Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2872, for Thomas Morrell, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Morrell, Thomas
S. 2872
CONTENTS
Carded.

to E. H. Brown March 10, 1857
2882 New Jersey
Thomas Morsell
of Elizabethtown in the State of New Jersey who was a Capt. & Major in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the 4 th Reg t commanded by Col. Martin in the New Jersey lines for 5 mo. 18 days Capt. $ 111.83 " " 17 " Maj. 263.97 $ 375.80
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 375 Dollars 80 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Dec r 1832 and sent to Pensioner Elizabethtown N. Jersey
Arrears to 14th of Sept. 1832 563.71 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mo r 1833 } 187.91 $ 751.62
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by McCuiffe Clerk Book D Vol. 4 Page 163

Mrs A. Wilmer & Catharine Wilmer heirs of Maj' Tho. Morrell, Pension To Edwards & Smith Power of atty,
We desire to see papers in within case Jug 9. 52 E & S.

I know all men by these Presents that we William A. Wilmer and Catherine M. Wilmer of the Township of Manchester in the County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey Legal Heirs of Major Thomas Morrell Deceased who was a Pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint Messrs. Edwards and Smith of the City of Washington District of Columbia our true and Lawful attorneys for us and in our names to receive from any of the Pension Agencies of the United States. A Certificate or Certificates for any arrears of Pensions or Land bounty to which we may be entitled by reason of the Services of the said Major Thomas Morrell Deceased for his Services in the Army of the United States in the War of the Revolution and in our names to Prosecute the same and to do all and Every act in relation thereto as fully as we could do if present and Personally acting therein.
Witness our hands and seals this 8 th day of July A.D. 1852 Sealed and delivered in the Presence of Giles Van Klief Penguin Sandford Wm A. Wilmer Catherine M. Wilmer
State of New Jersey Passaic County ss Be it known that on this 8 th day of July A.D. 1852, before me the Subscriber a Judge of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in said County personally appeared William A. Wilmer & Catherine M. Wilmer above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be their Act and Deed. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year last above mentioned. Penguin Sandford Judge

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of New Jersey County of Essex } ss. Borough of Elizabeth }
On this fifth day of September A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey, Thomas Moore, a resident of the township of Elizabeth in the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty five 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, both in the Continental Army and in the service of the State Troops in New Jersey under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
That your applicant in the summer of 1775 was chosen a Lieut, and in the fall of the same year a Captain of one of the uniformed companies of infantry in Elizabeth town, in the County of Essex aforesaid, and in the beginning of June 1776, received an order from the Provincial Congress then sitting in Trenton in New Jersey aforesaid, to raise a Company of 70 effective men, for five months, to find their own Arms and accoutrements, with the utmost possible dispatch, to take the command of them, and join the army of Gen l Washington in New York; he raised the men in a few days, among whom was the some of the respectable youth of the town and its vicinity; but found great difficulty in procuring muskets of nearly the same calibre, and still greater in having bayonets affixed to them; but with some expense and unremitting exertions they were completely armed by the 10 th July, and marched immediately into New York, each man having his cartouch box, filled with ball cartridges at his own expense, and as soon as the remainder of the East New- Jersey Regt came in, they were commanded by Lieut Col Breyly & Major Dey (Col Van Cortlandt never joined) and was ordered to Long Island, to join the troops under Gen l Sullivan; when the whole of the New Jersey five months men came in, they were formed into a Brigade, and commanded by Gen l Heard of Woodbridge N Jersey and also joined Gen l Sullivan; and on the 20 th of August a part of the East Jersey Regiment commanded by your applicant, with other troops from the Eastward, were

