Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20408, for Peter More, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE  |  -  |  NUMBER
Conn.  |  *More, Peter  |  R. 20408
Continental (N.Y.)  |  or Moore,  |  -
CONTENTS
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Rejected
Ex'r. OLD WAR.
File No. 20408
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]
Peter Moore
Pri.
Capt Littleby
Ct. Line
ward
Revy War
Died at REJECTED
other claim.
, 187 .
Clerk.
Application filed:....................., 18  .
Attorney:
P. O.

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Not allowed.
Act 1828.
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Not allowed act 1828       2124
Revolutionary Claims.
Treasury Department.
17 Sept 1834.
Peter Moore of                   in the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the
Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in Captain Littleby's company, in the regiment of the Connecticut line, and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778, and further, that he was not on the 15th of May 1828, on the Revolutionary pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826. nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the
records in his office
By order of the Secretary
Francis A. Dickins,
Treasury Department.
Exd Rej.
No Record
LD8
Nov 6/80
Third Auditor's Office,
18 September 1834
It further appears that Peter Moore is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March 1826.
The name of Peter Moore does not appear among those of the Connecticut line, to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued -
J Thompson
Acting Audr
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Dept of War, Bounty Ld. Office
Septemr 22d 1834
The name of Peter Moore, is not returned on the
Records of the Connecticut line on file in this
Office, either as being entitled to, or as having
received Bounty Land from the U. States
Wm. Gordon
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Peter Moore's
for } Declaration
a pension

Inform the applicant or
[illegible] Boyd
[illegible]
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A man of the name serviced land in 90 & is  [illegible] for the $80.
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Recd 6 Sept 1834
2124.
Declaration of Peter Moore, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 15th May 1828.
State of Virginia }
Wythe County } to wit:
Before me, Randolph Frigate, an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, personally appeared Peter Moore, a resident of the aforesaid County of Wythe in the State, aforesaid, known to me as a person of good repute and entitled to credit, who first being duly sworn, does on his oath say, that he enlisted into the army of the United States on the 12th day of June in the year 1776, at Albany in the State of New York, under Captain John Guybert in the regiment commanded by Colonel Eason (or Heapson) in the Continental line. He does not recollect the Christian name of Col Heasson - the
regiment commanded by him was called the Congress regiment  He enlisted for the term of during the war and was made orderly Seargent & served as such to the end of his service. His
Lieutenants name was John Duffie, who was killed on Staten Island. His Ensign's name was McPherson (Williams was his christian name he thinks). He was marched from Albany, where he enlisted, as aforesaid, to Philadelphia, where they remained about three weeks, and where the regiment received some additional recruits. He was marched from Philadelphia, some time in
August of the same year (1776) he thinks, and carried back to Albany, where they remained all the following Spring. In the latter part of this Spring (1777) or early in the summer, he was marched to the neighbourhood of the City of New York, where the troops remained during that summer, and during this time he was in a battle on Staten Island in which Lieutenant Duffie, as aforesaid, was killed. In Sepember following he was marched to a town in New England (he thinks in Connecticut) called Rockford, about seventy miles he thinks from the City of New York. After remaining at Rockford a few weeks, he was march back to the neighbourhood of the city of New York, and the troops were stationed on the east side of East river and remained there till the next June (1778), and were marched from thence to a very small village called Continental
village. He was kept frequently marching from place to place; and he cannot, now, distinctly recollect all the places he was marched to, or the exact time of many of the marches of the troops he was attached to - He was marched to White Plains, twice during his service, and was at
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the battle at this place, where General Lee taken prisoner and was carried to New York, he understood. From White Plains (the last time he was there) he was marched to Lancaster in Pennsylvania, where he was kept some time
guarding prisoners. He was afterwards marched to Philadelphia, and afterwards joined the main army under General Washington. After this he was marched back to Continental Village,  aforesaid, where he was  Cornwallis surrendered; and shortly after this he was marched to Albany where he was discharged with all the troops he was with it being after the close of the war. It was in the latter part of November 1781 when he received a written discharge from the same captain he enlisted under - we lost his discharge in crossing the river from New York to Long Island, six or eight months after he received it, when he and some others in the same boat were overflowed by the waves and cast into the river. He was at the battles of Brandywine,
Germantown, Monmouth and Frenchtown, and several skirmishes. He was at West Point, when Arnold deserted and joined the British troops.
was at West point who Arnold deserted & joined the British troops. At each of the battles of Germantown and Brandywine he received a wound with a sword. At the battle at Staten Island he received a very slight wound from a bullet. During his service, he was sometimes
under General Wayne, some time with General Sullivan's and sometimes with General Putnam - He was very little with the main army under Genl. Washington, his regiment having been mostly detached from place to place - He recollects the names of the following officers - Major Taylor, of this declarants regiment, who subsequently
became Lieutenant Colonel. Major Reed - Capt. Hearne. Capt. Luttlely - He cannot now recollect the names of any other officers - He served to the end of the war, as aforesaid, according to his term of enlistment, having been about five
years & six months in service. At the time he enlisted he received, as a bounty, one hundred dollars, in Continental papers, and never received another cent during his whole services for his pay, nor has he received any pay since. He never has received any other bounty, than the one
above named, from the United States or any state - He has ever received any bounty in land from the United States or any state. He has never received a certificate for a reward of eighty dollars. He has never, before the present, applied for a pension from the United States or any state, nor has he ever received one. He has been a resident of the aforesaid County of Wythe and the adjoining County, Grayson for upwards of forty years. He has no documentary evidence of his service - He
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knows of no person living, who can testify to his service, whose evidence he can procure.
And in testimony whereof he has hereunto annexed his signature.
Witness my hand, this twenty seventh }
day of August in the year 1834. }
Peter More
Randolph Frigate JO

State of Virginia }
Wythe County } to wit:
Before me, Randolph Frigate, an acting Justice
of the Peace in the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, personally appeared, this day, Spencer Breeding and John Breeding, residents of the said County, persons known to me as credible witnesses, who did severally make oath that Peter Moore, by whom the foregoing
declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed reputed and believed to have served in the revolution in manner as therein stated.
Spencer Breeding
his X mark
John Breeding
his X mark
Witness my hand this 27th day }
of August in the year 1834. }
Randolph Frigate JO

State of Virginia }
Wythe County to wit: }
I John P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Randolph Frigate before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was at the time an acting justice of the peace
in and for said County, and duly empowered to administer oaths; and I believe the signatures annexed to the same and purporting to be his, to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
Court this 28 day of
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this 28th day of August 1834.
J.P. Mathews Clk of the
Court of Wythe County
By A B Moore, DC