Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16207, for John Morgan, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Morgan, John
S16207
boarded
CONTENTS

Reported 1 st May 1834 to NY agency let to Hon P.C. Fuller 1 May '34
24793
New York
John Morgan of Livingston Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Carpenter of the Regiment commanded by Col Ayers in the Massachusetts line for 11 Months 28 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 39 Dollars 74 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of March 1834 and sent to Hon P.C. Fuller No. Refs
Arrears to the 4th of March 34 - $119.72 Semi-annual allowances ending 4 Sep 34 19.87 $137.49
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E
Wm Cromwell
Clerk
Vol. 4
Page 106

State of New York Livingston County
On this thirteenth day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the County Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions in and for the County of Livingston in the State of New York now sitting at Geneseo in said County John Morgan a resident of Geneseo in said County aged seventy years on the third day of October last past, 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 th 1832-
That he entered the service as a volunteer sometime in the fall of the year 1777 the particular time he cannot remember further than he recollects that it was shortly after the surrender of Burgoyne that he served as a rider to his father Captain John Morgan who had command of the Guards at the Arsenal at Springfield in Massachusetts, that he cannot say how long he continued in such service, but he is positive it was for the term of three months & rising, — That after the expiration of such service, and he thinks about six months after, and in the fall of 1778, but on what day or in what month he cannot say, he was drafted to serve for six months and did serve as a guard at the said arsenal, and that he served out such term under Captain John Carpenter at the said arsenal — That within one or two weeks after the expiration of such term he enlisted as a private under the said Captain John Carpenter to serve for an other term of six months, and that he served out such term as a guard under the said Captain Carpenter at the said arsenal — That the term of his service as a guard at the said arsenal finally expired some time in the Spring of the year 1780 but in what month he does not now recollect — That in a short time thereafter, and he thinks

within three weeks thereafter he enlisted into the public service to be serve the further term of six months, together into the Conti- nental Service or in the militia service. He cannot say further than this, he enlisted at the town of Springfield in Massachusetts aforesaid marched up to South Hadley in the adjoining town where he was mustered by one Goodman with seven or eight others, they then went to West Springfield where they were superintended by one Justin Ely a justice of the peace but whether he had any military command or of what nature it was he cannot say - they then returned to Springfield afore- said when he was placed under command of Lieutenant Miller. His Christian name he does not recollect, but he was an officer of the Continental Army, and he believing belonged to Colo. Hixson's regiment of General Hixson's brigade, he was thence marched together with about two hundred others under of said Miller by the way of West Springfield, Simsbury and Litchfield to Fishkill, thence down the North River to opposite West Point, where they crossed the North river to West Point where they remained a few days when deponent was put into the third Massachusetts regiment commanded by Colo. John Braton, William Hull Lieu- tenant Colonel, his Captain's name he does not recollect, the Subaltern officers were frequently changed, deponent was first placed in the first Company commanded by one Captain Sumner and soon after he shifted to the light Company the name of whose Captain he does not recollect - from thence they marched to Verplank's point, and on the second day of August they crossed over to Stony Point he recollects the day from the fact of their loosing two or three men by their imprudent drinking cold water, the day being very warm - from thence they marched to the head of Hous- atoung bay, from thence they marched to different places halting for short periods, and were finally conducted back to Hous- atoung, he recollects that they were stationed at Haverstraw at the time of the execution of Major Andre in the month of October of that year, he thinks in the forefront of December