in advance on one of the heights near Flatbush, they received the first attack of the British troops, which brought on the battle of Long Island, and although General Sullivan came with a body of troops to support them , the whole was soon dispersed by superior numbers & superior discipline; that your applicant received a wound in his body, about an inch above his lungs, which nearly penetrated through it, and fractured his shoulder blade so much that it has not recovered its elasticity, nor his arm its former strength, and also having a fusee in his hands another musket ball struck it which broke the ball & a part of it passed between the fore finger & thumb of his right hand, the scars of both wounds are visible at this day; - Gen l Sullivan was taken prisoner; - Your applicant thinking it impossible to escape, as a British reg t had gained their rear, sat down on the ground and spoke to a British officer on horseback, to send a man to lead him off to them as a prisoner, as he was severely & probably mortally wounded, but observing some of the soldiers levelling their pieces he laid down; and they passed on to join the other troops who were now attacking Lord Stirling's division on the right. - A young gentleman (Mr Stout) a volunteer in his company, came to his assistance, and by strenuous efforts he reached the lines, where Doctor McKnight dressed the principal wound, & D r Goudie the regimental Surgeon the other, was carried to New York in a bundle, to the hospital; the Surgeon general, advised him to apply for a few soldiers to carry him home, as he had General's orders to prepare for the removal of the wounded & the stores, and he had no suitable conveyance for men so severely wounded as your applicant was. He applied; six of his company was allowed, he being responsible for their return to the army. It was done. they returned & served their term of enlistment. In the advance of Lord Cornwallis in the pursuit of Gen l Washington's retreating Army through the Jerseys, Your applicant was obliged to be removed, and in great pain he was carried in a carriage by his Parents to New Providence, to the house of the Rev d Jonathan Elmer, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church. There was then no regimental Surgeons in that vicinity, he employed D r W m Winans in Eliz t own and D r Philemon Elmer of New Providence, and another Physician whose name he has forgotten, to dress his wounds, to which three Physicians he paid the sum of One hundred and four Dollars, none of which necessary expenditure has been repaid him; Before his principal wound was healed, he received a commission as Major of the 4 th Jersey regiment in the Continental Army, commanded by Col. Captain Martin, & Lieut Col Brearley. As by reference to the records in the War department of that period will appear; and also by reference to a list of Officers selected for the Continental army, by a board of General and Field officers, appointed by Gen l Washington for that purpose, agreeably to an order of the Continental Congress; which last was published by order of the Commander in Chief, by the Adjutant General, Col l Joseph Reed, in which your applicant's name is inserted as Major of the 1 st New Jersey Reg t . that by repeated applications of Col l Martin he was induced to join the Regiment.

State of New Jersey Essex County } ss Borough of Elizabeth }
On this 10 th day of September 1832, Personally appeared before me Aaron Woodruff, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the
Borough aforesaid and Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex, aforesaid. Sheppard Kelleck Esq. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County of Essex; who being duly sworn, according to law, doth in his oath declare, that the Rev Thomas Morris was in 1776 a Captain in Col Van Cortlandt's regiment of infantry in the five months service, was wounded in the battle of Long Island, in August 1776 - and was afterwards appointed, and acted as Major of one of the New Jersey regiments, commanded by Col Master in the Revolutionary Continental Army, in Genl Maxwell's Brigade of Infantry.
Taken before me this 10 th day of Sept. 1832.
Sheppard Kelleck
A. Woodruff Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

