Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,856, for Abraham Moore, Maryland
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Moore, Abraham
Service                                                   
Md.                                                      
Va.
Number
S. 2,856
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22038
Kentucky
Abraham Moore of Shelby Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the [ ] commander by Captain Dark of the [ ] commander by [ ] Muleburg in the Virginia line for 15 months & 12 days
Va. and Md. Line. Records [ ] July 2 '04
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 51 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Sept 1833 and James C. Spriggs Shelbyville
[ ] to the 4th of Sept 1833  $128.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '34 $2566
$15398
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1932.
Recorded by Danl Boyd     Clerk,
Book C   Vol. 7   Page 19
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State of Kentucky
Shelby County
On this 11 day of June in the year of Christ 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of the aforesaid County Abraham
Moore a resident of said County aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration as an Amendment to his former Declaration heretofore presented to the war
office in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. Said Declarant states that he was born in the County of Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania on the first day of September 1758. I have seen my birth recorded by my father in the family Bible. I enlisted in
the service of the United States on the 6th day of January 1776 for the Term of one year at Shepardstown in Berkeley County in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain William Dark a man named Isaac Isaelo being the 1st Lieutenant of the Company. The company  joined the 8th Regiment of the Virginia Line commanded by Colo Eaton
Mughlenbergh, at suffolk, in which Regiment I served from  Suffolk we marched to Norfolk after lying at Norfolk for some time, we marched towards Wilmington, but did not reach it, an express having met us, informing us that the British had gone to Charlestown
to which place we were then marched, after having passed (illegible) Creek, and through Campden, on to Charlestown, which place
we reached the 20th of June 1776. The Battle on Sullivans Island was fought that day history says it was the 29th of June I stood sentry on the picket Guard two weeks on Sullivans Island. I knew Genl Lee who commanded us and Montie who commanded the Samson
also Captain Slaughter, Captain Campbell and Capt Stinson
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From Sullivan's Island we moved to Charlestown, the British having all gone off to New York Genl Lee made a speech to us in which he told us, we had come a great way, and that our wages were low that there were a 
good many Tories on St Augustine, who had plunder and that we were at Liberty to go there of we choose Our  Colo told us, that if any of us choose to have furlough to go home, that he would grant them I took a furlough for forty days, and started home, on my way home was taken sick, and continued sick some time on the Road my furlough had nearly expired when I reached my father's house. I continued
sick after I got to my fathers, until March 1777, in which month I went to Sheperdstown, and got my discharge from Isaac Ismelo before named. my discharge was in writing and recognised me to have served out my time of enlistment. It is not now in my possession I have lost it, or mislaid it not having any interest before this in preserving it. If my name is not on the Rolls lodged in the war office or wherever such documents are kept, I suppose it must be in consequence of my not returning after my furlough had expired the reason of which I have before explained. If the Rolls of the company at the time I enlisted are examined up to the time when I got my furlough, I think my name will be found. In the month of July 1777 I think the first day of the month, I entered the military service of the United States as a volunteer private soldier
in the County of Frederick in the State of Maryland in a volunteer many commanded by Capt David Moore, to serve for a period of four
months we marched from Frederick County to Beech Bottom Ferry from thence to Oxford Meeting house, when we joined Smalwoods Brigade. I Then took the fever and ague, and lay in the Hospital three or four weeks. The Doctor reported me not fit for duty and
I was discharged. sometime in October the particular day I cant recollect . Being sick all the time I lay at
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Oxford, I was prevented from knowing any of the officers other than I have stated.  I took no care of my discharge and can give no further account of it.  I did not reach home until the month of November 1777, having been detained along the road with the sickness which continued after my discharge from the said last mentioned service.  My father met me on the road 20 miles this side of Baltimore with a horse and took me home. This declaration state that from the 6th of January 1776, when he entered the military service of the United States as an enlisted soldier bound to service as before sated up to the time when his furlough as aforesaid had expired, would amount to the term of the months which he sets down as ten months of actual service done by him at the period of the war, to the United States and conscious as he is, that his continuing sick after his furlough had expired as before stated, even until after his term of enlistment had also expired, being the sole cause why he did not return and report himself to his commanding officer in due time, he feels himself justified in sitting down the remaining time of his period of enlistment after his furlough had expired as two months more of actual service done the United Staters as an enlisted soldier and during the period of the war as before stated.  He states that from the 6th of January 1776, until the 6th of January 1777, he was not at any time employed in any civil pursuit, but during all that time held himself bound to serve the United States as a private soldier in manner as before stated.  (illegible) to the second term of the service performed by him in the Revolutionary War, as a volunteer private from Frederick County Maryland as herein before mentioned.  He sates that from the 1st day of July
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1777 AD to the time he was exported by reason of sicknefs as being unfit for duty, and discharged [illegible illegible] meeting House as before stated, was four months which he sets down as actual service done the United States at that period of the War as a private volunteer soldier. that the time of his said last mentioned discharge, was or after the termination of four months from the said 1st day of July 1777 for which whether under the facts stated by him he is entitled to the benefit of the act of 7th June 1832, he refers to the Department of War. Afterwards in the month of September 1779, the day I can't recollect, I again entered the service of the United States as a private in Captain Pori's company of [illegible] to serve two months I entered said last named service as a substitute in the County of Frederick in the State of Maryland I cannot recollect the name of the man for whom I so entered as a substitute. He had been drafted, and he gave me one hundred Dollars, continental money to take his place. We marched from Frederick County through Hagerstown up to Fort Frederick on the Potomac River, for the purpose of guarding some prisoners. The prisoners not being sent there, and one Captain hearing that they had been sent up to Winchester in Virginia, and we were discharged after having performed six weeks of actual service. The company was drafted to serve two months, which was the period I entered to serve we were discharged in Hagerstown. I received a written discharge but can now give no account of it. This Declarant further states, that in April in the year 1775 he enrolled himself among the minute men in Berkely County in the state of Virginia under Captain Washington. We mustered every two
weeks
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weeks at Worthington's or Witherton's  Marsh at the White Horse Loncin at the head of Bulshin we were completely armed and equipped, and held ready to march at a minutes warning and were daily expecting to be ordered to Boston in Massachusetts. We continued under this state of military preparation and discipline from April
1775 until the month of November following
during all which I time, in the manner above
stated did military service with an embodied corps called into said service by Public
authorities in Virginia which I set down as seven months more of actual service
 by me during rendered the United States 
 in the was of the Revolution. I have
no documentary evidence of the services performed by me in the war of the Revolution, nor do I know of any living witness by whom I can prove them in the year 1785 where I have
lived ever since I refer to the Reverent 
Andrew A. Shannon and Fielding
Smithey & Daniel Caplinger who will state the
belief in my neighborhood relative to my
revolutionary services.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present, and I declare that my name is not on the Pension
Roll of the agency of my state or Territory Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, in open Court.
Graham Moore
We Andrew A Shannon a Clergyman
residing in the County of Shelly aforesaid and Daniel Caplinger residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Abraham Moore, who has subscribed and sworn the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years old, and that he has truly stated his age
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that he is reputed and believed generally in the neighborhood wherein he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion and we further certify that said Abraham is reputed to be a man of truth, and we believe his statements are entitled to credit. sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Andrew A Shannon U.D.M.
Daniel Caplinger

