Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5797, for Paul Moser, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Penn. 
Moser, Paul or Muser
NUMBER S. 5797
Carded
CONTENTS
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Order P and letter 
to Jess Miller 1. Auditor
7th March 1838
Letter to 3rd auditor. 3 april 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th april 1838 from 4. Sep 1837 to 4 March 1838& from 4 march 1839 to 4 march 1840
Pennsylvani
Paul Mus
of [Illegible] in the State of [Illegible] who was a [Illegible] in the Company commanded by Captain Horn of the [Illegible] commanded by [Illegible] in the [Illegible] laid for Malitia 
No [Illegible] 20 00 
Paul Moser
Record "OK" May [Illegible]
C 27 64 
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension signed the 2 [Illegible] day of Sep
and [Illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of Spt '34 [Illegible]
Semi-an. allowance ending [Illegible] 
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [Illegible] Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. - 15- Page 41.
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31.947
Paul Mousser 
Pa. 
of 1776 pm 6
$20. 
The Craighead Jr
Hogestow 
Pa
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Perry
On this thirteenth dat of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me [Illegible] of the Court in and for said county of Perry Paul Muser a resident of Rye Township in said County of Perry at his own house he being from bodily infirmity unable to appear in Court aged seventy eight years who being [Illegible] duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1932 That he was born in Northampton County Pennsylvania 1756 was [Illegible] & [Illegible] wards of two months in the militia under Captain henry Horn in May 1775 Same year August he was [Illegible] served two months under Col Geroge Roup Major Greenawalt Captain Stephen Bolgate Lieut James Laugherty. The same fall he volunteered [Illegible] 12 Cannon from Easton Pennsylvania to New windson in New [Illegible] State, he was six weeks in service office of Washington army he thinks Captain [Illegible] commanded us he next volunteered under Captain Henry Winter in the month June or beginning what he thinks in the year 1776 and served (upwards) four weeks he then took in the service he was four weeks sick making together eight months (he might have been [Illegible] but not [Illegible].) which he claims as have served during the revolutionary war-  And further 
[Illegible] I then liven in Easton Pennsylvania Northampton County I was draught we marched against the Indians up the [Illegible] river the Indians had took an old man named Smith [Illegible] we went in pursuit of them we suffered much this long for want of provisions I saw General Wayne at my fathers house he shaved himself he had [Illegible] [Illegible] with [Illegible] was not counted true to us then your [Illegible]
2nd Jan I lived same place was draughted again two months we [Illegible] [Illegible] we marched unto Wyoming there we took forty or fifty prisoners (tories) we took some to Sunbury and some to Easton there was two congressman & Lawyer Smith was with us, going to settle some business with the army, there was about 500 men in our battation Liuet Raughety has his said taken from him for quarreling with one of his men
3rd Jan. I lived same place I volunteered under Captain Bush the offices were from Washington army the war was very warm this time my father was a great whig he always let us go when we wanted to go
4 Jan I lived about at Easton with my father I volunteered under Captain Henry Winter I think 1776 or it might be 77- just before harvest we marched through the [Illegible] there was a family living thirty miles from Easton the name of Learner who was much exposed consisting of 20 persons when we had got within two miles of learners fort one of the young Learners came running full speed towards told all the rest were murdered he thought, for his father himself & his three brothers were ploughing and [Illegible] in the cornfield, this side of the house we had our guns with us, we heard a noise started towards the house, on the way the [Illegible] [Illegible] hid & shot my father and three brothers I was [Illegible] and took through [Illegible] field and an Indian after me I turned round and shot the Indian he fell on his face and have escaped we marched onto the house found all murdered men women and chi and all [Illegible] we then were shewed where young Learned had not at the Indian we found him lieing on his face dead the ball had went in at his mouth young Learner was to angry he put a log chain round his neck and draged him away we then [Illegible] the Indians but did not get up with them when we returned we buried the Learners they were nearly done burying them when I returned we Lay in the barn and house for some time, we were playing ball in the orchard I was warm and laid down on the ground caught cold and a shore shell of sick. 
I have never
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were murdered he [Illegible] got his father [Illegible] & his three brothers were ploughing and hoeing in the cornfield, this side of the house, we had our guns with us, we heard a noise started towards the house, on the way the Indians we we hid and shot my father and three brothers I was Musser and took through up field and an Indian after me I turned round and shot at the Indian he fell on his face and have escaped we marched on to the house found all murdered men women and [crossed out text] and all [Illegible] we then were shewed where young Learner had not at the Indian we found him lieing on his face dead the ball had went in at his mouth young Learner was to angry he put a log chain round his neck & draged him away we then pursued the Indians but did not get up with them when we returned we buried the Learners they were nearly done burying them when I returned we lay in the barn and house for some time we were playing ball in the orchard I was warm and laid down on the ground caught cold and had a sore shell of sickness I made my way home to Canton and suffered very much I have never been well since, have a bad cough I never drew any wages but for dollars That I gave an order to John Havhter to draw it for me I have never got a discharge in writing but when we had done our duty and got leave we returned home to Easton I do not know any of my comrades now living by whom I could prove my services I was mostly the youngest of them my father was a great whig and other was sent with his team to have the sick & provision to our army and many other little [Illegible] of which I have no distinct recollection now, I often was sent into Washington army with fresh horses and brought back those that were came and put them in pasture at my fathers and neighbors farms 
He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Paid Mosses 
We Charles Bovard. and Adam Hoover residing in Rye
Township and State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Paul Musser who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that [crossed out text] we believe him to be Seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn and Subscribed this 13th day of September 1834 before me - Jeremiah Madden
Charles Bovard
Adam Hanes 
And I the said George do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting the interogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he state and I the said Judge further Certifies that.  

Charles Bovard
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Paul Mosser 
We Charles Bovard and Adam Hoover residing in Rye Township and State of Pennsylvania hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Paul Musser who subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that [crossed out text] we believe him to be Seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Charles Bovard 
Adam Hoover 
Sworn and Subscribed this 13th day of September 1834 before me -
Jeremiah Madden 
And I the said George do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I the said George further certifies that Charles Bovard and Adam Hoover - who has signed preceeding certificate are both residents in Rye Township Perry County and State of Pennsylvania and are both creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit witness my hand - 
Jeremiah Madden 
[Illegible] 
I was born in Northampton County Penna in the year 1756 Answer to 2 [Illegible] a [Illegible]
I have a record of my age here in my bible [Illegible] 
I was living in Easton with my father when called into service 
I was twice [Illegible] and went twice a volunteer I lived [Illegible] in Northampton County after the revolutionary war and I have lived here in Rye Township about forty years I think 5 [Illegible]
I cannot mind the mind the names of many of the offices now [Illegible]; General Wayne & General Washington I after said I was mostly with the militia one [Illegible] [Illegible] Seven as I have told you after 6 B. [Illegible] 
I never received a discharge
[Illegible] [Illegible]
I am know to Charles Bovard Adam Hoover [Illegible] [Illegible] John White and many many more about here that I think will [Illegible] for me
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Pennsylvania, ss.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
George Govenor 
OF THE SAID COMMONWEALTH.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, Sends Greeting: 
KNOW YE That Jeremiah Madden Esq
whose name is subscribed to the instrument of writing hereunto annexed was at the time of subscribing the same, and now is one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Perry - in the said Commonwealth, duly appointed and commissioned; And full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts accordingly. GIVEN under my hand and the great Seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this fifteenth day of September in the year of out Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and of the Commonwealth the fifty ninth. 
BY THE GOVERNOR.
James Trimble
Deputy Jury
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel
May 20, 1929
Grace Mickley
2026 North Fifth Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Madame 
I advisee you from the papers in the Revolutionary or pension claim, S. 5797, it appears that Paul Moser or Muser was born in 1756, in Horthampton County, Pennsylvania. 
While residing at Easton, Pennsylvania, with his father, whose name is not given, he enlisted and serve with the Pennsylvania Troops as follows; 
From in May. 1775, two months in Captain Henry Horn's Company; from in August, 1775, two months in Captain Stephen Bolyate or Bolgate's Company, Colonel George Roup's Regiment; in the fall of 1775, six weeks in Captain Bush's Company; from in June or July, 1776 or 1777, two months in Captain Henry Winter's Company. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1834, at which time he was living at Rye Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, with a widowed
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daughter, her name is not given. 
There is no further family data.
Respectfully,
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of the original States. 
O. W. & N. DIV. 
Revolutionary
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
April 5, 1897.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information for information concerning Paul Musser, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on September 13, 1834, at which time he was 78 years of age and residing at Rye, Penna., and his pension was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the Penna. Horn and Col. Roup. He enlisted in Narthampton County, Penna. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.
Miss M. E. Musser, 
150 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City.
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Roles of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on the file in the archives of many of the original States. 
O. W. & N. DIV. 
REVOLUTIONARY. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
April 3, 1897. 
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of George Mosser and Paul Muser, soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised as follows:
George Mosser made an application for pension on May 18, 1818, at which time he was 57 years of age and residing in Lehigh Co., Penna. and his pension was allowed for five years' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Col. Hammond. he enlisted at Lancaster, Penna. 
Paul Muser made an application for pension on September 13, 1834, at which he was 78 years of age and residing at Rye, Penna., and his pension was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Horn and Col. Roup. He enlisted into Northampton Co., Penna. 
Very Respectfully,
Commissoner.
Miss Ella G. Sourbeer, 
1314 Cowdon St., Harrisburg, Pa.
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5797
INVALID.
File No. 5797
Paul Muser
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. M, Page 269

