Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,108, Moses Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Davis, Moses
S. 29,108
CONTENTS

1804 Massachusetts
S. HARRIS in the State of Mass
Private in the Company commanded by Captain Portell of the Regt commanded by Col. Stearns in the Mass line for 6 months
81 Eph
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of May 1833 and sent from Forestburg Post Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept.  10.00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. G. D. S. W. Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 16

Morse Davis.
13.584

Declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
State of Massachusetts: County of Essex, ss.
On this eleventh day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared, in open court, before the Honorable Daniel Appleton White, Judge of the Court of Probate for the county of Essex, aforesaid now sitting at Newburyport Moses Davis, a resident of Newburyport, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged Eighty years, and upwards, 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 7th 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated:
He enlisted at Newburyport in the month of June A.D. 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Moses Dowell, and in the regiment he believes, under the command of Colonel Stearns, and served in said company as a private, at what are called Hook's rocks, in Salisbury; at Gloucester Cape Ann - and in the series of the nine months, the full term of six months, and was discharged at said Gloucester, on the last of December following his enlistment. Said company was raised to serve as guards to the Seacoast. he had no written discharge, as he now remembers.
Amos Kimball and Ebenezer Drown can testify to his character for veracity and the quality of his service as a soldier in the Revolution.
That he now resides in Newburyport aforesaid where he has always resided since a young man in Captain Newburyport and born in Portsmouth N.H. Dec 12th 51 - then a resident of his age He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Moses Davis
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D A White
Judge of Probate

We Rev. N. W. Williams a Clergyman, residing in Newburyport and Asa W. Wildes - Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Newburyport aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the aforesaid written decla- -ration: that we believe him to be Eighty years of age and upwards; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
N. W. Williams
A. W. Wildes
Subscribed and sworn to before -
W. Wood Justice of the Peace
And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above- -named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and cannot be he States. -
And the Court further certifies that the Rev. N. W. Williams who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Newburyport, and that the said Asa W. Wildes Esquire who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at said Newburyport, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
D. H. White Judge of Probate
I Nathaniel Lord Jew Register of the Court of Probate for the county of Essex aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Moses Davis for a pension. - I also certify that William Wood is a Notary Public for the said county of Essex, and that his signature, to each of the affidavits hereto annexed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Eleventh day of September, A. D. 1832
C. Bath. Lord Jr.

13581 Moses Davis Mafo
Per ab 6 March
W. Woart Newburyport Mass
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Post. Duration of Service. Rank. Number of Personal and Professional      
mentioned. 3. (1) Did you state the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned? 4. Are the papers defective in form or authentication, and if so, in what respects? 5. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by circumstantial evidence, or by the rules of evidence? 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? 7. In what position was he engaged?
Moses Davis
Recording Clerk

Ques
BRIEF in the case of  Moses Davis Co. of Essex  in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1795 unlist 6 private Corp Norre Col Pitcomb.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newbury Port Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional - two living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Dayton
Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
F. S.
Bureau of Pensions,
M:E.C.
Washington, D. C., April 24, 1895.
Miss:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Moses Davis ---- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1775 6 mos. Pvt. Moses Nowell Titcomb Mass.  
Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Newburyport, Mass.
Date of application for pension, September 11, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Newburyport, Mass.
Age at date of application, Born in Portsmouth, N.H., Dec. 13, 1751.
Remarks: From the data given no record has been found of John Moulton, Jabez Towle, and Samuel Marston as pensioners.
Very respectfully,
Miss E. A. Towle,
85 Federal St.,
Commissioner.
Salem, Mass.