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the several Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Andrew A Shannon who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in said County of Shelby, and that Daniel Caplinger who has also signed the same is a resident in the [illegible] County and his statements are entitled to credit
Done in open Court the day & year aforesaid
S H Maddox Clk

I James S Whitaker clerk of the Court of Shelby County do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the Original Proceedings in the matter of the application of Abraham Moore for a pension In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office this 13r day of June 1833
Ja S Whitaker Clerk
Shelby County Court
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22905
Abraham Moore

from 1776 private
15 months & 12 days

$51.33/100

James C. Spring
Shelbyville K
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
April 13 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request,
greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, showing the service of Abraham Moore Shelby Co K.
Period when the service was rendered
Eubytis Jan '76
8 Regt Va Line July '77
Sept '79
Duration of the
claimant's service.
(unreadable)
Rank of the claimant.
Pr
Names and Rank of the Company
officers under whom he served.
Cap Dark, Cap Moore Cap Poor
Names and Rank of the General
and Field officers.
Col Muhleby
Battles in which the applicant was
engaged.  Sullivan San V
Country through which he marched.
Nth C    Va

Place of abode when he entered
the service, and age at the present
period  Barkley co Va  76
Evidence by  which the declaration
is supported
Brady

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1
The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claimin
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
of
On this
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
Serror, or
County of
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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 day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
1
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of these
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
(To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
one has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot
swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---yeardays
, I served as a-
-- For --
months, andmonths
and served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
┃ The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubthe
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
in every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses.
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
not applicant to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
not applies to continental
troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
L. Will any Clk
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.
January 11, 1926
Isaac R. Strouse
Rockville
Ind
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2856, it appears that Abraham Moore was born September 1, 1756 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
From in April 1776, he was a Minute Man in Berkely County, Virginia under Captain Washington, for seven months.
He enlisted in said Berkely County, January 6, 1776 and served ten months as private in Captain William Darke's Company, Colonel [illegible] Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in Frederick County, Maryland, July 1, 1777 and served four months as private in Captain David Moore's Maryland Company.
He enlisted in said Frederick County, in September
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September 1779 and served six weeks in Captain Poor's Maryland Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 10, 1833, while a resident of Shelby County, Kentucky.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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2856
Rev War INVALID

File No. 2856
Abraham Moore
Pri Va. Line

Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. A, page 261
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Va and Md Line. Records corrected Feby 2 '04 a

1914 Feb. 28" History to Miss Nellie White a
1912 Mch. 15. Mr. D Strouse c
1912 Apl. 2. D Strouse advised soldier signed Abraham. c
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1913 Jan. 17. Miss. Nellie D White referred to aud. for int. for date of death. c
1915 Oct. 28. D Strouse notif one statement to a person. c
1915 Nov. 1. Hist to D Strouse c.
1918 July 19. " " Mrs. Kate Shibley c
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1920 Jan 28. Hist. to Mrs. G M Ransom aw
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1921, Feb. 11 Hist. to Miss Modest L Scott. Eu.
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1921, May 24 hist. to Mrs H B Jones - Eu
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1926. Jan. 11 - Hist to Isaac R Strouse aws
1926 Apr 15 Hist to Mrs E B Smite aws
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Vandalia Railroad Company
Tax & Claim Department
D. Strouse, Tax & Claim Agent
F.E. Strouse, Assistant Tac & Claim Agent
Rockville, Ind. Mar. 30, 1912.
Mr. J.L. Davenport,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I received a copy of the record pertaining to Abraham Moore, who was in the Revolutionary War, you record. I.S.C. Surfile 2856. This person was undoubtedly my great-grandfather, but there has been a mix up on the Christian name as to whether it is Abram or Abraham. I would be please to have your records looked at again, and see if there has been an error in copying.
Thank you for your past courtesy and a continuance of the same, I remain,
Cordially & sincerely yours,
D. Strouse
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Vandalia Railroad Company
Tax & Claim Department
D. Strouse
Tax & Claim Agent
F.E. Strouse
Assistant Tax & Claim Agent
Rockville, Ind. Mar. 9, 1912.
Hon. J.L. Davenport,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I desire a copy of the record of Abraham Moore, who drew a pension as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. A copy which I saw has the following on it: "Rev. War, I.S.C. surfile 2856." Will you please sent me a copy with any fee due the same!
Thank you in advance, I remain,
Yours truly,
D. Strouse
Great Grandson
Abraham Moore
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JSC
S2856

Rockville Indiana
Jan 12, 1913

J. L. Davenport
Washington Cith

Dear Sir
  In reply to my request of a year ago, you furnished me a statement of the military record of Abraham Moore, a soldier of the Revolutionary War as contained in his application for pension on file in pension bureau.
  No statement of the date of
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his death was sent and I should like to inquire as to whether you can procure it for me or advise me where to write for it.
  The State Regent of the D.A.R. is desirous of my becoming a member of the D.A.R. and in sending application blank for membership I can fill out all questions with the exception of where he died and the date, month and year of death.
  I presumed that his death would have to be recorded so
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his pension could be extended to others of the family or cancelled.
  Will be very grateful for any information you can give me.
  Yours most respectfully
Miss Nellie D. White
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Vandalia Railroad Company,
Tax & Claim Department

