Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3096, Peter Drummond, Penn.
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Service Penn. Drummond, Peter Mary 
Number R.3096 B.L.Wt. 1994-200
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Philadelphia January 1834
Sir I read yours dated January 3 - 1833(4) enclosing a land warrant No 1994 for 200 acres in right of the deed of Lieut. Peter Drummond of the Pennsylvania Line. 
Respectfully yours Thomas Morrison
To Mr Wm Gordon
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This is to certify that Peter Drummond Lieut. in the Continental Army and Mary Hammet of the City of Philade. were on the 2nd of October in the year of Our Lord 1778, joined in Marriage and the presence of witnesses pronounced Man and Wife by me. (signed) Robt. Davidson VD.M.
Witnesses - Andrew Forsyth (signed) William Connell (signed)
J. Andrew Pettie one of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia and by office a Jusitce of the Peace for the County of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania have confirmed the above written with a paper purporting to be the marriage certificate of Peter Drummond Lieutenant with Mary Hammet and thereby pronounce that the above written is a true and faithful copy of the same. witness [illegible] and seal this thirteenth day of December A.D. 1833. {Seal}
A. Pettite Aldermann and office of Justice of the Peace.
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Peter Drummond. No 1994
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State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia December A.D. 18334
The Ann Drummond, Mary Lytle, Nate Drummond, Elizabeth Drummond, children and heirs of the late Lieutenant Peter Drummond, Mary Mercer late Drummond, Josephine Watson late Drummond and Elizabeth Cook Drummond, children of the late John K Drummond deceased, son of Peter Drummond aforesaid DO upon oath testify and declare to the best of our knowledge and belief that the said Peter Drummond did enter the service previously to the year one thousand and seven hundred and seventy eight (as lay reference to his marriage certificate a copy of which is duly acknowledged and appended hereto will appear) and served as a lieutenant in the Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line under the command of Colonel Hampton. We further declare, that we have never received a warrant fo the bounty land promised to the said Peter Drummond on the part
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part of the United States; no do we believe that hereby received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore, know all men by these present that We Ann Drummond, Mary Lytle, late Drummond, Elizabeth Drummond and children and heirs of said Lieutenant Peter Drummond Mary Mercer, late Drummond, Josephine Watson, late Drummond, and Elizabeth Cork Drummond, children and heirs of John K. Drummond deceased son of said Lieutenant Peter Drummond do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Momion of the City of Philadelphia publishing to be our true and lawful attorney, for us and in our names to demand and secure from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to us aforesaid; and our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint me or mine substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.  
Attest: Ann Drummond
M D Mercer
Mary Lyttle
Elizabeth Drummond
E.C Drummond Josephine Kay Watson
{Seal}
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Personally appeared the above named Ann Drummond, Mary Lytle, Elizabeth Drummond, Mary Mercer, Josephine Watson, and Elizabeth Cook Drummond subscribing to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest: A. Pettite Aldeman of the City of Philada. and ex officio a Justice of the Peace of the County of Philada State of Pennsylvania
In testimony that the above written Andre Pettit Esa was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgement of c: in the State of Pennsylvania at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be hir usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the court of Common Please for the County of Philadelphia and subscribed my name and quality at Philadelphia this fourteenth day of December A. D. 1833 T Palmer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas the County of Philadelphia.
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State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia and Ex Officio a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid. Ann Drummond, and made oath in due form of law that she Ann Drummond, Mary Lytle, late Drummond, and Elizabeth Drummond are the children of Lieutenant Peter Drummond and that mary Mercer, late Drummond, Josephin K Nassan, late Drummond, Elizabeth Cork Drummond are the children of John K. Drummond deceased who was the son of Peter Drummond aforesaid and that the above are the only heirs alive of the said Peter Drummond and Late a Lieutenant in the Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line commanded by Colonel Hampton; and that the said Peter Drummond died late in November or early in December A.D. 1794. {signed} Ann Drummond  Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of December A.D. 1833 A Pettite Alderman Ex Officio J Peace
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Personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia and Ex Officio a Justice of the Peace for the County of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania. William H Hood and John Hood of the City of Philadelphia credible and disinterested witnesses and Made affirmation in due form of law, that they are acquainted with the aforementioned Ann Drummond, Mary Lytle, Elizabeth Drummond and that they are the reported children of Peter Drummond late a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Line and that Mary Mercer, Josephine K Nasson and Elizabeth Cook Drummond are the reputed children of John K Drummond deceased son of said Lieutenant Peter Drummond deceased.
affirmed subscribed before me this thirtieth day of December A.D. 1833. the said "affirmation" being [illegible] A Pettite, Esq Alderman and Ex officio Justice of the Peace
Wm H Hood
John Hood

I Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Please for the County of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania, do certify that Andrew Pettit Esquire before whom the above affidavits were taken was at the time and Alderman of the City of Philadelphia and Ex Officio a Justice for said County. Given under witnessed and Seal of office this thirteenth day of December A.D. 1833 R Palmer Prothy
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Personally appeared before me the subscriber, on of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia and Ex Officio a Justice of the Peace for the County of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania William H Hood and John Hood of the City of Philadelphia credible and disinterested witnesses and made affirmation in due form of law that they are acquainted with Ann Drummond, Mary Lytle and Elizabeth Drummond and that they are the reputed children of Peter Drummond late a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Line and that Mary Mercer, Josephine K Nasson and Elizabeth Cork Drummond are the reputed childred of John K Drummond deceased son of said Lieutenant Peter Drummond deceased and that those individuals abovenames as heirs are the sole surviving heirs at law of him the said Peter Drummond.
affirmed and subscribed before me this thirtieth day of December AD 1833. A Pettite esq Alderman and ex offico justice of the peace.  [signed] Wm H Hood John Hood
I Ricard Palmer prothonotary of the Court of Common Please for the County of PHiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania do certify that Andre Pettit Easquire before whom the above affidavits were taken was at the time an Alderman of the City of Philadelphia and Ex Officio a Justice of the Peace for said County. Given under my hand and seal of Office this 31st day of December A.D. 1833 {signed} R Palmer Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia 
On this twenty eighth day of February Anno Domini eighteen Hundred and Thirty seven personally appeared before me the subscriber a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania Mary Drummond a resident of the city of Philadelphia County and State aforesaid aged seventy six years who being first duly affirmed according to law do the on her solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisoin made by the act of Congress passed July fourth Eighteen hundred and thirty six that she is the widow of Peter Drummond who was a Lieut. in the regiment commanded by Col Hampton of the Pennsylvania line that he entered the service some time in the year 1775 and that he served until some time in the year 1780 when he resigned which will more fully appear by reference to the second in the War Department. he was a resident of Philadelphia both at the time he entered the service as when he left it - she further declared that she was married to the said Peter Drummond on the second day of October Anno Domini 1778 as appears by her marriage certificate and that her husband the aforesaid Peter Drummond died some time in the year 1794 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to proof hereto annexed and she further declares that she makes this declaration before me a judge of the court owing to her inability to appear in open court and I do certify that the said Mary Drummond is not able to appear before the Court in consequence of her bodily infirmities.
affirmed declaration Feb 28 1837 before Archi Randall [illegible] the county of philadelphia. Mary Drummond
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Philadelphia County,

    I Robert Morris prothonotary & the clerk  of common pleas for the city and county of Philadelphia hereby certify that Archibald Randall, before whom and me (unintelligible) a written declaration and made was at the time a justice (unintelligible) of the court of common pleas, duly and (unintelligible) and sworn to and that his signature is there subscribed and genuine.

                 Witnessed my hand and the seal of the court this first day of March 1837.

                          Robert Morris
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(March) 15 1901

A.L. Drummond
New York City

3096
P.O. Mary Drummond
Service Peter Drummond

Rejected

Enlisted:  Blank
Discharged: Blank
Application Filed: Blank
Alleges: Blank
Re-enlisted: Blank
Attorney: Blank
P.O. Bllank

Blank  Recognized.   Blank Contra.

Blank  Cert. of Dis.  Searched for Blank
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Mary Drummond
Pennsylvania

Rejected

See letter 3 March 1837 to John J. Moore
President.


3096

married after the husband left the army
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It appears by the list of Revolutionary officers on file in this office, that Peter Drummond, a Lieutenant of the Pennsylvania line, is returned on said list as having become [illegible] on the 1st July 1778.
Department of War 
[illegible] office March 3, 1837
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This is to certify that Peter Drummond Lieutenant in the Continental Army and Mary Drummond of the City of Philadelphia were on the 2nd of October, in the year of our lord 1778 joined in marriage and in the presence of witnesses pronounced man and wife by me. 
Robt Davidson DDM
Witnesses - Andrew Forsyth; William Connell
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4 1324 Mary Drummond Pa. Peter
Joshua J Moore Philadelphia
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State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia
On this the first day of March Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and thirty seven before the subscriber a justice of the peace for the city of Philadelphia personally appeared Thomas Morrison and James Graham who upon their solemn oaths doth depose and say that they are personally acquainted with Mary Drummond named in the annexed declaration the they have know her for many years and that she is, and has  remained the widow of the late Lieut Peter Drummond and that to the best of their knowledge and belief she never did enter marry with any other person and I the said just do certify to the credibility of the said deponents - sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
{signed} Thomas Morrison James Graham
A Pettite Esq ex officio Juste of Peace
Philadelphia County
I Robert Morris Prothonotary of the court of common please in the city and county of Philadelphia, hereby certify that as told to me when the above deposition was made and at {paper torn} time I was an alderman the city of Philadelphia and ex officio a justice of the peace, can make and swear his witness my hands to [illegible] court March 1, 1837. Prothonotary RM
{seal affixed}