Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6689, for William Mc Donald, Delaware
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McDonald, William R6689
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Acts of July, 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873: [the previous line was crossed out]

REJECTED
6689.
P.O.
WM McDonalds
Service:
Enlisted:   , 18
Discharged:  , 18
Application filed:  , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recogneized.
Contra
Cert.of Dis
Searched for , 18
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No. 38.399
WM McDonald
a
J.E. Gray Sept 6  1852
6689
act June 7  1832
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Pension Office
September 6, 1852

Sir,
The application of WM McDonald of Va has been received and filed under the Act of June 7, 1832.
There is no evidence of his service in this office.  If he served in the militia he should make application to the Comptroller of Secretary of State of the state in which he enlisted and performed service.
I will require the clearest proof to establish his claim, for it is made so long after his right to a pension accrued if he ever did any service, that that suspicion very naturally attaches to it.  This delay upon his part to assert a claim, must be satisfactorily accounted for.
Respectfully
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James E. Heath
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Wheeling June 22, 1852

Sir.  This applicant has long been known in this locality as a revolutionary soldier who although poor, was too proud to apply for a pension he having taken a believe or notion that it was dishonorable to receive anything from the government.
There is but no living man by ** he can proof his service.  My goal in sending on his declaration thus unsupported to ascertain if his ** officers from the rolls.  A letter of introductions with regard to this case would be thankfully received .
Yours most respectfully
James E Heath ** J.E. Gray
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State of Virginia
Ohio County **

On this 21st day of June 1852 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace for * County * state William McDonald who being by ** first duly sworn faith that he is the identical  William McDonald who was a patriot in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Stuart in the 2nd regiment of volunteers commanded by Colonel Jacob Richard (and our Major ** Anthony Wright) in the War Auth Great Britain, commanded in 1776 (the revolutionary War) that he volunteered at Wilmington in the state of Delaware in or about ** 1st of September for the latter Brandyview for the term of six months and  continued in actual service more than ten months, this officiant cannot recollect the precise time being now 93 years of age and was honorably discharged at Germantown in Pennsylvania (don't recollect the exact time as the discharge of this officiant has been long since lost this officiant says that his name while appearing upon the * of his said company.
he makes his declaration for the purpose of offering his existing laws, as he has never before applied for a pension or received any benefit from the ** laws  which has been caped for this benefit of volunteering soldiers or of any ** acts.
William **
Known and *8 before me **
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the day and year * written

And I hereby certify that I believe the said William McDonald is the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the of 93 years and *

*M*
* of the city of *

The undersigned clerk of the county court for Ohio County hereby certifies that James McDonald who signed the above certificate is an * officer justice of the peace for Ohio Co. state of Virginia within the city of * of which he is an alderman and that he is duly authorized to administer oath for general purposes of the laws of this state within the city of * and that the signature above is his official signature in his our hand writing.

In witness where of I have hereto signed my name & affix in the line of the county court a for * this 22nd June AD 1852
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME  McDonald, William
GRADE  Private
LINE  Lee's Legion

WARRANT NUMBER  13528
ACREAGE  100
ISSUED:  February 19, 1790
to-not shown-

"The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under  congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORDCARD*
Division of Veteran's Administration Archives

NAME  McDonald, William
GRADE  Private
LINE  Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9869
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED June 20,1789
To-not shown-

"The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME McDonald, William
GRADE  Private
LINE  Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9880 and 13959
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED  October 28, 1791
to William Leonard and Eleanor Leonard, Adm

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME McDonald, William
GRADE  Private
LINE  Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 10,020
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED  March 15, 1790
to Rebecca McDonald, legal representative.

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.