Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16948, for Hugh Mc Gavock, Virginia

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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. McGavock, Hugh S. 16948
and Va. Half Pay. Carded
CONTENTS N. A. Acc. No. 874
See 050116 Half Pay
Hugh McGavock

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Joseph McGavock
Jacob McGavock
Robert McGavock
Hugh McGavock
Randall McGavock
Sally McGavock
Polly Cloyd &
Eliza Ewing

Virginia
Hugh McGavock,
of Wythe Co. in the State of Virginia
who was an Ens. Lieut & Quarter Master in the Company commanded by Captain Kinley of the Regt commanded by Col. Crockett in the Va State line for two years

Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond
at the rate of 396 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, & end 2 April 1844, when he died

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of March 1844 and sent to
Thomas J Boyd, now present

Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending
Increased from $270.00
Payable to Randall McGavock
executor for only surviving child
See back of file {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk
Vol. 6 1/2 Page 25

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State of Tennessee
Davidson County} SS
This 21 day of April A.D. 1835 came David McGavock of said State & County aged about Seventy two years before me Robert Farquharson a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that his eldest brother Hugh McGavock, now a Citizen of Wythe County in the State of Virginia is the same individual who served in Col. Crocketts Regiment under George Rodgers Clark in the expedition West of the River Ohio, during the Revolutionary war and he is the same person that has recd. as the department has been informed by Mr. Grandy of the Senate of the United States a pension or half pay from the Government for said Service
This Deponent has no doubt that Mr. Grandy can well identify the said Hugh McGavock, as his son married the said Grandys daughter, and he has understood from said Grandy, that he has called on, and became acquainted with the said Hugh McGavock in traveling to, and from Washington City.
Sworn to & subscribed before me} D. MGavock
the date above
Robert Farquharson Justice of the Peace

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32,079
H McGavock Senr.
Virginia

171.

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State of Virginia
 County to Wythe
On this 13th day of August in the year
one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared in open court, before the County Court of the County of Wythe in the State of Virginia, in quarterly session sitting, Hugh McGavock, Senior, a resident of
the said County of Wythe and State of Virginia,
aged seventy three years, in September next 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 entered the service of the United States as an Ensign in Colonel Joseph Crockett's Regiment of the Virginia State line, in the month of February in the year 1780, according to his recollection of the time. He, together with a number of men, whom he had recruited, after receiving his commission as Ensign from the Government of Virginia, joined his regiment at the barracks in Albemarle County, at the time above named, and was attached to Captain Kenley's Company. Captain Kenley died shortly thereafter, and Captain William Cherry succeeded to the command of the Company- At the time he was commissioned he resided in the County of Montgomery (now Wythe), and in the neighborhood in which he now resides. He at present, only recollects the following officers, who belonged to the troops stationed at the said barracks and under the command of Col Crockett, viz, Major Wills, Captain Chapman - Captain John Carney - Captain Abraham
Tipton, and Lieutenant Magill. This last named was an officer of this applicant's Company & he thinks his Christian name was James - He remained at the Albemarle Barracks till late in the fall of the same year (1780), when the troops stationed there, were marched with the prisoners they were guarding, to Fredericktown in the State of Maryland where they remained during the following winter - In the month of March following (1781) they were marched to Shepherdstown in Jefferson (then Berkely) County

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n Virginia, and from thence, with very little delay, were marched to a place called New Store on the Monongahela river about thirty miles above Pittsburg, and remained at this place about one month, and were then marched to Pittsburg. They arrived in Pittsburg in the latter part of May or the first of June, according to the best of his recollection; and after tarrying at Pittsburg only two or three days they proceeded in boats down to Louisville, Kentucky, having indeed, entered boats at New Store, above named -The troops were stationed at Louisville from the time they arrived there from Pittsburg as above, which he thinks was the last of July of that year (1781) until the close of the war, when the troops were disbanded. While at Fredericktown, as above, this declarant was promoted to the Lieutenant and acted as Lieutenant till the end of his service. At Pittsburg the troops under Col Crockett, as aforesaid, met with General George Rogers Clarke who took command of the same, and they continued under his command till they were disbursed.
This declarant has drawn his half pay, as Lieutenant under the act of Congress of 5th July 1832 up to the 5th July 1833, and has lately made application for his half pay under that act for the year ending the 5th day of July 1834. but has received no warrant or draft for the amount due to him for this last named year - He doubts not that he is entitled to the full benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832, and believes that he will be allowed such benefit without hesitation. Having received half pay, as above stated, to the 5th July 1833, he will be entitled to the same under the act of June 7th 1832 from the 4th March
1831 to the time he has drawn his half pay, as
aforesaid, or to the 5th July 1834, if it shall be
found that a warrant or draft shall have issued
from the Treasury Department for his half
pay for the year ending on the said 5th July 1834, and to full pay as Lieutenant, from and after the time to which he has drawn, or for which a warrant or draft may have issued for his half pay His half pay, as heretofore drawn, is one hundred and

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sixty dollars annually. He particularly refers to the Treasury Department for the evidence on which his Half pay has been allowed and paid - Should he be considered entitled to the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7th 182 - he, then, hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year first aforesaid
Hugh McGavock

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above applicant was a revolutionary officer, and served as he states. They do also certify that, from evidence introduced before them, and from their own knowledge derived from the reputation and belief of the neighborhood, he is the same person who has been allowed and received half pay and bounty land for services as Lieutenant in the War of the Revolution
I, John P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County, aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hugh McGavock Senr. for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14 day of August in the year 1834.
J.P. Mathews Clerk of the
Court of Wythe County
By
A.B Moore. D.C.

A warrant for the above named Hugh McGavock's Half pay for the year ending the 5th day of July last, was recd. on yesterday from the Treasury Department.
Th. J. Boyd
September 3rd. 1834.

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State of Virginia:
Wythe County, to wit:
Bet it known, that on this 26th day of August 1846, personally appeared Randal McGavock, aged forty three years, in the County, aforesaid, before me, William H. Spiller, a Justice of the peace for the said County of Wythe, and made oath, that Hugh McGavock, late a pensioner of the United States, died in said County on the 2nd day of April 1844, leaving no widow (his wife having died before the death of said Hugh McGavock,) and nine children, whose names are as follows, to wit, Joseph McGavock, Jacob McGavock, Robert McGavock, Hugh McGavock, Randal McGavock (this affiant), Polly Cloyd wife of Thomas Cloyd, Eliza Ewing wife of Andrew B. Ewing, Sally McGavock, Margaret McNutt wife of Samuel H. McNutt, the said Margaret having since died, leaving her husband and several children, and James McGavock, who died prior to the death of his father, the said Hugh McGavock, leaving a widow and several children - And that this affiant has qualified as the Executor of said Hugh McGavock - That this affiant is informed that the said Hugh McGavock was a Quarter Master in the Army of the Revolution for about twenty two months, while he was also an officer in the line of the Army - And that in the adjustment of the pension no allowance was made to him for his staff services aforesaid - and that the balance so due him under the Act of 7th June 1832, is now due to his children, aforesaid, to obtain which this application is now made under the act aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed Randal McGavock
before me, the day and year
first above.
W. H. Spiller J.P.

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State of Virginia
Wythe County} towit:
At a Court continued and held for Wythe County at the Courthouse on Wednesday 16th SEptember 1846
It was proven in open Court and to the satisfaction of the Court that Hugh McGavock, late of the County of Wythe and State aforesaid, was a pensioner of the United States for services as an officer of the Virginia State line in the War of the Revolution, died in said County of Wythe, on the 2nd day of April 1844, leaving no widow, but leaving nine children, whose names are as follows, towit, Joseph McGavock; Jacob McGavock; Robert McGavock; Hugh McGavock; Randal McGavock; Sally McGavock; Polly Cloyd, wife of Thomas Cloyd; Eliza Ewing, wife of Andrew B. Ewing; Margaret McNutt, wife of Samuel H. McNutt; that the said Margaret McNutt has died since the death of her father, leaving her husband & Several Children: that said Hugh McGavock, deceased, also had another son, named James McGavock, who died prior to the death of his father, leaving a widow and several children - and, that his said son, Randal Mcgavock, alone, qualified as Executor of said Hugh McGavock, deceased, and is now sole acting executor.
I, John P. Mathews, Clerk of the County Court of Wythe County State of Virginia, Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy from the records of the said Court - And William H. Spiller before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn & Subscribed, was, at the date of said affidavit, & still is an acting Magistrate of said County of Wythe, duly Commissioned and qualified; and that the signature attached to said affidavit & purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of Office and subscribed
my name, this 17th day of September in
the year 1846
J. P. Mathews, Clerk of the
County Court of Wythe County
By Andrew Thompson, D.C.

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September 12, 1935
xxxxxxx
Mrs. H. L. Schrock HUGH McGAVOCK
Browning S. 16948
Missouri BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of September 2, in which you request the record of Hugh McGavock of Virginia who served as a volunteer under Colonel Joseph Crockett, also, the records of Colonel Hugh Crockett and Joseph Kent, all Revolutionary War soldiers from Virginia.