He was sent with a guard to West Point, when he remained until the regiment to which he belonged came there, into winter quarters, when he continued until the eighth day of January 1781 when he was discharged, he received a written discharge, which he thinks was signed by Col. Grayton that he had that discharge in his possession until within eighteen years since, but the same is now lost and cannot be found. And the deponent in answer to the special interrogatories put to him by the said Court declared that he was born in the town of Springfield and State of Massachusetts, on the third day of October 1762, that he has a record in the family bible of the deponent of his age, which was taken from the town records of the said town of Springfield - that he was living at West Springfield when called into service - that he removed from Springfield, in February 1793, to the now town of Lima where he now resides, and hath resided ever since - that he hath already answered and declared as to the manner of his being called into service - he recollects to have been under the command of General Nixon, he recollects the names of General Washington and the Hon. Stephen as occasionally with the troops with which he served, the name of Nixon as his Brigadier and Grayton as his Colonel that he never received any written discharge, except as he has stated - he gives the name of His Honor Matthew Warner one of the judges of this Court, and George Hosmer district Attorney of this County, who have been acquainted with him for above forty years - of General John Van Rensselaer of P'keepsie, and if necessary could name many more who have been acquainted with him for many years who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
That he does not know that it is in his power to produce documentary evidence of his services, other than the deposition of Abiah Carpenter and Rufus Hemenway herunto annexed - And the deponent saith that according to the best of his recollection and belief the said Carpenter is

mistaken as to the year of his having known him the said Declaration in Service under a draught at Springfield which was in the year 1778 and not in the year 1779 as he has supposed - And this Declarant further saith that he served in the whole a period of two years and three months and upwards - And he hereby relinquishes any claim every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid in open court J. G. Havens Clerk
We Matthew Warner — residing in the town of Lima — and George Hosmer residing in the town of Aron in the county of Livingston do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Morgan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, according to our understanding and belief, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - And further, that the said John Morgan is a respectable citizen, as has been entrusted with, and executed the duties of several responsible offices in said town, with credit to himself, as we also understand and believe Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court J. G. Havens Clerk
Matthew Warner Geo. Hosmer
On application of John Morgan for a pension
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 as served as he states - And the court further certifies

you will find the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  John Morgan 16.207
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1. 77 7 days Writer John Morgan Mass.   March 11. 79 3 mos. Guard John Carpenter Sta at Springfield Arsenal   June 25 79 3 " " "   June 27, 80 5 m 2 d. " "   3 m 2 d 5 m 2 d " "   in June 81   Lieut Miller Col. Nixon 6th   Capt. Sumner John C. Preston 3rd regt.  
Battles engaged in, none mentioned.  Residence of soldier at enlistment, West Springfield, Mass.  Date of application for pension, Jany. 30, 1833.  Residence at date of application, Asina, Livingston Co. N.Y.  Age at date of application, b. Oct. 3, 1762 Springfield, Mass.  Remarks: His claim was allowed.
Very respectfully,
80 Commissioner. 1762 18

John Morgan New York No 22649-
C.V.
Adm d
Hon. P. B. Fuller H.R.
Geo. H. Cameron Esq.
Stearns
Stearns

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
June 4. 1833
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 subjunctive 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. These 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Morgan
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1777 vol. 3 Pri. Capt. J. Morgan 70 years   fall 1778 From West   drafted 6 " Capt. J. Carpenter Springfield to South-field Springfield Traditional Witnesses   enlisted 6 " " Hadley   " 6 " then to West Spring   " 6 " Lt. Miller Col. Nixon then to   Col. Innes Fishkill   Stanton to West Point  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
* - Can the direct testimony of Carpenter & Hemenway be called traditional testimony?

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:
 1. 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, musicians 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.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and name 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.
I 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 &c.
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:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , 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 day 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 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 expected. 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. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 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 he 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 traditional 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.
[a] 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.
[b] 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.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] 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 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 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 places 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] 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 public seal 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.
[j] 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 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, Peleg Burchard, Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Benjamin Wright whose name is subscribed to the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed affidavit was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Judge of the courts in and for said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, That I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature to the said proof or acknowledgment subscribed, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said county, at Watertown, the 21 day of September 1832
P. Burchard Clerk.

