Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,272, for Daniel Morse, Massachusetts
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Mass.

Morse, Daniel
Polly

W 26,272
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Montpelier Vermont 3813
Polly Morse decd. widow of Daniel Morse who was  Prv, Gunr, & Corpl. in the Mass. Militia. Husb. died in 1826

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 61 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843, ending 30th Nov 1863, when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of March 1847 and sent to Elijah Clarke, Brighton, Mass.

[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844]

Recorded in Book A Col 2 Page 65
Due from $26 22/100

2 Certs
1838, 1873 V
In? Rep?

Payable to Sally Butts, Jacob Morse, Melinda M. Watts, Matthew Morse, Tilman Morse, Levina Brown, Permelia Wheeler, and Betsy Denmon, only surviving children

Lt. [illegible] Clarke and to Elijah Clark Jr by 8 ll '49

Certificate made payable at Montpelier Vt. [illegible] to Payt July 31 1847
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office September 21, 1846, Boston
I herbey certify That at the dates of the annexed attestations Charles Russell was a Justice of the Peace to the County of Worcester and Elijah Clark was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. 

Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

John G Palfrey,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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I Nehemiah Parker of Princeton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, of lawful age to [illegible] of the age of eighty five years, do testify and say, that in the first part of May in the year 1777 I engaged and rendered eight months service in the Continental Army of the United States at Saratoga & on the North River in the State of New York and was in the Company commanded by Captain Aaron Haynes of Sudbury in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wiggleworth and I could recollect one Daniel Morse of Southborough my native town who was in the same service & company and served as long as I did.
Nehemiah Parker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Worcester ss. Sept 19 1845.
Then personally appeared the above named Nehemiah Parker and under oath that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed is true and I further certify that he is a man of truth and veracity.
Before me Chas. Russell Justice of Peace
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I depose and say that I hold the Office of the Town of Southborough, in the County of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and have in my care and keeping the Records and Documents belonging to said Town, from which I make the following extract.
"Daniel Morse of Southboro and Molly Gibbs of Framingham enter their Bonds of Marriage April 8th 1781."
"South.bro 18th Dec 1776
then Deposated in the Town Treasurer twelve Pound a fine Paid by Gidion Newton Junr for Refusing to march Agreable to a late Act of the Gen; Assembly of this state. 
Joshua Smith
William Collins
John Angier } Liet Selectmen Committee"
"We the subscribers have drawn from the Town treasurer ten Pound to hire Daniel Morse to do three months service to the westward Recih[?] & paid to fo. Morse this 27 Day of Dec. 1776 fo. money is the above mentioned fine
Joshua Smith
Nathan Bridges
David Newton } Lieut Selectmen Committee"
"Southborough July 9th 1780
Wee the subscribers by agreement made between
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us and the Militia Officers that The Town should Draw all the wages and milage that shall be due to us from the State and Continent wee hereby acknowledge the same, & the Town shall reduct all the money that we shal received in comp from that shall be due to us from the town when we return
Rufus Hemenway
John Amsden
Haculiah Bridges
Ebenezer Collins
Francis Morse
Daniel Morse"
"I the subscriber as Treasurer for Southborough Do hereby for my self and sucessor in said office of Treasurer and in behalf of So. Town promis and engage to pay & deliver to Daniel Morse or order one hundred and ten bushels of Indian Corn or the value their of by the first of January Next in Consideration for six months service in the Continental Service for which he is already engaged
July ye 7th 1780
Jonas Ball } Treasurer Southborough"
(On the back of the above note I find the following)
"February ye 7 1781. Rec. the whole of the within Note which is [pound symbol] 1650-0-0
Daniel Morse"
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I further certify that it appears from the Town records that Lieut Wm Collins, Capt Aaron Fay, Dea. John Day, Nathan Bridges, & Joshua Smith, were in the fourth day of March 1776 elected Selectmen of Southborough and continued in that office up to March 3 1777. And that John Ball was elected Treasurer for the Town of Southborough on the sixth day of March 1780 and served in that Office up to the second day of March 1781
Attest Sullivan Fay Town Clerk of Southborough

