Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6694, for John Mc Dowell, Virginia
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John McDowell
of Larue Co. Ky
Act June 7, 1832
suspended files
I wish to see his papers
Jas G. Austin
Present
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No 35945
John McDowell
Ky
Act 7 June 1832
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John McDowell
Declaration
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Hall of Kentucky -- 
Larue County
On this 13th day of January 1845 personally appeared in open court before the court of Larue County, now sitting John McDowell a resident of Larue County state of Kentucky aged eighty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 4th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the United States the 15th of March 1775 with James Robertson and served in the 17th regiment of the continental line under the following named officers Robt Sawson Col John Crute Capt Thomas McCammack Liut William McCammack ensign and left the service 24th day of October 1781that he resided in the County of Amelia in the state of Virginia before he entered the service that he was engaged in the battles of the White Plains Guilford and York Town that he marched to the State of Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and North Carolina 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.
-- to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, his John McDowell
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And the said court do hereby declaim the opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier who served as he states
I Stephen W D Stone clerk of the county court of Larue county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the origin apocidings of the said court in the matter of the application of John McDowell for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of office, this being my seal, This 13th day of January 1843, John O McDowell, Larue County Court KeTy
I do hereby certify that W D Stone whose name is subscribed to the certificate appended to the declaration of John McDowell, is clerk of the Larue County Court and that I believe to be his true signature sworn under my hand and this 22nd day of January 1845, James W Stone
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C694
John McDowell
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no35945
John McDowell
KY
Sent to J W Stone January 31, 1843
6694
Act 7 June 1832
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March 6, 1845
Record of John McDowell
Hodgenville
July 28
J L Edwards KY
Pension Office
Washington
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Hodgenville Larue Co Ky Feb 27th, 1843
Dear sir, 
I received through the Hon – M.C.  from this district your reasons for rejecting the claims of John McDowell of this Co. To a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 which seems to be founded of the fact of a discrepancy between his statements and the history of the continental service which I have no doubt occurred from a depreciation of his memory for there is no man in the country stands higher than he. As a man of honor and truthfulness and if it is required he can make all this proof necessary in the case of Militia & volunteering.
The way he arrived at the time of his enlistment was not from his recollection of the date but from his age at the time he entered the services and in calculating from that dated there as a mistake made.
The reason of his applying so recent is that is one reason the he had always been informed by his friends and stand.
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Anyone of good standing, that he was not entitled to the benefits of the act under which he claims unless he could make proof of his service by two living witnesses who served with him and this he knew he could not do for all his comrades that he knew of had been dead for many years and this I knew to be the general impression through this part of the county. Infact through a general ignorance through the country of the pension laws except to and in -- pension claims lawyers not excepted 

I have written to the auditor at Richmond for the required record evidence which will be forwarded to you and if you require affidavits as to his so recent application you will please --. 

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obt. (obedient) svt. (servant), H M Rowlett 

J L Edwards Esq. 

Pensions office
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Jan 4 47
John McDowell
Ky
Hon J. P. Martin
HOR
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Washington 29th Dec 1846
The commissioner of pensions will please let Mr Alexander Ray, of Washington, examine the papers of John McDowell of Kentucky filed in your office for a pension for revolutionary services, J L Edwards Esq
Yours James Martin

I understand the application was made under act 1832
Alex Ray
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Pension Office
January 31, 1845
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the declaration of John McDowell under the act of 7 June 1832 now for the first time presented has been escamined (examined) and filed.
Claimant alleges that he enlisted on 15 March 1775 with the 11 regiment of the Virginia Continental Line under Cap. Crute Col Lawson and left the service on the 21 Oct 1781; that he was engaged in the Battles of White Plains, Guilford, and York Town. This placement is entirely inconsistent with the known course of the Virginia Continental service the organization of that service did not take place until 1771 and there were no terms confirming with that alleged above nor was there any Virginia troops engaged at White Plains. And further, those who were at the battle of Guilford continued at the South and were not at the surrender of Cornwall at York Town. If applicant was in with those engagements he must have belonged to the militia and not to the Continental Service as alleged by him
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Before claimant can be allowed a pension he will be required to produce recent evidence of his service from the Auditors office at Richmond and identify himself as the sir in who purformed (performed) that service from a copy of, with the resiplica at the time of enlistment, the disclosures list of all pursen (persons) belonging to the Continental line which is understood to be in the auditory office also. 
Some satisfactory reason should also be given for not making an earlier application when the means of establishing his claims by Comradery is so rapidly diminishing.
Mr J W Stone January 31 ‘45 
Hon J W Stone, House of Reps
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House of Reps
January 22, 1845
Honl (honorable) J L Edwards.
Dear Sir
I send you the declaration of John McDowell for a pension you will please attend to this claim as soon as your convenience will permit. My respect, James W Stone.