Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34987, for John Mc Laughlin, Virginia
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(Printed document with handwritten responses)

(3-1776)
SERVICE | NUMBER
Va. | McLaughlin, John | S. 34987
COMMENTS
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(Printed document with handwritten responses)

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(illegible) 15.279
Kentucky R
to Missouri

John McLaughlin Caldwell co in the state of Kentucky was a Private in the regiment commanded by onel Parker of the Virginia
ne, for the term of Two Years

ribed on the Roll of Kentucky the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commen the 26th of July 1819-
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d of October 1819 and sent to Mathew Lyon Esqr Eddyville Kentucky

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 T 6/31 & -10:60
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 March 1820 - 48
$58.60

File Mch, '20
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Transf to Missouri 29 Feb: from 4 March
1828, & notification sent to Hon Lyon H. R.
Lot 6 April 1842 Hon. J.C Edwards
Let to Hon D. R.  Atchison March 22 '48
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Application for a Transfer
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County of Fayette Ga

On this 18 the day of December 1827
before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, for the County of La Fayette personally appeared John McLaughlin who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Gross Scruggs' in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Scott in the
service of the United States; That his name was
placed on the pension Roll of the State of Kentucky from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Missouri where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and that his reasons for removing to State of Missouri are that he is old palsied and blind and his son having removed there he has also removed to be under his care

John his X mark McLaughlin

Sworn & subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid}
(illegible initials) Ewing J. P.

County of La Fayette S.s.

On this 18th day of December 1827 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the
County of La Fayette personally appeared John
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(illegible) who on his oath declares that he well knows John M Laughlin who has taken the foregoing oath to be the same person described therein and no other than the identical person to whom the pension was
was originally granted

John his ^ mark Mc(illegible)

Sworn & Subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid}
(illegible initials) Ewing J. P.

I, (illegible initials) Ewing a Justice of the peace in and for the County of La Fayette & State of Missouri do certify that John Mc(illegible) who has sworn & subscribed the above is a person of veracity given under my hand this the 14th day of December 1827

(illegible) Ewing J.P.

State of Missouri
Lafayette County ss

I (illegible) Ewig clerk of the county Court of said County do hereby certify that on the
Eighteenth day of December in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and twenty seven
William Y. C. Ewing was an acting Justice of the peace within and for the aforesaid county of Lafayette duly appointed commissioned and qualified and that due faith and credit should
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to be given to every of his official acts as such, I further certify that the signature of said Justice is genuine.

In testimony whereof I Young Ewing clerk of Lafayette County Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office yet provided this 22nd day 
of December 1827

Young Ewing

(Possible seal to the left)


(The following section is X'd out)
In order for Mr McLaughlin to obtain a transfer it will be necessary for him to take the oath in the first form and find some person of verasity to who knows him to be the identical Jno McLaughlin to sware to & subscribe 
the seccond, the blanks & dates must be filled, & the Magistrate before whom the affidavits are made must sign the in the proper place. that is to the two first on the left hand side the last on the right, you must then procure the certificate of the Clerk and the Seal of his office, that the person taking the affidavits is
an acting Justice of the peace at the time and that his signature is genuine when this is done enclose the whole to Chittenden Lyon member of Congress Washington City and I have no doubt I can obtain the Transfer

Chitt' Lyon
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John McLaughlin
Oath + Schedule
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State of Kentucky Caldwell Circuit Sch
June Term 1820
In the Record of proceedings had in the Circuit Court aforesaid among others are the following towit

Beck remembered that At a Circuit Court Continued and held for Caldwell County at the Courthouse in Princeton on Wednesday
the 28th day of June 1820 before the Honbl Benja Shackelford Presiding & Sole Judge of said Circuit the following proceedings were had towit

On motion of John McLaughlin he producing
here in Court his affidavit for the purpose of obtaining a pension, which affidavit was duly
Sworn to by said McLaughlin and ordered to be recorded and certified according to law, which reads as follows "Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record John McLaughlin who being first sworn according to law doth declare that served in the Revolutionary War as follows, John McLaughlin and Indian revolutionary soldier of the continental army on oath declare that I enlited as a soldier in the County of Bedford Virginia in the year 1775 with Capt Joseph in Major Josiah Parker continential corps for two years which time I faithfully served and was in the Battle of Guilford and have received a pension from the United States
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solemly 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 hereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress Entitled an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and naval service of the United States
during the revolutionary War passed on the 18th of March 1818 and I have not nor any person for me any property securities contracts or debts and to me nor have I any other income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed and that my property consists of one horse worth about fifty dollars sheep worth about $13.50. seventeen hogs worth truly five dollars 50 cents perhaps about $10 pewter (illegible) and forks & in all $89. That my family consists of a wife of about my
own age and some Young Grand Children
we have to support that my occupation
is that of a farmer at which I am unable to labour on account of a palsied kind of weakness in my lower parts