29 108
Rev INVALID.
Mass N.E.
File No. 29,108
Moses Davis
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 102
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Greenleaf Clark of Newburyport, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty three years and upwards, on oath do testify and say, that I do know that Moses Davis of said Newburyport was a private in the company commanded by Captain Moses Venable, and the regiment commanded by Colonel in the year 1775. (and that he did duty therein as a private for six months viz from June to last of December 1775 - at Hunker's Creek so called, one part of said time at Gloucester - I was an orderly sergeant in the same company.
Newburyport June 20. 1832
Greenleaf Clark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport June 28th 1832. Then Greenleaf Clark, above named, who being personally known to me, personally came, and made oath in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence. I do also certify that said Greenleaf Clark is believed by me to be a credible witness.
W. W. Warren Justice of the Peace
I Moses Davenport of Newburyport, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachu- -setts Merchant aged Seventy five years and upwards, on oath do testify and declare that I am personally acquainted with Moses Davis of said Newburyport, and do know that the said Moses Davis, was a soldier in the company commanded by Captain Moses Venable, a company employed as guards on the sea- Coast, and that he did duty therein as a private from the month of June A. D. 1775, to the last of December, of the same year. the full term of six months - I was a private in the same company, and served the same term of time, at Plum Island and Gloucester.
Newburyport July 5th 1832
Moses Davenport
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport July 5th 1832. Then personally came, Moses Davenport above- -named, and made oath in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written declaration by him sub- -scribed in my presence. — I do also certify, that the said Moses Davenport is personally known to me, and believed by me to be a credible witness.
W. W. Warren Justice of the Peace

13584 Moses Davis
Mr. Moart
...ing officer, should accompany the prisoner. ...the certificate of a member of the court, bearing the official signature, and attesting that the proceedings of the court were in accordance with the provisions of the act. ...under the seal of office of the certifying officer, as to its being a true and correct copy of the proceedings of the court, and that the same were conducted in accordance with the provisions of the act. ...affixed to the attached document by a piece of tape or similar fastener, the said piece of tape or fastener to be broken or cut when the document is presented to the court. ...written on the same sheet of paper which contains the certificate of the court, and which is subject to the inspection of the court. ...in every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer is not subject to the inspection of the court. ...OFFICE XXI. Upon the application of the prisoner, or his counsel, the court may cause the said certificate to be attested by the clerk of the court, and the seal of the court to be hereunto affixed. ...most careful to the Government or the court.

Ques
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Moses Davis which require further proof or explanation.
 I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy  II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy  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? yy  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? yy  VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy  VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy  VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy  IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy  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? yy 

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? yy
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?
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? yy
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yy
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? yy
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yy
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yy
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.

PRESIDENT GENERAL, GENERAL HORACE PORTER, 15 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
VICE-PRESIDENTS GENERAL, CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW, LL. D., NEW YORK CITY.
GENERAL J. C. BRECKINRIDGE, U.S.A., WASHINGTON CITY.
HON. HENRY M. SHEPARD, CHICAGO, ILL.
COL. THOS. M. ANDERSON, U. S. A., VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASH.
HON. HENRY C. ROBINSON, HARTFORD, CONN.
SECRETARY GENERAL, FRANKLIN MURPHY, NEWARK, N. J.
TREASURER GENERAL, C. W. HASKINS, 2 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
NATIONAL SOCIETY
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
REGISTRAR GENERAL, A. HOWARD CLARK, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON CITY.
HISTORIAN GENERAL, HENRY HALL, 154 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
CHAPLAIN GENERAL, RT. REV. CHAS. EDW. CHENEY, D. D., CHICAGO, ILL.
COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION, GEN. JOSEPH C. BRECKINRIDGE, INSPECTOR GENERAL, U. S. A.
DR. GEORGE BROWN GOODE, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
A. HOWARD CLARK, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
GEN. A. W. GREELY, CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, U. S. A.
HENRY HALL, 154 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
The Committee on Organization, appointed by the President General of this Society, present the following statement of the objects and character of the Society, and invite those who are eligible to join its membership.
OBJECTS.
The organization is purely patriotic and social. In no respect is it partisan, political or commercial. The members are united by a bond of patriotic and fraternal sentiment. The objects of the Society are to perpetuate the memory of the men, who, by their services or sacrifices during the War of the American Revolution, achieved the Independence of the American people; to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants; to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers; to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution; to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the War, as well as documents, relics and landmarks; to mark the scenes of the Revolution by appropriate memorials; to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the War; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and to carry out the purposes expressed in the Preamble to the Constitution of our Country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American people.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Any man is eligible to membership who, being of the age of 21 years or over and a citizen of good repute, is the lineal descendant of an ancestor, who, while at all times unfailing in his loyalty, rendered actual service in the cause of American Independence, either in the armed forces of the Revolution, the minute men or the militia, or in civil office, or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Test Association, or as an active and recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain.
ORIGIN OF THE SOCIETY.
The Society is the outgrowth of the public celebrations which took place in every part of the United States, beginning in 1876, of the 100th anniversaries of prominent events of the American Revolution. The first State Society was proposed at a meeting held in San Francisco, Cal., in October, 1875, and was actually organized there, July 4, 1876. A large number of Societies were formed in other States in subsequent years. The National Society was organized by representatives of the various State Societies, at a meeting held in New York City, April 30, 1889, the 100th anniversary of the Inauguration of Washington as first President of the United States, and during the great public celebration of that event. The meeting was held in the identical "long room" in Fraunces's Tavern, still in existence, in which Washington bade farewell to his officers at the close of the Revolution.
PRESENT STATUS OF THE SOCIETY.
State Societies, with an aggregate membership of 4,275, are organized in the following States:
ARKANSAS, IOWA, MICHIGAN, OHIO, CALIFORNIA, KANSAS, MINNESOTA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT, KENTUCKY, MISSOURI, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, LOUISIANA, NEBRASKA, RHODE ISLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, ILLINOIS, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, VIRGINIA, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW YORK, WISCONSIN.
Societies are in process of organization in a number of other States.
It is desired that there shall be a Society in every State and Territory in the Union.

REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AS MEMBERS.
The Society has gained the enthusiastic support of the foremost men of the United States, North, South, East and West, closely uniting them upon a platform where all can stand. Senators and Representatives of the United States, Judges of the Supreme Court, Governors of States, a large number of officers of the Army and Navy, and men eminent in business, finance, law, literature and art, are glad to take an active part in the affairs of the Society.
Among the active members are:
Hon. Levi P. Morton, ex-Vice President of the United States.
Justices David J. Brewer and William Strong, of the United States Supreme Court.
U. S. Senator Redfield Proctor, ex-Secretary of War. Gen. Lewis A. Grant, Assistant Secretary of War.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Ambassador to England.
Admirals Worden, Jouett, Phelps and Kimberley, of the United States Navy.
Gen. William Smith, Paymaster General U. S. A.; Gen. Horatio Gates Gibson, Gen. Rufus Saxton, Gen. Marcus D. Hardin, Gen. Richard I. Dodge, Gen. O. B. Willcox, Gen. F. G. Butterfield, Gen. Wade Hampton, Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Gen. H. V. Boynton, Gen. John C. Robinson, Gen. E. Barstow, Gen. Simon B. Buckner, Gen. J. J. Dana, Gen. Alex. S. Webb, Gen. George H. Shields, Col. J. Sumner Rogers, Col. Thomas M. Anderson, Col. W. M. Postlethwaite, and, in addition, more than 250 officers of the United States Army and Navy.
United States Senators John Sherman of Ohio, Charles J. Faulkner of West Virginia, William P. Frye of Maine, Zebulon B. Vance of North Carolina, Frederick T. Dubois of Idaho, John W. Daniel of Virginia, William Lindsay of Kentucky, and Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts.
Several Representatives in Congress.
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew of New York; Hon. Albert Edgerton of Minnesota; Hon. Charles A. Dana, Editor of The New York Sun ; Hon. Avery Washburn of Kansas; Hon. Edwin Shepard Barrett of Massachusetts; Hon. Henry C. Robinson and Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut; John C. Calhoun of New York; Paul Revere of New Jersey; Hon. William H. English of Indiana; William S. Stryker, Adjutant General of New Jersey; Gen. Theo. S. Peck, Adjutant General of Vermont; Hon. E. G. Rathbone; Hon. Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio; Hon. William Wirt Henry of Virginia; Hon. Nathan Cole of Missouri; Gov. Levi K. Fuller and ex-Governors Urban A. Woodbury and Carroll S. Page of Vermont; Col. Samuel W. Williams of Arkansas; Henry B. Ledyard of Michigan; Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt of New York, ex-Minister to Holland; Col. Marshall McDonald, Commissioner of Fisheries; Col. A. S. Hubbard of California; Capt. Charles King, U. S. A., the author; Hon. E. A. Moseley of Massachusetts; Gov. T. G. Jones of Alabama; Hon. Philip Sidney Post and Hon. Henry M. Shepard of Illinois; James C. B. Woods of Rhode Island; Hon. H. H. Rockwell of New York; J. H. Walker, M.C., of Massachusetts; Hon. John Goode of Virginia, and President E. M. Gallaudet. Space forbids further mention.
In the roll of the honored dead are Admiral David D. Porter, U. S. N.; Hon. Rutherford B. Hayes, ex-President of the United States; Adjutant General E. D. Townsend, U. S. A.; Judge W. E. Niblack of Indiana; Gen. Joseph P. Johnston; Quarter-Master Gen. M. C. Meigs, and more than a score of other honored Americans.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
In its organization the Society follows closely the model upon which the Republic is formed. Each State and Territory has a Society, with a Constitution and By-Laws, a corps of Executive Officers and Board of Managers. In States having several large cities the State Society may be subdivided, at the option and convenience of the members, into local chapters.
The State Societies, united, constitute the National Society, which, in turn, has a constitution and by-laws, with a board of officers and a legislative body, called the Congress, the latter composed of delegates from each of the State Societies; the Congress meets once a year. The national constitution prescribes the objects, terms of eligibility to membership, the badge and the colors of the whole order; and the constitution of each State Society conforms thereto on vital points. Each State Society has control of its own affairs, subject to the constitution of the National Society. A Conclave of the whole order meets every three years, at such place as may be designated by the National Board of Managers.
The spirit which dominates the Sons of the American Revolution is broad, patriotic and American. No person is excluded from membership, when eligible, if a worthy and patriotic man and of good standing in the community.
HOW TO FORM A SOCIETY.
A Society may be formed in any State where none now exists, by fifteen men eligible to membership. Application blanks, in which to set forth the applicant's line of descent and the name and proof of services of his ancestor or ancestors in the Revolution, will be supplied by Hon. Franklin Murphy, Newark, N. J., the Secretary General. To perfect its organization, the Society should meet in a public building, such as a State House or Court House; adopt a Constitution in harmony with that of the National Society; elect Executive Officers and Managers (to include a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Registrar, a Treasurer, an Historian, a Chaplain and a sufficient numbers of Managers, to form, with the Executive Officers, ex-officio , a Board of about fifteen members); elect delegates to the National Congress (to consist of the President, the Senior Vice President, one delegate at large, and one delegate for each 100 members or fraction of 50 or over); and adopt By-Laws, which shall, among other things, fix the date of the annual meeting, the initiation fee, annual dues and life membership fee, and provide for at least one annual celebration and banquet. The annual meeting in the thirteen original States is appointed for some anniversary of the Revolution, and in other States it is appointed either for an anniversary of the Revolution (February 22d is much approved), or for the anniversary of the admission of the State into the Union.