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. Hopkinton September 18th 1836. Then personally appeared Sullivan Fay Town Clerk of Southborough and made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him made and subscribed.
Before me Elijah Clark, Justice of the Peace
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Chittenden County ss.} State of Vermont
On the 27th day of August Eighteen hundred and forty six personally appeared before me Gideon Barber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont Melinda M Watts a resident of Bolton in said County of Chittenden being forty three years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration for herself as for Jacob Morse, Matthew Morse, Tilman Morse, Betsy Demmon, Sally Butts, Permelia Wheeler, and Levina Brown her brothers and sisters in order to obtain an increase to the pension allowed her mother Molly Morse widow of Daniel Morse under the Law of Congress passed July 7th 1838.
She will named the pension due her said mother agreeable to law of Congress passed March 3rd 1843 That her said mother was widow of Daniel Morse of Southborough in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts that her said father Daniel Morse rendered service for his country in the war of the Revolution from the town of Southborough aforesaid was in the Lexington and Concord alarms April 19th 1775 and continued in the service for 8 months in Capt Josiah Fays company and was
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and was in the years service in Col [illegible]
Reg in 1776 and in a three month service
in Col. Sparhawks Reg in 1777 was in an Eight
month service in Capt Haynes Company and
was as she verily believes in other service at
Rhode Island and Block Island and West
Point in the State of New York in all no more than two years service.
She further declares that her said Mother
was married to the said Daniel Morse on the
day and year stated in her former declaration
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to January 1st 1794 and that the said Daniel Morse died at the time and as stated in her mothers former declaration and was
not afterwards married she hereby approves
Elijah Clark of Brighton in the State of
Massachusetts the attorney to prosecute
the claim for an increase to the pension
which was due the said Molly Morse
widow of Daniel Morse at the day of his 
decease and further saith [illegible]
Melinda M. Watts
Sworn to and subscribed by the said
Melinda M. Watts on the day and year
first above written
Before me Gideon Barker Justice of Peace
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State of Vermont. I Paul Dillingham Jr. Memberof
Congress from the 4th Congressional District in
said State, do hereby certify, that Gideon Barber
whose name is attached & Subscribed to the foregoing declaration, is & was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Chittenton in & State, duly appointed
& qualified, and that his signature as such is genuine.
Paul Dillingham Jr. Mbr Congress
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I Daniel Demmon a resident of Waterbury County of Washington and State of Vermont Depose and say, that I have been well acquainted with Daniel Morse, late husband of Polly Morse, who has signed the annexed declaration, for many years and know the said Daniel Morse died on the 19th day of January AD. 1824.
And further testify that the above named Polly
Morse, has never married since the death of her above
named husband and still remains a widow.
Daniel Demmon
State of Vermont - Washington County - 
On this this 29th day of May 1841
Personally appeared Daniel Demmon above named and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Geo. Worthington, Judge of Probate for the
District of Washington
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the
7th July 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions
to certain widows.
State of Vermont

