Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23215, Moses Harmon, Mass.
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Service                                              Number
 Mass              Harmon, Moses       W23215
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1368
New Hampshire
Moses Harmon
of Strafford in the State of NH
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain of the regt. commanded by Col. Tupper in the NH line for 22 months


Inscribed on the Roll of NH 
at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 cents per annum
to commence on the 45h day of March 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2ndday of November 1832 and [unreadable] Lord Effingham NH.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832             $109.99
Semi=ant. allowance ending 
4 Mar 33
                                                            $ 36.66
                                                           ________
                                                           $146.65

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

recorded by I H M  Blair, Clerk
Book Do.    Vol. 2nd        Page 160

Second Page

Let to B. M. Bean
Sept 22, 1840
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Maine   7230
Sarah Harmon Dec'd.
NH
Widow of Moses Harmon
Who was a private
in the Revolution


Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843 to end 29th December 1843, when she died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21th day of August 1863 and sent to F. Bradford, Puttane, Maine. Payable to Daniel Harmon, Jane Fofs [Foss] Phineas Harmon, Betsy Harmon and Sally Mills, children of said Sarah Harmon, died.

Act of March 3, 1843

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2     Page 4


Ref. see letter
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Declaration

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

State of New Hampshire.
County of Stafford }  ss. [scilicet; to wit] North Effingham
                                                                      September 15th, 1832
                                                                      me Joseph Bennet, Justice Peace

On this fifteenth day of September personally appeared before for Moses Harmon, a resident of North Effingham, in the County of Stafford and State of New Hampshire, aged 73 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 7th, 1832. 

That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 with Captain John Skillins and served in the Revolutionary War, regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers: That he was born in [illegible]borough in [the] year 1759 in the district of Main[e] that he lived in Schouborough [possibly Scarborough] til the year 1777, he then enlisted as a Revolutionary soldier under Captain John Skillin his Lieutenant's name Tombs, 2nd lieutenant name was Lunt, the Ensign name was Hostery his enlistment was for the term of three years that he passed muster at Portland before Major Insley then muster from Schewborough to Tynsborough, and was at the battle at the taking of Burgoygne, he then marched to Valley Forge in Pennsilvenney [sic] then to Monmouth from thence to West Point and then past [sic] the winter quarters from there to East Chesterand other places form five months and then returned to West Point where he was discharged. There he served the full time of his enlistment and that on the eight[th] day of July 1819 he received a separation certificate as a revolutionary Soldier at the rate of eight dollars per month and the 3rd day of August 1821 he received notice from the War Department that he was stricken off on account of property and he further states that he has lived in Effingham and North Effingham in the State of New hampshire for eighteen years past.
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First Section

Hon. Lewis Cars

Sir, 

Please to direct your communication for me to Isaac Lord, Esq. Effingham N.H. 

Isaac Lord
For Moses Harmon



Second Section

Moses Harmon
12.698

1 year & 10 Mons

$73.33

Isaac Lord, Esq.
Effingham
N.H.


State of New Hampshire

Strafford, ss, 

I Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Superior Court of Jurisdiction for said county of Strafford, 

Do hereby certify, that Joseph Bennett, Eng. above signature is affixed and written document, is a Justice of the Peace for said County, the signature purporting to be his, I have no doubt is genuine - 

In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court. this 27th day of September AD 1832. 

A. Peirce, Clerk
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143 NH

Moses harman
              13.91[?]

L 






Rather too much property 


A. Peirce, esq. 
Dover
NH

Stafford Cy.
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is July 8, [penciled in 16] 1819 and the number of his pension certificate is 13918

That his occupation is that of a farmer but not able to pursue it. ; That the number and names of His family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, vix.

His wife aged 57 very much out of health and not able to labour

Daughter Sally aged 20 years out of health at this time, but generally able to take care of her mother. 


Wherefore he prays the opinion of he said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises, be duly certified to the Secretary of War. 

Sworn and declared before the said court the 
18th day of July 1820 } Moses Harmon attests, A, Peirce, Clerk

State of New Hampshire.....Strafford ss.
at the court of Common Pleas holden at Gifford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, on the 18th day of July 1820 before 

Daniel M. Durell, Esquire, Chief Justice, and 
Valentine Smith,
Associate Justice of said court.
Samuel Quarles
Associate Justice of said court.


The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Moses Harmon having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is two hundred fifty four dollars and fifty cents. Where the court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified to the Secretary of War. 

