Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43178, for Moses Straw, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Straw, Moses
S. 431/78
CONTENTS

15 688 R New Hampshire
Moses Straw
of Lyme in the state of New Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Genl. Pease of the New Hampshire line, for the term of two Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Nov r 1819 . and sent to Ezra Darrow Esq r Haverhill New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of September 1819  $42.35
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820  1.15
5 mo. 5/31/30
74.02
$90.35
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
51 8 40 1.29 1.16 42.35
Certy. recorded Apr 25. 1820

Moses Straw
Admitted.
Served for 8 months & 5 days on the Rolls. p. 25. April 1781

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton ss.)
ON this twenty seventh day of May 181 9 , before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appears Moses Straw
aged 55 years, resident in Linn in the said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Moses Straw enlisted in April 1781 in the State of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain William Rowell of the second N.H. Regiment commanded by Col. George Reid ; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the month of June 1783 New Windsor , when he was discharged from service in Newburgh or State of New York ; that he was in the battles of and
that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support ; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Ezra Bartlett
I, Ezra Bartlett Judge of the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Moses Straw is in reduced circumstances & needs assistance & did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy ; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Oct. 18th
181 9 .
Ezra Bartlett

Declaration Moses Straw

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss At the Court of Sessions held at Haverhill within & for said county of Grafton on the last Tuesday of February Anno Domini 1824
Present The Honorable
Daniel Blaisdell Chief Justice
Abel Merrill
Samuel Hutchinson
Samuel Murns
Justices
On this twenty fourth day of February A.D. 1824 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of record by law established for said county offenses Straw resident in said county aged sixty one years ten months who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 That he the said Moses Straw enlisted for the term of three years in April (the year he does not recollect but is stated in his Original declaration in the War Office) in the town of Effingham in New Hampshire in the company commanded by Capt Russell & the regiment commanded by Col. Grafton in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the continental establishment That he continued to serve in said corps until the time that men that enlisted during the war were discharged when he left the Army & hired a man who was accepted in his stead who served the remainder of the three years he the said Straw having served two years before him That his name has been placed on the pension list and draft therefrom The date of his Original application was 27th March 1819 and his certificate

numbered 15,688 — And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 And that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United in the revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day March 1818 And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed And by me subscribed.
I further declare I am by occupation a farmer but owing to my age & infirmities I am unable to do any work whereby to support me — My wife Sarah aged 53 years unable to do much toward supporting us being disabled & under the Physician's hands considerable of the time, I have no children at home with me except those that are of age and under no obligation to support me in any manner but I am justly indebted to them for services rendered me.
My Son Edward aged 26 being a cripple so much so he is not called upon to pay taxes or do military duty unable to support himself Eleanor my daughter aged 29 years she is in tolerable health has assisted us since of age so that I justly owe her for services. Abigail aged 22 years healthy helps support us but under no obligation I am justly indebted to her for services as we could not live comfortably without her & her sister. I am also justly owing Physician Storekeeper & Mechanic to the amount of about one hundred dollars or more. — I have not in any way disposed of any property since I was disabled.

from the pension roll with an intention to obtain my pension again but have only made some little shifts to live such as made a little Butter & exchanging for bread Corn as my place will not yield enough to support us My land is badly gravelly broken & frosty land & of little value costing as much as the income is worth to carry it on
Mrs. Straw
Schedule of property
  100 acres of poor frosty land $166.00   1 Cow & 3 yearlings 30.00   household furniture 20.00 
$216.00
Mrs. Straw
Sworn to and declared before the justice of said cause this 24 th day of February AD 1824
W. Woodward Clerk
State of New Hampshire
Grafton I Geo Woodward Clerk of the Court of Sessions for said county do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Mrs. Straw did serve the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of more than nine months under one engagement I also certify that the foregoing list and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two hundred sixteen dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty fourth day of February, Anno Domini 1824
W. Woodward
Clerk of the Court of Sessions

New Hampshire
Moses Strain, private, served 2 years from Apr. 1781.
Original claim under act May 1820.
Schedule, dated 24 Feb. 1824, containing 100 acres poor frosty land $166.00 1 cow and 3 yearlings 30.00 Household furniture 20.00 $216.00
Since the 18 th March 1818, he has disposed of no other proper- ty than a 2 year old Colt, which he sold to Joseph Strain for $22, in payment of a debt due long before.
His reason for not exhibiting a Schedule prior to 1 March 1823, is, that he was so poor, he could do nothing about it - That the Select- men promised to assist him, but neglected to do so.
Claimant aged 62 - by occupa- tion a farmer, but from age and infirmity, unable to pursue it. Wife aged 53 - broke her leg four years ago, since to pieces - and has been under a Physician for a
long time - Has no children under any obligation to support him.
Last testimony dated 25 May 1824.
Continued 16 August 1824 & sent
to George Woodward, Grafton, N.H.
4 Mar. 1820

43178 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 43,178
Moses Nathan
Dr. Rev. Rev
Act: 15 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 390
[Arrangement of 1870.]