State of New Jersey, Borough of Elizabeth
I Aaron Woodruff, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the Borough of Elizabeth and Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex, do hereby certify that the within named deponent, Shepard Kellock Esq. is a reputable citizen of Elizabeth Town, and a fit witness of credibility —
Elizabeth Town November 26 1832
Aaron Woodruff Assistant Judge
Witnesses: F. Lockwood Judge
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Before his principal warrant was treated, and entered upon the duties of his office, the reg t then lying near Woodbridge on the lines; had frequent skirmishes with the enemy when they sallied out from Amboy, in one of which a Lieut was killed, & the 2 d Master Joseph King was badly wounded, that the Reg t by order marched to Middle Brook, encamped there about a month, and when that part of the Army of the revolution under the immediate command of the Army of the commander in chief was assembled there, the whole marched through the Gorge to Hudson River; thence again through New Jersey and the City of Philadelphia to Wilmington, to meet Gen Howe; that the 4 th Jersey Reg t with other troops was detached to Chad Ford to prevent the enemy from crossing the Brandywine river there; but before the detachment reached there, the British had got over; a sharp action commenced immediately, in which the 4 th Jersey Reg t suffered considerably; this was in September 1777. we had to retreat; that your applicant's health from an inflammatory fever, was declining; nevertheless he marched all night on the 3 d of October in his place, with the army under Gen Washington to attack the British troops, then lying at Germantown, which attack commenced on the 4 th early in the morning; the event is well known; your applicant was greatly fatigued in this march & the ensuing action, and his health declined, and having consulted Col: Martin & Lieut Col: Brarly, they thought it necessary & prudent for him to retire from Military service; that carrying this advice to Brigadier Gen: Maxwell who commanded the Jersey Brigade; he concurred in it; that he went to head quarters and was introduced to Gen Washington by Col: Humphreys, one of his aids and in stating his health, the Gen l reluctantly gave him permission to resign, & added a gentle reproof; Col: Humphreys wrote the permission and the Gen l signed it, & when the Col: delivered the permission, he gave his commission as Major to the Col: that he left the Reg t about the middle of October 1777, making the term of his service in the Genl's Army Army, from the time of his raising his company, and the date of his order to command it as a Col:, to the time of his retiring from the Army as Major of the 4 th Jersey Reg t , between fifteen & sixteen months.
N o B the reason why the particular date is not affixed to every transaction is, that, your applicant living with his Father in Elizabeth town sometime after he left the revolutionary army, had tied up all his revolutionary papers, but in some of the impressions of the refugees to Eliz t town in the night time, he had precipitately to make his escape, and in one of three flights he either lost them, or they were pillaged or destroyed by those robbers; with other valuable papers; and in one of their plundering expeditions they carried off Thudrawater with all their contents; that he made diligent search for those papers in vain, he has not seen any of them in fifty years past, — That your applicant performed many other tours of duty by order in 1775 & 1776 before he entered the State troops, as a Captain of the Militia, and all of a military character, but

State of New Jersey Essex County } Borough of Elizabeth }
7303
On this 14 th day of November 1832. Personally appeared before me Aaron Woodruff. One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Borough aforesaid Matthias Williamson Esq re who I hereby certify is a credible witness, and who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare, that he was acquainted with the Rev d Thomas Morrill before the Revolutionary War, that he was a Captain in the Militia of the County of Essex, and esteemed a good and active officer, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, he was a Captain in the State troops of the New Jersey, and wounded in the battle of Long Island in the year 1776 - And acted afterwards as Major in one of the New regiments of infantry in the Continental Army of the truth of which I have no doubt.
Sworn this 26 th day of November 1832 before me
Matthias Williamson
A. Woodruff Judge of the Court of the peace
State of New Jersey Essex County } Borough of Elizabeth }
Personally appeared before me Aaron Woodruff one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the Borough aforesaid on the 26 th November 1832. Abraham Mann, who I hereby certify is a credible witness, and who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare, that the Rev d Thomas Morrill was a Captain in Col. Costand's regiment of the New Jersey State troops in the year 1776, and that this deponent was a Soldier in Captain Morrill's company, and that Captain Morrill was wounded in the battle of Long Island on the 26 th August 1776 -
Sworn before me this 26 th November 1832.
Abraham Mann
A. Woodruff Judge of the Court of the peace
State of New Jersey } Borough of Elizabeth }
J. Francis B. Sketwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough Elizabeth

as he cannot distinctly remember the exact time he was engaged in them, they are omitted in this declaration, but he is certain they would extend his time of Actual service above 10 Months. That your applicant has been for upwards of forty six years past an accredited minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the travelling connection, as appears by the annual minutes of the said Church; and is now the Senior Pastor of the said Church in Elizabethton; and is in the eighty fifth year of his age, and has written this declaration with his own hand, and that he is not on any pension list whatever, and hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except the present, in accordance with the Act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832, agreeably to the rank he held in the army of the revolution. — Your applicant was born in the City of New York on November 22 nd 1747. His birth is recorded in the family Bible, his Father removed to Elizabethton in the year 1770, resided there when he entered the publick service, and after the revolutionary war, altho' stationed for limited periods, in the Cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Charleston, as the minister in charge of the Methodist Societies therein, yet he always considered Elizabethton as his permanent home, and has constantly resided there for 30 years last past. Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Mornell
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
I, Francis B. Chetwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabethton (the same being a Court of Record in the County of Eglis and State of New Jersey) do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Mornell, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this fifteenth day of September Eighteen Hundred and Thirty One.
F. B. Chetwood, Atty

