Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,148, Moses Day, New Jersey
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New Jersey   Day Moses  S. 42148
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( Back Side of an envelope)

Notification Sat May 30th 1820 (illegible)
Waynesburgh P  (possibly Pa)

(Side ways math calculations)

30 -19 = 11
176.9? - (illegible) = 179.?6
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(Top 1/4 illegible)

Greens County in the state of Pennsylvania
?ho was a private in good standing in the regiment of Colonel Dayton of the New Jersey line, for the term of 7 years.
Died May 24 1830
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate
of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th off June 1820 and sent to William T Hayes Esq (illegible)
Waynesburg Pa.

Arrears to 4th of March 1820. $ 179.96
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820,,  48.

22 mo 11/30 9/32   $ 227.96

Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March 1818
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/  Case 1434
2oth April 1812 Moses (illegible)
1st Reg (Illegible)

Samuel Roberts,
Judge,
Waynes Borough,
Green County, Pa

Services Admitted
Rec,, db 24. July, 1818

Transmitted By
Robert Whitehill.

(6 lines of crossed out text - illegible)

The Prothonotroy must certify,
under his seal of office, to the official 
character and signature of the
magistrate who has given the
last written Certificates
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The Hon The Secretary at War

I Moses Day an old revolutionary Soldier do declare on my solemn oath that I enlisted into the service of the United States in or about April 1776 - into Capt Lyons Company 1st Reg- Dapey Line Continental Detachment Service until the close of the War an honorably discharged by Gen. Dayton - That I have never recd any pension from the US or any of the States.
That I was at the battery (illegible) Germantown, sttorming of Zuchech. I take- (illegible) of Comvalli's-  That my discharge is lost-
That from my reduced circumstances in life I need the assistance of my Country for support
Sworn and subscribed before me (illegible) the 15th judicial district of common pleas including The County of Greens Pa-
In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand this 20th April 1818-
Sam Roberts (signature)
Pennsylvania Greens County

I William T. Hayes, Pothonotary of the court of Common (illegible) in and for said County, herby certify that Samuel Roberts Esqr before when 

(the remaining text is mostly illegible; but seems to comprised of the legal certification of the document the approximate date is April 1818)
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District of Penn
County of Greens before me the (illegible) one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Greens in the said (illegible) appeared Moses Day (illegible) age 63 years

(The remaining text is mostly illegible; but, appears to confirm Moses Day is a Citizen of the United States. Also, a determination of residency in the county.  The final line is a declaration of some type.  Possibly certification of the document by "David Gray")
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I David Gray Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the district and county, as aforesaid
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Moses 
Day did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding
declaration, against the Common enemy for the term 
of nine months at one time and more, on the Continental 
establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and 
testimony taken and had before one to the Secretary for the Department
of [illegible] pursuant to the late Act of Congress entitled
An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war
I am the satisfied that he stands in need of his Country
assistance for support
David Gray

February 24 1820
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Penna Greene County ss
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Penna Greene County ss
I William T. Hays Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for the County
of
Greene, do certify that David Gray Esq whose
name appears to the above certificates is
One of the Associate Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County of Greene
aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified, and at
such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given
to all his official acts as well in Courts of Justice as [illegible]
Given under my hand and the Seal of Said Court at
Waynesburgh the 18th day of May 1820
Wm T Hays Prothy
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(Backside of folded document)

Moses Day
17490 (possibly Sept. 20)

3L6
(illegible)
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Green County
Pennsylvania
on this eighteenth day of September
in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty
personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common
Pleas of the County & State aforesaid and being a Court of record
proceeding according to the course of the Common law with a jurisdiction 
unlimited in point of amount; keeping a record of
its proceedings Moses Day aged sixty four years, resident
in the said County and State who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath declare that he served
in the revolutionary war as follows to wit, from the summer
of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five 
under Capt David Lyon in Col Richmans Regt of the New 
York line until the spring following in the Company to
Queber his time being then out he enlisted in Captain Abraham 
Lyons company of the Regt commanded by Col Jonathan
Dayton of the Jersey line for during the war and continued
to serve in the said company and Regiment until his 
discharge at the close of the war except that the fourth Regiment
of the line was chiefly dispersed and the remainder transfered
to fill up the third as has been stated in the original
declaration dated the twentieth day of April
in the 
year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, on which he
he holds a pension certificate numbered 17490 And I do
solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United 
States on the eighteenth day of March in the year eighteen
hundred and eighteen; 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 an
act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navy 
at service of the United States in the Revolutionary war
passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that 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,
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Schedule of property
One crippled mare worth ten dollars
some kitchen furniture worth ten dollars
Two hundred dollars in debt to various creditors chiefly
contracted on the credit of my certificate pension.
I am a farmer by occupation, and crippled in my left
hand and able to do but little work not enough to 
maintain myself,
A wife fifty five years of age and frail
One son James 12 years old slender of his age and weakly
One son William aged 9 years pretty stout of his age
One grand child Sarah Ann Ferguson an orphan 3 years old
Moses Day
Sworn and subscribed in open
Court the 18th Sept 1820
Attest Wm T Hays Prothy

