Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33384, for Malcom Mc Night, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                   NUMBER

Continental        McNight, Malcom          S.33384
                           McKnight
                         New Jersey residence and agency

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CONTENTS
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13,018
New Jersey
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Malcom McKnight
of Somerset City in the state of N. Jersey who was a musician in the regiment commanded by Colonel Flowers of the [[Penn} struck out]  line, for the term of 3 years M
        Continental
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inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of July 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of July 1819 and send to A. Howell, Esq Somerville, N. Jersey
________________________________________________________________________________________________________Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 64.25
                  8 months 1/30
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Spring 48.--
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                                                 $112.25
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{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Application of Malcom 
McNight. 7th of Augt. 1820


13018 Somerset City
Con
July 19

The Court of opinion that the applicant has no property,  except his wearing apparel.

A Howell}
Jacob DeGroot}
Dickinson Miller{
GH. Tunison}

Judges
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Somerset County}
New Jersey} js

On this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord AD. 1820 personally appeared in open Court, the same being a Court of Record proceeding according to the Course of the Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount possing both the power of firm
imprisonment, in & for said County of Somerset, Malcolm McKnight aged seventy four years of age a resident of Sd. County who being first duly sworn according to Law upon his oath declares that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows,  That he enlisted at Carlisle in the State of Pennsylvania in the year 1779. under Captain Peter Wyles & was attached to a Regiment of Artifiers Commanded by Colo Fleury, that he served in said upwards of three years as drum Major in said Regiment, That he was a part of 
[illegible] at Philadelphia, & Fort Pitt, & was regularly discharged at Philadelphia by Colo.  Hampton in the fall of 1782.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen in the United States on the 18th of March 1818, & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish the same as to bring myself within the provisions of an act 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 the 18th of March 1818, & that I have not, 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 Annexed & by me subscribed.
I have no property, except my wearing apparel and that consists of two common shirts of clothes, I am a weaver by trade, but now I am infirmed & old that I can do but very little & have to walk with a cane on account of a rupture in the groin.  I have no family, nor ever had.  I hire my board with a farmer in said County of Somerset, & have paid the same with the pensions by me heretofore Reserved from Congress, by virtue
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said act of 1818 for the last twelve months, That the date of my original application was about the 4th of July 1818
His certificate Numbered 13018.
Sworn to, and declared on the said 
7th day of August 1820          Malcom McKnight
before   Jacob DeGroot]
A. Howell]
GH [illegible]]          Judges
Dickinson Miller]

Somerset County & I Samuel Swan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of aid County of Somerset do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereunto annexed are truly copied from the Records of Said Court, and I do further Certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that said applicant has no other property, then what is contained in said schedule.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at Bridgewater this 8th day of August 1820

Samuel Swan
Clerk of the Court of the County of Somerset
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Malcolm McKnight
4 July 1818-muscian
Fleury regt artificers-
Pennsylvania. .79 to .82
Wanted the judge's certificate of the reduced circumstances of the applicant.

Not on Rolls

Proof of services wanted-
The certificate of Geo. 
Bryan Esq. Auditor
Genl at Hamburg
Admitted on the 
Certificate herewith of 
GW Brian, Adu Genl
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State of New Jersey:  Somerset County js:

On this fourth day of July Eighteen hundred and Eighteen, before me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for said county; Personally appears Malcolm McKnight aged seventy two years resident in Somerset 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 services of the United States, in the Revolutionary War. "That he the said Malcolm McKnight, enlisted in the fall of 1779 at Carlisle in the State of Pennsylvania, in the company commanded by Capn Peter Whiley  of Col. Flowers Regiment of Artificers, as a musician;  That he continued to serve in Land corps, and in the service of the United States until sometime in the year 1782 when he was discharged from service, 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 now in his possesss of his said services.

Sworn to & declared before me Malcolm McKnight
July 4th 1818.
A Howells

G. Andrew Howell Judge & as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Malcolm McKnight did serve in the REvolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy and a now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & before me, to the [illegible]  Department of War persuant to his
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directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
A Howell

State of New Jersey}
Somerset County} js

I Samuel Swan Clerk of Somerset do certify that Andrew Howell Esq before whom the within deposition was taken was at the time of the taking thereof one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in said County and that the name of Andrew Howell is in the proper hand writing of the said Andrew Howell and that to all his official acts as Judge as afsd {aforesaid} full faith and credit is due & ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature as there out.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of our said County at Somerville the Sixth day of July in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen.

Saml Swan
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I do hereby Certify that the within named Malcolm McKnight is personally known by me that his present Circumstances is being indignant and reduced and hath been so for several years back, he is olde and infirmed [illegible] with great difficulty hath thus far [illegible] off the pauper list.
A Howell
Somerville April 15th 1819} of Somerset [illegible] place


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33384
INVALID
Revy

File No.    33384
Malcom McKnight
Musician Rev War

Act:  18th March 1819
Index:-Vol. 8,    Page 268

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Harrisburg

                        18 ys

May 25

Andrew Howell Esquire
Somerville
New Jersey
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I certify that it appears by the records of the Revolutionary War in this office that the name of Malcom McKnight is included in the roll of the 4th regiment of the Pennsylvania LIne (of artillery artificers) as a musician and that he served three years or more having received the depreciation on his pay -Witness my hand and the seal of the office of the auditor General the 24th day of May 1819.

Geo. Bryan Aud. Gen
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Malcom McKnight
12
Died 12 Aug. 1820
13018

Con

Sent to Saml Swan
Somerville
New Jersey
21 Sept 1820

End of Sept [illegible]
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[Below written vertically]

Somerville NJ
August 9th

The 
Honorable JC Calhoun
War Supt.

Washington
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Somerville N. J. 9th Augt 1820

Sir
I enclose you the amended application of David 
[illegible] and also the declaration Malcom McNight.  Please to transmit their certificates to me.
your humble servant  [illegible]
Thos A Hartwell
for Samuel Swan

The Honbl [Honorable} J.C. Calhoun