Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7408, for Thomas Morris, Pennsylvania
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Service                                     Number

Penn.       Morris, Thomas      R. 7408

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Contents
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(Transcriber's note: an addressed envelope.)

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Pa.   June 26.
Rejected
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  I received & (illegible) an application of Thomas Morris a Revolutionary soldier for a pension.

                               Very Respectfully,
                               Your Obedient Servant
                                            //s//
                                Chas. E. DuBois
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State of Penna.
County of Bucks ss

    On the fifth day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County now sitting Thomas Morris a resident of Doyles Town Township in the said county and state of Penna. aged 75 years who being first duly affirmed according to law doth on his affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.

    That he entered the service of the United States as a private in the militia in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt Stewart and in the Regiment commanded by Col. Arthur Erwin.  He entered into the said service about the beginning of August in the said year and marched t Newark in the state of New Jersey when he remained about four weeks during which time the battle of Long Island occurred from thence he marched to the Passaic River to guard the passage of the river and remained there about six weeks as nearly as he can for the time, altho the period for which he was drafted (two months) had expired he was not permitted to be discharged until another company should take the place of theirs - He was again drafted in the militia in the year 1777 as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Pugh - the company marched under the command of Liet. Abel James and were ordered to guard the prisoners taken at Burgoyne surrender on their march to the western parts of Virginia.  Your applicant was detailed from the ranks of the company to take charge of a team containing prisoners baggage.  He marched through Lancaster as far as the Susquehanna River where he was verbally discharged having served at least five weeks.  This occurred in the winter season and this duty was much more laborious that that of the private soldier being under the necessity every night in an inclement and cold season of the year of providing his horses with forage which frequently he had great difficulty to obtain.  He was not employed upon civil contract. (next Page)
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In the year 1780 he was also drafted in the militia as a private for a period of two months, was in the company commanded by Capt. John Thomas our Colonel was A. Erwin and our General, Lacey.  We marched to Newtown in the county of Bucks where we remained for the period of our draft received our pay for two months and were discharged verbally.
    In the year 1778 his father's wagon was pressed into the service of the United States to carry provisions to the Army under General Washington, and he was taken to drive the team and he marched to Chestnut Hill and from thence to the crossroads in Buck County and from there to Monmouth in New Jersey where he was discharge having been out for five weeks.
                                                 //s//
                                           Thomas Morris
Affirmed & subscribed
in open court June 3rd, 1833.
                           //s//
                       Wm. Purdy Prothon. 

In answer to the several interrogatories provided by the court he anwered.

1.  That he was born in Bucks County in the year 1757.
2. That he has a record of his age in his family bible.
3.  That when he was called into service, he lived in New Britain Township, Bucks County, have lived there since the Revolutionary War and lived there at the time the township has recently been divided, and I now reside in the part call Doylestown township.
4.  I was drafted as a militia man in the manner and at the periods set forth in my declaration.
5.  I have stated in my declaration the name of the regular officers under whom I served & the circumstance attending that service. 
6.  I never received a written discharge from the service but was always discharged verbally by the commanding officers.
7.  He begs leave to refer to the Rev. Joseph Mathias, John (next page)
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Riale Esq. and Thomas Stewart Esq. as persons to whom he is known in his neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
    That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to their personal knowledge of his service further than as below stated. 
     He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present every and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

                                                    //s//
                                               Tho. Morris
Affirmed to & subscribed the day and
year aforesaid.
             //s//
    Wm.  Purdy Proth.

    We Joseph Mathias a clergyman residing in the township Hilltown Bucks County and John Riace Esq of Doylestown township and Thomas Stewart of New Britain township hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Morris who has subscribed & affirmed to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in this neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.      And the said Thomas Stewart further certifies that he was out with the said Thomas Morris at the time he was stationed in Newark in the state of New Jersey, and the said John Riale certifies that he was out with the said Thomas Morris at the time he went to guard prisoners taken at Burgoyne's surrender. 
                                              //s//
                                           John Riales
                                          Thom. Stewart 
                                           John Mathias
Sworn and subscribed
in open court June 5, 1833
by John Riales and Thomas 
Stewart.
                     //s//
                  Wm Purdy Proth.

Sworn and subscribed by Joseph
Mathias before me June 17th, 1833.
              John Fron  President Judge
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation on 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 the witnesses who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the respective townships before mentioned that they are credible persons and their statements is entitled to credit. 

                                                //s//
                                             John Fox
                                                     Pres. Judge

Penna. Bucks County ss

    I William Purdy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Morris for a pension.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty fourth day of June A.D. 1833.
                                           Wm. Purdy Prothon.

Application of
Thomas Morris for
a pension.
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Thomas Morris
Revy.
Pennsylvania 
Rejected under Act 7 June '32
Sent letter to 
Hn. J. A. Smith
                  Pa.

Sept 9th, 1833
J. A. Shindel Feby 19, 1836
Hon. Henery Chapman
June 2/58

Act 7th June 1832.
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Navy Washington, D.C.

Hon. W. Whiting
Commis. of Pensions
Washington Dc

Co. Pa.
Thomas Morris
Pa Line.  1832
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7408
P.O.   Thomas Morris
Service: ---
Enlisted: - 18__
Discharged: - 18__
REJECTED
Application filed: - 18__

Alleges: -
Re-enlisted: -

Attorney: -
P.O. -

_____Recognized. _________Contract
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Washington June 1, 1858

Hon. G. W. Whiting

Sir,

    I have received a letter from a Mr. Morris, son of Thomas Morris of Bucks County, Penna, who served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.  He desires to know if there is any evidence in this department, he (wants) to know the length of time his father served in the above capacity.  I am also informed that his father applied for a pension some 15 or 20 years ago but was unaccepted. He knows that he served as a soldier and also drove a team.

                                    Very respectfully,
                                             //s//
                                    Henry Chapman