War Dept. APPLICANTS FOR PENSIONS, &c. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING A List of the Names of persons who have made application to be placed upon the Pension Roll, or for an increase of Pension, &c. DECEMBER 28, 1882. DEPARTMENT OF WAR, SIR: Agreeably to the provisions of the joint resolution of Congress of May 29th, 1830, I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a list of persons who have made application to be placed upon the pension rolls, or for an increase of pension, respectively. For the construction placed by this department upon the resolution, I beg leave respectfully to refer to the Secretary of War's report of the 5th January, 1831, document No. 31, of the House of Representatives, 2d session, 21st Congress. I have the honor to be,' Your obedient servant, Hon. ANDREW STEVENSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, December 17, 1832. SIR: By a resolution of Congress, (No. 7,) which was passed on the 29th May, 1830, it is made the duty of the Secretary of War to present, at each session of Congress, to the Senate and House of Representatives, a several list of such persons, whether revolutionary, invalid, or otherwise, as shall have made application for a pension, or an increase of pension; and as, in his opinion, ought to be placed upon the pension roll, or otherwise provided for, and for doing which he has no sufficient power or authority: with the names and residence of such persons, the capacity in which they served, the degree of relief proposed, and a brief statement of the grounds thereof, to the end that Congress may consider the same. As some difficulty arises as to the true interpretation of the resolution, it is deemed proper to state to you, that all claims for pensions, when provided for by law, and supported by the requisite proof, are admitted. Such as are provided for by law, and are not substantiated by the necessary evidence, are not allowed, and the applicants are required to exhibit the usual testimony: and such claims as are not embraced by any act of Congress are absolutely rejected. Among the latter class, there are on file in this office the papers in sup port of one hundred and eighty-five claims, which have been acted on since the report of December, 1831. These papers have been examined, and from them I have made statements, which will show the names, rank, and residence, of the persons claiming, the nature of the claims, and reasons for rejecting the same; and they are herewith submitted to you, to the end that the object contemplated by the resolution may be effected. The list marked A,,contains the names of fifty-three persons, fifty of whom have been rejected under the act of March 18, 1818; and the remain ing three have been rejected under the various laws in relation to invalid pensioners. The list marked B, contains the names of one hundred and thirty-two persons, whose claims for revolutionary service, under the act of June 7, 1832, have been rejected. I have the honor to be, Your obedient servant, J. L. EDWARDS. A. A STATEMENT showing the Names, Residence, and Rank of persons whose claims to pensions on account of Revolutionary Service have been rejected, and the reasons for rejecting the same; prepared in conformity with the resolution of Congress of 29th May, 1830. Private Deserted the service. 3 James Dunham Private 4 William Henderson Private Daniel Granger 6 Elisha Jordan James Johnson 8 Henry Mansfield Private Service less than six months. Seaman Not a public vessel. Nat Norton's widow Private 10 James Rodgers Serg❜t 11 Nat. Shaw's widow Private 12 Peter Bugbee 13 Levi Berry Died before the passage of the act. NEW-HAMPSHIRE. 14 Benjamin Carpenter Seam'n 17 Richard Currier 18 Daniel Day 19 Daniel Delan 20 John Dow 23 Jonathan Emerson 29 Hezekiah Hamlet 30 Jonathan Kimball 31 Daniel Kendrick 32 Robert M'Clure 33 Thomas Mills 94 James Maynard 35 David Putney 36 James Runnalls 37 Samuel Ramsay 38 Abraham Shaw Serg't Private Service less than six months. Private Service less than six months. Not a public vessel. Documents not genuine. Service not six months. Private Service not six months. Private Service not six months. Private Deserted the service. Private Private Service less than six months, Private Service not six months. |