Penna Greene County ss
I William T. Hays Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County aforesaid, hereby certify
that the foregoing oaths and the
Schedule thereto annexed, are truly
copied from the record of the said Court. And I do
further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, 
that the total in value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid schedule is Twenty Dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the County of Greene the 15th
day of Nov 1820
Wm T. Hays Prothy
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Application for a Transfer
County of SS.
On this  day of 182, before
me, the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for
the said County of personally 
appeared who, on oath, declares
that he is the same person who formerly belonged
to the company commanded by Captain
in the regiment commanded
by Colonel in the service of the
United States; that his name was placed on
the pension roll of Pittsburg Agency through
a mistake, as he understands, of the Pennsylvania
Pension Agent, that he now resides in
the County of where he intends to remain,
and wishes his pension to be made payable
in Philadelphia from the 4th of September 1825.
Sworn and Subscribed to,
before me, the day &
year aforesaid.
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Type written document
Transcription not needed
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War Department,
Pension Office
John McLean
Mr George Baird
to
Philadelphia
Rec'd 13 Sep 1827

(stamp lower left)
Sept 12th D.C.P. OFFICE
LETTER
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Washington D C
Pension Office 
John McLean
George Baird
Philadelphia
[illegible stamp lower left]
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Dated 26 October 1826

(Mostly illegible)
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(Back side of folded document)

Old Case 16984
Moses Day
Greens Co. Pa
Wm L Hayes Proth?
(illegible)
Waynesburg Pa
Recd. 26 May 1820

Admitted

(remaining illegible)
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(Appears to be a duplicate of image 17)
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Moses Day 
Pennsa

Sept 1820

This was returned to the Pen Office
13 Sept 1820 as a dead letter
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Sir,
War Department,
Pension Office
26th Oct 1826
In answer to your letter of the 24th instant,
I have to inform you, that Moses Day's name was transferred
to the roll of the Pittsburgh Agency, in consequence of his
having been reported by the Pension Agent in Philadelphia, as residing in Washington County. On that report,
it became the duty of this Department to transfer him
Before he can be paid in Philadelphia, his name must be
regularly transferred to the roll of the Philadelphia Agency
in order to which, he must make an affidavit agreeably
to the blank form herewith enclosed, and forward it to
this Department, properly authenticated
I am, respectfully,
Yr Obt Sert.
J. L. Edwards

Mr. George Baird,
Philadelphia
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[stamp at top}
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
SEP 27 1923

(Letterhead Daughters of the American Revolution in circle)
West Virginia Conference
Daughters of the American Revolution
(left side of document:)
OFFICERS
REGENT
MRS. ROBERT .J. REED
WHEELING
VICE REGENT
MRS. W. H. CONAWAY
FAIRMONT
CHAPLAIN
MRS. L. H. HARRISON
CHARLESTON
RECORDING SECRETARY
MRS. ROY A. LOUGH
MORGANTOWN
TREASURER
MRS. C. R. COMER
HUNTINGTON

CHAIRMEN OF STATE
COMMITTEES
PATRIOTIC EDUCATION
MRS. GEORGE C. BAKER
MORGANTOWN
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
MRS. J. C. GEIGER
HUNTINGTON
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MRS. GEORGE W. JOHNSON
PARKERSBURG
PRESERVATION HISTORIC SPOTS
MRS. JOHN McCULLOCH
POINT PLEASANT
CORRECT USE OF FLAG
MRS. B. P. CHRISTIAN
WHEELING
NATIONAL OLD TRAILS ROAD
MR. E. F. HARTLEY 
FAIRMONT
HISTORICAL LITERARY RECIPROCITY
MRS. H. C. GETZENDANNER
CHARLES TOWN
CONSERVATION AND THRIFT
MRS. G. H. TRAINER
SALEM
LIQUIDATION AND ENDOWMENT
MRS. LEWIS D. BEALL
MORGANTOWN
REAL DAUGHTERS
MISS MARTHA D. SILVER
MARTINSBURG
REVOLUTIONARY RELICS
MRS. THOMAS W. FIELDS
CHARLESTON
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
MRS. ROBERT B. MEYER
POINT PLEASANT
HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND 
PRESERVATION OF RECORDS
MRS. STUART W. WALKER
MARTINSBURG
MEMORIAL CONTINENTAL 
HALL LIBRARY
MISS RACHEL SNYDER
SHEPHERDSTOWN

