Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,843, for Daniel Mc Math, Pennsylvania
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Service:  Penn

McMath, Daniel

S.41843
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3760
Pennsylvania Roll
Daniel McMath
Capt Brady private
Pennsylvania
In the army of the United States during the Revolutinary
Inscribed on the Roll of Penna at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 11 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Oct 181[illegible] and sent to G Waterston Esq Librarian Washington
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 30.48
Semi-Anl all-ee ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
3 Mo 21/30 4/30 $78.48
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 181}
5 years
Rostraver Township PA
Duplicate Pension certificate [illegible' and sent to RJ Walker Pittsburg, PA 6 June 1823
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pa 438.
Recd 13 Nov 1821
Robert J. Walker
Pittsburg, Pa
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United States
Western DISTRICT OF Pennsylvania 
On this ninth day of October
1821, personally
appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said District
Daniel Mc Marth aged sixty five years, resident in Allegany County in said District
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in
the Revolutionary War as follows: that he enlisted in Northumberland County
Pennsylvania as a private in the company commanded by Capt John Brady in the regiment commanded by Capt Wm Cook in the
infantry continental establishment in the Pennsylvania line about the month of September 1776 & served in said company about 20 months and was then transferred into the 3d regiment commanded by Col Thomas
Craig in which he served three years he then served nine months under Capt Springer & 6 months under Capt Gowdy all in one
continental service in the Pennsylvania line and infantry continental establishment
and that I have received a pension on a certificate from the War Office of the
United States numbered 3760 and ^ in perseverance of the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United Sates on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time,
by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions 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 on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule
hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz:--Book value $5.50 and about $80 dollars in money saved from his pensions & is indebted to Physician about $15 & for boarding about $25 from old age his unable to attend to any business & he has no family residing with him
[scratched out begin] My occupation
the number, names and age of my
family, residing with me and their capacity to contribute to my support
as follows, to wit; [scratched out end]

And further, the deponent doth declare and make oath that he is in such indigent circumstances, as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country.
Sworn and declared to in open court
on the ninth day of October AD 1821 before
21 RJ Walker Clk Daniel McMarth
I Robert J Walker clerk of the District
court of the United States for the Western
District of Pennsylvania do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto
[illegible] are truly copied [illegible] that records of the said court. and I do further certify
that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule [illegible] is $60. In testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this first day
of November AD 1821
R J Walker clk
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Greensburg PA [illegible] 18
4 May

George Watterson
Librarian

Mail Washington [illegible]
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Daniel McMath of Rostraver Township Westmoreland County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Labourer whose oath marks the following declaration.
That the said Daniel McMath in September AD 1776 inlisted as a private for the term of three years or during the war if not sooner discharged in Capt John Bradys company of foot in Col William Cookes Regiment in the Pennsylvania line that the declarant faithfully served in said company until July 1778 at which time the said declarant was transferred into Capt John Armstrongs company 3rd regiment of Penna line commanded by Col. Thomas Craig that the declarant faithfully served in said company until December AD 1781 at which time he was honorably discharged.  That the declarant received written certificates of his discharge and that he has lost the same by time and accidents.  That the declarant is sixty two years of age infirm and from his reduced circumstances in life is now in need of assistance from his country for support.  And that he has no other evidence now in his house of his said services.  Sworn to and declared before me this 14th day of May AD 1818 John Young Daniel McMath
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John Young Esquire president of the tenth
Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Daniel McMath did
serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the
within Declaration 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 act of Congress
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Witness my hand and seal this 14th day of May
A.D. 1818
John Young

Westmoreland County PA
I James Reed Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas for said County in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Do Hereby Certify
That John Young
before whom the [illegible] Deposition was
taken & whose name is subscribed
thereto and also to the above certificate and signing said signing said certificate was President of the Courts of the Tenth Judicial district of said Commonwealth in which the said County of Westmoreland is included. To all whose acts as such full faith & credit is due
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set
my hand & affixed the seal of my office
at Greensburgh in said County this 14 day of May A.D. 1818 (eighteen)
for James [illegible]
Morrison Underwood
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSION.
Washington, D.C. ______. 19__.
S.F. 41843

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel McMath 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 on the Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment/Length of Service/Rank/Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered/State.

