Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7422, for John Morrison, New Hampshire

SERVICE
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Morrison, John
R. 7422
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22593.
Declaration of John Morrison to obtain the benefit of the act of con- gress passed June 7, 1832.

The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County, ss.
On this Twentieth day of May 1846, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County now sitting, John Morrison, a resident of Solon Township in the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, aged eighty four years on the Twenty first day of September last, 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, 1832;
That during the period of the revolutionary war he lived in the town of Stoddard in Cheshire County New Hampshire; that in the fore part of June 1780, the several Townships in Cheshire County were called upon to furnish a certain number of troops for the army, to serve the United States in the war of the revolution. The time of "the three years men" was then expiring and the draft was made to fill up the companies. The number called for from the several townships depended upon the number of the inhabitants. The town of Stoddard was called upon to furnish two men. We immediately had a training in Stoddard and took measures to ascertain who would go. Whoever went was required to go for six months. My brother David Morrison and myself concluded to go and we went forward and enlisted for the six months. Immediately thereafter we proceeded to Winchester in the same county, where we met the men from the other towns in the County. Here we passed muster and were immediately marched to West Point under the charge of Sergeant Morse. I think there were about twelve of us in number, but I do not remember the exact number. Many of them were strangers to me until we met at Winchester. Reuben Blood, Samuel Blood, Nathan Blood, Stephen Conroy, Enos Locke, David Morrison and myself were of the number. The names of the remainder I do not remember. The reason of our being required to pass muster at Winchester, before our march to West Point

as I understood and believe to be the case was that a great many young men, thinking it would be a fine thing to go into the army, came forward and enlisted, and the officers of the towns where they lived feared they would not pass muster at West Point, and would be sent back, and the precau- tion was therefore taken to have them examined before they left. We were some nine days in marching from Winchester to West Point, and had to bear our own expenses then. Samuel Morrison, a brother of mine, was then in the army and at West Point. He belonged to the Light Infantry. When we got to West Point we all had to pass muster a second time. We had the privilege of going into any com- pany we chose. My brother David and I conferred with our brother Samuel upon the matter, and went into Capt. Clapp's company. Our Col. was Col. Gilley, and his Regiment was the first Reg. New Hampshire Militia. Our orderly Sergeant name was Lang. Previous to this time orderly Sergeant Goffin had been in Capt. Clapp's company. He forged a discharge for a soldier , signing Col. Gilley's name to it and run the gauntlet. While in the army I knew Col. Dearborn of the 2, and Col. Reed of the 3. Reg. New Hampshire Militia. Soon after our arrival at West Point, two men run the gauntlet for some offence they had previously committed, one of whose names was Osgood, and the other I do not remember. Two men were also shot for desertion while I was at West Point and not long after our arrival there. Their names I do not remember. They were placed in a kind of basin, and the troops were all paraded on the hills around them in order to see them shot. After they were shot, the companies were all marched in single file around their dead bodies so that the men might see them. They were badly cut to pieces, and looked bad. The pro- of those men went through who run the gauntlet was cruel and hard. It was next to taking life, and they were sent im- mediately to the hospital. A man was also hung for desertion.

at West Point, about the same time, and the companies were all called out and required to go and see him hung - His name I have forgotten - At West Point we were drilled three times a day until we learned all the exercises and how to march - After a few weeks the army marched into the "Jersey Country" - We were in the Jerseys some three or four months, the exact time not remembered - We were then marched from place to place during the season as occasion seemed to require and for the health of the army as I supposed - We were marched nearer and nearer to New York all the time, until the news of Arnold's treason reached us, and then we were hurried back to West Point as fast as we could go - While in the Jerseys we were at a place called Kochneysack, and another called English Neigh- borhood, and many other places I do not remember - When Major Andre was hung I was in about one and a half miles of the place - A good many went to see him hung, and we all had liberty to do so, but I did not go; but have always regretted that I did not - After our return from the Jerseys I was one of the stationed guard on Constitution Island opposite West Point - A great chain was across the river at this place, at this time, which was taken up in the fall - I remained as one of the stationed guard on Constitution Island some few weeks - My brother David was not there with me - We then went to a place, called "Soldiers Fortune" across the river and about three miles from West Point - I remained in the same company, commanded by the same captain and in Col. Cilleys Regiment all the time I was in the army - Col. Cilleys Regiment was stationed at Soldiers Fortune in the fall of 1780 - We then built huts for the army to winter in - We built them of logs and we drew the logs ourselves with which to build the huts, by the use of long ropes, not having oxen or horses for that purpose - We would take a long rope, and fasten to it pieces of wood which we called yokes, the rope being in the middle of the pieces

