Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,048, for Henry Malcolm
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(3-1776)
Navy --
CONTENTS
Malcolm Henry or
Malcom
NUMBER
S. 5.048
carded
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return [illegible] H. Malcom Dec. 22 1829

[illegible]

New certificate issued 24 March 1830 & sent to the Pensioner at Chester, Pa

see letter 16 Apl [April] 1830 to Dr H Malcolm. The cert[ificate] was return to the [illegible] was returned to the [illegible] 19 April 1830, being and a new [multiple cross outs] correct certificate  [illegible] 19 April 1830, and sent to the Pensioner, care of Mrs Jane Vernon No 155 Pine Street Philadela [Philadelphia] 
See letter to J. G. Malcolm 23 April 1830. do 24 April 1830 to R. M. Malcolm & New York Pension Agent see Letter to J. G. Malcolm 30 April 1830. do to [illegible] May 1832 - do to same & [illegible] 21, 1832
Albert J. G. Malcolm

(2296)
Pennsylvania Roll

Henry Malcom [black star above name] Surgeon Ship Columbus Navy Whipple Commander 9 months In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 
Henry Malcolm Records OK May 13, [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month. [illegible] 
17th of April 1819
Certif[icate] [illegible] and sent to [illegible] Philadelphia

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
4 months 18/30 $92.00

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

Malcolm, Henry 
NAVY
[multiple illegible scribbles]
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J.L. Edwards Esqr 
Pension Office
Washington
[round stamp NEW YORK MAY 27]
Malcolm, Henry
Navy 55048
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State & County of New York SS.
On this 27th day of May 1823, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public for the said State of New York personally appeared Henry Malcom who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Navy of the United States late a Surgeon on board the ship Columbus commanded by Captain Abraham Whipple
[in the regiment by Colonel crossed out] in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present receives Twenty dollars per month.
Henry Malcolm
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid}
Wm Orington N. P.
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New York May 27th 1823
Sir
I take the liberty of enclosing to you my affidavit with a view of obtaining a removal of my name from the list of the Pennsylvania to that of the New York Agency of which removal please to inform
me by a line addressed to the care of Wm Ovington Esqr.
I am very respectfully
Sir
your Obedt Servt [obedient servant]
Henry Malcolm
J.L. Edwards Esqr
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Doctor Henry Malcolm

[Illegible] Phil Cog Con

[or last word is C on]

Aug 18

[Illegible]
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District Court of the U. States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

On the Fifteenth day of September one Thousand eight Hundred and Twenty Personally appeared in the District Court of the U. State aforesaid (the said Court being a Court of Record, having a Clerk, a Seal, & keeping a Record of its proceedings) Henry Malcolm aged sixty years or thereabouts, residing in Philadelphia County who being first duly sworn in open Court according to Law on his Oath declares that he served in the War of the Revolution as follows Viz.

On board the U. States Ship Columbus Commanded by Captain Abraham Whipple as Surgeon. Date of Original Declaration 17 April 1818, Number of Pension Certificate (2296). and I the said Henry Malcolm do further solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with Intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the Provisions of an 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"  passed the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contract, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed 

Henry Malcolm

Sworn to and declared in Open Court on the 15th day of Sept 1820
C. Caldwell Clk Dist Court

Schedule of the Property of Henry Malcolm

An Inventory of my property is annexed. I am by occupation a Physican but in consequence of the Reverses & misfortunes of my family I am under the necessity of availing myself of the benefit of the Law granting Pensions to the survivors of the Revolutionary Army. I reside with one of my connexions at present and am in such indigent
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Circumstances as to be unable to Support myself without the assistance of my Country.
Henry Malcolm

Sworn to in Open Court at Supra D. Caldwell Clk [Clerk] [illegible]}

A Schedule of the Property belonging to the undersigned, and of the value thereof Vizt. 
20 yds Carpeting 12, -
1 Screen  6,
One Feather Bed 8
One French Bedstead 7"
One Mattrass [Mattress]  2.
One pair Blankets  3
One Pair Cotton Sheets 1
One Stove Pipe 6.
One pair Shovel & Tongs " 25
One Wash Stand "75
One Brass Candle stick & Lamp " 60
one Pitcher. Ten Pots and oil can "40
One Inkstand 1.50
the Box containing 34 Volumes of Books a 25 cts [cents] Vol 8.50
one Book Plates & Fifty one Pamphlets 2. -
One Box containing Tobacco Machine 3,-
One small Box. Apothecary Scales & Weights "75
Two Mortars & Pestles 1.
One Demijohn " 75
Sundry articles of Medicine as to Bill 22, 76
Henry Malcolm Colls  87, 6

