Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,834, for Hugh Mc Clelland, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Continental (Penn)

McClelland, Hugh 
or McCleland

NUMBER
S. 41834
B. L. Wt. 1116-100

CONTENTS
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8,1.88
Ohio
Hugh McClelland
of Stark Co in the State of Ohio 4
was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Hazen of the Pennsylvania
the term of six years 6 month
inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence of the 1 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of March
and sent to Hon Saml Coulter ┃
Judge, Canton, Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March 1819- 84.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819   48 -
10 . 13/30/51      $13249

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Hon. Wm. M. Churchill
Mar. 14/54

Died Sept. 9, 1825

Notification sent January 3, 1821 to Hon., John Sloane . H. of Reg. M. stated
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State of Stark County Ohio came personally before me Samuel Coulter one of the associate Judges in and for the County aforesaid Hugh McClelland an inhabitant of this County who on his sollemn oath deposeth & Saith that he entered the service of the United States in the month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven when he was enlisted in the Town of Lancaster State of Pensylvania under Captain Thompson in Congress Regiment in which Regent this deponent says he served six years and six months against Common enemy of the US - and that from [unreadable] age and indigent circumstances it is necessary to [unreadable] assistance from the United States and further this deponant saith not    Sworn and Subscribed before me this 18th day of April 1818       
Hugh McCleland
Sam Coulter } Associate Judge
State of Ohio Stark County Ss     In Testimony that Sam’l Coulter by now and was on the 18th day of April last one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified to act as such.  I hereto sign my name and affix the seal of said County at Canton this 25th day of May 1818   
F Reynolds for Wm Reynolds clerk
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Free
John C. Calhoun Esqr
Sec’y at Warr
Canton Ohio 
3rd June
Hugh McClelland
Private
Hazens Pennsylvania Regt
March 1777 – 6 years 6 mo
One Case
Judge Coulter Ohio
Rec’d 16 June 1818
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Canton Ohio
1st of May 1818
Sir
I herewith forward the deposition of Hugh McClelland and likewise his discharge which I presume will be sufficient Evidence of his claim on the Government for some assistance   I for my part feel Confident if there is any man in the County has a Claim it is him he requests that his discharge be returned to him and any communciations you will have either make them to him or my self 
I am Respectfully 
Saml Coulter
John C. Calhoun Esq
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State of Ohio 
Stark County Ss }     This is to Certify that I am personally aquainted with the within applicant Hugh McClelland and that he is in indigent circumstances and is in want of Support from his Country    in witness of which I have set my hand this 16th day of Feby 1819 
Sam’l Coulter Associate Judge
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Hugh McClelland
County of Stark
8.188
22 Mar '19
Sep '19
Con
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In the Court of Common Pleas of Stark County Ohio             
Tuesday August 8th 1820 present the Honorable Benjamin Tappan Esq President of the fifth circuit of the courts of Common pleas in the State of Ohio in which circuit this County of Stark is included and the Honorable                 
John Hoover            
Samuel Coulter  &               
James Clark Esquires           
his associates and judges of the same Court when holden in this County of Stark   Then Hugh McClelland come into Court and makes his affidavit under the act of Congress entitled An Act addition to an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818  - 
which is in the words and figures following to wit -           
“State of Ohio Stark County Ss on the 8th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Common pleas for the County aforesaid Hugh Clelland aged 67 years resident in said County who being who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declared that he served in the revolutionary war as follows in the Congress Regiment commanded by Col Antle [Antill] in Captain Munson - This pension certificate numbered 8.188 and the date of his declaration some time about the 18th day of April 1818  - and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since the time by gift sale or any other way or manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an Act
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of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 March 1818 and that I have nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto anexed and by me subscribed
One Mare                20.00
One Horse prize      28.00   
Two cows 12 $ each  24.00
Two wheels of waggon 10.00   
40 or 50 bus’l wheat  25.00
20 or 30 bus’l rye    12.00
1 Table                     1.00
1 Dutch oven           1.50
2 water Buckets       0.50
1 churn                     0.50
Two 10 gas Ketle $3.25 cents each  6.50
1 Tea Kettle lever     2.00
1 Meat Barrel & Salt Barrels   1.25
2 Broad Hoes           0.50
1 Trowel & square   0.37
2 hammers               1.00
1 axe                         0.50
6 knives & forks       0.75
3 plates 3 dishes & 3 tin cups   0.72
Whole amount of Inventory  136.09
Debts due by me to Individuals  115.37
Amount due me by individuals  
Joseph Williamson  5.00
Edward Green         4.00
$ 9.72
I am by occupation a stone mason but from inability of body owing to rumatic [rheumatic] complaints and
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infirmity by age am unable to follow it to make a living   have six children living with me  four daughters two sons Sarah aged twenty one years William eighteen  James fourteen Nancy twelve 
Elisa & Lilla three & Sarah my wife is aged 52 years    
Sworn and subscribed Hugh Mc Cleland 
Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court at Canton 8th Aug 1820 
Wm Raynolds Clk              
Whereupon the court order the said affidavit be recorded and that it be certified that it appears by disinterested testimony to the satisfaction of this Court that the said Hugh McClelland is possessed of property to the value of 136 Dollars and no more - 
A Record         
Att [attest] 
Wm Raynolds Clk                   
State & County Ohio Ss   
In Testimony that the foregoing is a True copy from the Records of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County of Stack thereunto sign my name and affix the seal  of said County at Canton 1st day of November 1820     
F Raynolds for Wm Raynolds Clk
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Warrant No - 1116 issued to Hugh McClelland of Col. Hazens Regiment for 100 acres of land - 
February 28th - 1825
and delivered to J. Sloane
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Hugh McClelland
of Hazens Regiment
Warrant No. 1116  iss'd
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State of Ohio            
County of Stark }     
I, Hugh McClelland aged seventy four years, a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven enlisted in the army of the Revolution, against the common enemy of my country, for the term of during the war, and served in the company commanded by Captain Thompson and in the Congress Regiment under command of Colonel Hazen  of the        line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, in seventeen hundred and eighty-three, when I was regularly discharged from the Congress regiment, commanded by Colonel   Antil               
My discharge is herewith attached to corroborate the above statement. I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Gratuity Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim to that gratuity in any manner whatsoever: therefore, Know all men by these presents, that I, Hugh McClelland aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint John Sloane of the county of Wayne and state of Ohio to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, or of such other person as is duly authorised to issue and deliver the same, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid, and to sign a receipt or acquittance therefor; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.      
Attest   John Harris   Hugh McClelland [seal]     
I, aged years, a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath, declare, that I have been long acquainted with who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and, further, I know that he did perform the military service therein stated. Attest,             
Before me, George Dunbar Esq Justice of the peace personally appeared the above named Hugh McClelland subscriber to the foregoing declaration, in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his act and deed, and, likewise, personally appeared said Hugh McClelland to me well known to be a man of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by him subscribed, this Eleventh day of February 1825               
Geo Dunbar Justice of the Peace            
In testimony that the above written George Dunbar was a magistrate authorised to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the state of Ohio at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Canton this eleventh day of February 1825                      
Jno Myers Clerk &c   Pro tem
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WAR DEPARTMENT.          
INFORMATION           
Relative to Claims for Bounty Land from the UNITED STATES, for Military services rendered during the Revolutionary War.                      
To support a claim of this description, it is necessary to observe the following regulations, viz: 1st. Proof must be adduced that the ORIGINAL CLAIMANT enlisted to serve during the war, and did actually serve to the close of it, unless "SLAIN" by the enemy; if so "SLAIN," authentic evidence must be adduced off the time when and place where, it happened. He must always state the line and the number of the Regiment from which he was discharged. The best proof of the enlistment and service is held to be the ORIGINAL DISCHARGE: in default of that document, proof is required of its loss; and likewise the affidavit of A COMMISSIONED OFFICER under whose command the said Claimant served; but if that cannot be obtained, the affidavit of a non-commissioned Officer, or of a Private, who served in the same Regiment, or Corps, and whose credibility the MAGISTRATE before whom the affidavits are made will certify and the quality and signature of the said Magistrate must be attested by the signature and seal of the County Clerk, or other equivalent authority of the District wherein he resides.     
It is presumed, that every COMMISSIONED OFFICER, who would substantiate a Claim of this kind in his own right, has preserved his COMMISSION; and can prove by that, or some other authentic document, officially attested by some known public character, or competent authority, the LINE, CORPS, and GRADE, in which he served; it is likewise requisite that he adduce similar proof that he actually served to the end of the War, or that he was deranged by virtue of some special Act of Congress, and was borne on the Roll of SUPERNUMERARY OFFICERS until that period.     
