Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16977, for Samuel Moors, New Hampshire
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Service
N.H.

Moors, Samuel

Number
S.16977

carded
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Maine 21558

Samuel Moors
of Kennebec Co in the state of Maine
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Seas of the Regt commanded by
Col Gilman in the Maine* line for 12 mos.

*New Hampshire
F.W. Sept 3, 1909

Inscribed on the roll of Maine at the rate of 40 dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Sept 1833 and sent to R C Vose Augusta, ME

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '34 $20.00
$120.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D.D. Addison - Clerk
Book E Vol 1st Page 34
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New certificate issue
15 August 1844 and sent
to J C Washburn, Calais, ME

Sent to Pension Agent
John Clong, March 1847

Date of death not on A.B.
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Samuel Mores
Private New Hampshire troops,

Minot's Co:- 6 months
 [[or Holls - 6 mos]]

Sea's Co: 
Gilman's  Regt  6 "
no rolls-


Adm
12 months as a private.
See N. Hampshire's rolls

G. I.

See additional declaration
August 20th 1833.


R.C. Vose
Augusta, Me.
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

STATE OF MAINE,
KENNEBEC COUNTY, SS.

On this seventh day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Samuel Moore
a resident of Albion in the County of Kennebec
and State of Maine, aged Eighty four 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 7, 1832. 
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain Minot
and served in Col. Wyman's (he things) regiment of the New Hampshire line or troops under the following named officers: 

viz Minot [[capt]] he thinks Wyman Colonel. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private in April 1776 for six months. That this period he fully served out at Roxbury Dorchester Massachusetts, & was employed in building & repairing forts & was verbally discharged by Capt. Minot in November of the same year,

That in December 1776 he again enlisted as a private for six months in Capt. [[Lias']] Company & as he believes Col. Gilman's regiment of the same troops.
That he was in Genl McDougal's Brigade, &
served at Peakskill, & was discharged there in June 1777. That Robert Wilkins was orderly Sergeant in Capt [[Lias']] Company


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And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answeres:

That he was born in Merrimack, New Hampshire, in the year 1748 where he presumed his age is recorded. That during his revolutionary services his home was at Hillsboro New Hampshire, that he enlisted was not drafted or received as a substitute. That he never received a written discharge, & has named such of his officers as he now recollects.

That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
That he has lived in said Albion for the last thirty two years.

He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Samuel Moore

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Before
Nathan Weston Jr  [[Just]] J.J.C.

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jr.

State of Maine
April 4th 1833. I hereby certify that it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity, cannot without prejudice to his health appear in open Court to review his declaration & again to make oath to the same.
Nathan Weston
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[[Gone]] a duplicate Certificate and send it to J. C. Washburn, Calais, Maine

Calais, Me
July 11. 1844

J. Washburn
For a new pension certificate for Samuel Moore

Nr. 398
5 August 1844
Pension Office

To the Secretary of War 
Washington City
D.C.

Saml Moore
[[Me wk]]
[[Fn dup. Cert for]]
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State of Maine
County of Washington S.S.

On this eleventh day of July, 1844, before me,
the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Washington, personally appeared Samuel Moors, who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who
formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt [[am]] (Cannot recollect name) in the Regiment commanded by Colonel (Cannot recollect name) in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Maine; that he received a certificate of that fact under the
signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate he has lost, and now wishes to obtain a new Certificate.
Samuel Moore

Witness E B Taylor
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid
J. Washburn Justice of the Peace, and Quorum

I William Goodwin, Postmaster of Calais, in the County of Washington, State of Maine, testify and say, that I will know the above named Samuel Moors to be the same person described in the above affidavit.
Wm Goodwin

Washington SS. Calais July 11th A.D. 1844. Then personally appeared William Goodwin, a person of varacity, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed,
Before me, Jas Washburn, Justice of the Peace
and Quorum