18th day of July 1820    }    Moses Harmon

Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk 

State of New Hampshire........Strafford ss.

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Moses Harmon having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is two hundred fifty four dollars and fifty cents. wherefore the court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified to the Secretary of War. 

Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk 

State of New Hampshire .........Strafford ss. 

I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of records, do certify that the forging schedule and oath and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon, are true copies from the Records and files of said court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 18th day of July 1820 

A. Peirce, Clerk
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To the justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, on the third Tuesday of July 1820, 

Moses harmon aged 61 years, resident in Effingham in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole estate and Income - his necessary clothing and bedding excepted - as follows: 

50 acres of land situated in Effingham with a house and barn thereon - one old horse, 1 cow, 2 heifers of 1 years old, 6 sheep & five lambs - 1  [illegible] , 2 tables, 6 chairs, some old crockery ware, 
I have also taken a deed of abut 40 acres of land and have paid $40 towards it which does not pay but a small part of the principal of this $40 was pension money. 
                           Moses Harmon


And the said Moses Harmon in pursuance as aforesaid product to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed: - viz.

I, Moses Harmon do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of he United States in Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and hat I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

                              Moses Harmon

And the said Moses Harmon doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, vix,

He entered in Captain John Skilling's company. Col. Francis Regiment Massachusetts line in 1777 and served for three years and was then discharged at West Point- was at the taking of Burgoyne and at the battle of Monmouth
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State of Maine

On this 11th day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty five personally appeared before the Hon. Asher Ware, Judge of the U.S. for the district of Maine Daniel Harmon a resident of Buxton within said district aged fifty one years being first duly sworn doth make the following declaration in order to obtain und the act of July 7th 1838 and March 30 1843 and the pension which belonged to his mother Sarah Harmon. 

And this declarant for himself and in behalf of Hannah Freeman, Benjamin Harmon, Jane Fofs [Foss], Phineas Harmon, Betsy Harmon, and Sally Mills, only surviving children of Moses and Sarah Harmon, states that his father the said Moses Harmon was a soldier in the Revolution and he believes that he enlisted from the Town of Scarboro into Captain John Skillings company in the early first of the year 1777 and that he served under said Skillings and his successor Captain Thomas full three years and was honorably discharged. And this declarant further states that his father resided in the town of Freedom, State of New Hampshire for about thirty years before his death, that he was a pensioner of the U.S. and this declarant  believes was uncredited upon the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire under the act of the 7th of June 1832 and that he received a pension under said act of $80 per annum. And this declarant refers the co[illegible] to the declarant on
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of his father made for the benefit of said act now in his office at washington for proof of service in the war.  And he further states that Moses Harmon his father died at Freedom in the year 1841 and in the month of May. and that his mother the said Sarah Harmon survived him and died on the 29th day of December AD 1843 and was a widow at the time of her death.  

He therefore claims the pension that would have been due to his mother from the 4th day of March 1843 to the 29th of December 1843. 

His father Moses Harmon intermarried with Sarah McKenny on the 27th of December 1781 as will appear by the certificate of Marriage hereunto annexed. 

[signed by]           Daniel Harmon

Signed and sworn to [illegible] July [?] 1845

Arthur [?]
Judge [illegible]
[illegible] of Maine

I certify that it has been [illegible] by a declaration of James [?] Miller, E[?] Mills,
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of [?] Moses Harmon and his wife Sally and said Sally [illegible] a widow of Moses at the time of her death. 

Noted July 11 1845                 Asher Ware
                                                  Daniel Forsyth
                                                  United States [?}
                                                  District of Maine 


United States 
Maine District for Circuit Court Clerk's Office Hereby certify that the Hon. Ashur Ware before whom that forgoing proceedings were had is Judge of the United States in and for Maine District and that the several signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

And I further certify that Nathaniel L. Ingersoll Esquire is a Magistrate duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due his official attestations.

In testimony of which I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this twelfth day of July AD eighteen Hundred and forty five. 