of wood so as to let the men be on each side of the rope and on end of a stick for each man - a dozen men would stand quite a boy in this way -
Here at "Soldiers Fortune" we remained until my time expired and I was discharged. My brother David was discharged a short time before I was. A good many were also discharged at or about the same time I was. According to the best of my recollection I was discharged on the fifteenth day of December 1780 - I may not be correct as to the day, but that is not far from the time. Reckoning from the time I passed muster at Winchester, I had served out my six months and some four or five days over. A certificate of my discharge was given me at the time, but not knowing as it would ever be of any use to me I did not take much pains to preserve it and it is lost or destroyed, and it is not in my power to produce it. I am very confident that at the time of my discharge, the time of service was reckoned from the time I passed muster at Winchester, or at least I so reckoned it for I faithfully served out my time, and some four or five days over, and was regularly and honorably discharged; and I never heard an intimation to the contrary until some years ago when I applied for a pension through Genl. Scott of Newburgh, and was afterwards told that I lacked five days of serving out my time. If there is anything on record showing that I lacked five days of serving out my time, there must also be something on record to show that, that time was only reckoned from the time I passed muster at West Point, instead of from the time I passed at Winchester some nine days previous, when the time should be reckoned from the time I passed at Winchester for I always considered that I was in the service from that time. When we were discharged we got no pay, and had to begin our way home whatever we had to eat or drink. All that were discharged at or about the time I was were as destitute as I. We were not all sent home

at one time, for the reason as I supposed that we would disturb the inhabitants on the way home if we had all gone together - all being compelled to beg or steal their living. We were in no battle, for no battle was fought by the army we were in during that season. Several alarms were given and we were kept on duty and marching all night.
Some nineteen years ago I moved with my two sons, Hanson and John Morrison, into the State of Ohio. We first settled in Trumbull where we lived two years, and then moved into Solon where I now live. The country was then entirely new, and we settled in the woods, three miles from any neighbors. There was then but six families in the township. Since that time I have been from home very seldom, and I have seldom heard from any of my relatives at the East, or from any of my old acquaintances. When I came into this country I had three brothers living - to wit; Samuel Morrison, Andrew Morrison, and Robert Morrison. Samuel then lived in Peterboro New Hampshire. He was a soldier in the Revolution and a "daring man" as before stated. He served to the end of the war and has drawn a pension. He was one and a half years older than I, or thereabouts. The last time I heard from him he lived in Peterboro still, but where he now is if living, or whether he is living or not I am not able to say, not having heard from him for eight or nine years. He never could write, having entered the army when quite young, and never got an education. The last time I heard from brother Andrew he was at a place called Jackson settlement in Pennsylvania. I have not heard from him in some two or three years. Robert was at Penn N.Y., the last time I heard from him. Neither Andrew or Robert were ever in the army. My brother David died before the pension law was passed.

After I left the service of the United States, I served in the Militia of New Hampshire, in the town of Stoddard for six years, and held a commission part of the time. I was 3 d Sergeant, then 2 d Ensign and afterwards Lieutenant. When in the service of the United States I only served as a private. When in Stoddard I knew Col. Nathaniel Evans, Joel Wilson and John Wilson and a good many more who knew that I was a soldier in the Revolution, but I do not know as either of them knew how long I was in the war. I have no documentary or written evidence of my time of service, nor do I know where I can procure any, except as I have been told that the rolls in the office of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire, show that I was in the service five months and twentyfive days - and I am sure that time was only reckoned from the time I passed muster at West Point as before stated. else it would have been 4 days more I do not know of a person living by whom I can prove the length of time I served in the war. I was not employed in any civil pursuit any of the time, from the time I passed muster at Winchester until after my discharge at "Soldier's Fortune" as before stated. Nor did I get a single cent for pay for the six months and from a five days I served in the army, but had to bear my own expenses to West Point when I commenced, and had to beg my living home when I was discharged.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and do declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
I sworn to and subscribed in open
Count this 20. day of May 1846.
A. A. Clark Dep. Clerk C.P.
John Morrison

We Nathaniel C. Haynes a clergyman, residing in Bedford in the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, and Joseph G. Patrick and Abram Witter of Solon in said County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Morrison who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be eighty four 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 to and Subscribed by N. C. Haynes in open court this 28 th day of May 1846 by Joseph G. Patrick A. A. Clark Dep. Clerk C.P. Abram Witter
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named John Morrison was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Nathaniel C. Haynes who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the township of Bedford and that Joseph G. Patrick and Abram Witter are credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County ss
I Frederick Whittlesey Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in for the County of Cuyahoga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Morrison for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my

hand & affixed the seal of said court at the City of Cleveland this 29 th day of May A.D. 1846— P. Whittlesey Clerk By S. Clark Deputy—

22593
John Morrison Ohio
act 7 June '32
like on a stamp etc
He paid 5 Mo. 23 days.
Special letter
L. P.
Louis Peck Newburgh.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
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 subjjoined 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 MORRISON Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     N H Militia June 17/32. Volun- 5 25 under Col Blapp Col Kelley 70 entered in Cheshire N H. now lives in Ohio No Witnesses of any kind  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 names 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) _____, who has 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 days 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 the 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 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 _____; 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 years, 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.

