Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2809, for John Mc Natt, Delaware
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(3-1776)                                            NUMBER
            Service                           S.2809          
Del.                                      McNatt, John

Contents                                  Carded
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See letters to ? April 22? 1835
Letter 26 April 1837
Paid to the treasury April 1838 
4 September 1838 to 4 March 1839.
4 April 1840.
7677 West Tennessee 
John McNatt
of Lincoln Co in the state of Tennessee  
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Adams of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hastings in  the Delaware  ? for 11 months from 1776  
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.  Certificate of Zpension issued the 11th day of May 1833 and sent to James McK, Shelbyville.
Arears to the 4th of March 1833  $73.33
allowance ending                         $18.33
                                                      $91.66                      
                           Revolutionary Claim
                              Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by M Allison Clerk
Book Vol Page 88
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State of Tennessee B
Bedford County Court of pleas & quarter Sessions
November Term 1832
on this day 6th of November 1832 personally appeared in
of
open court before Samuel Philips John Schull John [Illegible]
Gentlemen Justices of the peace now presiding in said Court
John McNatt a resident of Lincoln County in the State
aforesaid aged between eighty & eighty five years who being first
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 was born in Kent County in the
State of Delaware about the year 1750 according to the best recollection he has of the information of his parents but that he has
no written Record of his age. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served
as herein Stated.
That he enlisted as a regular Soldier in the United States Army
in the revolutionary war for Twelve Months in Kent County in State of Deleware under Capt Nathan
Adams a regular officer, his Lieutenants name was Gordon
that the company in which he was enroled as a regular soldier
was attached to Col Heasteds Regiment of regulars which
Regiment was called the Delaware Blues; after being mustered into service
he was marched to a town called Dover in said State of Delaware at, which place they Joined Col. Heasteds Regt
from there he was marched to Lewis Town Sussex County 
in said State & down to the light house in the Delaware 
bay, from the light house they marched back to Lewis town
From Lewis town we were ordered to march against a
detachment of Tories who had embadged themselves under
[a very wealthy man-words crossed out] the command of a very wealthy
man whose name he has now forgotten, his farm at which the
Tories were embadged was about 30 miles a South East direction from
Lewis town, this man having considerable wealth & some influence
& being a decided friend to the British the Tories & disaffected people in that section of
the Country took protection under him both for defensive
and offensive operations. The American officer learning where
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those Tories were embodyed ordered a forced march by which the
detachment of American Troops to which this applicant belonged reached
The farm where said Tories were embodyed with a hope of defeating
the enemy & taking a considerable number of prisoners. they
marched in such order & disposition as immediately to surround
the Mansion house & all out houses and buildings, but to their
great mortification & disappointment the enemy had retired from
the house and selected an advantageous position, in a field not
immediately in view of the house where their line was formed,
apparently with a design to give battle, but on discovering
our troops were preparing for an attack their whole line give
way and in great disorder broke to the woods it [crossed out words they were unable to ?? without much ?? at this expedition] 
being at too great a distance for our fire to take effect & having
the advantage of our troops in a knowledge of the woods &
Swamps, they were unable escape without much injury.
on the expedition we took only one prisoner after dispersing
the Tories.  & reconnoitering that part of the Country we
were marched back to Lewistown. this declarant States he
was out on many small expeditions and scouting parties in the 
State of Delaware principally against the tories sometimes
to dispose them when they had embodied, & sometimes to prevent
them from forming detachments to carry on offensive [operations].
This declarant further states that much of the duty which 
he performed as a soldier of the revolutionary war consisted on guarding
the American property and land near the Delaware bay.
[shores]. Also the Schooner D Small Craft which were [necessarily]
employed in the american service, from depredations of the British
 [to]  man who infested & hovered about the bays & [inlets]
in that section of the Country.  he further States that he
with the detachment were stationed six weeks on guard
in an American Vessel which had capsized &
[rolled or disabled] by the British Seman below the Delaware bay.
After being detained in this part of the Country for at [least]
[blank] months & marched in various  [desidaiys] & an
different expeditions we were ordered on Bord of a [Shooner]
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which saled to Wilmington on the Brandywine
from which place we were marched to Philadelphia. when the
troops arrived at Philadelphia this declarant States that he was
 sorely afflicted with the Rheumatic pains & unable to perform
a soldier’s duty. he was persuaded by his officers & other friends to
take a furlow & retire from the army untill he would be sufficiently
 [recovered] to do military duty again.  he according received a Furlow.
this was about one month before the twelve months he enlisted for
[expired] & he states before he was able to return to camp the
twelve months tour for which he enlisted was [expired]. he states
that at this remote period from the date of his service he cannot State
precisely the year in which he enlisted, nor can he state with
correctness satisfactory to his own mind how long it was to the termination
of the war after the time of his enlistment [expired]. according to
the last of his recollection he enlisted about the year 1775 or
1776, the time of his service under said enlistment was something
 under twelve months, but he feels safe in stating his
service at eleven months. He further states that at the time the
Troops marched to Philadelphia to whom he was attached there
was a general belonging to the regular army in the City, but
he has he has now forgotten his name nor can he state whether or
not said Genl had the command of Col Heastes Regiment to
which the declarant belonged-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present & declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State
 John McNatt