[Arrangement of 1870.]
Paul Moser
Records corrected.
May 16, 1904,
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Apr. 3. 1897-History to 
Miss. Ella G. Sourbeer
13 14 - [Illegible] Street - 
Harrisburg - Penna. 
Apr. 5. 1897- History to Miss M. E. Musser
150-5 Ave N. Y. City
1929. May 20- Hist to Grace Michley - See letter in Robert 
Lackey W. 2948 [Illegible]
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Know all men by these presents that I Paul Musser of Rye Township in the County of  Perry in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Craighead Junr of Hogetown County of Cumberland and State aforesaid my true and Lawful attorney with a power of substitution for me and in my name, to receive from the United States the amount of my pay now due to me the act entitled An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution approved the 7th day of June 1832 as a soldier in the Militia under Captain Henry Horn do under Capt [Illegible] Cook Burk Captain Winter Witness my hand and seal this 13th dat of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty four 
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Jerimiah Madden
Before me the subscribed a Judge of the Court in and for said County of Perry & State of Pennsylvania personally appeared this day Paul Musser whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of Attorney and acknowledge the same to be his act and deed and declared that the same was not given by reason of any transfer, or of any attachtment, levy or seisure by any legal process whatever of the pay therein authorized to be received, but that the said pay is intended to ensure wholely to his personal benefit Witness my hand this thirteenth day of September in the day of our land one thousand eight hundred and thirty four 
Jeremiah Madden 
George Stroop Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Perry in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Jeremiah Madden before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged, in a Judge of the Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the [Illegible] of the [Illegible] Court, this day of in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. 
Before me the subscriber a Judge of the Court in the County of Perry in the state of Pennsylvania personally appeared this day Thomas Craighead Junr, the attorney named in the foregoing of attorney, and made oath that the same or any part thereof was not given to him nor to the best of his knowledge or belief to any other person, by reason of any transfer, or of any attachment, levy or seizure by any by any legal process whatever of the pay therein authorized to be received, but that the said pay is, to the best of his knowledge and belief in intended to ensure wholly to the personal benefit of the person by whom the said power was 
executed
Witness my hand this thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Jeremiah Madden
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State of Pennsylvania
Perry County Set
I George Stroop 
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania Do certify That Jeremiah Madden Esq before whom the annexed and foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time of administering said oaths and still is a Judge of the Court of the Common Pleas of said County and duly empowered to administer oaths and take acknowledgement and the signatures thereto purporting to be his is genuine
The testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office and said Court at Bloomfield this twenty second day of September Anno Domini and thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Geo Stroop
Prothonotary 
of the Court of Common Pleas of Perry County Pennsylvania
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I George Stroop, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Perry in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer oath
In testimony thereof I have unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at the Borough of Broomfield this day of One thousand eight hundred and thirty four
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J L Edwards Esq
Comr. of Pensions
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Washington City
March 5th 1838-
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I have had a singular application made to me to know whether certain Pension papers herein enclosed are correctly executed. I have given them but a very hasty glance but it strikes me they are all right. Will you have the [Illegible] to look at them & say whether that are executed in full accordance with your regulations. After which please return them to that I may send them whence they came 
MB. I [Illegible] the [Illegible] of [Illegible] is given to whom the Pensions to [Illegible]
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sent
Miller
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September 23rd 1834
[Illegible] I was with Mr. Musser [crossed out text] he filled up the the statement his name is signed in German he is inteligent bot old and feeble and lives with a widowed daughter I have all I can for him to get his papers signed, he lives remote from a Justice of the Peace and I could not get his deposition to the Statement shewing his service his little [Illegible] would [Illegible] much good I drew up a deposition and left it with him there will be a Justice at his house as soon as possible and if he lives he will forward it on to you
I am Yours [Illegible]
[Illegible]
G L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, April 13th, 1841. 
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Paul Muser, -
a Pensioner one the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837. to the 4th March 1838. and from 6th March 1839. to the 4th March 1840. Respectfully yours,
Albion R. Jones
Comptroller 
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
Washington. D. C. Mch. 27, 1897. 
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for the purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below. 
[crossed out text]
Commissioner 
Full name of soldier:
Paul Musser.
Place of Residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Do not know and am anxious to find out. 
Place of residence after service: In 1820 he lived in
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Rye Township, Perry Co. Pa.
Date of death (as near as possible):
Likely in April or March of 1842,
[Crossed out text]
Did [crossed out] he [crossed out] receive a pension?
Can not say when he became a pensioner,
He received a pension in 1840.
Remarks: It is probable he did not receive a pension until late in life as he owner property in 1820. He is supposed to have resided in Northampton Co. before 1800, but he may have enlisted elsewhere.
Your name and address: 
(Miss) M. E. Musser
150 fifth Ave. 
New York.
2888b2m
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[stamped in black at upper right "Harrisburg MAR 20 97"]

