Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,149, for Isaac Mc Glathery, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Penn.
McGlathery, Isaac
or McGathery, 
Rachel

NUMBER
W 3,149
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6282
Pennsylvania
Isaac McGathery
of the State of Penna.
who was a Pr & ?Lieut't in the Company commanded
by Captain Thompson of the Reg commanded
by Col Francis in the Penna
line for 
Lieut 12 1/11 mo   $163.33
Private 11      "           13.33
                                 _______
                               $176.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 176 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feb.
1833 and Sent to Hon J. R Munn
       House Reps

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832               $264.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833   $88.33
                                                                  _________
                                                                  $353.32


{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Vinial Luce Clerk,
Book D Vol. 6 Page 70

Dead. See letter to W. Faries
July 11, 1839
Let 15 Nov 1839 W. Faries
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Pennsylvania 3248

Rachael McGlathery
widow of Isaac McGlathery, Dec'd

who died on the 28th of July, 1834
of Philad'a in the State of Penn'a
who was a Pri & Lt. in the company commanded
by Captain Thompson of the Regt. commanded
 by Col. Francis in the Penn'a
line for Private & Lieutenant.

Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
at the rate of 176 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 29 day of July, 1834}

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of March,
1840 and sent to Wm. Faries,
Esq 364 Vine St Philad.

Arrears to the 4th day of March 1840   $988.80
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept      88.33
                                                               _______

                                                             $1077.13
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3rd}

Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clrek,
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 143

let 10 March 1840 to
W. Faries

Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th April 1838 from
4 March to 4th Sept 1840. Agent
notified 9 June 1841.

Dead See letter to P. Agt. July 29, 1842
do to same Aug. 18, 1842.

Date of death not. A B
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the
Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.

City of Philadelphia}
State of Pennsylvania} Ss.

On this fourth day of September A. D.
Eighteen Hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before me
One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the
City and County of Philadelphia, in the Stat aforesaid
Rachael McGlathery, a resident of Whitpain Township, Montgomery
County, in the State aforesaid, aged Eighty three years whom
being first duly sworn according t law, doth on her oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 
provision made by the Act of Congress July 4th 1836;
That she is the widow of Isaac Mcglathery, who was a
Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution, in the Pennsylvania
Line in the Regiment commanded by Col Curr, the services of her
husband are as she believes  set forth in his application for a pension granted to him from 4 March 1831.
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac
McGlathery on the eighth of April   in the year
One thousand seven hundred  & seventy five, and that her husband the
aforesaid Isaac McGlathery died on the twenty eight day of
July in the year eight hundred & thirty four and that she has remained
a Widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by
the proof hereto annexed. 

Rachael McGlathery [signature]

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written,
the said Rachael being by reason of bodily infirmity unable
to attend in court the declarations and oaths were taken
instead at the home of Willian Faries in the city of
Philadelphia, where she is for the present remains.

Arch Randall
Judge Com Pleas
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City of Philadelphia,
State of Pennsylvania, }Ss.

On the fouth day of September A.
D. Eighteen Hundred and thirty nine, personnaly appeared before
me One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
City and County of Philadelphia, in the State aforesaid, the
several deponents whose names are hereto respectively subscribed,
being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that
from residing in the same neighborhood and from personal
acquaintance with Rachael MCGlathery, the Widow of
Isaac McGlathery Lieutenant in the army of the Revolution 
and a Revolutionary Pensioner --
named in the annexed Declaration, that she has always maintained
the character and reputation of a Widow, ever since
the death of her said Husband and that they firmly and
conscientiously believe that she is now a Widow and
remained so ever since the period of said Husband's decease.

Wm. Faries
Elizabeth Faries
Jane McGlathery

Sworn & Subscribed the day
& year aforesaid before
Arch'd Randall
Jude Com Pleas, Phila Co

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County} Ss.

I William Q Kline Esq. Prothonotary 
of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do Certify that the 
Hon. Archibald Randall Esq. before whom the annexed 
declaration on Oath of Rachael McGlathery and a foregoing
affidavit were made a[which is a Court of Record 
and of Law] duly commissioned and qualified
to all who so act as such full faith and creditors
and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judicature hereafter.
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In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the Said court at Philadelphia
this 5th September
AD. 1839

W. Q. Kline Prothonotary 

I certify that the within named William Faries
Elizabeth Faries and Jane McGlathery are persons
of respectability and credibility, to whose statements
full faithmay be given

Arch'd Randall
Judge ?

Philadelphia December 10, 1839 

I, John Swift Esquire Mayor of the City of Philadelphia do Certify
that Arch'd Randall whose proper an genuine signature is subscribed
to the above certificate is a judge of the Court of common Pleas
in and for the County of Philadelphia duly commissioned and 
Sworn. And I also Certify that William Faries and Elisabeth
Faries two to the deponents within named are known to
me as persons of respectability and credibility
statements full faith may be given.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Corporate
Seal of the said City to be affixed this
tenth day of December A. D 1839.

