Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2874, for Gasper Moler, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Moler, Gasper
S. 2874
CONTENTS
carded.

7925. Ohio Pittsburgh.
Gasper Moler
of Morgan Co. in the State of Ohio, who was a Private in the Comp. (V.) commanded by Captain Weatherston of the Regiment commanded by Col. Morris, in the Virginia line for Nine months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh, at the rate of 30 Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of April 1833 and sent to, P. B. Johnson Clk McConnelsville Ohio Morgan Co.
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833. — 80. — Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. 33 15. —
Died Feb 17, 1845 — 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm H Palmer , Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. Page 119.

• P o 17924 - 7925
Gasper Moler
Admitted for 9. Months From 1778. —
P. B. Johnston Clerk Mc Connellsville Morgan County Ohio
20 Feb. 1833.

BRIEF in the case of  Gasper Neoler  of Morgan County, in the State of Indiana  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers   Years, Months, Days. under whom he served.     In 1778. about. 9 As a Gen. Capt. Weatherston, Col. Monroe.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berkeley County, Virginia  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? No. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
B. F. Henson
Examining Clerk.

The State of Ohio on this 29 th day of October A.D. 1832 Morgan County ss personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio for Morgan County Ohio Gasper Moler a resi- dent of Manchester in Morgan County Ohio aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed July 9 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated I was under the command of Col. Morris and in the company com- manded by Capt. Weatherston we encamped at Martinsburgh Berkeley Co. Va. sometime in June in the year 1778 I was living in Berkeley Co. Va. at the time of entering the service I went as a substitute for my brother Jacob Moler who was drafted we left Martinsburgh went to Old Town on the Potomac thence to Old Cumberland Fort on the Potomac & thence to Red Stone now Brownsville & from thence to Catfish Camp now Washington thence to McIntosh from thence to Wheeling thence to Fort Lawrence & there we remained during the winter & had hard times Peace was made with the Indians in the first or second week of March I was gone about nine months on our way I think between Wheeling Va. and Fort Lawrence one day it was wet we stopped to kindle a fire and get something to eat & three of us went up to a brush fence when three Indians fired upon us and made their escape one of them. one Nelson Stroop was wounded in the arm and the other name not recollected was killed He was between the shoulders but I was not in

myself I received a discharge from Capt Swearingen but it has been lost as I did not know as I did not know as it would be of any ser- vice to me After the war I returned home & remained with my father until I got married which was about 4 or 5 years after my return where I still remained one year longer Then I moved to Bedford County Pa where I lived about fourteen years thence to Washington Co Penn where I lived about eighteen years from thence I moved to Pittsburgh Allegheny Co Penn where I lived about eight years and from thence to Morgan County Ohio my present residence
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agen- cy of any state
The following interrogatories should  were be propound- ed by the court to the applicant
21 Where and in what year were you born A. I was born 3 miles above Harpers ferry upon Potomac river the time when precisely not recollected but think 1759
22 Have you any record of your age & if so where is it A I have none
23 Where were you living when called into the ser- vice & where have you since lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live A I was living in Berkeley Co Va after the war I returned to Berkeley Co Va and from there I moved to Bedford Co Pa and thence to Washington Co Pa & thence to Pittsburgh Pa & from thence to Morgan County my present residence
24 How were you called into service, A I went as a substitute for my brother Jacob Moser who was drafted
25 State the names of some of the Regular officers

Who were with the troops where you served such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
A Captain Andrew Swearingen Col Morgan General Broadhead and Lieut Col Morgan
The Pennsylvania troops when we came to Fort Lawrence Penn. 6th Regt in the company under Capt Swearingen Quesn Did you ever receive a dis charge
from the service and if so what was it signed and what has become of it Ans I received a written discharge from signed by Captain Andrew Swearingen I lost it
Q 7th State the names of some persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & good behaviour your services as a soldier of the Revolu- tion.
Ans The Hon Judge David Fatten & David Stevens Esq rs  their friends & colleagues know me in my neighborhood I know of no person who can prove my service
Gasper Moler Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day & year first above written P. B. Johnson Clerk
Enoch Dean Peter Moler Benjamin Gray
We David Fatten & David Stevens residing in the township of Manchester in Morgan County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gasper Moler who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a sol- dier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Peter his Moler Enoch mark Dean
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above

