Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,143, for John Mc Car, Pennsylvania
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Dauphin County
State of Pennsylvania SS

On this 2d day of May A. D. 1818 before me the subscriber One of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said county personally appears John McElcarr aged seventy four years, resident in Franklin County, who being by me first 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 he the said John McElcarr enlisted in the year 1775 for one year in Captain Morrow's Company - That he [text crossed out] marched to Boston and Fought in the Battle on Bunkers Hill and at Lexington - That at the expiration of the said year he enlisted and served three months in the Flying camp - That he afterwards entered the service as a volunteer and That in February 1777 he enlisted for three  years or during the war in the company commanded by Captain Miller in the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col. Cooke - That he served in the said corps in the service of the United States until the end of the war - That he was absent on furlough when the troops were discharged.  That the discharge enclosed, he obtained at the revolt of the Penna. line - but he enlisted again in April 1781 - That he was in the Battles of Lexington, Bunkers Hill, Long Island, Trenton Brandywine, Germantown Monmouth and at the taking of Cornwallis - and that he is now in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
John McCar

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Obed Fahnestock

Dauphin County SS
I certify Obed Fahnestock one of the Judges of the court of common pleas of said county, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John McElcarr did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Obed Fahnestock
Harrisburg May 2d. 1818.