State of New York
Jefferson County ss. At Abiel Carpenter being duly sworn says that he is seventy two years old & past; & that he formerly lived in the County formerly called Hampshire County in the State of Connecticut  Massachusetts , While living there was well acquainted with John Morgan of Springfield in the County & State aforesaid; And the Deponent further says that he well remembers that in the Spring or Summer of 1779 the said John Morgan was drafted into the service as a private soldier & was attached to a Company of State Troops of Massachusetts, com- manded by Capt. John Carpenter & was stationed at or near the arsenal in Springfield during that season; & that after the term for which he was drafted (which the Deponent thinks was six months) had expi- red, the said John Morgan then enlisted as a soldier into the same Company of State Troops & there remained according to the best of the de- ponent's recollection until the Spring of 1780; & further the Deponent says that there was also a Lieut. John Carlton belonging to the same Compa- ny - And the Deponent further says that he does not recollect to what regiment the said Company was attached -
Abiel Carpenter
Subscribed & sworn to this 17 th day of Sept. 1832 Before me -
J. Wright one of the Judges of Jefferson County Courts (Conc. ss)
This may certify that the above named Abiel Carpenter is known to me as a respectable and credible witness.
J. Wright one of the Judges of Jefferson County Courts (Conc. ss)

State of New York Ontario County ss.
Rufus Hemenway, of the Vil- lage of Geneva in said County being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say that he is well acquainted with John Morgan of the Town of Lima, in Livingston County and knew him during the Revolution- ary War. Lived in Springfield, there enlisted in the Eighth Company of Infantry in the Third Massachu- setts Regiment commanded by Col. John Shatford for six months. That he served his time out and had a regular discharge, which deponent has seen; said Mor- gan was discharged at West Point.
Rufus Hemenway
Sworn to and subscribed this 21 st day of August 1832 before the subscriber a Notary Public in said County. Witness my hand & seal of office.
R. M. Day

That the said Matthew Warner Landers who has signed the foregoing certificate is a resident of the town of Adams  Adams  Sierra and that George Hosmer who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Arvon in the said county, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Respectfully  Respectfully  to said
Chauncy R. Bond Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Livingston do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Morgan for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Chauncy R. Bond Clerk By J. G. Hovey Sup Clerk
United States of America - State of New York - County of Ontario
ss: I John A. Coffin a Public Notary duly appointed and commissioned dwelling in the Village of Geneva County of Ontario, and State of New York do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Ralph Hemenway a resident of said Village and whose name is subscribed to the annexed Deposition; and that I firmly believe the said Hemenway is a credible person and whose testimony is to be believed under oath.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal this twenty-seventh day of November in the Year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
John A. Coffin Notary Public

State of New York Livingston County } P
John Morgan of Lima in the annexed declaration names, being duly sworn said, that he has been shown the certificate of Edward D. Bangs Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, bearing date the 3 rd day of January instant, also hereunto annexed, and that it had entirely escaped his recollection of having been in public service at all until after the capture of Burgoyne in the month of October 1777 and after the Hessian by General Stark in the month of August 1777, he recollects to have done only a few days as a guard, but is confident that such service was not under the command of his father Captain John Morgan, and he does not recollect under whose command he did serve. He has no recollection of serving under his father Captain John Morgan, until after the prisoners taken at the capture of Burgoyne were brought to Springfield which he thinks was in November 1777. He well recollects to have served under his father as he thinks and believes a term of three months commencing sometime in November 1777 and ending in the winter or spring following. He is positive that he served under Captain John Carpenter a term of duty in the year 1778 and it is according to his recollection and belief that the same was for the term of six months. But, as it appears from the rolls of 1779 that the deponent served two terms of duty of three months each, instead of six months, he thinks it is possible that he is mistaken in his recollection as to having served under said Captain John Carpenter three terms of six months each, and that the terms for which the deponent served were terms of three months, instead of six months as he has supposed. He is positive that he did serve as many as twelve months in all at the Arsenal in Springfield. And this deponent further saith that notwithstanding it appears from the said rolls that he was discharged on the 11 th day of December 1780 after serving five months and twenty one days, yet it is impressed on his mind that he was discharged on the 8 th January 1781, and he is the more confirmed in this by his distinct recollection of eating a New Year's supper with his mess a few days previous to his discharge and he cannot explain why his discharge should appear to have been on the said 11 th day of December 1780. But wishing to be perfectly within bounds, he asks to be allowed

