Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,010, for Skiff Morgan, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
New York.

Morgan, Skiff
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NUMBER
S. 41,010

CONTENTS
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18.515
Vermont
Skiff Morgan
of Addison in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb of the N. York
line, for the term of 2 yrs & 8 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of May 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of March 1822 and sent to Hon: C. Rish
H. Reps. U. S.
Arrears to 4th of March 1822. $367.22
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1822. $48.00
2 yrs, 9 mo 28/31  [total] $415.22

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818,}
& 1 May 1820
Addison County
====================
Died Dec. 25 - 1847
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Skiff Morgan's 
Declaration
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State of Vermont 
Addison County } ss:
Before the Supreme Court of Judicature for the
said State of Vermont now sitting at Middlebury in and for the County of Addison being a Court of record (having the power of fine & imprisonment) on this 21st day of
January 1822 personally appeared in open Court Skiff Morgan aged 61 years resident in Addison in said County, who being first 
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; for two years and eight months under an enlistment for three years commencing in the Spring of 1780, a part of the time in a company commanded by Capt. Meacham in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Wisenfeldt of the New York line, and the remainder of the time in a company commanded by Capt. Moody in a Regiment commanded by Col. Lambe of the
Connecticut line; that the date of his original declaration, is the 8th day of May 1818 and he has not obtained a pension certificate.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 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 naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property in securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
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1 Cow
1 Pig
5 old chains
1 Iron Pot
1 Iron Kettle
1 Iron Tea Kettle
4 Milk pans
1 Pine Table
2 Old Pine Chests
2 Old Pails
1 Shovel & Tongs
1 Axe
1 Scythe

[signed] Skiff Morgan
And the said declarant on his oath aforesaid,
further states that he is by occupation a farmer; that he has generally been able to labour as much as most persons of his age
but more recently & particularly the present winter his constitution has been so much broken by hard labour & his health is so feeble
that he is not able to labour much; that he has a wife aged 53 years who has for many years been so much afflicted with a phthysic that she is only able to perform light work.
Sworn to this 21st day of January A.D. 1822
before the Court aforesaid
William Slade Jun. Clerk

I, William Slade, Jun. Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont, for the County of Addison, do certify that that foregoing oath 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 said Court that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule is twenty six Dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 30th day of January, A D 1822.
William Sadler. Jun.
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Further evidence of
service wanting and
the line in which
the claimant served
should be stated in
his declaration
8 June 1819

Skiff Morgan
Declaration &c
Vt.
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Private
Col Lamb's Regt of Artillery
1780 - 2 yrs 8 months
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State of Vermont } ss:
On this 8th day of May 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the the State of Vermont, personally appears Skiff Morgan, aged fifty seven years, resident in Bridport in the County of Addison and State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the
provision made by 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."
That he the said Skiff Morgan enlisted in the
State of New York in April 1780 as a recruit
and immediately joined the army of the United States, at West Point in a company commanded by Capt Moody, in a Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. Lamb, for the term of three years, and continued to serve in said comp., in the service of the United States about two years and eight months and was honorably discharged the last of November 1782 at West Point in the State of New York, and about four months previous to the expiration of the term for which he enlisted.
That
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that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands
in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services-
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and
year aforesaid 
[signed] Joel Doolittle

State of Vermont } ss. 
I, Joel Doolittle Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Skiff Morgan did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had and taken before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress.
[signed] Joel Doolittle
And I the said Judge, on full & satisfactory
proof, Do certify that the said Skiff Morgan
is in reduced circumstances, and stands in
need of the assistance of his country for
support-
Joel Doolittle
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State of Vermont 
Addison County  }  ss:

I Darius Matthews Clerk of the
Supreme Court of the State of Vermont
within and for the County of Addison 
Do certify that the Hon. Joel Doolittle
is a Judge of the said Supreme Court
and that the foregoing is his signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Court this 14th day of Nov A.D. 1818.
Darius Matthews
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

October 20, 1924

Mrs. P. M. Hodes
Fingal, North Dak.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 41010 it appears that Skiff Morgan was reared in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, and was living there at the time of the Revolution.
[handwritten note in margin:  "see Dan Weller's affid."]
He enlisted in April 1780, served in Captain Machin's Company, Colonel Weissenfels' New York Regiment and in Captain Moody's Company, Colonel Lamb's Regiment
of Artillery and was discharged the last of November 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 8, 1818 while a resident of Bridport, Addison County, Vermont, aged fifty-seven years.
In 1822 he was living in Addison, Addison County, Vermont and referred to his wife aged fifty-three, her name not stated. He died December 25, 1847.
There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Dan Weller
Affidavit

