Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 15096, for John Morrison, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Morrison, John
Kall, Abigail
Former widow

NUMBER
W 15096

CONTENTS
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Reported Only children
to wit
Agness Morrison
Danl [DANIEL] T Morrison
John P. Morrison
Abraham L. Morrison
Abigail Thomas
Lydia P. Morrison
James P. Morrison
Wm [WILLIAM] M. Morrison
Joseph L. Morrison
Geo [GEORGE] Washington Morrison &
Charles G. Morrison

10977
Massachusetts.
Abigail Morrison decd [DECEASED]
Widow of John Morrison who was a pensioner under the Act of  -- and who died in the year 1816 of Suffolk Co in the State of Mass.
who was a Corp [CORPORAL] & pri [PRIVATE] in the Company commanded by Captain --- of the Regt commanded by Col Scammel in the N.H. line for 15 mo [MONTHS] 19 d. [DAYS] Corp [CORPORAL] 8 mo [MONTHS] 11 d [DAYS] pri [PRIVATE]
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 85 Dollars 20 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & end 4 Febry 1840 when she died
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th
day of Septr 1850 and sent to Hon. R. C. Winthrop S.M.S.
Total amount, $

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 63
Payable to his only surviving children, see back of this file
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State of Massachusetts
Suffolk County Ss.

On this twelfth day of June 1850, personally appeared before Joseph Willard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, Widow Abigail Thoms a resident of Boston in the
County of Suffolk and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in [sic] behalf of herself and Agnes Morrison, Daniel t. Morrison, John P. Morrison, Abraham L. Morrison Abigal Morrison the affiant now Abigail Thomas
Lydia P. Morrison, James P. Morrison, William M. Morrison, Joseph L. Morrison, Geo [GEORGE] Washington Morrison Charles Glidden Morrison,
who are the only surviving children of Abigail Morrison decd [DECEASED] widow of John Morrison deceased, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7 July 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows, that the said Abigail Morrison died on the fourth day of February, in the year eighteen hundred and forty, and that the said Abigail Morrison was the widow of John Morrison deceased, who was a fifer and a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and served in Col Scammel's Regiment in the New Hampshire line, on the continental establishment for a period of about three years as she is informed and verily believes from 26 April 1777 to 19 April 1780.
She further declares that the said Abigail was married to the said John Morrison in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two, that the said John Morrison died on the 24th day March 1816
that the said Abigail was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first January 1794, viz at the time stated.
Abigail Thomas

Witness Sworn to and subscribed on the day
Harriet C Mallard
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and year first herein before written,
Before me - said Court being a Court of
Record with a seal as hereunto affixed
Attest
Joseph Willard
Clerk
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Ebenezer Sanborn of Sandbornton [SANBORTON] in the County of Belknap
and state of New Hampshire, depose and say, that Abagail Libbey came to my Father's house to live when she was about nine years old, and lived with my Father as one of the family
untill [sic] John Morrison of said Sandbornton [SANBORTON] came out of the revolutionary
service, & in a short time after the said John
Morrison Married the said Abagail Libbey, as I have no doubt, being as positive as I am of any transaction, of which I was not an eye witness, & after said marriage they lived together at my
said Father's house one year or more and I further depose and say that I know Agness Morrison, Daniel T. Morrison, John P. Morrison, Abraham Morrison, Abigail Morrison, Ebenezer Morrison, Samuel A. Morrison, Lydia Morrison, Jacob L. Morrison, James P. Morrison, William
M. Morrison, Joseph L. Morrison, George W. Morrison and Charles G. Morrison to be the children of the said John Morrison and his
said wife Abagail, deceased, I think the said John Morrison & Abagail Libbey were married in September or October A.D. 1782.
Ebenr [EBENEZER] Sanborn
State of New Hampshire

Belknap ss. May 27. A.D. 1850.
Sworn to before me Noah Eastman Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that the deponent, Ebenezer Sanborn sustains an unimpeachable character for truth and veracity & presume he is not
interested in the matter
Noah Eastman Justice of the peace-

[from a previous document] January 1794, viz at the time above stated. Abigail Thomas
Witness Sworn to and subscribed on the day
Harriet C Mallard
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This certifies, that I have examined the Commission of the within named Noah Eastman, and find him to be a regularly commissioned Justice of the Peace & Quorum

James B. Abbott
Sanbornton May 27, 1850
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Office of Secy [SECRETARY] of State
Concord N.H. June 10, 1850 
Dear Sir,
Noah Eastman is now, and for the last 15 years has been, a Justice of the Peace in the Counties of Strafford & Belknap in this State, and he is duly qualified to act in that capacity
Yours 
Thos [THOMAS] P. Treadwell

