Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5770, for Jesse Morgan, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Morgan, Jesse
S. 5770
Cardinal
CONTENTS

25342
Documents of Jesse Morgan an applicant for a pension
on rolls swift rest for 1 year to 3 rd Oct 1780 = 4m 3d
Can allow for six months only $20

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Pennsylvania } County of Wayne } ss.
On this thirtieth day of January 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the honorable David Scott President and Isaac Dummich and Moses Thomas associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Lefe Morgan a resident of Canadaw Township in the County of Wayne and state of Pennsylvania aged seventy 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 under the following named officers and served as herein stated
He entered the service of the United States as a volunteer the last of December 1777 or the first of January 1778 under the command of Colonel Jeremiah Hallock Major Peters and Captain Perkins and orderly Sergeant Isaac Dummich  Isaac Dummich for the term of three months - He names of other officers he does not recollect At the time deponent entered the service he resided in the town of Griswold County of New London and state of Connecticut where he contin- ued to reside during the revolutionary war and until some years after when he came to Pennsylvania his present residence

in Canaan township County of Wayne and state of Pennsylvania where he has ever since continued to reside - He joined the Company of Captain Corkins at New-London and marched immediately under his Command to Providence in the state of Rhode Island and there joined the regiment Commanded by Col. Jeremiah Halsey - His duty was to guard that place from the British who were then in possession of Rhode Island - They were engaged in no battles or skirmishes with the enemy during this period - Deponent recollects however that the British about this time took possession of, and burnt a meeting house at Bristol Containing stones, baggage, tents &c. and a mortar familiarly called "the old sow" - He helped to bury the bones of deceased persons who had been laid in the vaults under the meeting house - At the expiration of his three months service deponent and the Company to which he was attached were dismissed at Providence and he returned home
3 rd . The last of June or the first of the precise day he does not recollect July 1778 - deponent again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer for the term of three months under Command of Captain Carew and he thinks orderly Sergeant James Packer - The names of other officers are not recollected - He joined the Company of Captain Carew at

Wormich in the County of New-London and, after the space of two or three days they marched to Bristol in the state of Rhode Island - The Company of Capt. Carew as also many other Companies at that period were detached and stationed along the shores from the town of Bristol - to Rhode Island to guard them and keep the British on the Island - The Company of Captain Carew were engaged in no battles or skirmishes with the enemy - Deponent recollects seeing the French fleet sail off from the Island and also recollects the retreat of General Sullivan during this period - At the expiration of his three months service deponent and others of the Company to which he belonged were discharged at Bristol and he again returned home - Deponent never received a written discharge and has no documentary evidence of either of his terms of service, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service Deponent was born in the Township of Groton aforementioned January 27 th 1758 and has a record of his age there He is known to the Rev d Peter Wentz & Rufus Grendell who reside in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution

And the said Jpe Morgan on his oath aforesaid before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid now sitting doth further depose and say that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of March (the precise day he does not recollect) in the year 1780 with privates Dennis Burnet, William Chadsey and Ezra Malson (the names of any other privates he does not recollect) and served in a regiment of the Continental Conn. line (the particular number of which he does not recollect and has no means of ascertaining) under Command of the following named officers: - General Huntington and Lt. Colonel Darrow - He joined the army below West Point - They remained there but a short time - From thence they marched to Musquito Hill in the state of New Jersey, and thence after a stay of a few months they marched to Tottaway in the same state - While here the Camden battle took place and deponent recollects seeing one John Packer a wounded soldier on his return from the battle - After a stay of a few months at this place the regiment under Command of Col. Darrow to which deponent belonged marched to the high lands to guard the in- vads and repair the huts for winter quarters - Deponent at this period saw Maj. Andre Parry - A Company to which he belonged went out to procure forage for the Continental forces under Command of Captain

Dagget - Deponent acted in the capacity of forage master - They proceeded to East Chester Hill and loaded their waggons and then returned to the high lands, having been absent about two weeks - Although deponent had enlisted for the term of six months only he was detained till those were discharged who had enlisted for nine months which occurred about the 22 d day of November - Deponent arrived home on Thanksgiving day which took place the 25 th day of November - He served a term not less than 8 months and not exceeding 9 months during the interval between his enlistment and discharge - He engaged in no battle or skirmishes with the enemy during this period -
He 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 the agency of any state -
Sworn to and subscribed Zeke Morgan the day and year aforesaid E. D. Mesott
3 Pub

We Peter Wertz — a Clergyman residing in the Township of Canaan in the County of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania and Rufus Grenell residing in the same place hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jesse Morgan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor- hood 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 afore- said Geo D Wertz Peter Wertz Rufus Grenell Prh
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the inves- tigation 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 Peter Wertz — who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the township of Canaan in this County, and that Rufus Grenell

who has also signed the same is a resident in the same township and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I George B. Wescott prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Lepe Morgan for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Twentieth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and THREE three
Geo B Wescott Pro.