for the seventeen months and twenty one days of service which he is promised to be rendered, - or for any other term for which the proof may be found satisfactory - and further he shall not
Joel Morgan
Subscribed & sworn this 16 th day of Jan y 1834
before me J. W. Beecher Justice of the Peace
State of New York Livingston County
I certify that Lewis W. Beecher before whom the proceed- ing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date thereof a legally authorized Justice of the Peace of said County. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and only believe that his name to the jurat of the said affidavit is his own proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of office at Geneseo this 17 th day of January A. D. 1834.
Chauncy R. Bond Clerk of Livingston county By S. G. Havens Dep. Clerk

JUL 20 1905
Dear Sir, If the one into whose hands this letter falls will kindly furnish me with a satisfactory history of one or both of the parties named in the accompanying paper, I will most willingly recompense him for his services. I am not certain where John Morgan lived after service. I desire the information

for the sake of my children,
Trusting that I may receive a satisfactory reply, I remain,
Yours very sincerely, Mrs. Susan M. Brady, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 17-1905.

J. R. N
Old War and Navy Division.
3-523.
R.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
JUL 20 1905
B.
Washington, D. C., Albany , 190 5
Madam
In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that this Bureau is unable to furnish a history of the service of any soldier of the Revolutionary war or of the war of 1812 unless he or his widow was a pensioner or an applicant for pension or bounty land; and that under the rules such a history is furnished only to the soldier's descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical or genealogical purposes.
The large number of inquiries made on this subject, and the length of time required to make a proper search of the records in each case, will not permit of information being given to any applicant concerning more than two soldiers.
In order that the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, you are requested to furnish as much as possible of the data called for below.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Susan M. Brady Cooperstown N.Y.
V. Warner
Commissioner.
Full name of soldier, Daniel Manning. John Morgan. Where did he enter service? New York State & Massachusetts (Town, county, and State.) Under what officers did he serve? Place of residence after service, New York State, Albany Co. (Town, county, and State.) Approximate date of death, Given name of widow, Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension?
Additional information, My parents died when I was in my seventh year, & the papers containing the above information was destroyed by fire.
Signature (Mrs.) Susan M. Brady (Mrs. or Miss to be prefixed if a lady signs.)
Post-office address, including street and number, town, county, and State, Cooperstown, N.Y.

16.207 INVALID.
Aug. 11 1905 Hrt. to Mrs. Susan M. Brady, Cooperstown, N.Y.
File No. 16.207
John Morgan Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 266
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(R) George Hosmer Esq. Avond Livingston County N.Y.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan y 3 d 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Morgan, as a private, is borne on a Roll of Capt. John Morgan's Company, where he is allowed from July 1 st to the 8 th 1777 m d seven days. ————— = 7
John Morgan's name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. John Carpenter's Company of Guards, stationed at Springfield, where he is allowed from March 11 th to June 11 th 1779, three Months. ————— 3=
John Morgan's name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. John Carpenter's Company, stationed at Springfield, where he is allowed from June 25 th to Sept. 25 th 1779, three Months. ————— 3=
John Morgan's name is borne on a Pay Roll of the six months men, from the Town of Springfield, where he is allowed from June 25 th to Dec r 11 th 1780. five Months and twenty one days. ————— 5=21
John Morgan claims for further service 11=28

Amount brought Over m d 11-28
under Capt. John Carpenter, in 1778 & '79, the rolls for which are not found in this Office.
John Morgan claims for services under Capt. John Morgan, in 1777, the roll of Capt. John Morgan's Company is found from August to Novem r 1777. but the name of John Morgan, as a private, is not borne on it.
Edward D Bangs. Leg