Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,986, for Daniel Morse, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Morse, Daniel
S 18,986
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11-241 Maine
Daniel Morse
of Lincoln Co in the State of Maine who was a - S er - in the Company commanded by Captain Severy - of the 2 d - regiment ~ ~ ~ ~ in the Massachusetts + Militia
S. M. Private $ 20. 00
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of April 1832 - at  at  the  to R. Coffin Esq. Treasurer, Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1832 - 53.32 Semi-annual allowance ending 2 Sept 1832 - 13.33
$ 66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by John J. Sprague Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 33
Letter to 3 Auditor H. May 1839. Same person - 7 June 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838. Agt Notified 15 June 1839
Note of death not as A.B.

State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the two annexed papers signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contain the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Bath in said county, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the eleventh day of August A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of Darius Morse for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Nathl Coffin CLERK.

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas held at Bath in said County on the 11 th day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open Court, before JOHN RUGGLES, Esq. one of the Judges thereof,
Daniel Mone a resident of Phippsburg in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he
was born in Arrowsic Island called Georgetown now in the year 1748, but has no record of his age - he was drafted as a militia man into the service of the Country in the Revolutionary war in the year 1775 or 1776 into the Company of Capt. James Sement to guard the coast from Saco down to Cape Small Point and actually served in his Company from April to Decem r . a term of eight months when he received a verbal discharge. That David Sement of Bath is the only person living that he knows who can testify to his service; but that Joseph Senebec Esq. of Bath William Shaper of Phippsburg and an well acquainted with him and will testify to his truth & credibility and also as to his reputation of being a soldier of the Revolution as he has stated & that his place of Residence has always been Georgetown & Phippsburg in the last of which places he now resides & has his home
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Daniel Mone
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
John Ruggles Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the State of Maine.

We Joseph Sewall of Bath & William Sprague of Phippsburg certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Moore who has sign- ed the within application & that he is a man of truth & credibility & is respected & believed by his neighbors. I have been a soldier of the Revolution as he has stated & we concur in that opinion.
Jos. Sewall
Wm Sprague
Subscribed and sworn to this day and year aforesaid
Ino Ruggles J. C. P.
And it appears to said Court that there is no clergyman residing in the vicinity of said applicant J. Ruggles J. C. P.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and that Joseph Sewall the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Sewall of Bath & Wm. Sprague of Phippsburg, who have signed the preceding certificate, are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Courts of Record and Court of Common Pleas for Lincoln County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
Attest Nathl. Coffin Clerk
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this day of A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
Clerk of the Courts of Record and Court of Common Pleas in Lincoln County.
Lincoln Co. Court of Common Pleas
December Term 1832.
The Court further certify that Daniel Sewall the witness who has subscribed & sworn to the annexed affidavit in support of the declaration of Daniel Moore the applicant in this case is a credible person & his statement is entitled to credit & belief -
Ino Ruggles J. C. P.
Attest Nathl. Coffin Clerk

I David Lemont of Bath, in the county of Lincoln aged seventy three, on oath do say, that I will know Daniel Morse of Phipsburgh, who has signed the annexed application in said county, that I believe him to be eighty four years of age . That I was with him in a company company commanded by James Lemont in the year 1775 at Hannewell's point & I was knowing to his being six months at least at said Hannewell's point & at a place call Sayada -hock in the year 1775-
David Lemont
Subscribed and sworn to the year and day of visum in open Court
John Ruggles Jus. C.C.P.
Attest Nathl Coffin Clerk
State of Maine.
LN, SS—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the Coun- ty of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special several session thereof holden at in said county, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the several days of mentioned therein A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of Daniel Morse for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 29 th . day of December A. D. 1832. Nathl Coffin CLERK.

