Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,320, for Alexander Mc Dougall, New York
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8-1776

McDougall, Alexander
SERVICE  New York
NUMBER S 29320
CONTENTS  [not filled out]
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3757
New York

Alexander McDougall
of Argyle in the State of New York
who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt. [Regiment] commanded by Col [Colonel] Clinton in the New York line for 2 Years

Subscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 120 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of December 1832 and sent to H Shepherd
Argyle N.Y.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
Semi-anl. [semi-annual] allowance ending 4 March [18]33
$180.00
60.00
$240.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Jno [John] Cromwell, Clerk
[Book] D  Vol. 5, Page 126

[Cin] to Pension Agt [agent]   17 Aug. 1839.
[Transferred] to Ohio Pittsburgh Aug 23 1839.
from 4 March 1839  [&] [noth] sent to Pen. [pensioner] care of R.W. McNeil Mansfield Ohio.

[Cin] to Pen Agt [pension agent] 17 March 1843

To Albany N.Y. from 4 Sep 1842
2y March 1843. Notification to H. Shepherd Argyle Washington Co [County] New York.

[written vertically:]
Date of [death] [?]
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[addressed envelope]

Argyle N. Y.                          Free [postage]
March 7 1843
[written vertically:] 
March 15 [18]43   
Pension
War
[N] Evans

Hon. John C. Spencer
Secretary of War
Washington
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MADISONIAN OFFICE

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

County of Washington  SS [state seal]

On this Sixth day of March 1843, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Washington personally appeared Alexander McDougall who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Cornelius T. Jansen in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevoort in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension role of the State of Ohio whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State, (District, or Territory,) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be  there payable, in future.  The following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to New York  Previous to his going to Ohio (about two years since), he had lived in State of New York,  he had always [nded] there since the Revolution his children and friends and neighbors were in Ohio he was anxious to be with them and spend the remainder of his days with them
[signed] Alex'r McDougall 

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Henry Shepherd Justice of the Peace

The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.  The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity.  He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit.  The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

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 be sent with the papers.

 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 which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
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State of New York
Washington County
James Carl of Argyle County 
aforesaid being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Alexander McDougall within 
described and that he is the same person who is within [aforesaid] as having taken and subscribed the within affadavit
James Carl

State of New York
Washington County
I do certify that James Carl above named whose signature is affixed to the above affadavit was a person of unimpeachable truth and veracity,
H. Shepherd  Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Washington County
I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county
hereby certify that Henry Shepherd Esq [esquire] is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county as above and within and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine,   
Given under my hand and the seal of the said county the 6th day of March 1843
Edward Dodd  Clerk
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Please forward without delay a certificate
of hand to H Shepherd Argyle Washington County New York 


[scrap of paper stuck to sheet says remain, a ...
...sons for]
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In the matter of 
Alexander McDougall
[R? Revolutionary] Pensioner
12561
On Rolls
3 years
more than two years Sergt [sergeant]
$1.20.