How 11/24/44 } July 15 }
for
Pension Office,
Department of War,
Washington.
rec d 21 July 1824

The inclosed supplementary declaration has been made, it is hoped, in conformity to instructions received from the Pension office.
Agassiz

N. Ham. 112.
June 24th April 1824 Moses Stowe
Recd. 13. Sept. 1824
Mrs. Stowe
1st School
1st of Washington
Mr. Stowe
Free

Haverhill N.H. April 2, 1820.
Sir,
By your favor of the 23 rd ultimo you require the original declaration of Moses Strawn, which is now enclosed together with his certificate of pension; the error of type must have been made by me in transcribing.
I am, most respectfully, your Obed t Serv t
Ezra Bartlett
Hon John C. Calhoun Secy of War

I Thomas Currier of Bath in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of sixty years of age depose & say that being myself an enlisted soldier in Cap t Samuel Cherry's Company in Col t George Reid's Regiment in the New Hampshire line I was well acquainted with Moses Straw now of Leominster in said County of Grafton who was in the month of May A D 1781 an enlisted soldier in the same Company & Regiment to which I belonged and I was well knowing to his serving therein as a faithful soldier until June 1783 when I was honorably discharged from the army being enlisted for during the war & that said Moses Straw being enlisted for three years & his term of enlistment not having expired I left him in the service. Haverhill Oct r 12 th 1819.
Thomas Currier
State of New Hampshire } Haverhill Oct r 12 th 1819. Grafton ss - } Personally appeared the above named Thomas Currier, who is con- sidered a credible witness, & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me Ezra Bartlett Just. Peace.

John Sheldon of Tapsheim in the County of Orange and State of Vermont do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Mr. Sheldon for more than two years in the Continental Army of the United States in Col. George Breck's Regiment and Col. Strong's Battery of the Artillery and that he was a man of good character and that his name subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is in his own hand writing.
Given under my hand this 15th day of October 1819. John Sheldon. I hereby certify that the above named Sergeant is a credible & disinterested Witness. Gilman White Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont Orange County Clerks Office 16th October A 1819.
I hereby certify that Gilman White Esq. of Tapsheim in the County aforesaid is a Justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid acting under the authority of this State, and that his name subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is in his own hand writing.
Attest H. E. G. H. Sauglin Clerk of Orange County Court

We the subscribers Selectmen of the Town of Linn in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire do hereby and on oath declare that we are acquainted with Moses Brane your deceased in the said Town of Linn, that he is in indigent circumstances as it respects property, and that in our opinion he is fairly within the provisions of the Law of the United States providing for a Pension for those who served as soldiers in the revolutionary war
Thos L. Gilbert } Select Freeman Josselyn } men
State of New Hampshire } Linn April 2nd 1819 Grafton ss }
on this day Thos L. Gilbert Esq and Mr Freeman Josselyn who are Selectmen in the said Town of Linn the present year both personally appeared and made known to the best of that the above declaration by them subscribed is just and true
Before me - John Fairfield Jus. Peace
ms it 2

Moses Strawn p. 2.00
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lays for evidence
Sent evidence of ready circumstances

I Moses Straw of time  time in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of 55 years of age  depose & say that in April 1781 I enlisted as a private soldier in the - Revolutionary war on the Continental establishment into Capt. Wm Rowells Company in Col. George Brigs Regiment being the second in the New Hampshire line, for three years; that I faithfully served in said Company & Regiment until June 1783 when I hired Thomas McNeil to serve out the residue of my period of enlistment; that in June 1783 I left the Army at New burg or New Windsor in the State of New York; that I was in no battle & that I have no other evidence of my said services in my power; that I am in indigent circumstances & stand in need of assist- ance from my Country for support. ————— March 27 th 1819. —————
Moses Straw
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss — March 27 th 1819. ————— —————
Sworn to before Ezra Barrett Just. Peace. —————

Grafton ss
State of New Hampshire
At the Superior Court of Judicature held at Haverhill within and for said County of Grafton on the fourth Tuesday of May Anno Domini 1824. Present the Honorable
William M. Richardson Chief Justice Samuel Green } Associate Justices John Harris }
Personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of record by law established) Moses Straw of Lime in said County aged Sixty two years last April who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare in addition to his schedule and oath exhibited and sworn to before the Hon. Court of Sessions for said County Feby. term 1824. That since the 18. of March 1818 he has disposed of no property whatever except one two years old colt which he sold to Joseph Straw last January for the sum of twenty two dollars to pay a just debt I owed him long before that time — The reason I did not exhibit my schedule before the act of 1 st March 1823 was because I was so poor I could do nothing about it & the Selectmen of Lime promised to assist me and neglected it; and for that reason & that alone that I let it lay patiently till last February —

My wife broke her leg all to pieces four years ago, which has been the means of greatly distressing & impoverishing me & she now has to doctor most of the time. I also further declare upon my oath that about three years ago I had a cow all, the hide of said cow I sold for about three dollars cash which I used for my family expenses. — — Moses Straw
Sworn to & declared before the Justices of said Court this 25 th day of May Anno Domini 1824. — x
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and Declaration are truly copied from the records of said Court. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 25 th day of May 1824.
S. P. Webster Clerk
Moses Straw