(right side of document)
OFFICERS
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
MISS LETA SNODGRASS
BUCKHANNON
REGISTRAR
MRS. ROBERT S. MEYER
POINT PLEASANT
HISTORIAN
MRS. STUART W. WALKER
MARTINSBURG
HONORARY HISTORIAN
MRS. JOHN McCULLOCH
POINT PLEASANT
LIBRARIAN
MISS RACHEL SNYDER
SHEPHERDSTOWN

Morgantown, W. Va.
Sept. 26, 1923
I am seeking information 
as
to a Moses Day a Revolutionary Soldier,
were there two (2) Moses Day's
from New Jersey in the service?
I have your report on Moses
Day, W. File 782 from the pension
Department (inserted above this line) this was sent because she gave exact acct of the record  of his pension service, with his 
[widow crossed out] wife's name, and the names
of
ten children, two of whom 
are the same as 
my ancestors Benjamin & William
but no mention is made of
Three more, (Aaron D.) (Elijah)
(Elizabeth) which I know my moses
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of
Aaron had.
according to a history in the family, he
Moses Day (I think aaron Day) came
with his family (it does not say how many)
to Morris Township, Washington Co. Pa. &
settled there soon after the Revolution. It
is now Waynesburg, Greene Co. Pa., many of 
his descendants still live there
He was from N. Jersey, served seven (7)
yrs, lacking three months, when at home
on a furlough pn account of a 
wound he received at the Battle of Bunker
Hill. According to this history, Do you have
the names of the
soldiers who were at Bunker Hil? or
at least those who were wounded?
I do not quite reconcile this with moses
Day's record W. File 782. yet knowing that
my ancester absolutely had long service I
and anxious to establish it surely.
His name was Moses (or Aaron) and
I know all about his children (Aaron D.,
Elijah & Elizabeth, Benjamin & [Elizabeth crossed out] William.
I do not know about the others.
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[Letterhead Daughters of the American Revolution in circle]
West Virginia Conference
Daughters of the American Revolution

OFFICERS (on left side of document)
REGENT
MRS. ROBERT J. REED
WHEELING
VICE REGENT
MRS. W. H. CONAWAY
FAIRMONT
CHAPLAIN
MRS. L. H. HARRISON
CHARLESTON
RECORDING SECRETARY
MRS. ROY A. LOUGH
MORGANTOWN
TREASURER
MRS. C. R. COMER
HUNTINGTON

CHAIRMEN OF STATE
COMMITTEES

PATRIOTIC EDUCATION
MRS. GEORGE C. BAKER
MORGANTOWN
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
MRS. J. C. GEIGER
HUNTINGTON
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MRS. GEORGE W. JOHNSON
PARKERSBURG
PRESERVATION HISTORIC SPOTS
MRS. JOHN McCULLOCH
POINT PLEASANT
CORRECT USE OF FLAG
MRS. S. P. CHRISTIAN
WHEELING
NATIONAL OLD TRAILS ROAD
MRS. E. F. HARTLEY
FAIRMONT
HISTORICAL-LITERARY RECIPROCITY
MRS. H. C. GETZENDANNER
CHARLES TOWN
CONSERVATION AND THRIFT
MRS. G. H. TRAINER
SALEM
LIQUIDATION AND ENDOWMENT
MRS. LEWIS D. BEALL
MORGANTOWN
REAL DAUGHTERS
MISS MARTHA D. SILVER
MARTINSBJURG
REVOLUTIONARY RELICS
MRS. THOMAS W. FIELDS
CHARLESTON
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH 
MRS. ROBERT B. MEYER
POINT PLEASANT
HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND 
PRESERVATION OF RECORDS
MRS. STUART W. WALKER
MARTINSBURG
MEMORIAL CONTINENTAL
HALL LIBRARY
MISS RACHEL SNYDER 
SHEPHERDSTOWN

OFFICERS (on right side of document)
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
MISS LETA SNODGRASS
BUCKHANNON
REGISTRAR
MRS. ROBERT S. MEYER
POINT PLEASANT
HISTORIAN
MRS. STUART W. WALKER
MARTINSBURG
HONORARY HISTORIAN
MRS. JOHN MCCULLOCK
POINT PLEASANT
LIBRARIAN
MISS RACHEL SNYDER
SHEPHENDSTOWN

Will you please refer this to the
proper department, to answer
what questions can be answered
and may I hope for as
early an answer as possible
I am willing to pay any 
reasonable charges for this.
Yours sincerely,
Juliette Boyers Baker
Mrs. George C. Baker
32 S. Walnut St.
Morgantown
W. Va.
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No.
42148
INVALID.
Revy
No. 42,148
Moses Day
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: __ Vol. 3, Page 122
Arrangement of 1870. 
New York Also
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Day, Moses  Private  Pennsylvania
9290    May 13,1793
To Not Shown