Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16447, for Morgan Lewis, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Lewis, Morgan
S. 16447
carded
CONTENTS

No. 910. New York.
Morgan Lewis. of New York, in the State of New York, who was a B. & H. in the General commanded by Captain of the  the  commanded by Genl. Gates in the New York. time for 2 years and upwards.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York. at the rate of 600. Dollars 00. Cents per An. m to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22. day of Oct. r 1832. and sent to him by the Secy of War.
Arrears to 24th of Sept. 32 — 900.00 Penzant. allowance ending 4. Nov. 33 300.00
$1200.00.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Palmer, Clerk. Book D. Vol. 5. Page 109.

Morgan Lewis of the City and State of New York being sworn deposes and says — That sometime in the Spring of 1775 he this deponent received from the provincial Congress of the then province of New York the appointment of first Major in a Regiment composed of two battalions intended principally for the defence of said City and Province — That in June 1776 he accompanied General Gates, then appointed to the command of the Northern Army (with authority to appoint such Officers as he should find necessary for the good of the service, and to notify the same to Congress for their ap- probation) as Deputy Quarter Master General for said Army — That this Deponent on joining the said Army entered upon and discharged the duties of said Office, but was not announced in Orders until the 25 th day of August next thereafter, when the sentence of a Court martial cashiering his predecessor in Office was made known — That the general Order referred to is now among the Archives of the New York histori- cal Society (of which this deponent is president) as appears from a copy thereof duly certified and herunto annexed — That such appointment, this deponent presumes was duly transmitted for the up

approbation of the then Congress of the United States, and met their sanction; as this Deponent shortly thereafter received a Commission signed by  John Hancock , their then President, bearing date, according to the best recollection of this deponent, the 12 th day of September then next ensuing, appointing this Deponent Deputy Quarter Master General of the Army in the Northern Department, with the rank of Colonel . That this Deponent continued to discharge the duties of said Office until the latter end of October 1700, when General Green having retired from the Office of Quarter Master General, his Successor united the Northern to the Eastern Department, and placed both under the direction of the principal in the latter. And this deponent further saith, That all the commi- sions, military as well as civil, that he ever had the honour to possess, have (as he verily believes) perished by fire which destroyed the buildings in which they were deposited. Lastly, this Deponent saith, he is now in the seventy ninth year of his Age, and further saith not.
Sworn before me this 16 th day of October 1832
Morgan Lewis.
Sam l R. Betts J. D. of the U.S. South Dist. New York

Rev. and 1818 War Section.
Ques 10 May 18, 1926
John R. Delafield, Brig. Gen. Res. 44 Wall St New York City.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16447, it appears that Morgan Lewis, in the spring of 1775, was appointed Major of a New York Regiment, and August 25, 1776 was appointed Deputy Quartermaster General of the Northern Army, with rank of Colonel, he was at the capture of the British at Saratoga, and served until late in October 1780.
In 1832, he was President of the New York Society of the Cincinnati, and was then referred to as General Morgan Lewis. He was at one time Governor of New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, while a resident of New York City, in his "seventy-ninth year"; and at this

time, stated that his "fourth grand-son", Robert J. Livingston, was in a few weeks of being twenty-one years old.
The name of soldier's father does not appear in said claim. There is no further data on file as to family.
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 a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Francis Lewis, the signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Oct 22 1852
Prison Offer

Reserve Officers' Association of the United States
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1653 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C.
PRESIDENT BRIG. GEN. JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD 44 WALL STREET, NEW YORK CITY TREASURER COLONEL EDWARD A. HARRIMAN NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS SECRETARY LT. COL. FRED. B. RYONS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
1ST VICE-PRESIDENT BRIG. GEN. ROY HOFFMAN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT COLONEL NOBLE BRANDON JUDAH CHICAGO, ILL. 3RD VICE-PRESIDENT COLONEL JOHN A. HAWKINS PITTSBURGH, PA.
New York, May 5th, 1926.
Dear Sir:
I am making inquiry to learn what I can about General Morgan Lewis, and his father, Francis Lewis, the signer of the Declaration of Independence. Both were ardent patriots and active in assisting the colonies to gain their independence from Great Britain. The Adjutant General of the Army suggests that there may be among the pension records and land warrant records some information about one or both of these men, and I am writing you in the hope that this is so, and that you will be good enough to have this looked up and to send me the information such as it may be.
Yours very truly,
John Ross Delafield Brig.Gen.Ord.Res.U.S.A.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
D:DS

