Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,939, for Thomas Mc Lean, Pennsylvania
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Service                                                 Number

Penn.             McLean, Thomas             S.38939
                      or McClain.
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6669

(Tennesse) West

McLean
Thomas McLain

of __ in the state of Tennesse who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Parker of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of six years.

Inscribed of the roll of Tennesse at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence of the 6 of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued 5 of Feb. 1819 and sent to Hon. W. Rhea House of Representatives U.S.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818                       23.22
Semin-anl. all'ce ending 4th May 1819     48.00
                                                                  ______
                                                                $71.72

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

Washington County
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State of Tennesse
Washington County

June 6th 1818

    Thus personally appeared before me Thomas Emmerson one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of law (??) of the first judicial circuit of said state the subscriber Thomas Mc Lean and a in pursuant to an act of Congress of the United States entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States on the Revolutionary War" made & subscribed the following declaration after first being duly sworn to wit that he said Thomas McClean enlisted in the continental service in the Revolutionary War at Little York in the state of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by Captain Alexander Packing of the 17th Pennsylvania Regiment (of line) that he continued in said Regiment and company from the time of his enlistment until the end of the war that he was enlisted by then Lieutenant John Blaey of said Packers Company of said Regiment in 1777 that at the end of the war he obtained an honorable discharge from said service from and under the hand of an officer named Fullerton (whose first name he does not recollect that he kept said discharge for some considerable
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length of time until by casualty he has to do left and had it not in his power now to produce it . He further states that he is now is a citizen of Washington County & state of Tennesse and has been a citizen of said county upwards of thirty years. That he is now aged seventy six years and is entirely destitute of property and so much reduced in circumstances that he without the assistance of his country in the government of the generous provisions thereby made will be and now is entirely dependant upon the charity & benevolence of the of the vicinity on which he now resides he further states that he never has been placed on any pension list of the United States nor did he ever before this make any application for the same. He would also beg leave to state that during the service which he rendered his county from the year 1777 the time of enlistment until 1783 the date of his last discharge that he was in the Battles of Germantown, Brandywine, Monmouth, Peola, Stony Point , and at the capture of the British Army at Little York (in Virginia) and that his own disclosure is the only evidence of this late record. He has within the compass of his power except the proof of Lieutenant  John Black under whom he enlisted which he herewith transmits unless the records or
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of the Army of the Revolution will evidence the same.

    Sworn to & subscribed before me this day & date before written.

                                          //s//
                              Thomas McLean

Test.
//s//
Tho. Emmerson

    I do certify that I am satisfied the above named Thomas McLains is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support given under my hand this 9th of October 1818.

                                            //s//
                               Thos. Emmerson

Addenda:
     Thomas McLain shortly after making the foregoing declaration called on John Blair late, a Lieutenant in the army of the revolution to provide his affidavit of enlistment & service for five years. but before the same could be provided the said John Blair died in consequence of which the same and could not be provided - but the same John Blair on his death did state that he enlisted the said Thomas McLain of that be served as before stated by him and that the Rolls of the company to which said Thomas Blair belonged would (??) the same this statement I make for said McLain upon (??).


Sworn to subscribed before
Mr. William J. Chisten
Justice of Peace
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State of Tennesse
Washington County
November 7th, 1818

I James V. Anderson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Law for said county do certify that Thomas Emmerson before who the foregoing declaration was made is & then was one of the Circuit Judges of said state. I faithfully certify that Wm P Chester before whom the additional statement of John Black was made is an acting Justice of the Peace for said county given under my hand & private seal having no seal of office at offered this day & date above.

                                               //s// 
                                James V Anderson Clerk

Thomas McLaws
Declaration for a Pension

Admitted
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38.939
INVALID.
Rev.
File No. 38,939
Thomas McLain
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 1800
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 319

{Arrangement of 1870}