[following from a previous document]
1794, viz at the time above stated.
Abigail Thomas
Witness Sworn to and subscribed on the day
Harriet C Mallard
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I, James B. Abbott of Sanbornton, in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire, depose & say that I have examined the Records of the town of Sanbornton
with reference to the marriage of John Morrison and Abigail Libbey, but do not find it recorded. I find an imperfection in the early Records of the town, which may well account for the omission of the above. I find in the year 1782 (the year in which there appears satisfactory evidence that the above named persons were married) a record of marriages by Rev. Joseph Woodman embracing
the month of Jany, Feby, March, April, Novr & December leaving the interval from April to November without a record of marriages, which would appear to indicate an
imperfection in the record previous to 1782 I find very little regular record of marriages,
And I further depose and say that I find a
Record of the Births of the children of John Morrison in the Records of the town of Sanbornton, of which the following is a true copy, viz.
"Births of John Morrisons children
~Agnes Morrison born Augt 4th 1783
~Daniel T. Morrison born March 7th 1785
~John P. Morrison born Decr 8th 1786
~Abraham L. Morrison born Augt 23d 1788
~Abigail Morrison born June 28th 1790
Ebenezer Morrison born July 3d 1792
Samuel A Morrison} born July 11th 1794
Lydia P. Morrison}

 [the following is from a previous document] January 1794, viz at the time above stated.
Abigail Thomas Witness Sworn to and subscribed on the day Harriet C Mallard
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Jacob L. Morrison born July 2d 1796
James P. Morrison born Sept 2d 1798
William M. Morrison born March 15th 1801
Joseph L Morrison born Jany 10th 1803
George Washington Morrison born Augt 13th 1805
Charles Glidden Morrison born July 22 1807"
James B. Abbott Town Clerk of Sanbornton N.H.
State of New Hampshire Belknap ss. A.D. 1850
Sworn to
Before me Noah Eastman Justice peace.
[right sideways]
No. 14.160. Decla. [DECLARATION] of Abigail Morrison decd. [DECEASED] Widow of John
Act July 7. 1838. Married before 1794
Husband died 1816
Widow died 4 Feby 1840
[left sideways] Declaration &c [ETC] relating to claim of surviving children of Abigail Morrison decd. [DECEASED]
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I Hannah Morrison of Sandbornton [SANBORTON] in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire aged fifty two years depose and say that I have in my possession the record of the birth of John Morrison & Abigail Morrison and their Marriage which stands as follows (viz) Mr John Morrison born April 12. 1759, Mrs Abigail Morrison born Nov 13. 1763, 
Married Oct. 2, 1782."
I also have in my possession the record of the marriage of the Widow Abigail Morrison & Obadiah Hall and her death. I have not the day of the month recorded of said Marriage, which is as follows, "Obadiah Hall and Abigail Morrison Married September 1822."

her death record as follows. "Abigail Wife of the
late Obadiah Hall of Northfield N.H. Who died
Feb 4. 1840."
I further state that the above named Obadiah
Hall died in March 1830-1.
Hannah Morrison

