Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9009, for John Mc Laughlin, Pennsylvania
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(S-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

McLaughlin, John

NUMBER S. 9009

Carded
CONTENTS
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Ohio 27.542
John McLaughlin
Adams, Co. in the State of Ohio
was a Pr 
in the Company commanded
Captain Swearingen of the Regt commanded
Cl Stinson in the [illegible]
for 
6 Mo  $20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio the
rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Aug and sent to
34 James Keenin, [illegible], O.
Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34 60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 10.00
$70.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk
Book  [illegible] Vol. 8 Page 2[illegible]

Death [illegible]
A13
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31.731
John McLaughlin
West Union [crossed out]
Ohio
from 1778 pension
$20
cash only allowance [illegible]
James Keenin
West Union
Ohio
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The State of Ohio
Adams County
On this first day of August ["July" crossed out and "August" written above the line] in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Adams aforesaid John McLaughlin a resident of Meggs Township in the County of Adams and State of
Ohio aforesaid aged seventy, three ["five" crossed out and "three" written above the line; "seventy, five" underlined] years who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on His oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7th
1832 That He entered the Army of the United States as a
Volunteer in the month of August in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight
with Captain Sweringem then commanding a light Infantry
company of Volunteers and served in the first Regiment
of Volunteers under the following named officers namely General McIntosh General William Crawford and
Colonel John Stinson company officers Captain Sweringim (names
of the other company officers not recollected) and that
he went home to winter quarters about Christmas
in the year aforesaid That he again entered the service as a
volunteer about the first of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand seventeen hundred and seventy nine
under the same field and company officers abovementioned
and continued in the service until the latter part of the
month of June next then ensuing, 
["at which time he was discharged" written in between this line of text and the one above]
and that at the time he
entered the service He resided in Washington County [one word written and crossed out so that it cannot be read and "service" written and crossed out]
in the State of Pennsylvania and that He marched
from Pittsburgh down the Ohio River to the mouth of Big
Beaver creek or a little below it and there assisted in
building Fort McIntosh and that from Fort McIntosh
he marched to Tuscarawas marching along what was
then called the Ming trace and that when at Tuscarawas
He was in a skirmish with the Indians He also states
he then assisted in building a stokade fort afterwards
called Tuscarawas Fort. That in the month of November
1778 he marched back to Fort McIntosh to winter quarters staid there till some time about christmas and then
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and then went home and That on the first of March [date beginning "17" crossed out and "1779" written on the next line]
1779 he again marched from Pittsburgh to Fort McIntosh
and there continued guarding the frontiers until the
latter part of the month of June next then ensuing and
that he was then discharged from the service by General
William ["Stinson" written and then scratched out] Crawford and Colonel Stinson and
that from them he obtained a certificate And 
said John McLaughlin further states that in the the spring of the ["spring of the" written between this line and the one above]
year 17 [blank space as if the last two digits of the year were not written]
He was drafted in the Militia that he then
rendezvoused at the mouth of the youghagancy River in
Pennsylvania and from thence he marched up the Alleghany
against the Indians guarding the frontiers under the command of Captain Samuel Cunningham first
company and first Regiment of Militia commanded by
Colonel Thomas Patterson & General Marshal then
called County Lieutenant [illegible letter followed by "at"] in that tour he served
one month and was dismissed at old Contanyan and
then went home to Washington ^County aforesaid That he was
again drafted in the spring of 17 [blank space as if the last two digits of the year were not written]
and served
under the same officers Marshal Patterson and Cunningham
that he marched from Pittsburgh to yellow creek
and there scouted and guarded the frontiers for the span
of one month and that at yellow creek he, [word written and crossed out so that it is now illegible]
assisted in building a blockhouse afterwards called
yellow creek. Block house and that he there got
his ancle joint smashed the ancle joint of his left
Leg in so much that he has never got it healed since
and still continues lame in consequence thereof He
also states that in the month of June ^he was dismissed from his tour of
Duty. He further states that in August or September 17 [blank space as if the last two digits of the year were not written]
He volunteered under Captain Brady in
a spy company Lieutenant Grimes Ensign Ogley
that He served Captain Brady as an Indian spy for
the space of two months generally scouting along the
ohio River guarding the frontiers and watching the movements of the Indians through the mings bottom yellow
creek & That in the spring of the year 1792 He entered as a volunteer ^[illegible] General Wilkinson Captain Davis
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was commander of the company (number of company not
recollected) and that whilst under ["the" appears to have been written but then covered  by an ink spot] out command of
General Wilkinson He marched generally through the Miami ^Country to Fort Hamilton Fort Jefferson & That in
September 1793 General Wayne came and took
the command and that he served under General
Wayne two years and that whilst under Wayne he
marched through the Miami Country the St Marys
St. Josephs Fort Wayne and Maumee Countries
guarding the frontiers and that he assisted ^in building Fort Wayne
Fort Recovery and Fort St Marys. That in the fall
of the year 1795 He was dismissed from the service by
General Wayne and 
being interrogated by the court as required and 
John McLaughlin answers as follows
1st 
Where and in what year were you born
Ans I was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in the year 1760
2. Have you any Record of your age and if so where
is it - Ans. I have no record of my age my house
got burned all my books & papers were burned in it
3d.  Where were you living when called out to service
where have you lived since the revolutionary war
and where do you now live
Ans. 3 When first called in to service I lived in
Washington County Pennsylvania and since the revolutionary war I have lived part of the time in Kentucky and part of the time in ohio and I now live in Adams County ohio
4th How were you called into service: were you drafted
did you volunteer or were you a substitute
and if a substitute for whom
Ans I first volunteered 2ly & 3ly was drafted in
the Militia and 4thly volunteered I never was a substitute
5th
State the names of some of the regular officers who
were with the troops where you served; such continental and Militia ^Regiments you can recollect and
the general circumstances of your service
Ans. In my first volunteer service I recollect
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General Mc Intosh General William Crawford
Colonel Stinson & Captain Sweringin Colonel
Woodhead commanded the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. Colonel Gibson commanded the 9th Virginia
Regiment. Colonel Stinson commanded a volunteer regiment Colonel Beeler commanded a
Militia Regiment: when under General McIntosh
I suffered much through fatigue and want of provision
and in consequence of the scarcity of money I was
forced to winter at home
6.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the
service and if so by whom was it given and what
has become of it
Ans I received a discharge or certificate from General William Crawford and Colonel Stinson
for serving as a Volunteer under them for the
Term of six months.  Since that time when living in
Washington County Pennsylvania my house
was burned all my books & papers were burned
my certificate was also burned-
7th
State the names of persons to whom you are known
