Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13971, for James Morrison, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Morrison, James
S. 13971
carded
CONTENTS

to Pen Age 18 Sept 1833 Pen from 4th March to 1st Oct 1833 Pen
13.370 P Penn Ohio Pittsburgh
James Morrison of Chillicothe in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the C. o by Captain Harrison of the Reg. t by Col. Ferguson in the Connec. t line for 10 months. $33.33 1/3
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per ann. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of July 1833 and sent to Harper. Harpersfield. Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. — 16.67 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 33. 16.67
83.33 1/3
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Issued by Wm. R. Palma. Clerk
Vol. 8. Page 119

17128 B. 376
James Morrison Ashtabula co Ohio
Robert
Adm 10. Months.
R. Harper Harpersfield Ohio

BRIEF in the case of James Morrison of Ashtabula co. in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he? 75
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.     Enlisted In 1776 1777 or 1778 7 Private Gen. Capt. Harmon   3 Capt. Booth, Col. Chapman  
5. In what battles was he engaged? Long Island  wrong. 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford co. Connecticut 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. E. Bradford. Examining Clerk.

The State of Ohio } Ashtland County } B
On this Twenty fifth day of September 1882
personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in for the County of Ashtland State of Ohio James Morrison a resident of the Town of Geneva in said County aged 75 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 7-1882 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers Service as here in stated That I enlisted in Capt Harmon's Company on the first of May 1776 for seven months at Enfield in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut as a soldier in said Company which belonged to Col Mott's regiments of Connecticut Troops & was marched to Westport, Plainfield to Pittsfield & through to Skeneborough & from there we went to Mount Independence from there we went a board of a Royal ship under Genl. Washington when I completed my term of seven months & was discharged & returned home by Capt George Fort Edwards & Capt. Moon & then to Enfield Connecticut where I resided I was again drafted to go to Rhode Island I think in July 1777 or 1778 belonged to Capt. Broot's Company for 8 months was attached to Col Chapman's Regiment we marched from Bolton to Providence & from there to the Bridge on Smith's ferry where we crossed on to the Island and joined Genl. Sullivan's army we continued with him till after the Battle on the Island and we retreated & our Regiment returned to Providence where I remained till my term was out when I was discharged & went home. James Morrison I James Morrison further state that while I was stationed at Mount Independence I was detailed as a Carpenter and worked with the Artillery on the Wharf & Barracks there building. I was a carpenter by trade this was in 1776. Capt. Thorne was Commandant of the Carpenters & I was under him

Question by the Court,
1 st When and in what year was you born
Ans. I was born in the Town of Easton in Connecticut as I suppose in the year 1757
2 nd Have you any Record of your age & etc so when is it
Ans. I have no records in my possession
3 When were you living when called in to Service and when have you returned since the Revolutionary War and when do you live now
Ans I lived in the Town of Suffield in Connecticut when I went in to the Army since the War I lived in Hopewell in the State of New York till I came to Ohio in when I now reside in the Town of Geneva
4 How were you called in to the Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & etc or substitute for whom
Ans. When I first went out I was a volunteer in Capt. Harnan's Company in 1776. The Second Time I was drafted while in Capt. Brooks Company
5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served. Such, Continentals and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Ans. I have no recollection of any other Continentals officers but Gen. Sullivan & the officers before named
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & etc so by whom was it given what has become of it
Ans. I never had a written discharge
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for honesty & their belief of  your character your service as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans I am acquainted with the Reverend Jonathan Lapham Esq. Gaylord Darrow Morrison
Sworn to subscribe to the above & year aforesaid L. Moffitt Associate Judge

We Jonathan Lefley a Clergyman residing in the Town of Geneva and Levi Gaylord residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Morrison who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; we believe him to be forty-five years of age that he is reputed to be a man in the neighborhood to whom he seems to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Jonathan Lefley Levi Gaylord Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
General Moffitt Associate Judge
The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County } } I Saml Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Ashta- bula aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of James Morrison for a Pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the 25th day of September A.D. 1832
Saml Hendry Clerk
The State of Ohio } May Term A.D. 1833 of the Court of Common Pleas Ashtabula County } and now at this term of the Court aforesaid Com James Morrison with this his petition in to Court and after a full examination of the same the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investiga- tion of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and as he states & the Court further certify that it appears to them that Jonathan Lefley who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman and resides in Geneva in said County and also that Levi Gaylord Levi Gaylord who has signed the same is a man in the same place and is a creditable person, and the Court further certify that this their certificate was entered in their papers in September last by the clerk, owing to the great press of business in favor the Court at the time (See certificate on the next page)

