Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 756-200, for Joshua Merrow, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE N.H
Merrow, or Morrow Joshua 
NUMBER
B.L. Wt 756 -200
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CONTENTS
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No. 756
Joshua Morrow dec'd [DECEASED]
Lieut. New Hampshire line-
Joshua Morrow Jr & other heirs at law
Warrant issued Feby [FEBRUARY] 17th 1819
R. Riggs-- Atty: [ATTORNEY]
(over)

1923 - Mch [MARCH]15. Reference to date of birth and death- Letter and Carbon copy of reply to Henry D. Warren in claim S. 45745 of Amos Emerson NH
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Joshua Merrows claim for Land for the service of
his father in the Revolutionary War
Papers Rec'd [RECEIVED] April 12th 1818
Roml  Riggs

New Hampshire line, Nov. 27. 1815. Sent the power of atty [ATTORNEY] to R. Riggs of Grafton 
Col. [COUNTY] to be duly executed
Augt. 12th 1818.
[sideways] Joshua Merrow
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I Jonathan Nute of Milton in the County of
Strafford and State of New Hampshire Testify &
say that some time the first day of the year 1777 I enlisted as a private Soldier in the service of the United States of America to serve during the revolutionary war and served in the second Newhampshire [sic] Regiment until the close of the war that I was well acquainted with Joshua Merrow late of Farmington in said County deceased who served in the revolutionary war as Lieutenant and I well know that he served to the close of the said war.
Jonathan Nute

State of New Hampshire Strafford Ss
1818 June 29th then Jonathan Nute personally
appeared and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed was just and true
before me
John Fish Justice of Peace
I hereby Certify that the deponent Jonathan
Nute is a Justice of the Peace for said County and is entitled to credit and belief
John Fish Justice of Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County
To all to whom this may concern
Be it known that it has been made satisfactorily
to appear to me that Joshua Morrow Jr
of Farmington in said County is a son and
Legitimate heir at law of Lieutenant Joshua
Morrow late of said Farmington deceased
who is reputed to have served as a Lieutenant
in the service of the United States during the
revolutionary war - Given under my hand and seal affixed at Meredith this nineteenth day of June Anno Domini 1818

John Mooney Judge of Probate
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Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Merrow of Farmington in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, Husbandman, do constitute & make and in my stead & place Hust. [JUSTICE] Romulus Riggs Esqr of George Town in the district of Columbia, near Washington, to be my true sufficient & Lawfull attorney for me & in my name to my use to ask for & receive in my name, from the government of the United States of America a warrant for any number of acres of land that may be due from the sd [SAID] Government as heir at large of Joshua Merrow Late of sd [SAID] Farmington deceased who served in the revolutionary war as Ensign & at the close of sd [SAID] war was a Lieutenant with full power to locate said land
& receive in my name from the Commissioner of the general Land Office a patent for the same, & generally to say, do, set, & transact & finish all matters & things whatsoever
relating to the premises & in my name to make seal & execute due acquitance [sic] & discharge for the same with full power to substitute one or more attorney under my sd. [SAID] Attorney for the purposes aforesaid on the same agreed at pleasure to revoke hereby rectifying & allowing & holding firm & valid whatever my sd. [SAID] Attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done in & about the premises. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this third day of August 1818.
Joshua Morrow
Sealed & delivered in presence of
Benj. [BENJAMIN] Merrill
 Benj. [BENJAMIN] R. Nichols
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See Book of Officers
[The following lines crossed out "Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex Ss. August 3d. 1818 Then the within named Joshua Morrow personally appeared and acknowledged the within written Instrument to be his free act and deed before me-Benj. [BENJAMIN] Merrill Just. Pacs. [JUSTICE OF THE PEACE] & Quorum. [illegible]" end cross out]

State of New Hampshire Strafford Ss. January 27th, 1819, Then the within named Joshua Morrow personally appeared and acknowledged the written Instrument to be his free act and deed before me John Wingate Quorum Justice Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford Ss}. To all whom it may concern I, Andrew Peirce Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County - Certify that John Wingate Junr. [JUNIOR] Esquire before whom the within acknowledgement was taken was at the time the same was taken a Justice of the Peace within & for said County acting under the authority of said State. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 3d day of February AD 1819-

A. Peirce, Clerk,
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Joshua Morrow Gentlemen - Greeting. We Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be an Ensign in the second New Hampshire Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 2nd day of April AD 1777. You therefore are carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of an Ensign by taking and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and soldiers, under your command to be obedient to your orders, as Ensign And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed or a Committee of the States or Commander in chief the time being of the Army of
the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue inforce [sic] until revoked by this or a future Congress, the
Committee of Congress before mentioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board Attest P. Scott Secretary of the Board of War
Witness [illegible] President of the Congress of the United States of America at [illegible] the  [illegible] day of [illegible]  -- 1777 and in the [illegible] Year of Our Independence.
[illegible]
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Joshua Morrow Gentlemen - Greeting. We Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, [sic] Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant in the second New Hampshire Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 22nd day of [illegible] 1780 : You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and soldiers, under your command to be obedient to your orders, as Lieutenant And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed or a Committee of the States or Commander in chief the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue inforce [sic] until revoked by this or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress before mentioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board Attest Jos Carlitz Secretary of the Board of War
Witness [illegible] Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America at [illegible] the 31st day of October -- 1701 and in the [illegible] Year of Our Independence.
Tho [THOMAS] M Kean President







UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
[illegible] Gentlemen - Greeting. We Reposing special trust [illegible] evidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents appoint you to [illegible] in the second New Hampshire Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as [illegible] from the 22th day [illegible] 1780-
You therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of [illegible] by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And [illegible] strictly charge and require all Officers and soldiers, under your command the obedience to your orders, as [illegible] And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed or a Committee of the States or Commander in chief the time being of the Army of
the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue inforce until revoked by this or a future Congress, the 
Committee of Congress before mentioned, or a Committee of the States. 
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board Attest Joseph Carlitz Secretary of the Board of War
Witness  [illegible] President of the Congress of the United States of America at [illegible] day of October -- 1701 and in the [illegible] Year of Our Independence. 
[illegible] President