Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2778, for Isaac Mc Camont, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE

PENN             Mc Camont , Isaac              S 2778

                                                                  Carded
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                          5461
                  PENNSYLVANIA
                  Isaac Mc Camont
of the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Han of the                commanded
by Colonel Bale in the Penn.
line for      Private         $30.00

 Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 30 Dollars  ---Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day Feb.
                 1831 and 
Arrears to 4th of Feb. 1832       45.00                    
Semi  =anl allowance ending 4 mar 1833
                                                  15.00                                               
                                       ===$60.00======   
                              Revolutionary Claim,
                                         Act June 7, 1832 
Recorded by Viril Luce  Clerk   
Book D Vol. 6 page 70
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State of Pennsylvania a
County of Mercer
On this twenty fifth day of September 1832 Personally appeared
in open Court, being a Court of Record, Before John Breden Esquire,
President, and Alexander Brown, Wm Anderson, associate Judges
The Court being now sitting, Isaac McCammant, a resident of ┃
Neshanack Township, Mercer County in the State of Pennsylvania ┃
And Seventy seven years, 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 entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers, and served therein stated. That he entered the
service on a general call of the Militia, in Chester County Pennsylvania
on the 27th day of July 1776 in Capt Hares Company, John Givens
Lieutenant, and we were marched to Amboy, where we were drafted into
the flying Camp, into Capt James McClures Company William Anderson
& John Smith Lieut Commanded by Col Wm Montgomery, Lt Col
Bull we then marched to Fort Lee on the North River, then crossed to Fort
Washington on York Island, where he was taken prisoner on the 16th day
of November 1776, and remained a prisoner with the British until
about the middle of May 1777. Suffering greatly from hunger and
cold, being denied fire to look his victuals about the middle of May 1777
this deponent, or applicant made his escape from the Enemy and return
, to his home in the same month, making in all about ten months
loosing his cloths and a Bible, he received no clothing from the public
Col. McGaw from Carlisle, Col Bull, Capt McClure, Lieuts
Anderson & Smith, with many more were taken prisoners, at the
time this applicant was taken.
Question 1st Where and in what year were you born
Ans, I was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He says he has
a record in a Book which his daughter has a few miles distance from
here. That he lived in Chester County Penn. when he was called into
the service, say that he has lived in different counties in this State ┃
The Revolutionary War
that he has lived about nine years in Mercer County where he ┃
now resides. That he was called into the service by a general call at first, but at Amboy he was drafted into the flying Camp, and ┃
served for himself. James Watson Hugh Means. Henry Means, Alexander McCammont, can testify for him
He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service, nor does he know of any living witnesses that can be had Lieut. Anderson under
whom he served, was the last that he knew of, and he is now dead.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to any pension
SS.
the
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Mercer County [illegible] 86
On this third day of October 1832 Personally appears in [illegible] Bevan Pearson & James Watson Esqrs. who having been duly qualified, did depose and say when they have known Isacc Mc Cammont for eight years last, and that he has supported a good character for truth and veracity, have never know it suspect on empeached and Mr. James Watson has heard said Mc Cammont thirty years ago state his services in the Revolutionary War. 
Sworn and [illegible] in open court
W S Ruskin Clk Bevan Pearson J Watson

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the investigations [illegible] by the department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary [illegible] or militia man and [illegible] as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it [illegible]  to them that Bevan Pearson and James Watson who has has signed the proceeding certificate are residents in the said county as therein states [illegible] as [illegible] [illegible].
says as that their statements are entitled to credit
W S Ruskin Clerk
Mercer County [illegible] Wm S Ruskin Clerk of the Court of Common Files of said county certify that the foregoing contains the original [illegible]ings of the said court in the matter of the application of Isaac McCammont for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have here[illegible] 
At my hand and seal of office of said court this twenty fourth day of September 
eighteen hundred and thirty two
W S Raskin Clerk
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The ejections(?) to (?) a pension to the within applicant are that he is not (?) as to the length of his service, and that he has not obtained (?) the order of a clergyman -- who to the first (?) he has stated with certainty that he entered the services on the 24th of July 1776. What(?) he attained in the service with the 16th of November in the same year, when he was taken prisoner at Fort Washington on York Island where(?) he remained (?) a prisoner until about the middle of May 1777 when he escaped and returned home in the same month. I think he proves, clearly a service of nine and a half months are of any doubt (?) (?) land as to the other half month I would consent that his service 
I have known the applicant intimately and (?) for thirty years and so
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Isaac McCammont
16572




$30 per ann



Hon. J. Banks

[Everything below is sideways]
The answer in this case: To be directed to
Alex Brown in Mereen
Mercer County,
Pennsylvania


Revolutionary Claim
Louis [illegible]
Secretary of War
City of Washington
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                                           Grove City, Pa.,
                                           October 13, 1930.
Bureau of Pensions, 
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section,
Washington, D.C.


Dear Sir:


     Kindly send data concerning the Revolutionary service of Isaac McCamont, Mercer Co., Pa.  Private  Pennsylvania Militia.  Pension granted February 11, 1833. Age 78 years.

     Also any information you can about his family, in what part of Mercer County he lived, and when he died.


                                       Yours truly,

                                  Mrs. John M. Bonnett                                   

stamped     Oct  15, 1930
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Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
EEL


October 24, 1930


Mrs. John W. Bonnett
Grove City
Pennsylvania


Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2778, that Isaac McCamont was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, date not stated.

While residing in Chester County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted July 27, 1776, in Captain Hare's Company of Pennsylvania Troops, macherd to Amboy and was transferred to Captain James McClure's Company, Colonel William Montgomery's Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp; was taken prisoner November 16, 1776, at Fort Washington on York Island, and held by the British until the middle of May, 1777, when he made his escape and returned home.

He stated that after the revolution, he lived in several counties in Pennsylvania but did not give the names of the counties.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-seven years and resided in Neshannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where he had resided for about nine years. He also stated that he received a pension of $40 per annum from the State of Pennsylvania.

His daughter is referred to, her name and the name of her mother are not given and there are no further family data.

In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, S.2778,
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you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:

Isaac McCamont, Certificate No. 5461, issued February 11, 1833, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours


E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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1930 - Oct 24 - Hist to
Mrs John W. Bonnett. EEL
Rev War [written sideways]
2778
INVALID.
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File No. 2778
Isaac McCamont
Privt Rev War
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Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]