2d. If the original Claimant does not personally apply for his Land Warrant, he must prove his identity before a Magistrate, by his own affidavit and the affidavits of one or more witnesses, whose credibility the said Magistrate will certify, and the person who applies at the War Department on his behalf, must, by a special Power of Attorney , (if not done by the form included in the annexed declaration be authorised to sign a Receipt for it upon the Record; the quality and signature of the Magistrate before whom said affidavits are made, or the Power of Attorney is acknowledged, must be attested by the signature and seal of the County Clerk, or other equivalent authority of the District wherein he resides. Annexed is a Form, in blank of the Declaration required of the original Claimant, and likewise of the necessary Testimony of a witness to the fact of military service and to the Personal identity of the Claimant; which must be duly executed as indicated by that form. 
N. B. The power of Attorney to authorise the delivery of a Land Warrant, may be dispensed with in case a Member of Congress, while that body is actually in session, will call at the War Department and sign a receipt for it upon the Record; in this case a letter of order in his favor from the person who has the right to receive the Warrant, addressed to the Secretary of War, will be deemed a sufficient authorisation for its delivery.    
3d. If the original claimant be dead, and an heir applies in his right, he must subscribe and make oath to a Declaration similar in substance to that directed here above, for the original Claimant, stating that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, A. B. (the original Claimant) did enlist, &c. &c. &c. and Testimony to the fact of that military service must be adduced conformably to the attestation directed at foot of the annexed Form of Declaration; and the said heir must likewise produce legal certificate from competent authority, to prove that he is a legitimate Heir, in which case, although there may be other heirs existing, a Warrant will be issued in that name, adding thereto, " and the other Heirs at law of" &c. &c.                                               
A Land Warrant will not be issued to an Executor or to an Administrator.                
N. B. The Act authorising grants of this class will expire on the 3d of March, 1821.
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MCS     
1812 War Section  
September 20, 1928    
Mrs. William M. Seymour
1100 Orchard St.
Peekskill, New York
Madam:
I advise you that in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 41834, that Hugh McCleland (pensioned as McClelland) enlisted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in March, 1777, and served under Captains Thompson and Munson and Colonels Moses Hasen and Antil in the “Congress Own” Regiment and was discharged June 30, 1783.             
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was living in Stark County, Ohio.                    
In 1820 he stated that he was sixty-seven years of age and referred to his wife, Sarah, as being fifty-two years of age and also referred to the following children, Sarah, aged twenty-one; William aged eighteen; James, aged fourteen; Nancy, aged twelve; Eliza and Lilla, aged three years.          
Hugh McCleland died September 9, 1825.           
Respectfully,          
E. W. MORGAN          
Acting Commissioner
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pensioned 
Peekskill Ny
MEL    
41834 
Revy INVALID.                     
File No. 41.834   
Hugh W Clelland 
Pri  Rev War   
Act:  18 March 18 
Index:- Vol 3  Page 320       
[Arrangement of 1870.]            
April 4 / 96 Soldier      
F. M. Dain  Pee       
1917 Dec. 12. Hist. to Mrs. W. C. Moore letter in S.12,279 & Ignatius Brashear 
1919 Dec. 27. History to H. H. Emmons &   
1920 Jan 2 H. H. Emmons
Nofd  of cost of photo copies & his check returned to him by registered mail AW
1920 Feb 2 photostat copies 12 pages certified delivered to Mr. H. H. Emmons in person AW
1928 Sept 20 hist to Mrs. Wm M. Seymour MCS
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY            
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq;    
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.                 
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Hugh McClelland of the state of Pennsylvania General Hazens Regiment, having faithfully served the United States six years and six Months and being inlisted for the War only, is Hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army. 
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS, [unreadable]
G [unreadable]
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
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G [unreadable]
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
J Trumbull [unreadable]
James Land Draws    
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, 
Benjamin Moors Adjutant
THE above Hush McClelland has been honored with the BADCE of MERIT for Six Years faithful Service.              
Moses Hazen Brig’r Gen’l
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June 30 1783          
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.                    
GEORGE WASHINGTON [unreadable]   
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES 
Hugh McCleland
Hugh McClelland
Continental (Penn)
B.L. Wt. 1116-100
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Washington 26th Feby 1825   
Sir   
Your favour of yesterday is received.  In regard to the declaration of Hugh McClelland I have no doubt but that he is the individual he represents himself to be. I have known for a great many years and believe that his declaration is true   I will [unreadable] at your office on Monday Next   
Very respectfully your                          
