revolutionary soldier & who was the husband of the said Susan - Cram, & who applied for a Pen- sion as aforesaid is the only Samuel Cram who ever claimed to be, or was reputed to be a Revolutionary soldier, that ever resided in the said Town of Mt Vernon, to my knowledge. The father of the said Samuel Cram was also named Samuel Cram, but he died long before the year AD 1850.
John Foss
State of Maine County of Kennebec ss. On this twentieth day of May AD 1858 before me personally came Foss

John Jacobs: To me well known as a credible & reliable witness & made oath to the truth of the fore- going statement by him signed, and I certify that the said John Jacobs has been in a position to know the facts by him this sworn to, & that I have no interest in this case & no concern in its prosecution.
Before me James R. Marston Justice of the Peace
my friend

I Peter Drown aged seventytwo years of Mt. Vernon County of Kennebec & State of Maine in my oath depose & say that I was well & intimately acquainted with Samuel Cram late of said Mt. Vernon now deceased. I knew him from the year A.D. 1864 to his death at Mt. Vernon about five years ago. I am and for many years past have been acquainted with the widow of said Samuel Samuel Cram. Mrs. Susannah Cram - She is now living at a very advanced age in said Mt. Vernon & is now a widow. I have for more than fifty years been well acquainted with the people of Mt. Vernon & all of the old settlers & the Samuel Cram above named who was the husband of the said Susannah Cram is the only Samuel Cram who ever claimed to be or was reputed to be a Revolutionary Soldier that ever resided in the town of Mt. Vernon to my knowledge.
Peter Drown
State of Maine, County of Kennebec ss. On this day of May A.D. 1888. The aforesaid Peter Drown personally came before me & made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him signed & I certify that he is a credible witness & has been in a position to know the facts he has sworn to & that I have no interest in the case & no no concern in its prosecution.
James R. Mansfield Justice of the Peace

I Jeremy Quinn of Belgrade, County of Kennebec and State of Maine on oath depose and say, That my age is sixty three years, That I was well & intimately acquainted with Samuel Cram, late of Mt. Vernon in said County, now deceased, That I live, & have lived for many years about one & one half miles from the place where the said Samuel Cram resided in Mt. Vernon for more than forty years & where he died, My acquaintance with him began previous to the year A.D. 1811, I knew him from that time until his death at Mt. Vernon about five years ago, The exact date of his death I do not remember, but think it was in June A.D. 1853, I knew him well, I know he was always reported to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, it was always so understood among his friends and neighbors, & the fact of his having so served was never disputed or doubted to my knowledge, I have heard the said Samuel Cram say he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and relate incidents that took place while he was in the service, I have no doubt he so served, He made an effort to obtain a Pension, about twenty five years ago, for the said service in the Revolution, but failed to obtain it as he could not prove a service of six months, though

he always declared he served longer than that time & was legally entitled to the Pension. At the time of his making said application, he resided in Mt. Vernon, Penobscot County, Maine. I am, & have for many years past have been acquainted with the widow of the said Samuel Cram, viz. Mrs. Susannah Cram. She is now living at a very advanced age in Mt. Vernon Me. She is now a widow & unmarried, & has been since her husband's death. I am, & have been for forty years, well acquainted with the People of Mt. Vernon & all the old settlers, and the Samuel Cram above named, who claimed to be, & was reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution, & who was the husband of the said Susannah Cram, & who applied for a Pension as aforesaid, is the only Samuel Cram who ever claimed to be, or was reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution that ever resided in the said town of Mt. Vernon, to my knowledge. The father of the said Samuel Cram was also named Samuel Cram, but he died long before the year A. D. 1830.
Jeremy Dunn
State of Maine, County of Penobscot ss. On the twentieth day of May A. D. 1858, before me personally came Jeremy Dunn to me well known as a credible & reliable witness & made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him

signed and I certify that the said Jeremy Dunn has been in a position to know the facts by him then sworn to, & that I have no interest in this case & no concern in its prosecu- tion
Before me,
James R. Marston Justice of the Peace

