Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18461, Moses Huff, Continental Mass. Navy

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Kuff, Moses
S. 18461
Navy
Carded
CONTENTS

Date of death not on Q. R.
10.206 Maine
Moses Huff
Lincoln Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Samb of the Regt commanded by Col. Hamilton in the Maine was for 6 Mos  Seaman 16 ,, Private
Navy, Mass. & Continental
scribed on the Roll of Maine the rate of 77 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March 1833 and sent to Nathl Coffin  Wiscasset  Maine
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 154.66 Semi-ann. allowance ending 2 nd Sept ,, 38.67 $193.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. D. Adams Clerk Book 6 Vol. 25 Page 20
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Moses Huff. Maine
Scammon 6 Months Pnat 16 22 1
14027
\frac{24}{50} 3.33 77.33
Nathe Coffin E Wiscapet Maine

BRIEF in the case of  Moses Huff. of  Lincoln  in the State of  Maine (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? 71  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.     volunteered In 1776 on Board the Frigate Hancock Capt Manly was on the   Brigade upwards of 6.   Novem 1 st 1779 volunteered 3. Private Capt Hinckley. Col. Lovell   " substitute 3. " Capt Webster   and volunteered to remain 3 longer   1781 enlisted 7. " Capt Lamb. Col Hamilton  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Had an action at sea in the Frigate  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Ingomb. Maine  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Memorary. Three living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Fay
Examining Clerk.

State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Wiscasset in said county, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the thirteenth day of September A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of Moses Buff for a Pension. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this sixth day of October A. D. 1832. Nath. Coffin CLERK.
of six months when she returned again w Second Lieutenant named Adams, Third Lieutenant named Brown who was killed in an action. In May 1779, I voluntarily enlisted at Edgecomb in Capt. Hinkley's Company for three months & went to Penobscot on the Bagaduce expedition, so called. Gen. Dorel commanded the expedition. Gen. Ward's mother was second in command. We were obliged to march back through the wilderness as well as we could & joined our company at Coxes Head on the River Kennebec where we were employed in building a fort. afterward went to Boothbay where we were verbally discharged the three months being finished. Our Captain, Hinkley, was killed at Penobscot on this expedition. On the first of November 1779 there was a draft in said Edgecomb to serve three months & William Clifford was drawn & was unwilling to go - I took his place as a substitute - we were stationed at Camden to guard against the enemy. Capt. Webster commanded our company & William Cunningham was Lieutenant (afterwards Major) - When the three months were out Gen. Ward's mother who then commanded the whole wished for two companies to stay three months longer - A number of men & myself volunteered to stay three months longer - and did continue

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF LINCOLN, }
ON this thirteenth day of September personally appeared in open Court, before John Ruggles , a judge of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Moses Hleff a resident of Edgecomb in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged Seventy one 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. Viz - The first of February 1776
I went to Salem and voluntarily shipped as a Mariner on board the continental Frigate Hancock, Capt Manly for a cruise. I went out in her & was gone upwards of six months when she returned again to Salem. Stephen Hill was our first Lieutenant Second Lieutenant named Adams, Third Lieutenant named Brown who was killed in an action. In May 1779, I voluntarily enlisted at Edgecomb in Capt Hinkley's company for three months & went to Penobscot on the Bagaduce expedition, so called. Genl. Dore commanded the expedition. Genl. Ward's mother was second in command. We were obliged to march back through the wilderness as well as we could & joined our company at Coves Head on the River Kennebec where we were employed in building a fort. afterwards went to Boothbay where we were verbally discharged the three months being finished. Our Captain, Hinkley was killed at Penobscot on this expedition. On the first of November 1779 there was a draft in said Edgecomb to serve three months & William Clifford was drawn & was unwilling to go - I took his place as a substitute - we were stationed at Camden to guard against the enemy. Capt Webster commanded our company & William Cunningham was Lieutenant (afterwards Major) - When the three months were out Genl. Ward's mother who then commanded the whole wished for two companies to stay three months longer. A number of young men & myself volunteered to stay three months longer - and did continue there the last mentioned three months. & at the end of the time were verbally discharged at Camden. On the first of May 1781, I enlisted at Philadelphia at the request of Robert Morris in Lieutenant Potts or Porter's company - after we joined the main army, at Fishkill I was in Capt Lamb's company. Col Hamilton's Regiment, served seven months & was discharged in N. Jersey. I cannot find any surviving witness of this last service, nor the service on board the Hancock frigate. When I entered all and each of the above mentioned services I resided in said Town of Edgecomb.
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instruction of the war department, I answer as follows - Viz: I was born in Arundel in the State of Maine in the year 1761. I have no record of my age on my own proposition - there is a bible at my brother Daniel Hleff's, where my age & that of others of our family were put down by my father - I lived in Edgecomb when called into service - have lived there since the Rev- olutionary war - now live there. I voluntarily enlisted & enlisted on board the Hancock frigate & in the Bagaduce expedition to Penobscot & the enlistment at Philadelphia. I was a substitute for William Clifford when stationed at Camden & a volunteer to stay three months longer there. I have already stated each of the officers names as I can recollect. I was always discharged verbally excepting the Philadelphia enlistment, when we were discharged in N. Jersey on mustering out by Col Hamilton which I have lost. Any of my neighbours can testify as to my character for veracity & belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution, but I will particularly refer to the Rev. Daniel Hleff & John Patterson.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Moses Hleff
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before
John Ruggles
Judge of said Court.

WE, Daniel Hendrick , a clergyman residing in the town of Edgcomb and John Patterson residing in the said town of Edgcomb hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Moses Ruff who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one 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.
Daniel Hendrick John Patterson
State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss....Sworn and subscribed this eighth
day of September
A. D. 1832.
Before me, Rufus Sewall Justice of the Peace
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 Daniel Hendrick who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the Edgcomb and that John Patterson who has also signed the same is a resident in the Edgcomb and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Ruggles Jus. 66. P. Attest Nathl Coffin Clk
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
DANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Reverend Rufus Sewall Esq. whose name is affixed to the above certificate, as a Justice of the Peace is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 13 th day of September
A. D. 1832
Nathl Coffin
CLERK.
Moses Ruff Edgcomb Maine 14027

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Moses Huff , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 18.461.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 1, 1776 6 mos Mariner Manly Ship "Hancock" Mass   May, 1779 3 mos Pvt Hinckley r Mass   Nov. 1779 6 mos. Pvt. Webster r   May 1, 1781 7 mos. Pvt. Gamb. Hamilton  
Battles engaged in, Bayaduce Expedition
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Edgecombe, Lincoln Co. Me.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 13, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Edgecombe, Lincoln Co. Maine.
Age at date of application, born in Arundel, Me., in 1761.
Remarks: there is no data relative to wife or children in the claim
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

November 21, 1939.
Denice E. Huff 1159 Mary Street Elizabeth, New Jersey.
BA-J/ILL Moses Huff S. 18461
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Moses Huff, of Edgecomb, Maine, who served in the Revolutionary War. You desire to know especially the time and length of his imprisonment in Dartmoor Prison.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 18461, based upon service of Moses Huff in the Revolutionary War.
Moses Huff was born in the year 1761 in Arundel, Maine District (then Massachusetts); the day of his birth and names of his parents were not given. He had a brother, Daniel Huff. Moses Huff lived in Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine District, at the time he entered service in the Revolutionary War.
He went to Salem the first of February 1776 and shipped as a marine on board the frigate "Hancock", commanded by Captain Manley, and was on a cruise of six months, after which he returned to Salem; he did not give further details regarding this service nor refer to any imprisonment in England. Moses Huff enlisted next in May 1779, served three months as private in Captain Hinkley's company on the Bagaduce Expedition, after which he enlisted November 1, 1779 and served six months as private in Captain Webster's Massachusetts company, stationed at Camden. He enlisted May 1, 1781 at Philadelphia, at the request of Robert Morris, served under Lieutenant Potter, or Porter, afterwards joined the main army at Fishkill, New York, served as private in Captain Lamb's company, Colonel Hamilton's Regiment and was discharged in New Jersey, having served seven months.
Moses Huff was allowed pension on his application executed

September 13, 1833, at which time he resided in Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. He had continued to reside there ever since the Revolutionary War.
Moses Huff made no reference to wife or children. His brother, Daniel Huff, was living at the time Moses made application for pension. There are no further family data in the papers on file in this pension claim.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Moses Huff Certificate #10206 Issued March 23, 1833 Rate $77.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

18461 INVALID.
File No. 18461
Moses Lough
Br Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 436
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct 26 '98
Mrs Emma F Bacon Somerville Mass.
1914 Dec 14: History to Mrs. Jerica J. Haskell. M. B. H.
1921. June 7. Test. to Florence H White. Ad.
1939-Nov. 21. Hist. to Eunice E. Huff-LL.

EUNICE E. HUFF 1139 MARY STREET ELIZABETH, N. J.
Nov. 8, 1939
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I should like to secure information regarding Moses Huff of Edgecomb or North Edgecomb, Maine, who served during the Revolutionary War.
Can you tell me either his age or the year in which he enlisted, in what capacity he served, and how long or when he was in Dartmoor Prison.
Very truly yours,
Eunice E. Huff

Pension Office.
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I am anxious to join the R. A's, but cannot find out anything about my great, great grandfather, Moses Huff who was in the Revolutionary War, and enlisted from Edgecomb, Maine. My father says he remembers of getting his pension for him and thinks I may find out something from the pension office.
Any information you can give me will be greatly received.
Yours respectfully
(Mrs) Emma F. Bacon. 78 Marshall St.
Sept. 13, 1898.
Somerville, Mass.