State of New Jersey County of Essex Borough of Elizabeth
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in for the Borough of Elizabeth, and Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex, the Rev Thomas Morrell, who being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, and the loss of all his revolutionary papers, he cannot swear positively as to the precise time 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 two months & eighteen days as a Captain, then being disabled from active service by two wounds received in battle, for three months. — For Ten months and fourteen days I served as Major in the Continental army — And for such service I claim a Pension.
Thomas Morrell
Sworn before me this 26 day of November 1832
W Woodruff Judge & Justice of the peace
Rev Thomas Morrell in 1832

Elizabeth, the same being a Court of Record in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey do hereby certify and make known that Aaron Woodruff before whom the above affidavit of Matthias Williamson and also the above affidavit of Abraham Mann was taken at the time of taking the above affidavits of Matthias Williamson and Abraham Mann, was and is is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Borough aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn and as such is author- ised to take affidavits, and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and that the signature "A. Woodruff Judge of the Peace" subscribed to the above affida- vits of Matthias Williamson and Abraham Mann are genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at Elizabeth Town aforesaid the twenty sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hun- dred and Thirty two -
A. B. Woodruff

New Jersey ) Personally appeared before me Stephen Esq. late of the County of Essex Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex Doctor John Condit of Orange who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose that he was a surgeon in the five Month Service in the Year 1776 of the East Jersey Regt commanded by Col Van Cortlandt Lieut Col Brainerd and Major Day that he was acquainted with the Rev Thomas Mornell that the said Rev Mornell commanded a company of men in the said Regt and that he was wounded in two places in the Battle on Long Island on the 27 or 28 Day of August 1776 and that this deponent dressed his wounds.
John Condit
Sworn and subscribed before me this 24 Day Augt 1832
Stephen D. Day
State of New Jersey County of Essex
I Elias Van Antwerp Junior Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex aforesaid Do hereby certify that Stephen D. Day Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and taken was at the time of taking the same and now is one of the Justices of the peace for the said County residing therein duly commissioned and sworn -
That I am acquainted with the Hand writing of said Judge and truly believe the signature "Stephen D. Day" affixed to said affidavit is genuine. -
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newark in the County aforesaid the Eighth day of September A D Eighteen hundred and thirty two
E. M. Anderson
Col. Van Antwerp, the same being a Court of Record in the

No 7303
Sup d . Nov. 19. 1832.
Obj. 5. 14. 16.
to flat Elizabethtown N. Jersey.
Page 90.

BRIEF in the case of  Thomas Morris  of Essex County in the State of  New Jersey  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
I the Court of Common Pleas
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
85 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 17/5 Summer Fall until the fall of that year when he was chosen Lieut. Capt.   Not stated In the 3 ranks he states to have served between 14 & 17 months, Major Dr. Lacey Regt. Col. Martin 2 months 18 ds as Capt. 10 " 17 " " Maj. Roll Feb'y 4. 77 Dec. '77 5 mo. 18 ds. Capt. 10 " 17 " Maj.  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
Germantown Long Island
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Elizabethtown A. Lacey.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By living testimony
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Not properly attached, none are the certificates of witnesses properly authenticated.
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. M. Duffield Examining Clerk.

State of New Jersey, } ss: County of Essex. }
On this 23 d day of November, A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty, before the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Apollo M. Elmer, a resident of said County, and of the Borough of Elizabethtown, aged forty two years, who being duly sworn according to law, — deposeth and saith, that he is the son-in law of Thomas Morrell, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of three hundred and seventy five 50 / 100 dollars, as a Captain and Major, and died on or about the eighth day of August A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty eight; that he has often heard the said Thomas Morrell say that he was wounded in the Revolutionary War; and that this Deponent knows that said Morrell suffered with wounds which he verily believes were received in said War, and he makes this Deposition for the purpose of obtaining for the heirs of said Morrell the benefit of the Act of 15 th May 1828, or any other Acts under which he may be entitled to additional Pension. Sworn to and subscribed, the } Apollo M. Elmer day and year above written, } before me. } Caleb J. Lester Justice of the peace }
I, Caleb J. Lester Justice of the Peace, do hereby certify that Apollo M. Elmer Esq. who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Deposition, is a credible Witness, a respectable citizen, and an acting Justice of the Peace in said County.
Caleb J. Lester J.P.