I Certify that I have this Day made an appraisment [appraisal] of the within Articles being the property of Henry Malcolm, and according to the best of my Judgment are of the value therein stated Jos. Gibbons
within Artie

Springfield - Delaware County September 11. 1820}

A Schedule of the property belonging to the undersigned and of the value thereof vizt: 
One Book Case 45.
one Mahogany Table 9.
One Pair Shovel & Tongs 2,-
Dolls 56.-
Henry Malcolm
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I certify that I have this Day made are Appraisment [Appraisal] of the above mentioned Articles being the property of Hervey Malcolm and according to the best of my Judgment they are of the value therein stated Chas Foulke
Philadelphia September 10th 1820

Schedule examined by Joseph Gibbon 87.06
do by C. Foulke 56.
$143.06

I L. Caldwell Clerk of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania do hereby Certify that the foregoing Oath is truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further Certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the Total Amount in value of the Property exhibited in the foregoing Schedule is One
hundred and forty three Dollars and Six Cents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this Sixteenth day of September A.D. 1820 and in the Forty Fifth year of the Independence of the said United States
D. Caldwell Clk [Clerk] Dist. C.}
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District of Pennsylvania 

On this Seventeenth day of April A.D. 1818 before me Richard Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Pennsylvania District personally appeared Henry Malcolm of the City of Philadelphia, who being duly sworn deposes and declares that during the war of the revolution he served against the common enemy as a Surgeon in the naval service of the United States. that on the 23d day of December AD 1775 he received a Commission as Surgeon on board the Ship Columbus of which Abraham Whipple Esquire was Commander from the proper authority delegated by the Continental Congress for that purpose.  that he accordingly served with this ship in the Squadron under the command of Commodore Hopkins, employed in the reduction of the British Island of New Providence, in the year 1776.  that on his return from the said expedition, he was ordered to fill the station of Surgeon onbaord  the United States Ship Andrea Doria, Captain Biddle, and in that capacity performed a cruise of two months and more.  that after his return to his country, in the fall of the year 1776 he married in the State of Rhode Island and he thereupon had permission to retire from the naval service of the United States, after having faithfully served for the term of nine months, and longer a this Deponent verily believes. that he subsequently served as an assistant in the Medical Department of the Army of the United States, then under the direction of Doctor William Shippens.  that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support, that he has never
been allowed any pension by the laws of the United States and that he is the person mentioned and designated in
the
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commission annexed to this deposition.

Henry Malcolm

Sworn and subscribed this 17th day of April AD 1818 before me, Richard Peters.
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Philadelphia, 21st April 1830.

Sirs,

at the request of my Father in Law Dr Henry Malcolm, I came to the City on Monday last expecting to receive a Duplicate Pension Certificate in lieu of the original and the one returned of 24th all. This morning I received the inclosed certificate from the war department. I am not certain but it appears to me defective in its execution, as it differs from the certificate he formerly had, in not having a Seal, and the certificate "examined and countersigned" at the bottom is without a signature. If I am correct, I must beg that it be completed. If I am wrong I must ask pardon for my error.  when it is returned to him it will be all he requires to enable him to draw his pension at the Pennsylvania agency. But there is yet due him one hundred and twenty dollars, at the New York agency, his pension from 4th September 1829 to 4th March 1830 which Mr Edwards in his letter dated 18th inst says must be received there, funds having been transmitted for that purpose on the 22d March.  he forwarded from Chester Pennsylvania, the proof required at your department to supply the certificate he had lost or mislaid or destroyed without which he cannot obtain what is due him at New York agency. it appears to
me that the inclosed would receive no attention
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there, altho [although] I have forwarded by this days mail a copy of it, relying most on Mr Edwards letter of 1015 Inst. will you do in the favor to send such a paper as is necessary as he is in great want of the money referring to his late letter of 6th inst. upon this subject. He knows that his Pension has been transferred from New York to Philadelphia, and is payable from 4th March last, now the inclosed [enclosed] certificate does not correspond in date with such transfer, and I am informed would not be paid on the authority of this certificate. I beg that immediate attention may be paid to this -Please direct as in the last two letters, care of Mrs Jane Vernon 155 Pine St Philad. [Philadelphia] I will only add that the Honble [Honorable] Martin Van Buren, Secretary
of State, is personally well acquainted with Dr. Malcolm and knows his necessity
I have the honor to be
your obt. Svt. [obedient servant]
Jos. G. Malcolm
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[A file jacket, on the right side]

