Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1910, for John Mc Kee, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn
McKee, John
Elizabeth
NUMBER
W. 1910
B.L.M.  26715-16g-55

Indian War
CONTENTS
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4057
Kentucky
John McKee
of Fleming Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a Pr
in the Company commanded
by Captain
Hughes of the Regt commanded
by Col. McIntosh in the Pennsylvania
line for two years from 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 80 Dollars --
Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Jany 1833 and sent Col R M Johnson
H. R.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 40.00
Dolle. 160.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 51
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363,
Kentucky Louisville
---
Elizabeth McKee
widow of John McKee
who served in the Revolutionary
Penn
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
9th day of October 1849 and sent to 
Mesrs. Cox L Dulin
Flemmingsburgh
Ky
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act [February 2 is crossed out and following handwritten in] 29: July
1848, Page 371 Vol. 1.

[written perpendicular to other text] Reg 3^m 55 75224
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75.224  
Elizabeth McKee wid of
Jns McKee priv
Revolutionary pensioner
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Boynton
Reg July 48 - 363
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Wilboag Ms 17/56
Boynton
[initials on left] RAF
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W S Potts
Flemingsburg Ky

[written diagonally across other text] 
No 16715 iss May 22 / 56

[written at top extending to other side] 
Act Mc 3 / 55 live U.S. Botts, Oct 30/55.
Spet 6/55 let " " [U.S. Botts] Nov: 12 " " [55] 
Vol M1. page 101.
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State of Kentucky
Fleming County ⎬ SS.
On this 26th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in
and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth McKee aged Seventy Seven years a resident of said County and State aforesaid who
being sworn declares that she is the widdow
of John McKee who was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and
Served Seven years as she has often heard
her deceased husband assert being a soldier
of the Pensylvania line but she cannot
State under what officers, but refers to the
declaration of her said husband on file
in the Pension office and her own declaration applying be Pensions  (Her certificate
of Pension bears date October 9th 1849) and
accompanying papers as evidence of the Revolutionary services of her said husband
She further declares that she is
the widow of John McKee who was a
private Soldier in the Indian war in
1891 under Gen St Clair & who was at the defeat of Genl St Clair; the succeeding year
was under Genl Harmon and the succeeding
year was under Genl Wayne in the latter
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company her said husband was in service
in the Kentucky militia for about the term
of three years as she has learned from
him but cannot state the name of his
Captains or Cols and was honourably discharged
as she has been informed She refers to the
rolls for evidence of the service of her
late husband
She further states that she was
married to the said John McKee on the
16th March 1797 by one
Oeuld a minister of the Gospel and that her name before
her marriage was Elizabeth McClear was married 
in the County of Mason State of Kentucky She refers to the evidence on file
in the pension office as before stated as
evidence of her marriage. That her said
husband John McKee died at the County
of Fleming State of Kentucky on the 28th day
of June 1842 and that she is now a
widdow. She makes this declaration for
the purpose of obtaining the bounty land
to which she may be entitled under the
act of Congress passed March 3d 1855
and she believes no bounty land was ever received by her husband. She here
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makes any application for bounty land
which may have been presented in her
name and declares that no bounty land
has ever been received by her
Elizabeth McKee X her mark

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me on the day and year above
written and on the same day personally appeared Greeners Pickerele Esqr and
Reuben Denton residents of said County
of Fleming personally known to me as credible witnesses who being duly sworn declare that they are personally acquainted with Elizabeth McKee widdow of
John McKee who has made & subscribed
the foregoing declaration that they were
personally acquainted with John McKee during his life and knows and believes that they lived together as man &
wife and were so refuted and they
believe that the husband of Elizabeth
McKee was was the Identicle person
who performed the service & military
mentioned in the foregoing declaration
and they believe the husband of the said Elizabeth McKee is
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is now dead
and the believe the
said Elizabeth McKee is now a widdow They further swear that they
are disinterested
[signature] Reuben Denton
[signature] G. Pickrell

Sworn to and subscribed before me
& I certify that I am not interested in
the claim or concerned in the prosecution 
Geo O Unistatto  J P

State of Kentucky
Fleming County }S.S.
I Wm. L. Dudley Clerk of the County Court
within and for the County and State aforesaid certify that George O Unisstatto is a 
justice of the peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid and that the
Signature preceding purporting to be his
is genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand affixed
the seal of said Court this
26th day of March 1855
W. T. Dudley C.f.C.C.