Reuben
5970
INVALID.
No. 5775
Jesse Morgan Pris. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Box:—Vol. M , Page 263
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 1.
I John Packer of Ledyard in the County of New London in the State of Connecticut being eighty years of age do hereby make Oath that I was personally acquainted with the Jesse Morgan formerly of Goshen in the County aforesaid and said to be residing now in the County of Union in Pennsylvania and that he enlisted in a company of Infantry under the command of Capt. Caulkins of which Henry Williams was Lieutenant. I belonged to the same Company to which I belonged which said Company was marched to Providence I believe in the winter of 1861 and 1862 and I think we were both discharged in the month of March 1862 the time of our service I have forgotten having lost my discharge but I think it was about three months and further the deponent saith not John Packer
New London County ss Ledyard September 23 A.D. 1886 Personally appeared the above named John Packer before the Subscribers a justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid and after due caution and examination made both to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed and I certify that said Packer is a credible witness —
William Williams Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut } ss I John D'Witt Clerk New London County } of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that William Williams esq before whom the above deposition of John Packer was acknowledged was on the 23rd day of Sept 1886. a Justice of the Peace in and for said New London County. That his signature above written, I believe to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 26th day of September A.D. 1886
John D'Witt Clerk

State of Pennsylvania Wayne County ss.
Be it known that I the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with and known the said Jesse Morgan within mentioned for more than five years last past and that he is now living and resides in Canaan Township Wayne County and State of Pennsylvania
Witness my hand at South Canaan the 10th day of October A.D. 1836
John W. McIntosh J.P.
State of Pennsylvania Wayne County ss.
I Paul S. Preston Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne in the State of Pennsylvania do certify that John W. McIntosh Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bethany this Eleventh day of October Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty six
Paul S. Preston Proth.

I Thomas Roach of the Town of Lyndon County of New London and State of Connecticut, a revolutionary Pensioner aged 71. Years do upon my Oath testify and say that in the month of June in the Year 1780, at said Town of Groton I Enlisted into the Connecticut State Service and soon after (to wit) about the first of July. I joined the Continental Army Near west point. I belonged to a company of which John Shumway was capt. and the Regiment to which said company belonged was commanded by Col. Huntington. I continued in said company and Regt during the term of six months which was period I enlisted for. I was at that time well acquainted with Jesse Morgan then of said Town of Groton (now said to reside in the Town of Lebanon County of Wayne & State of Pennsylvania) And I the said Thomas Roach do further depose and say that I well remember that the said Jesse Morgan then belonged to the same brigade that I did, and served as a private soldier in said Brigade at that time during the period of six months I saw him daily at that time and know that he served as aforesaid during the term of six months.
Signed by Thomas Roach
State of Connecticut } to Probate District of Stonington County of New London }
Personally appeared in open Court before me Stephen Haley Judge of said Court of Probate for Stonington district New Sitting. On this 27 th day of September 1836.
The above Named Thomas Roach who signed the foregoing deposition and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same, And I certify that the said Thomas Roach is to me well known to be a credible Witness.
Sworn before me
This 27 th day of Sept 1836 } Stephen Haley Judge
I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington Ct. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter therein contained In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal of Office this 27 th day of September A D 1836. Nathan Daboll Clerk

State of Pennsylvania Wayne County ss.
Be it known that I the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that I have been acquainted with and known the said Jesse Morgan within mentioned for more than five years last past and that he is now living and resides in Canaan Township Wayne County and State of Pennsylvania
Witness my hand at South Canaan the 18 th day of October A. 1836
John M c Intosh J.P.
State of Pennsylvania Wayne County ss.
I Paul S Preston Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne in the State of Pennsylvania do certify that John M c Intosh Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of said Court at Bethany this Eleventh day of October A.D. 1836
Paul S Preston
Not.

