Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 155, for Daniel Mc Duff, South Carolina
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SERVICE  SC
McDuff, Daniel

NUMBER S.155
BLWt.1620-300
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4322
Revolutionary Claims
Under the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved 15th May 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT 1 June 1830
SIR
Your claim under the abovementioned act having been examined you are found to be entitled to the pay of a Captain of Infantry in the Continental Line. The amount which may be due accordingly will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States.
I am Sir very respectfully Your obedient servant
see
Daniel McDuff Esq
given to him in person
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Daniel McDuff
No 1620
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An act for the relief of Captain Daniel McDuff
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the provisions of the act, entitled an act for the relief
of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution, approved on the 15th May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, be, and the same are hereby intended to the said Daniel McDuff, as a captain in the continental line, in the same manner, and to the like effect, as if he had been placed on the pension list, as Captain, under said act.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Daniel McDuff shall be entitled to demand and receive a warrant for the like quantity of land for which warrant [Illegible] the war of the revolution.
approved April 2. 1830
the foregoing is a true copy of the original Roll deposited in this
office. N.P. Frist
Department of State
June 1, 1830
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.
By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, are not entitled to land
from the United States.
The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant:
District of Columbia
County of Washington
I, Daniel McDuff aged about Seventy three years do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five I entered the service and served in the regiment No. 3 under the command of Colonels William Thompson [Thomson] of the South Carolina line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war.
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that I, _ aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint _ 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, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to
constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed
Attest R Johnson
Dan McDuff X his mark

Before me, Richmond Johnson
personally appeared the above named Daniel McDuff subscriber to the foregoing declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of facts therein stated. This first day of June
1830
Richmond Johnson Justice of the Peace
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An act for the relief of Captain Daniel McDuff
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the provisions of the act, entitled an act for the relief
of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution, approved on the 15th May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, be, and the same are hereby intended to the said Daniel McDuff, as a captain in the continental line, in the same manner, and to the like effect, as if he had been placed on the pension list, as Captain, under said act.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Daniel McDuff shall be entitled to demand and receive a warrant for the like quantity of land for which warrant [Illegible] the war of the revolution.
approved April 2. 1830
the foregoing is a true copy of the original Roll deposited in this
office. N.P. Frist
Department of State
June 1, 1830
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An act for the relief of Captain Daniel McDuff
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the provisions of the act, entitled "an act for the relief
of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, be, and the same are hereby extended to the said Daniel McDuff, as a captain in the continental line, in the same manner, and to the like effect, as if he had been placed on the pension list, as Captain, under said act.
And be it further enacted, That the said Daniel McDuff shall be entitled to demand and receive a warrant for the like quantity of land for which warrants have been issued to other Captains of the Continental Line in the war of the revolution.
approved April 2. 1830
the foregoing is a true copy of the original Roll deposited in this
office. N.P. Frist
Department of State
June 1, 1830
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Bellponte Ala. July 1st Free
Revolutionary Claims
To the Hon. Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Washington City
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Rec'd 20 July 1831 3966
Bellponte Ala
June 23d 1831
Sir
I am the son & administrator of Captain Daniel McDuff deceased, and of my appointment of administrator I enclose you such credentials as I presume will be satisfactory. By my affidavit you will perceive that Capt. McDuff Departed this life on the 24th March last.
I hope the papers [Illegible]  will be sufficient as to form and substance and that you will forward to the US Branch Bank at Nashville Tennessee the balance of Capt. McDuff's pay. My residence is near the Woodville P. Office Jackson County Alabama.
I am Sir very  respectfully &c
Wm F McDuff

Hon SD Ingham
Secy Treasury
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May 24, 1938.
Mrs. A. L. Bond
5116 North Street
Dallas, Texas.
BA-J/ILL
Daniel McDuff
S. 155
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel McDuff who served in the Revolutionary War, possibly a captain, also a W. T. McDuff.
You are furnished herein the record of Daniel McDuff, who was a captain in the Revolutionary War; the data are found in pension claim, S. 155. In order to identify the record of the
W. T. McDuff in whom you are interested, it is essential that you
furnish his full name, the name of the war in which he served, and
his residences at time of service and at the time of his death.
DANIEL McDUFF - S. 155.
Daniel McDuff entered the service in 1775, served as captain under Colonels William Henderson, and William Thompson [Thomson] in the
3rd South Carolina regiment, severely wounded while in said service and was discharged at the close of the war, the residence of this officer at the time he entered service, the exact day of his enlistment, and specific details in regard to this wound are not
shown in this claim for pension.
He applied June 1, 1830 for the pension which was due on
account of his service in the Revolutionary War. His application was executed before a Justice of the Peace in Washington, District of
Columbia. Captain McDuff gave his age then as about seventy-three
years, but did not state the date and place of his birth nor the names
of his parents. His name was placed on the Pension roll of Alabama, Madison Co. at the rate of $40.00 per month, commencing March 3, 1826, Act of May 15, 1828.
Captain Daniel McDuff was allowed 300 acres of bounty land
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on warrant #1620 on account of his service in the Revolutionary War
of the United States Government.
Captain Daniel McDuff died March 26, 1831, survived by his son, William F. McDuff of Bellefonte, Alabama. The name of the wife of this officer is not shown, and there are no further data
in regard to his family,
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted this officer, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that
official the following warrant #1620, for 300 acres, issued June 1, 1830.
It is suggested that further information in regard to the
military record of this officer might be obtained from the Adjutant
General, War Department, this city,

