Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,993, for Jacob Mc Lean, Connecticut
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

McLean, Jacob

Number
S.40,993

CONTENTS
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10.754
Vermont.
Jacob Mc Lean,
Addison County in the state of Vermont,
who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Meigs, of the Connecticut line, for the term of six years.

[illegible]scribed on the Roll of Vermont,
[at] the rate of 48 Dollars per month, to commence on 6 of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15[th] of May, [1891?]
[missing text] sent to Ezra Hoyt, Judge
Vergennes, Addison County Vermont.

[Arrears] to 4th of March, 1819.  87.70.
[Annual] all'ce [allowance] ending 4. Sept. 1819.  48.70. 
[Total amt] $135.70
[begin braces]
1 mos. [month] 25/30
[illegible] 4/31.
[end braces]

[begin braces]
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
[end braces]
Examd [Examined] with orig. [original] Rolls
Aug. 1883. C.S.P
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To Jacob Mc Lean of the 6th Connecticut Regiment Commanded by
Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs in the service of the United States of America

Greeting

Reposing Especial trust and Confidence in your prudence and good Conduct
I do by these Presents appoint you a Sergeant to the Sixth Conn't. Reg. in the service of the United
States; You are therefore Carefully and dilegently to discharge the duty of a sergeant by doing
and Performing all manner of things thereunto Belonging and [illegible] all
Non Commissioned officers and Soldiers under your Command to be Obedient to your orders
as their Sergeant; and you are to observe and follow such orders and Directions from time to
time as you Shall Receive from me or any of your Superior Officers, according to the Rules and
Discipline of War in pursuance of the trust reposed in you,
for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.

Given under my hand at
[illegible] New Jersey Nov. [3rd?] A.D. 1780

[signed] R J Meigs. Col.

13 [stamp] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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I. Ezra Hoyt Judge &c. as aforesaid do certify that Jacob Mc Lean
the applicant herein named is poor and stands in need of the
assistance applied for ---
[signed] E. Hoyt Judge

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Jacob Mc Lean's case -
Evidence taken by me Ezra Hoyt Esq. Judge of the
County Court within and for the County of Addison on
application of Jacob Mc Lean of Panton in said County
of Addison to be placed on the pension list of the United
States in pursuance of an act of Congress entitled "An Act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed
March 18. 1818 he having served in the war of the Revolution
against the common enemy for more than nine months to wit
from the year 1777 to the close of the war on the continental
establishment part of the time as a private soldier part of the time as a muscrier and the
remainder of the time as a non-commissioned officer as he says and by
reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance
from his Country for support. to wit, -

The said Jacob Mc Lean being duly sworn deposes
and says: that some time in the year AD 1777 or 1778, he enlisted as a
private soldier into Capt Catters' Company of Col. Return J
Meigs Regt. in the Connecticut line during the war of the
Revolution, some time after this he was appointed fife Major
of said Regiment and afterwards on the 1st day of November AD 1780
he was appointed a sergeant of the 6th Company - And afterwards
he was transfered to Col. Heman Swifts Regiment of the
Connecticut line, in the company commanded by Capt Munson
and he further says from the time of his inlistment to the time
of his discharge he did his duty faithfully against the common
enemy. And he further says that he was Honorably discharged
as a sergeant by Genl. Washington on the 2nd day of June
AD 1783 at the Highlands in the State of New York - And he
further says that he always understood and verily believes
that Meigs & Swifts Regts were on the continental establishment
& He further says that he then was & ever since have been
a Citizen of the United States & that by reason of his
reduced circumstances he is in need of Assistance from his
country for support and he further says that his original discharge he
gave to a Leut. Dimmick of the Continental army to lay out his
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land, but he never since heard from his land or discharge - and
he herewith adds his warrant as sergeant signed by Col R. J.
Meigs
[signed] Jacob Mc Lean

State of Vermont }
Addison County ss. } Sworn Subscribed
before me this 6th day of April AD 1818
[signed] Ezra Hoyt Judge

Josiah Kellogg & Solomon Kellogg of Ferrisburgh
in said County of Addison being duly sworn depose and
say that they and each of them are well acquainted
with the above named Jacob Mc Lean and well know
he was a Sergeant in Col. Heman Swifts Regt. of
the Connecticut Line for more than Nine Months
in the Revolutionary war, and that he was honorably
discharged as a sergeant at the close of the war
[signed] Josiah Kellogg
[signed] Solomon Kellogg

State of Vermont }
Addison County ss. } Sworn &
subscribed before me this 6th day
of April AD 1818 and I hereby further
certify that the above deponents are
in my opinion credible Witnesses
[signed] E. Hoyt Judge

I, Ezra Hoyt Esq Judge of the County Court within and
for the County of Addison aforesaid do certify that it appears
to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Mc Lean did serve in the
Revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding affidavits against
the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and
testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the
Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned
act of Congress. In testimony hereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of our said County Court to
be hereunto affixed this 6th day of April AD 1818
Adm.@
[signed] Ezra Hoyt Judge

State of Vermont }
Addison County ss. } I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the County of
[court seal]
Addison aforesaid do hereby certify that Ezra Hoyt, before whom
the foregoing affidavits were made was, on the day of the date
thereof a Judge of the County Court for said County
& that his name thereto subscribed is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
affixed the seal of said Court this 22nd day of August A.D. 1818
[upside down] Jacob Mc Lean
[signed] Saml. Swift Clerk.
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40993
Revy INVALID.

File No. 40.993
Jacob Mc Lean
Serg [Sergeant] Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3 , Page 319

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Mc Lean, Jacob
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9929
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED January 5, 1796
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.