Washington district ss. ⎬
On this 29th day of May 1841, Personally appeared before me George Worthington Judge of the Court of Probate, for the County of & district of Washington and State aforesaid, Polly Morse, a resident of Waterbury in the County and State aforesaid, Aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, "entitled" An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Daniel Morse, who was a private
in the Army of the Revolution Mass line.
That according to her best knowledge and belief he served more than twelve months in the service of the United
States in the Massachusetts line.
That he entered into the service of the U States at Framingham or Southborough, Mass, in March or April AD 1775 under Capt. Daniel Barnes, Col. Jonathan Ward, Regiment in Mass line, and served Eight months or more, in this term of service. That he marched through the woods to Quebec, was at Quebec when Gen Montgomery fell.
That he served one other term in the United States service, but cannot state the time of his service or the Officers under whom he served.
She further declares that she was married to the Daniel Morse at Framingham Mass on the ninth May AD 1781, (as will fully appear by affidavit annexed)
That the reason of her delay to this time to apply is that she did not know where to obtain the proof, and could not get the proper assistance till now.
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That her husband the aforesaid Daniel Morse Died at Waterbury on the 19th day of January AD. 1824 (as will appear by proof annexed)
That she was not married to him (her aforesaid husband) prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz, at the time above stated.
She further declares she was never afterwards married, and still remains a widow.
Polly Morse
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year last above written before me.
Geo. Worthington Judge
State of Vermont
District of Washington ss
I, Geo. B. Manser, Register & Clerk of the Probate Court within
and for the district aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing
proceedings were had in open Court at the time there stated, and
that George Worthington is Judge of said Probate Court, duly elected and commissioned, and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Montpelier in said district this 29th day of May A.D. 1841.
Geo. P. Manser
Register & Clerk of Probate Court
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November 8, 1934
Mrs. Floyd E. Demmon
1200 Cleveland Avenue
Hobart, Indiana
BA-J/ady
Daniel Morse
W.26272
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Daniel Morse, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension based upon his military service in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Daniel Morse are not shown.
While a resident of Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in March or April 1775 and served seven months and twenty-nine days as private in Captain Daniel Barns' Company, Colonel Jonathan Ward's
Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted August 1, 1776 and served three months as gunner in Captain James Swan's Company, Colonel Crafts' Massachusetts Regiment of Artillery. He enlisted July 13, 1780 and served six months as corporal in Captain Pritchard's Massachusetts Company.
He died January 19, 1824 in Waterbury, Vermont.
Soldier married May 9, 1781 in Framingham, Massachusetts , Polly Gibbs of Framingham, Massachusetts.
She was allowed pension on her application executed May 29, 1841, while a resident of Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont, aged eighty years.
She died November 30, 1843 in Bolton, Chittenden County, Vermont, leaving the following children: Jacob, Matthew and Tilman Morse, Sally Butts, Levina Brown, Permelia Wheeler, Betsey Demmon, and Melinda M. Watts who
was a resident of Bolton, Vermont, and aged forty-three years in 1846.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Polly Morse
No 7933

Josiah Adams
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston July 12th 1841 hereby Certify, That Josiah Adams
a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss
Town Clerks Office
Framingham July the 12 1841
Daniel Morse of Marlborough and Polly Gibbs of Framingham
Married May the ninth day, one-Thousand Seven hundred
and eighty one
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows.
May 9th 1781
Attest
Elias Temple Town Clerk
I Elias Temple above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Framingham, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Elias Temple Clerk of Framingham
Middlesex ss
July 12, 1841
Sworn to and Subscribed Before me
Josiah Adams  Justice Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office June 12th 1841
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Morse is borne on a Return of the men's names in Captain Barnes Company. Colonel Wards Regiment, as a private from Southborough, where it appears that he was on command at Quebec. The roll is
not dated, but supposed to be one of the "October returns of the eight months service in 1775 as it was found filed with them. The Return is signed William Morse Lieut
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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4342
13 Sep 1843
Polly Morse
Acts 1843

