Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 27,210, for George Mour, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE: New York
Mour, George
NUMBER: S. 27. 210
CONTENTS: [blank]
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aw
May 23, 1906
[initialed] NJF
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Mour, George
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of New York, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class q, page q 4.
Rank: Private.
Regt: Col. Vischer's
Disability: Wounded in both shoulders in an action with the Indians.
When and where disabled: Aug. 7, 1777, Oriskie.
Residence: Mohawk town
To what pension entitled: Full.
Remarks: There are no militia rolls in this office.
Evidence transmitted by the District Court complete.
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27210
INVALID.
Revy war
File No. 27,210
George Mour
Priv., N.Y. regt
Act: [blank]
Index: Vol. 2, Page 263
(Arrangement of 1870.)

1911 Jan. 30. Hist to V. G. Pfluke
letter in Peter Mower W. 2,683 ¢
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New York

George Mour
[illegible] Co Capt Yates
 In the Army U. States

Inscribed on the roll of New York at $5 in creased to $8 by Law of 24 April 1876.

Certi: issued 14 April 1820 sent to Hon: Aaron Hackley, House of Rep'. U. S. 

cat 23 March 1792.

W. Harkley
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George Mour came before me one of the Justices for the County of Montgomery and made oath that he is the same George Mour who was placed on the Pension List under the Act of Congress [illegible] the 23rd March 1792 and that he now resides in Charlestown Montgomery County and has resided there, previous to the late War.
Sworn before me this ____ day of ____ 1794

Copy

a Copy of the above Certificate must be sworn to every Six months, on the fifth of March 1795
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Geo. Merser
Pention
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Herkimer County ss: On this third __ day of April __ 1820 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said County of Herkimer personally appeared George Mour who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Robert Yates at the time where he this deponent was wounded at the Oriskaney Battle in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Frederich Visscher in the Service of the United States, that he the deponent belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Garret Putnam in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marinus Willet at the time he was discharged from the service, that his name was placed on the pension list under the act of Congress passed the 23rd March 1792, that he is ignorant of ever having received a certificate of such his being placed on the pension list, that he has regularly drawn a pension semi annually since the year 1795 that he always has drawn the said pension by virtue of a copy of the annexed paper duly executed, that he received the annexed paper from the person, who kept the pension office in the City of New York at the time he received his first payment, as a directory to him in drawing his pension thereafter, which has always been deemed a sufficient evidence of his being placed on the pension list and has always heretofore entitled him to and enabled him to draw the pension therein mentioned, that he now resides in the town of Danube in the County of Herkimer and that by disability occasioned by the wounds he received in the Oriskaney Battle still exists and that he did at the time he was placed
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on the pension list reside in Charlestown in the County of Montgomery.
George (+ his mark) Mour

Sworn and subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid}
[signed] MM Combs
a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Herkimer}

Herkimer County ss:
On the fourth day of April 1820 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Herkimer, William Gurwan who on his oath declares that he knows the within named George Mours and has been acquainted with him for six years last past, that he is acquainted with the fact that the said George Mours has received his pension by virtue of a Copy of the annexed paper duly executed for the said number of years and that he this deponent now resides at Little Falls in the said County of Herkimer.
[signed] Wm. Girvan

Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid}
MM Combs
A Justice of the peace 
Herk County
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Clerks Office, Herkimer County} ss: I Certify that John Wm. Combs  whose signature appears to the taking of the foregoing affidavit, was at the oath of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for our said County.
Witness my signature and official seal at Herkimer this 4th Day of April 1820
Walter Fish, Clerk
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In reply to your request of _______, received _________ for a statement of the military history of George Mour a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. File 27210

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment | Length of Service | Rank | Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered | State
√ | * √ | [blank] | Captain Robert Yates, Colonel Frederick Visscher | N. York
√ | √ | [blank] | Captain Garret Putnam, Colonel Marinus Willett | [blank]

Battles engaged in: * Oriskany, where he sustained wounds not specified.
Residence of soldier: prior to the War, Charlestown, N. York.
Date of application for pension: Certif. Act 3 1820.
Residence at date of application: Danube Herkimer Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application: √
Remarks: Pens. for wound. No [illegible] data.