State of New Jersey, County of Essex. Ss.
I, John R. Weeks,
Clerk of the County and of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Essex, do certify, that Caleb J. Luster, before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and taken, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace of said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures to the initials of said affidavits and the certificate thereunder written, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and Official Seal, this Twenty fifth day of November, A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty.
JR Weeks Clk

Rev. War Section.
October 27, 1914.
Mrs. Theodora M. Clymer, #11 Morrell Street, Long Branch, N. J.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the first instant, you are advised that Thomas Morrell, Sur. File No. 2,872. Rev. War was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832, while a resident of Elizabeth Township, Essex County, New Jersey.
He stated that he was born November 22, 1747, in New York City and removed in 1770, to Elizabethtown, New Jersey, at which place in the summer of 1775, he was chosen a Lieutenant and in fall of same year, a Captain, and served various terms in the militia. On July 10, 1776, he marched his company to New York and served under Lieut. Colonel Brearley, in the engagements at Flatbush and Long Island in which he sustained wounds through the shoulder and right hand, and was disabled for three months; before his principal wound healed, he was commissioned Major of Colonel Ephraim Martin's 4th New Jersey regiment and was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, after which he was permitted to retire about the middle of October 1777, on account of his health.

March 11, 1914.
Mr. E. V. Morrell, 177 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the first instant, you are advised that Thomas Morrell, Sur. File No. 2,872. Rev. War was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832, while a resident of Elizabeth Township, Essex County, New Jersey.
He stated that he was born November 22, 1747, in New York City and removed in 1770, to Elizabethtown, New Jersey, at which place in the summer of 1775, he was chosen a Lieutenant and in fall of same year, a Captain, and served various terms in the militia. On July 10, 1776, he marched his company to New York and served under Lieut. Colonel Brearley, in the engagements at Flatbush and Long Island in which he sustained wounds through the shoulder and right hand, and was disabled for three months; before his principal wound healed, he was commissioned Major of Colonel Ephraim Martin's 4th New Jersey regiment and was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, after which he was permitted to retire about the middle of October 1777, on account of his health.

He died at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, August 8, 1838, and his widow Eunice Morrell died May 30, 1850.
Appollos M. Elmer of Elizabethtown, a son in law was 42 years of age in 1850.
Catharine M. Wilmer and William A. Wilmer of Manchester Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, in 1852, claimed to be heirs of Major Thomas W arrell.
There is no further family data.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner.

Honourable Louis Cassels Esq.
Elizabeth town State of New Jersey Nov 26 th 1832.
Sir. With a momentary sensation of surprise and mortification, I received my declaration returned, for further proof. I had submitted it to the inspection of a Judge of the County Court, to all the Judges of the Borough Court, to the Clerks of each Court, and to the inspection of an eminent legal character, who all pronounced it, the clearest, fullest, & most particular declaration they had seen, and the proofs from such respectable characters, they were sure it would meet with a favourable reception; but great men "are not always wise" — I had not seen the Brief objections inclosed to me or I should have discerned wherein my declaration was defective — Perhaps no claimant for a Pension is in the same situation of difficulty as myself, for after I received my wounds, I was disabled from active service & it was three months before I could raise my right hand to my head, how then when I was thus disabled, can I take the required Oath, that I served so long, when all the while I was still a Captain, when I was not able to be in active service, I know of no way of solving this difficulty, than to specify in my affidavit the precise time of my disability, and surely this cannot be deducted from my time of service. — I heartily approve of the most rigid scrutiny in every case, as I know that many applications will be made, by those who have no right to participate in the Pension bill, — my house was strangled just before both the County and the Borough Court, by persons wishing me to give certificates of service, but I gave but a few, and only to those whose services I was acquainted with personally , — I have complied with all the requisitions sent me, and supplied all the deficiencies & irregularities to order, — After I had forwarded my declaration, I learned by accident that I had made a small mistake of 10 days service as Major against myself, but I would not alter my declaration — One objection to the certification of two of my witnesses I believe was not valid, as it was in exact accordance with the first printed directions from the War Department — but with some trouble & expense, I have procured two new depositions & a new certificate of their authenticity, — I have not had it in my power to procure a testimony that Dr Bendit was a creditable witness , the distance is so great

