Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34983, for Charles Mc Machon, Pennsylvania
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Penn. 
McMachon, Charles S.
or
McMechen
Number
34983
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7371
Maryland
Charles McMachon
of Baltimore in the state of Maryland who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Irwin of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of Three years.

Described on the roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of July 1818.

Certificate of Pension 5th of March 1819 and sent to Thomas Bailey, Baltimore, Md.

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1839, 164/3583      61.15
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1839          48.00
                                                               $109.15

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.

Baltimore County
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore

    On this 16th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen personally appeared before me the under signed Charles McMechen a resident of the city of Baltimore, aged sixty two years and upwards, an applicant for a pension under the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel service of the United States in the Revolutionary service" and then and there made the following declaration on oath by me administered - "That he enlisted at Little York in the State of Pennsylvania, some time about the month of March 1776 in Capt Moses M. Lainy Rifle Company in the 6th Pen. Line, Colonel Ths. Hartley, - appointed drill sergeant and about the first of May same year, marched to Philadelphia; thence to New York, where the troops were reviewed by Genl Washington from thence transported by water to Albany, there joined the Brigade under General Sullivan, marched to Fort George, thence by water to Ticonderoga, thence to Crown Point, thence to (??) , thence to Three Rivers, where they engaged Burgoyne troops and his Lieut Eady was killed, Ensign Hops wounded and deponent received a musket ball in the knee - Gen Thompson who commanded on that day and
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Colonel Grove, Capt. M Lewis and many others were made prisoner and the army retreated to Crown Point and there built a new fort after the defeat of Lake Champlain, retreating to Ticonderoga, there manning the line, about the month of October same year, Colonel Martley being ordered by Congress to raise a new regiment deponent was appointed by him a recruiting sergeant. Sent to Little York aforesaid on that service where he continued until the regiment was filled, there rejoined Washington Army near Germantown, mustered in Capt Hopkins Company 16th Regt soon after which proceeding to Germantown, there joined Genl. Wayne Brigade and marched to the Battle of Brandywine, where his Captain Kopls & Major Busch were killed. The Company was thereafter commanded by Lieu. Walker - from thence retreated to Germantown, was one of the brigades under Wayne at the "Peoli Route" & soon after engaged in the Battle of Germantown, where deponent received two wounds one of which in the right leg rendered him incapable of further service on foot and permitted to go on general furlough by Colonel Hartley
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having served three years & upwards, as a sargeant in the regular army on the continental establishment. Deponant afterward enlisted into Captain Bentalon troop of Harp in Polasky's Legion, but does not seem it necessary to go into further detail of services. That at that he has suffered greatly from his wound and now incapable of procuring a livelihood for himself and family by working at his trade, he hath never heretofore applied for a pension. and in consequence of his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his county for support. 

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Charles McMachon

Subscribed & sworn to before me N. Price Chief Judge Baltimore Court



City of Baltimore ss
    I hereby certify that from the foregoing declaration taken this day before me on oath it appears to m satisfaction that Charles McMachon did serve on the continental establishment in the Revolutionary War, upwards of nine months, and have reason to believe his reduced circumstances needs the assistance of his country for support.

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N. Price 
Judge Baltimore City Court
July 16th 1818
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City of Baltimore }ss

    Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken and certified and who hath thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing and still is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly Commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given. 
   In testimony whereof I have herewith, subscribed my name and affixed this seal of the said Court this sixteenth day of July eighteen hundred & eighteen.

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Ths. Harwood 
Baltimore City Court


To the Hon Secy of War

Sir, When you are pleased to grant a pension certificate, forward the same directly to me care of Thomas Bailey, Esq. Post Office Baltimore. 

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Charles McMahon
Witness
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L.G. Hand
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from a careful examination of Charles McMechen, I have no hesitation to declare that he must have been a private in my troop of light dragoons in Count Tulachy's Legion during the revolutionary war, in witness whereof I hereto subscribe my name Baltimore 16th July 1818.

                                        Saul Bentalon
                                        late Capt of Dragoons
                                        in Tulachy's Legion
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34983
rev INVALID

File No. 34,983
Charles McMechen
Priv  Rev  War
Act: 18 March 1800
Index:-Vol. 8,   Page 264

{Arrangement of 1870}