John Swift [signature]
Mayor

[written sideways on right side]
4700
Rachel McGlathery
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Hon.
Joel K Mann
HR [House of Representatives]

Isaac McGlathery
Papers

For pension under
Act 7th June 1832
Admitted
12 1/4 Mo. Lieutenant   163.33
4           "  Private              13.33
                                         ________
                                        $176.66

Hon J. K. Mann

[Send certificate to
John B. Steigers
Norristown Pa.}\]
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Montgomery} Ss.
On this twenty second day of January Anno Domini
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally
appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of 
Common Pleas of Montgomery County aforesaid now sitting Isaac
McGlathery a resident of Whitepain township in the county
aforesaid yeoman aged seventy nine years who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the fenefit of the
Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated.
He entered the service as a private in Captains Archibald Thomson's company of Riflemen [volunteers] attached to Col ?
Francis' Pennsylvania Regiment about the first of August 
1776 at Norriton Township in then Philadelphia  County now
Montgomery County, aforesaid. The company was composed of 
volunteers from Norriton Worcester and Whitepain township in
the county aforesaid. Declarant and said company under Capt.
Thomson with another company of volunteer Riflemen under
Capt. Nathan Pawling marched immediately to the Camptown
meeting house near the city of Philadelphia where
they laid about ten days, then marched to Trenton thence to 
Amboy and remained at Amboy and the neighbourhood of New York until the last day of November 1776, when they
were discharged and returned home.

Declarant was appointed Second Liettneant of the
Militia of Whitepain township aforesaid in May 1777
belonging to the 5th Battalion of the Militia of then Philadelphia
County commanded by Major Miller & Col. Curry's
Regiment and went out as Lieutenant of a company of classes of drafted militia from Providence,
Worcester, Norriton and Whitepain township under the command 
of Capt. Jacob Peterman of the Providence Militia attached
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to Major Miller's Battalion Col. Curry's Regiment about the 
middle of July 1777 and marched toward the Delaware
River and after remaining near the Delaware at that
time moved toward and near Philadelphia where they
lay a short time then moved up the East side of the
Schuylkill and remained at Swedes Ford some 
time until after the Battle of Brandywine, and commenced
an entrenchment on the Bank of the river. After  the
Battle the British marched up the valley toward Valley
Forge. We crossed the River and marched to Fatland Ford
to join the American forces then under General Washington
remained over night & returned next day to Swedes Ford,
where I was left in charge of six or eight rile of men by 
col. Curry, as a "look out" the rest of the company under
Capt Peterman, returned to the American Army. The
next day I was relieved by a company from Philadelphia
under Capt. Coperthwaite [Cowperthwaite], and joined my company at Faulkner [Falkner]
Swamp where Col Curry's & Col Davis's Regiment lay. Gen'l
Washington's forces lay near by. The army a few days after
moved near to Trapp[e]. Then to ? Hills. a few days
after declarant William Johnson Benjamin Knouse and Jacob Sorney [from Phil'a] were selected as guides to the Army, and went
with Genl maxwell 's division to Germantown, Col Curry's
Regiment and declarants company marched down the Ridge 
Road and acted as guides, till the Battle of Germantown
October 4, 1777. After the Battle joined the company at the
Trapp where we lay till Col Curry received order to cross
the Schuylkill the latter end of October 1777. Col Curry's Regiment Capt Peterman's company and declarant crossed the
river immediately under the command of Genl Potter.
Marched toward the Paoli & Fox Chase near Philadelphia 
and continued scouting about the country near Philadelphia
attached to Genl Potter's Brigade, and under his 
command till Genl Washington's Army went into winter quarters
at Valley Forge, where they were discharged and returned ...
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returned home about the middle of December 1777.having been out in the service as Lieutenant  of said
company, as above detailed five months.

At the close of the winter of 1777-17778 by direction of Gen'l 
McIntosh, Col Curry raided a small company of mounted officers
to scorn the British lines near Philadelphia to prevent
communications with the British and the people, and their
supplying them with provisions. Declarant and about a
dozen other officers under Col Curry composed this company
and went out about the first of March 1778 and continued 
engaged in scouting the country between  the lines and the 
interior of the country about a month when they returned
home.  A few days after they returned they were called out
again in the same service, in which they were continued
upward of a month more and were very success full in
preventing communications between country people and
the British, and their supplying the British with provisions.
A part of the time they were engaged by orders from Genl
Washington in collecting provisions for the American Army.
Declarant went out into the service again as Lieutenant
of the same company of Militia commanded by Captain
Peterman the beginning of November 1778. And marched
 with Capt Francis's Company of Providence Militia to
the Philadelphia Barracks , where both companies lay
till new years when they discharged and returned
home after being out about two months.