No 3.
I Benjamin Daball of the Town of Groton County of New London and State of Connecticut a Revolutionary Pensioner aged 79 years do upon my Oath testify and say that in the month of June in the Year 1780 at said Town of Groton I enlisted into the Connecticut State Service and soon after "to wit" about the first of July I joined the Continental Army near West Point. I belonged to a company of which John Shumway was Captain and the Regiment to which said Company belonged was commanded by Col Huntington. I continued in said Company and Regiment during the term of Six months which was the Period I enlisted for. I was at that time well acquainted with Jesse Morgan then of said Town of Groton (now said to reside in the Town of Canaan County of Wayne State of Pennsylvania) And I the said Benjamin Daball do further depose and say that the said Jesse Morgan then belonged to the same Brigade that I did, and that he served as a private soldier in sd Brigade at that time during the Period of six months. I saw him daily at that time and know that he served as aforesaid during said term of Six months. Signed by Benj n Daball
State of Connecticut } Is Probate District of Stonington County of New London }
In this 27 th day of September A D 1836 personally appeared in open Court Before me Stephen Haley Judge of said Court of Probate for sd Stonington District now sitting. Benjamin the above named Benjamin Daball who signed the foregoing Deposition and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same, and I hereby certify that the aforesaid Benjamin Daball is to me well known to be a credible Witness Sworn Before me on the day and Year above mentioned
Stephen Haley Judge
I Nathan Daball Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington C.C. do hereby certify that the above and foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter therein contained. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 27 th day of September 1836. Nathan Daball Clerk

State of Pennsylvania } Wayne County ss. }
Be it known that I the Subscribed one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Luzerne do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with and known the said Depe Morgan within mentioned for more than five years last past and that he is now living and resides in Panam Township Wayne County and State of Pennsylvania
Witness My hand at South Canaan the 10 th day of October A.D. 1836
John M c Intosh J.P.
State of } Pennsylvania } Wayne County ss. }
I Paul S. Heston Notary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that John M c Intosh Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Bethany this eleventh day of October Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty six
Paul S. Heston Not.

Calif N.Y.
Lebanon Pa Oct 12
Three Pages
Oct 19 per
J. S. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pension
Revolutionary Claims
Washington City D. C.

Bethany Wayne County Pa.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir,
I herein enclose the certificate of Mr. Jesse Morgan an old citizen of this County, and an applicant for a Pension under the last Law of Congress on that subject. The letter of Mr. Crump under date of October 16. 1833 enclosed will show that the original papers (affidavit of applicant) will be found in your office & placed on file. The old gentleman has been at considerable trouble and expense to procure the testimony required in that letter and really needs the assistance of his country; and from what his neighbours and old associates say really deserves it. You will observe by the original papers that the old gentleman claims for 3 months in 1776. This time is proved by his own affidavit & that of John Packer - Herewith sent - No 1. He also claims for at least six months in 1780 (the exact time I cannot specify, as you have the papers at Washington and he is not here with me) and proves it by the affidavits (also enclosed) of Thomas Poack (No 2) and Benjamin Daball (No 3) and that he now is living in this County as shown by the certificate of John McCutcheon Esq. a Justice of the Peace duly authenticated. Please give an early answer, and direct to Geo. D. H. S. Atty Bethany Wayne Co.

Geo. Brumf Acting Comm d of Parsons E
G. B. Wescott Esq r Bethany Penn a

War Department Pension Office October 16. 1833
Sir,
The papers in the case of Zeph Morgan have been again examined, and placed on our files.
As his name is not found upon the rolls of service, it is necessary that he should prove his service in 1780 by two credible witnesses, who must be personally acquainted with all its particulars. The evidence he has sent is insufficient, for neither of the deponents had actual knowledge of his service.
I am respectfully Your Obet. Servt.
Leah Green
G. B. Mescott Esq. Bethany Penn a

Clarkstown NY Oct. 8 th
Free
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
Revolutionary Claim

Pittsburg Oct. 7 1853
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War Washington
Sir, I forward the papers of Jesse Morgan an applicant for a pension, which were returned by your Department some time since with the note, "not on the rolls, some proof of service required." The service to which the note refers is that part of it in which he states, he was in the Regular Army. By the enclosed record from the State of Connecticut it will be seen that he has obtained the required proof of that service. No objection seems to be made by the Department to the allowance of his two separate tours of 3 months each in the militia, exclusive of his service in the army. Should the Department be satisfied with this additional proof the returns may be forwarded to
Geo. B. Moscock
Post
Pittsburg Mayne Co.
Pa