And I James Morrison further state I have no documentary evidence of my service & that I do not know of any person now alive with whom I served & can not prove the same by any person. Submitted as sworn to James Morrison.
Before me this 14 th day of May
1833 Samuel Coffey Associate Judge
The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County ss 3 Sam Hendry Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of said County of Ashtabula do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Applica-
James Morrison's Application for Pension
tion of James Morrison for a pension And that the Opinion of the Court as expressed at the September Term of 1832 was omitted to be inserted at that time by mistake In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the 14 th day of May A.D. 1833 -
Sam Hendry Clerk D. Com.
[Handwritten signature/initials]

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Morrison a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his estate ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. 13,971
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT, LENGTH OF SERVICE, RANK, OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     March 1776 7 mos. Private Harmon Mott Conn.   Artificer Thorne   July 1778 3 mos. Private Booth Chapman   Sullivan's expedition to Rhode Island.  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enfield, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 25, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application, born in 1757 at Easton, Mass.
Remarks: after the war he resided at Haverfield, N.Y. until his removal to Ohio. In 1839 he was in Erie Co., Penn. with his son whose name is not stated. The date of his death are not known.
Respectfully,
A. Dufour, Compt. r.

James Morrison

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Morrison of Ashtabula co. Ohio which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes  No IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? all answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Application for a transfer
State of Pennsylvania
Erie County ss On this 4th day of September 1839 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Erie, personally appeared James Morrison, who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company, commanded by Captain Harmon in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mott in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio, from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Pennsylvania, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be then payable in future. The following is his reason for removing from Ohio to Pennsylvania viz for the purpose of living with his son
Given and subscribed before me this 4th day of September 1839 Miron Hutchinson — Justice of the Peace
James Morrison
State of Pennsylvania Re it known that before me the subscriber Erie County ss a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared James Gee and made oath, in the form of law that he is personally acquainted with James Morrison, named in the above affidavit, and knows him to be the identical person therein described — I also certify that I am acquainted with James Gee above named, and that he is a person of truth and veracity — Given under my hand at Girard the day and year last above mentioned
Miron Hutchinson Justice of the Peace

Erie County ss } James C Marshall Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County do certify that Miran Hutchinson Esquire before whom the within pro- ceedings were had, is and was at the time the same were had and who hath so certified in his own proper hand unto me well known, an acting Justice of the Peace in and the County of Erie in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania duly commissioned and sworn to all whose official acts full faith and credit are due
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Erie the sixth day of September A D 1839 James C Marshall Pro

Sept 16 Guanapa } Sept 8 } M. Evans
Arv
War Department Pension Office Washington City D. C.

Girard Erie Co Pa Sept 6. 1859.
Sir
Enclosed is since an application for a transfer, of the name of James Morrison, from the agency of Ohio, to that of Pennsylvania - If correct, please forward transfer to us, and oblige
Yours Respectfully
McCounell & Webster
J. S. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions Wash n City D.C.

a Copy
Merchants & Manufacturers Bull & Pitt 23 rd Sep 1839
Sir
James Morrison at 33. \frac{33}{100} paid to 4 th March 1839
Signed F. Krale for the Persian Agent

O. 1707 H
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H. L. MORRISON'S SONS,  DRY GOODS, CLOAKS, CARPETS, CURTAINS, WALL PAPER, HOUSE FURNISHINGS
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF PAPER HANGING
PHONE, MAIN 169
218-220 MAIN STREET
ASHTABULA, O., Oct. 19 1906
Mr G Warner Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
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Will you kindly look up for me the military and pension records of James Morrison of Mass. Soldier in the Revolutionary War? He removed from Mass in 1783 to Saratoga Delmar Co. N.Y. and to Ashtabula Co. Ohio in 1806. He died in Albion Penn. in 1853. Will you also look for the records of Amasa Castle of Litchfield Conn. Soldier of the Revolution. He removed from Conn. to Vermont in 1800 and to Ashtabula O in 1811 dying here in 1826
And oblige Your (Miss) Mary W. Morrison 77 Park Street Ashtabula Ohio.

One 20. stamp recd. Stamp recd OK
Rev.-1 C.B. No. D S: MORRISON, Emporia, Lyon Co. Kan.
APR 24 1916
The U. S. Commission of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Honored and Dear Sir,
To enable me to secure membership in the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - will you kindly furnish me abstract of records of service of James Morrison, (son of Wm (1)) born Feb. 28 th 1767 in Bridgewater, Mass. "For several years he received a pension from the government for service in the army of the Revolution." He died at Albion, Pa. Oct. 18-1854-ag 97-ym-7-24-18 Dec.
Respt.
Daniel Strobridge Morrison. Emporia, Kansas.

1906 Oct. 30 - History to Miss Mary W. Morrison 1907, Sept. 5 - Hist. to A. L. Morrison 1916 May 3. Hist to Daniel S. Morrison.
Reborn
13971
INVALID.
File No. 13.971
James Morrison Prin. Rat. wa
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 265
[Arrangement of 1870.]