State of New Hampshire
Belknap Ss
I hereby certify that the above dates are true
extracts from the above named records in
the above named persons possession
M. C. Russell
Sworn and subscribed to this seventeenth
day of October A.D. 1842 before me
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of Notary Public
Moses C. Russell Not. [NOTARY] Pub. [PUBLIC]
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✓ No. 8490.
Abigail Hall formerly widow of John Morrison
NH.
Act 7 July [18]'38
& 23 Aug. [18]'42
[number] 1 m [months] 82. d [days] 18
[number] 2 m [months] 22. d 30-
.
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State of New Hampshire
Belknap County Ss}
On this eighteenth day of October AD. 1842 personally appeared before the Court of Probate Now sitting in and for said County. James P. Morrison a resident of Gilford
in the County of Belknap & State of New Hampshire aged forty four 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 July 7th 1838 and the additional act of Congress passed August 23d 1832 That I am the son of John Morrison who was a soldier in Captain James Gray's Company and Col Alexander Scammels [sic]
Regiment of the New Hampshire Continental Line Three years in 1777-8- 9. He further
declares that the said John Morrison and Abigail Libbey were married on the 2nd day of October 1782, that the aforesaid John Morrison died in March, 1816. That she was afterwards married to Obadiah Hall in Sept 1822, who died in March 1830-1 and that she
the aforesaid Abigail Hall remained widow after that period untill [sic] her death which took place on the 4th day of February 1840, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed. He herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his fathers [sic]
name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state
James P. Morrison
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above Written Before me Warren Lovell, Judge of Probate
State of New Hampshire
Belknap ss:
October 15. 1842. I hereby certify
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that Warren Lovell, whose name is hereunto affixed is the Judge of Probate in and for the County of Belknap aforesaid, and that the foregoing signature is the proper hand writing [sic] of the said Warren Lovell.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court
of Probate in and for said County the day and year aforesaid.
Jerimiah Elkins
Register of Probate
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State of New Hampshire
Belknap ss: I hereby certify that at a Court of Probate holden at Gifford in and for said County, on the eighteenth day of October, A.D. 1842, satisfactory evidence was produced to said Court, that John Morrison late of Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] in said County, deceased, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that the said John Morrison married with Abigail Libbey of said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON], and that he died leaving a widow and children - that his widow the said Abigail married again with Obadiah Hall of Northfield in said State in September A.D. 1822, that the said Obadiah Hall died in March 1830 -1, and that his widow died in February, A.D. 1840, leaving the following children by
her first husband, viz: Daniel T. Morrison, John P. Morrison and Abraham L. Morrison of said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON], Ebenezer Morrison of said Northfield, James P. Morrison
of Gilford in said State, and William M. Morrison of Washington City, D.C. and that the foregoing are all the children now living of the said John Morrison, deceased.-
I further certify that affidavits of the above facts are now on file in the Probate Office in and for said County of Belknap.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
Court of Probate in and for said County, the day and year first above written.
Jeremiah Elkins
Register of Probate
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I Ebenezer Sanborn of Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] in the County of Belknap and
State of New Hampshire, depose and say, that I was born in said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON]
and it has ever since been my place of residence, and that Abagail Libbey lived at my  Father's house a number of years immediately previous to her marriage with John Morrison
of said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] and that the family records show that the said John Morrison was born April 12. A.D. 1759, and that his place of residence was in said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] untill [sic] he went into the revolutionary service and that he was the only John Morrison in said town for several years thereafter, and that there is no one living in said town that served with him in
the regiment in which he served
Ebenr [EBENEZER] Sanborn

State of New Hampshire
Belknap ss. August 23. 1850.

Then personally appeared the above
named Ebenezer Sanborn and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true
Before me Noah Eastman Justice of the peace
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John Morrison 1st Co. Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] D
To Sanbornton for Bounty 13,,9,,1
Paid by the Continent in 1777 - 8,,3,,4
ditto in 1778-80/ ditto 1779 - 26/5 - 5,,6,,5
Ballance [BALANCE] Cloathing [CLOTHING] sold by Leigh - 1,,9,,7
his part Rum Sugar &c [ETC.]  ,,18  15,,17,,4
1780 June 22 Gave Certificate for the Ballance [BALANCE] --37,,8,,3
                      _______
£ [British pound]  66,,14,,8

Paid by Blanchard 4/ --0,,4,,0
1783 Feby 3 Gave him a certificate 7,,16,, - 8 - - 

I, Thomas [P Treadwell] hereby certify, That [illegible] from Scammels [sic] Regimental office
Given [illegible] 
22nd day of May [illegible]
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Contra Cr

Engaged
1777 By 8 months & 5 days @ 40/ in 1777 16,,6,,8
April 26 By 12 months in 1778 - 24,, - ,,-
Decr 22d - 1778 Fifer By 12 months in 1779 @ 44 26,, 8,, -
discharg'd 
Apl 19.1780
                            __________
£ [British pound]  66,,14,,8,,-
By 3 Mo. & 19 days @44/.  8-,,-

State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, [Thomas P] Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do [solemnly swear that the] 
foregoing is a true copy of the original [from Scammels [sic] Regimental] Ledger, page 42, which remains in this [office] 
[Given] under my hand and the Seal of the State, this [22nd day] May A.D. 1850 Thomas P. Treadwell,
Secretary of State
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I David Clark, of the town of Sanbornton, in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire, depose and say, that I was born in said Sanbornton, in the year 1776, and have
lived in said town ever since, that I was well acquainted with John Morrison of said Sanbornton, before and after his serving in the war of the revolution, that I had no knowledge
of any other John Morrison living in said Sanbornton before or for a considerable number of years after said service, that I knew the said John Morrison and his wife Abigal [ABIGAIL] who was Abigal [ABIGAIL] Libby before her marriage with said Morrison
during their natural lives, that I do not know of any person living who served with him in the army of the revolution, that it appears by the family records of said John Morrison that he was born April 12. 1759.
David Clark
State of New Hampshire,
Belknap Ss. August 23, 1850. Then personally appearing the above named David Clark and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me Nathl [NATHANIEL] H. Clark Justice of the peace.
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I hereby certify that I have examined
the record books of the town of Sanbornton in
regard to the marriage of John Morrison
and Abigail Libbee, and can not [sic] find
any record of such marriage on the record
books of said town

