Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3269, Abraham Daman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Daman, Abraham
S.3269
carded.
CONTENTS

7976. Ohio Pittsburgh.
Abraham Dargan
of Geauga Co. in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hooker of the Regiment commanded by Col McDougal in the last line for 9 mos & 28 days.
$33 11 / 100 .
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh, at the rate of 33, Dollars 11. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of April, 1833 and sent to Orrin Mote self. Chardon. Y.C. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 66.22
Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept 33. 16.55
$82.77
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm P. Palmer Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 8. Page 109.
Date of death not in B3-

The State of Ohio
Guangy County ss On the 18 th day of September 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, in Open Court, now sitting, Abraham Daman a resident in Hambleton in said County, aged seventy seven  three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated, to wit
In the fall of the year 1776 he was drafted for the term of three months, at war in the State of Massachusetts, and entered the service in a Company commanded by Captain Hooker, of Greenwich, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel under Genl. McDougal's command. A Mr Hamilton was Lieutenant in Captain Hooker's Company, at the same time. That he marched with said Company to Peekskill in the State of New York, and was quartered at the Barracks at that place about six weeks. From Peekskill he marched to Morristown in the State of New Jersey, and was stationed there five or six weeks, until he was discharged.
That in July 1777 he entered the service

of the United States, as a volunteer, at Ware aforesaid, in Captain Brackinridge's Com- -pany, in Colonel Regiment, and marched directly to Bennington in the State of Vermont, from thence he marched with said company to Manchester, and remained there about four weeks, when the company was dismissed.
That immediately after, he returned to Ware aforesaid, and there enlisted for the term of three months in Captain Hooker's company, in Colonel
Regiment, and marched forthwith to Bennington aforesaid, that he there saw a great number of Hessian Prisoners con- -fined in a Meetinghouse. That he mar- -ched from Bennington to Manchester, Pawlet, and Skeneborough, and forthwith returned, and marched to Stillwater, where he engaged in the Battle with the enemy, and continued in active service until after the surrender of the British Army under Genl. Burgoyne. That he was short- -ly after ordered to Albany and down the Hudson to Fishkill, from thence he sailed to Sarrytown, and marched from that place to White Plains, and in the latter part of November 1777 was discharged at that place. That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he

can procure to prove his service - That he resided at Ware in the State of Massachu- -setts during the whole of the Revolutionary war. That he now resides in Hamblen. Geauga County. Ohio. and has resided there for the space of fourteen years past - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension except the present. and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency in any State - Sworn to and subscribed Abraham Daman the day & Year aforesaid in Open Court J. D. Aiken, Clerk
We Nathanil Cobb a Clergyman residing in the Township of Hamblen in said County. and Horro King - residing in the same Town. do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with the said Abraham Da- -man, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of Age - that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have

been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & Subscribed this — Nathaniel Cobb.
18 th day of Sep r . 1832 — Hosea King
in Open Court
J. D. Aiken, Clerk.
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 Nathaniel Cobb, who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Hambleton in Geauga County, and that Hosea King who has also signed the same is a resident of said township of Hambleton and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Abraham Damon
22603.
The State of Ohio } Geauga County ss }
I, J. D. Aiken, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Abraham Damon, for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighteenth day of September, A.D. 1832. J. D. Aiken, Clerk.

22603-7970 Abraham Dam Ohio
Dam Daman
Adm for 9 Months and 28 days from 1976
Pte. 3.00 3.11 $33.11
Arrin attetcah Chardon Geauga County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjined 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 Abraham Damon Ohio
   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.     Feb 1776 drafted 3 Private Capt Hether G. H. Douglass 1/3. Ohio entered in Mass no Lives in   July 1777 - Mustered 28 " Capt Brackenridge born in Ohio   annually after enlist. 3 " Capt Hooker Certificate of Chirgymann and a Citizen know. of no survivor that he could get to prove his service  
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 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 terms, 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 place 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.

September 26, 1934
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Abraham Daman-S.3269
BA-J/AWT
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Abraham Daman, who died June 5, 1845 in Geauga County, Ohio. The application for headstone for Abraham Daman was enclosed as was also a short description of Abraham Daman, written by C. E. King of Chardon, Ohio; both of which are returned herewith.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3269, based upon the military service of Abraham Daman during the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Abraham Daman, (as his signature is found in the claim) are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given.
While residing in Ware, Massachusetts, Abraham Daman enlisted in the fall of 1776, served three months as private in Captain Hooker's Massachusetts company. He enlisted in July, 1777, served four weeks in Captain Brakenridge's Massachusetts company; after which he immediately enlisted and served in Captain Hooker's company, was in the battle of Stillwater and the surrender of Burgoyne, and was discharged the latter part of November, 1777.
Abraham Daman was allowed pension on his appli-

cation executed September 18, 1832, at which time he was seventy-three years of age and living in Geauga County, Ohio, where he had lived about fourteen years.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of Abraham Duncanson
add to letter next time case

Reuben
3269 INVALID.
File No. 3269
Abraham Daman
Pr. Mass. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: — Vol. 18 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1934-Sept 26-kept to Memorial

Miss Pension Declaration
Jan. 24.
Hon Louis Cass Secy of War Washington City D.C.
2200 T
Ohio
1840

Chardon Geauga Co Ohio Oct 10 th 1832
Hon Lewis Cass Secy of War
Sir You will herewith receive three Pension Declarations - Viz - Abraham Damon, Jonathan Davis & P Samuel Cleveland
Revolutionary Sol- -diers to be placed on the Pension Roll - After an examination of their cases you will please address returns to me at this place
Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt - Olin Mitead

Request for Rev War record of Abraham Damon who died June 5 - 1845 - in Seneca Co. Ohio - a small slip, signed by C. E. King of Cleveland. Also - clipped to appli- cation for headstone "Abraham Damon a soldier of the Revolu- tion" Application for headstone + slip both returned Sept 26 - 1934 ECF

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
SEP 21 1934 1933
Memorandum for            The Surgeon General, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Treasury Department,  The Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Building, General Accounting Office, F Street, between 4th & 5th, N. W.
1. The attached application has been submitted to this office for Government headstone to be erected at the grave of the decedent named thereon. In order that the proper inscription may be placed on the stone it would be appreciated if your office would verify the name and service on the application, checking and making such corrections in red ink as may be necessary to show the correct spelling of the name and complete designation of the organizations.
2. In addition, please advise State from which decedent came.