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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1938 May 24 Hist. to Mrs ALB Bond ill

Rev War INVALID
File No 155
Daniel McDuff
Lt. Army US
S. Carolina Line
act May 31, 1830
Index Vol A, Page 242
arrangement of 1870
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Washington June 2. 1830
Sir
I have to request that you will issue a Pension Certificate to me in virtue of a law passed on the 31 May 1830 restoring certain Invalids to the Pension List who obtained the benefits of the act of May 15 1828
I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt svt
Daniel McDuff X his mark
witness L. Edwards
Hon Secretary of War
have a certificate to Cap20 pr month
this statement refers to 2 soldiers Capt Daniel McDuff & Lt. D. McElduff
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SURGEON' S AFFIDAVIT.
Washington 2d June 1830
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That Capt. Danl McDuff a Captain in the Continental Service of the United States is rendered incapable of performing the duty of a soldier, by reason of wounds or other injuries inflicted while he was actually in the service aforesaid, and in the
line of his duty, viz.
By satisfactory evidence and accurate examination, it appears that on the _ day of _ in the year _ being engaged at or near a place called _
in the district, or territory, of _
he received several wounds &c
&  is now afflicted Hemphlegia
and he is thereby, not only incapacitated for military duty, but, in the opinion of the undersigned, is totally disabled from obtaining
his subsistence from manual labor.
J. Britton
Ass. Surgeon U.S.A.

N. B. -- The blank in the last line but one is to be filled up with the proportional ""degree"
of disability; for example: "Three-fourths"--"one-half"--"one-third," &c. &c. or "totally,"
as the case may be.
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THE BAKER DALLAS A TEXAS INSTITUTION
May 21-38
Adjutant Gen
War Dept
Washington
For D.A.R. purpose
Will you please give me the
War Record of Daniel McDuff
of South Carolina in the
Revolutionary War
He lived in Alabama, when
he was placed on pension Roll
(1826) in 1830 as I understand it
any Information you
will give me will be greatly
appreciated sincerely yours
Mrs A L Bond
5 -116 Worth St Dallas Tx
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THE BAKER DALLAS A TEXAS INSTITUTION
4-20-38
Pension Dept Washington DC
Gentlemen
Please look on your Records and see if Daniel McDuff was paid a pension for his service  in the Revolutionary War and was he a Captain? What state did he go from? I will appreciate
it very much as I want it for DAR purpose only.
yours sincerely 
Mrs A L Bond
5 -116 Worth St Dallas Tx
PS Do you have a WT McDuff?
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON
RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE R-LA
October 3, 1930
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
Attention Rev & 1812 Wars Section
Sirs
With reference to your recent telephone request for information concerning Daniel McDuff, who served in the Revolutionary War as Captain in the Third Regiment of the South Carolina Line, you are advised that the records of this office show the above named pensioner was paid pension on June 1, 1830, granted under the act of May 15, 1828, to begin March 3, 1826, at the rate of $40.00 per month. At the time pension was granted he was residing in Madison County, Alabama, and he died in said County on March 26, 1831.
The arrears of Pension due the deceased Pensioner at date of death were paid to William F. McDuff, the next of kin, who was appointed administrator of the estate.
No further information has been found of record in this office, For the Comptroller General of the United States.
Respectfully, s/ WW Richardson Chief, Records Division
[note] This report called for in Sept.1930 as our records were all filed in one jacket as one man & seemed to be two, which the Gen'l Acct Off. shows they were - Daniel McDuff & Daniel McElduff
mmstg
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War Department Pension Office
March 4, 1831
Hon. J McKinley
Florence
Lauderdale County
Alabama
Sir
The letter of Captain Daniel McElduff
[note](should be McDuff) which you sent to this office, is herewith returned-. The Secretary of War has already decided that he is entitled under the pension laws to no more than he now received. The decision was made known to him June last, when he received from this office a new certificate.
signed JLE
COPY
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
NAME McDuff, Randall
GRADE Private
LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8582
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED December 28, 1789 to John Hollingshead, assignee