Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13955, for Grummon Morehouse, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Morehouse, Grummon
S. 13955-
CONTENTS
carded

Connecticut 9583.
Greenman Moorehouse's heir of Fairfield in the State of Conn. who was a 1st Ensign in the Company commanded by Captain Andrews of the 1st Regt. commanded by Col. _____ in the * Militia time for
Ensign 6 months - 60.00 Private 18 " - 60.00 $ 120.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn. at the rate of 120. Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. day of May 1833. and sent to Gideon Tomlinson, Fairfield, Ct.
Arrears to the 1st 15 April 1833. 246. 50
General Allowance ending
Certificate issued in favour of Sarah Jennings, Mary Moorehouse, Abigail Taylor and Nalda Burr, children of the deceased.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. F. Dancioni Clerk. Book E. Vol. 3 d Page 27.
Conn. Records completed July 31, 1906. R

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } p Fairfield
On this 26 th day of July 1832 personally appeared before me John G. Wilson Chief Judge of the County Court in & for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut, Greenman Morehouse a Resident of Fairfield in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut aged eighty seven years, who being first sworn according to law with 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 & served as here in stated viz. That in 1778 then attached to a company of Militia in the Parish of Green Farms in S d Fairfield commanded by Capt John Andrews, but who the Col o of the Regim t was he don't recollect he served sometime in the latter part of the Summer of that year in a Tour of Duty to the City of New York, for about two months, S d Company being then ordered there to assist in the defence of S d City, & that he went to S d City together with S d Company in a vessel commanded by one Capt Scribner, sailing from S d Fairfield & continued in duty in the City after S d till it was evacuated by the American Troops, then he retreated to Harlem Heights where he remained for a short time, & then marched on to Kingsbridge under the Col o of the Regim t where he was discharged & returned home to S d Fairfield. The Declarant further saith that in the Spring of 1779 he either enlisted or was drafted, which he does not recollect, for nine months & served the term under Capt Joseph Bennett, but has forgotten the names of the superior officers of the Regim t & was stationed on the sea coast at Green's Farms in S d Fairfield. During this last mentioned service the British landed from their vessels, which were then lying on the coast, at a place called Frost Point near by where he was stationed whence they marched up & burnt in S d Green's Farms several dwelling houses, among which was his own, also the Meeting house in the same place. And the Declarant further saith that in 1781, he enlisted in the State Troops early in that Spring, for nine months, under Capt Thomas Hatch in Col o Simons Regim t & served the term on the sea coast of S d Fairfield stationed as aforesaid. During which term of service, the British burnt the Guard house where he was stationed on Guard, and the Declarant further

Declarant that he served for six months in 1782 on Guard on the Sea Coast of D r Fairfield as an Ensign with an Ensigns Commission, under Capt Sam l Lacey in the State Troops, but who the Col l was he don't recollect, & that he commanded a small Guard Stationed at Greens Farms aforesaid. And the Declarant further says that during all his services, he served as a private soldier except the last mentioned service as an Ensign, and that he has no docu- mentary Evidence of his D r services or written proof of any kind, except his Commission as already stated, which is herewith annexed nor did he ever receive any written discharges after his services, or if he did they have long since been lost by time or accident. And the Declarant further saith that he was born in D r Fairfield in Oct 1744 as he is informed & believes from the Record which was destroyed when his house was burnt as before stated, and that when he first commenced his services he lived in D r Fairfield & has lived in the same place ever since. The manner in which he was called into service, & the general circumstances of his services & the Officers under whom he served, were as he has stated, & further he cannot recollect. He is well known to Deacon Sherwood Joseph Hyde, & to most of the inhabitants of the Parish of Greens Farms in D r Fairfield, who can testify to his character for truth & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution, and the D r Gummere Moorehouse hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Gummere Moorehouse
Subscribed and sworn to this 26 th day of July 1832 before me
John D r Wilson Chief Judge of Fairfield County Court
We Thomas D r Davis a clergyman & Joseph Hyde ————— Residents of the town of Fairfield, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gummere Moorehouse who has subscribed & sworn to the above dec- larations & that we believe him to be eighty seven years of age & we further certify that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Joseph H. Hyde Thomas D r Davis
John D r Wilson
Chief Judge of Fairfield County Court
And I the D r John D r Wilson Judge as aforesaid, do hereby certify after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the matter described by the war Department, that the above named Gummere Moorehouse was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states, in the Connecticut