Declarant went out again with the service as Lieutenant of 
the same company under Capt. Peterman about the first
of September 1779, they marched from Whitepain aforesaid to Newtown Bucks County and remained there and at
Trenton till about the firt of December following. they had
been drafted for three months & had been called out on
account of its being supposed the British would make a
Descent across the Jerseys. Declarant thinks col Curry
had the command of the Regiment to which his company belonged during this time under a General of Militia
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Declarant resided in Whitepain Township, then Philadelphia County now Montgomery County Pennsylvania when he 
performed the service above mentioned and has resided in 
the same township all his life and now resides there. He 
war born in said township in August 1753. He has no record of his age. The
service he performed in 1776 was as a volunteer and his service
in March april & May in 1778 was also as a volunteer,
done at the request of Gen'l McIntosh & Col Curry. He was
drafted in to the service in 1777 in the latter part of the
year 1778 and also in 1779, in which years he served as
a drafted Militia officer under the commission hereto
annexed. He never received a written discharge. He has 
no documentary evidence in support of his claim except 
the annexed commission. All his companions in arms
except Andrew Todd Esq.who served with him in 1776 are dead and he knows of no persons who can testify to
his service except Andrew Todd Esq. and James Curry, but he does
not now know where he resides. The Reverend George Wack Henry
Dotts John Rite Esp Henry Spenwalt & John Shaneberger Esq. 
who reside in my present neighbourhood, and know
me can testify as to my character for veracity and
belief of my revolutionary services. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any 
State.

Isaac McGlathery [signature]
Sworn and subscribed the day }
and year aforesaid  }
J Fry Jr. Prot [Prothonotary]

We George Wack a clergyman residing in White pain township
Montgomery County aforesaid and Henry Dotts residing in
Whitepain township aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Isaac McGlathery who has subscribed &
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him 
to be about seventy nine years old. That he is reputed
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and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that
we concur in that opinion and further that the said
declarant has always sustained a high character
for morality and truth and is entitled to the fullest
credit.
Geo Wack [signature]
J Henry Dotts [signature]

Sworn and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid}

J. Fry Jr. Prot. [prothonotary]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting the
questions and interrogatories prescribed by the War
Department that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated. And the
court further Certifies that it appears to them that
George Wack who has signed the preceding Certificate
is a Clergyman resident in Whitepain township Montgomery County aforesaid and is a credible person and that
Henry Dotts who has also signed the same is a resident
in the same township aforesaid and is a credible person
and that their statement is entitled to full credit.

John Fox Presd. Judge
Rich'd B. Jones asst Judge Montgomery

I Jacob Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas of Montgomery County
aforesaid do hereby Certify that the 
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of said court in the matter of the application
of Isaac McGlathery for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal
of office this thirtieth day of January Anno Domini
One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
j Fry Jr. Prot
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I J Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the 
Court of Common Pleas of the
County of Montgomery State of
Pennsylvania do hereby Certify
that the Honorable John Fox,
whose signature is attached to the
within Certificate was at the time
of signing the same and still is President Judge of
the said Court and that the Honorable Richard B.
Jones whose signature is also attached to the said
Certificate was at the time of signing the same and
is associate Judge of the same court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed my seal of office the
thirtieth day of January Anno Domini One
thousand and eight hundred and thirty three.

J Fry Jr. Prot
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John Thomas of Norriton Township Montgomery
County aged about 68 years. William Fitzwater of
the same township aged 68 years and Abraham
Yost of Whitepain Township in said County aged
72 years being all duly affirmed according to
law doth depose and say they are well acquainted
with Isaac McGlathery of Whitepain Township
aforesaid who was a soldier the Revolutionary 
Army and have been well acquainted with him since he was a boy having all been
born in the neighbourhood with him.
that they will recollect that in the summer and 
fall of the year 1776, it was talked among the older
scholars at school and poeple [sic] in the neighbourhood
that the said Isaac McGlathery was then out
in the army that he went out in July in the
Summer of 1776 and marched to Amboy in the
Militia of Whitepain Township and returned
home near the end of the year. That the said
Isaac McGlathery went out again in the service
in the summer of 1777, and returned
in the fall or near the end of the year and
acted as Lieutenant of the above company of Militia.
That he acted as a guide, a pilot to General
Washington's army to the Battle of Germantown during this time. That it is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where Mr. McGlathery 
resides that he served in the manner
he states in the years 1776, 1777, 1778 & 1779.
[as he sta]. That deponents have no personal
knowledge of the said McGlathery's services in
the year 1778 & 1779. We have no doubts of his
services as stated by him, and firmly believe
he performed the services as a private and
an officer at the times and in the manner
he has set the same fourth [sic] in his declaration.
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I have resided with MCGlathery in the same
neighbourhood ever since the Revolutionary War.
I have never heard any man express a doubt
of his services in the Revolutionary army. He has 
always sustained a high character.

Affirmed and subscribed
before me January 29, 1833
Joseph Kaumann
J. P.    }

[Signatures]
J Thomas
Wm. Fitzwater
Abm Yost

I do hereby certify that the above deponents
John Thomas William Fitzwater and Abraham 
Yost are persons of credibility, and that full
confidence may be placed in their testimony
Witness my hand and seal Jany 29, 1833
Joseph Kaumann {Seal}

Montgomery County 
I Jacob Fry Jr Prothonotary
of the Court of Common Pleas of
Montgomery County do hereby
certify that joseph Kaumann before
whom the previous Depositions
were taken was at the time of
the taking there of a Justice of
the Peace for the said County.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of the said court January 30, 1833
J. Fry Jr. Prt.
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James Curry of Hereford township Delaware County Pennsylvania
yeoman aged seventy seven years and five months being duly 
sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is well acquainted
with Isaac McGlathery of Whitepain township Montgomery County State
aforesaid, who was in the Revolutionary war and has known him ever
since he was a boy. That the said Isaac McGlathery was out in the
service of the United States in the Revolutionary Was as a private in
Capt. Archibald Thomson's company of Volunteer Riflemen Col [?Tench] Francis's Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia from Norriton township [then Philadelphia County] now Montgomery County aforesaid, the
beginning of August 1776, and after rendezvozing [sic] a week or ten days
marched on the tenth of August aforesaid to Philadelphia where the
company and said McGlathery remained a week or two and then
marched to Trenton and Amboy, and remained with the American
forces in the neighbourhood of New York till about the first of
December 1776, where he was discharged and returned home. Deponent
was a private in said company with McGlathery during the whole 
of the above mentioned tour, and continued in the service after 
McGlathery's discharge, in New Jersey till the summer of 1777. Capt.
Pawling's company of volunteer riflemen, were along with Capt.
Thomson's company during the aforesaid tour.

The said Isaac McGlathery was elected Lieutenant of the Whitepain
Militia in the spring of 1777 and went out again in the
service of Lieutenant of a militia company composed of ?
Norriton, Providence, Whitepain & Worcester townships under the 
command of Capt Peterman in July 1777 attached to Major Miller's
Battalion & Col Curry's Regiment, and marched toward Trenton
then down the Delaware to Philadelphia then up the 
Schuylkill, and the neighbourhood. Then marched to Swedes ford and
remained untill the Battle of Brandywine and put up some
entrenchments on the Bank of the River. After the Battle
the company marched up to the upper and of Mongomery County negr [neighborhood]
where the American army under Gen'l Washington lay. Col Curry's
Regiment & Col Dean's lay at Faulkner Swamp. Then
marched with the American army by slow marches toward
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Germantown. Lieutenant McGlathery and as one of the guides to one
division of the American army on their march to Germantown
and deponent as one of the guides to another division Lieutenant McGlathery
said deponent ware in the Battle of Germantown.
After the Battle the American forces collected together in
a near The Trapp about 25 miles from Philadelphia.
Col Curry's Regiment to which Capt Peterman's company
and Lieutenant McGlathery was attached, soon after the 
Battle of Germantown was ordered to cross the Schuylkill
and join Gen'l Potter's command, which the regiment 
immediately did and remained on the west side of Schuylkill
under Gen'l Potter, engaged in scouting till Washington
went into winter quarters at the Valley Forge when Capt Peterman's 
company and Lieutenant McGlathery, and deponent were discharged and returned home near New Years, having
been out in the said tour upwards of five months. Deponent
returned from the service in New Jersey a few days 
before the above mentioned company went out and joined the
regiment as a private and continued in the service with
Lieutenant McGlathery during the whole tour from July to
the end of December 1777 as aforesaid. By direction of
General McIntosh, Col Curry raised a small company
of mounted officers to scout the lines near Philadelphia
which consisted of Col. Curry who commanded the squad.
Lieutenant McGlathery, this deponent, [who was there a
subaltern officer and eight or nine others all of whom
volunteered and went out about the last of February or
beginning of March 1778 and continued engaged in the
service scouting on the lines four or five weeks. When 
they returned the same company was called out
again a few days after their return on the same service
and went out and continued engaged therein about one month
or perhaps more. Lieutenant McGlathery was out on both of
these excursions. Deponent is a nephew of Col. Curry above named.
[Lieutenant McGlathery crossed out]
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Lieutenant McGlathery went out again as Lieutenant
of the same company of Militia under the
command of Capt Peterman about the first of November
1778 [in company with Capt Francis' Providence Militia
and Capt Rynear's company of Militia] and marched
to Sheridan's Ferry on the Delaware to receive some
prisoners, there to Valley Forge. Thence Capt Peterman's
company & Lieutenant McGlathery marched to Phila'
Capt. Ryner's company [to which deponent belonged]
marched on with the prisoners from Valley Forge by 
Lancaster Little York & to Tawneytown [Taneytown] Maryland
where the prisoners where[sic] delivered over to the 
Maryland forces and Capt. Rynear's Company & deponent
returned to Philadelphia Barracks where they found
Capt Peterman's company & Lieutenant McGlathery
both companies remained there till some time in
January 1779 when they were discharged and returned
home. The said Isaac McGlathery went out
again as Lieutenant of the same company under
Capt. Peterman about the first of September 1779 on a
military tour, marched to Newtown Bucks County then
to Trenton and remained there till their tour of
service for which they were drafted expired. the Company
was drafted for three months and returned in December
1779, Deponent was out in the same
campaign as a private in Capt. Rynear's company of
Worcester militia drafted for the same term, all were
attached to Col Curry's Regiment. It was a little more
than three months from the time the said 
Companies and Lieutenant McGlathery and deponent marched
until they returned home. Deponent has a
personal knowledge of the services of the above
mentioned Isaac McGlathery above set forth, except
from the time they departed at Valley Forge in 1778 till they met again in Philadelphia in December following.
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[follow]ing after deponent's return from Tawneytown Maryland 
a period of only about a month during which time he
must have remained with his company. Deponent
thinks that in the tours performed in the fall of 1779 the
companies were under the command of a Bucks County
militia General, but does not remember his name.

