Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5046, for William Magaw, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

Magaw, William

NUMBER
S.5,046
B.L.Wt. 1446-400-Surgeon
Issued Sept. 1, 1789
No papers.
carded.
CONTENTS
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313
Pennsylvania.
William Magaw
Surgeon,
Pennsylvania line 18 months
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21st of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of April, 1818 and sent to the Pensioner, carg of A. Bard Esq: Judge Chambersburg Franklin Co. Pennsylvania.
Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818. 4.15 mo.  $89.67
                                                               $89.67
Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818.
 
Mercersburg, Franklin County
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5046
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 5046
William Magaw
Surgeon Penn Line
Act: March 18th 1818
Index:-Vol. M, Page 235
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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The original of which the within is a copy, was enclosed to Hon. G. Findlay 23 Geb. 1825.
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(Copy)
The United States of America, in Congrefs assembled.
To William Magaw Esquire Greeting.
Seal to the left

We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Pru-dence, and Fidelity, do by these presents appoint you to be Sur-geon of the 4th Pensylvania Regiment from 15th June 1775.  You are therefore faithfully and dilligently to discharge the duty of Surgeon by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging.  And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congrefs of the United States, or Committee of  Congrefs for that purpose appoint-ed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you.  This commifsion to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congrefs, the Committee of Congrefs before mentioned, or a Committee of the States.
By order of Congrefs
Signed
B. Lincoln Secretary at War.
Witnefs His Excell.y John Hanson Esq. Presi-dent of the Congrefs of the United States of America, at Philadelphia, the fourth day of May 1782 and in the Sixth Year of our Independence.
Signed John Hanson Presidt

See endorsement on this paper as to original of above com-mission being sent to Hon. J. Findlay Feb. 23, 1825.
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Wm. Magaw,
Surgeon
Court.
Apr 28 [illegible year] A.D.

Chambersburg Pens. a roll
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District of Pennsylvania Ss

 On this twenty first day of April 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please in and for the County of Franklin in the District of aforesaid, personally appears William Magaw Esq. aged seventy three years resident in Mercersburg in the said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on this oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war": That the said William McGaw served in the capacity of a surgeon, in the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment by virtue of a commission hereto anexed bearing date the fourth day of May 1782, signed by John Hanson President that he served in the capacity of surgeon in said corps or in the service of the United States until [illegible date] Nov. 1783 when he was dismissed from the service in Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania, that he was in the Battles of White Plains, Brandywine and many others, and that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support being now from his advanced age and infirmity unable to pursue the practice of his profession and his annual income inadequate to the support of his family - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service.

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Archibald Bard [signature]
William Magaw [signature]
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I Archibald Bard and as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Magaw did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
21st day of April 1818
A Bard [signature]

Pennsylvania Franklin County Ss
I John Findlay Prothonotary of the Court of Common Please in and for the County of Franklin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do Certify that Archibald Bard Esquire who appears to have signed the above certificate - and before whom the within deposition appears to have been taken was at the time thereof an associate Judge of the Court of Common please in and for the County of Franklin aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and [illegible] is due to all his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of said Court at Chambersburg the twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

John  Findlay, Prothy
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Mr. Magaw [illegible]
Aaron Ogden with power of substitution to 
Jn. R. Nourse

30th June 1828

[illegible month] 1828
Letter of Treasury [illegible] with Invalid file.
#5046

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No of orig Pay 247

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
22 July 1828

William Magaw of Meadville in the County of Crawford in the State of Pennsylvania has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution", approved on the 15th of May, 1828. he states that he was an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war, at which period he was a Surgeon in the fourth regiment of the Pennsylvania line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing. [the text "dollars, paid to him by the agent in the State of " was lined through]

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
A. [illegible last name]

TREASURY OFFICE
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE
24th July 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to William McGaw, Surgeon in the Pennsylvania line, amounting to Twenty four Hundred dollars. It further appears that William McGaw is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been since the 3rd March 1826.

Peter Hagner, Aud [signature and title]
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
[A]
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Officers.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I, William Magaw of the Borough of Meadville, in the county of Crawford, in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, and served as such *till the end of the war, at which period I was a Surgeon in the fourth regiment of the Pennsylvania line.

And I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates (commonly called commutation certificates) for a sum equal to the amount of five years' full pay; which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress, of the 22d of March, 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21st of October, 1780. [the following statement lined-through] And I do further  declare, that I have received of the United States as a pensioner since the 3d day of March, 1826, +

Witness my hand, this eighteenth day of June in the year One Thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
William Magaw [signature]

Before me, ++ James Hamilton, a justice of the peace in the county of Crawford, in the State of Pennsylvania, personally appeared, this day, [first name illegible] Bell, and John Stuart [illegible], of the said county, who did severally make oath that William Magaw by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.

Witness my hand, this eighteenth day of June in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. 
James Hamilton [signature]

I, James Cochran, Clerk of the Court of the county of Crawford, in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that James Hamilton, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of the Peace, and duly empowered to administer oaths. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this eighteenth day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
James Cochran [signature]

[instructions at bottom of form follows]
* Here insert, To the end of the war, or, (as the case may be,) to the time when the arrangement of the Army provided by the resolves of Congress of the 3d and 21st of October, 1780, was carried into effect; and that I was reduced under that arrangement.
+ Here insert, The sum of _______ dollars, paid to me by the agent for paying pensions in the state of ______. If the claimant has not been a pensioner, this part of the declaration may be omitted.
++ A Justice of the Peace, or other magistrate duly empowered to administer oaths, as the case may be.