A B Please correspond with 
Wm. S Botts Flemingsburg Ky to whom
forward the warrant
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[written across the face of a document that in its entirety is located on page 13 of this file] 

from 1776
Private 2 years
$80.
allowed by M
Edwards
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State of Kentucky
Fleming County } Sct
John McKee
On this 3d day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court now sitting
John McKee a resident of Fleming County and
State of Kentucky aged Seventy Eight years in
July last who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his Oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he enlisted in the service of the U states
as a common Soldier in the month of June 1776
in the State of Pennsylvania in the County of York
and Town of Little York, for and during the war
attached to the company of Capt Hughes, the 8 Regiment
Pennsylvania line command by Col McIntosh, marched
and joined the main army near Philadelphia and
as
was in the Battle of German Town Capt Slugh was Killed;  Genl Washington commanded the American army in person, from thence he marched and was in
the Battle of Peola Command by Capt Cowan our former
Liutenant Genl Wayne Commanded the American
Army, from thence we marched to Philadelphia
Trenton Princtown New Brunswick thence to Arnby thence to Elizabeth Town from thence to Morris
Town New Jersey & remained for some time from thence returned to Philadelphia (via of  Redding
from thence to Brandywine from thence to Vally Forge from thence marched &  recrossed the Delaware Just blow
Trenton and marched across the Jerseys and
on to the North River and was in the Battle
and taking of Stony Point, Genl Wayne Commanded from thence we returned through New Jersey

[written perpendicular in left margin] Jn McKee
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and on to Lancaster Pennsylvania with the
Prenons taken (at Stony Point) and remained a
while garding prisoners) from thence we were ordered
to the South and marched through many little
Towns & vilages, does recollect the name of any
until Ive arrived at Frederct Town Maryland
from thence crossed the Potomac river and thence
to Fredericksburg Virginia & from thence to York
Virginia and was at and in the siege of York and
taking of Cornwallis, after the siege we were ordered
to take charge of a part of the prisoners and
Guarded them on to Frederick Town Maryland
and thence left the prisoners, from thence we marched 
on to Lancaster Pennsylvaina where we remained
a considerable time guarding prisoners and
keeping the Barracks in order by improving & 
from thence we were marched to near Philadelphia
and he received and honorable and written
discharge signed by Captain John Cowan
which he states he lost &  so evidence that he
cannot find it, he states that he was born
in Ireland in the month of July 1754 as he finds
his name recorded in an old book which was
given by his Father or mother and thinks
he came to the United States when he was
about 10 years old and landed in Phila. with
his Father and mother he states his Father
settled and lived for several years near Lancaster
Pennsylvania and from thence he moved and
lived in York County Pa. whear he continued
until his enlistment in the service of United
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States, he further states that he cannot recollect
the year or month when he recd. his discharge but
Believes it was in November or December 1782 as he recollects he was discharged in cold weather and
not long before
Christmas Holidays; he further
States he remained as a Labouring man in the
neibourhood of Lancaster and Little York Pennsylvania until the fall of the year 1790. from
thence he removed to western Pennsylvania and
lived until the year 1795. and in spring of 1795 he
removed to Kentucky and has resided in the
what is now the County of Fleming ever since
being upwards of 37 years past;

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annity except the prest and declares that his name is not
on the pension roll of the any agency in any State
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid

John McKee XD his mark

we Benjamin Northcut a clergyman residing in
Fleming County Kentucky & Hugh Drennan residing in the same county.  that we are well 
acquanted
with John Kee who has subsided & sworn to
the above declaration that we believe him to be
Seventy eight years of age that he is reputed &
received in the neibourhood where he resides to have
been a solider of the Revolution & that we concur
in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed to
the day & year aforesaid