Obt Svt   
J. Sloane
Hugh McClelland
Wm. M Stuart Esq
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3     
BUREAU OF PENSIONS           
Finance Division             
JAN 29 1920 19          
Chief of Law Division
Sir:     
I have this day received from H. H. Emmons last Ck  No. 2979 for $3 00/100 requesting 
Copy as per letter herewith
Copies delivered to Mr. H. H. Emmons in person & Law Div. Infd that they cost $2.05 & requested to return 95 cents AW  Rev. War Section  Feb 2, 1920
Very respectfully,
W. H. Campbell
Chief of Division
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Mrs. William M. Seymour    
1100 Orchard Street         
Peekskill, New York             
Commissioner of Pensions   
Washington D. C.               
It has been suggested that write this Department for information of Hugh McClelland, whose Name in the Rolls from June 1778 to July 1779. He served in Cap. Reuben Taylor's Co. in Col. Moses Hazen’s regiment, Continental Troops.
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Revolutionary War.  I should like to know the names of his wives, their children and date of birth, marriage & death – 
Any information you can give me I shall appreciate – 
Very Truly
(Mrs) Wm. M. Seymour
Friday, November 11th
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CLARK, EMMONS, BRYANT, KLEIN & BROWN   
COUNSELORS AT LAW
1301-12 FORD BUILDING
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
JOSEPH H. CLARK
HAROLD H. EMMONS
WILLIAM G. BRYANT
GEORGE M. KLEIN
FREDERICK B. BROWN
BELA J. LINCOLN
JAMES J. FERRIS
CALVIN N. SMITH
GROVER L MORDEN
GRANT L. COOK
FRANK J. HEYDON
December 10, 1919.    
Department of the Interior,          
Pension Office,                
Washington, D.C.             
Gentlemen:-               
Will you please advise me whether you have any record of a Revolutionary Soldier, who I think was a Captain, named Hugh McClelland. This may also have been spelled McClellan" or "McLellan. He would have enlisted, I think, from Cumberland County, Pa. I do not know where he lived after the war was finished. His wife's name was Sarah. 
Yours very truly, 
H.H. Emmons
HHE-T 
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
DEC 12 1919
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Know all men by these presents that I Hugh McClelland of Stark County Ohio do hereby release relinquish and for ever quit claim to the United States all pension or pensions granted to me by all or any law or laws of the Unted States prior to an act entitled an act to for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed in the Session of Congress of eighteen hundred and Seventeen and eighteen          in witness whereof have hereunto set my hand seal               
April 18th 1818   Hugh McCleland  [seal]
Witness Present
Sam’l Coulter
John Harris
State of Ohio           
Stark County }                
Came personally before me one of the associate Judges in and for the County of Hugh McClelland who acknowledged this an instrument of writing to be his and and did in testimony of which I have set my to hand this 26 of May 1818 Sam’l Coulter  Associate Judge
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Stark County 
Ohio SS  
In Testimony that Samuel Coulter Esq is one of the associate Judge in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such Hereunto sign my name and affix the seal of said County of Court this 26th day of May 1818   
F. Raynolds for Wm. Raynolds Clk
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AW IN REPLY REFER TO 
Rev. War Section. 
3   
BUREAU OF PENSIONS        
Finance Division           
JAN 2 1920 191            
Chief of Rev War Section            
Sir: I have this day received from - H. H. Emmons check No.-- for $ requesting copy as per letter herewith 
“Amount left blank"
check returned by registered mail H. H. Emmons & Finance Div Notf. AW Jan 2 1920
Very respectfully, 
W H. Campbell
Chief of Division
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AW   
IN REPLY REFER TO 
Rev. War Section. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR     
BUREAU OF PENSIONS    
WASHINGTON Jan. 8, 1920.             
Mr. Harold H. Emmons,                 
1301 - 12 Ford Building,                    
Detroit, Mich. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 31"" ultimo, requesting photostat copies of the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Survivor File No. 41,834, of Hugh McClelland, you are advised that the same will be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of Congress, dated August 24, 1912, at the rate of fifteen cents per page with twenty-five cents extra if certification is desired.  The number of pages to be copied is twelve.    
Under the provisions of said act, you should forward to this Bureau in payment for said copies, the proper amount, by certified check, draft, money order or cashier's check, drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.     
Herewith is returned your check on Riggs National Bank, date Dec. 30, 1919, drawn to the order of the Department of Interior, amount being left blank                    
Very respectfully, E. C. Tieman               
Acting Commissioner.
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December 31, 1919.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Reference: I. S. C. S. File 41834; Revolutionary War.
Replying to your form letter of Dec. 27th, concerning the military history of Hugh McClelland.
Will you please send me as quickly as
possible photostatic copies of every paper in this
file which gives any information about him or his family? I enclose check on the Riggs National Bank, the amount being left blank. You may fill out the amount of the cost of these copies and cash the check.
Yours very truly,
(illegible)

