Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2764, for James Mc Clellan, Pennsylvania
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3844

Ohio - Pittsburgh Agency

James McClellan

Columbia in the state of Ohio who was  private in the company commanded by Captain Mash of the Regt commanded by Col Moor in the Va Line for 6 months from 1776
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of march, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Jan'y 1833 and sent to Hon Thomson, House of Reps
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $30
Semiannl allowance ended 4 Mar 33 - $10

(Total) $40

Revolutionary Claim Act, June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nathan Rice, Clerk
Book , Vol 2, Page 137

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See letter to M Tern on Oct 7 1835 (on to pay)
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Paid at the Resaury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th Sept 1835 to 4 March 1838; agt notified 30 April 1839
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Letter to [ ] 12 May 1841

Paid as above from 4 March 1839 to 4 Sept 1840; agt notified 18 May 1841
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Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1841; agt notified 30 Dec 1842
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Letter to Z Auth 26 Nov 1845
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Paid as above from 4 Sept 1841 to 4 Sept 1844; agt notified 14 Sept 1846
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Letter to Hon George Friend 6 June 1846
Letter to Hon J Cable March 15, 1850
Let to Hon J Cable March 19, 1850
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Date of death not on file
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State of Ohio
Columbiana County

Common Pleas October 15 1832

On the 15th day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, being the court of Common Pleas now sitting, James McClellan a resident of Centre Township in the County and State aforesaid, aged Seventy three years, who being duly sworn according to law, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States in the month of June in the year AD 1776 and continued
in the service during the term of three months. that William Mash was the captain of the company of which he was a private that John Hannous was the Major and James Moor was the Colonel of the Regiment, that Robert Doe was Brigadier, and sometimes Gen Putnam was with their troops.  that he was at Amboy on the day the battle of Long Island was fought which was the 27 of August 1776; that heard the cannon but the troops with whom he was, were not engaged in the battle.  that he entered the service the second time in the month of December of the same year and continued in the service for three months more. that the officers were the same as before mentioned. that he resided in Chester County Pennsylvania when he entered the service. that he was drafted; that he marched from Chester County to Philadelphia, from Philadelphia to Trenton and Princeton and there he was discharged. that he has no documentary evidence. that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
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present, and declare his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 

James McClellan


C Coffin, Clerk

We Jonathan Hamilton and General John Thomson residing in the county aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James McClellan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we belive he's about seventy three years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

John Thomson
Jonathan Hamilton

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
C. Coffin Clk

1st: Where and in what year were you born?   A: in Chester County  PA, 1860, day and month not recollected

2nd: Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?   A:  I have seen it in my father's family Bible but I have not now got that Bible and have no other record

3:  Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live?    A: in Chester County Pa and from thence I moved to Washington County Pa and from thence I came to Columbiana County where I have resided ever since
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4th: How were you called into service? did you draft? did you volunteer or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom?   A:  I was a substitute for my father

6th:  State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops with whom you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?   A:  General Robert Doe was with us.  Col Moor, Major Hansing, and Captain Work were the offiders of our Regiment.  There were no regular not any other militia troops with us that I recollect

7th:  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?    A:  I never received any discharge except a verbal discharge with the rest of the troops.

7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?  A: Gen Thomson, James Beer, Jonathan Hamilton, James Patterson
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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 John Thomson and Jonathan Hamilton who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said county and neighbours to the said James McClellan; that they are credible
persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I Charles D Coffin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbiana in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in
the matter of the application of James McClellan for a pension.

In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15th day of October AD 1832.

Charles D Coffin
Clk, Com Pleas
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March 4, 1936

BA-J/EEL
James McClellen- S.2764

Mrs Lida B Dyer
327 N Alabama Street
Butte, Montana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters of January 1 and January 6, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Samuel Collins of Athens County, Ohio, in 1840, James McClelland, of Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1840, and Frederick Gyer (Guyer, etc) of Muskingan County, in 1830

There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Samual Collins, of Ohio, nor of a Fredrick Guyer, or other spelling.  Not all pensioners recorded in the 1840 census were United States pensioners.  Some of them were state pensioners.  The record of James McClellan follows as found in pension claim, S.2764, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

James McClellan was born in 1760 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Chester County, Pennsylvania, James McClellan enlisted in June 1776 and served three months as a private in Captain William Mash's (probably mean to Marsh) Company, Colonel James Moore's Pennsylvania Regiment.  He enlisted in December 1776 and served three months as a private under the same officers.  He stated that his service was rendered as a substitute for his father.

After the Revolution, he moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania; thence to Columbiana County, Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, while residing in Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.

There is no reference to wife or children.

Very truly yours,

AD Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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2764

Rev War

INVALID

File No,  2764

James McClellan
Pri - Pa Line

Act: June 7, 32

Index: Vol A, Page 243

[Arrangement of 1870]

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1936  Mar 4 - hist to Lida B Ayer.  EL
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Agent's Office, Mercht and Manuf Bank
Pittsburgh   2nd Oct 1835

Sir:

I herewith transmit the voucher of James McClellan whose pension has not been claimed for two years.  Agreeably to your instructions.

Very respectfully

Your Most Ob Servt
[illegible]

J L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pens
Washington
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Hall of Representatives

Washington, March 18, 1850

Hon J L Edwards

Sir:

I regret the necessity of troubling you so often; but there is no helping it.

The enclosed letter comes from Col Armstrong, a highly respectable and wealthy farmer of my district.  I have known him many years personally.  You will do me great honor by attention to his requests.

With considerations of high esteem,

J Cable
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Nov 26th, 1842

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within whith pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, James McClellan a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and no Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept 1841.

Respectfully, yours 

Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller

To The Commissioner of Pensions, Present
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Nov 29th, 1845

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within whith pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, James McClellan a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and no Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept 1841 to the 4th Sept 1844

Respectfully, yours 

Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller

To The Commissioner of Pensions, Present
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
May 15, 1841

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within whith pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, James McClellan a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and no Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839 to the 4th Sept 1840.

Respectfully, yours 

Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller

To The Commissioner of Pensions, Present
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
April 22, 1839

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within whith pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, James McClellan a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and no Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept 1835 to the 4th March 1838.

Respectfully, yours 

Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller

To The Commissioner of Pensions, Present
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U S Pension Bureau
Washington DC

Dear Sirs:

Do your Rev War records show a pension for Samuel Collina, living in Athens Co Ohio in 1840 then 87 yrs old, b 1753, living in Berne Twp with W W Collins.

Also James McClelland, 80 yrs old, in 1840 (Census) living in Columbiana Co, Ohio, living with James McClelland.

Awaiting an early reply, I am

Yours,

(Mrs) Lida B Dyer
327 N Alabama Street
Butte, Montana

Frederick Geyer
letter returned