[illegible] Clerk
U.S. Cir. Court
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Marriage of 
Moses Harmon


Second Page

No

Sarah Harmon died
widow of Moses

NH 
act March 1843

M 81 desc'd '[18]41

Wdow died Dec 29 1843





Freeman Bradford
Portland
Maine
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I, Daniel Moulton Junior of Scharboro in the county of Cumberland and state of Maine. aged seventy one years on oath this [illegible] do [face] and say that I have the Parish bounds of the second parrish in said Sharboro, now in my possession once that in the records of marriage [] marriage Moses Harmon and Sarah McKenny is worded as follows:

Married

Seventeen hundred and eighty one December twenty seventh

Moses Harmon and Sarah McKenny
I Daniel Moulton whom named further testify that the above is a true exhibit from the records of the second parrish in Scharboro with the execution of the date which is in fair [] figures us [illegible] 1751 Dec 27th. 

                        [signed by] Daniel Mouton

State of Maine 

[illegible] July 10th 1845
there personally witnessed Daniel Moulton [] named well known to me to be a reliable witness and made a outh that the above deposition by him submitted is true before me.

Nathaniel L. Ingasoll, Justice of the Peace
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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
Moses Harmon W.F. 23215

[Chart]
            
Date of                  Length of           Rank            Officers under whom served                             Staff
Enlistment            Service                                    Capt.                           Colonel                             Mass
or Appointment  

Feby 1777             Feby 1789          Pvt.             John Skillings              Francis
                                                                              [blank] Thomas           Tapper

Battles engaged in, Benis Heights and the taking of Burgoyne, Monmouth

Residence of soldier at enlistment: Scarboro, Cumberland Co., Me

Date of Application for Pension: June 22, 1818, his his cl. was al

Residence at date of Application: Effingham, Strafford Co., NH

Age age date of application: born at Scarboro, district. of Me. in 1759, died at Freedom, NH May in 1841.

Remarks:  Soldier married at Scarborough, Me., Dec. 27 1781 sara M. Kinney who died Dec, 29 1843. children: Daniel, Hannah Freeman, Benjamin, Jane Foss, Phineas, Betsy and Sally Mills. 

Very Respectfully, 

Commissioner
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Rev 
WIDOW, &c. 

File No. 23215 
Sarah Harmon
Widow of 
Moses Harmon 
Pri Rev War 
Act: March 3d 43 
Index: Vol. A Page 517

[Arrangement of 1870.] 

Second page
1911 May 9 Hist to
Mrs L.J. Ricker
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Section  1

Discon'd
Aug. 3 1821
and sent to 
A. Pierce, Esq.
Dover
NH 


Section 2

13.918  R

New Hampshire

Moses Harmon 
of Strafford Co. in the state of New Hampshire
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years. 

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 - dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of July 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of July 1819 and sent to John Willson, Esq., Elk Court Common pleas for the county of Coos, N. Hampshire.

Proportion of semi-and [semi-annual] all's [allowance] ending 4 sep 1869


1 mo: 24/31         4/30                      $15.25

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March. 1818}

Discontinued.
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No. 8064 
Sarah Harmon decd 
widow of Moses 
N. H. 
Act 3 March 1843 

Adm 2 years per 
$80th for Ann 

Commencing on 4 March 1843 
and ending on 29th Dec. 1843
 the day of her death, payable to Daniel Harmon, Hannah Freeman, Benjamin Harmon, Jane Foss, Thomas Harmon, Betsey Harmon, and Sally Mills, only surviving children of Sarah Harmon dec'd.

F. Bradford
Portland me
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WHITE MOUNTAINS

[printed letterhead start]
Kearsarge Hall 
STEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS OPEN FIREPLACES 
OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 

MRS. L. J. RICKER, PROPRIETOR [printed letterhead end]

Mr.  J. Davenport,  North Conway, N. H., April 30 1911 
Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir 
I am very grateful by for the Copies sent of the pensions granted to Woodman Carleton & [illegible], and wish now to ask for copy of one granted Moses Ferren W72V-6 [possible case number] of Eton received by his son Samuel Ferren.

Also of Moses Harman Age 81 & Pelatiah Harman 83 yrs, town of Freedom also me granted Samuel Willey, S9530, Town of Conway age 77 yrs, I think but am not sure. I hope to find in the text of these pensions valuable date that I cannot
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get elsewhere, 

Yours truly,

Annie E. Ricker
(Mrs. L.J. Ricker) 






[stamped]

U.S. Pension Office 
May 2 1911
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3-871

RECORD DIVISION

Department of the interior
Bureau of Pensions

Briefed by A. [illegible] 4/5/11
Claim no.     [Blank]
Certificate no.     [Blank]
Claimant     [Blank]
Soldier     Moses Harmon
Service     NH
Additional Service     Rev.

Remarks
NU [illegible] any [illigible] for 2uou d
exe, Wed 7.23.215 {N.H./ME

No. Ry. atall
No Rev below W.20000
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Applicant age 61 yrs

-Wife 57 yrs old
-Daughter 20 yrs old - out of health
50 acres land + house +barn 

Thereon

Sched. $234.50 

NO

Served 3 years

February 1777 to Feby 1780
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Portland July 12th 1845

Sir, 

I herewith enclose the applications of the heirs of Moses & Sarah Harmon for the benefit of the Act of 3rd march 1843. The evidence to support  this claim will be found in the declaration of Moses Harmon who, it is alleged received a pension of $80 under the Act of the 7th Jan 1832. 

I am very respectfully your obt. serv't

F. Bradford 

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Governor of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Payable semi-annually. the first payment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Portsmouth, NH 
at the US Branch Bank. 




Moses Harmon


Recorded
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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. 

I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,

Moses Harmon,  late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the eighth day of July one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 26th day of July one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. 

J C. Calhoun
 Secretary of War.
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Hon. James L. Edwards

[illegible] Pensions
Washington City, 
D.C.


Moses Harmon
Sep 21 184?
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Mauttonbough      Sept 16. 1840 

Dr. Sir,

At the request of a Pensioner I write to make inquiries for him,  Moses Harman, of Freedom N.H. receives a Pension under the Law of 1832. 
His certificate is dated Nov. 2 1832 and entitles him to $73.33 and 76 cents says he made proof of service sufficient to entitle him to a full Pension of $80. 

Will you leave this gooding to cause an examination of his papers and write me the results. 

Whether he is in error, or whether a mistake was made in making his certificate, 

Please direct to Center Harbor, P.O. 

Respectfully,
BM Bean



Hon. James L. Edwards
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I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 3rd March 1843 Sarah Harmon dec'd late of Maine, widow of Moses Harmon, who was a Private in the Revolution, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum' and having died on the 29th Dec. 1843, the amount due from the 4th March 1843 to the time of her death, is payable to Daniel Harmon, Hannah Freeman, Benjamin Harmon, Jane Fofs [Foss], Phineas Harmon, Betsy Harmon, and Sally Mills, children of said Sarah Harmon dec'd.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 21st Day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty five.

Secretary of War
Commissioner of Pensions
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Moses Harmon
New Hampshire

On Roll
Admitted
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I,  Moses Harmon of Effingham in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire aged sixty year do testify & declare that I enlisted in the American Army on the continental Establish ment in Capt Skilling Company & Colonel Francis Regiment, afterwards Col Tupper Regiment Mafsachusetts [Massachusetts] Line sometime in February 1777 for three years. I was present at the taking [of General] Burgoyne & in the several engagements connected therewith, our Regiment wintered in 1777 & 78 at ValleyForge, of 79 at West Point and was honorably discharged at West Point, by Major Knapp about the last of February 1780 in writing. My discharge I intrusted about twenty years since, to an agent, to procure some arrearage money due me, & have not been able to procure it since. 
I have no pension, & from my reduced circumstances in life stand in need of assistance from my country for support.  I am a citizen County of the United States Moses Harmon



[General John Burgoyne was taken at the Battle of Saratoga, 17 October 1777.]
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State of New Hampshire
Be it known that on the eighth day of July AD 1817 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of common pleas in the County of Coos, in the State of New Hampshire, personally appeared the within named Moses Harman
And being duly sworn made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him in my presence subscribed in order to obtain the provision made by the [?] act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engard in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war; which declaration being signed & sworn to as aforesaid declare I Silas Meserve, one of the Justices & do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Moses Harman did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy as stated in his said declaration & that he is in reduced circumstances stands in need and of the assistance of his country for support, 

and I now transmit the proceedings testimony had before me to the Secretary of the department of war, persuant to the directions in the act of Congress aforesaid,

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & have caused the seal of said court to be hereunto offered --- this eighth day of July in the year four Lord Eighteen hundred & nineteen - 

Silas Meserve,
 Associate Judge of the C. C. in and for the County of Coos in the State of New Hampshire
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i, John Willson, Clerk of the court of common pleas, in and for the County of Coos, in the State of New Hampshire, do certify that the above named Silas Meserve is an associate judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County of Coos duly commissioned and sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties attached to the office of an associate judge in and for said County and that the signature to the above certificate is in the hand writing of the said Judge, in testimony where of I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court at Lancaster 9th day of July AD 1819

John Willson, C.C.C. Pleas
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It may be observed by the inclosed, that the within named applicant had testified before a Judge Thablen in the state of Massachusetts on the 26th of June 1818 at the request of the applicant.