FIN NCEDINSON
April 2, 1920
BUREAU OF (illegible)
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HHE
Encl
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CLARK, EMMONS, BRYANT, KLEIN, & BROWN
COUSELORS AT LAW
1301-12 FORD BUILDING
DETRIOT, MICHIGAN

JAN 26, 1920

(DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR RECIEVED JAN. 29, 1920)

Secretary of the Interior,
Department of Revolutionary Records,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
Replying to your letter of
I enclose herewith certified check for $3.00 in payment
for photostatic copies of the pension record of
Hugh McClelland. Will you please have these prepared
and I will call for them at your office on Monday
morning, February 2nd, when I expect to be in
Washington. Please do not mail them, but hold them
until I call at that time, or until you receive further
word from me.
Very truly yours,
H. H. Emmons

HHE-T. 
Enclo.

Cert. Chk. $3.00
G. A. A. 

REV. WAR SECTION
JAN. 31, 1920

FINANCE DIVISION
JAN. 29, 1920

CHIEF CLERK
BERUAU PENSIONS
JAN. 29, 1920

U. S. PENSION OFFICE
JAN. 29, 1920
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McLeland
In reply to your request of received
for a statement of the military history of Hugh McClellan a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his
application for pension
on file in this Bureau
S. 41.834

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
March 1777
discharged June 30, 1783

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
6 yrs. 4 mo.

RANK

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
Thompson
Munson
COLONEL.
Moses Hazens
Antil

STATE.
2 Canadian CT
2 Congress om Regiment

Battles engaged in, 
Resident of soldier at enlistment, Enlist Lancaster, Penn
Date of application for pension, Apl. 18, 1818, His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Stark Co, Ohio
Age at date of application, in 1820: sixty-seven years
Remarks: in 1820 he referred to his wife Sarah as 52 yrs
children, Sarah age 21, William 18 yrs, James 14 yrs, Nancy 12; Elisa & Lilla y 3 yrs. living
with him
He died Sept. 9, 1825 (Springbrook)

Respectfully,