Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22194, David Dana, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Dana, David
S. 22194
CONTENTS

8559.
Vermont
David Dana
Waltham
of Rutland Co in the State of Vermont who was a priv. in the Comp any commanded by Captain Belcher of the Regt. commanded by Col. Latimer in the Ct. on a time for 18 mos? for 11 " Sengh
(see)
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 90 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Apr. 1833 and sent to R. Penh.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. $182.00 Pension allowance ending Sept. " 45.00
$225.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 60

David Dance
6 mo. sergeant 24 .. private
20389
To fill for the ...
adm d
24 mo pri
80 $

STATE OF VERMONT, } RUTLAND COUNTY, ss. }
On this 18 th day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Pistols Court of Rutland  Dis. now sitting, David Dana a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 72 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. In 1776 he lived at New London, Conn. & about the 1. May he enlisted for six months in Capt. Belcher's Company, Col. Lattimer, Genl. M c Dougall, & sailed to New York where he remained until the Army retreated to Harlem & White Plains, & was discharged at North Castle about the 1. Nov. having served 6 months - he was a volunteer in the battle at Harlem heights when Col. M c Arthur was killed. In the Spring of 1777, (about the middle of March he thinks), he enlisted for eight months in Capt. Rogers' Company Col. Eno's Reg t State Troops, & marched to Horse Neck - thence followed the enemy; they marched to the North River & after they became Eno's returned - was near Pookskill when he heard of the capture of Brandywine, & was discharged at Horse Neck the latter part of Decem r . About the 1. July 1778 he took the place of John Williams & served as a substitute six months in Col. M c Clallen's Reg t Capt. Fildes, Lt. Child, joined the company at Horse Neck where he served about 3 months guarding the lines & then marched to New London & served the other 3 months & was discharged about the 1. Jan y . 1779 - In the summer & fall of 1779 - 1780 & 1781, he was drafted for three months in each year, & served in Capt. Robins & Capt. Fildes' companies, Lt. Ripley & Gillet, Col. M c Clallen Reg t & served each period at New London in the Forts, but from lapse of time & loss of memory he is unable to specify the particular dates of each of these 3 months term - he also volunteered when the enemy came to New London & served one month at another time, but has forgotten the year. He however knows that the whole amt. of his services was two years & a half, as he frequently reckoned it up when it was fresh in his memory; six months of which, being the 2 last periods of 3 months each, he served as sergeant. He does not remember

so as to distinguish other Reg ts with whom he served - he however remembers Gen l Washington, Col l Doyel, Putnam, Greene, Lee, Col l Stewart, & knew many others whose names he has forgotten. He does not remember ever hearing Rec d a written discharge, & has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services - he will however try to find some testimony - He was born at New London Oct. 1. 1759 - his age was recorded in his father's Bible. He continued to live at New London, & spent of the time at sea until about 10 years ago he came to Vermont, & has since lived in Brattleboro, Strafford, Charlotte, Orwell & Westhaven where he now lives - he lives in a remote part of the town near the lake, & there is no clergyman in the vicinity, but he is known to most of the inhabitants.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid. } R. Royce Regt
David Dana
We Eli Hall a Clergyman residing in Westhaven and Benjamin Foster residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with David Dana who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Eli Hall Benj Foster
Sworn and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid. } R. Royce Regt
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 Eli Hall who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Westhaven and that Benjamin Foster who has also signed the same, is a resident in Westhaven and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Rodney C. Royce Regt Clerk of the Court of Pike County do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Dana for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of August A. D. 1832
R. Royce

20589 David Dana
adm d
Rev. Temple of the Church of the County Rutland Vt.

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 David Dana of Rutland County, Vermont
   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.     Enl 1776 6 Capt Belcher Col Latimer Genl M c Dougal Battle at Harlem Paired from New London to New York then marched to Horseneck New Lon don Connecticut age 72 Living Witness   1777 8   1778 6 Colon M c Collan   1779 3 Robins   1780 3 Tilden   1781 3   as another term 1  
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 } ss.
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 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule 8a 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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
A. T. 22, 194
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Davis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1. 1776 6 mos. Pvt. Belcher Lattimer Conn   Mch. 1777 8 mos. Rogers Emas   July 1. 1778 6 mos. Sgt. Tilden McClellan   1779. 1780 (1781) 3 mos. each 1 year Robins Tilden McClellan   1781 1 mo. at New London officers not stated  
Battles engaged in, Harlem
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New London Conn
Date of application for pension, Aug 18. 1832 His ch. was allowed
Residence at date of application, West Haven, Rutland Co. Vermont
Age at date of application, born Oct 1759 at New London Conn.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Boston
22 194 INVALID.
1917 Sept. 21 Heir. to Elizabeth E. Dana 1919 Apr. 5. E. E. Dana give data for Auditor. Cur 1927 July 25 Photo to Miss Bertha L. Dana (2 pages). Seeker requests in Cl. of Des. Davis. MMT
File No. 22,194
David Dana
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Vermont Rutland ss - 3
On the 24 th day of November 1832 personally came Aaron Barlow of said County, who being duly sworn doth depose & say, that he was a boy & lived at New London, Conn. during the revolutionary war - that he knew David Daven who then lived at New London & now of Westhaven, Vermont. That he knows said David was a soldier in the Army almost every year during the war, & the latter part of the time he was at the Fort at New London & was a sergeant - The deponent saw him frequently in service, but does not know how long he served, but has no doubt he served as he states -
sworn before me this day & year aforesaid? - And I certify said Aaron Barlow is a credible witness
R. Temple Justice of Peace
I, Robert Rippeport Clerk of the Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont do hereby certify, that Robert Temple before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of Peace for the said County, and duly empowered to administer oaths, & the above is his signature
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 24 th day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty thirty two
R. Rippeport

Rev. 1 AB No. Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 13, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Sir, -
Will you kindly send me the military history of David Dana, a Revolutionary pensioner of Rutland County, Vt., pensioned in 1833, for service in the Connecticut militia, & greatly oblige,
Yours Sincerely,
(Miss) Elizabeth E. Dana S.
P.O. Address
#15 Appian Way Cambridge, Mass.

#15 Appian Way, Cambridge, Mass. Mar. 29, 1919.
Rev Van Meer
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
On Sept. 21, 1917, you sent me the military history of David Dana of Westhaven, Rutland Co., Vt., a Revolutionary soldier who applied for a pension Aug. 18, 1832. I wish to learn if possible when the above pensioner died, or when & where the last pension payment was made to him, & I am told that in order to obtain this information from the Auditor of the Interior Dept., I must first learn the number of his certificate & when certificate was issued.
Hoping you can supply this information from your records, I am,
Sincerely,
(Miss) Elizabeth E. Dana per S.
The reference for the service of above David Dana was V.L.M., S.F. 22194, Rev. War.

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Rev. War Section.
April 5, 1919.
Miss E. E. Dana, 15 Appian Way, Cambridge, Mass. Madam:
In reply to your letter of the 29" ultimo, you are advised that in order to ascertain the date of last payment of pension in the claim of David Dana, Revolutionary War soldier, S. 22,194, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department citing all the following data. David Dana, Ctf No. 8859, issued April 18, 1833, Act of June 7, 1832, Rate $90 per annum, to commence March 4, 1831, Vermont Agency.
Very respectfully,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner