Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44123, Luther Danielson, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Danielson, Luther
S 44123
CONTENTS

Letter to Marcus Bassorath 31 May '42
Ohio
Luther Danielson.
of Meigs Co. in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Parks of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sarned in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year, from January 1776 to February 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 day of August 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of October 1831 and sent to T. Monte- gue Esq. Chester Meigs Co. Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1831 $ 5.96 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1832, 48. —
$53.96
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec. Book V. Vol. 10. fol. 32

5460.
Luther Danielson Meigs county, Ohio 22 d Novem. 1819
Col o . Darned's regt. Massachusetts line one year — 1776.
Not found on the rolls
The testimony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons, Certified as such, by the judge proving 9 months service, in continuance of the Cont l establishment, is required
Applicant, Graham's Station, Ohio, age 44. Dec r 1819.
seen before me this 22 d day of Decem r 1819

State of Ohio Gallege County ss
November Court of common Pleas October Term 1819
Ezra Oleson
This day personally appeared before me John Thompson President of the seventh circuit of the Court of common Pleas Luther Danielson aged sixty two years & some months, & being by me first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of a late law of the United States, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service in the revolutionary war -
That he the said Luther Danielson, first enlisted in the year 1775. & served at Roxbury near Boston eight months and was at the taking of the Light Horse under Major Tupper. In January 1776. he again enlisted Captain Warren Parks of Weymouth Massachusetts, in then Larmer -rd Regiment & was first March'd to New London. & afterwards by Water to New York. He was in the Battle & retreat from Long- Island. Col. Spaul  Shepard he believes then commanding the Regiment, Col. Larnad having been ordered on the northern expedition. He was also in the battle of White Plains in Col. Shepard's Regiment at the time he was wounded & continued in said Regiment during that campaign - and was also at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton on the 25 th of December & continued with the Regiment until February 1777, & was then honorably discharged on the North River below West Point having served at this time thirteen months & a half, being six weeks over his engagement having served the whole time in the

Company of said Capt. Pairs — He also engaged for three Months at the Approaches at Bourgoine, & arrested in his capture Under Colonel Warner in Capt. May's, company — he was also with said Warner at the retaking of Ticonderoga — was also in the battle at Diamond Island — That he also served a term of six months in 1781. in Capt. Bullus company. (as well as he can recollect, Col. Jackson being Col Commandant of the Regiment & that he then received the discharge signed by Luke Dury, L t Col Com d & M c . Jackson Col. Com d , which is herewith annexed) —
And that he is now in reduced circumstances, & absolutely stands in need of assistance from his country for his support. & that he has now no other evidence within his control whereby he can prove said services —
Luther D. Merrill

I Rufus Putnam of Marietta, Ohio) do certify & declare that I was acquainted with Luther Danielson in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy five and that he was at that time a private soldier in the Regiment commanded by Col d David Brewer in the service of the United States. I being at that time Lieutenant Colonel of said Regiment & Nathaniel Danielson the Major
Marietta November 23 rd 1818 Signed In presence of Benj m P. Putnam.
Rufus Putnam

State of Ohio Mass. County - I hereby certify that before me Elyon Osborn President Judge of the R th incumb the within named Luther Danielson made solemn Oath that the matters & things set forth in the foregoing declaration are true I further certify that the said Luther is a resi- dent in the County of Mass. in said State and the within is true with the accompanying are all the evidence he now can produce of his services - That he is in reduced cir- cumstances and stands in need of the ap- -pension of his country for his merit agree- ably to the act of Congress for the relief of soldiers who served in the Land & Naval service during the late Revolutionary war as witness my hand this 22 nd day of Novem. 1819 Elyon Osborn P.J.

War Dept August 13. 1871
Pension Office Sir
Asst. Circular Aug. 13. 1871
The Secretary of War
Washington City
Charles M. Davis August 3. 1871
Pension

Charles Mays 60 August 3. 1831
Received Pension Office
How Office August 13. 1831
The Secretary of War Washington City
pension
sent Circular Aug. 13. 1831

The State of Ohio Meigs County ss
Meigs Com. Pleasant Farm Feb 1831
On this 28 th day of July A.D. 1831 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for said County by the laws & Constitution of the State of Ohio, Luther Danielson resident in said County aged seventy four, who being first duly sworn deposes according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 & the 1 st of May 1820 that he the said Luther Danielson enlisted in the year 1775 & served at Roxbury near Boston eight months - was at the taking of the Light House under Maj. Tupper in January 1776 at Brimfield on Roxbury in the County of Hampshire Mass. He enlisted for one year in the Company commanded by Capt. Wareham Parks of Westfield Mass. in the 3 rd Reg t Com y only called Gurney's Regiment in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment, that he was first marched to New London & afterwards by Waterloo to New York. He was in the battle & retreat from Long Island Col. Sheppard he believes then commanded the Regiment. Col. Gurney having been ordered on the Northern expedition. He was at the battle of West Chester in Col. Sheppard's Regiment when he was wounded & continued in said Regiment during that campaign. He was also at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton on the 25 th of December & continued with this Regiment until February 1777 & was then honorably discharged on the North river below West Point - having served at this time thirteen months & a half being six weeks over his engagement all the time in the Company of said Parks. He also engaged for three months at the approach of Burgoyne was assisted in his capture under Col. Warner in the Company of Capt. May. He was also with Warner at the retaking of Ticonderoga & at the battle of Diamond Island. That he also served a tour of six months in 1781 in Capt. Butler's Company (as well as can be recollected) Col. Jackson being Col. Commandant of the Regiment. That he received the discharge signed by Locke Drury Lt. Col. Commandant & Col. Jackson Col. Com d which is hereto annexed. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any State except Massachusetts & that the following are the reasons for not making application earlier for a pension that he did not know of any evidence by which he could prove his service until about the year A.D. 1819 when he made

application, which application was discarded as he thinks for want of sufficient proof of service. That as soon as other evidence could be found it was forwarded. And in pursuance of the act of 1 st Febry A.D. 1830. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1815 & that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th of March 1815 & that I have not, nor has any person for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me not have any income other than is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
   One bed & bedding of the value of _____  $5.00    5 old split bush bottom chairs _____  1.00    1 broken legged Pot stove oven - 1 spider  1.00    Estimate four acres of land supposed to be worth one hundred dollars. Only 3 or 4 acres of the value of above     $100.00     $107.00    is tillable. 
That since the 15 th of March 1878 there have been no changes in my property that I can enumerate known to & declared on the 26 th day of Feb y 1881 in open court Signed Luther Danielson A. J. G. N. M. Clark
The State of Ohio St. Lawrence County p. 33 W. Marcus Bosworth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that it appears of record that the court are satisfied of the correctness of the valuation of the property contained in the foregoing schedule, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing sche- dule is One hundred seven dollars, & that the said Luther Danielson did serve in the Revolutionary War as

State in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the terms specified in the preceding declaration - to wit, more than nine months under one engagement, on the continental establishment.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County at Chester, this first day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred & thirty one of our State the twenty ninth
A. B. [Signature] Clerk
Chester Migs. Co. Ct. Aug. 2 d 1831.
The Secretary of War
Sir, Above you will receive the Declaration of L. Danielson. It is hoped that this may answer the requisitions of the Department. It is more than 12 yrs since the poor old man attempted to obtain a pension - The reason why there was any delay in forwarding the amended Declaration, was owing to the poverty of the old man, he was obliged to wait until the sitting of the Court in this County - It is hoped that his claim will not further be delayed. ~ Very respectfully Sir Yours
A. Montague for L. Danielson

May 30. 1842
Memoranda May 20th
W. H. W. James P. Schuch Pension City of Washington

May 30. 1842
Summer of May 20 th
James S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington
W. Brown

Pomeroy Meigs Co O May 16 th AD 1892
J L Edwards Esq Comm d of Pensions
Sir,
Luther Danielson a Pensioner of the U.S. died last January in this Co. leaving two children in this County One in Washington One in Athens & one in Logan County - There was due on his Pension at his decease $216.13 - he left no widow - One of his sons who is a resident of this Co. was appointed Administrator of the estate - can the Administrator draw the balance due on his Pension or must the heirs respectively make their power of Atto ney for that purpose - The Heirs are all of full age I write at the request of Luther Danielson (son of the deceased Pensioner) who is the Administrator of his Father's estate & who wishes if possible to avoid the trouble & expense of procuring a power of Attorney from each of the heirs - Please direct the all the answer to me Pomeroy Meigs Co. O. Marcus Bosworth

May-9-1900 Keith Co Bowers of land - Hunting & D
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Luther Danielson
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 3 , Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Luther Danielson is this Day Discharged from the service by reason of Bodily indisposition, West Point Oct. 22. 1781
W.P. The Officers here will furnish you with Provision on the way Home
W.P. 1781 (of Cond.) Luke Drury Lt. Col.

This may certify that the Beavers has Bin Serined with Provisions for the past Sal n New England West Point Oct 22 1781
DANIELSON, LUTHER (MASS.) S-44123
in the of the of

Luther Davidson Map line Cost Pleasant Regmt 1776-1781

State of Ohio, Meigs County ss:
I Robert Barton Clerk p.t. of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that it appears of Record in my Office that Ezra Osborn Esq r President Judge of 8 th Judicial circuit of Ohio, is duly commissioned as such under the Great seal of the said State of Ohio.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal this Thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and the seventh Year of this State.
Certify that the private seal has not been used. R. Barton Clerk p.t.
Robert Barton Clerk p.t.

Charles May 60 Sept 7th 1831
Official Received Free
Secretary of War Washington City
Dep. of War 11/5/31 1831

Charles May Jr. Dept. # 1831
Free Lendons Office 33
Dep. of War 17 Sept. 1831
Secretary of War
Washington
City

Chester Nips Co. O Sept 5 th 1839
To the Secretary at War
Sir, - On my arrival home from the Circuit, I found a letter of Col. L. Edwards date the 13 th August. I have neither time, nor inclination to answer it particularly - concerning the rule of which he speaks, adopted by the Department, & promulgated in the newspapers. I have to say, that I was entirely ignorant, & if I have ever seen or heard of it, I have forgotten it.
You know that I have no desire to throw any obstacle or impediment in the way of the Department, but I do think if such a rule had been adopted, that some of its Officers could have stated what the rule was long ago; as papers have been forwarded back & forth for a long time; provided, they were willing to facilitate the business. I have no interest in the business of the poor old man, what I have done, is gratuitous - I do not feel disposed to serve the country for a recommendation, when doing business without any compensation. It is now 12 years at least, since that old man first filed his Declaration - & a long time has elapsed since evidence sufficient to the Department, on the Law, has been produced of his service. I believe the old man has transmitted all the papers which the Law requires, on which is necessary to bring him within the Pension Law.

Since those papers are an ought to be within the knowledge of the Department. Should the Post Officers of the Department, however, think that the validity of the Declaration, or the Depositions in relation thereto, are destroyed by being for- warded by me, they can so inform Mr. Daniel- son, who still lives & resides in this Co. - They will direct to Luther Danielson Chester Post Office Mings Co. Pa. If however upon mature deliberation, they should think the old man entitled to a pension by the laws of his country, they can so inform him - Or if any thing else may be necessary they will please inform him at the same time inform him of all that may be necessary to enable him to succeed - in so doing they will confer on the old man a great favor - I have no doubt. but what he may exert him- self to procure whatever may be ne- cessary, for fear that he may be again delayed by new rules or new laws - Respectfully I am Respectfully &c
J. Montague

N.B. Mr. Emmons says to me in a letter of Nov 6. 1830 - That proof of service is sufficient - He says nothing about agents in any of his letters - In regard to my character, I would refer the Department to Genl. House of Gallin to A. Hark, Genl. F. Vinton Sec. Hark. Secy Burnet & then Isaac C. Bates on Genl. Greenwell Mass -

Chas. Mays Co Sept. 28 1831
Free
pen: to com: Aug. 13: 1831
at 8 To the Secretary of War Washington City
P.O.
6 3/4

Charles Mays 60 Sept. 28 1831
Aug. 13/1831 pen: to com.
Free
Oct 8
To the Secretary of War Washington City 66
P.O.

Chester Miss Sept 26 th
1851
To the Secretary of War
Sir, I am informed by Agent J. Montague that you refuse to act upon my business until necessary papers are forwarded & what those papers are I know not. I hope however that the Department will forward to me at Chester Miss 6 as directed by my agent in a previous letter such information as will enable me to know what further may be necessary for me to do, as it appears from former directed letters of the Department that they are satisfied of the proof of service etc. Very respectfully Your Humble Servt.
Luther Darracott.
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 101

21,516
Consul Office Nov 6 th 1830
See letter Nov. 6. 1830.
Rev. Mr. ... Nov 6 th 1830 Washington City

Chester Mar 16 th at 30 th 1830 - 3
Free Pension
Hon. John H. Eaton Secretary of War Washington City
See letter Mar. 6. 1830.
James Office Mar 6 1830
21,516

Chester Oct 20 th 1823
The Secretary of War Sir.
Enclosed you will find the papers of Luther Danielson an Applicant for a pension. You will see on an examination of the papers, that an application was made a long time since, & also that the reason assigned & endorsed upon the back of the papers why it was not then granted. Mr Danielson's poverty has prevented him for a time, of obtaining evidence, since he applied to me I have taken much pains by letter &c, to find some persons who were acquainted & served with him in the war, & not until lately have I had any success. All I have done for the old Gentleman, has been done without fee or reward, he is in in needy circumstances, & his health is feeble & has been for a No. of years. I would wish to be informed by the Department whether, the old Gentleman can obtain any thing an allowance from the time application was first made, provided, he can prove by evidence substantial & positive of his inability to labor for his support since the time. From information of one of our Judges to day, who is well acquainted with the applicant from his appearance, together with my own knowledge, I think the old Gentleman as deserving as any man can be.
Very Respectfully &c
P.S.
I am informed that he has not been able to support himself by his own labour for years. Of this he can procure proof.
E. Moritague for Luther Danielson

Graham Station Va 15 December 1817
Rev. Dr. [illegible]
Rev. Dr. [illegible] Graham Station Va 5460
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City

5460 Case of Luther Daniels
Graham Station Ohio
- Recd Dec 11. 1879.
Reuben H. ... (December 13)
Rev. J. C. ...
Scranton
Pa.
8

The testimony of col. Rufus Putnam, does not prove the service of the applicant, 9 mo. in continuance, on Continental estab t .
Satisfactory evidence, on oath, to that effect, of two or more disin- terested and credible persons, certified as such, by the judge, is required.

Sutton. Meigs County Ohio
Nov. 30 th 1819.
Sir
I have the honor to forward inclosed my application for the assistance of my Country for services rendered in the War of the revolution —
Respectfully
I am Sir
Yrs Ob. Servt
Luther Danielson

J. Montagu recd Sept. 1920
for L. Danieldon
O

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss:
To whom it may concern:
We Zadok Nichols,
Christopher Ward & Levi Fay all of Brimfield in said County of Hampden & each of us of full & lawful age do testify & declare that we were well acquainted with Luther Danielson, now a resident in Meigs Co. Ohio in his early life when he resided in Brimfield aforesaid and that we have known him well during his whole life thus far: and that we knew him at the time he enlisted in the army of the Revolution which was for the year 1776 - and we further testify & declare that the said Luther Danielson did serve as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Markham Park in the Regiment commonly called Sarnes Regiment (which was commanded most of the year 1776 by Lt. Col. William Shephard,) for & during the whole of the year 1776, that we each of us served as Privates in the aforesaid company together with the said Danielson for & during the whole of the year 1776 and that the said Danielson discharged his duty faithfully & honorably as a soldier during the whole of the aforesaid year 1776.
Dated at Brimfield this 27 th day of July A.D. 1830
Signed in presence of
Sirvis Williams John B Booley
Zadok Nichols Christopher Ward Levi Fay
Hampden ss: Brimfield July 27 th A.D. 1830 Personally appeared before me the subscriber, Zadok Nichols, Christopher Ward, and Levi Fay above named and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by them subscribed contains the truth in all its parts and nothing but the truth. And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the aforesaid Zadok Nichols, Christopher Ward & Levi Fay, and I declare them to be men of good moral character and entitled to full belief; and I fully believe them to be wholly disinterested in the event of the Danielsons application for a pension.
John B Booley Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss.
I John Ingersoll Clerk of the Judicial Courts within & for the County of Hampden do hereby certify that John B. Cooley Esq r is now and was at the within date of his certificate a justice of the Peace within & for the County of Hampden duly Commissioned & qualified agreeable to the the Laws of this Commonwealth and that full faith & credit are & ought to be given to all acts done by him in said capacity and that the within signature of John B. Cooley is the proper hand writing of the said John B. Cooley —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hampden this third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty.
John Ingersoll Clerk
Disposition —

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Luther Danielson
Nov. 22, 1879 -
miss G.O. - 62
1775. Roxbury mass
Capt -
Col - 8 mos
July 76
Capt William Parks
Col. Learned
13 1/2 mos
1781 Capt Cullen
Col Jackson
6 mos.
77 - Capt Mays
Col Warner
3 mos
But Sing Is.
Westchester
Trenton Scratch
Scram Is - Tiendongu
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BOWERS & LANDIS, Attorneys-at-Law,
OFFICE:—Bippus Block, Rooms 5 and 6.
Huntington, Ind. April, 30th. 1900
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear sir;-- There was one, Mr. Danielson, living in Meigs Co. Ohio, in 1839, and who at that time drew a pension of 96 dollars per month as a revolutionary soldier. Will you ascertain what his christian name was and then certify that there was such a person drawing such pension as a revolutionary soldier, as shown by the official records, and oblige,
Yours truly,
Bowers & Landis
Q. W. & N. DIVISION MAY 5 1900 RECEIVED