Additional evidence
in the case of
Skiff Morgan.
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State of New York
Washington County } ss:
.
Dan Weller of Fort Ann in the County of Washington and State of New York aged sixty one years and upward being duly sworn upon
the holy Evangelist deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with a man by the name of Skiff Morgan and lived near him and well acquainted with him from the time he was about five or six years old, that the said Skiff
Morgan and this deponent were brought up in the town of Sharon in the County
of Litchfield and State of Connecticut from their youth and continued within a
mile of each other untill this deponent enlisted in the service in the Revolutionary war.  The said Skiff Morgan being about one year younger -- and this deponent further deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with the said Skiff Morgan in the continental service of the United States in the years of one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty one and Two.
That this deponent enlisted for three years into Col. Tupper's Regiment in the Massachusetts line and afterwards transferred into the Regiment commanded by Col. E. Sprout in the same line, under which enlistment this deponent continued to serve until some time
in seventeen hundred and Eighty three, having previous to his discharge served the most part of the term of his enlistment and was generally stationed at and near West Point, and this deponent further deposeth and saith that
he was knowing to said Skiff Morgan serving in the Regiment commanded by Col. Lamb's company commanded by Capt. Moody
in the Connecticut line on the continental establishment for more than Nine months in
continuance, that the said Regiments were stationed in the year 1782, 1783 & a
part of 1781, as near as he can recollect at and near West Point and a part of the time at Nelson's Point near to West Point, that the two Regiments were
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generally stationed within a mile or two of each other and some of the time were together, and during which time the said Skiff Morgan and this deponent were frequently from one Regiment to the other, and this deponent has not the least hesitation or doubt
in swearing positively that the said Skiff Morgan did actually serve more than Nine months in continuance at and near said West Point in the said line on the continental Establishment.
And this deponent then understood and believes that the said Skiff Morgan
enlisted into the said Regiment commanded by Col. Lamb, for the term of three years and believes he must have served much longer term than Nine months.
And this deponent further saith that the said Skiff Morgan now resides in the
town of Addison (adjoining the town of Bridport) in the County of Addison and
State of Vermont. and further saith not.
Sworn to subscribed and declared
this 16 day of January 1822 before me.
[signed}  Dan Weller
George Clark, Just of the peace

I George Clark Esquire do certify that I am well acquainted with Dan Weller above named and who has this day taken & subscribed to the
aforegoing affidavit, that I have lived for many next preceding the date hereof within a mile & half the said Dan Weller, that his character is good and a man of truth and veracity --
George Clark, Just. peace
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State of New York
Washington County } ss:
I, Matthew D Danvers Clerk of the Court of
common pleas of the County of Washington and State of New York do certify that George
Clark Esqr before whom the above affidavit was taken and subscribed is one of the
Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Washington acting under the authority of the said State and that the above is his signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 17th day of January A.D. 1822.

M.D. Danvers
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Skiff Morgan

Application for pension

Silas Mead, affidavit
2 witnesses wanted.
Further proof of service
required, and a schedule of property, under the act 1st May 1820-
13 Decr 1821.
The official character of
Judge Doolittle was certified
to under the seal of Court in
1818, but is not certified to
in this document. -
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I, Silas Mead now of Middlebury in the County
of Addison & State of Vermont depose &
say that in the year 1782 in the month of April, according to my best recollection, I enlisted
into the service of the United States
in the revolutionary war, in a company commanded by Capt Moody and a regiment commanded by Col. Lamb & Genl Knox brigade, artillery, and I continued in that service, company, regiment & brigade about eight, nine, or ten months; and during the whole of that period I was acquainted with Skiff Morgan, now present, and know that he was a soldier in the same corps, and did duty as a soldier in said corps during the whole of that period.
He was a soldier in said corps when I
entered that service, & when I left it, he
continued in the same service; how
long he had been in the service, before I
entered, or how long he continued
after I left it, I do not know.
I mean to be understood that at the period
above mentioned, I was transferred from
Capt Livingston's company, Col. Wisenfellt's
Regiment in the New York line, to the
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company, Regiment, & brigade first above 
mentioned, at the period above mentioned.
[signed] Silas Mead

State of Vermont} ss:

October 23rd 1821 personally appeared Silas
Mead the above deponent & made solemn
oath to the foregoing deposition in due
form - Before me
Joel Doolittle, Judge of the Supreme Court

I certify that I am personally acquainted
with the above named Silas Mead & that
he is a credible witness-
Joel Doolittle, Judge Supreme Court
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Submitted to Mr E.
(Hon'l Rich, H.R.)