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid

Sworn to in open Court 6th November 1832
[Jas M Harder, Esq]

And the said Court do hereby declare [our] opinion
 that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
& served as he states.
[John Benjamin Story]
Samuel Phillips
[John L. Kelly]
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I James M Kisick Clerk of Bedford County Court
in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application
 of John McCall for a pension. In 
Testimony whereof I have hereunto
 set my hand & Seal of Office this 6th
 day of November 1832
J.W. Kisick Clk

23848
John M. Batts
Pension claim
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No 23818.
John McNutt
Tenn
for 1776 private
11 month $36.66/100
James McKisick Clk
Bedford County Court
Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
 claim.

A statement, shewing the service of John McNatt Lincoln County, Tennessee

Period when the Service was rendered. - Enlisted 1775-6
Duration of the claimant's service - [blank] Years | 11 Months┃[blank] Days
Rank of the claimant. - Prov
Names and Rank  of the Company officers under whom he served.- Capt Adams
Names and Rank of the General  and Field officers.- Col Hastings
Battles in which the applicant was engaged.- [Scrimmages} with Tories
Country through which he marched - Delaware
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.- Aged between 80 & 85. Kent Co., Delaware
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. - Living Witness Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols,
or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District 
County of

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of  [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory, or District 
Of  [blank] , aged  [blank] 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] , with  [blank] and served in the  [blank] (e) regiment of the  [blank] line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. {This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.}
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of  [blank] 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.

I  [blank] of the Court of  [blank] 
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of  [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
 [blank]  day of  [blank] & c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted  [blank] , who has 
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be  [blank] 
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby 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 a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the  [blank] 
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the  [blank] 
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,  [blank] Clerk of the Court of  [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
 [blank]  for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
office, this  [blank] day of  [blank] & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;
 but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted;
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
5. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier:
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer:
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure,
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
(c )The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age,
and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For  ________ years  ________ months, and ________ days, I served as a________,  or  ________ years  ________ months, and ________ days, I served as a________ ; and for such service I claim a pension.
it is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase ‘about three or four months’, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some
persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority;
 that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the
witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certifiied by the proper officer, under his seal of the office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and state troops. The proof required by rule in
note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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April 15, 1935
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-I/EEL
John McNatt-S.2809
Mrs. M.L.Hunter
17-172 Place
Hammond, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John McNatt, who served with the Delaware Troops, was pensioned while residing in Tennessee, and whose wife's name was Benson.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2809, based upon the military service of John McNatt in that war. 
John McNatt was born in 1750, in Kent County, Delaware. The names of his parents are not shown. 
While residing in Kent County, Delaware, John McNatt enlisted in 1775 or 1776, served as a private in Captain Nathan Adams' Company, Colonel Haslet's Delaware Regiment, called the "Delaware Blues"; length of service about eleven months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 6, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Lincoln County, Tennessee.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
In 1832, one Leven Benson made affidavit in Lincoln County, Tennessee, in support of soldier's claim for pension but did not state any relationship. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John McNatt (S.2809), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
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John McNatt, Certificate No. 7677, issued May 11, 1833, rate $36.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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1929 - Oct. 23 - Hist. to Mrs. Catherine M. Gardner EEL

1935 - Apr 15 - Hist to Mrs. M. L. Hunter - EEL


Rev War
2809
INVALID

File No. 2809
John McNatt
Privt Rev War

Act: June 7, 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 244
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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August the 14th 1892
We whose names are underneath signed
do hereby certify that we are acquainted
With John McNatt living in Lincoln County and
State of Tennessee and we believe him to be
an honest man [and find] a man of truth.
Given under our hands this the day
and date above [illegible] writen

Joseph Brown
Peter Wolf
Daniel Smith 
[Mayor] M Bedell
Thomas Brown
Benjamin River
[H. Litchfield] 11 years
Daniel Warren
Benj. Wright
Thomas Glidewell
Alfred Armstrong
John [Pet Coble]
[John Cobb]
Joseph Coats
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I have been acquainted with
John McNatt  Twenty five years

Samuel Garland [JP?]
Solomon Garland 
Jordan C Holt

[Britain Phelps or Philips]
Robert S. Johnson
[Wm Long]
Samuel Roe
Jacob Albright
William Ward
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 14th, 1840 .
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," John MeNatt,
-
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten. Agency, at
the rate of Thirty tix Dollars and Sixty-Six Cent's
for annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has
been paid at this Department, from the
1" of Sept. 1838.
to the 4th March, 1839.
Respectfully yours,
{{Illegible signature}}
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Union Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 4th April 1837