$26.22 per annum

Hon. P. Dillingham
H. Rep
[written sideways] 
Waterbury ss
Sept 8th 1843
J.L. Edwards 
Washington City D.C.
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State of Vermont.
Washington County ss.
On this second day of September A.D. 1843. Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Washington aforesaid personally appeared Polly Morse a resident of Bolton in Chittenden County and State of Vermont, aged Eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3rd of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War- That she is the widow of Daniel Morse, who was a private in the army of the Revolution. That as his widow & for his service she received a pension of twenty six dollars per year for five years, under the act of Congress, of the 7th July 1838. That for a statement of her husbands
services & the proofs to sustain them, she now refers to her declaration made to obtain that pension, & the proofs accompanying the same, which are now in the pension office at Washington.
She further declares that she is still a widow
Polly Morse
Sworn and subscribed on the day & year above written before
Paul Dillingham Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT, S S 
Washington County ....ss
S. Churchill Clerk of the County Court of the County of Washington in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Paul Dillingham Jr is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was
dated on the 30th November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that
his signature to the foregoing is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this Second day of September A. D. 1843
Stillman Churchill Clerk
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commision of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Daniel Morse May 475
Southboro
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Boston Mass July 15, 1841
Sir
I herewith transmit to the department the Declaration and papers, for a pension under the Act of 7 July 1838 of Polly Morse, widow of Daniel Morse late of Waterbury Vt. When examined please to return the result to me at Boston, Mass.
I am very Respectfully your obt. servt
William West
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Payment to be made at Montpelier by Thomas Reed Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Vermont
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 28
Tho Lumpkin, Clerk.
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War Department
Widow's pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of March 3, 1843 Polly Morse widow of Daniel Morse who was a Private in the Revolution and died in the year 1824 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Twenty six dollars and twenty two cents per annum, commencing on the 4th March, 1843, and terminating on the 4th of March, 1844, unless the Pensioner should marry or die before the last mentioned date; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 13th day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
J.M. Porter
Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned
J. L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
This certificate bears date the day the Pensioner died, but was sub. by me some
after his death. The children have never applied for anything under it, & suppose that by surrendering this they may have its benefits allowed them in a new certificate as 
heirs for 5 years from 4 March 1843.
P. Dillingham
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State of Vermont
District of Chittenden ss
I, William Weston, Register of the Probate Court for said district of Chittenden, do hereby certify that it has been this day satisfactorily proved to said court that Molly Morse widow of Daniel Morse, who was a native of Southboro in the State of Massachusetts, was a resident of Bolton, in
the County and district of Chittenden and State of Vermont died in said Bolton on the thirteenth day of November A.D. 1843; that she was a pensioner of the United States under the law of Congress passed July 7, 1838, that she left the following named children, viz, Jacob Morse, Melinda M. Watts, Matthew Morse, Tilman Morse, Sally Butts, Lovina Brown and
Permelia (otherwise called Milla) Wheeler, who are all believed to be living
and are the only surviving children of the said Molly Morse, deceased, and are all of full age.
The words "otherwise called Milla" underlined above before signing.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto affix the seal of said Court, and subscribe
my name at Burlington in said district this 26th day of August A.D. 1846.
Wm Weston, Register.
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Polly Morse  decd
widow of Daniel
Vt.

Act 7 July 1939

1775 7 mo 29 dy pri In
1776  3 mo gunner artillery
1780  6 mo Corporal

widow died 13 Nov 1843
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston
Sept 10, 1846.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Morse, is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt Daniel Barnes's Company, in Col Jonathan Wards regt in the Eight months service as a private of Southborough, from May 4 to August 1, 1775, 89 days. Upon a Return of said Company, in said regt., as a private of Southborough, in Service named, and said return is not dated against his name upon said return, is written the following
viz- "on command at Quebec". Upon an abstract of the non-commissioned officers and privates in the 1st Company of American Artillery Commanded by Capt James Swan in Col Crafts Regt. as a gunner of + $104.00 anum
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Southborough no service named
number of miles travel against his name is 18

Upon a Muster Roll of said Capt. (paper folded over) Swans Company in Col. Craft's reg as a gunner from August 1 to No (paper folded over)
1, 1776 3 months. Upon a List (paper folded over) 14th division of 6 months men who marched under the care of Capt. Pritchard July ? 1780 as a private of Southborough arrived at Springfield July 13, 1780. The pay Roll of the men who served 6 months for the town of Southborough not in this office. Not upon rolls of Capt. Jonah Fay's Company Col. Jn Wards regt for 1775, Not upon roll of Capt. Seth newton's Company for 1778. Not upon Return of Capt. Aaron Haynes Company in Col. Wigglesworths regt.-- said return is

And I further Certify, That before search is made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge pertaining to the case.
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth

Daniel Morse Corporal
14 Regt. Mass July 3d 1780  bmd
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2328
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is requested to examine the
Rolls & documents in his office for proof of the service rendered in the War of the Revolution by Daniel Morse of the town of Southborough in the County of Worcester & State aforesaid, that the said Daniel Morse was in the service of the Revolution in
the first eight months service 1775 in Capt Josiah Fays Company, & in 1776 was in the
years service in Colo. Nixons Regiment or in Col. Sparhawks Regiment for three months
that in 1777, he was in the Continental Service for eight months in Capt Aaron Haynes Company in Col. Wigglesworth Regt and in 1778 was in the service at Rhode Island in the Company of Captain Seth Newton or Captain Rice then in 1780 he was in a six months continental service at West Point & was also in other services which would amount to more than two years in.
The said Daniel Morse haveing deceased some years since. Molly Morse of the State of Vermont his widow having received in her life time a pension for only a small part of the service rendered by the said David Morse. I am authorised by the children of Molly Morse to request the secretary of this Commonwealth to examine his Rolls & Documents
for them on their behalf.
Elijah Clark
Suffolk SS. Aug. 4, 1846,
Sworn to Before me Chas W. Lovett J.P.
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not dated - no other return on roll of said Capt Haynes Company, in this office subsequent to the year 1775. Not upon rolls of officers in Colonel Nixons and Sparhawks regts.
John G. Perry
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Brighton Mass Sept 22nd 1846
Dear Sir,
I have the honour to enclose to you herewith the Pension Certificate of Polly Morse of Bolton in the State of Vermont, and her childrens claims Documents for an increase to the pension which she has received & due at the day of her death.
Very Respt Your obt srvt
Elijah Clark
Hon. J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston
Nov 11 1846
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that there were two persons of the name of Daniel Morse who served in Col Crafts Regt. one belonged to Southborough, and the other to Walpole, and that the rolls of Col Crafts
in this Office, only show evidence of 3 months service for Daniel Morse of
Southborough.
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the Commissioner's letter of Oct. 7, 1846 was filed in this Office; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said letter, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Brighton, Mass November 16 1846.
Dear Sir
I enclose to you herewith the certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts respecting the service of Daniel More of Southborough Mass in the case of Molly Moore deceased of Vermont. I am not able to refer you any further than to the abstracts from the Records of Southborough to the Washington papers
Very Respt. your obt. Srvt
Elijah Clark,
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Payment to be made at Poultney by M. Clark
Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of Vermont
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book D Volume 1 Page [blank]
by D. H. Wood Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th July 1838, the pension
of Polly Morse, deceased, late of Vermont who was the Widow of Daniel Morse, a Private in the Mass militia and pensioner at the rate of $26.22 per annum, is now increased as private & Corporal to Sixty one dollars and fifty five cents per annum, commencing 4th March 1836
and ending 4th March 1841.  The difference
between the former and present pension
is payable on demand to Jacob, Matthew and Tilman Morse, Melinda M. Watts, Sally Butts,
Lovina Brown and Permelia Wheeler, only surviving children.
Given at the War Office of the United States,
this 28th day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty Six
Examined and Countersigned
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Payment to be made at Poultney by M. Clark Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of Vermont.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. Volume 2. Page [blank] by D.H. Wood, Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 3rd March 1843, the pension of Polly Morse, deceased, late of Vermont who was the Widow of Daniel Morse, a Private in the Mass militia and pensioner at the rate of $26.22 per annum, is now increased as to Sixt One dollars and Fifty Five cents per annum, commencing 4th March 1843
and ending 13th November1843, the day of her death. The difference between the former and present pension is payable on demand to Jacob, Matthew and Tilman Morse, Melinda M. Watts, Sally Butts, Lovina Brown and Permelia Wheeler, only surviving children.
Given at the War Office of the United States,
this 28th day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty Six
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Cancel these certificates & write to Clark asking for an explanation & a correction. Malinda W. Watts swears that one of Polly Morses children is named Betsey (illegible) but no such name is in the Register of Probates certificate nor in the (illegible) Certificates
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Payment to be made at Poultney by Merritt Clark  Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of Vermont.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A Volume 2, Page [blank] by D.H. Wood Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 3d March 1843, the pension of Polly Morse, decd. late of Vermont who was the widow of Daniel Morse, a Private and pensioner at the rate of $26 20 per annum, is now increased to sixty one  dollars and fifty five cents per annum, as private & corporal, commencing 4th March 1843, and ending 13th November 1843 the day of her death. The difference between the former and present pension is payable on demand to Jacob, Matthew and Tillman Morse, Melinda M. Watts, Sally Butts, Lovina Brown and Permelia Wheeler, only surviving children.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 28th. day of November
one thousand eight hundred and forty Six.
Secretary of War.
Examind and Countersigned
Commissioner of Pensions
Duplicate
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Payment to be made at Poultney by Merritt Clark Agent for the paying pensioners in the Agency of Vermont
Recorded in the Pension Office in Book D Vol 1 Page [blank] by
D.H. Wood Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th July 1838, the pension of Polly Morse, decd. late of Vermont, who was the widow of Daniel Morse a Private and pensioned at the rate of $26.22 per annum, is now
increased at the rate of Sixty one dollars and fifty five cents per annum as Private & Corporal, commencing 4 March 1836, and ending 4th March 1841. The
difference between the former and present pension is payable on demand to Jacob, Matthew and Tilman Morse, Melinda M. Watts, Sally Butts, Lovina Brown
and Permelia Wheeler, only living children.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 28th day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty Six.
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.
Duplicate
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Polly Morse
Wed of Daniel
Vet
Ad July 1838
Married 1781
died 1824
Allow 7 mo 26 days
$26.22 per army
Camp Barney Col Ward
Map Militia
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Increase
Polly Morse decd.
widow of Danl. 
Vt.
Act 7 July 1838 
admitted