H. Shepherd
Argyle
[?] N.Y.
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State of New York
Washington County ss
Town of Argyle 
On this Twenty Eighth day of
August 1832 personally appeared in open Court
before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
Alexander McDougall a resident of the town-
County and State aforesaid, aged 78 years Feby [February] next, 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 enlisted in the
army of the United States in the month of August
1775 in a company commanded by Capt
Jacobus Brown in the regiment commanded
by Col James Clinton; he at the time of his
enlistment lived in the town of Montgomery in
the then County of Ulster State of New York enlisted in the town of Shawangunk in the same County in said state; he went with the regiment to St Johns in Canada; was there during the siege and until it capitulated; went from there to
Montreal, and took possession of it, the enemy
having evacuated it the night before. In
Montreal this deponent again enlisted in
Capt Thomas Dewit's company in Col James Clinton's regiment; he does not recollect the periods of his enlistments particularly but thinks his second enlistment was until the 15th of April
1775; he went from Montreal to Quebec in the
month of December 1775; arrived at Quebec
a short time previous to the storming of that
place; this deponent belonged to the detachment commanded by General Montgomery; after the fall of Montgomery a retreat was ordered by General Campbell and he retreated to Wolfs Cove; and while there report was brought that Arnold was in possession of the lower town went round the town to St Roche [Saint-Roch] suburb; while there prevented the enemy from
taking two pieces of artillery, retreated two
miles from the town and remained there six
or seven weeks; was then ordered across the river
to Point Levy [Levis] opposite to Quebec; and then erected a Battery; from Paint Levy went to a
place called Port Lacoy [Pointe-a-la-Croix] where the enemy had collected stores, took possession of the stores and
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some prisoners and returned to point Levy,
and remained there until his enlistment had
expired; he crossed the river and went to
St Johns, suburbs, and was detained there until the first of May; and then went to Montreal and
was detained at Montreal some time and in
the month of June 1776 returned home to his
former place of residence.  Some time in the
summer of 1776, Deponent went as a volunteer
with the militia to Fort Montgomery in said
state, remaining there he thinks about two weeks;
the reason of his going was on account of the
enemy shipping coming up the north river; 
he again returned home. In July or August
1776 again enlisted in a company commanded
by Capt Francis Burns, Col. Paulding's regiment
for five or six months; does not recollect which
went to Kingsbridge in the State of New York
a part of the regiment was sent to Long Island. The part, that this deponent belonged to remained at Kingsbridge until the evacuation of New York; then retreated to the White Plains in the state aforesaid; went from
White Plains to Peekskill where he remained
until his term of service expired. On his
return home the deponent again enlisted at New Windsor in said state in a company commanded by Capt John Graham; thinks it was in Col Paulding's regiment; cannot tell exactly how long but thinks it was for two or three months; was sent to Smiths cove to guard a provision store; from there was sent to place called Closter to guard Fort Lee. On the 26th day of February 1777 this deponent again enlisted with Capt Cornelius
T. Jansen in the third regiment of the New York line commanded by Col Peter Gansevoort for the
term of three years; said regiment was organized
at Fort Constitution; was sent to Peekskill which
then had an engagement with the enemy and burnt some stores and then returned to Fort Constitution; from fort Constitution was ordered to Fort Dayton on the German flats; from thence to Fort Schuyler where he was besieged by the enemy twenty two days; remained at Fort Schuyler until the fall
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of 1778, was then relieved by another regiment
and marched to Albany in the State of New York;
wintered at Saratoga in said state and in the
spring of 1779 returned to Albany. This deponent
then went under the command of Col James
Clinton on Sullivans expedition so called & went to Canajoharie in said state, to the command
of Otsego Lake, State aforesaid; then down the
Susquehanah [Susquehanna] River to Tioga point where he met with General Sullivan; then marched up a branch of the Susquehanah river 
to a place called Newtown, where he was engaged with the enemy consisting of British,
Indians and Tories; at this place the deponent volunteered to follow the enemy on half allowance of provisions; and with his regiment pursued them beyond the Genesee flats; then returned to Tioga Point; from Tioga point
went down the Susquehanah river to a place called Wyoming in the State of Pennsylvania;
from thence to Easttown, crossed the Delaware
river at Easttown and went to Susex [Sussex] in New Jersey; from thence to Pumptown; from thence to Morristown; from thence to Mendon where they built huts. On the 14th day of February 1780 went on an expedition under General Sterling to Staten Island; crossed on the ice at Elizabethtown point, and went on to the East end of said island; staid [stayed] there one day, then returned to Mendon, and received an honorable discharge from the service of the United States on the 26th day of February 1780. And this deponent further saith that shortly after the war he lost his discharge, and has never seen it since.  And this deponent further saith that during the time he was in the service of the United States aforesaid he held the office of Sergeant for more than three years. 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 any agency in any state.
-
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J. S. Leigh Clk [clerk]     Alexander McDougall
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November 17, 1936

Alexander McDougall
S. 29320
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. John A. MacMorris
Walnut Street
Corinth, New York.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel and Alexander McDougall, soldiers of the Revolutionary War from the State of New York.

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon the service of Daniel McDougal, under any spelling of that surname.

The record of Alexander McDougall is furnished herein as found in pension claim, S. 29320, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Alexander McDougall was born in the month of February, 1755, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents shown.

While a resident of Montgomery, Ulster County, New York, Alexander McDougall enlisted sometime in August, 1775, served as a private in Captains Jocobus Bruyn's and Thomas DeWitt's companies, Colonel James Clinton's New York Regiment, was at the siege of St. Johns, Canada, and in the storming of Quebec, and was discharged sometime in June, 1776.  He served two weeks in the summer of 1776 at Fort Montgomery, New York, officers names not given.  He enlisted sometime in July, 1776, served about five months in Captain Francis Burn' company, Colonel Pawling's New York regiment, and immediately enlisted and served about two months in Captain John Graham's company, Colonel
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Colonel Pawling's regiment.  He enlisted February 26, 1777, served as a sergeant in Captain Cornelius Jansen's company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's 3rd New York regiment, was in Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians and at the siege of Fort Schuyler, was discharged February 26, 1780. 

Alexander McDougall was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Argyle, Washington County, New York.  He had moved in 1839 to Richland County, Ohio, with a son, but in 1843 he went back to the State of New York, to be with his children and friends.  Names of his wife, children and friends were not given.

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, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following data:
Alexander McDougall
Certificate # 3757
Issued December 31, 1832
Rate $120.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
New York Agency


Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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29320
INVALID
Revy [Revolutionary]
File No. 29,320
Alexander McDougall
[Sergeant]  Revolutionary War
Act:  [June 7, 1832]
Index:  Vol 2, Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]


Nov. 10/94 [1894] History [to]
Miss Harriet N.B. Ole
So. Dakota
1912 Mch. [March] 5, To Miss Jennie M. Patten C
1915 Jan. 20  Miss Patten notified consolidation of claims C/
1924 July 23 Hist[ory] to Mrs. H.H. Wilbur  Aug
1926 Nov. 17  hist[ory] to Mrs. John E. MacMorris
1936 Nov 24  Ad. Mrs J T MacMorris. no further data [thru missr fur.]  Nov 17/36 [1936] EL
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[stamped at top:] REJECTED

6691.
P.O.  Alexander McDougale [McDougall]
Service:  Consolidated
Enlisted:  Mth  [months]
Discharged:  S. 29320
Application filed:  [blank]
Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted:  [blank]
Attorney:  [blank]
P. O.  [blank]
Recognized.  [blank]  Contra
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [blank]


1909 Oct. 26. Hist[ory] to C.W. McDougall
letter in W. File 6498 Alex. McNaughten  C/ 
(Before consol [?])
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Alexander McDougall
Washington Co[unty] N Yk [New York]
Act 7 June 1832

Lea letter to Hon[erable] N. Pitcher 
24 July 1832

[upside down:]
[J. L. Ed]wards Esqr [esquire]
Pension Office
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J. L. Edwards Esqr [esquire]
Pension Office

[upside down:]
Alexander McDougall
Washington Co[unty] N Yk [New York]
Act 7 June 1832

Lea letter to Hon[erable] N. Pitcher
24 July 1832
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House of Reps [Representatives]
July 6th 1832

J. L. Edwards Esqr [esquire]

Sir, I enclose for your consideration a letter Recd [received] this morning from Alexander McDougall Esqr [esquire] always reputed to have been a brave soldier and even esteemed as one of our best citizens; he resides in Argyle, Washington Co [county] N.Y.  You will perceive by his letter that he designates the Regt. [regiment] and company in which he served and in what     [?character] he had.  If his name should be found upon the Rolls to which he refers, and which circumstances be sufficient to procure for him a pension certificate?
Yr obt servt [your obedient servant]
Nathaniel Pitcher
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The State of Ohio  
Richland County 
I Matthew Lind, Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State and before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken and signed,
do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Robert W. McNeil witness as aforesaid, and that he is a person of undoubted veracity.
Witness my hand this 12th day of August 1839-
[signed] Matthew Lind Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Richland County ss
[State seal affixed]
I Elijah W Lake Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas
within and for the County
of Richland aforesaid, Do
hereby certify that Matthew
Lind before whom the foregoing
deposition, were taken and whose genuine signature appears thereto was at the time thereof
and now is an acting Justice of the peace
within and for said County duly commissioned
and authorized so to act and in whose official acts as such [Justice] full faith and
credit are due as well in Courts of Record as
Elsewere [elsewhere]. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my signature and affixed the seal
of our said Court at Mansfield this 12th day of
August AD 1839
[signed] E.W. Lake Clerk
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The State of Ohio
Richland County