Jesse Morgan's proof of service in the Army

State of Connecticut } ss. Stonington Probate District New London County } On this thirtieth day of September. A. D. 1833 Personally appeared before the Courts of Probate for the District of Stonington, in the State of Connecticut, now sitting Eldredge Packer a resident of the Town of Grafton, in the District, County and State aforesaid, aged Seventyseven years who, being first duly sworn according to Law - doth on his oath, certify declare and say - That he has always resided in the Town of Grafton - that from his youth, many years before the Revolutionary war till many years after the Revolutionary War, he was intimately acquainted with Jesse Morgan, who was during the time of his acquaintance also a resident of the Grafton - that the Jesse Morgan, was a Cooper by trade, and lived within two miles of the residence of the deponent - That in the beginning of the year 1780, the the Jesse Morgan and Deponent, belonged to the same company of Militia, located in the Grafton, commanded by Capt. Nathan Crary, That in the month of February or March of the year according to the best of his recollection - Three men were drafted from the Company, to wit Jesse Morgan aforesaid, Dennis Burnet & the Deponent - That Deponent hired a man as his substitute by the name of Rice a transient person - That the Morgan kept out of the way for some days, but was taken by the officers - That the Morgan, compounded the matter and enlisted in the Continental or State Service for six months, being entitled on enlisting to Bounty - as deponent under stood and believed at the time - That the draft was for six months to join the American Army at the Westward - That the Morgan, was absent from home, from the time of his the enlistment, for many months, and deponent always believed and does now believe that the Morgan served as a soldier during the Absence - That the Jesse Morgan in

the latter part of the last century removed from the Town of Groton, to the Westward. That Deponent always believed to the State of Pennsylvania. That Deponent has twice seen S. Morgan in S. Groton, since his removal, visiting friends and acquaintances in S. Groton. That he believes said Morgan be now Seventy five years old - Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Eldredge Parker
Before said Court. ASA Fish Judge
I George Fish of Groton in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, aged seventy years, being sworn according to Law before the Court aforesaid to wit the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington, in the County and State aforesaid do on my oath certify declare and say that I have been intimately acquainted with Jesse Morgan, from my youth, that said Jesse Morgan during the Revolutionary war resided in the Town of Groton, that he was my brother in law - his wife being my our Sister. That early in the year 1780, according to the best of my recollection and belief, being the year next previous to the capture of Fort Griswold & burning of New London by Arnold - the S. Jesse was drafted as a private for the month's service from a militia company. That S. Jesse and his father's family were opposed to his serving. That S. Morgan avoided the officers, a short time, but was taken, on a Sabbath from the meeting house during public worship. That S. Morgan escaped and got home, but was forcibly taken by a guard, among whom were Timothy Wightman, Elmer Hiles and others, now all dead. The parents and

friends of S. Sess having made some resistance to the Guard, & assisted in securing S. Morgan become alarmed at the consequences. It was proposed and agreed, that S. Sess should voluntarily enlist & the matter was settled, & S. Morgan did enlist & was absent from home, till late in the fall of S. Year - and I always understood & believed that S. Morgan served as a soldier. That I was not personally present, when S. Morgan was taken from the Meeting house, or at the time he was taken at his father's house, or when he enlisted. - but that I was very conversant with the affairs of S. Morgan's Family - and have no doubt, the facts relating to his draft, enlistment and service are as stated above substantial- ly true. I believe him the S. Morgan to be seventy five years old, he being as I always understood about five years older than myself. - That S. Sess Morgan and family removed more than twenty five years ago - from S. Groton to the State of Pennsylvania.
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before the Court aforesaid - George Fish
Wm Fish Judge
And the said Court hereby declares their opinion, from personal knowledge, that the said Eldredge Packer and George Fish who have signed each a certificate preceding are resident in S. Town of Groton, in S. County of New London, that they are credible persons, & that their statements are entitled to credit.
Wm Fish Judge
I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the Deposition of Eldredge Packer and George Fish. In testi- mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 30 day of Sept r 1833 Nathan Daboll Clerk

Jesse Morgan, Wayne co. Penn.
all of it in 1820 J.
George B. Wescott esq. Proth. Bethany Penn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20 June 1833
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 subjoined 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
   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.              
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 or 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, 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 [i] 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.
not on the rolls as a pay of service in 1780 required

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Morgan, John (Joseph) GRADE Sergeant LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6135 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 13, 1798 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.