Archive:War of 1812 Pension File, Salmon Whitney
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War of 1812 Pension File, Salmon Whitney
Application #SO31440, Certificate #SC22153
National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
He is identified as Salmon7 Whitney (Salmon6, Jonas5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1).
Private, Captain Jonathan Whitney’s Company, Massachusetts Militia
Salmon Whitney applied for pension benefits for his War of 1812 service on 28 March 1878 from Suffolk Co., MA. He testifies that he is 90 years old, and a resident of Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. He declares that he served as a Private in the company commanded by Captain Jonathan Whitney in the regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers commanded by Colonel Osgood in the War of 1812. He was called out at Boston, MA on or about the 1st day of July 1814 for a term of uncertain time and continued in service for 14 and more days. He was honorably discharged at South Boston, MA on the 1st day of August 1814. Since his discharge, he has always lived at Boston, MA.
Salmon describes himself at the time of his enlistment as: Height 5 feet 10 inches, complexion light, hair brown, eyes blue, age about 23 years, occupation: a teamster.
Salmon retained M.G. Howe of Boston, MA as his attorney to prosecute his pension claim, and declares that he received a land warrant, number unknown. His address is 29 Causeway Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. The declaration was attested by Davis S. Whitney and M. R. Frost.
On April 1, 1885, Hon. John C. Black, Commissioner of Pensions, was informed by the Boston MA pension agency that Salmon Whitney, who was a pensioner on the roll of the Agency under Certificate Number 22153, and who was last paid eight dollars to 4 December 1881, has been dropped from the rolls because of failure to claim pension for three years.
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