On the 12th day of August A.D. 1839 before me the subscriber,Justice of the Peace, for the said county of Richland personally appeared Alexander McDougall who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Cornelius T. Jansen in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevoort in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the New York Agency and subsequently in that of the Albany Agency from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the Pittsburgh Agency within the County of Richland and State of Ohio where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Ohio are that his son with whom he now lives has lately removed from the State of New York to the said County of Richland Ohio and that he accompanied him to receive his care
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and attention in his old age.
Sworn and subscribed to
before me, the day and year aforesaid
Matthew Lind  Justice of the Peace
[signed] Alexander McDougall

The State of Ohio
Richland County SS
on this 12th day of August
1839 before me the subscriber
Justice of the peace as aforesaid personally appeared Robert W. McNeil of the said County 
and on his oath declares that he is well
acquainted with the said Alexander McDougall
who has taken the above oath and well 
knows him to be the same person described,
in a Pension Certificate dated the 31st day
of December 1832 Numbered 3757 signed
by Lew Cass Secretary of War & countersigned
by J. L. Edwards issued from the War
Department of the United States, and that
he is no other than the identical person
to whom the pension was originally granted
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
[signed] R W McNeil
[signed] Matthew Lind Justice of the Peace
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Pension Agency
Pittsburgh March 21. 1843

J.L. Edwards Esqr [esquire]
Dear Sir
Alexander McDugall [McDougall] a Revolutionary 
pensioner at the rate of $120 per annum under
act of 7th June 1832, was last paid at this Agency up to the 4th of September 1842

As directed in yours of the 17th ["17th" often appears in documents from Edwards' office referencing the 17th of July 1783 and the 17th of April 1787]
I have marked his name transfered to the
New York Agency
I am very respectfully
Your obedient servant
Thomas M Howe
Pen[sion] Agent
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Alexr [Alexander] McDougall
pd [paid] to 4 Mar 1839
at alby [Albany]

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Alexr [Alexander] McDougall
from Albany to Ohio
Pittsburgh from 4 March
1839

R. W. McNeil
Mansfield
Ohio

[noted vertically:]
Aug 23
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MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
August 20th 1839

JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 17 Inst [current month] I have to state, that Alexander McDougall
a Pensioner under the Act of the 7 June 1832
at 120 Dollars per Annum was last paid to
the 4 day of March 1839
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obt servt  [obedient servant]
Thos [Thomas] W. OlcottM. Oak
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.
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[horizontal entry:]
Mr J L Edwards
Comr [commissioner] of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[vertical entry:]
Aug 17
M Evans
Mi. at.
[possible dated pension office stamp]
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Mansfield Richland Co [county] Ohio
Aug 12th 1839

Mr J L Edwards
Comr [commissioner] of Pensions

Sir enclosed is an application of
Alexr [Alexander] McDougall for payment
of his pension to be transfered from Albany
State of New York to the Ohio Agency

Immediate action is respectfully requested by
him and Please reply to the subscriber at
Mansfield Richland Co. Ohio
Yours [sincerely or faithfully]
R W McNeil
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[horizontal entry:]
free [postage]

Hon Nathaniel Pitcher
Member of Congress-
Washington City

[vertical entry:]
appli [application?] June 30th
Pt [private?]  16 Nov 1779
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Argyle  June 26th 1832

Respected Friend,
I am under obligations to you for the solicitation you have manifested in my temporal prosperity.  I recently received a letter from you and now thank you for it.  I was glad to learn from the [?public] points that our representatives in Congress and  Senate [?assembled] were not unmindful of the few surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution.  As I understand the nature of what has recently become a law relative to the above benefit, all who aided in obtaining our independence are to be compensated.  According to this rank I served as Sergeant for near four years in the Revolutionary War and quite or nearly so as a private two years. 

I consider myself under additional obligations to you if you will call at the war office and get my certificate of the term of my services.  You will find my name enrolled among the names of those who served in the third regiment in New York line commanded by Colonel Gansevoort in the Capt [Captain] Comelius T Jansen company.  Now I wish you if further proof of my service is
necessary I would thank you to write me immediately and let me me know what I must do in order to procure my pension which I believe I am entitled to by the late law.  