[signature] Benja Northcott
[signature] Hugh Drennan
sent subscribed to
Benj Northcott
the day & year aforesaid
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Fleming County Court,  December Term 1832
the declaration of John Mckee in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 was
produced in open court and the certificate of Benjamin Northcott and Hugh Drennan thereto annexed was sworn to in open court and it appearing to
the court that the said Jno: Mckee from age and infirmity is unable to attend this Court, it is ordered that the
Clerk of this Court take his affidavit to the declaration aforesaid and certify the same, and it is further
ordered to be certified as the opinion of the Court that Benjamin Northcott is a clergyman resident in said County of Fleming and the said Hugh Drennan who has also signed the same is a resident of said county and a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit
a true copy  atteste Joshua Stockton Clr

Fleming County Sct
I Joshua Stockton Clerk of the Court of the County
aforesaid do hereby certify that Jno. McKee personally appeared before me this day and made oath
that the statements contained in the foregoing
declaration are true, and I do also further
certify that the foregoing contains the the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of
the application of  Jno McKee for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
my hand and seal of office this
5th day of December 1832
Joshua Stockton Clerk F.C.
& Court

[written across the middle] from 1776
Private 2 years
$80
allowed by M 
Edwards
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John McKee
Fleming Co 
Ky
proof of service
required 

allowed by M Edwards
see inside -- Mr
Alison handwriting
.
Ap Let. 
R. M. Johnra
H R
Dec 22 1832
P
177.
Cet RM Johnson
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BRIEF in the case of John McKee
of Fleming County in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 78 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[column headings] Period. Duration of Service. Years, months, days, Rank. As a. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.

enlisted June in 1776 for and during the war under Capt. Hughes, Col. McIntosh
8th Reg. Penn. line
disch. Nov 1782

5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County York, Pa.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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State of Kentucky
Fleming County
On this 22nd day of January 1849 personally
before the Fleming County Court, Elizabeth McKee
a resident of the neighborhood in said County
of Fleming, aged 71 years, who, being first
sworn according to law, doth, on her oath,
make the following declaration, in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed the 29th day of July 1848.
entitled An act for the relief of certain surviving
widows of Officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary
army; that she is the widow of John McKee
who was a private in the army of the Revolution, from
the State of Pennsylvania, that before his death
and whilst he lived in this County he drew a
pension from about the year 1832 till his
death to the amount of Eighty Dollars per annum. This pension was drawn under the act
of 183 and that the papers proving these
facts togeth with the fact that the said John
McKee was so entitled to a pension is as she
supposes in the records and archivs of the
Department of War to which she refers for
the proof of this her claim.
She further declares she was married to said
John McKee on the 16th day of March 1797 in
the year seventeen hundred and ninety seven
that her husband the aforesaid John McKee died
on the 28th day of June Eighteen hundred and
forty two
that she was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage
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took place previous to the first day of January
Eighteen hundred as at the time above specified
Elizabeth McKee X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
above written, before
[signature] D.K. Stockton presiding Justice F. C. Court

State of Kentucky
Henry County Sch}
On this 22nd day of January
Eighteen hundred and forty eight in open Court
in the Fleming County Court, came John H Botts
& Francis R Davis one of the Court
personally known to the undersigned and
who are entitled to credit and do on oath
of the aforesaid Elizabeth McKee who
subscribed and swore to the above Declaration
is known to them to be the widow of John McKee Deceased late a resident of this
County on Fox's Creek, and who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States.
and who resided at the time of his death
in the County of Fleming and State of
Kentucky, and that she has not since the
death of her said husband John McKee
married again but still remains the
widow of said John McKee deceased
[signature] F. R. Davis
[signature] Jno H Botts
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Sworn and subscribed to before me the
aforesaid deponents this day of January
1848 in open court in the County Court
for the County of Fleming Ky.

[signature] D K Stockton presiding
Justice F. County Court
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No 512
Elizabeth McKee
widow of John
Ky
Act 29 July 1848
Married 1797
Hus died 1842

Adm 2 yrs pri
$80 per annum,
fr 4 March 1848,

Messrs Cox & Dulin
Flemmingsburgh,
Ky
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Fleming County} Sch

This 13th day of June 1849, before me a Justice
of the peace of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
and for the sd County came David Strahan
& Samuel Strahan and on oath, State
as follows, to wit: Samuel Strahan states that
on the day that John McKee and Elizabeth
McClese were married, he, deponant was at
the Dinner, Deponant did not see them
married, but he understood that day that
they were married, Deponant was then
a small boy and his father and McClese,
the father of Elizabeth lived but a short
distance apart, and after the parents
(and some of the family) of deponant had
gone to the wedding, Deponent went
over to carry
a small sister to his
mother; and then saw the wedding guests,
and partook of the dinner. the wedding
took place, in the year between 1798 &
1800, the exact year, he cannot recollect.
and in the then County of Mason, but
it is now embraced in the County of Fleming. The parties until the death
of John McKee always lived together
as man & wife and raised a family
of Children, Deponant is now sixty
years old. David Strahan on oath says
that he was at the marriage of John McKee
and Elisabeth McClese, that the marriage took
place in what was then called Mason County
Ky and is now embraced in Fleming
County Ky. that he heard & saw the marriage
ceremony performed, it was in the year
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one thousand seven hundred & ninety seven
cannot recollect the month but thinks it
was in the spring, Samuel Strahan the
above deponant is his brother and this
Deponent thinks he was then for McClese lived
only a short distance from deponants fathers residence. Deponent
was in about his 17 year of age as he is
now about 70 years of age
[signature] Samuel Stratton
[signature] David Strahan

Sworn to & subscribed in the presence
of the undersigned a justice of the
peace June 13th 1849
[signature] F R Davis J.P. F.C.

Fleming County Sct
I Francis R Davis a justice of
the peace for Fleming County Ky
do certify that the aforesaid Samuel
Strahan & David Strahan are men
by good carachter and are entitled
to be belived on oath, Given under
my hand this 13th day of June 1849
[signature] F R Davis
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Fleming County Sct
I William T. Dudley Clerk of the Fleming
County Court a court of record do certify
that D.K. Stockton, whose name appears to the certificates on the 2d & 3d pages of the par
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per of this record was at the time of the date
thereof Presiding Justice of the Fleming County
Court and Justice of the peace of said commonwealth, for said County, and that
Francis R. Davis, whose name appears as
Justice of the Peace to the certificate, on the
8th page hereof was at the time of the date
thereof Justice of the Peace of said commonwealth for said County duly commissioned
and qualified according to Law, and
their said signatures are genuine, and the
official acts of said Stockton & Davis are
entitled to full faith and credit.
In Witness whereof I have hereto
set my name and affixed the
seal of my said office at Flemmingsburg
this 19th day of June 1849
[signature] Wm T. Dudley Clerk

[seal is attached to the left]
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O. W. & N. Division.
F.S.
[hand initials] Omy
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
January 3, 1895.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John McKee W.1910 a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR,
will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[column headings] Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Length of Service. Rank. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. Captain. Colonel. State.
June, 1776 to Dec., '82 / Pri. / Hughes & Cowan / McIntosh / Pa. 
Battles engaged in,
Germantown, Paoli, Stony Point, and surrender of Cornwallis
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Little York, Pa.
Date of application for pension,
Dec. 5, 1832.
Residence at date of application,
Fleming County, Ky.
Age at date of application,
Born in Ireland July, 1754.
Remarks:
Mr. A. S. Hubbard,
819 Market St.,
San Francisco, Cal.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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WIDOW, &c.
Revy
File No. 1910
Elizabeth McKee
Widow
John McKee
Pri Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 17
{Arrangement of 1870.}

1895 Jan. 3 Hist
A. S. Hubbard
San Francisco
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Official Business
Hon I Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

[written perpendicular to other text]
75224
Elizabeth McKee
Wid
John 
Ky July 48-363
[initial on top of this] B

[circular stamp] FLEMINGSBURGH KY NOV C
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26.715

160 acres
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(Addressed envelope)

Public Business

To The Hon.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

75.224 

Date stamp
FLEMENSBURGH, KY
APR
12
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Fleminsburg, Kentucky
November 6th 1855

Sir,

   Yours of the 30th ultimo advises me the claim of Elizabeth McKee for bounty land for the Revolutionary service of her husband John McKee cannot be favorably considered until she produces (illegible) of record evidence of the service of her husband John McKee for several years before his death, was a pension.