May 2, 1939
BA-J/AWF Daniel Morse S. 18986
John H. Morse, M. D. 111 Western Avenue Augusta, Maine
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Daniel Morse, of Georgetown, Maine, born February 2, 1750, died about 1839.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S.18986, based upon the military service of Daniel Morse in the Revolutionary War.
Daniel Morse was born in the year 1748, on Arrowsic Island( which was later called Georgetown) in the District of Maine. The names of his parents are not given.
While residing in said Georgetown, Daniel Morse enlisted sometime in 1775, served eight months as private in Captain James Lemont's Massachusetts company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Phippsburg, Lincoln County, Maine.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to the family of Daniel Morse.
In order to obtain the date of last payment

of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Daniel Morse Certificate #11241 Issued April 15, 1833 Rate $26.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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18986
INVALID.
File No. 18986
Daniel Morse
Bi Rev War
Act: June 7 th 92
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 267
[Arrangement of 1870.]
May 4 th Heir. to Mrs. Joseph Barnes, 111 Trenton St., East Boston, Mass. M.G. 1926- May 19- Heir to Ada J. Morton awf. 1931- Mch. 30- Tombstone data & memo. B.R. awf. 1934- Oct. 5- Heir to Theodore R. Rideout awf. 1948 June 22- Heir to Mrs. Raymond C. Douglas awf. 1949 May 2- " " John H. Morse W.D. awf.

April 24/95 111 Trenton St East Boston Mass.
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir I am anxious to ob- tain the proof from Pension Office that Daniel Morse of Georgetown or Phippsburg, Maine - used a pension for services in the Army during the War of the Revolution - all the facts you

OLD WAR & NAVY FILES. Can you me will be ac- ceptable, as I am in South of the mts in Lemonto or Washington Company - or perhaps in San M c Cobb Co.
(Had "lost an arm",) but after the war Yrs Respectfully
Anna D Barnes
(Mrs Joseph H.)

Commissioner of U. S. Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pensions.
Dear Sir,
Will you please send me a copy of Rev. War pension claim of Daniel Morse who was living in Phipsbury. Lincoln Co State of Maine. 1840 census,
Very truly yours
Ada L. Morton P.O. Box 94 - Brunswick, Me -

all slips returned
to Memorial Br -
War Dept - A. G. Q.
Medi-30-31

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
3-19-1931
MEMORANDUM TO:
Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.
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Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.
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The Surgeon General, Washington, D.C.
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In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished, it is requested that the "Service" of the decedents named on the enclosed applications be verified and returned as soon as practicable to this office.
The regulations provide that the name of the State from which the decedents came be inscribed on the headstones. It is requested that this information be given and that any corrections be made in red ink on the form.
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The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
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The General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
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In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished for the graves of the decedents named on the enclosed applications, it is requested that you furnish this office the correct spelling of the names and complete designation of the organizations.

DEAR SIR:-
BRUNSWICK, MAINE, SEPT 17, 1934,
(I) HERE IS WHAT I HAVE FOUND PERTAINING TO A DANIEL MORSE, SOLDIER, VIS:- DANIEL MORSE, RECEIPT GIVEN DUMMER SEWALL, DATED GEORGETOWN, NOV 2, 1775, SIGNED BY SAID MORSE & OTHERS BELONGING TO CAPT. JAMES LEMONT'S COMPANY, FOR ADVANCE PAY (1.) MONTH, ALSO PRIVATE, CAPT. JAMES LEMONT'S COMPANY, ENLISTED JULY 25, 1775; SERVICE TO DEC 31, 1775, 5 MONTHS 19 DAYS; COMPANY STATIONED AT GEORGETOWN, LINCOLN COUNTY, FOR DEFENSE OF THE SEA COAST. ✓(II.) A DANIEL MORSE, SOLDIER, BURIED AT "MORSE'S MOUNTAIN" SO CALLED, SMALL POINT, PHIPPSBURG, LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE, GRAVE WAS MARKED, (OR TO BE MARKED), BY THE D.A.R. HAS, (OR DID NOT HAVE), STONE, HIS SUMMER; ✓III. MISS BLANCH M. BRYANT, EVERETT STREET, BRUNSWICK, I BELIEVE WROTE FOR HIS PENSION RECORD, AS SHE HAD SAME. ✓IV. DANIEL MORSE, SERGEANT, CAPT. ISAAC WASHBURN'S COMPANY, OF GUARDS, ENGAGED MAR. 11, 1781, DISCHARGED APR. 11, 1781, SERVICE (1) MONTH, COMPANY STATIONED AT THONASTOWN, LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE, THIS IS ALL THAT I CAN FIND OF MORSES HERE IN MAINE, WHO SAW SERVICE IN REVOLUTION,
THE FIRST MORSE'S RECORD DID NOT GIVE REGIMENT, SORRY TO HEAR OF THE SMALL FORCE, & SORRY TO TROUBLE YOU AGAIN, WITH A LOT OF THANKS, I AM VERY RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
THEODORE R. RIDGEOUT, 68 FEDERAL STREET,