[stamped in black at upper middle "WASHINGTON, DC"]

[stamped at middle right "OLD WAR & NAVY MAR 24 1897 FILES,"]

POSTAL CARD - ONE CENT. [Centered]

United States OF America [centered]

THIS SIDE IF FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY. [centered]

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington,
D.C.
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[stamped in black at top middle "PENSION MAR 02 1897 OFFICE US"]

3 - 20 - 97
1314 Cowder St. Harrisburg Pa. request for 
I sent a information regarding a Revolutionary pensioner Paul Widon Mosser and enclosed a stamp for a reply. I have not heard from your department or any other in reply although I asked that my letter be sent to the proper place, if yours was not that place. Please answer.
Very Respectfully
Mrs. Ella G. Sourbeer.
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1314 Cowden H.
Harrisburg, Pa.
March 1st 1897
Dear Sir:-
Will you please kindly send me a copy of the data, history, Revolutionary War Record and anything else at hand concerning one Paul Nidor Mosser a Revolutionary War pensioner, who lived in 1780 in Forks Township, Northampton Co. Pa. and died in Perry Co. Pa. some time in the forties ('40s). Also one George Mosser who was a pensioner per
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[stamped in black at middle left "PENSION F. Mar 3 1897 OFFICE US."]

[stamped in black at middle right "OLD WAR & NAVY MAR 11 1897"]

act March 11th 1815, who died in Lehigh Co. Pa. Jan. 19th 1826 aged 78 yrs. [Illegible] this has (through ignorance) been sent to the wrong department, will you kindly forward it to the proper person? 
And oblige 
Your Respectfully 
Ella G. Sourbeer 
1314 Cowder St.
Harrisburg, 
Pa.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veteran's Administration Archives
NAME Moser, Sammuel Jr. GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania 
WARRANT NUMBER 10,039 ACREAGE 100 Issued December 12, 1797
To- not shown-
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volume 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registered of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in the General Land Office records in The National Archives.