Certify that it appears to me that Joseph Hyde & Thomas F Davis who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Fairfield & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit. I further certify that the said Thomas F Davis is a Clergyman, a resident of the town of Fairfield & settled in the Parish of Green Farm in the town aforesaid. And I do further certify that Joshua Couch, Stephen Godfrey and Aaron Jennings whose depositions are hereto annexed, are well known to me - that Joshua Couch is a pensioner of the United States - and that Aaron Jennings and Stephen Godfrey are generally reputed in the parish where they reside, and which is also the residence of the subscriber to have served as soldiers in the Revolutionary war. and that they all three are persons of undisputed character for truth and veracity as is also the declarant Grummon Mountjoy, who is unable from bodily infirmity to attend court.
JOHN D. WILSON
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss.
Chief Judge of Fairfield County Court
I Thomas Bloome Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that John D. Wilson Esquire whose own proper signature known to me to be genuine is annexed to the above Certificate, is the Chief Judge of said County Court duly commissioned & acting as such. I further certify that the official signature of the said John D. Wilson to the Certificate on the Deposition of Joshua Couch hereto annexed, is genuine. I further certify that Aaron Jennings whose Deposition is hereto annexed appeared before the County Court held at Fairfield in & for the County of Fairfield on the 23 rd day of July 1832 & in open Court made oath to the truth of said annexed Deposition by him subscribed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 26 th day of July A.D. 1832.
Thomas Bloome Clerk of said County Court for Fairfield County

I Aaron Jennings of the Town and County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut. Aged Seventy Years. do Testify and Say, That I am personally knowing to the Service of Greenman Mountain of said Fairfield in the Revolutionary War of Nine Months in the Guard of the Coast of the Town of Fairfield Under the Command of Captain Joseph Bennett the Col l of the Reg t or any other Field officer I do not Recollect, Said Greenman Mountain served with me the Dep t , from Early in the Spring of the year 1779. to Late in the fall of the same Year, in the same Company and Under the same officers, and further the Dep t saith not. Dated at Fairfield this 18 th day of July. 1832 - Baron Jennings County Court July 23. 1832 sworn to in open Court Test Tho. Blocher Clerk
State of Connecticut. County of Fairfield. } For Fairfield July 18. 1832 the foregoing (Deposition of Aaron Jennings. was taken, Subscribed And sworn to before me Jeremiah Sturges. J. P. P.
State of Connecticut Fairfield County - } for Fairfield May 22 d 1833. I certify that the Above Dep t . Aaron Jennings. is a Man in Good Standing in Faith, and in Truth and Veracity. Undersigned Jeremiah Sturges J. P. P.

I Joshua Cook of the Iowa County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut of Lawfull age do. Testify and Say that I Enlisted as a private Soldier in the State Troops. Early in the Spring of the year 1781. Under Capt. Thomas Nash. Col. Ebenezer Dyer (Dyer's Regt. for the Iowa of Nine Months. and Served in the Guard of the Sea Coast of the Iowa of Fairfield until late in the fall of the Same year also. Early in the Spring of 1782. I. Enlisted again for the further term of Nine Months as a private Soldier under Capt. Thomas Nash. and Served in the Guard as afore said until late in the fall of the Same year 1782. and further the Deponent Testifies that. Greenman Mowbray of said Fairfield Enlisted and Served. in said Company under the Command of Capt. Thomas Nash. as a private Soldier in the Guard aforesaid, the full term of Nine Months. Either in the year 1781. or 1782. and which term the Deponent cannot tell and further the Deponent saith not (Dated at Fairfield this 18 th day of July. 1832
Given this 26 th day of July 1832 before me
Joshua Cook
State of Connecticut } Chief Justice of Fairfield County Court
County of Fairfield } Fairfield July 18. 1832. The foregoing Deposition was taken. Subscribed & sworn to before me.
Jeremiah Sturges J.P.
State of Connecticut } Fairfield County
Fairfield May 22 d 1832. I. certify that the above Deposition. Joshua Cook is a man in good standing in Society for Truth & Veracity. in other words
Jeremiah Sturges J.P.

Mrs. Taylor of Fairfield town & County & State of Connecticut aged sixty four years do testify & say that I am personally knowing to the death of Greenman Moore house of Fairfield, that Moorehouse died on the 15 th day of April 1833 and I further testify & say that Sarah Jennings, Mary Moorehouse, Abigail Taylor, and Huldah Burr all of Fairfield are daughters of Dea. Moorehouse and his only heirs. Further the Dependent saith not. Dated at Fairfield this 23 rd day of May 1833.
State of Connecticut District of Fairfield
8 May 23 rd 1833
Day Cr.
Personally appeared Mrs. Taylor the above named Dependent & made solemn oaths to the truth of the above deposition before the subscriber. And I hereby certify that the Mrs. Taylor's character for truth is unexceptionable. David Hill Judge of Probate for the district of Fairfield.
I Gideon Harkness of the town of Sherman formerly of the town of Fairfield in the County & State, aged Seventy five years do testify and say that I frequently served in guard of the sea coast of Fairfield during the Revolutionary war and I do further say that the guards consisted of drafted men from the Militia and also the State guards were obliged to perform continuous service that is to say I know of no cases where men belonging to those guards could leave them & attend to any other business at pleasure, but that their time was devoted to the service & that they were usually in constant & actual service or in quarters. and I further testify & say that in 1781 I served for nine months with Greenman Moorehouse of the town of Fairfield who was Dea. and that I have personal knowledge that we both served in guard on the sea coast and that we were not engaged in any other business during the time, but that

