Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,142, for Michael Mc Mullan, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Penn.

sessesses Street
McMullan, Michael

NUMBER
S. 40.142
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[Faintly written:] 
Notified Sent November 9. 1826
William P. Mackay, Lewistown Pennsylvania

17.436.
Pennsylvania R
Michael McMullan
of Mifflin be in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Stewart of the Pennsylvania
line for the term of 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 5th of June 1818

Certicate of Pension issued the 8th of June 1820
and sent to Wm P. Maslay Esqr.
Lewis Town Pennsylvania

Arrears to 4th of March 1820                 167.96
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1820      48---
20. mos 26/30 & 4/31                           $215.96

Continued
died April 4-1823.

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

Derrytownship
Mifflin Coty Pa
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Michael McMullan
17486
June 20

[upside down:] Mifflin Coy

[right side up:]
address the [illegible] to
William Marlay
Lewistown Penn
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State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County
On the 24 day of August 1820
personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record
held in Lewistown in & for Mifflin County Pennsylvania, Michael
W. Mullin of Derry Township, Mifflin County_ who being duly sworn
sayeth that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, that
he enlisted in Capt Hendricks Company in the spring of 1775
and marched to Quebec_ and was at the attack on Quebec
and was wounded_ and was discharged in the year 1776_ and
was afterwards enlisted in the company of Capt Murray_ in the
Regiment of Col. Stewart of the Pennsylvania line_ in which
he continued one year & ten months_ That he now receives
a pension from the United States, under the Law of Congress of the 18th
day of March 1818_ but he has transmitted it to the office of the Bank
of the U. States, and it is not now in his power of the applicant to give
the number and date of the certificate_
  And I do solemnly swear that I was a Citizen of
the U. States on the 18" day of March 1818_ and that I have not since that
time, by gift, sale or in any other way disposed of my property, or any
part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of the act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of
the U. States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of
March 1818_ and that I have not nor has any person for me, any
property, or securities contracts or debts, due to me nor_ have any
income other than what is in the schedule contained
and hereto annexed and by me subscribed viz.
Loom old_ $7.00
6 pair of old [illegible]  5.40
  & 7 [illegible]
  A Pension from the State of Pennsylvania of  $40
per year_ Michael W. Mullin aged 68 years or there
abouts_ By occupation a weaver_ has no family _ has
about $28 coming to him and is indebted about $100
Sworn & declared in open
Court the 24 day of Augt. 1820
E Banks Roth
Michael W. Mulan
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Mifflin County Ss
  Personally appeared in open Court being a Court
of Record_. Anthony Young & William Coulter who being
duly sworn that the foregoing is a list and [illegible]
appraisement of all the goods of the said Michael W Mullin
according to the best of our knowledge
Sworn & subscribed in open
Court, this 24th day of Augt 1820
Anthony Young
Wm Coulter
E. Banks Proth.

Mifflin County 
I Ephram Banks Clerk of the Court
of Common pleas of said County
being a court of record do hereby certify that the foregoing
acclamation is 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 the foregoing Schedule
of property is twelve dollars and forty cents, exclusive
of the aforesaid pension of forty Dollars per Annum
  In testimony of which I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lewistown
this 6th day of September Anno Domini
1820.
E. Banks, Roth
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Michael McMullan
Private
Col Stuart's Regiment
Pennsylvania Line
1776 - 2 years.


Please inform Joseph
Edmiston Esq Lewistown
Penn of the result of
the decision on this
application
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Michael McMullan
Priv:
Col. Stewarts
  Pennsylvania Regt
  1776 - 2 qr
    5 June 1818

Wm P. Marley Esq
  Lewis Town
    Pa

Admitted
Derry township
Miflin 
Coy
Pa
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State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County
On this 5th day of June 1818
personally appeared before me the [illegible] one of 
the associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas
of Mifflin County and State of Pennsylvania Michael
McMullen, aged seventy five years resident in the 
township of Derry  &a foresaid, who being by me
[illegible] 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 land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary war"_ That he the said
Michael McMullen enlisted in the year Seventeen
hundred & seventy five in York County in the State of
Pennsylvania, in the company commanded by
Captain Hendricks- for one year- when he was discharged
that he afterwards entered in the year 1776- in the town of
Lancaster in the company commanded by Captain
John Morrow for two years of the Pennsylvania line
of Colonel Stuarts regiment- and that he continued
to serve in the said corps on the service of the United
States until the year 1778_ when he was discharged
from the service_ That he this deponent was at the
attack on Quebec- where he was wounded, that he
was at the battles of Long Island, at Kenton, of
Princeton, of Germantown, of Brandywine, and at
[illegible]_ and that he is in reduced circumstances
and stands in need of the assistance of his country for
support_ and that he has no other evidence of and in
his power of his said services
Sworn & Subscribed before me
Mich. McMullan
the day & year above written
Joseph Edmiston
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I Joseph Edmiston Judge as aforesaid do certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that the said
Michael McMullen, did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration
against the common enemy and that he is
now in reduced circumstances, and stands in need
of the assistance of his country for support
being old infirm, and poor_ And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and
had before me to the Honorable the Secretary
for the Department of War_ pursuant to the
Directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Joseph Edmiston
Lewistown, Mifflin County
Pennsylvania June 5th 1818

Pennsylvania
Mifflin County Ss
I Ephraim Banks, Prothonotary of
of the Court of Common pleas in and for
Mifflin County in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, do certify that Joseph
Edmiston Esquire, above named is and of
our associate Judges of said Court duly 
appointed and commissioned and that full
faith and credit is and ought to be given
to all his official acts as well in Courts of
Justice as thereout_ In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court at Lewistown in said
County the eighteenth day of June A.D. 1818
E. Banks Prothy
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February 16, 1932.

BA-J/ADY

Mrs. J. Henry Burnett,
Hotel Dempsey,
Macon, Georgia.

Dear Madam:
  Reference is made to your letter relative to
one Michael McMullan, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
  The data contained herin are obrained from the 
papers on file in the Revolutionrar War claim for
pension, S.40142, based upon his military service in
that war.
  Michael McMullan enlisted in the spring of 1775
in York County, Pennsylvania, in Captain Hendricks'
Pennsylvania Company and was at the attack on Quebec,
where he was wounded, nature of wound not stated;
length of service one year. He enlisted in 1776 in
Lancaster, served one year and ten months as a private
in Captain John Morrow's Company, Colonel Samuel Miles'
Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment and Colonel Stewart's Pennsylvania 
Regiment and was in the battles of Long Island,
White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown
and Mud Island.
  He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 5, 1818 while a resident of Derry Township,
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-five years.
  He also received a pension from the State of Pennsylvania
  In 1820 soldier stated he had no family.
  He died April 4, 1833, On A.B.
  There is no statement that he ever lived in Massachusetts
.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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40142
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 40, 142
Michael McMullen
Priv Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 379

[Arrangement of 1870.}

1932 Feb. 16. Hist. to Mrs. J. Henry Burnett. A.N.Y.
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Deposition of Robert
Ritchie of Soldiers's [illegible]
     [Illegible]

[Crossed out:]
  The magistrate should certi
to the credibility of the writings, &
the offical character & signature
of the Magistrate should be
authenticated by the prothonotary
or by any other competent [illegible]
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Forge in Pennsylvania,
Deponent says that the said Michael McMullen
was deponents Messmate, and that he said McMullen and deponent
was in the battle of Long Island White plains German town & several
other battles not particularly recollected by deponent, further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed
Friedrich King
at Halifax township
March 20 AD 1820
John Davies
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Forge in Pennsylvania,
Deponent says that the said Michael McMullen
was deponents Messmate, and that he said McMullen and deponent
was in the battle of Long Island White plains German town & several
other battles not particularly recollected by deponent, further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed
Friedrich King
at Halifax township
March 20 AD 1820
John Davies
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Dauphin County ss
Before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the
County of Dauphin. Personally appeared Robert Richey and Frederick
Reist who being duly sworn according to Law did depose and say
that the oaths they have taken before John Davies one of the Justices of
the peace in and for the County of Dauphin as stated by said Davies
is just and true and further Deponent sayeth not
Robert x his mark Ritchey
Friedrich Reist
Sworn and Subscribed the 13th day
of may 1829, before me.
Jacob Roop. a Justice 
of the peace in Halifax
Township Dauphin County
and State of Pennsylvania

I do certify that I am personally acquainted with the above
named Robert Richey and Frederick Reist and know them to
be men of credibility. and honest in their way of dealing
and that their oaths will be taken before any Court of Justice
Where they are known. .  may the 12th 1820 by me
Jacob Roop Justice of the peace
Dauphin County

Dauphin County Ss
I. John Macheney Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do certify that John Davies
& Jacob Roop before whom the foregoing depositions were made and
whose names are thereunto subscribed as at the time of so doing and
yet are Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned
and sworn to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and
ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of said Court at
Harrisburg the 18th day of May AD 1820
John Macheney Prothy
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Rev

Hotel Dempsey
Macon, Georgia
January 28, 1932

Macon, Georgia
January 28, 1932
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
page 270 I find the names of
Gentleman:
  In Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors Vol X page 270 I find the names of--

William McMullen--- pensioned (private)   
November 4-1818 (84)
John McMullen---- - pensioned (private)  November 3 - 1818 (81)
Michael McMullen--- pensioned private) June 8-1820 ( 71 )
              Died April 4, 1823.
  Can you give me any information about
Mullens? I want it only for sake 
of finishing my family line.
  My mother was Marietta McMullen and I know
she had some uncles who fought in the Revolutionary War. I hope
to find her line by getting the names of those uncles so when I
found these names I thought they might be my ancesters.
  I have no record of her family. Thanking you for any information you may be so good as to give me of these McMullens, I am,
  Very truly yours, 
    Marietta A. Burnett 

Mrs. J. Henry Burnett
Hotel Dempsey
Macon, Georgia

RECEIVED 
FEB 1 1932  1 PM 
RECEIPT SECTION
PENSIONS FILED SUB-DIVISION