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Dear Sir
I am requested by M. Hiram
Holt Jun. the attorney of John McNattt a  Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of the 7 June 1832 to 
forwarding his Pension Voucher for your 
examination and permission of its payment
then in one year due on his claim up to
the 4 March 1837. Please to return his claim
to him or his attorney addressed to Ruth{?}
Valley Post Office Bedford County Tennessee
and is much oblige Sir.
V O B. R. {illegible}}
John M Bap Pun.
Pension Agent,
By S. Cantrell
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State of Tennessee 
Lincoln County
This day personally appeared Leven Benson
Before me Jesse Daniel an acting Justice of the peace in
And for the County and made oath in
due form and saith that he is acquainted with
John McNatt. That he served as Regular
Soldier for the Term of Twelve
Months Termed the Dillaway [Delaware?] Blues, 
Under Captain Nathan Addam’s regt.
Command by Colonel Haslet. That he
Served in the said revolutionary war 
that he Enlisted in Kent County
State of Delaware. that he is about
Eighty years old. that he now
Resides in Bedford County Tennessee.
Leven Benson his mark

Sworn to and subscribed to me for
this 11th day of August 1832
Jesse Daniel
acting Justice of the [missing word- Peace?]
for Lincoln County Tennessee

I certify that I am acquainted with the Deponent Leven
Benson. That he is an old man. that he is respectable
Citizen. 

Jesse Daniel, Justice of the peace for
Lincoln County Tennessee
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I certify that I am am acquainted with
the Deponent Leven Benson. That he
Is an [aged man] & respectable citizen. 
Wm Milner Justice of the peace for
Lincoln County Tennessee

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County Court  I Robert S. Inge Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Jesse Daniel
and William Milner whose names appear signed to the foregoing
instrument of writing were at the time of signing the same & now are
acting Justices of the peace in & for the County of Lincoln.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of my
office at Office in Fayette on the 15th
day of August A.D. 1832
Robt. S. Inge Clk pro tem.

State of Tennessee
Lincoln County  I William Edmiston Chairman of the
Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said County do hereby
certify that Robt S. Inge whose name appears to the above
certificate is Clerk Protem of our said Court and that all faith
and credit is to be given to his official acts, and that his
certificate is in due form and according to law.
Given under my hand & seal this 15th day of
August A.D. 1832
Wm Edmiston(seal)
Chairman
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GENERAL OFFICES
DETORIT, MICH.

KRESGE'S RED
FRONT STORES

S. S. KRESGE COMPANY
5c, 10c AND 25c STORE
HAMMOND - INDIANA
5129 HOHMAN AVENUR
STORE 288

The Veterans Bureau
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:
I am tracing my ancestry [sic] to the revolution,
and have been experiencing some difficulty in getting a few dates of importance.
My Revolutionary ancestor, was John McNatt,
or perhaps he spelled it then MacNatt, and fought with the Delaware Troops the entire war. I have found his name on the pension papers of Bedford Co. Tennessees' annals .
I wonder if you have any record of his application for a pension? If you do I would like to know if this application contained anything about his wife, or date of marriage.
He married a women named 'Benson" in Tennessee after the war. But I cannot find the date of this marriage, since the County Court house has been destroyed by fire in Bedford Co. Tennessee.
I would appreciate any information you may
have, and will gladly pay any fees connected with this research.

Respectfully,
Mrs. M. L. Hunter
17-172nd Place
Hammoud, Indiana

Received Feb 25 1935
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E. R. Adams. Vice-President
W. H. Scott. President
M.T. Easley. Cashier
M. T. Davis. Vice-President
C.M. Gardner, Assistant Cashier
Paid Up Captial of $50,000.00
BANK OF AURORA
PAID IN CASH CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS AND PROFITS $40,000
AURORA,MISSOURI
August 22, 1929
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Reno
Dear Sir: 
I am writing you for information concerning one John McNatt, who was a son of one Richard McNatt, a Scottish Highland Chief, who came to America about the year 1730 and settled in Penn's Colony on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.
This son John was born about 1737 and, according to family tradition, served in the Revolutionary war and was with Washington at Valley Forge and York Town. 
There was another son, Reuben, whom we think settled later in Virginia, but John, my forbearer, is the one in whom I am interested. Our family tradition has it that he moved to Tennessee after the revolution. 
If you can give me any information concerning his record, I shall greatly appreciate it. 
Yours very truly,
Catherine Vn Gardner
MRS. CATHERINE McNATT GARDNER
PENSION OFFICE x AUG 24 1929 U.S.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
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October 23, 1929

Mrs. Catherine M. Gardner
Aurora
Missouri

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S.2809, it appears that John McNatt
was born about 1750, in Kent County, Delaware.
While residing in Kent County, Delaware, he enlisted
in 1775 or 1776, in Captain Nathan Adams' Company, Colonel
Haslet's Delaware Regiment, and served as a private for
about eleven months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
November 6, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Lincoln
County, Tennessee.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.