16.447
INVALID.
File No. 16.447
Morgan Lewis
27 Mar 1882
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. A , Page 292
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1936 May 12 Hist to John Ross Delafeld was

City and County & State of New York
Personally appeared
John Trumbull a resident of this City, aged Seventy six years, and being duly sworn according to Law, doth upon his Oath make the following Deposition.
That on the 27 th day of June 1776, He was by Major General Gates appointed Deputy Adjutant General of the Northern Department, with the Rank of Colonel.
That He then understood from Mr Genl. Gates that He had appointed Morgan Lewis Esq r late Governor of this State, to be Deputy Quartermaster General of the Northern Department, with the Rank of Colonel.
That in the course of that Campaign He frequently saw & familiarly knew the said Colonel Morgan Lewis, acting in the Capacity & doing the Duty of Deputy Quartermaster General until the close of the Campaign in November
And further that He has always understood & very believes that the said Colonel Morgan Lewis continued to hold the Rank of Colonel, and to do the Duty of Deputy Quartermaster General of the Northern Army, during the following Campaign of 1777, which terminated in the Capture of the British Army at Saratoga — at which capture He has always understood, & fully believes that the said Colonel Morgan Lewis was present
And further the Deponent saith not
Sworn before me the 25 th day of September 1832
J. Trumbull
Saw the foregoing before me the United States for the Southern District of New York

A B. W. General with the Rank of Col. in the army of the Pot.

Extract from the Orderly Book of Major General Horatio Gates, Commanding the Northern Army of the United States: from the 10 th July 1776 to the 3 rd June 1777. Presented to the New York Historical Society: and by them preserved.
"Head Quarters August 25 th 1776 (Ticonderoga) "Colonel Morgan Lewis is appointed Deputy Quar- "Master General of the Northern Army; and is to be "obeyed as such"
I do hereby Certify that I have compared the above extract with the Orderly Book of Major General Horatio Gates commanding the Northern Army of the United States - which Book is now in the Historical Society of New York, And that the said extract is correctly and truly made therefrom -
New York Historical Society
24 August 1832.
J. Delafield, Treasurer

6 Dear Sir,
New York 16 th Octo. 1832.
The enclosed documents are transmitted for the purpose of entitling myself to the provision made at the last sitting of Congress for the surviving Officers of the Army of the revolution: Should there be any inaccuracy as to the nature or time of my services, I presume they can be supplied by the recollections of the Secretary of State. Should the evidences be satisfactory, may I ask the favor of your information as to the Amount I shall be entitled to, and the time at and mode in which it may be obtained.
My fourth Grand Son who is within a few weeks of twenty one has for several years past been fitting himself for the employment of a civil Engineer which he means to pursue as a profession. He is very anxious to make his debut under Mr. Hassler in the meditated survey of the Coast: could you aid him in the attainment of his object you would create a lasting obligation
P.S. The name of my G. Son is Robert J. Livingston. Noble Lewis Capt.
Dear Sir, your friend & Hbl Serv.?
Morgan Lewis.

I Nicholas Fish of the City of New-York do solemnly swear and declare that General Morgan Lewis was an Officer of the Army of the Revolution, that in the Campaign of 1777 he was Chief of the Quarter Master's Department in the Northern Army, commanded by Major General Gates, and served as such with the Rank of Colonel — that I understood and believe that he remained at the head of said Department for some years thereafter, and I do farther declare and say that in virtue of said services he was enrolled a Member of the Society of Cincinnati, and is now President of said Society in the State of New-York. — given under my hand the 26. th day of September 1832.
Sworn before me — (the 26 th day of September 1832)
Nicholas Fish
Sam l R Betts Judge of the United States for the Southern District of New-York.