June 22, 1938
Mrs. Raymond C. Douglas 11 Columbia Street Augusta, Maine
BA-J/AWF Daniel Morse S. 18986
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel Morse, who served in Captain James Lemont's company, stationed at Georgetown, Maine (Massachusetts), War of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 18986, based on the military service of Daniel Morse in the Revolutionary War.
That Daniel Morse was born in the year 1748 on Arrowic Island, which was later called Georgetown, Massachusetts (District of Maine). The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in said Georgetown, Daniel Morse enlisted sometime in 1775, served eight months as private in Captain James Lemont's Massachusetts company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Phippsburg, Lincoln County, Maine.
The papers on file in this claim contain no data relative to the family of the soldier, Daniel Morse.
In order to obtain the date of last payment

of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. O., and furnish the following data:
Daniel Morse Certificate #11241 Issued April 15, 1833 Rate $26.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

See a long letter with genealogical clippings in Morse, M. 24013, who he states is this man's brother etc Nov. 20, 1937
October 5, 1934 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Daniel Morse-S.18986 BA-J/AWF
Mr. Theodore R. Rideout 68 Federal Street Brunswick, Maine
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel Morse of Lincoln County, Maine, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 18986, based upon the military service of Daniel Morse, during the Revolutionary War.
Daniel Morse was born in the years 1748 on Arrowsic Island, which was later called Georgetown; the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted, while residing in said Georgetown, in 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain James Lemont's Massachusetts company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1832, then a resident of Phippsburg, Lincoln County, Maine.
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of Daniel Morse.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting

Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data-
Daniel Morse Certificate # 11241 Issued April 15, 1833 Rate $26.66 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

March 30, 1931
War Department Office of Quartermaster General Memorial Branch Washington, D. C.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17986, that Daniel Morse was born in 1748 on Arrowsic Island, later called Georgetown.
He enlisted in 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain James Lemont's Massachusetts company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1832, while a resident of Phippsburg, Lincoln County, Maine.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
awf
May 19, 1926
Ada L. Morton Brunswick, P. O. Box 94 Me.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 18986, it appears that Daniel Morse was born in 1748 in Georgetown.
He enlisted in 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain James Lemont's Massachusetts Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1832, while a resident of Phippsburg, Lincoln County, Maine. //
There is  all no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 18 th , 1839.
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," Daniel Morse, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maine Agency, at the rate of Twenty six Dollars and Sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1837, to the 4 th Sept. 1838,
Respectfully, yours,
H. B. Parsons
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

JOHN HINCKLEY MORSE, M. D.
111 WESTERN AVENUE AUGUSTA, MAINE TELEPHONE 1993
Mar. 6, '39.
Department of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Daniel Morse of Georgetown, Maine, was a pensioner of the war of the Revolution. He was born Feb. 2, 1750 and died about 1839. Will you please send me a copy of his war record, and any data that may be of historical value for a family history.
Respectfully,
John H. Morse M.D. John H. Morse M. D.

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON March 19, 1938
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XXXXX REFERENCE:
IN REPLY REFER TO:
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. Raymond C. Douglas 11 Columbia Street Augusta, Maine
In Genealogical draft in Jonathan Morse's class. Daniel married Mary
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to one Daniel Morse who, you state, applied for pension in 1832, and whose wife was Mary or Marcy.
In order to identify the particular Daniel Morse in whom you are interested, should his record be on file, please furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him when a search of the records will be made and a report furnished: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service.
Please return these letters with your reply.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
date of birth Feb. 2 - 1750
" of death 1839-
enlisted in the Sea Coast defense in
Capt. James Lamont's Co. (then part of Mass.)
Stationed at Georgetown Me. then
Lived in Phippsburg Maine the rest of his life
Phippsburg being at part of Georgetown until some time in the early '18 or late '17 - Mrs. Douglas
later

Augusta, Maine Feb. 21 st - 1938
Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions Dear Sirs:
Could you please advise me the date of death of one Daniel Morse, a Revolutionary War soldier?
Pension was applied for in 1832.
Also does the name of his wife appear on his papers if so was it given as Mary or Marcy.
If her date of birth was given also date of death I would like that also.
Respectfully
Mrs. Raymond C. Douglas 11 Columbia St.
Augusta - Maine