Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,283, for Moses Lemmon, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
MD
CONTENTS

Lemmon,Moses

NUMBER
R. 6.283
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State of Indiana
Union County

To the Honorable the Secretary of 
War United States

Your petitioner Moses Lemmon (son of Chris
and Martha Lemmon was born in Baltimore County State
of Maryland, about the year 1759, and is now
about 85 years of age; during the year 1776
1777. 1778 he was called out as a militia man
and served under Col Thomas Guess, in the
Company of Capt Nicholas Merriman, called
the 5th Regiment of Militia - He further (illegible)
that under Captain Merriman he was out in
an excursion in Pennsylvania for about (3)
three weeks the first Regiment of the
conflict and acted as Ensign for the Company.
but an engagement took place the evening
(illegible) hours approach.  Your Petitioner
would further (illegible) that he was called out
during the (illegible) twice to defend
the City of Baltimore State of Maryland
when the British lay in the bay.  Col 
Guess was then Col of the Regiment and Capt
Merriman in charge of the company - your 
Petitioner all served more on less during the
three years aforesaid and until the final
(illegible) the war -- When discharged he
received no written discharge or if he did he
has lost it but thinks that he had not
secure any written one.

Your Petitioner 
would further show that he is old and
infirm
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infirm, and a fit subject to a place on 
the pension list having no (illegible) estate 
nor almost any personal Estate in which 
to depend on for the necessities of life. He
would further shew that he has never received
any pension or bounty from the United 
States for his revolutionary service nor
until now did he ever apply for any.

He further shows that he resided
in the State of Maryland until about the
year 1824. when he left for the State
Ohio where he resided about fourteen
years, when he removed to Union County
State of the Indiana, where he has
resided ever since-

In tender consideration of
the above premises will your honorable
examine the Petition and claim of your
Petitioner, and award him the usual pension
allowed to other Soldiers of the Revolutionary 
War and he will ever pray.
Jno S. Reid
Sol. for Petitioner
---

State of Indiana
Union County
In the Union Probate 
Court November Term
1844

Be it remembered that to wit on the 13th
day of November 1844 personally appears 
in open court the above Petitioner Moses 
Lemmon, and who being duly Sworn in said
Court, disposes as follows--
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For the Court

Question First. 
Where was you born, and when
Answer: 
I was born in Baltimore County State of
Maryland in or about the year 1759 A.D.

Quest 2nd. How old were you when you enlisted in the Militia and how long were you in service
Answer: I was about sixteen years old, when I
entered the service as a volunteer and remained
in it more or less during the revolutionary War.

Quest 3. Was you ever in my Battle or Engagement
and if so was you ever wounded
Answer: I never was in my Engagement nor
was I ever wounded-- When out in Pennsylvania under Col Guess & Capt Merriman  the 
enemy fled on our approach

Quest 4th How long was you in active service,
and where was it?
During the year 1776
I was called out under arms to defend the City of
Baltimore for about three weeks -- & in
the same year again in Baltimore for about
(missing) (illegible) weeks not less - and again in Pennsy
(missing) (illegible) I was under army for an excursion for about three weeks.
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Quest. 5th  Now old are you?  what is (illegible)
real and personal
Answer  I am about eighty five years of age.  I have 
nor real estate, and the value of the personal
would not exceed fifty Dollars.

Quest 6th  Do you know of any person now alive
who is acquainted with your service in
Revolutionary War?
Answer I do not remember of any person who is now alive who knew of my services in the 
War, but one John Wheeler formerly a resident 
of Baltimore, and who died (illegible)
years ago in this County was (illegible)
the War, and was well acquainted with
me and the time I served.
Moses Lemmon
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Act of June 7. 1832
Suspended claim
Moses
Lemon
Ind.
Power of Attorney
to Examine claim