The State Society being organized, the Secretary thereof will send a duplicate copy of each application for membership to the Registrar General, and will send to the Secretary General of the National Society a formal announcement of the organization of the Society, the names of its officers, and a copy of its Constitution. The applications will be examined by the Registrar General, and if they are approved by him, the fact will be reported to the General Board of Managers, and the State Society will be admitted by the Board.
While this Committee cannot undertake to aid applicants, who may wish to join existing State Societies, to obtain proof of the services of their ancestors, it will cheerfully do all in its power to aid gentlemen who wish to form new Societies in States and Territories, where none now exists, to obtain such proof as will enable them to organize. This Committee, or the Secretary General, will send to gentlemen, forming new Societies, a limited number of copies of a report by the Historian General upon the means of obtaining proof of the services of an ancestor in the Revolution.
The insignia of the Sons of the American Revolution are a lapel rosette or button in blue and white to be worn on ordinary occasions, and a badge of great beauty intended for ceremonial occasions, which, under Act of Congress, is worn by officers of the Army and Navy who are members of the Society. A miniature of the decoration is seen in the heading of this circular.
The expense of membership is slight. In the majority of the Societies, the initiation fee is $5. The certificates of membership are supplied, to those who desire, at cost ($1). The annual dues are from $3 to $5, as decided by the State Society, 50 cents thereof being payable to the Treasurer General of the National Society to defray the expenses of the national body. It is usual for a State Society to provide also for life membership by the payment of a stipulated sum, not less than $50, in commutation of annual dues.
REASONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
1. The Society encourages a revival of public interest in the men, incidents and measures of the American Revolution, now often forgotten in the pressure of modern life. 2. It encourages the spirit of disinterested service for the whole country, by preserving from oblivion the public services of a member's own ancestors. 3. By celebrating the important events of the Revolution, it impresses on the memory the objects of that struggle and the principles for which our forefathers fought, as embodied in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and Washington's farewell address. 4. To the youth of the families of members, it teaches lessons drawn from the heroism and self-sacrifice of their own ancestors, which cannot fail to make them better citizens. 5. It preserves family traditions and records, priceless in value, to general history. 6. It leads to the marking of battle fields, routes of march and historic sites, by monuments and tablets, and to the preservation of historic buildings. 7. It encourages the diffusion among our fellow citizens of foreign birth, of a better understanding of the principles of free government and a greater love for their adopted country. 8. It brings together in friendly relationship the men of the North, the South, the East and the West.
WHAT THE SOCIETY HAS DONE.
It has awakened a general public interest in American history.
It has secured from Congress a law providing for the collection and indexing of the records of service in the American Revolution, now in the Executive departments in Washington, and it has obtained the use of a fire-proof room in the Smithsonian Institution for the deposit of records and documents of the Revolution.
It has obtained from the Maryland Legislature an appropriation for a monument in Baltimore to Maryland's men of the Revolution.
It has secured from the New Hampshire Legislature the construction and public dedication of a statue of Gen. John Stark.
It has originated and established the annual popular observance of June 14 as Flag Day, the anniversary of the adoption of the "Stars and Stripes" as the national standard.
It promoted the construction and took a conspicuous part in the dedication of the great monument to the heroes of Bennington, in the vicinity of that battle field.
It took a prominent part in the centennial celebration of the laying of the corner stone of the National Capitol, on September 18th, 1893.
It has stimulated interest in the American Revolution by more than a hundred celebrations of anniversaries of important events of the war.
It has preserved, as a permanent historical monument, the headquarters of Jonathan Trumbull ("Brother Jonathan") in Connecticut.
It has initiated and is fostering the plan of marking the grave of every patriot of the American Revolution.
It has advocated the passage of a law by Congress forbidding the desecration of the national flag by use for advertising purposes, and has promoted the general display of the flag on the public schools.
J. C. BRECKINRIDGE, U. S. A., CHAIRMAN.
GEORGE BROWN GOODE, A. HOWARD CLARK, A. W. GREELY, U. S. A., HENRY HALL, Secretary , COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION.

