Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33127, for Israel Morgan, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Morgan, Israel
S 33/27
CONTENTS

20917 Massachusetts Israel Morgan
of Essex Co. in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the 10th co. commanded by Captain Kimball of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hutchinson in the Massachusetts line, for the term of One year from January 1776 to January 1777.
Inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th day of Nov. 1829
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of Nov. 1829 and sent to Tyler Parsons, Manchester, Ver.
Amount to 4th of Semi-annual all'ce ending
Amount due on { $39.43. 4 th March 1830 }
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
p. 80. P. & C. Vol. 2
Duplicate certificate issued 3 Feb. 1830, as sent to Tyler Parsons Esq. Manchester, Massachusetts.
The original dated Nov. 14 1830 was returned in a dead letter re: May 24. 1830 & destroyed.

19.979 Israel Morgan Pension Papers
To James Barbour Esq. Secretary of War
Pension Office Washington City
Ichabod Tucker Esq. Salem
W 1 To John H Eaton Secretary of War Pension Office Washington
Pension Office " "
6 March 1828 Pension Office

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Express At the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth the same being a court of record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, begun and held at Ipswich within and for the county of Essex on the first Tuesday of May - A.D 1826
On this 2 nd day of May - 1826 Personally appeared in open Court Israel Morgan resident in said county aged 70 years who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18 th of March 1818 the 3 rd of May 1820 and 1 st of March 1823, that he enlisted at the beginning of 1776 on the first day of January in Massachusetts in Capt Benjamin Kimball's Company in Col Israel Hutchinson's Regiment in the Continental Establishment and served all that year and at the expiration of that time was honorably discharged at Morristown in New Jersey -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the united states on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any other manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby as to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress, entitled an act, to provide for certain persons engaged in the land, and naval service of the united states in the revolutionary war, passed on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have not the any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following Schedule vis -
Real Estate old dwelling house land under and adjoining being one eighth of an acre, the house 20 feet square Built in 1846 one story high unfinished and out of repair Sold by Andrew Martson Samuel Chase, & Benjamin Leach at one hundred twenty five Dollars refer to the official annexed - my Personal Estate except my clothing clothing and bedding is as follows vis
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Manchester July 17 th 1829

Manchester July 17 th 1829
Agreeably to your Request of the 10 th July 1829 requesting me to show what changes has taken place since 18 th March 1818 in my property I then owned the dwelling house and land above alluded to - and sworn to before the Court May 1826 - Since which I have disposed of the same as follows
   House & Land William Macinty January 29 1828 Cash received     applied as follows viz Blackwood Dals   Paid Mr May for the sum of thirty pounds $300   Paid Mr John Chase amount of 29 45   Paid Mr Andrew Lee amount of 11 75   Paid Mr Duglas for sum amount of 30   $100.61  
Refer to the Deed and their accounts accompanying their papers as supported agreeably to the motion in the Law proceedings between the parties . I have expended the remainder except Forty Seven Dollars I now have. Had it not been for special favour I and my wife must have been a Public Charge long since - Signed Israel Morgan
Dr amount of Dals of round 300
   Debit paid 100   Expended about 153   Cash in hand about 47   $300  