Said Attest J. B. Johnson Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the 88th department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Peter Moler & Enoch Dean  David Stevens & David Fatten are residents of the township of Manchester in Morgan County Ohio and that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
The State of Ohio Morgan County } I, Perley B. Johnson Clerk of the Supreme Court of said State do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gaspar Moler for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 3 rd day of Nov. A.D. 1832 J. B. Johnson Clerk
Kasper Moler 17924

August 8, 1931
Velma McElhiney McConnelsville Ohio
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EEL Am
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.2874, that Gasper Moler was born about 1759, three miles above Harpers Ferry, on the Potomac River.
While residing in Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted in June, 1778, served as a substitute for his brother, Jacob Moler, as a private in Captain Weatherton's Company, Colonel Morrow's Virginia Regiment, and in Captain Andrew Swearingen's Virginia Company, was out against the Indians and served nine months.
After the Revolution, he moved to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, where he lived about fourteen years; thence to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he lived about eighteen years; thence to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lived eight years; and thence to Morgan County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 19, or 29, 1832, while residing in Manchester, Morgan County, Ohio.
He died February 17, 1845.
He married four or five years after he returned from the service. The name of his wife is not shown and there is no reference to children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Reahan
28 th /4.
INVALID.
File No. 2874
Gasper Moler Prin. Van Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929. Apr. 13 Photos to H. L. Costley & Jim. Neiv. ntfd. A.N.Y.
1930 - May 21 - Hist. to Archur L. Moler. EEL
1931 - Aug 8 - Hist. to Velma McElhiney - EEL

Mc Connelsville, Ohio, April 28, 1931
Dept. of Interior Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me all the information you can concern- ing these two soldiers?
John Mahana , Mass. Continental, 1825 and Gasper Moler , Va. State Troops, 1833.
The above dates are probably when their pensions were granted, but I am not sure.
Very truly
Velma M c Elhiney Mc Connelsville Ohio

THE UNION TRUST COMPANY
J. R. NUTT, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
EXECUTIVE MANAGERS
GEORGE A. COULTON, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
J. R. KRAUS, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
W. M. BALDWIN, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF TRUST COMMITTEE
CLEVELAND, OHIO
CREDIT DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM TONKS, VICE PRESIDENT AND CREDIT MANAGER A. L. MOLER, ASST. VICE PRESIDENT
ASSISTANT CREDIT MANAGERS
L. A. CORDREY F. A. CHEADLE C. T. STOUT P. C. GINTHER
March 12, 1930.
United States Pension Officer, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Would you kindly send me at your convenience abstract of the information furnished by Casper (or Gasper) Moler , evidently a Private in the Virginia State Troops, pensioned April 30, 1823, under Act of Congress June 2, 1832, while living in Morgan county, Ohio. I am particularly interested in learning the names of the members of this man's family, if they were listed on the application.
Very truly yours,
Arthur Moler
AM:6

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 51227
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April 4, 1929
Cash - 60 cents
Acting Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK APR 5 1929 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Sir:
Please send photostatic copies of four pages (not certified) from Rev. War pension claim of Gasper Moler, S. 2874.
H. L. Costley The All States Hotel, Inc. Washington, D.C.
Received payment Sixty cents April 4, 1929
W. C. Stokes
Rev. & 1812 War Section
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section HEL
May 21, 1930
Mr. Arthur L. Moler Union Trust Company Cleveland, Ohio
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2874, it appears that Gasper Moler was born about 1759, three miles above Harpers Ferry, on the Potomac River.
While residing in Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted in June, 1778, served as a substitute for his brother, Jacob Moler, as a private in Captain Weatherston's Company, Colonel Morrow's Virginia Regiment, and in Captain Andrew Swearingen's Virginia Company, was out against the Indians and served nine months.
After the Revolution, he moved to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, where he lived about fourteen years, thence to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he lived about eighteen years, thence to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lived eight years, and thence to Morgan County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 19 or 29, 1832, while residing in Manchester, Morgan County, Ohio.
He died February 17, 1845.
Front ATB copy Book He married four or five years after he returned from the service. The name of his wife is not shown and there is no reference to children.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Lyapun Moler which require 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? so. 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?
No clergyman, but two citizens
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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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 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 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 shewn 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.
† 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 service; 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 authenticates 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 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.