INVALID.
Revy Navy [The words "WIDOW, &c." crossed out]

File No.	5048

Henry Malcom Surgeon [A star drawn over Malcom]
Ship Columbus U.S. Navy Rev. War

Act 	

Index: Vol             , Page      

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Henry Malcolm [A star drawn over Malcolm, with a star drawn over Malcolm]
Records corrected May 13, 1904 [illegible initials]

[On the right side]

1June 14, 1892.  History to S. S. Coates, Phila Pa
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Chester Pa
March 23
Free
The Honable. [Honorable] the Secretary at War
Washington

Pension office 
24 march 30.
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Chester County of Delaware
March 22d 1830
I had the Honour [honor] to be favored with your letter, containing the instructions and documents relative to my application for a New Pension Certificate, having unfortunately lost or mislaid the original one. I have now great pleasure in forwarding inclosed [enclosed] herein the proofs required by a regulation of the Government, to prove this fact which I hope will be found satisfactory.
Permit me sir, to return my grave thanks to you for this instance of [illegible] goodness
I have the honor to be Sir, your faithful servant
Henry Malcolm

Honble. [Honorable] Secretary at War
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Philadl. [Philadelphia] 19. June 1818.
Sir -
By request of Mr. J. B. Peters the Counsel of the Applicant, and for the Reasons suggested in his letter to you of the instant, I return the Declaration & Deposition  in the case of Henry Malcolm - 
I have the Honor to be, with great Respect, 
yr ob. Servt. [Your obedient Servant]
D. Caldwell Clk Dist [Clerk District] Ct.
East Dist [District] of Penn. [illegible]

Honble [Honorable] Mr. Calhoun.
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Pension Office
8th March, 1830

Secretary at War
Washington
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Philadelphia March 6th 1834
Sir
Supposing that my transfer was made, I applied at the Loan office here for a settlement, but finding that was not the case, and receiving further instructions there, I now inclose [enclose] to you all the documents, which are in conformity with your directions of the 22 December let.
I also inclose [enclose]  to you a document granted at your office, having unfortunately mislaid my former pension Certificate, at same time praying for a renewal of it, I beg allow to [illegible] 
I have the honor to be Sir very respectfully [illegible] 
Henry Malcolm
P. S. [illegible]
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[illegible] only mentioned
Please return to me the certificate of James Barbour, which imposes one of the documents herewith [illegible] copy of my original [illegible] Certificate [illegible ] to me
[illegible] 1776
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J.V. C.
O. W. and N. Division. 
Jno. F 5048
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D., June 14, 1892
Sir
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Henry Malcolm a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF Commission | Dec. 23, 1775 | LENGTH OF SERVICE.| 9 mos. | RANK. | Surg. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | Whipple Biddle | COLONEL. | U.S. S. Columbus "Andrew Doria" | STATE.
Battles engaged in, none mentioned
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Town not given
Date of application for pension, Apr. 14, 1818
Residence at date of application, Philadelphia, Penn.
Age at date of application, about 58 years
Remarks: His pension was allowed. Claimant states that he also served subsequently as an assistant in the [illegible] Dept of the Army under Dr. Wm Thippen. Date not given Commissioner.
L L Coates C/O
Hon Charles O'Neill
House of Representatives.
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Pennsylvania District ss.
On this fourteenth day of August 1818 before me the Subscribe Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of Pennsylvania, personally appeared Doctor Henry Malcol[m] of the City of Philadelphia, who being duly sworn doth depose and say, in addition to and explanation of his Declaration dated in April last, and made by him agreebly with the provisions of the act of Congress of March 10 1818, "to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War that he this Deponent entered into the naval service of the United States in the month of December in the year 1775 on the day of the date of his commission annexed to his declaration aforesaid, as Surgeon of the Ship Columbus Abraham Whipple Esquire Commander which Ship was one of the squadron under the command of Camden Hopkins destined against the British Island of New Providence - that he served as Surgeon in the said expedition and continued as first in the Service of the United States for the full term of nine months, and longer as he verily believes, until private domestic circumstances compelled him to offer his resignation which was accepted, all which will more fully appear on reference to his declaration aforesaid. And further this deponent Saith not
Henry Malcolm
Sworn & subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid}
Richard Peters
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District of Pennsylvania ss.
On this fourteenth day of August 1818 before me the Subscriber Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Pennsylvania District, personally appeared Gideon Fairman of the City of Philadelphia, Engraver who being duly Sworn according to law deposes and says that he is well acquainted with the within named Deponent Doctor Henry Malcolm - that he the said Dr Malcolm is now in the decline of life & in reduced and distressed circumstances and that he this deponent fully and confidently believes him to be a man of the strictest integrity, honor and veracity.
G. Fairman
Sworn to and subscribed before me the Day and year above written}
Richard Peters
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Application for a Transfer
State of Pennsylvania}
City of Philadelphia} ss
On this sixth day of March, A.D. 1830, before me the Subscriber, an Alderman and ex officio a Justice of the Peace for the said City of Philadelphia personally appeared Henry Malcolm, who, on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to, and served on board, the ship Columbus, Abraham Whipple, Esquire, Commander during the years 1776 and 1777, in the service of the United States of America; that his
name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in Springfield, in the County of Delaware, in the State of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain and, and wishes his pension to be payable in future in the city of Philadelphia. That
deponent was born in the said City of Philadelphia, and has been induced to remove to Springfield aforesaid, in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] of said city from early attachments, and it being the present residence of his son and family.
Henry Malcolm
Sworn and Subscribed before me, the day and year aforesaid
A Pettit [illegible]
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City Philada.
Joseph G Malcolm being duly qualified according to law, doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with Dr Henry Malcolm the Deponent within named and that he is the Identical person described in the within affidavit
Joseph G. Malcolm
Sworn & Subscribed to Before me this 6th Day March 1830-
A Pettit A Dr.