7 mos. 19 days pri Inf. $26.55
3 " Arty.  13.00
4  " Corporal Inf.  22.00
  
$61.55

from 4 March 1836 to 4th Mar
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District of                                        State of Vermont
Chittenden ss}

   I William Weston Register of the court of Probate in and for said District do hereby certify that it has this day been satisfactorially (provece)  to said court that Molly Morse widow of Daniel Morse who was a native of Southborog in the State of Massachusetts was a resident of Boston in said District of Chittenden and State of Vermont. died in said town of Boston on the thirtieth day of Nov. AD 1843. that she had received a pension agreeable to the law of Congress of July 7th 1838 and was at the time of his decease a pensioner agreeable to the law of March 3rd 1843. That at the time of his decease she left eight children viz Sally Butts Jacob Morse Melinda M Watts Mathew Morse Tilman Morse Levina Brown Permelia Wheeler and Betsy Demmon. Who were all & the only children living of the aforesaid Molly Morse at the day of her death. and that the above named children are all believed to be living at this time and I further certify that heretofore to went on the 26th day of August 1846 proof was taken in said court showing the death of the said widow Molly Morse is was so understood by the court to be Nov 30th 1843 and in the number of his children the name Betsy Demmon (Dessmon?) appeared not to have been given or taken & added to the list with the other children now living, and was omitted by mistake of the witness.
         In testimony which I do hesand affix the seal of said court and subsent my name at Bushinghon in said District this 30th day of Jany 1847.
           William Weston Register
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Issue new certificates
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Brighton, Mass. Feb 8 1847
Dear Sir
I have the honor to enclose to you herewith a court certificate from the District of Chittendon State of Vermont proof of the date of Mrs Molly Morse death
of Bolton, widow of Daniel Morse, and the names of all his surviving children, agreeable to the Commissioners letter to me of date Dec first 1846.
You will please to make the return to me.
Very Respt your
Obtnt. Sev
Elijah Clark
Hon. Benjamin Thompson
M.C.
Washington City D.C.
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Free
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

June 20 1847
(illegible) care
Polly Morse decd.
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Waterbury Vermont 14 July 1847
Hon J. L Edwards
Sir I received a line from Elijah Clark Esq of Brighton Mass who was the Atty for the surviving children of the Widow Polly Morse deceased for the purpose of obtaining an increase to the aforesaid Widows pension, requesting a return of the pension certificates to the department for
the purpose of correcting a mistake with regard to the place of payment I am the atty appointed to receive the pension from Mr. Clark the pension agent there and payment was refused for the above reason, as the first power of atty is necessarily void but was obtained at considerable expense to the children. They wish me inquire whether
the pension can be granted to an administrator of the widow specially appointed for the purpose of decerning the person in trust for the surviving children. If such can be made to appear is there desire, such a
course would be attended with less expense than to obtain separate powers of atty as one of the children is absent from the State.
If you will with the trustee to inform me with regard to the above you will much oblige.
Very Respectfully
Jared S Demmon
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Increase
Polly Morse dec'd.
widow of Daniel
Vt.
act 7 July 1838
Admd.