  Personal Estate  old Cash  $3.00     1 sea chest  6 " chairs  2.00     1 Case Drawers  2 tables  3.00     Eastern ware  2 tree jettys  2.00     Knives, forks, spoons  1 Iron Kettle  1.00     Plow - Iron Dogs  1 tea Kettle  50     Shovel tongs  Small articles  3.75  $25.00  
My life has been as follows - in the sea farming business before the revolutionary war, in the time war I was about two years in the Continental Service, after the war, I was commander of a Schooner in the fishing business, and merchant service for a number of years, untill age and infirmities prevented my going to sea, since that time I have been employed as a common labourer, I have brought up a large family of children; eight, not anyone of them is now with me or has been able to help me, but in the extra, some of them with their children has been the means of reducing the earnings of my younger days to the Humble state which I am now in. My wife now aged 71 - years and has been a cripple for 40 - years having fell from a fence forty years since and is not able to do any thing. I am now compelled to ask for public & private charity. I do hope the government department of the pensioners, will consider me justly entitled to have my name inserted as a pensioner, agreeable to the spirit and intention of the law, my holding my little shelter of a dwelling either in or out ways if I should be compelled to sell it before I can receive a pension than those of my creditors say doctors and others that would not have asked me one cent during my life would now take the whole of my dwelling.
May 17th 1826 - Aged Israel Morgan
To all persons whom this may concern I Joseph Baloch of Manchester, County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that I was in the Continental establishment in the active military service & enlisted at the beginning of the year 1776 in Massachusetts in Capt Benjamin Kimball's Company in Col. Israel Putnam's Regiment; and served all that year & was discharged at Morristown in Jersey, I further declare that Israel Morgan of Manchester County and State aforesaid was a fellow soldier with me in the same Company and regiment before I did and since that as with me and I do hereby certify that

in Col. Israel Hutchinson Regiment; and served all that year as was discharged at Norristown in Pa. I further declare that Israel Morgan of Manchester County said State aforesaid was a fellow Soldier with me in the same Company and regiment before mentioned and he did serve during that year with me, and I further certify that Israel Morgan the above mentioned is the Identical person now claiming a pension of the United States government the same being allowed to him declaration.
Dated at Manchester the 18 th Day of June 1829
{Signed — Joseph Babcock
Manchester June 18 th 1829 Then the above named Joseph Babcock personally appeared before me and gave oath to the truth of the above statement as by him subscribed
Dulcena L. Bingham Justice of the peace
Manchester July 3 rd 1829 Then the above named Joseph Babcock personally appeared before me and was examined under oath respecting his being interested in the Case of Morgan. I do hereby declare him to be A Creditable and Reliable Witness —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. J. John Prince Esq. Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Essex do hereby
Dulcena L. Bingham Justice of the peace
Certify that Dulcena L. Bingham before whom the above affidavit of Joseph Babcock was sworn to, was at that time and now is a justice of the peace, qualified and acting within the County of Essex and that her signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Salem ss November 7 th 1829 —
John Prince Esq. Clerk

Open of S. I. D. May - 1, 1826
Subscribed and sworn to before
Samuel Putnam - a - Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of Comw. of Mass.
I Jobab Tucker - Clerk of the court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred & fifty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Springfield in said County of Hampden on the second day of May A.D. 1826
Jobab Tucker Clerk
To: Jasper L. Edwards Esq. War Department Pension Office of the United States.
Having been in the War Department of the 9th of May and 26 June 1826 as my agent for Parsons, it has not been in my power to comply with the provisions therein contained relating to the obtaining two evidences, I do hereby certify under oath that there is not living to my knowledge any one person that was with me in Capt Kimball's Company Col. Hutchinson's Regiment except Joseph Babcock who has sworn to the facts, and that his declaration together with all the statements as by me sworn to before the court are strictly true and further what little property I then had to be
respected - Manchester County of Erie State of Mass. Attest and Signed this 18th June 1826 J. Morgan

The facts contained in the above are to the best of my knowledge all the statements as by me deposed before the Court are strictly true and further what little property I then had in the divorce suit and am now in my hands is to be respected - Manchester County of Essex State of Mass Attest and Signed this 18th June 1829 Israel Morgan
Manchester June 18th 1829
Then the above named Israel Morgan personally appeared before me and gave oath to the truth of the above statements as by him subscribed,
Delucena L. Bingham Justice of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex S.S. I John Prince jun: clerk of all the judicial courts within and for the county of Essex do hereby certify that Delucena L. Bingham before whom the above affi- davit of Israel Morgan was sworn, was at the time a justice of the peace duly qualified acting within the said county of Essex and that his signature thereon is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Salem in said county this twenty second day of June A.D. 1829
John Prince jun: Clk

Manchester June 15. 1879
Dear Sir,
Dear Sir Yours of May 30 th 1829 was duly received. The contents noted, I have taken all pains in my power to have it complied with, hoping it will be satisfactory to your Department, the statement of Mr Morgan in relation to his property having been obliged to dispose of it to live on and now on his funds is strictly true - It will be highly gratifying to the do man to receive the sum of fifty dollars per year during the remainder of his life to assist him in his do age, when every other thing has become a Burthen to him -
I hardly hope to receive a premium certificate involving the old man as a premium from the term happily the old man as a premium May 2 nd 1826
With Sentiments of great Respect permit me to subscribe Yours Obedient Servant
By P. S. Garrison
James L. Edwards Esq. War Department Pension Office U. S. Capitol
That the within copy of the 26 June was duly received its requisitions complied with Manchest r July 8 th 1829 Respectfully yours J. Estlin Barron

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Israel Morgan
1777

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss.
At the court of Common Pleas of said Commonwealth being a court of record proceeding according to the course of the common law keeping a record of its proceedings having the power of fine and imprisonment begun and holden at Newburyport within and for said county of Essex on the third Monday of Sept. 1829
Personally appeared in open court Israel Morgan resident in said county aged 73 years who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 and that he enlisted at the beginning of 1776 the first day of January in Massachusetts in Capt. Benjamin Kimball's Company in Col. Israel Hutchinson's Regiment in the continental establishment and served all that year, and at the expiration of that time was honourably discharged at Morristown in New Jersey.
I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust

for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following Schedule as follows, viz:
One Chest, One case of draws, knives & forks, Spoon, earthen ware, one pair iron dogs Shovel tongs and desk, 6 chairs, 2 tables, 2 pots 1 Kettle, 1 teakettle, amounting in value by appraisement in 1826 twenty five dollars.
Cash on hand what I have not as yet expended the same received from the proceeds of the sales of my house is thirty five  thirty five dollars.
On the 10th of March 1818 the whole amount of my property is I owned a dwelling house and land under and adjoining but not now owned by me having disposed of the same as follows, viz. to William Macartney for three hundred dollars cash on the 29th of January 1828 agreeably to the deed accompanying this paper. Further I have disposed of the money received for the sales of my house and lands as follows, viz.
Paid Benjamin Foster the sum of thirty dollars, Paid John Shover the sum of twenty nine dollars 46 cents, Paid Andrew Lee the sum of eleven dollars 15 cents, Paid sundry other small bills to the amount of thirty dollars making in the sum paid out the sum of one hundred dollars, the remaining sum as received by sales of my property I have expended all but the sum of thirty dollars as mentioned in the schedule before stated. I have eight children, not any of them with me neither are they able to support me. My wife aged 74 years and crippled we have in a very considerable part been supported by friends since 1826, I was bred to a sea-faring life, but of late years been a common la- borer. The reason why I did not apply for a pension in the first instance was there was a great diversity of opinion at the time the act was passed, who was fairly entitled to it, the prevailing opinion by those

that pretended to know was, that I was not or any other man entitled to the pension unless we were paupers and to be in such circumstances as to be obliged to be maintained by the town and that I must swear that to be the case to entitle me to the pension I resolved not to do that until I was honestly compelled to ask the government for the pension. I omitted the thing until 1826, my circumstances then would justify the belief that I was a pensioner. Had my creditors demanded all their debts, I must have been principally supported by public or private charity as I have since been.
I can but hope the Government will grant me a pension from the time I first applied, having grown infirm and poorly able to labour in any employ whatever.
(Signed) Israel Morgan
In open court declared on the third Monday of Sept. before Solomon Strong Judge of the court of Common Pleas.
I John Prince: Clerk of all the judicial courts in the county of Essex do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Israel Morgan did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for the term of twelve months in the Continental establishment. I do certify that the oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court. I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty five dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 26 th day of September A.D. 1829.
John Prince Clerk

Mark John H. Eaton Seeds Wm
War Department Pioneer Office Washington City
James P. Edwards Esq.

Application for a New Certificate to the War Department Pension office of the United States By Israel Morgan
County of Essex SS
On this day personally appeared the undersigned on this twenty eighth day of January 1830 before me the subscri- ber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Essex.
I - Israel Morgan, who on my oath declared that I am the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Commanded by Capt Benjamin Rinsback and in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Israel Hutchingson in the Continental Establishment of the United States - and that I applied for a pension and my name was enrolled a pension certificate accordingly was issued on the fourteenth day of November last and sent by mail from the pension office at Washington to my agent Tyler Parsons as appear by a letter by him received dated War Department pension office December 26 th 1829 and signed - J. L. Edwards
{ I further certify that I have not received the Certificate, the same not having come to my hand or the hand of my agent or anyone else to my knowledge believing the same must have been lost between Washington and this place Therefore request that a duplicate pension certificate to be issued and forwarded to my agent Tyler Parsons at Monkton County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Israel Morgan
{ Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid Delivera S. Bingham Just: of the Peace

Manchester January 26 1830 I the subscriber of Manchester Essex County Massachusetts Certify under oath that the within Israel Morgan now applying for a pension certificate is the identical person to my knowledge ordained in the within affidavit. Andrew Masters.
Manchester January 26 1830 I the subscriber of Manchester County of Essex, Massachusetts Certify under oath that the within named Israel Morgan now applying for a pension certificate has employed me as his agent and that a pension certificate was lost on the 14 th day of Nov r lost and sent me his agent by you from the War Department as appear by a letter received from S d Department, dated December 26
signed J L Edwards — 1829 I further certify that S d Certificate has not been received by me neither has it come to the hand of any one else to my knowledge, I therefore suppose the same has been lost between the War Department at Washington and this place
Tyler Parsons agent for Israel Morgan.
Essex ss., then the above named Andrew Masters & Tyler Parsons solemnly appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the statements as by them subscribed. I further certify that S d Andrew Masters & Tyler Parsons above named are persons of truth and veracity — Manchester January 26 1830 D. L. Bingham Justice of the Peace
I John Prince Jr. Clerk of all the inferior Courts In the County of Essex In the state of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that D. L. Bingham here within and above named before whom the several affidavits of Israel Morgan, Andrew Masters & Tyler Parsons were taken, is one of the justices of the Peace for this County, and that his signatures on this paper are genuine —
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty-seventh day of January 1830
John Prince Jr. Clerk

Received of Israel Morgan of Manchester the person now claiming a pension the sum of nine Dollars 37 cents for plowing his field and for cutting wood in the year 1823 4. 58 3/4 Paid the same to me out of Money arising from the sale of his Property to Mrs. Macartney - Paid February 28 th 1828
Manchester Oct 21 1829
Attest to this Mark Charles Wilmington his X Mark
Tyler Parsons
Received of Israel Morgan of Manchester the person now claiming a pension the sum of for Town & County taxes for the year 1826 out of the money arising from the sale of his house to Mrs. Macartney Paid me July 28 1828 Samuel Kimman Collector Manchester Oct 21 st 1829 signed
Received of Israel Morgan of Manchester the person now claiming a pension the sum of one Dollar 91 cents for Town & County taxes for the year 1827 out of the money arising from the sale of his house to Mrs. Macartney Paid me July 28 1828 Samuel Cheever Collector Manchester Oct 21 1829 signed -
Received of Israel Morgan of Manchester the person now claiming a pension the sum of sixteen Dollars 81 cts for sundry supplies for his family consisting of sugar coffee tea &c from May 22 1820 to Feb 10 th 1825 - Paid me February 28 th out of the money arising from the sale of his dwelling house to Mrs. Macartney -
Manchester Oct 21 1829
Signed Tyler Parsons
Essex ss October 21 st 1829
Then the above named Charles Wilmington, Samuel Kimman, Collector Samuel Cheever, Collector & Tyler Parsons personally appeared before me and made oath to their several statements, as by them subscribed -
Dulcena L. Brigham justice of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. I John Prince Jr. Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Essex do hereby certify that Dulcena L. Brigham above mentioned before whom the affidavits of Charles Wilmington, Samuel Kimman, Samuel Cheever & Tyler Parsons were taken, was a justice of the peace and was legally qualified and acting within the County of Essex, and that his signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Salem - November 1 st 1829 John Prince Jr. Clerk.

Genl. John H. Eaton } Secy of War
War Department Pension office Washington City
James L. Edwards Esq
20 Feb.
Rec

Manchester January 28 th
1830
In and morning papers by way of St. Petersburg we have received a letter of the House of Representatives of January 20 th
I have attended to its requirement — enclosed is the application for a duplicate Certificate in behalf of Israel Morgan — Not knowing of any specific form was the occasion of neglecting the form far as I hope the Certificate will come down to hand this time
With great Respect Yours Ob- dient
J. Lyd. Parsons agent for Israel Morgan
In the War Department John H. Eaton Q.M. Office at Fort Monroe Washington J. L. Edwards Esq.

War Department Pension Office U.S.
Mancheste July 29 th 1829
James L. Edwards Esq r
Dear Sir yours of 10 th July 1829 was duly received, the contents noted and complied with respecting Mr Morgan accounting for the property he had 18 th March 1818 - and how disposed of and applied - as you will see by the statement of Morgan on the original paper and the copy of the deed and other statements of Mr. Smith Mr. Chew and others as given under oath on this paper - The truth is Morgan owed all his property he held which was nothing more than his little house and garden - his creditors gave him nearly two thirds of their demands some of them gave him all their demands which by the help of other friends he has been kept from a public charge - you will readily see he has expended about eight dollars per month for the last 18 months since he sold his house out of what his creditors gave him when he disposed of his property, and has on hand as he says 47 dollars - I presume to say he is right within 25 cents, he has that sort of prison and had he been able to have held his little house and could now labour as he once could he never would have asked to have been enrolled as a pensioner - I presume he was a pensioner to all intents and purposes in 1820 unless it does absolutely require a man to be a pauper - I do believe the Department of which you have the power to preside in, or in the Board will without trouble and expense cause his name to be enrolled on the pension list - his days are fast passing he is about 74 years of age what ever is done for him in this respect ought to be done quickly - I hope there will not be found any unfairness by the Board to delay the pension - If the gentlemen that compose you Board will put any confidence in me as an agent - I will tell them all their statements in relation to Morgan & his property are strictly true, and could they have been a guarantee with all the facts as I am, his name would have long since been enrolled as a pensioner in his and permit me to subscribe your Most obedient
Yours Stephen Parrish
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To all Persons Whom this may Concern I Benjamin Foster under oath do declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Israel Morgan was claiming a portion of the United States did pay me the sum of thirty Dollars about the first of February 1828 out of the money he sold his dwelling house for in Manchester and that the same he hired of after about January 1812 and continued as interest until the time above mentioned he being poor not able to pay I therefore gave him up the interest knowing his limited circumstances. Signed — Benj o Foster Manchester July 22 d 1829
I John Cheever of Manchester Certify under oath that Israel Morgan of Manchester the person now claiming a portion did pay me in cash the amount of twenty nine dollars 46 cts. July 28 1828 & to the best of my knowledge & belief it was paid out of the money he sold his dwelling house for to Mr. Macartney in Manchester & that the same was the Balance Due me on account. The accounts stand thus as my Books Dr Israel Morgan for supplies for his family from Jan'y 1825 to Jan'y 1828 for particulars refer to day Books amount of $169 -- 59 ————— $187 -- 59
By amount of your Labour by Days & Hours to the amount of — 150 13 ————— Balance Rec'd Cash — 29 59 ————— $187 -- 59 Manchester July 22 d Signed — John Cheever 1829

to Janu 1828 for particulars refer to day book and account of 1869 - 59 $ 1871. 59
By amount of your Labour by Days & Hours to this amount of - 150 13 Balance Recd Cash - 29 59 $ 1871. 59 Manchester July 22 nd Signed - John Cheever Jr. 1829
I Andrew Lee of Manchester do certify under Oath That Israel Morgan of Manchester now claiming a per- did magazine in Cash the sum of Eleven Dollars 15 cts about the 20 th of February 1828 and that the same to the best of my knowledge & belief was paid out of the money he received from a mortgagor from the sale of his dwelling house in Manchester the amount paid me was for making and mending shoes & boots for himself and family from Febry 17 th 1825 to July 1828 Manchester July 22 nd 1829 Signed - Andrew Lee
Eswa 88 July 22 1829. Then the above named Benjamin Forster, John Cheever & Andrew Lee, personally appeared before me and made oath to their several statements as by them subscribed
(Dulcena L Bingham Justice of the Peace)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ss I John Prince Jr Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Essex do hereby certify That Dulcena L Bingham before whom the affidavits of Benjamin Forster, John Cheever & Andrew Lee above mentioned were taken was a Justice of the Peace at that time and now is duly qualified and acting within the County of Essex and that her signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas, at Salem - Novem 6 th 1829 John Prince Jr. Clerk.

Know all Men by These Presents That I Israel Morgan of Manchester in The County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Mariner for and in consideration of Three hundred Dollars paid me by William Macartney of Manchester aforesaid mariner the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant sell and convey unto the said William Macartney his heirs and assigns a certain piece of land with The Buildings thereon situated on The Place /so called/ in Manchester aforesaid bounded as follows, viz, beginning at a stake near The Well and by the side of The highway, it being the S.E. corner of said lot, thence northerly by said road about eight and one half rods to a corner of widow Babcock's land, thence west by said land about six and one half rods to land of Nathaniel Allen, thence southerly as the wall now stands by said Allen's about six and one half rods to land formerly owned by Ezekiel Leach, thence easterly by said Leach's land about eight and one fifth rods to the first men- tioned bounds, leaving the Well within The corner.
To have and to hold The aforesaid premises to the said William his heirs and assigns for his and their use and behoof forever. And I do covenant with the said William his heirs and assigns That I am lawfully seised in fee of said premises, that they are free

of all incumbrances, and That I will warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims of all persons.
In Witness whereof I Israel Morgan and Sally my wife in token of relinquishment of right of Dower have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty ninth day of January one Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty Eight.
Israel Morgan seal
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of us
Nathaniel Lee
Oliver Burriham
Essex ss. January 29. 1828. Then The abovenamed Israel Morgan acknow- ledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed before me
David Colby Justice of the Peace
True copy of the original rec. and Ent d for Record in The Registry of Deeds for The County of Essex This Twentieth day of July Anno Domini 1829
Abel Amos Choate Reg t
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss I John Prince Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Essex do hereby certify that David Colby before whom the deed was acknowledged is a person that he was a justice of the peace at that time and now is and qualified and acting within the County of Essex and that his signature to the original is genuine, and that Abel Amos Choate Esq r is the Register of Deeds for the County of Essex and that his signature above written to this copy of the said Morgan Deed is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Salem - November 7 th 1829
John Prince Clerk

33 127 Recy INVALID.
File No. 88,127
Israel Morgan His Rev. Wife
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 285
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To James L Edward Esqr War Department Pension Office Washington City

Manchester Jan y 9 1829
Sir the Papers in the Case of Israel Morgan are herewith returned, qualified with the Certificate Seal, & Signature of the Clerk of the Court for the County of Essex to every sheet of Paper where an affidavit is taken, the names of the Priors as well as the Magistrates before whom they were taken are inserted in the Certificate all done agreeable to your Instruction of Oct 30 th -
Morgan Papers from 1 to 5 { 1 st Declaration 2 nd " 3 rd Copy of the Deed 4 th & 5 th Vouchers - -
With Great Respect your Oblt Servant
Jayter Garrison
In behalf of Israel Morgan
James L Edward Egan War Department Pension Office Washington City

A
J. R. Eaton
War Department Pension Office. James L. Edwards
FREE
OFFICE 22. May 1830
Tyler Parsons, Esq. Bennington Manchester, Vermont.