Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43035, for Eli Moffit, Rhode Island

SERVICE
R. J.
Moffit Eli
NUMBER
S 43035
CONTENTS
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19,115-
New York.
Letter to G.W. Campbell Esq. Bath N. York. Sept 23 1842
Eli Moffit
of Steuben Co. in the state of New York, who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain Macumber of the regiment commanded by Colonel Olney in the Rhode Island line, for the term of nine months.
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of June 1823.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of Nov: 1823, and sent to Miss A. Leland, Bath, N.Yk.
Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1823. $ 20 " 00 Semi anl. all'ce ending Mar: 1824. 48 " 00
2 Mar. 8 \frac{15}{30}
$ 68 " 00
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }

18,932
Eli Moffit, Esq.
Libas A. Leland Bath, N.Y. Secretary of War, Washington City
Recd. 17 Nov r 1823
Hon. John
 30  19  11 3/4  15  30 
 4  16  20 
Bath N.Y. 8 th Dec r
Mr. John

Watk. Stephen County Vt. Jan. 31 1828
Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Eli Moffit a Pensioner - and annexed to it the certificate of Major Geo. S. Dyer, which he assures me has since family have received as proof of the services of a soldier at the office of the War department
Your obedt Servt.
Richard S. Leland.
Secretary of War

SEP 15 A T
Sept 23. 1842
Mr Bangs
FREE
Mr. Edwards Esq Comt. of Pensions. Washington.

Bath Sept 16 th 1842.
J. H. Edwards Esq
Dr Sir. Enclosed I send you an application for the arrear of Pension due Eli Moffit. The Power of Atty is made out to me. Please give it as early attention as convenient.
Yours very Respectfully K. C. Campbell

It appears by the Regimental Book That Eli Moffit, (now resid- ing in Troopburg in the County of Steuben and State of New- York,) enlisted for, and served the full and continued term of Nine Months, a Private Soldier in the Regiment commanded by Lieu- tenant Colonel Commandant Olney, in the Rhode Island Line, in the Continental Establishment, and that he was honourably discharged from said Regiment at Saratoga in said State of New-York on the first day of March 1783—
W. L. Peeter H Major said Regiment eodem tempore—
Providence February 21 st 1823.—

18,932 D In the matter of Eli Moffitt - Steubenville N.Y.
Hiba A. Leland, Bath, N.Y.
Rec? 9 Augt. 1823.

State of New York Steuben County ss
On this twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight, hundred and twenty three personally appeared in open court of the Court of common pleas in & for the said County of Steuben a court of record by statute & by proceeding according to the course of the common law Eli M'offit of said County aged sixty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by Congress the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818, of the 1 st May 1820 & 1 st March 1823 - that he the said Eli M'offit enlisted for the term of nine months the first day of April one thousand seven hundred & eighty two in the State of Rhode Island in the Company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Macumber & in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Olney in the Rhode Island line on the continental establishment and that he served the said nine months in the said corps & was engaged in no important actions and at the expiration of the nine months he again enlisted in the same company & regiment for three years unless sooner discharged and that he served about two months on the last enlistment when he was discharged from the said service at Saratoga in the State of New York on the 1 st day of March 1783 and that he has no other evidence of his said service - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions 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 18 th 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 schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. -
I have no real property or estate. Personal estate I have
One Cow _____ $10

  a yearling heifer 10   1 Pine table 4. —   3 Chairs " — 75   1 Chest of rough pine 1. 25   1 Small kettle " — 75   1 Broken pot " — 50   4 Knives & 2 forks " — 25   3 or 4 wooden plates " — 25   3 or 4 old iron dishes " — 12   2 old beds " — 25   8. — 
I have no debts due me. —
My family consists of myself by occupation a farmer, my wife fifty seven years old, she is subject to rheumatism & unable to work a great part of the time — one daughter sixteen years old subject to fits since her birth unable to work and there is no prospect of her recovery. —
Sworn and subscribed in open court
Eli Moffit
before me
John Metcalfe Clerk of Steuben County. —
I John Metcalfe Clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Steuben do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court — And I do farther certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule as owned and possessed by the said Eli Moffit on the day of exhibiting the said schedule to the said court to wit, on the twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three is twenty six dollars and twelve cents. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Bath this 26 th day of June 1823. —
John Metcalfe Clerk

43.035 INVALID.
Rec'd
File No. 43.035-
Eli Moffit Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 346
[Arrangement of 1870.]