my house to where Justice Day lives, and I have not been able to ride in a carriage for more than eighteen months past, and I deemed the testimony not necessary or essential, as I have sent four depositions all testifying to the same facts that Dr Condit did —
I have the honor to be sir. with due consideration I respect. Your most humble serv t
Thomas Mornell

Elizabeth Town July 31 st 1832
I Jacob Davis of Westfield, in the County of Essex, and State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the Rev Thomas Merrill, was a Captain in the five months service in the Regiment commanded by Lieut Col Brarly and Major Dey, and that I was a Soldier in said Company, and that Captain Merrill was wounded in the battle of Long Island in Aug t 1776 witness my hand in Elizabeth town afo d . Jacob Davis
Sworn to and subscribed This 2 nd day of Aug. 1832, before me Shepard N. Hook

State of New Jersey Essex County - } November 26. 1832
I Shepard Kellock one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Essex, do hereby certify that Jacob Davis the within named defendant is a reputable citizen of this County, and a witness of credibility
Shepard Kellock

Thomas Morrell, N.J. Capt. & Major
Act 7 June 1832.
New Jersey.
For Increase.
James F. Meeker & Stephen P. Brittan } Executors
E. F. Brown
Wash n . D.C. Atty.
Nov. 30. 1850

New Jersey Essex County ss:
I William H. McDonald Surrogate of said County of Essex do certify that the last will and testament of Thomas Morill of Elizabeth town in said County, was duly proved in my office on the fifth day of September A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty eight by Eunice Morill Stephen P. Brittan and James F. Meeker Executors thereof as by reference to Book G. of wills for for Essex County on pages 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 & 107 will more fully appear.
And I further certify that on the twenty second day of June A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty the last will and testament of Eunice Morill of Elizabeth town in said County was duly proved in this office by James F. Meeker and Apollo M. Elmer the Executors thereof as by reference to said last Will and Testament recorded in Book I of wills for Essex County aforesaid on pages 358 & 359 will more fully appear.
Witness my hand and seal of office at Newark in the County and State aforesaid this twenty fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty -
Wm. H. McDonald
Surrogate
See
Over.

Elizabethtown, Essex Co. New Jersey, 26 th November 1850.
I, Caleb J. Luster, Justice of the Peace, do hereby certify that Apollo M. Elmer Esq. one of the Executors within named, personally appeared before me this day, and made oath according to law, that the Thomas Morrell within named was the identical Thomas Morrell who was a Revolutionary Pensioner as Captain and Major and died on 8 th August 1838, and that the Eunice Morrell within named was the Widow and Executrix of said Thomas Morrell, and died on 30 th of May 1850, leaving the within named Stephen P. Brittan and James F. Meeker the only Executors of said Thomas Morrell.
And I further certify that I am a near neighbor of the said Parties and know said statements to be true.
Caleb J. Luster Justice of the Peace
Clerk's Certificate } on accompanying papers. }

State of New Jersey, } ss: County of Essex. }
On this twenty third day of November A. D. 1850, before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared James H. Meeker, a resident of Elizabethtown in said County, who being duly sworn according to law, Declared, that he is one of the Executors of the Estate of the Thomas Morrell, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of three hundred and seventy five dollars, and eighty cents per annum, as a Captain and Major, and died in said Town on or about the eighth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty eight; and that he makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining such amount of additional pension or increase of pension as may be due said Thomas Morrell deceased, under any of the Laws, Regulations, or Decisions now in force, and desires that said Increase, or additional Pension be made payable to James H. Meeker and Stephen P. Brittan, the Executors of said Thomas Morrell, deceased.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year above written, before me. Caleb J. Lester Justice of the peace
James H. Meeker

Dec 2 - 1850
For Increase of Pension.
Thomas Morrell, decd.
Capt. & Major,
New Jersey.
Act 7. June 1832.
Payable to
James F. Keeker & Stephen P. Brittan Executors
E. F. Brown
Wash g D.C. } 30. Nov. 1830. }
Atty.