7 mo 29 days pri Inf.  $26.55
3 "          gunner of Artly. 13.00
6 "   Corporal Inf  22.00

$61.55
From 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841
Payable to Jacob Morse, Malinda M. Watts, Mathew Morse, Tilman Morse, Sally Butts, Sovnia Brown and Pamelia Wheeler on surviving children deducting what has been had at the rate of $26.22 for the same time
Admd act 3 March 1843 for $61.55 from 4 March to 13 November 1843 payable to children above what has been paid if any at the rate of $26.22 per ann.
Elijah Clark
Brighton, Mass.
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Brighton July 27. 1847
Dear Sir
I enclose to you herewith the Pension certificate of the children of Mrs Molly Morse, widow of Daniel Morse, as you requested in yours of date 8 inst. The children having made three powers of Attorney to receive the amount due which has been attended with considerable expense are fearful that if entire new certificates are made, that another set of powers must be made, would in that case prefer to have an administrator appointed to receive the amount due for them and in their behalf.
Very Respt your
Obt Svt
Elijah Clark
Hon. J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Polly Morse widow
of Daniel Morse Vt.
Act 7 July 1838  and 3 March 1943 at $26.22 per ann.
To what time was she last paid?
G. C. A.
Pension Office
Oct 7 1846 pd to 4th March 1841  W. T.
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Elijah Clark Oct. 7 45
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This document as an "X" through it

Vermont 6376
Polly Morse Decd.
Widow of Daniel Morse
who was a pensioner under the Act of (blank) and who dies in the year 1824 of Wash. in the State of Vermont who was a pri & Corpl in the company commanded by Captain Barnes of the Regt. commanded by Col. Ward in the Mass. Mil. for 7 mo. 29 days pri Infy. 3 mo Gun. Art & 6 Corpl.

Inscribed on the Roll of Poultney Vt. at the rate of 61. Dollars 55 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836
Increase from $26.22
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of November 1846 and sent to Elijah Clarke N Brighton Mass.

Total Amount $307.75
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D H. Wood Clerk
book D vol. 1 page 133
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Vermont 3813
Polly Morse dec'd. widow of Daniel Morse who was a Private & Corporal in the Mass. Militia
Husb. died in year 1824

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 61 Dollars 55 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1843 ending 13th November 1843  when she died.
Certificate of pension issued the 28th day of November 1846 and sent to Elijah Clarke
Brighton Mass.
[Act of March 3 1843]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 2 page 65
Increased from $26.22/100
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Vermont. 376.
Polly Morse, decd.
Widow of Daniel Morse who was a pensioner under the Act of ----
and who died in the year 1824 of Nashua in the State of Vermont who was a Privt & Cor. in the Company commanded by Captain Barnes of the Regt. commanded by Col Ward in the Mass. Mil for 7 mo. 29 days Pri.
3 mo Gun. 6 Corp.
Inscribed on the Roll of Poultney, VT at the rate of 61 Dollars 55
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Inc. from $26.22
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of March 1847 and sent to Elijah
Clarke, Brighton, Mass.
Total amount, [blank]
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D. H. Woods Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1, Page 133
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6376
Vermont
Polly Morse widow of Daniel Morse, deceased,
[crossed out: who was a pensioner under the Act of] and who died in the year 1824 of Washington in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Barnes of the Regt commanded
by Col Ward in the Mass Militia for 7 mos 26 days
-
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 26. Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Sep
1841 & sent to William West Esq
Boston Massachusetts
Arrears to the 4th of March '41. 131.10
$131.10
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by Theodore L. Moody Clerk
Book A
Vol. 2
Page 46
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3813
Vermont Montpellier 

Polly Morse widow of Daniel Morse who was a Private in the Revolution.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 22.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Decr 1843 and sent to Hon. Paul Dillingham
House of Rep
Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 28
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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26272
Polly Morse
wid of
Daniel Morse
Corpl. Rev. War
Act March 3rd 1843.
Index:--Vol. M, Page 66

(Arrangement of 1870.}

[written sideways]: 
1932 Sept. 8 Hist. to Mrs. Alice Morse Edwards A.D.Y.
1943 Nov. 8 Hist. to Mrs. Floyd E. Demmon A.D.Y.
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Cleveland Ave.
Hobart Indiana
Oct. 31, 1934
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you kindly send me data on Daniel Morse who served in the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts?

