Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,237, William Gill, Penn.

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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of Pennsylvania}
County of Mercer} Ss

On this Sixth day of September A.D. 1832, Personally appeared Before Alexander Brown, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County afforsaid, William Gill, aged 82 years,  ^a resident of Wolfcreek Township, Mercer County Penna,^ 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 7, 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted on Turtlecreek Westmoreland County State of Pennsylvania, about Augt or September 1776 for the term of three years, with Capt. James Montgomery
In the eighth Pennsylvania Regt. Commanded by Col. Enos McCoy [Aeneas Mackay] Major Vernon, and under Genl. Daniel Broadhead [Col Daniel Brodhead], we first marched to the Kittanning on Alegheny [Allegheny] River, remained there about two months, The Regt. Consisting of eight Companies then took up the line of march, passed through Hannahs Town in Westmoreland County, Bedford, Shippensburg, Carlisle, Lancaster, and Philadelphia, and on our march met the Hessians which Genl Washington took Trentown [Trenton, NJ], then to Bonbrook [Bound Brook, NJ], while we lay there this deponent with a number of others got into a Skirmish with the Enemy, when the cock of ^his^ gun was taken off by [a] Ball, his Capt. being near, he shewed his gun to him, and as he turned away, a ball came across the back part of his head cut his hat cut away part of his hair, and knocked him down, how long he lay he cannot tell, but when he came too, they were all gone, found himself alone, he happened to take the right course and fell in with his company, the ball lodged in the back part of his head, or neck, and afterwards ^was^ extracted by an appothecary in the Town. it was long before he got well. States that he was in the mascecry at the Payoli [Paoli], was on guard when the Enemy came, he fired upon them and turned round, when a Bayonet was thrust into his side, and he fell he was then struck on the head with the but of a gun twice. he heard them say he was dead enough, then struck him the third time, and left him for dead. he lay there untill the next day and was carried off by them who came to bury the dead. While he lay there the next morning and before he was taken off, the British lighthorse came along, one of them asked him where the Rebels were, he said he did not know, they ^were^ about 1,000 Strong, or in number, he told this deponent to come along with him, he said no, he was badly wounded, he told him the Devil mend him, and left him. This he thinks was in the fall of 1777. (but his memory, is greatly

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[stamp: REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS SECTION
JAN 22 1930
BUREAU OF PENSIONS]

911 Reba Place
Evanston, Illinois
Jan. 20" 1930.

Office of Pension Dept.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly advise me if the following men were Revolutionary War Pensioners:

(1) David McKnight - I do not know where he lived at time of Rev. war but he moved to Mercer Co. Pa, where he died. [note in different hand above:] not as des. by your [?]

(2) Wm. Gill - I do not know where he lived at time of war, but he died in Washington Co. Pa. (1802)

Any dates or data concerning these men will be most greatfully received.

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(3) Would like to find out anything I can, concerning Wm. Gill who was a pensioner and who lived in Mercer Co. Pa. in 1835.

Thanking you in advance for your trouble, I am,
Most Respectfully,
Hannah E. Robertson
(Mrs. D. G.)