your ^present neighbourhood & who can testify as to
your character for veracity and their belief of your
services as a ["Revolutionary" crossed out] soldier in the Revolution
Ans.
James Spurgen Ralph Wilson Cornelius
Patterson Aquilla Ourtee Joel Smith Reuben Smith
and John Hunter - 
And the said John McLaughlin
hereby relinquishes every whatever to a Pension or an
annuity except the present, and he declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State
John McLaughlin ["X" written between "John" and "McLauglin" with an illegible word written above the "X" and the word "above" written below the "X"]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Darlinton Clerk A.C.
We Stephen
Clark A Clergyman residing in
the county of Adams and state
of ohio aforesaid and Joel
Smith residing in the same county and state
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hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
John M Laughlin who has subscribed and
and sworn to the above Declaration: that we believe
him to be seventy three years of age that he is [illegible word which appears to be split between this line and the next, ending with "ted"]
and believed in the neighbourhood where he
resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution. and
that we concur in that opinion
Sworn subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Joel Smith [signature]
Stephen Clark [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Darlinton Clerk A.C
And the said Court do hereby ["certify" crossed out]
Declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter and
after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the
war Department, that the above named applicant was
was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Stephen Clark who has signed
the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident
in the aforesaid county of Adams and that Joel Smith
who has also signed the same is a resident in the
said County of Adams and is a credible Person and
that their statement is entitled to credit
The State of Ohio Adams County
I Joseph Darlinton Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of John
McLaughlin for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have here unto
my hand and Seal of Office this
first day of August AD 1834
Joseph Darlinton Clerk A.C.
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
February 2, 1929.
Mrs. George D. Thornton,
75 North Audubon Road,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 9009, it appears that John
McLaughlin was born in 1760, day and month not stated, in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted August 1778 in Washington County, Pennsylvania
and served as a private in Captain Swearingin's
Company, Colonel John Stinson's Pennsylvania Regiment.
He enlisted about the first of March 1779 and served
in Captain Swearingin's Company, Colonel John Stinson's
Pennsylvania Regiment, and assisted in building Fort
McIntosh. He assisted in building Fort Tuscarawas and
was in a skirmish with the Indians there.
He also guarded the frontiers and served a tour of
one month under ["^" handwritten with an arrow to the word "Captain" typed later in the sentence] Colonel Thomas Patterson and Captain
Samuel Cuningham. Later he served one month under the
same officers and again two months as Indian spy under
Captain Brady, dates not stated.
After the Revolution he lived in Kentucky, place not
stated.
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He enlisted in the spring of 1792, served in
Captain Davis' Company under Generals Wilkinson and
Wayne, assisted in building Forts Wayne, Recovery and
St. Marys and was discharged in the fall of 1795.
He was allowed pension, on account of his service
in the Revolutionary War, on his application executed
August 1, 1834 while a resident of Adams County, Ohio.
There are no data as to family.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail
to afford any information in regard to any John Guldin
and John Goldin or Galdin.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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1896 Mch 3
sold pensioned
Mallon Claude
Cincinnati Ohio
[line across page dividing the above entry from the next]
Jany. 25 "99.
N. M. McLaughlin
Pension Bureau.
[line across page dividing the above entry from the next]
Mch. 5 - 1900.
Same to same
[line across page dividing the above entry from the next]
July 25, 1904, Hist. to Miss Lizzie McKnight
Alexis, Ill.
[line across page dividing the above entry from the next]
July 2, 1929. Hist. to Mrs. Geo. D.
Thornton. A.D.Y.
[line across page dividing the above entry from the next]
1938 - Feb. 28 Mrs. George D. Thornton, 
[several illegible words] date of deaths, etc., also [illegible] signature by mark - [illegible]
[illegible word handwritten in black ink to the left of the title "INVALID." and "9009" stamped in black ink above the title "INVALID."]
INVALID. [typed as the title of the page]
File No. [typed] 9009
John McLaughlin
Bio. Rev. War
Act: [typed]
June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. [typed, then some illegible letters on a line], Page 245 -
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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West Union Adams County State of Ohio
To the Hon. Lewis Cap Secretary of War
Sir I herein enclose the petition
of John McLaughlin an old Revolutionary Soldier
who wishes to obtain a compensation for his services as such
you will please attend to his case as soon as possible
He is very infirm & helpless at present. When you examine
his case please to write to me & let me know what amount
is due to him and where ["it can" written and crossed out] & when it can be drawn
Please to write soon and direct as follows
James Keenin
West Union
Adams County
ohio
August 5th. 1834
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West Union O
Augt. 8
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City 
D.C.
[The following is handwritten to the right of the address and oriented vertically:
"Pension Office
August 14. 1834"]
[The following is handwritten to the left of the address and oriented vertically:
"Pension Office" then what may be an illegible signature written beneath]
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[circular stamp in black ink that reads "PENSION" at the top and "OFFICE" at the bottom. "U." is on the left side and "S." is on the right side. the date
"MAY 1 1928" is in the middle of the stamp.]
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[in type at the top of the page as a header is the following: "LINDENCREST"
75 N. AUDUBON ROAD
INDIANAPOLIS"]
Apr. 28-1928-
Pension Bureau, Dept. of Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Will you kindly send me a 
copy of the Revolutionary Pension
paper of a John McLaughlin ["McLaughlin" is underlined]
who appeared in Adams Co. Ohio - 
I think the paper is S 9009 - 
Also, if you have a pension paper of a John Guldin ["Guldin" is underlined] who was
Lieut-Col. of First Battalion of 
Berks Co. Pa. & a John Goldin
private in ["a" crossed out] Cumberland Co.
Militia.
Thanking you in advance & hoping
to hear soon, I am Yours Truly 
Mrs. Geo. D. Thornton.
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"LINDENCREST"
75 NORTH AUDUBON ROAD
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Jan. 20, 1938.
Bureau of Pensions,
Navy Building, Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sirs:-
Enclosed please find stamped, addressed envelope ["envelope" underlined in handwriting]
for reply to my inquiry.
Regarding the Claim of JOHN McLAUGHLIN, (S 9009) ["MCLAUGHLIN, (S" underlined in handwriting]
Revolutionary soldier, made in Adams Co., Ohio, Meigs twp.
which I received some time ago, there is no date of his
death ["death" underlined in handwriting] given. If it is included, will you kindly send it to
me, or if not, tell me what the reason might be? It is the
only report that omits this. Did they ever have their
pension cease some time before death?
Also please tell me the cost of a photostat ["photostat" underlined in handwriting]
copy of his pension paper so that I may get his signature. ["signature." underlined in handwriting]
Thanking you in advance and hoping to hear soon,
I am Yours truly
Mrs. Geo. D. Thornton
[stamp in black ink in the upper right reads "RECEIVED
JAN 24 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV" with additional illegible words.  around the circumference is a border with the digits 1-12 and lines]
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[circular stamp in black ink at top right reads "PENSION A"  at the top, "OFFICE" at the bottom, "U" on the left, and "S." on the right with the date "JUN 27 1904" in the middle]