States service in a N. York
regt. of Artillery from
1780 for 2 yrs & 8 mo. -

Name not found on final
settlement certificate books.
Proof of service by 2
Witnesses, who are certified to
be credible, per Adm.

aged 61 yrs., wife 53 - not
in good health.  Sched:3:26.
.
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41.010
INVALID.
Revy
No. 41,010
Skiff Morgan
Priv., Rev. War
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Act: 18th March 1800
Index: -- Vol. S, Page 385
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct. 20 Hist to [illegible]
M H F.
02 Oct 27
Mr.s Henrietta [illegible]
33. Apr [illegible]
Buckley [illegible]
obtaining
[illegible] to Lois
Mr.
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[oval stamp: DEP'T OF THE INTERIOR
RECEIVED
SEP 27 1924
TO BUR. PENSIONS
SECYS.OFF. APPTS., MAILS & FILES ]

[oval stamp: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLER,
SEP 29 1924
H
BUREAU OF PENSIONS]

Fingal, N. Dak..
Sept. 23. 24
Dept of Interior

Kindly send me all information you have
as to the part taken by Skiff Morgan in the
Revolutionary War as Sargent of a Battery under Washington.
Also, Erastus Sheldon in war of 1812-
Very truly-
Mrs. P. M. Howe

I refer you to a letter sent
me March 21- 1923 from
your Dept.
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4703 N. Albany Ave.
Chicago, Illinois.
Oct. 15th, 1932.

Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.
Sirs: --

I find by Pension Records of Pensioners in 1840 that one man named Skiff Morgan was drawing one at Charlotte Vt. in 1840 aged 79.
He is our ancestor but there is no record of him in the Vermont List of Rev. soldiers, so we ask that you kindly give us all the help you can of his service, and date of birth, death marriage and name of wife and children if given in his application. We would be very grateful for any help you will give us.

Yours very truly,
Henrietta Parsons

Mrs. Henrietta Parsons
4701 N. Albany Ave.
Chicago
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April 19, 1933

Skiff Morgan, S.41010
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Frank C. Buckley
1706 21st Street
Superior
Wisconsin

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Lois Sheldon, the daughter of the Revolutionary War soldier, Skiff Morgan.
In the papers of the pension claim, S. 41010, based upon the military service of Skiff Morgan, the name Lois Sheldon does not appear.
It is possible that the arrearage of Skiff Morgan's pension, due at the time of his death, was paid to Lois Sheldon. In order to obtain such information, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office,
Washington, D.C., citing the following data as means of identification of the record: Skiff Morgan, Certificate 18515, issued March
20, 1822, rate $8 per annum, commenced May 8, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Vermont Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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October 27, 1932
BA-J/MCS
Skiff Morgan
S. 41010

Mrs. Henrietta Parsons
4703 N. Albany Avenue
Chicago
Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of October 15, 1932, requesting information in regard to Skiff Morgan, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 41010, based upon the military service of Skiff Morgan.
He was reared in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, and was living there at the beginning of the Revolution.
He enlisted in April, 1780, served in Captain Machin's Company in Colonel Weisenfels' New York Regiment and in Captain Moody's Company in Colonel Lamb's Regiment of Artillery and was discharged late in November, 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 8, 1818, while a resident of Bridport, Addison County, Vermont, aged fifty-
seven years. The exact date of his birth was not given.
In 1822 he was living in Addison, Addison County, Vermont, and referred to his wife, aged fifty-three, her name not given. There are
no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Skiff Morgan died December 25, 1847.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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National Surety Daughters of the American Revolution
MRS. LOWELL FLETCHER HOBART, PRESIDENT GENERAL

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE
MRS. GEORGE B. PULLER, CHAIRMAN
CAIRO HOTEL
WASHINGTON, D. C.

NORTHERN DIVISION
MISS MARY P. HILL. VICE-CHAIRMAN
BOX 60, TOPSHAN, MAIRE
EASTERN DIVISION
MRS. LETITIA P. WILSON, VICE-CHAIRMAN
1701 BOLTON STREET, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MRS. LOUIS C. BULKLEY, VICE-CHAIRMAN
1044 RUTHERFORD PLACE SERIVEPORT. LOUISIANA
CENTRAL DIVISION
MRS. FRANK C. BUCKLEY, VICE-CHAIRMAN
1706 N. RIST STREET, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
WESTERN DIVISION
MRS. JOSEPH S. CALFER, VICE-CHAIRMAN
33 KINESSURY PLACE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOUR!
PACIFIC COAST DIVISION
MRS. GEORGE E. FELLOWS, VICE-CHAIRMAN
30 U STREET, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

1706 21st. St.
Superior, Wis.

U. S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
I wish to get information regarding one Lois Sheldon of Madrid or Waddington, N.Y.,  who in 1850, signed pension papers as
the only surviving daughter of Skiff Morgan, Revolutionary Soldier of Vermont.
Will you kindly inform me what personal data is given in her papers? Her birth, marriage, children, place of residence, etc.?
Thanking you for your trouble, I am,
Sincerely,
Mrs. F. C. Buckley

Mrs. Frank C. Buckley
1706 21st St.,
Superior, Wisconsin.

[circular stamp: RECEIVED APR 8 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM. PENSIONS]