Sworn and subscribed }
before me February 15 1833}
S. D. Patterson }
J. P }

Ja's Curry [signature]

I do hereby Certify that the above named deposed
James Curry is a person of Credibility and entitled
to full confidence in relation to the matters to which
he has testified to in the above deposition.
Witness my hand and seal the 15th day of February
AD 1833.
S. D. Patterson

I Jacob Fry Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County of 
Montgomery State of Pennsylvania do herebby Certify
that Samuel D. Patterson Esquire before whom
the above deposition of James Curry, was taken
and sworn to, was at the time of taking the same and still is
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned
and authorized to administer oaths and that his signature
attached to the said deposition and to the above certificate are
genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office this 16th day of February AD 1838.

J Fry Jr Prot [signature]
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Andrew Todd Esquire of Upper Providence Township Montgomery
County State of Pennsylvania a Justice of the Peace in said county 
being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say he is 79 years
of age that he is well acquainted with Isaac McGlathery of Whitepain
township in said County and has known him from his boyhood. the
said Isaac McGlathery was a soldier in the army of the Revolution.
He went out as a private in Capt Thomson's company of Volunteers
Riflemen belonging to Col Francis' Regiment about the first
of august 1776. The company marched to Philadelphia. Thence 
to Trenton New Jersey, thence to Amboy and remained a 
considerable time with other companies under Col Francis near
New York. the company was discharged and returned home
the beginning of December 1776. Deponent thinks this company
and the militia companies which were with it was called out for
six months. the Rifle companies remained longer than the Militia.
Deponent was a private in the same company, deponent and
said McGlathery belonged to the same ? They both went out
with the Company and returned with it as above mentioned.
Deponent has no personal knowledge of said McGlathery's other
services during the Revolutionary war as he was not out with him
except in the above tour in 1776. He knows however that said McGlathery
was elected Lieutenant of the Militia of Whitepain township, and
went out as Lieutenant in a company of Militia under the command
of Capt. Peterman about harvest in the year 1777 and
returned about the end of the year. and understood at the time
and has always heard and understood, he was in the Army during
said period, and was in the Battle of Germantown and deponent
saw McGlathery in the American Army in the Trapp, immediately 
after the army retreated to that place, after the Battle of Germantown.
McGlathery was out with a small mounted company of
officers commanded by Col Curry in the spring of 1778 on the
lines, two scertions [excursions] of perhaps a month each. The said
McGlathery went out again as Lieutenant of Capt Peterman's
company of Militia [ in company with several other companies of militia, in the fall of 1778 toward the Delaware River to
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take charge of some British prisoners as deponent understood at the 
time and returned in January following 1779. Said company and
Lieutenant McGlathery was out about two months in this tour.
The said Isaac McGlathery went out again as Lieutenant of the
said Peterman's Company of militia in October or September 1779. 
to Trenton, and returned a little while before Christmas the same
year. Deponent lived in the same neighbourhood with McGlathery
during the Revolutionary war and was intimately acquainted
with him, and well acquainted with the military preparations
and movements in the neighbourhood, and has a distinct
recollection of the said Isaac McGlathery's going when the
service at the times mentioned and returning as above stated.
He was an intelligent and active Whig in the Revolution, and
was an active officer in the American cause, when not out in
the service, he rendered all the service in his power to the cause.
Capt Thomson was elected Colonel of Francis' Regiment at
Amboy in the fall of 1776, in place of Col. Francis.

Sworn & subscribed }
before me February 16, 1833}
Joseph Kaumann
J.P.

And'w Todd [signature]

I do hereby certify that Andrew Todd Esquire the above
deponent is a person of credibility & full confidence may
be given to his testimony.  Witness my hand & seal February 16, 1833.

Joseph Kaumann   {Seal}

Mongomery County  Ss.

I Jacob Fry Jr Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery aforesaid
do hereby certify that Joseph Kaumann Esq before whom the above deposition of And'w Todd Esq. was taken  
and sworn to, was at the time of taking the same and
still is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and 
empowered to administer oaths and that his signature to said deposition
is genuine. 
Witness my hand & seal of Office the 16th day of February AD
1833. 
J. Fry. Jr. Prot.
Page 22

Duration of Service
From August 1st 1776 to end of November 1776, as
a Rifleman, a private and volunteer,   4 months

From middle of July 1777 to middle of December,
1777, as Lieutenant of Militia, drafted   5 months

In March 1778 as Mounted Officer or
Horseman, [Lieutenant] volunteer about   1 month

In April and May 1778 as a mounted Officer
or horseman [Lieutenant] Volunteer, upward of 
1 1/4 month

From 1st November 1778 to 1st January 1779 as
a Lieutenant of Militia, drafted     2 months

From 1st September 1779 to 1st December
1779 as Lieutenant of Militia, drafted   3 months

                                                            16 1/4 months
                                                            viz

As a private   4 months
Lieutenant of Militia
& Mounted officer    12 1/4 months
Page 23

Isaac McGlathery
W. 3149
BA-J/ AWF

Marguerite K. Orth 
19642 Shrewsbury Road
Detroit, Michigan

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Isaac McGlathery
of Pennsylvania.

The date furnished herein were obtained from
papers on  file in pension claim, W. 3149 based upon
the service of Isaac McGlathery in the War of the
Revolution.

Isaac McGlathery was born in the month of august,
1753 in Whitpain Township, Philadelphia [that part later
Montgomery ] County, Pennsylvania. The names of his
parents were not given.

While a resident of said township, Isaac McGlathery 
volunteered about the first of august, 1776 served four
months as private in Captain Archibald Thompson's company
of riflemen, Colonel Tench Francis' Pennsylvania

regimet. He was commissioned, May 12, 1777, second
lieutenant, and served in Captain Jacob Peterman's 
company, Colonel Curry's Pennsylvania regiment, was a
pilot to General Washington on the march to Germantown,
was in the battle of Germantown, served until the army
went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, and reached
home about the middle of December, 1777. He served in
the spring of 1778, nearly three months as lieutenant
in Colonel Curry's refiment. He swrved from sometime
in November, 1778, [2 months] as lieutenant in Captain Jacob 
Peterman's company; and from sometime in September, 1779,
Page 24

Three months as lieutenant in Captain Jacob Peterman's
company, Colonel Curry's regiment.

Isaac McGlathery was allowed pension on his
application executed January 22, 1833, at which time
he was a resident of Whitpain Township, Montgomery
County Pennsylvania, where he had lived 'all his life".

[Copy of certificate on file shows that] Isaac 
McGlathery of Whitpain Township, and Rachel McGlathery
of Norrington Township were married april 8, 1775.

He died July 28, 1834. His widow, Rachel McGlathery
was allowed pension on her application executed September
4, 1839, at which time she was eaged eighty-three years
of age, and living in Whipain Township, but temporarily
residing at the home of William Faries in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.

William Faries, Eliz[s]abeth Faries, and Jane McGlathery stated that they were well acquainted with
the widow, Rachel McGlathery, and resided in the same
neighborhood with her. [ in1839] It's not stated that they
were related to the family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly
the date of death of this widow, you should apply to
The Comptrol [obscured], General Accounting Office,
Records Division, Washington, D. C. and furnish the
following data-

Rachel McGlathery, widow of Isaac McGlathery
Certificate # 3248
Issued March 3, 1840
$176.66 per annum
Commenced July 29, 1834
Act of July 4, 1836
Pennsylvania Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
Page 25

Shadow obscures portions of the following

To WIDOW, &c.
Trsry


File No. 3149
Rachael McGlathery
Widow
Isaac McGlathery
Pri & Lt. Rev. War

Act: July 4, 1836
Index:- Vol. M. Page 18

[Arrangement of 1870]

Nov 21 '96
Rev Wm McGl
Norristown

1912 June 26 To Miss
Sarah McGlathery  c
13 ? to Marguerite K.
Page 26

Isaac McGlathery Pa Act 7 June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen Office
Nov 15, 1839

died 1834
Died 28th July 1834 % of that paid
JH
Page 27

McGlathery, Isaac
Penn W 3149
Page 28

In the NAME and by the AUTHORITY of the FREEMAN of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
The SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
of the said Commonwealth,
To Isaac McGlathery, Gentleman

We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct
and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Second
Lieutenant of a Company of Foot in the Fifth
 are therefore carefully and
diligently to discharge the Duty of Second Lieutenant - by doing and performing all
Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We do strictly charge and require all Officers
and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Second Lieutenant.
And you are to observe and follow such Orders  and Directions as you shall from Time to
Time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your
superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and in Pursuance of the Acts
of Assembly of this State. This Commission to continue in Force until your Term, by the 
Laws of this State, shall of Course expire.

GIVEN under the lesser Seal of the Commonwealth, at Philadelphia, this
Twelfth Day of May ...in the Year of our
Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seveny Seven.

Tho Wharton jun Pres [signature of Thomas Wharton Jr. President]

No. 2
ATTEST.
Ty Matlack Secy [signature of Timothy Matlack, Secretary]
Page 29

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 4th 1841

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Rachael McGlathery,
a Pensioner on the Roll of Philadelphia Agency, at
the rate of One hundred & 76 Dollars and 66 Cents
per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1840.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
Page 30

State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County  Ss.

I Geo B. withers Prothonotary of Court of Common Pleas of
Lancaster County Certify that Samuel Dale Esq before whom
the affidavit below was made was at the time of taking the
same and still is an acting Alderman for said City of 
Lancaster duly commissioned and qualified and that
all his official acts are entitled to full faith and
credit as well in court of Justice as elsewhere.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal 
of said Court at Lancaster this 22nd day of November AD 1839.
Geo B Withers
Prothy

These are to certify whom it concerns that by authority
of a License dated April the 8th were lawfully 
marrie Isaac Maglathery of Whitpain Township and Rachel
Maglathery of Norrington Township, this 8th day of April
anno domini 1775 & me as witness  [set] my hand.
Henry Muhlenberg Jun.
Lutheran Minister.

The above certificate I believe to have been written 
by my father the Rev Henry Muhlenberg dec'd,
having frequently seen him write.
F Muhlenberg

Sworn and subscribed Nov 20th 1839 before
me an Alderman for the City of Lancaster
Sam'l Dale.
Page 31

Free
Geo Wm Crump Esquire,
Pension Office
War Department
City of Washington,
D.C.


Phil   Dec 12
Re to Case
Rachel McGathery [sic]
Page 32

Philad'a Decem'r 10th 1839.

Geo. Wm. Crump Esq.
War Department
Pension Office

Sir,
The papers herewith enclosed are
one more transmitted with the amendations suggested by
your favour of the 15th ultimo, and with great regret
for the trouble given, which more entirely from the inasquaintane [sic]  [inacquaintance]
of those interested, as well as myself, with the necessary
and proper forms in such cases.

Hoping for your sake as well my own, that all will be
found to be such. I remain Your Obliged friend
and Obed't Sev't

Wm Faries
Page 33

47 00
Rachel McGathery 
of Isaac 
Pennsylvania

admitted
Pv & Lieut 16 1/3  $176.66/100

Cap Thompson Col
Francis Pa

died 28 July 1834

Act 4 July 1836

William Faries Esq
No 364 Vine St
Philadelphia
Page 34

[Addressed to]

J L Edwards Esq
War Department
Pension Office
Washington D. C.

[Postage stamp area top right reads "Free"]

Sideways on Left side
Pa Feb 26 1840
R. McG
Page 35

Philad'a Febr'y 24, 1840

Sir,

Early in January last, in answer to the 
letter and requirements of Geo Wm Crump Esq. 
additional testimony was transmitted in the case of 
Rachel McGlathery, widow of Isaac McGlathery 
dec'd claiming to be allowed a pension, establishing
"the credibility of the witnesses, certified by the 
magistrate" before whom they made their affidavits." Also
additional testimony as to the marriage Certificate.

Having thus complied with what was required.
I am very desirous for the sake of the old lady
[not having a particle of interest in the matter myself]
of knowing when she may expect her allowance.
I am so little acquainted with the lots and
? of publick [sic] business that I am afraid of
being too troublesome if not, please favour me with
a few lines in answer and oblige
Your Obed't Sev't [Obedient Servant]
Wm Faries
No. 364 Vine St.

To J. L. Edwards, War Department
pension Office, Washington
D. C.
Page 36

Philad'a Bank
August 10, 1842

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com'r of Pensions

Sir

The enclosed is an application
of Ex'rs to draw the remnant of a pension due to
Rachel McGlathery widow of Isaac McGlathery dec'd
who widow is now dead. As there is no printed form
sent me applicable to a case of this kind, I send the
voucher to you with the request that you will say 
whether it will suffice to enable me to pay the
arrearage due.

Yours respectfully
JB Franklin 

Mr S F Smith Pension
Page 37

Free
Addressed to:
Geo. W. Crump
Pension Office War Department
City of
Washington
D. C. 

Sideways on Left-
Mar 6 1840
Jane McGlathery 
JaMcG
Page 38

Philad'a March 3rd 1840

Sir,

I wrote about a week ago, as I was advised
to do, to J. L. Edwards Esq'r Pension Office, War Department,
in relation to the claim of the widow of Isaac Mcglathery
Dec'd [the additional testimony required by your favour
of November 15, 1839, having been previously transmitted]
but as that gentleman has not favoured me with an answer, I am fearful he has not been able to resume
his duties in the office.
I have not a particle of interest in the matter
beyond friendship to Mrs Rachel McGlathery, to whom 
the amount appropriated would be very acceptable.
Will you be good enough to oblige me by a few
lines on the subject.
Very respectfully
Your Obed't Ser't
Wm Faries
No. 364 Vine St

Geo W. Crump Esq'r
Pension Office War Department,
Washington, D. C.
Page 39

Fr. [Free postage]

Addressed to:
J. L. Edwards, Esquire
Pension Office,
War Department,
City of Washington, D. C.

