Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,258, for Josiah Morse, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Horse, Persian
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 37,258
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14. 264 R
District of Maine
Josiah Morse
of Dumont in the state of  State of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Putnam of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three years
Inscribed on the roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 9 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of Sep r 1819 and sent to M r Kingsley Esq r Bangor D r of Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1819  134.93
Semi-ann l all ce ending Mar r 1820  48.00
16 Mo. 26 30
$182.93
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Date of death not on att 3
Josiah Morse Died 1818

Josiah Morse Private G Col Putnam's Regt 1781 - 2 years
+ Hamilton Proof of service enrolled.

I Josiah Morse of Dixmont in the county of Penobscot Gentleman, do hereby testify & say that on the third day of April 1861. I enlisted into the service of the United States, in Capt. Bensons Company & Col. Putmans Regiment; and Pattersons Brigade; I served till the end of the War & was honorably discharged. I have lost this discharge: I am now under reduced circumstances & need the assistance of my country for support. I hereby relinquish all claim to any previous Pension on account of my said services. — Witness my hand —
Josiah Morse
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
OBSCOT, ss.
ON the 9 th day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot: Personally appeared Josiah Morse who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, 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."
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Josiah did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed M. Kimball Esquire, Judge of the Court as aforesaid.

State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Ken- nebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court ; and that the original was exhibited in open 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, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is One hundred  fifty nine dollars and Fifty cents ; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Nothing  dollars and  Cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County of Kennebec

Josiah Morse
Penobscot County
14,264
Can
Sent to
M c Vee, Augusta, Maine Jany 12. 1821

(Copy)
State of Maine.
208
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this thirtieth day of May , 1820, personally appeared before Waltham Weston Junior Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Josiah Morse aged fifty six years, resident in Buxmont in the County of Penobscot , but now at  Augusta within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Benson and Regiment commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of three years .
that his original declaration was made before Judge Howland on the ninth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 14264 . And I, the said Josiah Morse do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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.
Josiah Morse
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz:
 Two cows, of the value of thirty dollars.  One yearling of the value of six dollars.  Two swine, of the value of ten dollars.  Old house hold stuff, besides necessary bedding not exceeding ten dollars in value.  One Harrow worth two dollars, one old axe worth one dollar, one spade worth fifty cents.  Debts due to me not exceeding one hundred dollars; and none more than two hundred dollars for which I pay interest.  Land, by occupation a farmer , but from age and infirmity am totally unable to labor, my income does not exceed the interest I have to pay.  My family at home consists of myself, my wife, Mehitable aged sixty three, infirm and much of the time under the doctor's hands, My son Thomas aged twenty two; my daughter Abigail aged eighteen, and my son John aged fourteen.  Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding, I have no property or income whatever. 
Josiah Morse

Subscribed, sworn to and declared both oath and schedule, the thirtieth day of May 1820.
Before me Nathan Weston Jun. C.S. 66. C. Pleas.
* A true copy
Attest J. M. Davis Clerk
State of Maine.
Penobscot County ss. Clerk's Office, Oct. 16 th 1820.
I Thomas Cobb Clerk of all the judicial courts held within and for the County of Penobscot, do hereby certify, that the original oath & the schedule thereto annexed, of which the foregoing is a true copy, are filed in this Office.
Thos. Cobb Clerk.

March 2, 1931
Mrs. A. H. Farnham 10 Holyoke Street Brewer, Maine
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 37258, that Josiah Morse, while a resident of Bradford, Massachusetts, enlisted April 3, 1781, for three years, served as a private in Captain Benson's company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's 5 th Massachusetts Regiment, and returned home late in the fall of 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Dixmont, Penobscot County, Maine.
In 1820 he was aged fifty-six years and stated that his family at home consisted of the following members:
Wife, Mehitabel aged fifty-three years Son, Thomas " twenty-two " Daughter, Abigail " sixteen " Son, John " fourteen "
There are no further family data.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information relative to the Thomas Morse as described by you.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Mar. 2, 1931 Dist. to Mrs. A. D. Farnham 10 Holyoke St., Brewer, Me. MLD.
37 258 Rev. INVALID.
File No. 37,258
Josiah Morse Rev. Rev. Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 286
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Simeon Cole of Boxford in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Gentleman being of lawful Age do testify and declare that Josiah Morre now resident in Dixmont in the State of Massachusetts did enlist into the Service of the United States as a private Soldier for the term of three years from the Month of March Seventeen hundred & Eighty One that he continued in the Service from that time until he was discharged; that he served in the Army of the United States to my knowledge more than two years in the Light Infantry company under the Command of Coll Putnam of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment; and further saith not. — Simeon Cole
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss June 11 th 1819 Then the above named Simeon Cole personally appearing made solemn Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed: — before me James Durrant Justice of peace
Inverness July 12 th 1819.
I hereby certify that James Durrant above named, is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Essex; and that the above is his proper signature —
M. Kinsley J. C. C. P.

some date in the fall of 1840... ...the said Josiah Morton...
Deposition of Moses Carlton in favour of Josiah Morton.
...the said Josiah Morton... ...the said Moses Carlton... ...the said Josiah Morton... ...the said Moses Carlton... ...the said Josiah Morton... ...the said Moses Carlton...
1. Moses Carlton in the County of...

I Moses Carlton of Boxford in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Govt of of Lawful age do testify and say that being a Lieut in in Refugee Col th Putnam's Bridg t and Genl Nickson Brigadi, having receiv d orders from my superior officer, to assist in April A.D. 1781, to assist in conducting a number of recruits from the state of Massachusetts to the army, at west point, being in all about seventy in number, among them was one Josiah Mors a private soldier of Bradford a person I was well acquainted with, after arriving in camp, said soldiers were distributed into several Bridgements, I am not able at this Time, to ascertain what Bridg t said Morse Joyn d , but I frequently saw him after joining the army, doing Military duty, in the Continall h army, and have no doubt on my mind, of his doing his duty well as a soldier, said Morse was Entitled for three years, and I was knowing to his returning home late in the fall of 1781 there and have no doubt on my mind, of his having been honorably discharged. And for the said deponent saith not. Moses Carlton
Essex ss June 8 th 1819, then personally appeared, before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Essex. the above named Moses Carlton who after being carefully examining and cautioned, to testify the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, made with solemn oth to the truth of the to the above deposition, by him signed. It taken at the request of Josiah Mors, the person named in the above deposition.
Moody Spafford Justice of the Peace
(over)

Moses Carlton (to whom it is proposed to deliver) can be...
I do hereby certify that Moody Spofford...
within marked is an attested copy of...
of the same in favor the County of York; and the within is his proper signature.
M. Windley J. B. C. P. -
Deposition of Moses Carlton in favour of Josiah Moxon.
...the within is an attested copy of the same in favor of Josiah Moxon...

Brewer Maine Feb 6. 1931.
Bureau of Pensions Revolutionary War Washington D.C.
Gentlemen -
Please send me war record of Thomas Morse born June 30, 1726 Newbury Mass - and died in Bradford Mass 1799. married Elizabeth Bartlett May 20. 1747. I would also like war record of Josiah Morse Born Oct 23, 1762 Bradford Mass and died June 2, 1824. Disjoint me he married Mehitable Carlton.
Respectfully Yours Mrs G H Farnham 10 Holyoke St Brewer Me.