I do further certify that the deponent in the above case to entitled to Credit
A Pettit [illegible]
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City of Philadelphia SS
To all whom it may Concern I John R Vogdes Clerk of the Mayors Court for the City of Philadelphia Do hereby certify that Andrew Pettit whose name is signed to the annexed Instrument of writing is and at the time of performing the act therein set forth, and signing his name thereto was an Alderman of the said City, duly commissioned and authorized to do and perform all and Singular the Acts and things as thereby appears to have been done by him as an Alderman of the said City and to all whose acts as such due faith and Credit is and right to be given
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Sixth day of March Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty 1830
John R Vogdes
Clerk of the Mayors Court for the City of Phila
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Delawae [Delaware] ss. in the State of Pennsylvania
On this 22d day of March 1830, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of of Delaware personally appeared Henry Malcolm who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the ship Columbus Abraham Whipple  Commander in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Pennsylvania 1818 that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the twentieth day of December
at or near Springfield in the County of Delaware aforesaid he either lost or mislaid the said Certificate and hath not seen it since nor knoweth [knows] not where to find it
Henry Malcolm
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.}
J L Pearson

NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated. 
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere
notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an Agent or Attorney for a Pensioner, lose the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
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Delaware County ss In the Commonwealth of Penna. 
Joseph G Malcolm of the said County personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of Peace in and for said County, and being duly Sworn Saith that he well knows the within named Dr. Henry Malcolm to be the person described in the within affidavit.
Jos. G. Malcolm
Sworn & Subscribed to the 2d day of March AD 1830 before me}
J. L. Pearson

I certify that Joseph G Malcolm the above deponant [deponent] is a man of veracity and is full worthy of belief
As Witness my hand & Seal March 22d 1830
J. L. Pearson Justice of Peace &

Delaware County}
Pennsylvania} ss:
I Henry Myers Esquire Recorder of Deeds in and for said County and to whom belongs the duty of recording the Commission of Justices of the Peace for said County do hereby certify and make known that John L. Pearson Esquire whose name is affixed to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date thereof and now is one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace in and for said County & whose acts as such, true faith and credit is and ought to be given. Witness my hand & seal this twenty second day of March Anno Domini 1830
Henry Myers Recr [Recorder]