Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16208, for Daniel Moore, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS
Moore,
Daniel
NUMBER
S.16208.
Carded
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Ohio 19.744
Daniel Moore
of Clarke Co in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Comp Commanded
by Howell of the Regt commanded
by Col Maxwell in the New Jersey
line for 2 years
commanded

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Aug 1833
and sent to Wm Viz
Cushing Springfield
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep.
of
40.00
$200 00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by T.S.Evans. Clerk.
Book E Vol. 8. Page 17
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Declaration to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress of the 27th June 1832

State of Ohio
Clark County  On this 17th day of July 1833
personally appeared before the Court of Common
Pleas within and for said County Daniel Moore a
resident of said County in Mad river township, and
State of Ohio aged seventy nine 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 provision made by the act of Congress
as a private soldier
passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army
of the United States in the year 1775 as a private soldier in or about
the month of November with Capt. Richard Howell
and served as he believes in the 2d regiment of the
New Jersey line, under the following officers to wit
Col. Maxwell who as applicant then was afterwards
made general commandant, and Israel Shreve
Lt. Colonel. The names of the Mayor and the
officers of the staff, applicant does not recollect.
The Lieutenants of said Howell company were
John A. Cumming and Seth Bourne, the
ensign's name was Nagle. Applicant thinks that
one Norcross to the place of Nagle as ensign during the
term of applicant service which was twelve
months from the day of enlistment and fifteen days
Applicant resided in the town of Greenwich in
Cumberland State of New Jersey at the time he
entered the service Applicant was marched first
to Burlington in New Jersey when his company
went into winter quarters. His company crossed
the Delaware on their way to Canada and again
crossed at Trenton. At Trenton about the first
of March 1776 he was transferred to the company of Capt. Joseph Bloomfild of the 3d Regiment New Jersey hire Bloomfield
and the into which it belonged was marched
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to Perth Amboy where said company worked
a few days in the erection of a fort From Perth
Amboy the said 3d regiment of which Jonathan Dayton was Colonel; one White Sent Colonel and
one Barborn major) was marched to Elizabeth town
point where they took water and went to New York City
. From New York they went to Albany, when
the said regiment quartered about a week and
from Albany they moved up the Mohawk to,
Sir John Johnson town or Neighborhood. W Johnson's
town regiment remained one or two days and then
marched to the German Flats where they built a [illegible] piquet
fort, and a treaty was held with the Indians negotiated by Gen Schuyler on the part of the Americans
While the treated was pending one half of said regiment
moved to the head of the Mohawk as a corps of observation and guard against Indian depredations. After the
treaty was ended, the residue of the regiment joined them
said regiment remained at the head of the Mohawk
during the summer of 1776 and was employed in scout
ing as far as Lake order, and guarding the power
settlement. About the month of October, the said
regiment march by the way of Keensboro down to
Seconderoga where they renamed until the enemy went
into winter quarters. At the last place applicant
his own company under Howell, who was then serving
as brigade Major, the company under the unnamediate ┃
command of Genl Cunning applicant was not
discharged until fifteen days after his term of ser
vice had expired. Applicant returned home by way
of Lake George Applicant is not positive that heever

had a written discharge. If he ever had he has
---
lost it. Applicant knows of no witness living whocan

testify to his services as a reguter soldier
At the time of Applicant return home, the uses
were overseen by the enemy, and he almost imme
diately volunteered under Capt John Barker
of Cumberland County New Jersey, who commanded
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a company of the New Jersey State troops and immediately marched to Philadelphia, thence to
Bordentown and thence to Trenton. Applicant was
at the cannonade of Trenton in January 1877.
and was in the battle of Princeton. From
Princeton the troops marched to Morristown and
went into winter quarters. During the winter applicant volunteered with others on the call of
Washington to protect the inhabitants around
Princeton from being harassed by the enemy,
parties of them being constantly hovering around
the American camp had the town and
neighborhood. For this service applicant received
bounty of eight dollars
Applicant served
as aforesaid under Capt Barker
five months, and returned home. After remaining
a short time applicant at the request of Washington volunteered as the commander
of a small detachment of patrols
on the river Delawre to watch the [illegible]
and tories. In this service he was in
employed one month. Applicant in September
a private
1777 again volunteered to serve in the State
troops afsd under the said Parker and shortly
after was in a skirmish called Dr
Otto's battle. The party of applicant retreat
to Hattonfield. We soon after he was
in another engagement between Hallowfield
and Little Kimber Creek. There was some time
afterwards a massacre at Hancock. bridge.
Applicant was not present, but the day after he
was sent to the bridge by Major Markill to
being off the dead and wounded. Applicant
was present in skirmish at Quentin's bridge
and in an engagement at Mount Holly
After the battle at Mount Holly applicant was stationed on the Delaware, White
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stationed on that ever applicant with 12 or
14 others captured a British brig, stripped and
burnt her. Applicant in this service under
Barker remained as a militia man or volunteer
more than eighteen months, in re
as a private, which was highest grade he attained in all his service
detachments to keep the British and of
and during said period was not employed in any civil service.
us in check Applicant refers to the persons named in
his answer to the the interrogatory for his character &c.
Applicant hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
, and declares that his name is not on the
pension roll of any Agency in any State

