Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13812, for Moses Lyon, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Lyon, Moses
S. 13812
Carded
CONTENTS

New York 14/7/94
Wm Lloyd S. Gordon & B. Auditor July 1841.
Moses Lyon Broome in the State of N.Y. was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Lickelts of the Regt commanded by Col Thomas in the line for New York 6 months
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1840. to 4. Sep 1840. Age notified 20. April 1841.
Letter to M.W. Feeley April 5 th 1842
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. at the rate of 20. Dollars & 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Date of death not on roll
Certificate of Pension issued the 26. day of June 1833. and sent to Geo. Park, Binghamton, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1833. 40. 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " - 10. 00 $ 50. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Francis T. Mancini Clerk, Book C. Vol. 4- Page 65.
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1 st Brief
No 10775
Moses Lyon
Capt Richard Sackett Vol 3, p 7. 1781. 3 days
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detail required
7 Dec 1832
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Geo Park Binghampton NY

No 10773
BRIEF in the case of Moses Lyon of Sanford, County of Broome in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In Open Court.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
69 Years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     In 1781. 6. Substitute Capt Richd Sackett.   Jan'y 1782. 1. Minute Man Capt Miller, Col Thomas  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
None.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Bedford, Westchester County, New York.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Documentary proof.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Bod
Examining Clerk.

10776 Moses Lyon's Declaration
The guard & patrol service after 81 not embraced by the Act & therefore disallowed —
Adm'd
emo. pri
2076
Geo Park Agent Binghamton N.Y.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Brome COUNTY, }
On this 12 th day of March 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, Moses Lyon a resident of Sanford in the County of Brome and State of New York, aged 70 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He Enlisted in Capt Richard Sacketts Company of New York State troops in the year 1781 at Bedford Westchester County N. York where he then lived (as a substitute for one Hight) and served until the 26 th of December 1781 a period of Six months and was then discharged - Which discharge was given by Major Van Schoten and is herewith exhibited in the words & figures following to wit. "This may Certify that Moses Lyon has served in the Company Commanded by Capt Sackett as a Good and faithful soldier for the space of Six months. - signed E. Van Schoten Major".
In the Fall of the year 1782 he joined a company of Patrole under the command of a Sergeant in Capt Millers Company, Col. Thomas Rife, Militia and was out for two weeks patrolling below White plains at a place called Maronock and at Rye - He further states that he served for the period of Six months in said last mentioned Company in protecting property from the Enemy - patrolling the Country - watching the movements of the Tories &c. in the year '82 & '83. -

He was Born at Bedford Westchester County N.Y. on the 8th day of October in the year 1762 - He has no record of his age excepting a memorandum thereof in his family bible - He lived at Bedford until the year 1803 and then removed into Cortright Delaware County N.Y. thence to Sanford, Broome County N.Y. where he now resides. - He has no other documentary evidence than the discharge exhibited in his possession and knows of no person by whom further proof can be made of his services. -
He 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 the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
B. Marvin Clerk
Moses Lyon
We, Palmer Owen a Clergyman, residing in the town of Sanford and David H. Nash residing in Sanford aforesaid hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Moses Lyon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 - 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.
Palmer Owen - David H. Nash
B. Marvin Clerk
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 Palmer Owen who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Sanford and that David H. Nash who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, B. Marvin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Broome do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Moses Lyon for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 13 day of March 1833.
B. Marvin Clerk

April 10, 1936
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BA-J/EEL Moses Lyon-S.13812
Mrs. William H. Butler 353 East 193 rd Street New York, New York
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13812, based upon the military service in that war of Moses Lyon.
Moses Lyon was born October 8, 1762, in Bedford, Westchester County, New York. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing at said Bedford, Moses Lyon enlisted in 1781, exact date not shown, served in Captain Richard Sackett's New York Company, and was discharged December 26, 1781, having served six months: his discharge was signed E. Van Schoten, Major. He enlisted in 1782, and served six months in Captain Miller's Company, Colonel Thomas' New York Regiment: exact dates of this service are not given. Found sol in NY book in this service
After the Revolution, he continued to reside at Bedford, New York, until 1803, then moved to Kortright, Sullivan County, New York, thence to Sanford, Broome County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 12, 1833, while residing in Sanford, New York.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
Dates of death not on AB