I enlisted on the 26th of Feb. 1777 and was discharged in Feb 26th 1780.  At one time I mention this that you may not be at a loss to find my name on record

With respect I remain your friend and
Servant Alex McDougall
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July 24, 1832
Hon [honorable] N Pitcher
Sandy Hill
Washington Co
NY

Sir: your letter of the 6th inst [the present month]
enclosing one from Alexander McDougall who claims the benefit of the Act of June 7, 1832 has been received and I herewith enclose the necessary regulations for his guidance. He must state particularly at what time he was promoted 
to a Sergeancy his name is found on the Rolls of service.  The papers are placed on file
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Seville, Ohio. July 21, 1924

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D C
Dear Sir:
Can you ascertain for me if there is a
record of pension of Revolutionary
soldier Alexander Maydole (McDowell or McDougal) who resided after the Revolutionary war at East Albany N. Y.?  Also of Robert Maydole of the same place?
The person referred to had three sons Alexander,
Robert and George, some of his descendents refer to him as Alexander and others as Robert.
If you can give me this information please
address me until July 26 at
2102 Sunnyside Ave, Ravensword
Chicago, Ill. After Aug 1st. my address
will be 20 Museum Rd. Shanghai China.

[stamped upper right corner:]
U.S. Pension Office
July 23 1924
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Thanking you for the service.  I am
Sincerely yours
Mrs H H Wilber
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NLI

9441 Pleasant Ave
Chicago, Ills
Jan 14 1915

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly examine the
military record of Alexander McDougall, R. File
No 6691, War of the Revolution and advise me
if in his application for a pension he
mentioned any other military service, except
that he enlisted Feb 26 1777 and served until 
Feb 26 1780, as Sergeant in Capt. Cornelius T.
Jensen's [Jansen] Company of Col. Gansvoort's [Gansevoort] regiment
of New York troops
Did he mention any service in
the Charlotte (now Washington) County Militia?
Very respectfully yours
(Miss) Jennie M Patten
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[initials] ORK [stamped] FEB 28 1912 [initial] M 

[Pension Office stamp]
U.S. Pension Office
FEB 27 1912
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9441 Pleasant Ave
Chicago Ills
Feb 24 1912

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
In his application for a pension,  dated Argyle, N.Y. June 26, 1832, Alexander McDougall, (R. File No 6691, War of the Revolution) stated that he served from Feb 26 1777 until Feb 26 1780, in Capt Cornelius J. [T.] Jansen's Co.[company], Colonel Gansvoort's [Gansevoort] regiment of New York troops.
Will you kindly tell me if the above named
Alexander McDougall, in his application for
a pension mentioned his serving in any other
company and regiment except capt Jansen's and
Colonel Gansvoort?
Did he also give the date of his birth and
birthplace?

Thanking you in advance for the desired
information, I am
Very respectfully Yours
(Miss) Jennie M. Patten
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[OWIW -- "Old War Index to Pension Files"]
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CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY CO.
DAKOTA DIVISION.
SUPERINTENDENT' S OFFICE.
J. S. OLIVER, Supt.
HURON, SO. DAK., Oct. 19th. '94. [1894]

To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions.
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Sir: --
I am the daughter of Margaret McDougall Barkley, the daughter of Alexander McDougall, who served in the Revolutionary War.

I wish to join the "Daughters of the Revolution", to
which order, I know I am eligible, but have not the necessary statistics.
.
Alexander McDougall, my grandfather, served in
Burgoyne's campaign, but I do not know in what battle, or under what commanders. He was in the service until the end of the war, and was a pensioner until his death, in Argyle, N.Y. in Sept.
1847, at the age of ninety three.

Will the records of your office be able to give me
the necessary information, if so it will be highly appreciated, and your kind offices in the matter, very thankfully received.

Very respectfully,
Harriet N Barkley Oliver

[McD written near top of page]
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Walnut Street,
Corinth, New York,
Oct. 26, 1936

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
[time received stamp:] OCT 28 1936

Dear Sirs:
I know that my great, great, great grandfather Alexander McDougall and my
great, great grandfather Daniel McDougall were in the Revolution. I have complete
proof of my descent from them, but when I come to look up their service in the Revolution,
in "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State by Roberts " I find two Daniel
McDougalls and three Alexander McDougalls that might have been my ancestors. The
spelling of the name "McDougall" as "McDougul" and "McDugle" etc has always been quite
common, so the spelling does not help any in picking out the right one.

Will you be kind enough to give me any record you may have in the Pension
Department, as to wife and children etc of the McDougalls listed below? By having the
name of the wife or children of the Revolutioary [Revolutionary] soldiers, I can pick out the ones that are really my ancestors.