Henry P. Lane Town Clerk
Sanbornton N H}
October 14-- 1842.}
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John Morrison 1st be Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] Dr [debit]
To Sambornton [SANBORNTON] for Bounty 13,,9,,1
Paid by the Continent in 1777 --- 8.3.7
ditto 1778-80/ ditto 1779, 26 /5 ----- 5.6.5
Balance clothing sold by Leigh --- 1.9.7
his part rum sugar &c [ETC] --  ,,18. -
15,,17,,7
1780 June 22 Gave Certificate for the Balance
37,,8,,3
66,,14,,8
paid by Blanchard 4/ --- 0.7.0
1783 Feby 3 Gave him a certificate ----- 7,, 16,,
8  -
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1777 Contra [credit] Cr.
April 26 By 8 months & 5 days a [@] 45/ in 1777- 16,,6,,8
Decr 22nd 1778 a Fifer By 12 months in 1778 24,, - -
discharged By 12 months in 1779-a [@]-44/ 26,,8,,-
Apl 19. 1780 66,,14,,8
By 3 months & 19 days-- @] 44/- 8,,--

State of New Hampshire-
Secretary of States Office-
October 25, 1872-
I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original & the whole of said original, the same having been examined & and compared by me. The original contains no marks or alterations of any kind which are not represented on this copy & may be found
page 42. Scammel's N. H. Regiment, returned to this office from War Office Jany [JANUARY] AD 1841 - In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State -
John Town Deputy Secretary of State
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I John Durgin of Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire aged eighty six years depose and say that I enlisted as a Soldier into Captain James Gray's Company & Col Alexander Scammels [sic] Regiment of the N. H. Continental Line in April 1777 for three years and first Marched to Ticonderoga in the State of N. Y. & after marched to other places in the United States. I served out my three years & was honorably discharged. that I was well acquainted with John Morrison of Sandbornton  [SANBORNTON] who enlisted at the same time that I did for three years in the said James Gray's Company with me and served out his three years & was honorably discharged and came home with
me, after the said John Morrison returned home he married with Abigail Libby of said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] in October 1782 & by the Rev Joseph Woodman of said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] & 
that the said John Morrison died in March 1816
leaving a Widow and children, his widow afterwards married again with Obediah Hall of Northfield N.H. in September 1822 and lived in said Northfield untill [sic] he died which death took place in 1830 or 31 leaving the said Abigail a Widow again who afterwards died in the first of February 1840, with her son the same
Morrison of Said Sandbornton [SANBORNTON]
John his x mark Durgin
Attest

Ab L Morrison
M C Russell

State of New Hampshire
Belknap County Ss.}
Be it known that on this fifteenth day of October A D. 1842 personally appeared the above named John Durgin a credible person and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
& seal of Not Pub. [NOTARY PUBLIC] Moses C. Russell Notary Public
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I Taylor Clark, of the town of Sanbornton, in the
County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire, depose and say that I was born in Epping in said State, in the year 1763. that I moved to Sanbornton with my father's family, when I was three years old, that I have lived in said Sanbornton ever since, that I was well acquainted with John Morrison during
his life time, and knew of his going into the revolutionary service, and understood him to be one of the three years men, that I knew of no other John Morrison living in Sanbornton, before or for some time after that event, that I was acquainted with Abigal [ABIGAIL] Libby before she was married to said John Morrison and while residing in the family of John Sanborn, father of Ebenezer Sanborn, that I was well acquainted with said John Morrison and his wife Abigal [ABIGAIL] during their natural lives, that I do not know of any person living who served with him in said revolutionary service, that the family records of said John Morrison show that he was born April 12, 1759.
Taylor Clark
State of New Hampshire.