STATE SOCIETIES.
ARKANSAS.
PRESIDENT—Col. S. W. Williams, Little Rock. SECRETARY—Josiah H. Shinn, Little Rock.
CALIFORNIA.
PRESIDENT—F. Estcourt Sawyer, U. S. A., Presidio, Cal. SECRETARY—R. S. Gray, 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
CONNECTICUT.
PRESIDENT—Jonathan Trumbull, Norwich. SECRETARY—Lucius F. Robinson, Hartford.
DELAWARE.
PRESIDENT—Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Wilmington. SECRETARY—Frank R. Carswell, Wilmington.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
PRESIDENT—Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, U. S. A., War Dep't, Washington, D. C. SECRETARIES—A. Howard Clark, National Museum, Washington, D. C. Capt. C. D. Cowles, U. S. A., War Record Office, Washington, D. C.
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ACTING PRESIDENT—Josiah H. Drummond, Portland. SECRETARY—Rev. Henry S. Burrage, Portland.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
PRESIDENT—Hon. Edwin S. Barrett, Concord. SECRETARY—William Barrett, Concord.
MICHIGAN.
PRESIDENT—Henry B. Ledyard, Detroit. SECRETARY—Henry S. Sibley, Detroit.
MINNESOTA.
PRESIDENT—Hon. Albert Edgerton, St. Paul. SECRETARY—E. S. Chittenden, St. Paul.
MISSOURI.
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NEBRASKA.
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PRESIDENT—John Whitehead, Morristown. SECRETARY—Henry E. Hatfield, Newark.
NEW YORK.
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OHIO.
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OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
PRESIDENT—Col. William A. Herron, Pittsburgh. SECRETARY—Thomas S. Brown, Allegheny.
RHODE ISLAND.
PRESIDENT—Amasa M. Eaton, Providence. SECRETARY—Christopher Rhodes, 290 Benefit St., Providence.
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VIRGINIA.
PRESIDENT—Hon. William Wirt Henry, Richmond. SECRETARY—Thomas N. Carter, Richmond.
WISCONSIN.
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Original MS. B. 1. 6 v. 10, p. 10