    Will you please me by references to his previous application in what state lived & he is represented to have been enrolled, that I may apply to the department of such state for the necessary record evidence.

Very respectfully,
//s//
S. Botts

Hon. I. (illegible)
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Flemingsburg Ky, June 19th, 1869

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions

    Herewith you have the claim of Elizabeth McKee & Margarett Brenan widow of Revolutionary Pensioner, for pensions under the Act of the 1868,  I have not seen the regulations and rules of the department with regard to this claim under that law; but suppose from the law if itself that the above papers are authenticated in the right mode.  If however, they are not, you will please send me all pension regulations since January 31st 1866 and point out the defects in the records transmitted to you.

    We how in these cases, endeavored to be as (illegible) as and possibly could.  When they are passed upon, if the claims are allowed; you will send the certificate of Pension to us; if not allowed and a further correspondence is needed, please to advise me.

                      We are with esteem & respect
                      Your obedient Servants
                       Cox & Dublin
                       Attorneys for the Claimant
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   Know all men by these presents.  That we John McKee and Thomas McSeall are held and firmly bound unto James Garrard Esquire. Gov of the Commonwealth for the time being and to his successes, in the just sum of fifty pounds current money, to which payment will and truly to be made.  We bind ourselves, our heirs.  Executers and Administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated the ____ day of _____.  The condition of the above obligation such that whereas a marriage is intended to be had and solemnized between John McKee and Betsey McSeall.  Now if there is no just cause to obstruct the same, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.

   Test.                                     his
   //s//                            John  X  McKee
 Robert Smith                       mark
                                               his
                                     Thomas X McSeall
                                                mark 

State if Kentucky
Mason County Sct

    I John James Rec. Clerk of the Mason County  Court certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the original as the same remains on file in my office, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the original in fair legible figures as follows "9th day if March 1797".

    In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and affix my official seal in the City of Maysville this 19th day of February 1849.

                                               //s//
                                          John James Key

    I John James Key above named depose and say that I hold the office of clerk in the city, county and state aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the files of said
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Mc office, with the exception above named, as certified by me.

                                         //s//
                             John James Key

Sworn to before me.

                                          //s//
                               John McCarthy  (illegible)

Clerk fee of 20 charged
to Cox & Dublin

    Mason County Set

I John James Key Clerk of the County Court for the County of Mason Ky do certify that John McCarthy whose name appears to the foregoing certification, as a justice of the peace for said County was at the time and now is an acting Justice of the Peace for the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the county of Mason and as such his official acts are entitled to full faith & credibility. 
     In testimony whereof I have set my name and caused the seal of the Clerk of the Mason County Court my official seal to be affixed this 18th day of June 1849.

                                       //s//
                           Jno. Jas. Key Clerk
                           By Robt. A. Cochram    DLE.
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CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
819 Market Street
To collect, preserve and diffuse Information relating to history.

Hon. James V. Coffey President
New City Hall
A.S. Hubbard
Secretary and Librarian

San Francisco Mar 19th, 1894

Respectfully referred to Commissioner of Pension for reply to the Interior.

Hon A. Howard Clark
Washington, D.C. 

    Dear Sir:

    On page 169 "U.S. Pensioners as returned by the U.S. Marshals.  6th Census 1849". The name of John McKee appears aged 88 living in Kentucky.

   I will kindly obtain McKee's Revolutionary War Record.
   I know this is now in your line of duty which must be already (illegible).
   An early reply will oblige.

                        Respectfully,
                              //s//
                         A.S. Hubbard