our whole time was spent in guard in actual duty or in quarters and further the Department South not dated at Fairfield this 23 d day of May 1833
Gideon Wakeman
State of Connecticut District of Fairfield } May 23 d 1833 The foregoing Deposition of Gideon Wakeman was taken subscribed and sworn to before me and I certify that G. Wakeman's character for truth is unquestionable David Hill Judge Probate for the district aforesaid
I David Hill Jr Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Fairfield State of Connecticut do hereby certify that David Hill whose own proper signature known to me to be genuine is affixed to the foregoing deposition of Moses Taylor and Gideon Wakeman as the Judge before whom the Deposition were subscribed & sworn to, is now & for more than one year past has been the Judge of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid duly commissioned and acting as such In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & affixed my official seal. This 23 d day of May 1833
David Hill Jr Clerk
I David Hill Judge of Probate for the District of Fairfield do hereby certify that the affidavit of Moses Taylor on the other side hereof is satisfactory proof to me that the claimant Grimshaw Morehouse herein is satisfactory proof to me that the claimant Grimshaw Morehouse died on the 15 th day of April 1833 and that Sarah Jennings, Mary Morehouse, Abigail Taylor & Hulda Burr are children of the deceased and his only children. Thus certified this 23 d day of May 1833 David Hill Judge of Probate
I David Hill Jr Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Fairfield do hereby certify that David Hill who has subscribed the immediately pre- ceding certificate is the Judge of the Probate Court duly commissioned & acting as such. I further certify that the signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & affixed my official seal This 23 d day of May 1833
David Hill Jr Clerk

I Stephen Godfrey of the Town & County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut of Lawfull Age do. Testify and Say that I enlisted as a Serjeant in the State Troops under Captain Thomas Nash in Col d  Edmund (Diron) Reg t of Foot. Early in the Spring of the year 1781, and served until late in the fall of the same year in the guard of the Sea Coast of the Town of Fairfield and further the Deponent Saith, that Groomman Mowbray of said Fairfield enlisted in said Company at the same time and served in said Guard during the term of seven months as a private Soldier, and further the Deponent Testifies and Says that himself and said Groomman Mowbray served together about two months in the Militia on a tour to New York at the time the City was Evacuated by the American Troops Under the Command of Captain John Andrews - and further the deponent Saith not. (Dated at Fairfield the 18 th day of July. 1832 -
Stephen Godfrey Sworn & subscribed before me JOHN D. WITT JR. chief judge of Fairfield County and
State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss. Fairfield July 18. 1832 the foregoing Deposition was taken. Subscribed and Sworn to before me Jennrich Sturges J.P.
Refer to Mr. Wilkins certificate for the character of the witness, the declaration was made before him & in the body of his opinion will be found the certificate of character

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } p. Thomas Bloome Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in said State of Connecticut do hereby certify that John D Wilson Esq whose own proper signature known to me to be genuine is annexed to the Certificate on the other side hereof to the Deposition of Stephen Godfrey is now and for more than one year last past has been the Chief Judge of said County Court duly commissioned & acting as an In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 4 th day of August A D 1832. Thomas Bloome Clerk of said County Court
4692.

4692
Grumman Warehouse
admitted
Ensign - 6. m: 60. 00 Private 18. m: 60. 00 120. 00.
died 15. April 1833.
Hen G. Tomlinson Fairfield Co

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 2 d 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
   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.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions:
Mr Grammon Warehouse

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 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 _____ 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 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.

JONATHAN TRUMBULL, ESQUIRE, Captain-General and Commander in Chief in and over the STATE of CONNECTICUT, in AMERICA.
To
Groomed - Marchhouse
GENT. GREETING..
Governor and Council of Safety YOU being by the General Assembly of this State appointed  Appointed to be Ensign of a Company of Gnards in and by the Town of Fairfield for its defence for the term of six months next reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Fidelity, Courage, and good Conduct, I D O by Virtue of the Laws of this State, me thereunto enabling, appoint and impower you to take the said Company into your Care and Charge as their Ensign carefully and diligently to discharge that Office and Trust, exercising your inferior Officers and Soldiers in the Use of their Arms, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, ordained and established by the Laws of this State, keeping them in good Order and Government, and commanding them to obey you as their Ensign - and you are to observe all such Orders and Directions as from Time to Time you shall receive, either from me, or from other your superior Offi- cer, pursuant to the Trust hereby reposed in you.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Public Seal of this State  at Annes , at Sibson the 5 th Day of April A. D. 1782.
By His Excellency's Command,
Secretary.
J. Trumbull

Reborn
✓ 13.955 INVALID.
File No. 13.955
Grumman Purchase Ensign Rev wa
Act: June 1 st 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 265
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James L. Colwards Esqf. - Com. of Pensions

Fairfield May 23. 1833.
Sir, The documents in relation to the claims of Reuben Sherwood, Gideon Wakeman & Gunningmore Morehouse are herewith returned. As the latter is dead, an additional affidavit proving the nature & continuity of his service is forwarded, in the hope that it will remove the objections which, if he were living, probably would be obviated by his explanatory declaration.
I am very respectfully,
Your obedt. Servt.
G. Tomlinson
J. L. Edwards Esq.