Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16983, for Samuel Moore, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Moore, Samuel
S. 16983
CONTENTS
carded

702
Indiana
Samuel Moore
of Putnam County in the State of Indiana who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Army, of the Regiment commanded by Maj. Hamilton in the Virginia Line of Militia from 1781 for 7 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of February 1833 and sent to Hon. R. Boon H. of Rep.
Arrears to 4th of March 1833 - $ 46.66 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 - 11.66 $ 58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E. Vol. 7 Page 120.
due to pay 31 st March 1838
Date of death not on OB

State of Indiana Putnam County ss On this 25 th day of October in the Year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the honorable Amos Kinney President Judge of the seventh judicial circuit of the state of Indiana in which is included the county of Putnam aforesaid, and the honorable David Duester and William Elrod associate judges for the county of Putnam aforesaid. The circuit court for Putnam county now sitting Samuel Moore, a resident of Putnam county aforesaid aged seventy one years who first being 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 of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That his Majors name was Andrew Hamilton, His Captain's name was James Armstrong, his Lieutenants name was William Gilliland his Ensigns name was Sampson Archer. That he entered the service about the 1 st day of February in the Year 1781, and left the same having been, at that time honorably discharged, by a discharge in writing - in the Month of September 1781. That he resided in Greenbrier County in the state of Virginia when

when he entered the service and that he was drafted he thinks for the term of twelve months - but he was discharged before stated before the time into the service, That he was marched to a place called Fort Chiswell in Montgomery County Virginia then thence to Thompsons Mills on the waters of Holston River, And from thence he was marched down Powers Valley by Cumberland Gap to Col Ben- jamin Logans Fort, in the District of Kentucky, That the company to which he belonged, with two other comp- nies Commanded by Captain George Davison and Captain John Woods, were engaged in guarding Am- munition to their place of destination, for the purpose (as he then understood) of supplying General Clarke for an expedition against Detroit, That he never was attached to any Continental Corps, And that he has no documentary evidence, And that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service He says I was born in Staunton Augusta County Virginia on the 11 th day of July 1761. And that he has no record of his age, He says, I received a regular discharge, but lost it soon afterwards, He says, I resided for some years after the war was over and then in Greenbrier County Virginia, from that place I removed to the State of Kentucky, and from thence, to the State of Indiana aforesaid, And now reside in Putnam County

aforesaid in said state of Indiana That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sam Moore
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Arthur M c Gaughey Clk
We George Purcy a Clergyman residing in the County of Putnam state of Indiana and William Robertson residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Moore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one 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
George Purcy
William Robertson
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Arthur M c Gaughey Clk
and the said court do hereby declare their 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 George Pierce who has signed preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Putnam County aforesaid and that William Robertson who has also signed the same is a resident of said County of Putnam aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
A. Kinney
David Dewees Wm Bird
State of Indiana Putnam County ss. I. Arthur McGahey Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the aforesaid County of Putnam; do certify that the foregoing contains the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Moore for a petition. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Greencastle this 18 th Day of December, A.D. 1832.
A. McGahey, Clerk. P.C.

Samuel Moore
from 1781 perverts 7 months. $23 \frac{33}{100}
Hon. R. Bourn

BRIEF in the case of Sam Moore  County of Putnam in the State of Indiana  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Feb 1 st In 1781 Drafted about 7 " Private Gen. Capt. J. Armstrong Maj. Hamilton Virginia Militia  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None Stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Greenbrier County Vir.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are correct in form and authentication 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Wm Gordon Examining Clerk.

October 28, 1936
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Lenore Alspaugh 614 N. Seminary Street Greencastle, Indiana
DA-J/REL Our Samuel Moore- S-16983
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Moore, who served as a private in the Virginia Troops and was pensioned in 1831.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16983, based upon the military service in that war of Samuel Moore.
Samuel Moore was born July 14, 1761, in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Greenbrier County, Virginia, he enlisted February 1, 1781, served as a private in Captain James Armstrong's Company, under Major Andrew Hamilton, in the Virginia Troops, marched through Powell's Valley by Cumberland Gap to Colonel Benjamin Logan's Fort, in Kentucky and was engaged in guarding ammunition which was to supply General Clark's expedition to Detroit. He was discharged in September, 1781.
After the war, he lived in Greenbrier County, Virginia, then in Kentucky and then moved to Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 25, 1832, while a resident of Putnam County, Indiana.
Where are no data as to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
Date of death not in an AB

State Bank of Indiana New Haven March 20. 1838
Sir / I enclose herewith the papers in the case of Sam. Mose Prototumay Pursuer, and await your instructions
Yr. respy G. M. H. Smith M c Clure Cash
Hon. S. Edwards Counselor of Pursuer Washington City

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Sam l Moore further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes. VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Boon J. L. Edwards Esqr Pension Agent War department.

Washington City. Jan. 7 th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Sir,
I have the honor to inclose herewith the application and certificate of Genl. Moore of Putnam County Inda, for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the provisions of an act passed at the last Session of Congress.
If it is not too much trouble to the department, I will thank you to inform me if the claims of the several applicants from the county of Warrick in the State of Indiana, have been passed upon - and if so, the names of the successful applicants.
I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt. Servt! B. Boon

16.983 INVALID.
File No. 16.983
Samuel Moore
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 266
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May 9 '08. Hist. to Col. John T. Barnett, Pres. Sons of Rev. of Indiana, * 2001 N. Delaware St., Indpls, Ind. For Monument. F.W.
1936-Oct 28 - Hist. to Lenore Alspaugh Ed

For a statement of the military history of Samuel Moore a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Ser. F. 16,983.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 1, 1781 15 Sept. 1781 Pri James Armstrong Major Andrew Hamilton Va.                                                   
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Greenbrier Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Oct 25 1832.
Ch. al.
Residence at date of application, Putnam Co., Ind.
Age at date of application, Born in Staunton, Augusta Co. Va. July 14. 1761.
Remarks:
For date of last payment of pension & probable date of death, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Dept., Treasury Dept., citing the following data: Samuel Moore, Cy. no 7027, issued Feb. 22, 1833. Ack June 7, 1832, Agency Indiana. Very respectfully,
Tom Fortune letter.

Greencastle, Ind. Sept. 29, 1936.
Veterans Administration Revolutionary War Records Division, Washington, D. C.
Washburn Chapter D. A. R. is seeking the revolutionary war record of Samuel Moore , private, Virginia militia, pensioned 1831. Any information you can give will be appreciated.
Lenore Alspaugh. 614 E. Seminary St. Greencastle, Ind.