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Saul Henkleck Clk

Daniel Moore

The following are the answers to the
interrogatories propounded by the court according
to the directions of the Pension Office
Applicant was born in Greenwich Cumberland
County New Jersey on the 26th day of September 
1754, but
2 Applicant has no record of his age
3 when called into service applicant resided in the
town County and State last aforesaid, he has since
lived in Pennsylvania, but now resides in
Ohio
4 Applicant was first enlisted, but was after
wards a volunteer as will all fully appear in
the declaration
5 Washington, Maxwell Howell Bloomfield
Barker and Maskill, Cumming & others
declaration
I was discharged from the service in the requ-
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lar army but whether written or verbal I can
not now recollect if written it is lost or destroyed
He was honorably discharged from service in the
militia but not in writing
7 Samuel Shillibarger, Saml Craig, Joseph
Sayne William Sailor, John A. Alexander
Jacob Morgan & Elias Baker will testify to
applicants character for veracity and their
belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, and are the persons referred to by him
in the foregoing declaration

We Saul Hinkle a Clergyman residing in
the County of Clark aforesaid and Saml Shelliberger residing
in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Moore who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him
to be seventy nine 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

Paul Hinkle
Saml Shellabarger
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesd
G. B. Holt President Judge

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 Saul Henkle
who has signed the preceding
certificate is a clergyman resident in
the County of Clark aforesaid and that Samuel
Shellabarger who has also signed the same is a resident
in said County and is a credible person and that
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their statement is entitled to credit
Personally appeared in open court Joseph Sayre
of the County of Clark and State of Ohio who being
first duly sworn states that he was acquainted with
Daniel Moore the applicant aforesaid while
he was a soldier of the revolution, in the State
troops of New Jersey, and that the said Daniel
and he were both present at
as the cannonade of
Trenton and the battle of Princeton and Mount
Holly-- This deponent is seventy eight years of age
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Saul Henkle Clk
Joseph Sayre

We Saul Henkle a clergyman as before named
and Samuel Shellibarger before named being sworn say
that we have known Joseph Layne the above named affiant or deponent several years and that we
believe him to be a man of strict veracity, and
also that he was a soldier in the revolution
Sworn & subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Geo B Holt President Judge
Saul Henkle
Same Shellibarger

And the said court do hereby declare their
opinion that the said Sayre is a man of credit
and veracity and that what he states is true,
and further that the said Saul Henkle above sworn in the Clerk of this court.
I Saul Hinkle Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of sd County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the origin
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of Daniel Moore for a pension In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31st day of
July A.D. 1833
Saul Henkle clk
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Daniel Moore
Ohio

Admitted 2 years.

Wm V.H Cushing
Springfield
Clark County
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183
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. Those 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 co
lying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A statement shewing the service of Daniel Moore Clark Co Ohio

[chart] Period when the service was required. / Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days. /Rank of the Claimant. /Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. /Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. / Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Enlisted 1775 / 1 year 15 days / private / Cap Howell / 78 Cumberland Co N. Jersey / Traditionary creditibly ceritifed  Joseph Vag time ot stated [illegible]

Vol 1776 /  /  / 2nd Regt N Jersey Line Col Maxwell /  / 

Vol 1777 / 1 mo about /  / Lt Col [illegible] / 

Vol 1779  / / Reg Col Dayton Cap Baker   Cal Collins / 
[illegible]


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:
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 claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, 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.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
Ste, Terriory of
County of
On this
day of
A.
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of
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 provision 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 servunder
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 entered 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
.
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:
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 days 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.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify 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, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if 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 the services
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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 exexpected
. 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.
To a Soldier.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
6. ┃
en, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
To an Officer 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 the 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.
If 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 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---year----months, anddays
, I served as a . For months and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension."
It 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 years
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 place 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 pubseal
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 papers 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
in the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witcase
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note 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.
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16208
INVALID

File No. 16208

Daniel Moore
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7' 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 266

(Arrangement of 1870)
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It would be well enough to examine again the records of the applicant for the applicants name.

Springfield July 30th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
Enclosed are a new set of
documents made out according directions
for Daniel Moore to enable him to get
a pension for his services in the revolution.
It will be seen that he has been regular soldier and a militia man also
It is desired that if the proof of his services as a regular be insufficient, that the
papers may not be returned on that 
account, but that a certificate may be
issued on the score of his services as a
volunteer or militia man. The
history of his regular service would there
be regarded as surplusage and ought 
not to affect his right to a pension for
militia services, as detailed in the enclosed
Herewith is enclosed the memoranda
instructions.
It will be seen that the requisitions
of the Pension office are all complied with 
though not exactly in the order 
even in the regulations. They are however substantially sufficient and comprise all ready
Yours respectfully
Wm J. H. Cushing
B. Address me at Greenfield Clark Co. Ohio