Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16208, for Daniel Moore, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Moore, Daniel
S16208
CONTENTS
banded

Ohio 19. 7/44
Daniel Moore of Clarke Co in the State of Ohio who was a private in the Camp commanded by Captain Horrell of the Regt commanded by Col Marmale in the West Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 80 Dollars ~ Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Aug 1873 and sent to Mrs. M. Moore Cushing Springfield
Arrears to the 14th of March 1830 $ 160. 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. 40. 00
$ 200 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. S. Evans Clerk,
Book E Vol. 8. Page 17

Declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 27 th June 1832
State of Ohio Clark County } On this 17 th day of July 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County Daniel Moore a resident of said County, in Madriver township, and State of Ohio aged seventy nine 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 7 th 1832. That he enlisted as a private soldier of the United States in the year 1775 in or about the month of November with Capt. Richard How- ell and served, as he believes, in the 2 d regiment of the New Jersey line, under the following officers to wit: Col. Maxwell (who as applicant thinks was afterwards made general) commandant, and Israel Shreve Lieut. Colonel. The names of the Major and other officers of the staff, applicant does not recollect. The Lieutenants of said Howell's company were John N. Cumming, and Seth Thorne. The en- sign's name was Vagle. Applicant thinks that one Vorcep took the place of Vagle as ensign during the term of applicant's service which was twelve months from the day of enlistment and fifteen days. Applicant resided in the town of Greenwich in Cumberland County and State of New Jersey at the time he entered the service. Applicant was marched first to Burlington in New Jersey where his company went into winter quarters. His company crossed the Delaware on their way to Canada and again crossed at Trenton. At Trenton about the first of March 1776 he was transferred to the com- pany of Capt. Joseph Bloomfield of the 3 d Regi- ment New Jersey line. Bloomfield company and the company regiment to which it belonged was marched

to Perth Amboy where said company worked a few days in the erection of a fort. From Perth Amboy the said 3 d regiment (of which Jonathan Dayton was Colonel, one White Lieut Colonel and one Barbour Major) was marched to Elizabeth-town point, where they took water and went to New York City. From New York they went to Albany, where the said regiment quartered about a week and from Albany they moved up the Mohawk to Sir John Johnson's town or neighborhood. At Johnson's town 2 d regiment remained one or two days and then marched to the German Flats where they built a regular fort, and a treaty was held with the Indians negotiated by Gen. Schuyler on the part of the Americans. While the treaty was pending one half of said regiment moved to the head of the Mohawk as a corps of observation and guard against Indian depredations. After the treaty was ended, the residue of the regiment joined them. Said regiment remained at the head of the Mohawk during the summer of 1778 and was employed in scouting as far as Lake Oneida, and guarding the frontier settlements. About the month of October, the said regiment marched by the way of Skeensboro' down to Tienderoga where they remained until the enemy went into winter quarters. At the last place applicant joined his own company under Howell, who was then serving as Brigade Major, the company under the immediate command of Lieut. Cunnane. Applicant was not discharged until fifteen days after his term of service had expired. Applicant returned home by way of Lake George. Applicant is not positive that he ever had a written discharge. If he ever had he has lost it. Applicant knows of no witness living who can testify to his services as a regular soldier.
At the time of Applicant's return home, the Jerseys were overrun by the enemy, and he almost immediately volunteered as a private to serve under Capt. John Barker of Hunterdon County New Jersey, who commanded

a company of the New Jersey State troops and im- mediately marched to Philadelphia, thence to Bordentown and thence to Trenton. Applicant was at the cannonade of Trenton in January 1777, and was in the battle of Princeton. From Princeton the troops marched to Morristown and went into winter quarters. During the winter ap- plicant volunteered with others on the call of Washington to protect the inhabitants around Princeton from being harassed by the enemy, parties of them being constantly hovering around the American camp near the town and neighborhood. For this service applicant received a bounty of eight dollars. Applicant served as aforesaid under Capt  Major Barker five months, and returned home. After re- maining a short time applicant at the re- conquest of Washington volunteered as the com- mander of a small detachment of patrols on the river Delaware to watch the en- emy and tows. In this service he was em- ployed one month. Applicant in September 1777 again volunteered to serve in the State troops as a private under the said Barker and shortly after was in a skirmish called "Dr- Ott's battle". The party of applicant retreat- ed to Haddonfield. Very soon after he was in another engagement between Haddonfield and Little Timber creek. There was some time afterwards a massacre at Hancock's bridge. Applicant was not present, but the day after he was sent to the bridge by Major Markkill to bring off the dead and wounded. Applicant was present in a skirmish at Trenton's bridge and in an engagement at Mount Holly. After the battle at Mount Holly appli- cant was stationed on the Delaware. While