John his X mark McLaughlin

The Court is of opinion that the property in
the foregoing schedule is not worth more than
$125.
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Sworn to and declared on the 28th day of June 1820 before the Circuit Court for Caldwell County

State of Kentucky Caldwell Circuit Sch I John
H Phelps Clerk of the Circuit Court aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount of value of the property
exhibitted in the aforesaid Schedule is not more than One hundred and twenty dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court
On this 13th day of July 1820

Jno H Phelps
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Caldwell County

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State of Kentucky Caldwell County Sct

In the record of proceedings in the County Court of said County among her and the following to wit

Be it remembered that at a County Court begun & held for Caldwell County at the Courthouse in the town of Princeton on Monday the 26th day of July 1819 the following proceedings were had to wit= ""On
motion of John McLaughlin he produces here in court the following instrument and makes oath to the truth thereof which Instrument is ordered to be recorded and reads as follows  towit "Commonwealth of Kentucky Caldwell County ss At a County Court holden at Princeton  in & for this County on Monday the 26th of July1879 personally appeared John McLaughlin aged sixty four years resident in this County who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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"" That the said
John McLaughlin enlisted sometime in February in the year 1776 at Bedford County Virginia in the company commanded by Capt Gross Scruggs of the 5th Regiment in the line of the State of Virginia commanded by (illegible) Parkes on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps two years until he was discharged the service after which time he was frequently in the service and was in the battle
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At Guilford, That he has lost his health and is attended with many disorders in consequence of the many hardships he underwent in the Revolutionary War and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and
he has no other evidence of his said services.

"and the Court being satisfied that the said John Laughlin did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in his declaration against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months or more at one time on the Continental establishment and also that the said John M Laughlin needs the assistance of his Country for support order these proceedings
recorded and that a transcript thereof be forwarded to the Secretary of the department of War together with a transcript of the record of the said McLaughlins application to this Court in may term 1818 pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress"

Which affidavit is here ordered to be certified
to the department of war=

State of Kentucky Caldwell County Ses

for this record of proceedings in the Caldwell County Court among others are the following
to wit Be it remembered that herebefore to wit
At a County Court begun held for Caldwell County at the Courthouse in the Town of Princeton on one day the 25th day of May 1818 the following proceedings s were had to wit "John McLaughlin an Indigent
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Revolutionary soldier of the Continental army personally appeared to be heard on the subject of his claim under the law of the 18th of March 1818 entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval service of the United States and being duly sworn testifies & says that sometime in the year 1775 he enlisted as a soldier in the County of Bedford Virginia with Capt "Joseph Couty" as a soldier in the Continental corps
commanded by Major Josiah Parker that he enlisted for two years which time he duly served most partly on & near the Chesapeak bay & was property discharged which discharge he has lost, that since that time he
was frequently in the service of his country and was in the battle of Guilford that he is reduced in his health and attended with many disorders in consequence of the hardship, he underwent in the Revolutionary War
He further swears that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support

State of Kentucky Caldwell County Court towit

As Clerk of the County Court of said county
certify that the foregoing pages contain a true & perfect transcript of the record in the application of John McLaughlin for a pension at the July County Court 1879 as well a true & perfect transcript of the record of his application for a pension at may county court 1838

In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand
affix the seal of said County this day August 1839 & in the 28th year of the commonweath

Jno H Phelps

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State of Kentucky Caldwell County to wit

I John Bradley presiding magistrate in for the
County aforesaid do certify that the within certificate of John H Phelps (who is clerk of said court) is in due form of law, Given under my hand & seal this 12th 1819 & in the 28th year of the commonwealth

John Bradley

John McLaughlin Cert.

[the 5th regt. of Va. was commanded by Major Josiah Parker - Peach the col. never joined + Lt, Col. Crawford did not join it for a length of time after he was promoted + the virginia rolls do not go back as far as '75, '76 The claim is therefore and without proof of Service
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(Printed document with handwritten responses)

34987 
Rev Y INVALID
lfe No. 34,987
John McLaughlin
Pri Rev War
Act: 15 March 18"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 264
[Arrangement of 1870]
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(Printed document with handwritten responses, document is missing top right corner)

Payable semi-annually. payment on this Cert
be made on the 4th of next, in Lexington Kentucky at the U States Brand Bank

John McLaughlin
War Dep. "pens" office
Aug. 8 1820.

The Agent will pay the Pensioner, the sum of one hundred and twelve dollars, being the
amount due from the cert of the original declaration onto one on which the cert
was issued. The former dated May 25. 1818, received at the War Dept Aug. 8. 1820 and
the latter declaration, dated July 26. 1819, on which this certificate was issued.