PRESIDENT:
ALBERT EDGERTON, St. Paul.
VICE-PRESIDENTS:
GEO. K. SHAW, Minneapolis.
S. J. R. McMILLAN, St. Paul.
HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS:
ALEXANDER RAMSEY, St. Paul.
RENSSELAER R. NELSON, St. Paul.
HENRY P. UPHAM, St. Paul.
DANIEL R. NOYES, St. Paul.
SECRETARY:
EDWIN S. CHITTENDEN, St. Paul.
TREASURER:
WILLIAM P. JEWETT, St. Paul.
REGISTRAR AND HISTORIAN:
WILLIAM H. GRANT,
194 Pleasant Ave., St. Paul.
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
John B. Sanborn, St. Paul. Nath. F. Warner, Minneapolis. James H. Weed, St. Paul. Albee Smith, Minneapolis. Douglas Putnam, St. Paul. Henry S. Goff, Minneapolis. Daniel D. Merrill, St. Paul. Samuel E. Adams, Minneapolis. Alfred S. Tallmadge, St. Paul. Elwood S. Corser, Minneapolis. William H. Lightner, St. Paul. William M. Prindle, Duluth. Hiram F. Stevens, St. Paul. Rev. B. P. Chittenden, Winona. William D. Cornish, St. Paul. Thos. E. Clark, Stillwater. Nath. P. Langford, St. Paul. Calvin L. Brown, Morris. Rev. Edwin C. Mitchell, St. Paul. Jas. H. Baker, Garden City. Giles W. Merrill, St. Paul.
St. Paul, Minn.,
July 10th, 189
Hon. Wm. Lochran, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I venture to trouble you with a matter for which I ask the favor of immediate attention and take the liberty of addressing you personally about it, in order that it may not be delayed.
Mr. H. C. Davis of the Northern Pacific railroad (whom you doubtless know very well) is a grand son of Moses Davis of Essex County, Mass. who was a Revolutionary pensioner from that County. He is desirous of having his grand father's record as speedily as possible in order to join our Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and include his name and record in our Year Book just about being published. If you will very kindly see that search is made and have me informed immediately about this, you will very greatly oblige him and me.
Mr. Grant and Judge Edgerton have told me that they have requested your membership in our Society. It is growing rapidly and the best men in the State are identifying themselves with it. Among our recent members are Senator Washburn, Governor Pillsbury,