[stamped]: 
Received Nov. 8, 1934
(illegible)
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His widow Polly Gibbs Morse of Waterbury,
Vermont is supposed to have been a pensioner because of his services.
If any children or family data are given will you please send same?
Very truly
Alice Mundell Demmon
Mrs. Floyd E. Demmon
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4233 Thackeray Place
Seattle, Wash
Aug. 19. 1931.
To the Pension Dept of the United States
Dear Sirs
I am trying to get some information
regarding the early life of my grandmother
She received a small pension from the
U. S. government as the widow of Daniel Morse, a revolutionary soldier.
I do not know what her name was
before she married. Her name, when
she married Daniel Morse, my grandfather, was Mary Gibbs, but I think she had been married to a man named Gibbs.
Of that I am not sure, but I do not think
that Mary Gibbs was her maiden name.
My grandparents, Daniel Morse, and
Mary Gibbs Morse, lived at Waterbury, Vt.
There is a story, of one of her deeds that has been passed down to me by one of her
daughters through my mother, when I was a
young girl. And I would like to learn
more of the particulars of it. A friend of
mine told me that she read the same
story in a Methodist paper years ago, under
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the head of "Incidents of the Revolution." I
thought I might learn from the pension
department what her maiden name
was and if they have any records of the
doings of their pensioners during the
war. The story tells of a girl about
fifteen years of age, a maid in the home
of a British officer, listening to a conference
of officers, and hearing a plan
to attack the colonists. She slipped out
after all were in bed, got a colt, and
made several miles through the woods
and notified the colonists, and then rode
home in time to be at her work the next
morning.
Will you please give me whatever
information you have regarding Mary
Gibbs Morse, or at least how I may
obtain it, if you cannot give it. Could
you suggest any other records to which I
may apply.
Thanking you very kindly I am yours respectfully
Mrs. Alice Morse Edwards.
[stamped]:
Received Aug. 24, 1931
Receipt Section
Pension Files Sub-Division
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BA-J/ADY
Mrs. Alice Morse Edwards,
4233 Thackeray Place,
Seattle, Washington.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.26272, that Daniel Morse while a resident of Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, enlisted in March or April 1775 and served seven months and twenty-nine
days as a private in Captain Daniel Barns' Company, Colonel Jonathan Ward's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted August 1, 1776 and served three months as gunner in Captain James Swan's Company, Colonel Crafts' Massachusetts Regiment of Artillery. He enlisted July 13, 1780 and served six months as corporal in Captain Pritchard's Massachusetts Company.
He died January 19, 1824 in Waterbury, Vermont.
Soldier married May 9, 1781 in Framingham, Massachusetts , Polly Gibbs of Framingham, Massachusetts. She was allowed pension on her application executed May 29, 1841, while a resident of Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont, aged eighty years.
She died November 30, 1843 in Bolton, Chittenden County, Vermont, leaving the following children: Jacob, Matthew and Tilman Morse, Sally Butts, Levina Brown, Permelia Wheeler, Betsey Demmon, and Melinda M.
Watts who was a resident of Bolton, Vermont, and aged forty-three years in 1846.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Increase
Polly Morse, decd
widow of Daniel
Act 7th July, 1838
Admitted
7 mo. 29 days Priv. Inf. $26.55
3 " Gunner Arty - 13.00
4 " Corporal Inf. 22.00
$61.55
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 841, payable to Sally Butts, Jacob Morse, Melinda M. Watts,
Matthew Morse, Tilman Morse, Levina Brown, Permelia Wheeler and Betsy Demmon, only surviving children deducting what he been paid at the rate of $26.22 for the same time,
Admitted Act March 3rd 1843. $61.55 from 4 had '43 to 30 Nov. 1843, the day of her death
payable as above, deducting what
has been paid, if any.
Elijah Clarke
Brighton, Mass.
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James L. Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions-
Washington D.C.

Polly Morse
at all

[stamped] June 28
West Poultney
VT
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Pension Agency
West Poultney, Vt.
June 25 1847
James L Edwards Esq. 
Comd. H.
Your letters of Nov. 28. 1846 and Mar.
12. 1847 direct the payment of an increase of pension to the children of Polly Morse upon the production of proper vouchers.
Upon examination, her name cannot be
found upon the Rolls of this agency. Perhaps it may be upon the Books at Montpelier. Under these circumstances, ought
the pension to be paid by me?

Yr. Ob. Svt.
M Clark
[illegible]