Cleveland Mar 3. 1853.
B. B. Chapman Esq Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
I am authorized, by one of the heirs of John Morrison, late deceased, a revolutionary soldier, whose application, made in his life time, for a pension, was suspended by Comt Edwards, on account of some informality in the papers, or want of proof - to empower you to examine the papers on file in the Pension Office, with a view to taking such steps in the premises as may seem advisable.
Very resp Yr Mt servt Dumb Rapp

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832
State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County } On this fifth day of November personally appeared in open Court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, John Morrison a resident of Solon Township in the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, aged seventy 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 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.
He entered the service in the month of June in the year 1780 in the New Hampshire Militia, under the command of a Captain Clapp, of the Company - the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Cilley, & the Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Poor - He was discharged on the 13 th day of December of the same year, at a place called Soldiers Portune, about three miles from West Point, he was never under but one engagement, he served for the period of six months, at the time he entered the service he was a citizen of the township of Stoddard, in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire - He entered the service as a Volunteer as he thinks it was then called - Was never in any Battle, the country through which he marched, was to West Point, Tappan, Hackensack &c. names of places not recollected but trifling - Names of Officers attached to the army where he served that are recollected, were

a General Patterson, a Major Scott, Adjutant Mills, Captains Fry & Vaddle, - That he has no document- ary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.
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.
John Morrison
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. in Open Court — Horace Perry Clerk. Court Pleas
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Morrison for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this                     day of November A.D. 1832 -

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
The State of Ohio Cuyahoga County
I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Morrison for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. —
Horace Perry Clerk C O

and that many of our friends are now abroad - I hope to hear of their safe return - Secretary of State Office
Concord N.H. April 21 47
Dear Sir I have agreeably to your desire examined the Revolutionary Records — Samuel Whiting was in Reids Regt 7th Co from March 20th to July 7th 1777 — 3 mos 17 days — He deserted on the last mentioned day — He was paid / or rather is credited, for this service £7.2.8 — Samuel Whiting was in Barrons Co from July 6th to Oct 22d 1780 — 3 mos 16 days — The service first mentioned was performed by an individual of Binbridge (Cheshire Co) Samuel Whitehorn, of Nottingham (Rock Co) was in service 4 mos 15 days in 1780
Thomas C. Mery - was in Thomas Town from April 23 rd to Oct 4 th 1775 -
Thomas Emery was in Painesboro in 1776 — He left for County so £9.48
Thomas G. ... was in ... 1777 1 month and 23 days
Australia

John Morrison was in Hutchins Co. from May 6 th to Oct 16 th 1775 — He was of Candia Rock Co.
John Morrison was in Mc Intyre Co. at Kittery Point Nov. 5 th 1775 —
John Morrison was in Deerborn Co. in 1776 was paid for bounty &c £ 9.18 —
John Morrison was in Bunnells Co. in 1776 was paid bounty &c — Bunnells Co. was mustered Sept 26 th for the New York Service — Deerborn Co. was mustered Aug 23 rd for the Canada Service
John Morrison of Sunburyton Strafford Co. was in the 3 d Regt from April 26 th 1777 to April 26 th 1780 three years —
John Morrison was in Sabers Co. May 26 th 1777 —
John Morrison was in Nobbs Co. 5 days in June and July 1777 —
John Morrison was in Mc Cormells Co. from July to Sept 1777 — 2 mos & 8 days —
John Morrison was in Bunnigham Co. 21 days in Aug. 1778 —
John Morrison was in Wortham Co. 5 mos & 24 days in the last part of the year 1778 —
John Morrison was in the New Series of 1780 — 5 mos and 25 days — He went for the town of Stoddard  Cheshire Co. — With much respect
Charge for examination $3.00) Yours obed t servant
J. M. Hovey Esq.
George G. Hogg } Secretary of State

Warren Trumbull Co. Ohio
Oct. 19 th 1852.
Hon James E. Heath Com. of Pensions
Sir
I have been request- ed to assist the heirs of John Morrison late of Cuyahoga Co. O. dec. in obtaining their father's Pension. They have been unsuccessful in taking care of their father who died about three years ago and I believe that their case is a meritorious one. The case has been partially exam- ined and the name of John Morrison found on your rolls, and a letter received from your department dated Sept. 4 th /52 saying that if he served six months in the revolution & died after March 4 th 1831 and never drew his pension, his heirs would be entitled to it. As the forms under the Act of June 7 th 1832 is silent as to the application of heirs I beg the privilege of asking a few questions for information to enable me to proceed. First, is there any necessity of a formal declaration on the part of the heirs as in the case of the soldier himself?