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a Joseph Kent of Virginia, or of any Hugh Crockett, under any spelling of the names. Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office. The record has been found of Hugh McGavock of Virginia which is furnished herewith as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16948, based upon his service in the Revolution.

Hugh McGavock was born in September, 1761; the place of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given.

The soldier entered the service the latter part of 1779, as ensign, was engaged two or three months in recruiting men for the Virginia State service, and while residing in that part of Montgomery County which later became Wythe County, Virginia, he joined February 8, 1780, the company of Captain William Cherry, in Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia regiment at Albemarle where the soldier was appointed Quartermaster to the regiment. In the fall of 1780, he was ordered to guard prisoners from the barracks at Albemarle to Fredericktown, Maryland, where he remained through the winter of 1780, and while there was promoted to lieutenant. Early in March, 1781, he marched to Pittsburgh, where he arrived in May and proceeded on boats to Louisville (Falls of the Ohio), arriving there the last of July, 1781, and while on the way to Colonel Floyd's Station about six miles from the falls, in company with Captains Chapman and Abraham Tipton, they were fired upon by a party of Indians and both Captains Chapman and Abraham

See memo posted on
blue jacket - Papers
sent to War Dept.

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Tipton were killed. In consequence of the death of both captains, Hugh McGavock was entitled to the rank of captain but never received his commission, due to the difficulty of obtaining one in such an isolated location. He served as lieutenant and quartermaster until December 22, 1781, when he became supernumerary.

Hugh McGavock was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1834, while a resident of Wythe County, Virginia.

In 1835, the soldier was residing on Reed Creek in Wythe County, Virginia; was still residing in that county in 1843, and died there April 2, 1844.

Hugh McGavock's wife (name not given) did not survive him.

Reference was made in the claim to the following children of soldier, Hugh McGavock, the nine last-named of whom survived him:

James McGavock, who died prior to the soldier's death, leaving a widow and several children, their names not stated.

Joseph "
Jacob "
Robert "
Hugh "
Randal ", who in 1844 was living in Wythe Co., Va., in 1846 was aged forty-three years, and in 1850 gave post office address as Wytheville, Virginia.
Sally "
Polly Cloyd, wo in 1844 was the wife of Thomas Cloyd who died prior to 1850.
Eliza Ewing, who in 1844 was wife of Andrew B. Ewing
Margaret McNutt, in 1844 wife of  Samuel H. McNutt; she died prior to August 26, 1846, leaving her husband and several children, names of children not given.

One of soldier's sons, name not designated, married to the daughter of the Honorable Felix Grundy, United States Senator, wo in 1835 made

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affidavit in Davidson County, Tennessee, with post office at Nashville, in that county, in behalf of the soldier, Hugh McGavock. Senator Grundy stated that he and a brother of the soldier, Hugh McGavock, married sisters, but did not give the name of soldier's brother or of their wives.

In 1835, soldier's younger brother, David McGavock, aged about seventy-two years, was a resident of Davidson County, Tennessee.

In 1832, Hugh McGavock's brother-in-law, Joseph Kent, was living in Wythe County, Virginia, and in 1835 was a justice of the peace for that county and aged seventy years. Joseph Kent stated that he became a brother-in-law of the soldier about fifty or fifty-one years before that time, but did not give his wife's name. He also stated that Colonel Crockett under whom the soldier, Hugh McGavock, served was his (Kent's) uncle.

In 1832, one Charles L. Crockett made affidavit in Wythe County, Virginia, in behalf of the soldier, Hugh McGavock, and in 1843, one R. Crockett made joint affidavit in his behalf with soldier's son, Randal McGavock, in the same county, no relationship shown between them or to Colonel Joseph Crockett.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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An order, a schedule of allowance of rum to soldiers, a morning return of Captain Read's troop of Lt. Dragoons, Nov. 21, 1780, a book of receipts. McGavock, Hugh, Va.

S.F. 16,948
Sent to War Dept. Jan. 16, 1913.

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16948 
INVALID. 
File No. 16,948
Hugh McGavock
Lieut Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 249
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 28 - 1901
L. R. Eastman, Nashville, Tenn
1926. Sept. 27,
photos mailed AW
to Wm. F. E. Gurley
1935, Sept. 12 - Hist. to Mrs. H L. Shrock - MLB

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29,961
Virginia
Hugh McGavock 
of Wythe Co. in the State of Virginia
who was an Ensign & Lt in the company commanded by Captain Kinley of the regt commanded by Col Crockett in the Virginia STate line for two years - from 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 270 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of June
1835 - and sent to Thos. 
J. Boyd, Wythe C. H. Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1835 $1080.-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 35 135.-
1215.-
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 25

R. Harrison 8 July 1835.
10. July -
Agt. 10 July .
oyd. Wythe CH.
ly 1825
" Pen ag F. Grandy, apl
21. 1834 letters to same, 
28. 1836 - do. to H. North
July 24, 1844
half pay from March 4, 18--
to 2d. April '44 the day of his death, 
allowed 2d. August 1844-

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Amt Act 7 June 32 - 4 years} $1,080:
from 4 Mar 31 to 4 Mar 1835
deduct
Act 5 July 32 - from 4 Mar 31 to 5th} 534.35
July 1834 -} $545:60
pd to 4 Sept 1835
from Agent's Report Jno.