The references are from "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State by James A.
Roberts, Second Edition 1898"

Page 258
Daniel Mc Dougul Enlisted Man - Tryon County Militia, Land Bounty Rights, 2nd Regiment

Page 35 --
Daniel McDugle Enlisted man -- The Line 2nd Regiment

Page 72 --
Alexander McDugle, The Levies, Enlisted Man under Col. Frederick Weissenfels

Page 44 -
Alexander McDougall, Enlisted Man The Line, Third Regiment

Page
Alexander McDougall Enlisted Man  Albany County Militia, Land Bounty Rights, 15th Regiment

I shall be most grateful for any information you may be able to give me that will help solve this vexing problem.

Yours truly,
Mary McDougall MacMorris
(Address. Mrs. John A. MacMorris)

[illegible hand written text at bottom left]
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Corinth, New York
Nov. 18th, 1937

Veterns [Veterans] Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Will you please send me any information you may have in regard to Alexander McDougall, Enlisted man in the 15th Regiment of Albany County Militia Land Bounty Rights. Would like very much the names of any of his family and where he inlisted [enlisted] from

I would also like the record of John Livingston Sr. and John Livingston Jr.
whose homes were in Washington County, New York. They both served in the Revolution. With many thanks for any information you may be able to give me, I am
Yours truly,
Mary M. MacMorris
(Mrs. John A.)

[time stamp:]
RECEIVED
NOV 16 1937
MAIL [?]DIV
VETS ADM
READER # 12
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RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by George M. Moore
Claim No. Oct. 20, 1909
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant  [blank]
Soldier Alexander McDougall
Service N.Y.  Rev. [Revolutionary]
Additional Service.  [blank]
No claim, State records , 190_  [blank]
No claim, combination records  190_

REMARKS:
to O.W.I.W. ["Old War Index to Pension Files"] or Rej [rejected] as above except
Rej. F. [file] No. 6691
Rej. F. No 6692 "see 6691"
[both Rej lines are noted as:] the same

This is an erroneous clip
and is the reason that
letter of Oct. 26, 1909 was
sent out
Chief Division

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[large "X" covers letter]

Record Division.

October 26, 1909.

Mr. G.W. McDougall
9441 Pleasant Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 15" and received the 18" instant [current month], relative to the military record of Alexander McDougall, R. [reject] File No. 6,691, War of the Revolution, you are advised that in a communication dated  Argyle, June 26, 1832, he stated that he Enlisted February 26, 1777, and served until February 26, 1780, as a Sergeant in Captain Cornelius J. Jansen's company of Colonel Gansvoort 's [Gansevoort] 3rd regiment of New York troops.  He was never allowed a pension for the reason that he failed to file a duly executed application therefor, or any proof of service.

Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
[not signed]

[handwritten:]
written before claims were nonconsolidated
in 1911   Dept [?2]
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Rev. War.  [Revolutionary War]

March 5, 1912.
Miss Jennie M. Patten,
9441 Pleasant Avenue,
Chicago, Ills.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 24"" and received the 27th ultimo, you are herewith furnished the history of Alexander McDougall, Sur. [survivor] File No. 29, 320, Rev. War, and advised that a recent revision of the Revolutionary War files of this Bureau has disclosed his original application on
which his pension was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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O. W. & N. Division.  [Old War and New? Division]
W.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
[?November 30, 1924]

Miss:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of ALEXANDER McDOUGALL
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.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   |   LENGTH OF SERVICE   |   RANK   |   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED   |  CAPTAIN   |   COLONEL  |     STATE

Aug., 1775, to June '76 |     |   Pri. [private]   |   Jacobus Brown, Thomas DeWitt   |   James Clinton   |    N.Y.

 Summer, 1776   |   2 weeks   |  " [private]   |   Not stated   |   Not stated   |   N.Y.

1776   |   5 mo.   |   " [private]   |   Francis Burns   |  [?Pawling]   |   N.Y.

1776   |   2 mo.  |   " [private]   |      John Graham   |   
" [?Pawling]   |  N.Y.

Feb. 27, 1777   |   5 yrs.   |   Sgt. [sergeant]   | Cornelius T. Jansen   |   [Gansevoort]   |   N.Y.

