Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12650, Moses Currier, N.H.
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SERVICE                                                               NUMBER
         N.H.                     Currier, Moses                   S.12650        

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                               6433
 New Hampshire
Moses Currier
of Canterbury in the State of N. H. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Page of the Regt commanded by Col Long in the New Hampshire line for 1 year 4 months and 4 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire [word missing] the rate of 33 Dollars 77 Cents per annum [word missing] commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of March 1833 and Sent to Hon J M Harper   H R
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                                 80.65
Seme-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833.        26.88
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                                                                            107.55
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                                              {Revolutionary Claim,}
                                              { Act June 7, 1832      }

Recorded by Daniel Boyd  Clerk
Book D  Vol. 1   Page 148

[On the left hand, written vertically]
Set Daniel Gale and Pension Agents  Feby 15, 1842
"     to I Waldron  Pension Agent  March 1, 1842
"    Daniel Gale    March 9 1842
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Moses Currier
Private
1 year 4 mo and 4 days

On Roll Capt Page's  Co Col 
[remainder is too faint to read]
admin
Canterbury
Page
Long

Hon. J. M. Harper
    HR
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                                                       DECLARATION
  In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of New-Hampshire  }
County of Merrimack        } ss.

   On this Twelfth day of February 1833, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and for said County, now sitting, Moses Currier a resident of Canterbury in the County of Merrimack and State of N. H. aged 73 years being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
    That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated-- That he enlisted at Epping in the  County of  Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, in the Spring of the year 1776 for one year and marched to Portsmouth N.H. was there mustered by Maj  Ga[ines] and joined the company com'd by Capt Tim ' [TimothyClements, in N.H. Militia com'd by Col' Long and was stationed on Great Island (now New Castle) near Portsmouth N. H. and served at that place untill he was regularly dismissed. Had no written discharge. that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise period of his Service. but according to his best recollection, he served not less than six months.  That he again enlisted at Epping aforesaid first of Sept 1777 for four months under Capt Enoch Page in Col. Senter's Regt of N.H. and marched directly to Rhode Island and there served four months and dismissed and did not take a written discharge, he was stationed at  We[page torn] Rhode Island was discharged at that place the first of January1778-----
That he was born in Amesbury Massachusetts in the year 1760--
That he has no record of his age in his possession-- 
That since the Revolutionary War, he has been living in Epping aforesaid and in Canterbury where he now resides--
That he entered the service by voluntary enlistment;

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.                                         Moses Currier

    Sworn to and subscribed, the Twelfth day of February 1833 in open Court  
                   Attest  M Eastman  Clerk

We, [blank]  residing in  [blank] and [blank]  residing in [blank] hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Moses Currier, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73 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 the  [blank]

  And the said Court do here declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.  And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate, is [blank] resident in the [blank] and that [blank] who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank], and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
                                        I, Moses Eastman   Clerk  of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Moses Currier for a pension.
            In testmony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 12th day of February 1833
                                  Moses Eastman
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Rev War                         12650
                                INVALID.
                                                                       [Illegible initials]
File No.  12, 650
Moses Currier
Priv. Rev. War

Act June 7 1832
Index:--Vol.__________, Page_______________

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Moses Currier a pensioner of N. H. under the act of June 7 1832, $ 53.77 per ann.  When paid? and at what agency, Concord or  Potsmuth?
                                                                                H HS                                                                                 1 March 42

pd to 4 Sep 1841 at Portsmouth
                      J H

M Harry
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I Samuel Veazey formerly of Epping New Hampshire but now of Northfield in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire a Revolutionary pensioner under the act of the 2nd June 1832 on Main agency depose and say that I Enlisted a Soldier in Captain Timothy Clement's Company in Col. Longs Regiments of Continental soldiers in the year Anno Domini seventeen hundred and seventy six for the term of one year and immediately marched and was mustered by Maj. Gaines of Portsmouth New Hampshire and stationed at the Great Island now called New Castle, and Moses Currier formerly of said Epping Enlisted into said Clement's Company at the same time that I Enlisted for the same term and mustered and marched to said Great Island with me and served in said Co. and Regiment with me as long as I did and was regularly dismissed with me being awarding to my best revolution not less than six months
                                      Samuel Veazey

State of New Hampshire  }
Merrimack Co    Ss          }
                             Canterbury February 114, 1833 ten personally appearing Samuel Veazey who is a credible and disinterested witness made solemn  oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. 
                       before me
                           Amos Cogswell, Justice of the Peace
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Affidavits in the case
of Moses Currier of Canterbury