PRESIDENT:
ALBERT EDGERTON, St. Paul.
VICE-PRESIDENTS:
GEO. K. SHAW, Minneapolis.
S. J. R. McMILLAN, St. Paul.
HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS:
ALEXANDER RAMSEY, St. Paul.
RENSSELAER R. NELSON, St. Paul.
HENRY P. UPHAM, St. Paul.
DANIEL R. NOYES, St. Paul.
SECRETARY:
EDWIN S. CHITTENDEN, St. Paul.
TREASURER:
WILLIAM P. JEWETT, St. Paul.
REGISTRAR AND HISTORIAN:
WILLIAM H. GRANT,
194 Pleasant Ave., St. Paul.
BOARD OF MANAGERS
 John B. Sanborn, St. Paul.  Nath. F. Warner, Minneapolis.  James H. Weed, St. Paul.  Albee Smith, Minneapolis.  Douglas Putnam, St. Paul.  Henry S. Goff, Minneapolis.  Daniel D. Merrill, St. Paul.  Samuel B. Adams, Minneapolis.  Alfred S. Tallmadge, St. Paul.  Elwood S. Corser, Minneapolis.  William H. Lightner, St. Paul.  William M. Prindle, Duluth.  Hiram F. Stevens, St. Paul.  Rev. E. P. Chittenden, Winona.  William D. Cornish, St. Paul.  Thos. E. Clark, Stillwater.  Nath. P. Langford, St. Paul.  Calvin L. Brown, Morris.  Rev. Edwin C. Mitchell, St. Paul.  Jas. H. Baker, Garden City.  Giles W. Merrill, St. Paul. 
St. Paul, Minn.,
189
Hubbard and Merriam and Gov. Austin is about joining.
We would like very much indeed to have you become a member and have your application in time for action and insertion of your name and record in our Year book. I understand that you are eligible
Please let me hear from you in regard to this and oblige,
Yours Respectfully,
E. S. Chittenden Secretary.

Salem, Mass., Mar. 8, 1895.
To the Hon Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
I am very anxious to know if my great-grandfather or his father, on my father's side, or the same on my mother's side served in the War of the

Revolution either on land or sea. Perhaps you can give me the information I want.
The first I wish to know about is John Moulton who went to Ticonderoga in 1776. He was from New Hampshire. If you will tell me the date of his birth and the town from which he enlisted I shall know how to connect him with me.

The second I wish to know about is Jabez Towle. I think one of that name went from New Hampshire to Saratoga in 1777. Will you tell me the date of his birth and from where he enlisted, &c.
The third I inquire about is Samuel Marston of Prentwood New Hampshire, born in 1744. Will you tell

me if he served in the Revolutionary War?
The family I inquire for is Nathan Davis, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1751, December 13. If he was in that war he enlisted either from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, or Newbury, Massachusetts. He married Rebecca Plummer. He was the son of Joseph Davis. He

had a brother Joseph Davis who did serve in that war and enlisted from Newbury, Massachusetts under Capt. Benj. Perkins, Col. Moses Little's Co.
I should like to know if this Moses Davis or his father served in the Revolutionary war, and when.
If there is any expense attending the

looking up of these records please let me know.
Yours truly,
E. A. Towle
Address
Miss E. Adelaide Towle 85 Federal Street Salem Mass.

Bureau of Pensions.
Mr. Kals.
Search for these in the order given on slips
no record others
REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
5-1019
mother
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
not W
Full name of soldier:
John Moulton
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
I think Hampton, Rockingham Co., N.H.
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
I think Hampton, Rockingham Co., N.H.
Date of death (as near as possible):
July 8, 1779
Christian name of widow:
Maiden name of wife was Mary Marston
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
I do not know
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Miss E. Adelaide Towle 85 Federal Street Salem, Mass.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
not I or W
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Gabez Towle
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Hampton, Rockingham Co., N.H.
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Hampton, Rockingham Co., N.H.
Date of death (as near as possible):
June 20, 1837
Christian name of widow:
Maiden name of wife was Sarah Garland
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
I do not know
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Miss E. Adelaide Towle 85 Federal Street Salem, Massachusetts
6-870
REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
23916 17108 W 15-056 W no others
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Samuel Marston
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
I think Brentwood, New Hampshire
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
I think Brentwood, New Hampshire
Date of death (as near as possible):
1826
Christian name of widow:
Maiden name of wife was Mary Moulton
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
I do not know
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Miss E. Adelaide Towle 85 Federal Street Salem, Mass.
6-870