J. L. Edward
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John McLaughlin, Mo. transferred from Kentucky
Pension
Act 18 March 1818 $96.00 per ann}

To what time was he last paid?
Pension Office March 16. 48} G. C. A.
Died 17th July 1828. Paid to his death.
W Bogan
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J L Edwards
Commisioner Pension
The Commisioner of Pensions will examine the within letter and forward to me the information asked in the letter of Jos H Brich herewith enclosed
Very Respectfully
A R Stichison
Feb 14th/48
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Mr Edward's letter
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War Department,
Pension Office
Jany 7. 1820.

Sir

Your letter of the 24 of November last has been received. In reply, I have to inform you that thing can be done in John McLaughlins case, he must return the pension certificate he now holds, and get the seal of the Court affixed to the enclosed copy of proceedings had in his case.

I am, respectfully,
Obt Servt
J. L. Edwards

M. Lyon, Esq.
Eddyville, Kentucky.
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Eddyville K July 21 Free
The Honorable
J C Calhoon
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Eddyville July 21 1840
Sir
Agreeably to Mr Edwards's advice in his letter of the 7th of Jany last (illegible) I inclose least it be forgotten I rend John McLaughlins Certificate with McLaughlins oath & Schedule taken agreeably to the late Congress with the Evidence of McLaughlins having made his first application to the Court on the 25th of May 1898 with the Seal to it as Edwards required. I hope the thing will be (illegible) & he be put in a way to draw his pension from the 25 of May 1818 to the 26th of July 1819-14 Months & one day. It will be a great relief to this for this (illegible) lame and (illegible) soldier - please to inform me how this money is to be come at as the (illegible) production of a New or a Rectified Certificate may not be sufficient to obtain the Money from the Agent without a special order therefore or a Notice to the Agent-
I am with great Respect you obt Sevt
M Lyon
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Agent
War Department

Recd 29 Feby 182(illegible)
John McLaughlin for transfer

Hon C Lyon H.R.
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Washington City
February 28th 1828

Sir

Inclosed is the application of John McLaughlin, to be Transfered from the Kentucky to the Missouri pension list roll.

Respectfully
your Obt Sert
Chitt Lyon

J. L. Edwards Esqr
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Eddyville Ky Augt 12
Free
The Honorable John C. Calhoon
Secretary of War
Washington City

4720 Care of Jno McL(illegible)lin
Matthew Lyon
Agent
Eddyville K
rec'd Sept 2, 1819

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Eddyville August 12th 1819

Sir

Inclosed I send the application of John
McLaughlin for a pension
Items that McLaughlin applied to the
Court in May 1818 on the subject of his pension & was heard, that he depended on my forwarding the copy of the record of his application without his doing any thing (inserted: further) on his past; altho I charged him as well as every other such applicant after the (illegible)ing of the Court to bring me the copy of the record from the Clerk. Thus he has waited in expectation like some of those who applied about the same time for an (illegible) until last Court when I found that his application had never gone forward to your office. I then told him to renew his application to the Court in order to obtain a certificate exactly agreeing (inserted: with) the form
required by your office of which I have lately
received a copy, he has done so, it is inclosed
with a copy of his old application which is sent
in order that his pension may commence at the date of it which is May 28, 1818.

I perceive that there are more than twice as
many got on the pension list under the law of
March 18th 1818 I believed were living who
had served in the Revolutionary Continental Army; so that contrary to my early opinion all your Caution was necessary I am very respectfully your Obt Sert My Lyon

The Secretary of War
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State of Kentucky Caldwell County to wit

In the record of proceedings in the County Court of said County among others are the following to wit

Be it remembered that "At a County Court began and held for Caldwell County at the Courthouse in the Town of Princeton on Monday the 25th day of May 1818" the following proceedings were had towit

John McLaughlin an Indigent Revolutionary soldier of the Continental army personally appeared to be heard on the subject of his claim under the law of the 18th March 1818 "entitled an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States, and being duly sworn testifies & says that sometime in the year 1775. he enlisted as a soldier in the County of Bedford Virginia with Capt Joseph Seuty  as a soldier in the continental Corps commanded by Major Josiah Parker that he enlisted for two years which time he duly served most partly on
near the Chesapeake bay & was properly discharged which discharge he has lost, that since that time he was frequently in the service of his country and was in the battle of Guilford, that he is reduced in his health and attended with many disorders in consequence of the hardships he underwent in the Revolutionary war he further swears that from
his reduced circumstances that he needs the assistance of his country for support"

State of Kentucky Caldwell County Sct
as clerk of the County Court of said County
I certify that the foregoing is a true and perfect
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transcript of the record in the foregoing application of John McLaughlin for a certificate of pension as full and complete as it now remains of record in my office

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In testimony whereof thereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said County
this 18th day of July 1820

Jno H Phelps

State of Kentucky Caldwell County towit

I John Bradley senior & presiding Justice of the peace for the County Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate of John H Phelps, who is clerk of said Court is in due form of law given under my hand seal
this (blank space) day of (blank space) 1820 (the word Seal is circled)

John McLaughlins Original application

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