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I Moriel Hilton of Penobscot in the state of Maine aged seventy six years testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Moses Huff of Odumke in the County of Lincoln state of Maine, I have long been acquainted with him & believe him to be as much as seventy one years of age. I was a Sergeant in Capt. Hinckley's Company which went on the Bagaducee expedition to Penobscot in the year 1779. - I well recollect that said Moses Huff was a private in said Company commanded by said Hinckley, I remember that he myself landed at Bagaducee in the same boat, seven boats present when our Captain (Hinckley) was mortally wounded in landing the men.
Moriel Hilton
State of Maine - Penobscot ss. September 4th. 1852. Personally appeared the above named Moriel Hilton, before me Jeremiah Bailey one of the Justices of the Peace within the County of Lincoln, & after due examina- -tion & caution to testify & declare the whole truth maketh out truth to the foregoing deposition, by him signed in my presence. The affiant deponent is a disinterested person & of good credit in whose testimony confidence may be placed.
J. Bailey Justice of the Peace

I Moses Trask of Calais in the County of State of Maine Pines aged seventy five years on oath testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Moses Huff of Calais aforesaid, & think him about seventy one years old. In the revolutionary war, I think in the fall of the year 1779. I was stationed as a soldier at Camden on Penobscot Bay, while there I well recollect of seeing said Huff, he was a soldier in Capt. Webster's Company & was stationed there also & I do not now recollect how long he was there as he was in our Company - but said Huff soon after the war was over & ever since, has always said that he was there either five or six months before which no
Moses Trask
Subscribed to the State of Maine Lincolns P. Sept 7. 1832. Personally appeared the above named Moses Trask before me Jeremiah Bailey one of the Justices of the Peace within for the County of Lincolns & after due examination I swear to testify & declare the whole truth, maketh oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him signed in my presence. The aforesaid deponent is a disinterested person & of good credit in whose testimony confidence may be
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Rev Jeremiah Bailey Esq. whose name is herein affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature to me well known. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this sixth day of October A. D. 1832.
Nath. Coffin
CLERK.

I Moses Hatch of Calais in the County of State of Maine Lincoln aged seventy five years on oath testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Moses Hatch of Calais aforesaid, & think him about seventy one years old. In the revolutionary war, I think in the fall of the year 1779. I was stationed as a soldier in a blockhouse on Penobscot Bay, where then I well recollect of seeing said Hatch, he was a soldier in Capt. Webster's Company & was stationed there also & I do not now recollect how long he was there as he was in our Company - but said Hatch soon after the war was over & never since, has always said that he was there either five or six months, forget which no
Moses Hatch
State of Maine - Lincoln P. Sept 7. 1832. Personally appeared the above named Moses Hatch before me Jeremiah Bailey one of the Justices of the Peace within the County of Lincoln & after due examination I consider him to testify & declare the whole truth, make it known to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him signed in my presence. The aforesaid deponent is a disinterested person & of good credit in whose testimony confidence may be
J. Bailey Justice of the Peace

I Isaac Moore of Cdycombe in the County of Lincoln State of Maine aged seventy eight years on oath testify & say, that I am well acquainted with Moses Hleff of said Cdycombe, and have lived within a half a mile of him for fifty years or more, during the revolutionary war we were both out, tho' not together, I was in the continental service, also at sea, when peace returned to England; when peace took place said Hleff & myself met in Newbury Port, & he informed me when he had been during the war, he told me that he had made a cruise in the continental private Heneuke of thirty six guns captained Menly - that he had been to Penobscot on the Bagaduce expedition so called, and on another expedition to Camden on Penobscot Bay, and he also spoke of his enlistment at Philadelphia during the Revolution. We have often talked over together all these old matters since, and long before the passage of the Pension law of 1818. and said Hleff always told the same story - he is repeatedly believed in his neighbourhood to have been a revolutionary soldier & mariner, that belief is general & I never heard any doubts upon the subject. I think said Hleff is about seventy one years of age, I have always con- sidered him about seven or eight years younger than myself -
Isaac Moore
Lincoln Co. Sept 7. 1832 - State of Maine - Personally appeared the above named Isaac Moore, before me Jeremiah Bailey one of the Justices of the Peace within the County of Lincoln & after due examination & caution to testify & declare the whole truth, made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed in my presence. The above named deponent is a disinterested person of good credit and whose testimony confederates may be pleaded.
Jeremiah Bailey Justice of the Peace

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 Hagg which require further proof or explanation.
1. 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? ///
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? ///
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? ///
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? ///
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? ///
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? ///
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

卷二 緒論

1721
Hallowell, Maine,
Dec 1914.
Will you kindly send me the Information which the pension office has concerning the service of Moses Huff , a Revolutionary soldier who drew a pension in Edgecomb, Maine. I would like any personal details as to age, wife, and children.
very truly yours,
Jessica J, Haskell.

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Perkins aw
438 Meriden Road, Waterbury, Connecticut, May 24, 1921.
The Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
In the publication "Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Applied for State Bounty" - Maine - I find the following entry:
Huff, Moses, Edgecomb e Kennebunkport.
I have reason to believe that that Moses Huff was an ancestor of mine in direct line and I should like to establish that fact.
Do your records show anything concerning the above mentioned Moses Huff, as to his wife, his children or grandchildren? If so, I shall greatly appreciate having the details as shown.
Yours very truly,
Florence H. White