Col Augiston

Chas.C. Tucker
Atty
Present
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Know all men by those present that I Joshua Lemmon son of Moses Lemmon do hereby revocably constitute and appoint Charles C Tucker of Washington City DC my sole and lawful agent and attorney [illegible] in the claim of my father Moses Lemmon who died August XX, 18xx for any amount revolutionary pension  or increase of pension that may be due under the provisions of the act of congress or any other act or resolution of congress and entirely authorize the said D D McKee to examine all papers and documents or claims on file in the War Department Washington City [illegible] to file additional evidence [illegible] said claim and to 

I personally [illegible] herby notifying and [illegible] all that my said attorney [illegible]

Witness my hand and seal this eighth day January 1854

Joshua Lemmon

Witness
D D McKee
John W Swann
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CERTIFICATE.] [SOLD BY WM. SHEETS, INDIANAPOLIS.
STATE OF INDIANA, } SS:
Union County,
I, Edghill Burmside Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the county of Union aforesaid, do hereby certify that Joshua W. Swann Egn whose certificate of acknowledgement [...] to which this is attached, was, on the date and at the time of making said certificate, to=wit, the 1st day of February 1854, Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Union duly elected, commissioned, and qualified, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts. 
In Witness of Which, I herunto affix the seal of said Court, and sibscribe my name, at Liberty this 1st day of February A.D. 1854
Edghill Burmside Clerk.
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(illegible)
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6623 Ind

Osgood Hall April 22nd 1884

Gentlemen
There is residing herein the City of Toronto a lady
in poor circumstances by the name of Stevenson
whose grandfather served in the Federal Army
during the Revolutionary war his name was
Moses Lemon and his residence was at Watertown
N. Y.  The family have never made any application
Govt preferring their claim as far as can be
ascertained.

Will you be kind enough to ascertain if any such name
is on any of your lists and if their is any pension
or claim belonging to the Heirs of said Moses Lemon
as it will be an act of charity as well as of justice to a
worthy person.

Your Obedient servant
Hugh Munro
Dept of Public Works, Ont
Osgood Hall
Toronto

Pension Bureau
Washington
D.C.
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No 37,229

Moses Lemon
Indiana

Map T.L. & A Tho Smith
June 26, 1848
6283
1832
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Yours of the 20th inst is rec'd enquiry in behalf of a lady resident of
Toronto Canada, whither there is not a pension or other claims due to the heirs of her
grandfather, Moses Lemon of Watertown N.Y. on a/c his services in
the war of Revy (see below) After a careful examination of the
record of this office it has been ascertained that the only claim
to a pension that has been recd from Revy soldier by the name of Moses
Lemon was from one who was born in Baltimore Md, by altho after
the close of the war he removed from that State & resided in other States
yet N.Y. is not mentioned.  The claim was rejected.  

It is not improbable the the Moses Lemon of N.Y. did not survive 
the passage of Congress under the provisions of which he would be
Entitled to a pension and is there any existing law that authorizes the 
pay of a pension to the children or other heirs of a revy soldier.

Your attention is invited.
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There was an act of Congress, passed March 3 1855 which gave land for a short (illegible) of service to revy soldier
to his widow, or to his children under 21 yrs of age at that date.  It is
hardly probable that there was a child of a Revy Solder who was a
minor on the 3d Mch 1855.

The 0mission to state, so far as may be known, where the above soldier resided before & after the
war, the name of the company & Regt
officers under has served, the year of his decease, make it impossible
to satisfactorily identify him with applicates for a pension of the same name.

A. Caneful sfn
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REJECTED
6283
P.O. _____
Moses Lemmon
Service: _____
Enlisted: ______ 18
Discharged _____, 18
Application filed: _____,18
Alleges: _____, 18
Re-enlisted: _____, 18
Attorney: _____, 18
P. O.
_____Recognized. _____ Contract
_____Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18


1884 April 23 Hugh Monro - that this
the only one of the name but could not
identify him as the one of his enquiry as
More data required -- claim rejected
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Washington D C
14 April 1846

Sir,
We have the honor to present
the application
of Moses Lemon a resident of
the State of Indiana, for the benefits of the act
of the 7th of June 1832, and to request an early
examination of his case.
We are very respectfully
your Obt Svt
T .L & A Tho Smith