 Rec'd Mr. Patrick
for Moses Currier
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I William Patrick of Canterbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, a Clergyman, do hereby testify that I have been acquainted with Moses Currier of said Canterbury who is now a member of the Family of Shakers in Canterbury aforesaid for many years last past that he is a man of good reputation that I believe him to be Seventy three years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is Just and true--
                            Before me.,
                                 Amos Cogswell   Jus. Peace

{Here a paper seal            State of New Hampshire,               }
is attached]                      Secretary's Office Feb. 23, 1833      }

I certify that Amos Cogswell is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack duly constituted and sworn and that his signature to the foregoing  instruments is genuine
          In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set the Seal of said State.
                              Joseph Robinson   Dep. Secy. of State.
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   Feb 28, 1842

Moses Currier
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                                                     Pension Office
                                                      February 15, 1862

Sir,
    You will please suspend all further payments of the pension of Moses Currier, a Pensioner of the New Hampshire Agency under the act of June 7,1832, at the rate of $55.:77 per annum, until advised again on the subject from this Office.
                                I am respectfully
                                   Your Obet. [obedient] Servt. [servant]
                                                  J L Edwards

                   
                                                  Pension Agency,
                                                     Concord NH Feby 22 1842
                                            Sir, It does not appear by the Rolls, that 
                                             the above named was ever enrolled at 
                                              this agency
                                                        I am Respectfully your Obedt Sevt
                                                    John George                   P. Agent


John George, Esq.   }          To J. L. Edwards Esq
  Pension Agent      }               Commissioner of Pensions
    Concord              }                Washington D.C
     N. Hampshire     }
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Smith and Tallant
for Moses Currier
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We Daniel Smith Jun'r of Concord in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire and Nathaniel A. Tallant of Canterbury in the State and County aforesaid do hereby Certify that we have been well acquainted with Moses Currier of said Canterbury for many years last past that he is a man of undoubted veracity and a respectable member of the Society of Shakers in said Canterbury, that we believe [word crossed out] him to be Seventy three years of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
                                    Daniel Smith Jun.r
                                    Nathaniel A. Tallant
   State of New Hampshire
Merrimack }     Be it known that on the Twelfth day of February AD 833 before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Daniel Smith Jun. and Nathanial A Tallant above named who are credible and disinterested witnesses and made solemn oath that the same is just and true and the foregoing affidavit was by them personally subscribed in my presence.                          John George   Jus. Peace

The State of New Hampshire Merrimack SS. Court of Common Pleas February Twv 1833, I Moses Eastman, Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that it is the opinion of the Court that Daniel Smith Jr and Nathaniel A Tallant the persons  who have subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit are credible persons who have subscribed and of  the good character and standing as other persons giving such certificates.

                                                              [crossed out--Moses Eastman's signature]

                                      I Moses Eastman Clerk of said Court do hereby Certify that John George whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was at that time of executing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and that I believe the same to be his genuine signature.  In testimony thereof I have here unto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed to the same with my  own hand this Twelfth day of February 1833
                                                                   Moses Eastman
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I Joseph French formerly of Epping but now of Rumney in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire a Revolutionary pensioner depose and say that I inlisted as a Soldier in Captain Enoch Pages Company in Col.o  Centers [Senter's] Regiment of  New Hampshires Militia on the first of September in the year Anno Domini seventeen hundred and seventy-seven for the term of four months and immediately marched to the State of Rhode Island where I served my term out and was discharged at  said Rhode Island on the first of January 1778   Moses Currier formerly of said Epping Enlisted into Said Pages Company at the same time that I enlisted and marched to said Rhode Island with me and served the time for which he enlisted in said Company which was four months and was discharged at the same time that I was and returned home with  me  we were Stationed at  [illegible--Warren?] in Said Rhode Island                                

                                                                           Joseph French

State of New Hampshire  }
Grafton   SS                      }  Rumney  February 5th  AD. 1833
Then personally appearing Joseph French made solemn oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed said True.
                             Before me Kendall Osgood  Justice of the Peace
[partial seal remains]
 
I certify that Joseph French  the above named deponent is creditable and disinterested witness
                                         Kendell Osgood   Jus. Peace
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[on far left edge written vertically]  French for Currier

[upper left a paper seal is affixed]
 State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office February 5, 1833

The within named Kendall Osgood is a Justice of the Peace for our County of Grafton, duly constituted and sworn and his signature as such genuine.
In testimony where of I have herewith  set the Seal of the State.
                       Ralph Metcalf, Secretary