Sideways on left - 
4700
Sept 7
pa.
July 4 1836
Rachel McGlathery
wid. of Isaac
Page 40

Philad'a Sept'r 5th 1839

To/ J L Edwards Esq'r
Pension Office,
War Department

Sir,

The enclosed papers in
relation to the claim of Rachel McGlathery Widow of
Lieutenant Isaac McGlathery, late of the U. S. Army,
Deceased, are supposed to be in one form to meet the same, and
respectfully submitted accordingly.

Should there be any deficiency
you will confer an additional favour by apprizing
me of it.-
I am respectfully
Your obliged & Obed't Ser't
Wm. Faries
No. 364 Vine St
Page 41

Atlantic City N. J.
6-20-12

To the 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Can you inform me if Isaac
McGlathery was ever a Pensioner. I 
am his grandaugher [sic] and about
making application for member-
ship to the D. of the American
Revolution.

He was Second Lieut Muster
roll of Capt Jacob Peterman Philad.
County Militia of the U. s. Commanded
by Colonel Wm Dean, Phila 22nd  1778
6th Batallion [sic], 2nd Comp 4th Class.

Isaac McGlathery was a resident of Whitpain Township Pa
over
Page 42

he was born 1749, Died
1834.
Please inform me if
there was a pension. Could I have
my claim verified.

Address
Sarah Mcglathery
1001 Atlantic Ave
Atlantic City  N. J.
Page 43

Mc    504 Swede Street,
Norristown, Penn'a, Nov. 12, 1896

The Commissioner of Pensions,

Washington, D. C. ,

Dear Sir:-

n endeavoring to find the number of the Regiment
and Company in which one of my ancestors served during the war of
the Revolution, as well as the dates of his enlistment and discharge,
in which I have found much difficulty, I have come across the men-
tion of the fact that his widow, in her will, makes a devise of "a
half year's pension due on account of the services of her husband
in that war." this was in the year 1842. Will you be good enough to
inform whether the record of the granting of this pension is still
retained in the office of which you are the head?

I judge that the time of service with the regiment and company 
in which he served must have been established of record before the
Pension could be granted, and suppose that, in that way, I can gain
the information for which I am in search. 

The Officer's name was, Isaac McGlathery, and I believe he
served with the Pennsylvania troops, as a Lieutenant.

Any information you may please to give me, either as to the
points for which I am in search, or as to the method by which I
may discover them will be greatly appreciated. Please address

Rev. Wm. McGlathery, Norristown, Pa.
I am, very respectfully, yours, 
W.McGlathery     (over
Page 44

The Widow's name was, Rachel McGlathery.
Page 45

Nothing handwritten.
Page 46

Detroit, Michigan,
Movember [sic] 11, 1937.

Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen:-

Am trying to establish my relationship to Isaac Mc Glathery,
who fought in the American Revolution, as I am a direct descendant and
desire to join the D. A. R.

Would you be kind enough to look up and give me the date of
his birth and marriage, the maiden name of his wife, also the date of
his death and his registration number in Washington? I would like to
get a list of direct relatives of Isaac Mc Glathery, to whom the pension
was paid and the pension number. Any other information you can give me
which would be of value in obtaining my papers, will be greatly appre-
ciated.

His farm home was on the outskirts of Norristown, Pa.

I understand he acted as a scout in escorting Washington's
troups from Philadelphia to Valley Forge, and his gun is on display in
the Montgomery County Historical Association.

Am enclosing a self addressed, stamped envelope for your [ret Nov 15]
reply.

Thanking you for your assistance and kindness, I remain,

Yours very truly,

Marguerite Kuni Orth

19642 Shrewsbury Road,
Detroit, Michigan.

3 [cents] stamped add
envelope attached  TM
Page 47

In reply to your request of 20 ?, received 21 ?
for a statement of the military history of Isaac McGlathery,
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his [or his widow's] application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

| DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | | RANK | | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED - CATAIN. - COLONEL - |  | STATE. |

| Aug 1, 1776 | | 4 mos | | Private | | Archibald Thomson - Tench Francis | | Penn. |

| Commissioned May 12, 1777 | | Dec 1777 | | 2 Lieut  | | Jacob Peterman - Curry | | 5th Battln.|

| Mch. 1, 1778 | | 2 1/4 mos | | Lieut | | & Mounted Scout - Curry| |  |

| Nov. 1778 | | 2 mos | | Lieut | | Jacob Peterman  - [check mark] | |  |

| Sept. 1, 1779 | | 3 mos | | Lieut.| | [Jacob Peterman] - Curry  | |  |

Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Whitpain Twp, Montgomery Co. Penn.
Date of application for pension, Jany 22, 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Whitpain Twp, Pa.
Age at date of application, born Aug- 1753, Whitpain Twp., Pa.
Remarks: Certificate on file shows that Isaac McGlathery of Whitpain Mrs Rachel McGlathery of Norington ?, married April 8, 1775. He died
July 28, 1834, and she was allowed pension on her application
executed Sept 4, 1839, while a resident of Whitpain Twp. aforesaid
aged eighty-three years.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

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