Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,136, for Moses Stevens, New Hampshire
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3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Stevens, Moses

NUMBER
R. 10.136

CONTENTS
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State of Ohio Washington County SS
on this 22d day of August 1834 personally appeared before me John (faded-illegible) a Justice of the peace in & for Salem Township County of Washington aforesaid and state of Ohio Moses Stevens a resident of said County & state aforesaid aged 78 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated

That in 1775 Declarent then living in Rockingham County state of New Hampshire (he thinks) about in the middle or latter part of April he volunteered under Capt Josiah Balokellor for a tour of one month to go against the British at Lexington and was marched in great haste and stationed at Cambridge at which place Declarant was stationed the ballance of his time that after serving out his one month for which he had volunteered he was discharged, he has no recollection of having received any written discharge at this time,  To declarants company was attatched Lieutenent John Stappin & Ensign John Morral, at Cambridge he knew Capt. Andrew McClaery, he thinks of the Militia & several other officers whose names from the great lapse of time and consequent loss of memory he has forgotten.

That in the latter part of October or first of September of the same year of 1775 Declarent (still living in Rockingham County New Hampshire) enlisted under Captain Williams for a tour of
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six months & was marched to and stationed at Portsmouth New Hampshire at which he served out his term of six months for which he had enlisted, was discharged sometime in April 1776 he has no recollection of having received any written discharge at this time, That from the great lapse of time and consequent loss of memory Declarant cannot now recollect the No of the line in which he served neither can he, recollect the names of any of the officers who commanded at that post though he is well satisfied that he was then acquainted with several of the officers of that post.

This last ended Declarants services in the revolutionary war making viz; one month as a volunteer under Capt Josiah Balatollor six months under Capt Williams (enlisted) making in the whole 7 months for which he claims a pension.

That he was born 26th day of April 1756 in Rockingham County state of New Hampshire he has a record of his age at his present place of residence. That he resided in New Hampshire untill 1796 from thence he removed to the state of Maine from thence to Washington County Ohio where he now lives.

That from great loss of memory under which he labours he cannot now recollect the name or No of any of the Continental or Malitia regiments which he knew while in service. 
That he has no documentary evidence of his services neither does he know of any person now living whose testimony he can procure to prove his services. 
That he is known to Chester Solman Emanuel Larkim John Richards David Delong, Ira Hill Hery Fairbrother Samuel Delong William Garrows Hugh Jackson Ephraim True & others of his present neighbours who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief