Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,506, for Elisha Murdock, Connecticut

SERVICE
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or Murdock Elisha Moredock.
R. 7506
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14995
V Elisha Murdock

State of New York County of Onondaga B. On this fifteenth day of October 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Hon. Daniel Moseley Circuit Judge of the Seventh Circuit of the State of New York + George Potts & Geo. Bicknell Justices of Oyer & terminer & General Sessions = of Oyer & terminer  a Circuit Court now sitting in said County Elisha Murrelock a resident of the town of Otsego in the County of Onondaga and State of New York aged seventy seven 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. 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he enlisted as a private in the month of May seventeen hundred and seventy five in the company of Capt. Mott of Preston in Connecticut, under Lieutenant Benjamin Froot of Bosrah in said state - and that he served under said Capt. Mott for the term of seven months - that at the time he entered the service he lived in the town of Lebanon, Windham County Connecticut - that immediately after enlistment his company were marched by the way of Hartford Connecticut to Albany and from thence to Picoenderoga and there remained until the time for which he enlisted had expired -
That afterwards in the month of April 1776 being a resident of Lebanon aforesaid he enlisted for nine months as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Brewster of Preston in said State, that his company formed a part of a Regiment of which one Huntington was the Colonel & one Clark the Lieutenant Colonel - That he enlisted at Norwich in Connecticut & marched from Norwich to New London & there took vessel for New York - that he remained with his company in New York until some time in August 1776 - that he was ordered to Flatbush and was in a battle between the British and American forces under Lord Stirling & Gen. Sullivan on the 27th of August in that year at Flatbush - the British having possession after that time of Long Island we returned to New York - the British soon attacked New York and we thence retreated to Kingsbridge - from thence we marched to White Plains in N.Y. and was near the

battle at White Plains in the fall of 1776 but was not personally engaged in it - as our Regiment lay to the north and was not called - From White Plains we crossed into New Jersey and there I remained until some time in the month of January 1777 when my time of service expired -
In the month of January 1778 being a resident of Lebanon in Connecticut aforesaid I volunteered as a private in a company commanded by Capt Dewey of Lebanon & was marched to Providence in Rhode Island & remained for the term of two months -
In the summer of the year, if I mistake not, 1779, I volunteered in a company (I do not recollect the names of any of the field or company officers) being still a resident of Lebanon aforesaid - was stationed at Groton in Connecticut and was engaged in repairing the fortifications at that place I remained in the service at Groton for the term of two months - and I think that during all the above periods of service I was in the Connecticut State Troops -
He the said Elisha has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services
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 or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of New York
Sworn To & Subscribed The day & year aforesaid R. S. Hefl clerk of Onondaga County courts
Elisha Murdock
We Richard S. Corning a clergyman residing in the town of Otisco and Apollos King residing in Otisco both in Onondaga County New York hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Elisha Murdock who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War in the service of the State of New York

to have been a Soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in this opinion Sworn & Subscribed the 15 th day of Oct. 1832 R. S. Hefl clerk                      Richard S. Corning. of Onondaga County              Apollos King
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 Richard S. Corning who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Otis, Onondaga County, New York and that Apollos King who has signed the same is a resident in the said town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel Moseley
George Pettit
Otis Bigelow
I Reuben L. Hefl Clerk of the Circuit Court & Court of Oyer & terminer in and for the County of Onondaga do hereby cer- tify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elisha Munklock for a pension
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th day of October Eighteen Hundred & Thirty Two.
R. S. Hefl clerk

State of New-York. } ss. Onondaga County. }
Be it known that on this 16 th day of March 1854 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county, and state aforesaid, personally appeared Althea Smith of Otsego county of Onondaga and state of New York and made oath in due form of law that she is the daughter of Elisha Murdock who was a private in the Connecticut Militia or some other company from the state of Connecticut he was in the Battle at Long Island in the company commanded by Capt Suban Smith - Regiment commanded by Col Huntington That said Elisha Murdock died at Otsego November 21 st 1833. That she has lately been informed, that said pension ought to be allowed, that she is directly interested in said claim as (a daughter) herein That she makes this affidavit, to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said agent or attorney may use in prosecuting said claim. That in the fall of 1833 she Elisha Murdock made application for a pension a few days previous to his death but was not Sworn and subscribed the day 16 th in March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four and year aforesaid before me, }
Philetus Clark Justice
Mrs Althea Smith
I Philetus Clark Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, do hereby certify, that Althea Smith who executed the foregoing papers, is a reputable resident of the county of Onondaga and is I believe directly interested in said claim as therein set forth. & further that I have no interest in the result of this case & am not concerned in its prosecution
Philetus Clark
Justice of the Peace
Rebecca Murdock widow of Elisha Murdock died Dec 29, 1845-

Know all Men by these Presents, That, I Althea Smith of Otsego county of Onondaga State of New York do hereby consti- tute and appoint Murphy & Wethy of Locke Cayuga Co. N.Y. my true and lawful attorneys for me and in my name to prosecute the claim of Althea Smith - Knowl & Elisha Murdock deceased of N.Y. who was a private in the Connecticut Militia under capt. Laban Smith & Col Huntington at the Battle at Long Island
and I hereby authorize my said agent and attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Departments at Washington City, or else where additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the certificate that may be issued for said claim, to appoint one or more substitute for the purpose herein expressed, to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present; hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said agent and attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
And I do hereby revoke all other agents and attorneys heretofore appointed by me.
Witness my hand and seal this 16 th day of March 1854
Signed and delivered } in presence of }
Mrs Althea Smith
2, E Philetus Clark J.P. with { Luther A.P. French
State of New-York, } ss. Onondaga County, }
BE IT KNOWN that on the 16 th day of March 1854 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly authorized by law to administer oaths,, personally appeared Althea Smith above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be act and deed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. ONONDAGA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, }
I Certify, That Philetus Clark , whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the annexed instrument, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly qualified and authorized to take the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe the signature to said Jurat is genuine.
Justice of the Peace
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, at Syracuse, this 21 st day of March 1854.
E. P. Hophins Clerk

Know all Men by these Presents, That, I Althea Smith of Otsego county of Onondaga State of New York do hereby consti- tute and appoint Murphy & Wethy of Tacoma County Co. N.Y. my true and lawful attorneys for me and in my name to prosecute the claim of Althea Smith - deceased  Elisha Murdock deceased of N.Y. who was a private in the Connecticut Militia under capt Laban Smith & Col Huntington at the Battle of Long Island
and I hereby authorize my said agent and attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Departments at Washington City, or else where additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the certificate that may be issued for said claim, to appoint one or more substitute for the purpose herein expressed, to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present; hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said agent and attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
And I do hereby revoke all other agents and attorneys heretofore appointed by me.
Witness my hand and seal this 16 th day of March 1854
Signed and delivered } in presence of }
Mrs Althea Smith
2, Philetus Clark J.P. with { Luther A.P. Church
State of New-York, } ss. Onondaga County,
BE IT KNOWN that on the 16 th day of March 1854 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly authorized by law to administer oaths,, personally appeared Althea Smith above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be act and deed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Philetus Clark
{ Justice of the Peace
In Witness the Seal of said County, 1854.
E. Royce

Ms 14995 Elisha Mundock Madagascar - C.S.Y -
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Henry Davis - Syracuse C.S.Y -

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 17 1833
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 subjoined 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. Those 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 Blisha Murchock: On a large back of
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     May 1775 - 7 - Private Captain Mott Lieut Troop Flatbush Hartford Connecticut cut to Albany 77 years Connecticut cut to Albany Gradual widow   April 1776 - 9 - Captain Brewster Colonel Taylor Colonel Scituate Rhode Island ham Co   May 1776 - - -   July 1778 - 2 - Captain Dewey Hebron Conn St. J.   Oct 1779 - 2 - Officer not named St. J. Plains St. J. St. J. Providence R. Island  
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) 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 day 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 he 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 _____. 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 that 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 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 authorized 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 [i] 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.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
7006
P. O. Elisha Murdock
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Locke N.Y. Mar 29
Am
Ebenezer Ames
Hon L. P. Waldo Commiss of Pensions Washington D.C.

New York Revs.
Elisha Murdock Suspended
let. to H Davis 10 Aug. 1833
Cont. Cont. Line
Letter 19 March 34 to H. Davis for Mumford v. Wetmore action 5/54 G. C. Ames Aug 29 1852 Act. June 32

Christie Church
NY June 1832
S. Cole Esq. Atty. Commr of Pensions

Sir
Washington August 26 54
Enclosed, you will find a Certificate from the Comptroller of Connecticut to be filed as additional evidence in the Case of Elisha  Murawick , under the act of 7 June 1832 for New York.
This Certificate shows, Series Credited to Elijah  Murawick , but as the it corresponds so exactly with that described by Elisha as having been rendered by him there must have been some error, in writing the name on the Muster Roll or in transcribing it.
In this Case as of old. I think the of Elisha  Murawick  Murawick fall upon Elisha .
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt G. B. Ames
S. Cole Esq. Act. Commr of Pensions

7506

Comptroller's Office Hartford Conn. Ap. 21 st 1854
Sir,
Your letter of the 17 th ult. with one dollar enclosed has been received this day. I do not find Elisha Murdock, the name mentioned in your letter, on our Rolls. On the Pay Roll of Capt. Mott's Company, in 1775 I find the name of Elijah Moredock, who is credited with service as a private from May 9 th to Sept. 21 st 1775.
Col. Huntington's Regiment was raised in Jan'y, 1776 for one year . Capt. Brewster , was a Captain in this Regt. but I do not find any Capt. Brewer as having belonged to it, and though we have a good deal of evidence relating to this Regt. the Pay Rolls are lost, so that the service of Mr. Murdock cannot be shown with certainty.
I can find no evidence relating to the service of Mr. Murdock in 1777 & 1779.
The one dollar sent, pays for the search in this case.
If you wish a certificate of the service of Elijah Murdock or Moredock , it can be given, and also evidence relating to the raising & service of Col. Huntington's Regt. in 1776. I am respectfully, Yrs. Robinson, For Com'ty

Locke Bayou La N. G. May 8 th 1867
Sir
Will you please allow G. C. Ames Esq of Washington D.C. to examine the papers in the case of Elisha Murdock "deceased" of N. G. Applicant for a pension under act of June 7 th 1832
We wish you would fully recognize Mr Ames as our Agent
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servts Murphy & Wethey
Hon L. P. Waldo Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Locke Bayouga Co., N. B. March 25 th 1834
Sir
We send you herewith a Power of Attorney in the Case of Elisha Murdock "deceased" of N. B. who was an applicant for a pension under Act of June 7 th 1832.
You will please have the same ready amind & forward report to us
Respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t . Murphy & Wethey
Hon S. P. Waldo Com te of Pen's Washington D.C.