Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 7353, for Robert Moore, New Hampshire

SERVICE
N. H.
Moore, Robert
NUMBER
R 7353
CONTENTS

Robert Moore
mdine — Oct. 1832
Robert Moore.
Oct 1832 — me.
A. H. Markland

State of Maine County of Washington
Be it Known, that on this Twenty ninth day of October A. D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Samuel Moore
resident of Steuben Me in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the legal heir of Robert Moore who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of
that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Robert Moore for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Sam l Moore
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Samuel Moore to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
J. D. Parker Justice of the Peace
State of Maine County of Washington
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Supreme Judicial Court , that Samuel Moore the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the legal heir reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that J. D. Parker Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this Second day of November 1852.
12
A. A. Whitney Clerk.
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

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Robert Moore Washington Co. Maine
7353
Aron L. Raymond Washington Co. Maine
8

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 22 nd 1833 3
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 subjóined 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. These 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 Robert Moore Washington Co - Maine
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     enlist 17/9/4 1 pr capt Seer Eng - — N. Hb - Me 70 Palmouth N. Hampshire Hittery Maine Traditionary  
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) _____, who has 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 day 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, deponeth 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.
His name is not on the rolls of Deane's company, in note j above.

State of Maine County of Washington Id
On this eleventh day of September A D 1832 personally ap- peared in open Court before the Hon John Dickinson Judge of the Court of Probate of wills &c in and for the County of Washington now sitting at Cherryfield in said County Robert Moore a Resident of Penobscot or said County aged Seventy 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 enlisted as a Soldier in the service of the United States at Fort  Portmouth the State of New Hampshire  New Hampshire in the Summer of 1779, and in the Company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Deering, and for the term of One year Richard Ingalls, Eliza Wilson and a Mr Duncas were Sergeants, and Edward Dam, Samuel Wilson, Stephen Pease, Joseph Bickford and Moses Wilson were among the other privates of said Company - The names of the other Officers of said Company he has forgotten - That he served the year of service not exceeding thirty days to the best of my knowledge and as aforesaid in Fort Washington and

and Fort Sullivan - That just be- fore his time was out in the year 1700 he became disabled by the shenacation and has never been well in consequence of said dis- order to the present day - He was then permitted to go home and he accordingly went home and sent his Brother Josiah Moore to serve out the remaining odd days - and said Josiah Moore did serve out said remaining time and then returned home with the discharge of the said Robert in the latter part of the year 1700 - which discharge the said Robert Moore has lost - The said Robert further declares that he was born in the Town of Haverly, State of Maine County of York and resided there when he enlisted as aforesaid - After leaving this service he was in forays around reefs during the war and under peace - For the last forty seven years has resided in Plover aforesaid and previous to thereto had no other home but the Town of Haverly - He hereby de- clines every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State - Proven to and subscribed Robert Moore this day and year aforesaid John Dickinson Judge

We Daniel Godfrey  James Moore and James Moore residing in Pleubon and Blanchard Residing in Pheubon aforesaid hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Robert Moore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be as he has stated nearly Seventy 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 - Daniel Godfrey Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Dickinson Judge
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 aforesaid Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it appears to him, that Daniel Godfrey  James Moore and James Moore who have signed the foregoing Certificates are residents of Pheubon and that Almon Root who has signed the same in a Department of War place as aforesaid, and they are all credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit -
John Dickinson Judge

Probate Office, Machias Washington Co. State of Maine.
I Aaron G. Raymond, Register of the Court of Probate for and within the County of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Robert Moore for a pension. —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hands and seal of office this thirteenth day of September A.D. 1832.
Aaron G. Raymond Register of Probate
Robert Moore Application for Pension
Sept. 11 th 1832
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January 7, 1932
BA-J, KEL
Mr. M.M.Lewis 80-90 Eighth Avenue New York, New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Robert Moore and Absalom Doughty, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, R.7353, based upon the military service of Robert Moore in that war.
Robert Moore was born in Kittery, York County, Massachusetts (Maine), date not given.
On September 11, 1832, Robert Moore, then aged "nearly" seventy years, and a resident of Steuben, Washington County, Maine, where he had resided for forty-seven years, applied for pension and alleged that while residing at Kittery, Massachusetts(Maine), he enlisted in the summer of 1779, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire; that he served as a private in Captain Ebenezer Deering's Company, Colonel Pierce Long's New Hampshire Regiment and was stationed at Forts Washington and Sullivan; that about thirty days before his term of enlistment of one year had expired, he was taken sick and was permitted to return home and that his brother, Josiah Moore, served out the remainder of his time; that after the termination of this service, he served on private armed vessels, but he did not give the names of the vessels or any details.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months service as was required by the pension laws.
He was still living in Steuben, Maine, in 1844.
A son, Samuel Moore, was postmaster of Steuben, Maine, in 1835, and was living in said Steuben in 1852. The name of his mother is