D. Strouse,
Tax & Claim Agent.
F. E. Strouse,
Assistant hi & Claim Agent
Rockville, Ind. Oct. 22, 1915.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me a copy of the record pertaining to Abraham Moore, who was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War.
The record I received March 15, 1912, has the following file note ISC Sur file 2856, Rev. War.
Thanking you in advance, I remain,
Yours truly,
David Strouse
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Luther Short, President
David Strouse, Vice-President
D. F. Mustard, Treasurer
lda S. McBride, Secretary
Indiana Soldiers'
and Sailers' Orphans' Home
Located at
Knightstown, Indiana
OFFICERS OF HOME
T. H. Dunn, Superintendent
F. F. Bolt, Steward
Ella Woodward, Matron
O. E. Holloway, Physician
Rockville, Indiana October 30, 1915 

Personal
Hon. G.M. Salzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Home.
Dear Sir:
I return your letter of the 28th in st., which refers to a statement I desire of the history of Abraham Moore. Your office did furnish me with a statement for which I was very grateful, but in view of the fact that one of the decendants desired to become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, I sent it away.
I will gladly pay for another statement if you
will send it to me. Mr. Abraham Moore was my great grandfather.
I remember having met you at the National Encampment, having been introduced by Mr. D. F. Mustard of Anderson, who, with myself, is a Trustee of the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home.
Yours in F.C.
S Strouse
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
NOV 1 1915
COMMISSIONER.
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The Pension Department
Washington D.C
Gentlemen;
Would you kindly give me any information
concerning Abram Moore, who fought in the
Revolutionary war?
He was thought to have enlisted in Captain
Washington's company
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of minute men at Shepherdstown, Va.
in 1775 and also that he applied for a pension in 1833 and received it the same year. I should like to know if this is official and I shall appreciate
the courtesy very much,
Sincerely yours
(Miss) Modesta L. Scott
Aston Hall
Jan. 10, 1920.    Decatur, Ill
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Tulsa, Oklahoma 
Jan 14, 1920
1631 S. Denver

To the Bureau of Pensions

  I am endeavoring to establish my list of ancestry in order to be eligible for the D.A.R.
  In order to do this I must have an abstract of the original pension granted him. This Mrs. Grace Pierce. Registrar General US D.A.R.
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Now I must have the place & date of Abram Moore's death & the name of his wife in order to complete my record. Will this show up in the pension? I should think the place & date of his death would.
 Will you please give this as early consideration as possible.
  If you need any more data kindly advise me.
Yours truly.
Mrs. G. W. Ransom
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furnished by this Bureau without charge upon
application my ancestor was Abram Moore 
Born Sep 1- 1756 at Lancaster Co.
enlisted in Capt Washington Co of United men at Shepherdstown Berkley Co. Va
April 1775 for 7 Mo.
Reenlisted in Capt William Darks
Co. Jan. 1776 for 10 mo.
Reenlisted  July 1 - 1777 in Capt
David Moores to Frederick Co
Maryland for 4 mo
Reenlisted Sep. 1779 in Captain
Poors Co. Frederick Co. Maryland
for 6 mo
applied for pension 1833
pension granted June 10 1833 Shelby Co. Ky.
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HOTEL BERKELEY
T.W.MARTIN ,PROR
[HB}
MARTINSBURG, W. VA.

Fairfield Va
May 3rd, 1921
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington C.C.
Dear Sir:
Am desirous becoming a member of
D. A. R.'s 
My G.G. Grandfather Abram Moore ,soldier of
the American Revolution in Capt. Washington's Co of minute men, applied for pension in 1833
granted June 10th 1833 at Shelbyville Ky.
Have you a record of  same,?
I have no certificate, must have some proof of only have there dates, handed
down.
Kindly advice.
Mrs. H. B. Jones Fairfield Va
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Hugh H. Banta
Prosecuting Attorney
Sixty-Eighth Judicial Circuit
Rockville, Indiana
Rockville, Indiana, Nov. 27, 1925.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I have been told that your Department is very kindly towards inquirers about the records of your office.
I desire to ascertain the "given" name of my great-grandmother, who was the wife of Abram Moore, to whom a pension was granted, June 10, 1833, Shelbyville, Ky.
It is possible that the pension was continued to his widow, or that in the record her name may appear if her husband out-lived her.
I am not enclosing postage, since such matters as this are entitled to the franking privilege; but I desire to thank you in advance for whatever service you may be able to render me.
Sinserely,
Isaac R. Strouse
Isaac R. Strouse,
Rockville,
Parke County,
Indiana.
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of
Rev. War.
April 2, 1912
Mr. D. Strouse,
Vandalia Railroad Co.
Rockville, Ind.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 30"" ultimo and received the 1"" instant, relative to Abraham Moore, Sur. File No. 2,856, Rev. War, you are advised that in his application for pension, duly sworn to in open court, he subscribed him
self Abraham Moore, and was so pensioned.
Very respectfully,
J Davenport
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section. 
January 17, 1913.

Miss Nellie D. White,
"The Wilderness",
Rockville, Ind.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 12th and received the 15th instant, relative to the pension claim of Abraham Moore, Sur. File No. 2856, Rev. War, you are advised that in order to obtain the date of the soldier's death, and name of
the person to whom the arrears of his pension were paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, giving him all of the
following data:
"Abraham Moore, Certificate No. 32,038, issued September 28, 1833, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the Kentucky Agency.""

Very respectfully,
J L  Davenport
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.
October 28, 1915.

Mr. David Strouse,
Sir:
Vandalia Railroad Co.
Rockville, Indiana.

Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 22"" instant, you are advised that a history of Abraham Moore, Sur. File No. 2856, Rev. War, was furnished you under date of March 15, 1912, and it is not the practice of this
Bureau to furnish more than one such statement to the same person.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.      3 -- 1885
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON October 28, 1915.

Mr. David Strouse,
Vandalia Railroad Co.
Rockville, Indiana.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 22"" instant, you are advised that a history of Abraham Moore, Sur.
File No. 2, 856, Rev. War, was furnished you under date of March 15, 1912, and it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish more than one such statement to the same person.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgraber
Commissioner,

Referred to the Chief
┃ Revolution ┃
NOV 1 1915
By The
COMMISSIONER

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Nov 1 1915 1915
COMMISSIONER
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V.L.M.
Rev. War Section,       3 -- 1885
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON July 1, 1918.
U.S. Pension OFFICE
Jul 1 2 1918

Mrs. Kate Shibley,
300 Broadway,
Van Buren, Arkansas.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 22"" ultimo, you are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services and in
order to identify such a claim if on file for Abraham Moore, the subject of your inquiry, in addition to his full name some of the following data is essential: the name of some officer under whom he served, place of residence at enlistment and after service, approximate dates of his birth and death and given name of his widow.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner
Rev. War Record File 2856. 

Abraham More was a member of Capt. Washington's
Minute Man. He enlisted first at Shepherdtsown  Va Berkley Co. April, 1775, Later he enlisted in
Capt. Wm Darke's Co. Jan 1776, Cap. Capt. David Moores Co July 1777 Capt Poor's Co Sept 1779.
Pension granted on June 10th 1833
while living in Shelby Co Kentucky can you give me his wifes name?
Please send all information you can.
Mrs. Kate Shibley

(along left side) Born (Sept?) 1st 1756 No death date
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In reply to your request of ________, received_______, for a statement of the military history of Abrahaham Moore a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's line through this portion) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
File 2856

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT.
Apr. 75
Jan 6 76
July 1 77
Sept 79 

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
7 mos.
10 mos.
4 mos.
6 mos.


RANK.
minute men
Pri.
-
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Washington
William Darke
David Moore
Poor

COLONEL.
Muhlenberg

STATE.
Va
Va.
Md., (check mark)
Residence of soldier at enlistment end in Berkeley Co. Va. & Frederick Co Md
Date of applica
"
Battles engaged intion for pension, June 10 1833 His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Shelby Co. Ky.
---
Age at date of application, Sept 1, 1756 Lancaster Co Pa, 
Remarks: It is not stated whether he was ever married
For date of last payment etc
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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To the Honorable 
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

Shelbyville, Ky
Jun 14
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Shelbyville, June 12th 1833

Sir

I enclose the declaration of Abraham Moore prepared in conformity as I conceive it to be to the printed letter accompanying the original returned from the Department of War. An early attention to this claim is most earnestly desired by the applicant and indeed is most imperiously demanded by his situation. I will take the liberty of calling the attention of the Department to the Declaration of Daniel McAlister, Henry Wiley, William Kendrick and Peter Carrier which were directed to the Department from this place some time ago and concerning which no notices have yet been received. The two last named from their age and decrepitude are particularly interested in having their claims speedily adjusted.

Very respectfully
your serv
James C Sprigg