Silas Meserve, Judge [?]
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I, Frances Libby of Baston in the County of York & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged fifty seven years, do testify & declare that I entered as a private soldier in the American Army on the 21st day of December A.D. 1779 for the years in Capt Richard Mayberies Company & Colonel Francis & Col Tuppers Regiment. I was discharged on the 21st day of December 1779. I was well acquainted with Moses Harmon who signed the declaration on the first page of the paper know that he enlisted about two months after i did in Capt Shillings Company & Col Francis Col Tuppers Regiment & continued in sd Regiment until after I was discharged- 
[signed by] Francis Libbee 

York ss. June 22 1818

Then personally appeared the above named Francis Libbee & being sworn according to law made solemn oath that the above declaration testimony by him signed was true in [illegible] before me 

Sam P. S. Thacker
Jus. Peace

I, Daniel Small a citizen of the United States being duly sworn do depose and say that I well know Moses Harmon who subscribed the preceeding declaration and that he enlisted into Captain Shillings Company Col. Francis afterwards Col. Tuppers Regiment of the Massachusetts Line Continental Establishment into which had [illegible] enlisted about January AD. Seventeen hundred & seventy seven, that said Harmon  faithfully served in said company the period of three years for which he had engaged and was honorably discharged at Westpoint, that during that time we were in the same mess. 
[signed by] Danil Small 

Cumberland ss March 5th AD 1819 personally appeared the above Daniel Small and made solemn oath to the truth of the forgoing deposition by him subscribed Before me John Mussey Jun. Justice of the Peace ---
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Moses Harmon 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Curland [possibly Cumberland] ss. 

I the Subscriber Clerk of the Court in said County Certify that John Mussey Just. on the day of the date of this certificate  to the within affidavit Daniel Small, was a Justice of the peace legally appointed & qualified as such for said County and that the signature thereto is the said Mussey.  In Testimony whereof I do hereto set my hand & the County seal this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1819. 
Geo. Bradbury
 
Second Page

Moses Harmon

12 Feby 1777 to 12 Dec 1780
Tuppers which was  [?]Francis rg. 
Massachusetts line 

[Illegible]  The Declaration must be made in the State where the applicant resides. 
Compiled with
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I Moses Harmon of Effingham in the State of New Hampshire aged fifty nine years, and declare that I enlisted in the American Army on the Continental Establishment in February A.D. 1777. at Scarboro in the County of Cumberland & Commonwealth of Massachusetts for three years in Capt. John Skillings Company in Colonel Francis regiment, & marched direct to Tyconderoga [Ticonderoga] our captain was killed before we arrived & Lieutenant Tombs took command of the company I was present at the taking Genl Burgoyne & engaged in the several rencontres at that time I was in the battle at Bemis heights & in the Battle at Monmouth, Colonel Francis was killed at Hubbardstown & Colonel Tupper took the command & continued it till I had my discharge about the last of February AD West Point 1780We wintered in 1777 & 78 at Valley Forge, the year 1778 & 1779 I think in West Point Connecticut & the winter of 1779 & 80 at West point where I received an honorable discharge from Major Knapp in writing-- My discharge I entrusted, about twenty years since, to an agent to procure some back arrearage & have never been able to procure it since. I have no pension & from my reduced circumstances in life, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support- I am a citizen of the United States 

[signed by] Moses Harmon 
[below section was crossed out]
Subscribed sworn to this twenty second day of June AD One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, Before me One option of the Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Be it known that on the 22nd day of June AD. 1818- before me the subscriber one of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts personally appeared the within named Moses Harmon & being duly sworn, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him in my presence subscribed in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress 
entitled an act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war; which declaration being signed & sworn to as aforesaid. I, George Macker one of the Justices &c, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Moses Harmon did serve in the Revolutionary war , against the common enemy, as stated in his said declaration & that he is in reduced circumstance, & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony had before me to the Secretary of the Department of war, persuant to the directions in the Act of Congress aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & have caused the seal of said court to be hereunto affixed this twenty sixth day of June In the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & eighteen. 

George Thacher

This is forwarded at the request of the applicant