stationed on that river applicant with 12 or 14 others captured a British brig, stripped and burnt her. Applicant in this service under Barker, remained as a militia man or volunteer more than eighteen months , in reg. as a private, which was highest grade he attained in all his service under pay, and was principally employed in detachments to keep the British and refugees in check. and during said period was not employed in any civil service. Applicant refers to the persons named in his answer to the 7th interrogatory for his character &c.
Applicant 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 any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Saml T.inkle clk
Daniel Bloom
The following are the interrogatories answers to the interrogatories propounded by the court according to the directions of the Pension Office.
1 Applicant was born in Greenwich, Cumberland County New Jersey on the 28 th day of September 1754, but 2 Applicant has no record of his age. 3 When called into service applicant resided in the town county and State last aforesaid, he has since lived in Pennsylvania, but now resides in Ohio. 4 Applicant was first enlisted, but was afterwards a volunteer as will all fully appear in the declaration. 5 Washington, Maxwell, Howell, Bloomfield Barker, and Markill, Cumming Fother- in declaration. 5 I was discharged from the service in the regu-

lar army but whether written or verbal I can not now recollect if written it is lost or destroyed. He was honorably discharged from service in the militia but not in writing
7 Samuel Shellbarger, Sam l Craig, Joseph Sayre William Sailor, John A. Alexander Jacob Morgan & Elias Baker will testify to applicants character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolu- tion, and are the persons referred to by him in the foregoing declaration.
We Saul Hinkle a Clergyman residing in the county of Clark aforesaid and Sam l Shellbarger residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with Daniel Moore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Saul Hinkle
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Geo. B. Dolt President Judge
Sam l Shellbarger
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after put- ting the interrogatories prescribed by the War De- partment 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 Saul Hinkle who has signed the pre- ceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Clark aforesaid and that Samuel Shellbarger who has also signed the same is a resident in said county and is a credible person and that

their statement is entitled to credit
Personally appeared in open court Joseph Sayre of the County of Clark and State of Ohio who being first duly sworn states that he was acquainted with Daniel Moore the applicant aforesaid while he was a soldier of the revolution, in the state troops of New Jersey, and that the said Daniel and he were both present at the cannonade of Trenton, and the battles of Princeton and Mount Holly. This deponent is seventy eight years of age. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid } Joseph Sayre Saul Henkle Clerk
We Saul Henkle a clergyman as before named and Samuel Shellabarger before named being sworn say that we have known Joseph Sayre the above named affiant or deponent several years and that we believe him to be a man of strict veracity, and also that he was a soldier in the revolution. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid } Saul Henkle Scott B. Hall President Judge Sam Shellabarger
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the said Sayre is a man of credit and veracity and that what he states is true, and further that the said Saul Henkle above sworn is the clerk of this court.
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Moore for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31 st day of July A. D. 1833 Saul Henkle Clerk

Daniel Moore Ohio
Admitted 2 years.
Wm N. H. Cushing Springfield Clark County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjjoined 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 Daniel Moore Clark 6 th Ohio
   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.     Enlisted 1775 1 15 Private Capt. Howell 78 Traditionary   Vol 1776 2 nd B. of St. L. Regt Lieut. Cumberland credibility certified   Vol 1777 1 about Capt. Maguel 2 nd Col. Throck 3 rd Regt Col. Dayton N. Leno Joseph Vayre time not stated   Vol 1779 Marine Service Capt. Sn. Baker Capt. Collins credibility not certified  
1 0. 15 5. 1
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 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 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 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.

16208 INVALID
File No. 16208
Daniel Moore
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 266
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Springfield July 30 th 1833.
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
Enclosed are a new set of documents made out according directions for Daniel Moore to enable him to get a pension for his services in the revolution. It will be seen that he has been a regular soldier and a militia man also. It is desired that if the proof of his services as a regular are insufficient, that the papers may not be returned on that account, but that a certificate may be issued on the score of his services as a volunteer or militia man. The history of his regular service would then be regarded as surplusage, and ought not to affect his right to a pension for militia services, as detailed in the enclosed. Herewith is enclosed the memorandum instructions.
It will be seen that the requisitions of the Pension office are all complied with though not exactly in the order which is given in the regulations. They are however substantially sufficient and comprise all requisitions  requirements Respectfully
Wm. H. Cushing
N. B. Address me at Springfield Clark by. Ohio
It would be well enough to examine again the records of the department for the applicant's name.