Sept 1776 - July 1778/9 months/Pvt/Captain John Brady Colonel William Cook/Penna.
July 1778 - Dec 1781/6 months/(Pvt)/Captains John Armstrong, Springer & Gowdy Colonel Thomas Crais/ 3rd (Penna).

Battles engaged in, (none stated)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Northumberland Co, Penna.
Date of application for pension, May 14, 1818. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Westmoreland Co, Penna.
Age at date of application, 62 yrs. Died March 10, 1824.

Remarks: No data as to family.

                        Respectfully,

                         Commissioner.
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41843
INVALID.
Revy.
File No. 41,843
Daniel McMath
Priv.  Rev.  War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 328

{Arrangement of 1870.}

1914 Mat 22 Hist to Alice C. Truley       V.L.M.
Letter in W.F. 28107 Matthew Jack.
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Western District of Penna ss

    Personally appeared before me the subscriber Judge of the United States in and for the district aforesaid Daniel McMath late a soldier of the revolution who being sworn and saith that he applied to the War Department of the United States for a pension under the act of 18 March 1818 and received a certificate from said Department that he the said Daniel was placed on the pension list roll at the rate of eight dollars per month that under said certificate said Dnaiel drew said pension from the Bank of the United States until the passage of the act of the 1 May 1820 suspended payment until the period of his second application.  That on that application he received a second from said department stating that his name was directed to be continued on the pension roll that the said Daniel drew under the last certificate the amount due herein from the time of the suspension of his pension.  That the said Daniel has mislaid said certificates and after a diligent search has been unable to find either of them. He firmly believes they are forever lost & that he the said (illegible) is the same Daniel McMath who received said certificate & drew the said money and served in the revolutionary war.
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as is stated in his applications for a pension and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed this 20 May AD 1823.
                                               //s//
                                      Daniel McMath
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Jonathan Walker

United States
Western District of Penna.

    Personally appeared before me the subscriber Judge of the United States in and for the district aforesaid R. J. Walker who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that he the said deponent is well acquainted with the above-named Daniel McMath.  That this deponent in his, the said Daniel, application for continuance on the pension roll and transmitted an authenticated transcript of said application for continuance to the War Department received a certificate stating that the said Daniel was continued on the pension roll. That this deponent saw the original certificate placing the said Daniel on the pension list roll at the rate of eight dollars per month conformity with the law of the United States of the 18 March 1818.  That this deponent as attorney in fact was continued on the pension roll.  That this deponent as attorney in fact of the said Daniel drew the amount due the said Daniel from the Bank of the United States from the period of the suspension of the said Daniel's pension under the Act of 1 May 1820. 
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that the schedule of the said Daniel dated the 9 October AD 1821 remains on the files of the court of the United States in & for the district aforesaid of which court this deponent then was & still is clerk.
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                                   R. J. Walker
Sworn & subscribed
this 20 May AD 1823

Jonathan H. Walker
Western District of Pennsylvania ss

J. R. Walker Clerk of the District Court of the United States in & for the district aforesaid do hereby certify that the above-named Jonathan H. Walker who has taken and subscribed the above depositions was at the time of his taking & subscribing said depositions & still is a Judge of the Unted States in & for the district aforesaid.

     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 30 May AD 1823.

                                      R. J. Mackey
                                                Clerk
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Pittsbg. May 30, 1833

Dear Sir,
    Enclosed I have the honor to transmit two depositions in order to obtain from your department two certificates in place of those which have been lost by Daniel McMath.  The number of his original certificate as appears by the schedule referred to in (illegible) deposition is 3760.

                                     With great respect
                                      Your Obt. Sevt.
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                                       r. J. Walker

Honorable J. C. Calhoun