not given and there is no further reference to children.
The name James Moore, a resident of Steuben, Maine, appears, no relationship to soldier shown.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of Absalom Doughty.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Hittery June 24 th 1835
Samuel Moore Esq r
Dear Sir
In compliance with your request in your letter of the 2 d I would inform you that I have called on all the persons which I could find, now living, in this vicinity that served in the States and continental Service in the revolutionary war at the Forts Washington and Sullivan viz John Stevens, Caleb Spinney, Benjamin Leach, Edw d Page & Jonathan Dame all of Hittery — George Long Esq r , Titus Salter, Benjamin Fishley, Charles Grace & Randall Fernald, all of Portsmouth — Mr Long informs me that he recollects your Father serving there in Capt Dearing's company also Messrs Page and Grace recollect that your Father's serv- ing with them but do not recollect the dates — Mr Long was waiter & clerk to his Father Col c Pierce Long, who commanded the Regim- ent — After the year 1777, they were all considered to be continental troops — Capt. Long says that he has no doubt but that your Father's name may be found on the roll of the New Hampshire line which is in the War Office at Washington — all the above named persons are now drawing pensions

Several of the before named persons got on the Pension list only by Refering the Department to the Role of the New Hampshire Line - Most of the above persons served prior to the years 1779 & 1780 Page & Grace were in Capt Dearing's Company, and very well Recollect Your Father's serving with them but do not Recollect the years in which they served - the others were in Capt. Salter & Capt Daniels's Companies -
If any thing which I have communicated in this letter should be of any service to Your Father I shall feel fully Compensated for the Attention which I have paid to Your Request -
I am Respectfully Your obed t Serv t
Alex s Brins
Any other particular enquiry you may think necessary I will endeavour to attend to is
Respectfully A. Brins

THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
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December 11, 1931
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
✓ We are anxious to obtain the complete war record of Robert Moore , born April 8, 1763, died February 8, 1752, son of Joel and Rebecca (Weeks) Moore. He is said to have been a soldier and sailor in the Revolutionary War, and enlisted on a Ranger in 1777, serving on her first cruise. He enlisted in 1780, as a private in Captain E. Deering's company of Matrosses. He is supposed to have been a privateer and to have been captured.
Thanking you for the favor of a prompt reply, we are,
Very truly yours,
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
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In the case of Robert Moore the roles roles of each company in Col. Long's Regt. in the Secy's Office at Concord showed he thoroughly examined for evidence of his service & the Secy should certify in detail the results. Until that certificate is rec d it would be premature to give any opinion upon the value of parole testimony.
William Freeman Esq. Cherryfield E. H. D.

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Robert Moore Maine
City & Wm. Francis 1832-1833
Act June 7. 183

1932 Jan 7 - West. To M. Lewis - EEL
REJECTED
7353
P. O. Robert Moore
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Printed list of 1852 shows cause of suspension:- Alleges: "suspended for a further search of the Secretary's office records." Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

James L Edwards Esq
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Chenango June 12 1844
James L. Edwards, Esq. Sir
Mr Robert Moore of Preston has handed me the enclosed paper for the purpose of making a move at Court to obtain the Pension which it appears justly belongs to him and which I think he might have shown by satisfactory proof - But these papers have been lying by so long that most of the witnesses, which would have furnished this evidence are now dead, He really needs this evidence, the rejection to which he refers in his application and which was the cause of his leaving the Army still hangs upon him, and he is obliged to use a chain as a crutch to move about, altho' his intellectual faculties remain unimpaired - You will confer a great obligation upon him if you will reverse his case - He says that the reason may be why his name is not found on Capt Deering's roll, that he was ordered on the day he enlisted from Fort Washington to Fort Pulliam and was placed under Sergeant Wilson. He can show by witnesses who lived in the Town where he served when he enlisted, that he was absent for about the time he was in the Army and that it was said and then believed that he was in the Army - He can also show by the widow of his Brother Josiah Moore that after she was married her husband

If you will review his case - He says that the reason may be why his name is not found on Capt. Deering's roll, that he was ordered on the day he enlisted from Fort Washington to Fort Pulaski and was placed under Sergeant Wilson. He can show by witnesses who lived in the town where he resided when he enlisted, that he was absent for about the time he was in the Army and that it was said and then believed that he was in the Army - He can also show by the widow of his brother Josiah Moore that after she was married her hus- band told her that he served out the remaining time of Robert Moore as stated on his pension &c. I should suppose that all this testimony would pretty clearly

clearly prove his claim - you will oblige him very much by letting me know whether this kind of testimony will have any weight in your mind if measured & forebrought - The letter of Allen Rice here with is sent in en- titled to notice - Mr Rice I believe is now dead - but he was a highly respectable & intelligent man, and was at one time a Senator in the Massachusetts Legislature, and was otherwise distinguished as a Public man, the Representative in Congress from York County can I have no doubt confirm this opinion & I hope you will be as favorable to Mr Moore as your duty will allow Very respectfully William Freeman