Again is it necessary to prove who are the heirs of John Morrison in a Court of Record or may it not be done by depositions properly certified to? As to the kind of testimony required I believe I understand, Knowing something of your present rules and I am led to dou- bt in this instance by forms issued some years since under the law of 1832. Will you please answer as soon as possible and much oblige
Yours truly Geo. H. Brown

Dec. 26.
Free
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Application for
Pension office
Newburgh Dec 18
Washington

To the proper officer of the Pension office,
Sir Enclosed is the application of John Morrison for a pension, whatever may be the fate of his application, you will please forward to me the returns at Newburgh, Cuyahoga County Ohio and oblige your obedient servt
Newburgh Cuyahoga County Ohio
December 18 th 1832
Lewis Peet

Washington Dec. 9. 1846
Sir
I wish to present the case of John Morrison for a pension (whose application and accompanying papers are now on file in your office) to Congress. For this purpose will you do me the honor to forward me the papers in the case
Very Respectfully Your obed Servt D. W. R. Hadden
Col. J. S. Edmonds Court of Pensions

Washington Dec. 14. 1846
Dear Sir
I had the honor to write you a few days past for the papers in the case of John Morrison and was informed by your letter of the tenth inst. that you could only furnish me copies of the papers; and wished to know if the John Morrison to which I referred was the John Morrison of Cuyahoga County Ohio (Township of Solon) He is the same man to whom I refer Very Truly Your Obedt Servt
John R. Liddon
Col. J. S. Edwards Comm te on Pensions

Washington D.C. April 20 th 1884
Sir
I have been requested by John Morrison of Ohio to attend to his claim for a pension. I applied to Concord for evidence of his services, and received the enclosed which I hand you, believing from the information communicated to me, that some of the service credited in the Secretary's certificate to John Morrison was performed by him in addition to the 5 mos & 25 days in the "New Series" which he informs me has been admitted.
Very respectfully
J. M. Shayer,

Cleveland O. May 29, 1846.
Dear Sir;
Enclosed I send you the declaration of John Morrison for a pension. Any communication you may have to make, or any papers you may have to send, can be sent to me and will receive immediate attention.
Very Respectfully
Wm. J. S. Edwards Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.
Your Ob. Servt. S.S. Noble

Wash ng Jan y 28 - 1855
Sir
I have the honor to transmit to your office, the enclosed letter, and to request you to inform me, whether, subsequent to the date of the letter, a person by the name of John Morrison, or his wife, or both, have been placed on the roll of pensions in your office - also whether (if such be the case) they, or their agent have drawn any money on such pension -
Very Respectfully Yours Obl d Serv t
Edward D. Dade
Commissioner of Pensions -
25. Please return the enclosed letter with your reply EED

Cleveland O. July 21. 1846-
Dear Sir:
Some two months since I enclosed to you the declaration of John Morrison for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
In that declaration allusion was made, that the rolls in the department of State of New Hampshire showed that Mr. Morrison served five months and twenty five days in the war of the revolution, and the old gentleman was sure that that time was only reduced from the time he passed muster at West Point, instead of from the time he first entered the service at Winchester New Hampshire some nine days previous. Being under the impression that the records in your office at Washington showed all that the rolls in the department of State of New Hampshire did relative to this matter, I did not accompany the declaration with the proof upon this point from New Hampshire. If it is necessary for Mr. Morrison to furnish you with this proof from the department of State of New Hampshire, I wish you would be kind enough to inform me of the fact, and it shall be attended to without unnecessary delay. Furthermore, if there exists any objections to Mr. Morrison's declaration for the want of form, or on the account of interlineations, erasures, or on any other account I wish you would return it to me and it will be duly corrected by a new declaration. I need not say that the old gentleman is anxious to learn the result of his declaration as early a day as may suit your convenience. Hon. J. S. Edwards Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C. I am, Very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t . J. J. Noble

John Morrison of Ohio.
Rejected.
25 May. 1833.
Let. to G. S. Noble July 27. 46
do to him D. R. Tilden Dec 10. 46.
same Dec 17 1846, copies of papers, sent to same —

22593.
J. M. Thayer, May 13. 47. Report to Hon. G. W. Jones. Chairman to Jan. 30 51.
Ohio
Geo. F. Brown Apr 8 1853 Hon. E. Wade 27 Jan. 1855.
1832

REJECTED
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P. O.
John Morrison
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.