Thomas Morrell N. Lersey Capt. & Major Act. 1832.
111.15 11.85 100 205
12.50 250 E. F. Brown
25

Elizabethtown N.J.
23. Nov r 1850.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City.
Sir:
Please allow Edmund F. Brown, or such person as he may name, to examine the papers on which a Pension was granted to Thomas Morrell, as a Captain and Major, with a view of obtaining such additional allowance as may be due to said deceased Pensioner.
Respectfully Yours,
James H. Stokes
One of the Executors of Thomas Morrell, dec.

11 Morell St - Long Branch N.J.
Dear Sir Can you give me any further informa- tion in regard to Thomas Morell - of which the enclosed poster refers to. I am a

descendant and am looking up the history of this party. Much in- terest - to me also to. Sr. R. H. Boyd who is writing up the life of said Thomas Mumford. Kindly return me the enclosed copy.
Very respectfully (Mrs) Theodora M. Boyd Oct. 22 nd 1894

Hed. Rex. W. W. Gillies Cely. N.Y. S. 1914 Mch. 12" Hist. to F. V. Morrell. 1914, Oct. 26. Hist. to Mrs. J. M. Clymer.
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May 28/95 New York
File No. 2872
Thomas Morrell
Major Genl War
Act: June 7 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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152 Henry St New York City May 21 1895 Pension Office Washington D.C.
Will you have the kindness to give me the following information
I Will you please send me a copy of the declaration of Major Thomas O'Connell of the American army during the revolutionary war of rebel services rendered in his petition for a pension. I have

a copy of an appendix thereto written on Sep' 10 th 1832 at the request of the Secretary of War supplementing the original application which omitted some of the exploits and services in which the Major had been engaged, and I now desire a copy of the original declaration.
II.
Did Major Borrel receive a pension? If so, will you please name the amount, when it began, and when dis- continued.
By answering the above inquiries you will assist me in gathering some facts that will I think

be of value to the present as well as to future genera- tions
W m W Gillies (Rev)

FRANCIS V MORRELL 177 QUINCY STREET
TELEPHONE 4275-J BEDFORD
Brooklyn N.Y. Nov - 1 1914
Pension Department
Washington DC
Dear Sir -
May I ask to be furnished with whatever of military or pension record may be on file in your department relating to Thomas Morrill - who served in the War of the Revolution -
There were two persons by this name - (of same family) - One was Captain & Major in 12 th NY Regt. The other was Private in 2 d Albany Regt. State of New York - I seek what records there may be of both
Yours &c Dr F V Morrill

November 29 th h
Lewis Cass Esq r
Secretary of War
Washington
Or in his absence to John Robb Esq r
Pension office —

O. W. & N. Division.
U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.,
May 28, 1895.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of + THOMAS MOFFETT + a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     In the summer of 1775 he was chosen lieutenant, and in the fall of the same year, Captain of one of the militia companies in Elizabethtown, N.J.; June, 1776, raised a company of militia for the five months service and was under the command of Lt. Col. Brearley and Maj. Day; participated in the battle of Long Island in which he was wounded in the body and right hand; appointed Major of the 4th N. J. Regt., February 17, 1777 and participated in the battle of Brandywine; resigned October 29, 1777. His pension was allowed at the rate of $378.80 per annum, to commence March 4, 1851, and terminated at the date of his death, August 9, 1853.  
Battles engaged in, As above. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Elizabethtown, N.J. Date of application for pension, Sept. 5, 1852. Residence at date of application, Elizabeth, N.J. Age at date of application, Born at New York City, Nov. 22, 1747.
Remarks: He removed to Elizabeth, N.J., in 1770. The rules of this Bureau prohibit the furnishing of copies of the pension papers of Revolutionary soldiers.
Rev. Mr. W. Gillies, New York City, N.Y.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.