On this twenty seventh day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the County Court now sitting Nathan Morse, a resident of the town of Canadice, county and state aforesaid aged eighty two 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.

1st At the town of Grafton, County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, on the day of Lexington Battle was called out in Captain Luke Drurys Company and was marched to Cambridge and joined Colonel Wards Regiment and was on duty there. The day of the Battle of Bunker Hill was marched to Charlestown, but was not in the battle, but was under arms, and after the Battle went back into the Fort. No. two at Cambridge, and after this done duty at Dorchester and was out on this campaign eight months, and was honorably discharged. Saw General Washington at Cambridge. Knew General Ward and was in his Division.

2nd At Grafton as aforesaid on or about the 1st February 1776 was drafted to go to Dorchester again for two months, and hired David Furbush to take his place.

3rd At Grafton as aforesaid in September 1777 he was drafted for three months in Captain Brighams Company, in Colonel Cushings Regiment to go to Stillwater, and was marched there and done duty on that station, and was on duty when General Burgoyne surrendered. Knew General Gates. After this was marched to Albany and Cosesackie, then to New Burgh and took Stoop and went to Kings Ferry then to Scarsdale, and lay a few days, when his time expired and was discharged and went home to Grafton. Never had any written discharge and has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. Was born in Framingham in Massachusetts on the 28 February 1750. At the close of the War lived in Alstead New Hampshire and lived there forty one years and from there moved to his present residence in the County of Ontario, where he has lived twelve years past. He knows Abijah Wright and Orra Spencer of Canadice.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State

We Abijah Wright and Orra Spencer residing in the town of Canadice in the County of Ontario and State of New York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Morse who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be eighty two years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and Subscribed the day And year aforesaid in open 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 Abijah Wright and Orra Spencer, who have signed the preceding certificate, are both residents of the town of Canadice, are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that the said Abijah Wright is a Clergyman.

I Charles Crane, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Morse for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office, this first day of September A.D. 1832.

I hereby certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Nathan Morse is borne on the pay roll of Capt. Aaron Kimbal's Comp. Col. Artemus Ward's Regt. on alarm of April 19 1775 from Grafton, as Corporal for two weeks.

Also on roll of Capt. Luke Drury's Comp., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt. of eight mos. service name borne on roll dated Watertown Nov. 3. 1775 from Grafton as Sergeant.

Also on pay roll of Capt. Joseph Warner's Comp. commanded by Lieut. Col. Wheelock who marched to Bennington on alarm Aug 21. 1777 five days as Sergeant.

Also on pay roll of Capt. Edward Brigham's Comp. Col. Job Cushings Regt. from Sept. 12th to Nov 2. 1777 two mos. 28 days as Sergeant from Grafton.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.

E. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonweatlh

51 Sibley Street Cleveland, Ohio
June 26 1895

Dear Sir -

Kindly send me a copy or as much history as possible of Nathan Morse who marched on the Lexington Alarm April 19, 1775.

Also send me if you have any pension of James and Ebenezer Saxton sometimes written Sexton from Westfield, Mass.

Nathan Morse of whom I first spoke came from Newton, Mass.

By sending me such information as you can, you will greatly oblige -

Madam:

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Nathan Morse --- 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.

• Battles Engaged In: None mentioned

• Residence of Soldier at Enlistment: Grafton, Worcester Co., Mass.

• Date of Application for Pension: 27 August 1832.

• Residence at Date of Application: Canadice, Ontario Co., NY.

• Age at Date of Application: Born in Framingham, Mass. on 28 February 1750, and died 8th of October 1841 in Canadice, NY.

• Married: 15 March 1772, Wife Elizabeth

• Children: Susanna Adams, 70 yrs. In 1854 res. Armada - Macomb Co. Mich; Betsey Robbins or Robins; and Sally Beckwith

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