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 12 th , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Moses Lyon — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1840, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Almon B. Parsons
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Merritt St July 69.
Cambridge March. 28 D 1842
Dear Sir
Our old friend Moses Lyon has had great trouble in getting his little Pension, owing to his neglect in drawing his Pension. From 4 th Mar to 10 th Sept 1840. was absent. He let it lie over six months, & then applied at Albany for a year, up to 4 th Mar. 1841. I sent his papers to the Hon. Sam d Gordon. He sent me the same = annual Pension from Mar to Sept 1840, and by direction from the Department, referred him for the other to Albany - before and he could get his papers, correct, & get them to Albany for they were delayed in Washington, another six months had expired - and referred him back to Washington - he went on & drew his next payment, but has not been able to, get that, I have made out the papers & enclose them to you, in hopes you will feel interest in: to help the old gentleman. If the papers are not right (I think they are) write me and I will have them corrected, - and if you get it enclose it to me by his next
He says that Parks of Benjamin procured his pension. took his discharge, and evidence of his service through the War, and he doubts whether Parks ever sent them on, for they only allow him for 6 mo service, when in fact he was in service during the War, and thinks he ought to have more, If the papers were before the Department & they passed on them, I think he is concluded if not, he would now have the right to make the proof & obtain an additional amount. - he wishes me to write to you and examine the evidence, & see if there is any chance for him. he needs it - and you can tell by an examination of the evidence in the Department.
Truly Yours with
Respect
Levi Pigeon

One Brief N o 10775.
Moses Lyon
Old declaration not returned
George Park Agent. Binghamton N.Y.

No 10745
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Moses Lyon which require further proof or explanation
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
Yes.
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
Yes.
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
Yes.
V. * Has he mentioned 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?
Yes. a detail of the hours of service as a minute man required
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
Yes.
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
Yes.
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
No
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
Yes.
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
Yes.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
Yes.
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No [Signature]
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 _____ year _____ months and _____ days, 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV. 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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated 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 end 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.
The Original Declaration in this case having been defective in several particulars - The applicant has therefore made & forwarded an entire new one
Geo. Park

April 10, 1936
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BA-J/EEL am
Mrs. William H. Butler 353 East 193 rd Street New York, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Moses Lyon and Ephraim Knowlton, both of New York, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The records of those soldiers are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLIER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

13812
OK
Canton Pa. Jan. 19 th 1905
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir.
Will you kindly give me a statement of the military history of Moses Lyon, a soldier and pensioner of the Revolutionary War.
Soldier served under Col. Thomas Thomas, 2 nd Regiment, New York Militia, as I am informed, and probably had other service. After the war, the soldier married Miss Diantha Banks, and located in Bloomville Delaware Co. N.Y. and died at the home of a daughter, in Masonville Delaware Co. N.Y.
Respectfully Yours
J. E. Cleveland
Canton Pa.

Washington D.C. 2805-P St N.W. March 10 th 1898-
Hon. H. Clay Evans -
Dear Sir,
MAR 15 1898
Will you kindly furnish me with what information you have concerning
Moses Levon enlisted from Cayuga Co. New York during the war

of the Revolution - And did I have received a pension after it?
By so doing you will oblige Yours Truly (Mrs) Katharine C. Dorsey.

ch. 21, 1898. Mrs. Katharine Dorsey, City.
Feby 4, 1905. His to J. E. Cleveland - Canton Pa
1936-Apr 10 - dist to Mrs. M. H. Butler. Letter in case of Ephraim Hamilton - N. B. 667
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Rev War
13812 INVALID.
File No. 13. 812
Moses Lyon
Prin. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1 , Page 239
[Arrangement of 1870.]

It is a very interesting document. It is a copy of a letter from Moses Lyon to his wife, dated New York, Sept. 13, 1812. It is a very interesting document. It is a copy of a letter from Moses Lyon to his wife, dated New York, Sept. 13, 1812.
New York. Moses Lyon. S. 7. 13. 812.

This May Certify that Moses Lyon has served in the Company Commanded by Capt. Sackett as a good and faithful Soldier for the space of six months 26 December 1701 —
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