[rectangular stamp in the middle reads "OLD WAR & NAVY
JUN 29 1904 
FILES."]
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[stamped in the left header position is "OFFICE OF MCKNIGHT BROS. UNDERTAKING DEPT."  typed in the center header position is "Alexis, Illinois, 6/23 1904".  handwritten in the right header position is "27542"]

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

I am endeavoring to secure the official record of my great-grandfather's (John McLaughlin's) service in the Revolutionary War. At the time of his death he resided in Columbiana Co., Ohio. He died near Lisbon and was buried at Calcutta, Ohio. My mother says his widow, Mrs. Jane McLaughlin drew a pension. Kindly send me record of my great grandfather's service.

Your Respy
(Miss) Lizzie McKnight
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February 28, 1938
XXXXX
JOHN McLAUGHLIN
S. 9009
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Mrs. George D. Thornton
"Lindencrest"
75 North Audubon Road
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
date of death of John McLaughlin, Revolutionary War pensioner,
S. 9009, whose record was furnished you some time ago, also,
photostatic copy of his pension paper in order to obtain his signature.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, of
John McLaughlin, the name and address of the person paid, and
possibly the date of his death, which data are not on file in this
office, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
John McLaughlin, certificate #27542, issued August 18, 1834, rate
$20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.

At the time this soldier applied for pension, he was very aged
and perhaps too feeble to write his name, hence, his signature is
shown only by mark, as:
       his
John X McLaughlin
     mark
[an X between "John" and "McLaughlin", with the words "his" and "mark" above and below the X, respectively]

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator