Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [Blank], for Elijah Morse, New Hampshire

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NUMBER
N. 16.
★ Morse, Elijah
Dis. No Papers
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Oct 3, 1906 Oct 3

Morse, Elijah
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on December 31, 1794 and printed in the American State Papers, Class 9, page 136
Rank: Private
Regt: Colonel Enoch Hale's
Disability: Was afflicted with a nervous inflammatory disorder, which deprived him, for some time, of the use of his reason; and which has ever since totally incapacitated him for labor, in consequence of wading a river (encumbered with floating ice) in obedience to his commanding officer.
When and where disabled: October, 1777, Battenkill river.
Residence: New Ipswich
To what pension entitled: Full
Remarks: Militia
Evidence complete as to the object, but not being wounded, is not comprehended by the laws.
Allowed. Sec 1835- list