Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 9924-100, for Patrick Mc Cormick, Pennsylvania
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Penn

McCormick, Patrick

B L Wt 9924-100
Issued June 29, 1789
to M McConnell, assignee

No papers
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Rev and 1812 Wars Section

February 28, 1929

Mrs Lewis F Sawby
563 Partk Street
Upper Montclair, NJ

Madam:

I advise you that from the records of this bureau it appears that Warrant No. 9924 for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued June 29, 1789 to H. McConnell,
assignee, on account of the services of Patrick McCormick, private in the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution.

There are no further data on file relative to his service and none whatever relative to his family, due to the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in November, 1800.

The name of no other Patrick McCormick appears on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose the bureau is unable to make immediate reply to
each inquiry relative to soldiers of the Revolution. Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in order of receipt.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Division of Verterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

Name:  McCormick, Patrick
Grade:  Private
Line:  Pennsylvania

Warrant Number:  9924
Acreage:  100
Issued:  June 29, 1789 to M McConnell, assignee
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563 PARK STREET
UPPER MONTCLAIR
NEW JERSEY

September 4, 1929

Attention Winfield Scott
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC

My dear Mr. Scott

In response to a request which I made to you in Feb of this year, you  very kindly sent me the following information.  "In the records of this bureau appears that Warrnt No 9924 for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued June 29, 1789 to M McConnell, assignee, on account of services
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of Patrick McCormick, private in the Penn Line, War of the Revolution.

Have you any documentary history which would give me any further information concerning Patrick McCormick, his birth, marriage, death, or the location of the land granted to him?  Or can you suggest any one to whom I may write this information?  I have written to the Archivist in Harrisburg, Penn as well.

I thank you for the information which you gave me in the past and hopt that I am not making an impossible request this time.

Yours truly,

Elizabeth M Saxby
(Mrs Lewis E Saxby)
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563 PARK STREET
UPPER MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY

February 3, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir:

Kindly let me know if you received my letter written you on or about February 1st concerning Patrick McCormick's enlistment in the Revolutionary War.

I want to know if the Patrick McCormick who enlisted as a private in Captian William Alexander's Company, 4th Penn Regiment, commanded by Colonel
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William Irvine, enlisting April 11, 1777, was transferred 1781 to the 4th Penn Regiment, and in 1783 to the 1st Penn Regiment, is the same man whose wife's name is "Rosina".  Because if he is that Patrick McCormick then I know that he is the one through whom I can ask admissiont to the Daughters of the American Revolution.

There may be other Patrick McCormicks from other states and I may be on the wrong track to claim the one with the above record.  But I do know that the one who is my ancestor had a wife by the name of "Rosina" and if he was pensioned, you would no doubt have that record.

I shall be most grateful to you
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if you can let me know just as soon as possible.

Yours truly,

Elizabeth M Saxby
(Mrs Lewis E Saxby)
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563 PARK STREET
UPPER MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY

February 5, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir,

I whould like to become a member of the "daughters of the American REvolution".

So far as I have been able to trace back my ancestry, I have found that I can become a member through Patrick McCormick who
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was a private in Captain William Alexander's Company, 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded by Colonal William Irvine.  He enlisted April 11, 1777, was transferred in 1781 to 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, and in 1783 to the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.

Now the only data I have that would in any way help me to confirm that this Patrick McCormisk is my ancestor is that his wife's name was "Rosina".

Through the advice of C H Bridges, Brigadier General acitng the Adjutant
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Adjudant General, War Dept, Washington DC, I am asking your help to look through the records of pensions and see if this can be verified.

I shall be most grateful for any help you may be able to give me.

yours truly,

Elixabeth McCormick Saxby
(Mrs Lewis E Saxby)
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September 10, 1929

Mrs. Lewis E Saxby
565 Park Street
Upper Montclair
New Jersey.


Dear Madam:

I advise you that you should apply to the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, for information relative to location of land allowed on account of the Revolutionary War service of Patrick McCormick, giving him the name of the State from which the soldier served, also number of the warrant and date of issue, as stated in Bureau letter of February 28, 1929.

Kindly refer to the second paragraph of the same letter relative to further data

Very truly yours,
W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.