We Annah Smith, Hannah, Cram and Hillary Cram all of Mt Vernon in the County of Kennebec, and State of Maine, on our oaths depose and say, That we are well & intimately ac- =quainted with Mrs Susannah Cram now of Mt Vernon aforesaid, and we have known her for many years past She is now about ninety years of age, we do know know that she is now a widow & that she is the widow of Samuel Cram (now dead) late of said Mt Ver- =non we were well & intimately ac- quainted with both said Samuel & Susan- nah for many years previous to his death & knew that they always lived & cohab- ited together as husband & wife, to be so reputed, & the fact of their having been married has never called in question or disputed by their acquaintances, nor any one, we were all present at the time said Samuel Cram died, which

event took place on the 14th day of June AD 1853, at Mt. Vernon aforesaid, and we all attended his funeral, our ac- quaintance with said Samuel Cram was intimate for more than thirty years before his death, we have all known him, declare that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, & have often heard him relate facts & incidents that transpired while he was there in the service, & which he witnessed, we all well recollect, that the said Samuel Cram made appli- cation for a pension in the year AD 1833, (Twenty five years ago) from Mount Vernon, Rensselaer County N.Y., and that he did not succeed in getting his pension, as he could not establish the proof of six months service, though he always declared he served in the War of The Revolution more than six months, we also know that the Samuel Cram who then made application for a pension from the said Town of Mt. Vernon, was the identical

Samuel Brann who died on the 14th day of June A.D 1833, and who was the husband of the aforesaid Susannah Brann now his widow, & living in Mt Vernon aforesaid and we further depose for thirty years past there has been no other person of the name of Samuel Brann, in said Town of Mt Vernon who served, or claim- ed to have served in the war of the Revolu- tion, of these facts, there is no question,
Susannah Smith
Frances Brann
Mary Brann
State of Maine County of Kennebec, ss.
On this thirteenth day of May A.D 1858, before me personally appeared Susannah Smith, Frances Brann & Mary Brann, all of Mt Vernon in said County & State & all well known to me as credible reliable witnesses, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by them each above signed, and I certify that said affiants have been in a situation to know the facts they have stated in said deposition, that I have no inter- est in this case nor concern in its prosecution.
James R. Marston Justice of the Peace

Sir,
Bangor May 22 d 1858,
By the laws of this State, Parties intending marriage, are obliged by law, to have a records made of such intention by the Town Clerk, of the Town 14 days at least before the marriage is solemnized. But, the law is not, or was not, until recently obligatory on the Parties to have the marriage recorded, it is often neglected, In the case of Gussman & Sam used of Saul here with Don't, the records of the "Publishment" is annexed but no record of the marriage is found, with the record sent & the proof the of witnesses, I think the marriage is abundantly established,
You will notice errors of some names, in one or more of the affidavits & others written instead, this arises as follows, Isaac Goodwin my of Bangor forwarded me the names of witnesses with the facts they would testify to, with request to me make the proper, or a part of them — as they were not familiar with forms &c. I sent these, & when they arrived all the witnesses were not at home, so others of the same family, & familiar with

all the facts signed & sworn to the affidavits. The parties all live at a distance from me, my only knowledge of them is by mail, & in this case, I have no doubt the application is fully & clearly entitled to a Scire Facias, & if your Department shall from examination deem the case established, I shall be glad to receive her warrant.
Very Respectfully &c
C. P. Brown Hon Geo C Whiting Census &c Washington - D.C.

289131 Susannah Cram Care

289131 Susannah Cram Cure

The Pensions Office, April 23. 1858.
Sir.
The claim of Susanna Cram for bounty has been suspended.
Proof should be filed that her husband was the identical Samuel Cram who applied for a pension in 1833 from Kennebec Co. Maine.
Additional evidence of marriage is required.
Yours Respectfully, Geo. Colburn
Commissioner.
Chas. P. Brown Esq., Bangor. Maine.

No 289131
Bangor June 28 58
Sir —
On the 23 d of May last, I forwarded full proof of identity in the case of Widow Susannah Grant, — wid d of Samuel, & the record of their establishment of marriage (her husband having served in the Revolutionary War) as more than the usual time has elapsed since filing this proof, without hearing from the Com ee — and as the applicant is very aged & infirm I shall be greatly obliged if this case can receive early attention.
Very Respectfully Yours &c
Wore Grof, Whiting, Maine & C. P. Brown