J L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
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37,229
Moses Lemon
Indiana
Act 7 June 32

Act 7th June 1832
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John Burk, being duly sworn in open Court
deposeth and saith
That he is well acquainted with
The Petitioner Moses Lemon, and has been
acquainted with him for his last fifty five 
years.  He further says that he was born
in Baltimore County Maryland, where he
resided for about Twenty eight years. When
residing there he knew the Petitioner, said
the general reputation was that the said M
Lemon had been in the Revolutionary
War.  He further says that he knew John
Wheeler the person referred to in the Answer sec
of the Petitioner -- also he knows Col. Thomas
Guess and Capt Nicholas Merryman
referred to in the Petition - all of whom he
believes were in the service- He further
says that he believes the statements of the
Petitioner as answered in the Petition look
true in substance and matter of faith.
John Burk


Alexander W. Lemon, being duly sworn in open
Court deposeth and saith
That he is well acquainted 
with the Petitioner Moses Lemon
and has been for the last Twenty five years.
He further says that he was well acquainted with
John Wheeler the person referred to
as above as being in the Revolutionary War
and have heard the said Lennon and Wheeler
after converse with together relative to their
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their service in the War of the Revolution
John Wheeler died in Kern County some two
years ago and by general reputation the said
Wheeler and Lemon were considered as 
revolutionary  Soldiers- The deponent further says
that he was born in Baltimore County, 
Maryland, and knew the Petitioner when there; 
and with no doubt of the said Lemon 
having been to the service and answered 
by him in his Petition.
Alex W. Lemmon

Simon Burk being duly sworn in open Court
Reponeth and Saith
That he has been 
acquainted with the Petitioner Moses Lemon
for upwards of Twenty years, during which
period he says that he understood from
general reputation that the said Petitioner
had Served in the revolutionary War. He
further says that he was acquainted with John
Wheeler the person referred to in the above
depositions ,  Said Wheeler died in Union
County about two years age and before
his death the said Witness understood him
to have served in the War of the Revolution.
Simon Burk

David B Reed of lawful age being duly
Sworn in open Court deposes and say that
he is in Clergyman of the Presbyterian Church of the United State and a resident of Union
County Indiana, and is well acquainted
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with the aforesaid deponents John Burk Alexander W. Lemon and Simon Burk and
that they are men of good moral character
their testimony entitled to all credit. He further
says that he had been acquainted with the said
Moses Lemon for the period of five years
and that he is entitled to all credit as a man
of good moral character.
David B. Reed

State of Indiana
Union County
In the Union Probate 
Court Chamber Term
Before Honorable Wm Cason, P J
Be it remembered that in this third
day of the Union Probate Court present term
personally came the aforesaid Moses Lemon
he a revolutionary Soldier, and files the aforesaid
in a petition to the Honorable Secretary of War
the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
And the Court having examined the said
Moses Lemon under Oath and reduced
the questions and answers, and also having use
the hereunto annexed,  and also hearing the 
named the witnesses following to wit John 
Burk, Alexander W. Lemon, Moses
Simon, and David B Reid and 
reduced their Testimony out writing which
is hereunto annexed and having examined
the premises and Hearing the evidence and
investigating the matter, declare their opinion
of the said Moses Lemon was a Soldier
in the revolutionary war as he states;
and the Court further Certifies  that 
David B. Reid has signed the aforesaid
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record of certification is a Clergyman of the
Presbyterian Church to wit and a resident
of this County, and that he aforesaid John
Burk, Alexander W Lemon and Simon 
Burk are residents of the County of Union
and are credible persons, and that
their Statements are entitled to credit.
Sworn under my hand
& Seal of the Union Probate
Court this 18th day of November
1844-
Edghill Burnside Clerk


State of Indiana
Union County
I William Cason
Probate Judge of the Union Probate County
do hereby certify that the above Edghill
Burnside, is the legally acting Clerk of
the Union Probate Court, and was
when the above certificate was by him
Signed and sealed, and that the same
is entitled to all credit
William Coson