Belknap Ss. August 23, 1850 Then personally appearing the above named Taylor Clark and made oath that the affidavit by him signed is true;
Before me Nathl [NATHANIEL] H. Clark Justice of the Peace
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I William Keniston, of the town of Sanbornton, in the County of Belknap, and state of New Hampshire depose and say that I was born in Epping in said State, in the year 1760, that in 1764 or 1765 I moved into said Sanbornton with my father's family, that I lived in said Sanbornton about eleven years. that during my residence there I was acquainted with John
Morrison of said Sanbornton, that I moved from there to Northfield, (close upon the border of said Sanbornton,) in 1775, that I was well acquainted with said Morrison During my residence in said Northfield, that I knew
of his serving in the revolutionary army as a three year's man, that I did not know of any other John Morrison living in said Sanbornton at or about that time, that I was well acquainted with the said John Morrison and his wife Abigal, [ABIGAIL] during their natural lives,
that it appears by the family records of the said John Morrison that he was born April 12, 1759, that I do not know of any person living who served with him in the revolutionary army. William Keniston
Sate [STATE] of New Hampshire,
Belknap Ss. August 23, 1850. Then personally appearing the above named William Keniston, and made oath that the affidavit by him signed is true,
Before me Nathl [NATHANIEL] H. Clark Justice of the Peace
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Rochester N.H. Nov 2nd 1842
Mr Edwards
Sir. Herewith is transmitted for your consideration the claim of the Heirs of John
Morrison of Sandbornton [SANBORNTON] decd [DECEASED] for the said Morrisons services in the Revolutionary War in Capt Gray's Comp [COMPANY] It is primo ficio [prima facie?] evidence that she had no Children by her second Husband Obadiah Hall she being at the advanced age of fifty nine years at the time of the second marriage

Respectfully your
Obt Servt [OBEDIENT SERVANT]
M.C. Russell

J.L. Edward Esq
Washington City D.C.
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J. L. Edwards Esq
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Boston 24 June 1850

Sir,
Enclosed is a Declaration in [sic] behalf of the surviving children of Abigail Morrison decd [DECEASED] under Act of 7 July 1838.
Please send the Pension Certificate to my care.
Very Respectfully
Your obdt Servt [OBEDIENT SERVANT]
G.L. Bulfinch

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comr [COMMISSIONER] of Pensions.
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U.S. Senate
29 August, 1850
Sir, I inclose [sic] some Sundry additional papers which I have received in the case of John Morrison of Sanbornton.
I hope they may be sufficient to supply the evidence which was required, to entitle his heirs to the pension which they Claim
I am, Respt, [RESPECTFULLY] Yours,
Robt. [ROBERT] C. Winthrop
The Commissioner of Pensions
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U.S. Senate
3 August. 1850
Sir,
I beg the favor of being informed whether the papers
relating to the claim for a Pension of the Heirs of John
Morrison have reached you
Mr. Bulfinch was to forward them from Boston some weeks ago, & in case they have been received I should be obliged by your giving them an early attention.
I am Respy [RESPECTFULLY] 
Your Ob Servt. [OBEDIENT SERVANT]
Robt. [ROBERT] C. Winthrop
the Commr [COMMISSIONER] of Pensions.
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N. H.
rejected
1842 or 3.
Let [LETTER] to M.C. Russell [illegible]
4452
act 7 July [18[38.
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1 Agness Morrison
2 Danl [DANIEL] T Morrison
3 John P Morrison
4 Abraham L Morrison
5 Abigail Thomas
6 Lydia P Morrison
7 James P Morrison
8 William M Morrison
9 Joseph L Morrison
10 Geo [GEORGE] Washington Morrison
11 Charles G Morrison
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No 14160
Abigail Morrison, widow of John Mass
act 7 July 1838
Adm [ADMITTED] 
15 Mo 19 days Corpl [CORPORAL] $57.32
8 [mo 19 days] pri [PRIVATE]            27 88
                                                         _____
                                                       $85.20
from 4 March 1836 to 4 Feby 1840 the day of her death payable to Agnes Morrison,
Danl [DANIEL] F Morrison, John P Morrison
William M Morrison, Abigail Thomas, Lydia
P. Morrison, James P. Morrison, Abraham L Morrison, Joseph L. Morrison, George W Morrison and Charles G. Morrison only
surviving Children of Abigail Morrision
decd [DECEASED]
Hon R C Winthrop
Senate U States
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Pension Office
September 1850
Sir
Your communication of the 20 ulto [last month]
 stating that Miles Fisher
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N. H.
Rev [REVOLUTIONARY]
WIDOW, &c. [ETC.}
-
File No. 15.096
Abigail Morrison Widow of John Morrison
Corp [CORPORAL] Rev [REVOLUTIONARY] War
Act: July 7th [18]38
Index:--Vol. M, Page 63
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[following crossed out "Acts of July 14, 1802, and March 3, 1873."]
4452
P. O. Abigail Hall
Service: ___
Enlisted: ___ REJECTED, 18
Discharged: __, 18
Application filed: ___, 18
Alleges: ___
Re-enlisted: ___
Attorney: ___
P. O. ___
___ Recognized. ___ Contract.