Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,765, James Buchanan, Pa.

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SERVICE            |            NUMBER

Pa. | Buchanan, James | S. 40,765

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8676
[illegible]
Pennsylvania

James Buchanan of Butler coy [?] in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cook of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of [illegible] years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of March 1819 and sent to James Buchanan than Pensioner Harrisburg Pa. 

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 | $79.99
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 | 48.
                                                 $127.99

                              {Revolutionary claim,}
                              {Act 18th March, 1818.}


[illegible handwriting]

[Handwritten vertically on the edge of next page]
Notifications sent the 11th Jan 1821 to [illegible]
[illegible]

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District of Pennsylvania ss

    On this 5th day of May 1818 before me the subscriber president of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Sixth District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally appears James Buchanon aged sixty three years and six months and some days resident in the county of Butler in said district who by first duly sworn, according to law doth on this oath, on who the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of Conress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that he the said James Buchanon enlisted in Captain John  (word blocked out) Company of the 12th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line commanded by ColWm. Cook and was afterwards transferred to the 3d Regt. of the same line and that he enlisted to serve in the same corps and in the service of the United States until in the month of January 1781 when was honorably discharged by Gen Anthony Wayne at Trenton in the state of New Jersey. That he was in a great many battles & skirmishes among which were the battles of Germantown & Brandywine & Monmouth and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service but by reference to the books in the War Department.
     Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Sworn and subscribed this fifth
day of May MDCCCXVIII before
            //s//
   Jesse Moore  

                                           //ss//
                                   James Buchanon

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I Jesse Moore Esquire President and Judge of the Sixth District of the Court of Common Pleas Quarterly Sessions here do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Buchanon did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the providings and testimony taken and had before me to the satisfaction of the war department pursuant to the aforementioned act of congress.

   Given under my hand and seal at Franklin this 5th day of May 1818

                                             //s//
                                  Jesse Moore

Venango County
Pennsylvania

   I Alexander McCalmont Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county do certify and make known to all whom it may concern that Jesse Moore who has signed the above certificate in his own hand & seal was at the time of signing thereof and now is President Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of the Court of Common Pleas  Quarterly sessions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that due faith and credit ought to be given to all his acts as such.

    Certified by me as Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the county of Venango under the seal of said court this 6th day of May 1818.

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What is the member of your certificate?
Enclosed is a blank schedule for your government.

                       Pension Office
                                        14 Nov 1820

James Buchanon 
S.676

 Sept 1819


Hon: W. P. Maclay
        H.R.

 (Unintelligible) 

Honorable J.C. Calhoun 
Secretary of War
Washington City


Harrisonville
11th Oct

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District of Pennsylvania
on this 6th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court in the county of Butler being in court of record James Buchanan aged sity five years and eight months resident of Butler County in said district who first being duly sworn according to law and oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows first in Captain John Brady Company in the 12th regiment of Pennsylvania commanded by Col Thom Larch from the fall of the year 1776 until of the Battle of Monmouth when he with others were annexed to the 3rd Regt and Commanded by Col Thom Craig in Pennsylvania line until he was discharged in July 1781 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part there of with intent to diminish it as to bring myself within the act of congress entitled or act to provide for certain few some engaged in the land and navel service of the United Stated in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor have any person in trust for one any property or securities contracts on debts due to me nor have I any income other that in what it contained in the

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Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed schedule (unintelligible) of the value of $30.
One surveying Compass and of the value of $30 having sold all my property some years ago for the life of any creditors.

                                        //s//
                             James Buchanon

Sworn to and declared in open
court on the 6th July AD 1820

                                        //s//
                              John Negley Prothonotary

Butler County ss

    I John Negley Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said county do certify that the foregoing oath & schedule there onto  annexed are the originals provided in open court and I further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the stated amount in value of the property exhibited in the said schedule is thirty dollars.
    In testimony whereof I have here onto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Butler this 14th day of September A.D. 1820

                                           //s//
                                    Jn Negley Prothonotary

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Butler County Oct 6th 1820

I have seen no publications that lets me know how I am to get information whether I am to be continued on the pension list

a few times directed to the [illegible] office Harris Vile [Harrisville] Butler County Penns. will be [illegible] I by J Buchanan

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In reply to your request of the
received
for a statement of the military history of James Buchanan
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
S. File 40765
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
RANK.
Fall 1776
Transferred
after battle of Monmouth to
& discharged July. 1781 at Trenton, NJ
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Brody
COLONEL.
STATE.
William Cooke 12 Pa.
Thomas Craig
3 Pa.
Battles engaged in, Brandy Germ, Mon. & many skirmishes notified
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, May 5, 1818. Fred
Residence at date of application, Butler Co. Pa.
Age at date of application, 63 years , 6 months and some days 
Remarks:
no family data.
the date of his death is not shown

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40765
Revy INVALID.
File No. 40765
No. 160 -
James Buchanan
In New law
Act: 18th March 18
Index: -- Vol. I
Page 18
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909
Nov. 10. Hist to
Mrs. Madge Wattles E
1919 June 6. Hist. to Miss
Mary Mac Veigh

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219
Hon. Wm P. Maclay
Recd 29 Dec. 1820
W J L Edwards
Pension office
War Department

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Washington Dec 23th 1820 

Sir

Be so good as to examine the enclosed papers of James Buchanan and inform me of the result. Instead of sending the number of his certificate he has sent the certificate itself- I was well acquainted with him some 15 or 20 years ago - he was then a bachelor (Batchelor)- I believe he is so still although (altho) I know but little about him of late years - he does not reside near me - I dare say he is poor- I understand some time now that he was in reduced circumstances 

Yours Truly
 W. P. Maclay

 Mr J L Edwards

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Hon
J C Calhoon
Honored Sir
I received a Letter from Wm P. McClay Esqr
stating that my name was not on the pension List
nor on the list of those which have not been been acted
on. I wat to J Moore who sent me my application with the objection against it by you
-
.
In June or July last I got from Mr Bryan and
Tom Genl a certificate with the seal of Office which I
forwarded. Mr Bryan now tells me that he has
made a list of all the Revolutionary Soldiers and ┃
sent it forward to the war Office in which is my
name. I expect that on the Recent of this my war
grant will be sent forward to this place; or of any other ┃
proof is wanting it will be forwarded
I remain Sir
your Humble Servant
James Buchanan
Harrisburg March 13th 1819

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Nov. 3 1909 

Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions 

Dear Sir: 

Would you kindly inform me if James Buchanan or his widow Agnes Turner Buchanan was granted a pension for service in the Revolutionary War. I believe he served in Pennsylvania organization, but one person of that name was a soldier of the Virginia Line in said war. 

Very Respectfully, 

Mrs. Madge Wattles
Fowler Ind.

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JOSEPH HANDLAN 
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW WHEELING, WEST VA.

May 21, 1919.

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen:  

I am anxious to obtain authentic information as to one James Buchanan, who, I am informed, served under Captain John Brady and Colonels William Cook and Thomas Craig in the war of the Revolution. My information is that he obtained a pension some time during the year 1818. 

Will you kindly advise me as to whether or not there is such record, and, if so, from what place the application was made and where the pension, if allowed, was sent? I am also anxious to learn the place of his death. 

Any information you could give me on the subject would be greatly appreciated and any expense connected with looking up the same, I shall be glad to pay. Trusting that I may hear you at an early date, I remain, 

Very truly yours, 

(Miss) Mary M. MacVeigh
 3103 Chapline St 
Wheeling, W. Va.

(Stamp: US Pension Office May 22 1919)