Battles engaged in,   Siege of St. Johns, [?] skirmishes
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Montgomery, N.Y.
Date of application for pension,  August 28, 1832
Residence at date of application,  Argyle, N.Y.
Age at date of application, seventy-eight years
Remarks:
Miss Harriet N. B. Oliver,
Huron,
So. Dak.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,  Mch [March] 5" [5th], 1912.
Rev [Revolutionary] War Records
S.S.C.
Sur. [survivor] File 29,320
Rev. War.
Miss Jennie M. Patten
9441 Pleasant Ave., Chicago, Ill. 

Madam:
In reply to your request of 24" [24th] ulto, received 27" [27th] ulto [Ultimo: of the month preceding the current one], for a statement of the military history of Alexander McDougall, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | CAPTAIN | COLONEL | STATE

Aug. 1775 to June 1776 |    | Private | Jacobus Bruyn, Thomas DeWitt | James Clinton | N.Y.

Summer 1776 | 2 wks | [private] | [Not stated] | check mark [James Clinton] | [N.Y.]

1776 | 5 mos. | [private] | Francis Burns | Pawling | [N.Y.]

1776 | 2 mos. | [private] | John Graham |
check mark [Pawling] | [N.Y.]

Feby [February] 26, 1777  to Feb. 26, 1780 |  [Not stated] | Sergeant  | Cornelius T. Jansen | Peter Gansevoort | 3" [3rd regiment] N.Y.

Engaged in, Siege of St. Johns, storming of Quebec, Sullivan's Indian expedition and siege of Ft. Schuyler.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Montgomery, Ulster Co., N.Y.
Date of application for pension, August 28, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Argyle, Washington Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, seventy-eight years Feby 1833
Remarks:  date and place of birth not stated.  In 1839 he resides in Richland Co., Ohio, with son, but in 1843 he went back to his children and neighbors in New York, childrens' names not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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Rev. [Revolutionary] and 1812 War Section.
July 23, 1924.

Mrs. H. H. Wilbur,
9102 Sunnyside Ave
Ravenswood Chicago Ill.

Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29320, it appears that Alexander McDougall was born February 1755.
While residing at Montgomery, Ulster County, New York, he enlisted in August 1775 and served as a private in Captains Jacobus Bruyn's and Thomas DeWitt's Companies,  Colonel James Clinton's New York Regiment, he was at the siege of St. Johns and storming of Quebec and served until in June 1776.

He served two weeks in the summer of 1776, no officers nor details stated.

He enlisted in July 1776 and served five months as a private in Captain Francis Burns' Company, Colonel Pawling's New York Regiment, and immediately enlisted and served two months in Captain John Graham's New York Company.

He enlisted February 26, 1777 and served as a Sergeant


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in Captain Cornelius T. Jansen's Company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's New York Regiment, was in Sullivan's Indian Expedition and at the siege of Fort Schuyler and was discharged
February 26, 1780.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, while a resident of Argyle, Washington County, New York.

In 1839, he resided in Richland County, Ohio, with
a son, but in 1843, he went back to New York to be with his children, no names of children given.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. [Revolutionary] War Section.
January 20, 1915.

Miss Jennie M. Patten,
9441 Pleasant Avenue,
Chicago, Ills.

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the fourteenth
instant [current month], you are advised that Alexander McDougall, R. File 6,691, whose only alleged service was furnished Mr. C. W. McDougall on October 26, 1909, and Alexander
McDougall, Sur. File No. 29, 320, whose complete
history was furnished you March 5, 1912, are one and the same individual. This discovery was made during the revision of the Revolutionary War Files in 1810, and the papers were all consolidated with the admitted pension claim Sur. File No. 29, 320.

There is no reference to any service other than
that already furnished you.

Very respectfully,
[illegible signature  ?G M Saltzgaber]
Commissioner.


[letter G in upper left hand corner]
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November 24, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/EEL
Alexander McDougall S. 29320

Mrs. John A. MacMorris
Box 387, Corinth
New York

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Alexander McDougall, who served in the Albany County New York troops and John Livingston, Senior
and Junior, of Washington County, New York, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

There are no further data on file in this office in regard to Alexander McDougall, than were furnished you on November 17, 1936, as found in pension claim, S.29320, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of Alexander
McDougall, the only soldier of that name who served in the New York troops, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

No claim for pension or bounty land has been found based upon the service of any John Livingston, who served in the New York
troops or who applied for pension while residing in that state. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.

It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of those soldiers, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city,
who is custodian of military records.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.