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA. not used
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Moses Davis
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., N.H., or Newbury, Essex Co., Mass.
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Newburyport, Essex Co., Mass.
Date of death (as near as possible):
Between 1846 and 1848.
Christian name of widow:
Maiden name of wife was Rebecca Plummer
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
I do not know.
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Miss E. Adelaide Towle 85 Federal Street Salem, Massachusetts

Please have certified and return to Revolutionary & 1812 Wars Section, Room 5033.
Photostatic copies of five pages from Revolutionary War claim for pension of Moses Davis, Survivor File No.29108.

SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.
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All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
410J3
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 139.
March 15, 1930.
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostatic copies of 5 pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of Moses Davis, S.29108, Massachusetts Troops.
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MITCHELL D. FOLLANSBEE CLYDE E. SHOREY ROBERT W. SCHUPP FREDERIC BARTH JOHN E. GAVIN LOUIS W. BECKER, JR. PAUL D. MILLER MELVIN L. GIBBARD RONALD N. BROWN
LAW OFFICES FOLLANSBEE, SHOREY & SCHUPP 137 SOUTH LA SALLE STREET CHICAGO
TELEPHONE STATE 7434
March 6th, 1930.
check #7338 - $1.00
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MMHF/HMM
Dear Sirs:
I thank you for your letter of March 3rd advising me that photostatic copies of papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Moses Davis can be furnished. I am, therefore, forwarding to you my check for $1. to cover the same to be certified.
Thanking you for your kind attention to the matter, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Mitchell D. Follansbee
enc.

LAW OFFICES FOLLANSBEE, SHOREY & SCHUPP 137 SOUTH LA SALLE STREET CHICAGO
TELEPHONE STATE 7434
✓ MITCHELL D. FOLLANSBEE CLYDE E. SHOREY ROBERT W. SCHUPP FREDERIC BARTH JOHN E. GAVIN LOUIS W. BECKER, JR. PAUL D. MILLER MELVIN L. GIBBARD RONALD N. BROWN
November 8, 1929
Commissioner of Pensions Department of the Interior Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Referring to the enclosed, I beg to ask whether you would have any way of making photostatic or other copies of all papers relating to the late pensioner, Moses Davis, and what the expense thereof would be.
Very truly yours,
Richard O. F. G. [Signature]

O. W. & N. DIVISION.
M. E. C.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., July 23, 1894.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Moses Davis , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this bureau.
Dates of Enlistment or appointment Length of Service Rank OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE Captain Colonel June 1775 6 mos. Pvt. Moses Nowell Titcomb Mass.
Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Date of application for pension, September 11, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Newburyport, Mass,
Age at date of application, Born in Portsmouth, N.H., Dec. 13, 1751.
Remarks: His pension was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Wm. Lochren
Commissioner.
Mr. E. S. Chittenden,
St. Paul, Minn.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MNHF/HCH
March 3, 1930.
Mr. Mitchell D. Follansbee 137 South La Salle Street Chicago Illinois.
Dear Sir:
I advise you that photostatic copies of papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Moses Davis, described by you (S. 29108), will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents ($.15) a page.
The number of pages to be copied is five. 155 / 75 = 2.06
Should you desire to have them certified, allow twenty-five cents ($.25) additional for the set.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MNHF/HBM CLEANED
March 3, 1930.
Mr. Mitchell D. Follansbee 137 South La Salle Street Chicago Illinois.
Dear Sir:
I advise you that photostatic copies of papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Moses Davis, described by you (S. 29108), will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents ($.15) a page.
The number of pages to be copied is five. 15 75
Should you desire to have them certified, allow twenty-five cents ($.25) additional for the set.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.