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Col. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Jany 11/52
Comr
Hugh McGavock

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House of Delegates, Richmond Va.
Jany. 8th, 1850
Dear Sir,
A few years ago the Executor of Hugh McGavock, decd. contracted with & empowered me to prosecute the claim of said McGavock to pay for pension for services in the Revolution as Quarter Master of Col. Crockett's Regiment of the Va. line, or any additional pay as Lieut. that might be coming to him. In the month of September last, said contract and power to me were renewed by Mr. McGavock's Exer. I have recently learned by letter from the Exer. that by representations made to him by Col. Henry Northup, he had been induced to contract with and empower said Northup to do the same service, I being absent on a trip to the West at the time the Exer. was induced to employ Col. Northup & therefore could not be seen & consulted by the Exer. The Exer. has, I doubt not, employed Col. Northup
under

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under a misapprehension. Under the circumstances, I ask that you will have the goodness to defer action in Mr. McGavock's claim, if it has been laid before you, till I can have a little time to hear further from the Exer. 
The claim may not be presented by Col. Northup himself, but by some other person through his procurement.
With the highest respect
Your Obt. Servt.
Thos. J. Boyd

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Richmond,
January 13, 1850

My dear Sir,
I shall esteem it a favor if you will speedily take up and decide the case of Capt. Gabriel Maupin, which has been for a considerable time pending.
I am induced to make this request the more that the pention who engaged me in the premises, are a little clamorous on the subject, and one disposed to aproach me with inattention to their interests.
I am
Very Resplly
Yo. Obt. Servt
Jos: Segar.

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RICHMOND, Va.
PAID
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Feb 4/52
Comr
papers in the
case of
Hugh McGavock
1/2 pay

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House of Delegates, Richmond Va.
Febry. 2nd. 1850.

Dear Sir,
In compliance with a Telegraphic dispatch, this day recd. from Joseph Segar, Esq. now at Washington City, I herewith enclose to you a paper recd. by me some days ago, enclosed in a letter from Randal McGavock, Esq to me, & purporting to be a copy of a letter which Mr. McGavock states he had mailed to you on the day of its date. Mr. Segar requests in his dispatch that I will send to you this letter, with a full statement of facts. I hardly know what facts he refers to - If he claims facts about my being employed by Mr. McGavock to prosecute his father's claim to any further pay, Mr. Segar, himself, has a power of Atty. executed by Mr. McGavock to me on the 20th day of September last. Mr. McGavock had also executed to me a power of Attorney in 1844, which was placed in the lands of Mr. Thomas Green, & has by him, I presume, been filed in your office.
I hold Mr. McGavock's contracts with me for the prosecution of his father's claim for any additional allowance for services

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whether as lieutenant or Quarter Master, are executed 16th Novr. 1844 & another the 20th Septr. 1849. 
Mr. Northup's agent was in Wythe County last September, with the view of making a contract with Mr. McGavock for Northup, and was told by Mr. McGavock that I had been employed. 
Subsequently, while I was absent on business in Tennessee & Mississippi & after I had come on to this city at the beginning of the present session of the Va. Legislature, Mr. Northup wrote sundry letters to Mr. McGavock, calculated to deceive & mislead him, and induced him, as I learn, to yield to Northup's solicitations to allow him to attend to his business. I knew nothing of these movements of Northup till some time after I had come to Richmond in December. I have no hesitation in expressing the belief that Northup knew (as I know his agent did know) that Mr. McGavock had contracted with & empowered me to prosecute his father's claim; and I hesitate as little to say that Mr. Northup misled (to say the least of his conduct) Mr. McGavock. Mr. McGavock, since understanding the matter, has without hesitation, revoked Mr. Northup's authority to act for him.
With high respect - Your Obt Servt.
  Thos. J. Boyd

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Feby 7/30
Hugh McGavock

Mr. Coombs

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Washington 7 Feby. 1850.

To the Comr. of Pensions.

Sir.
In the claim of Hugh McGavocks Exr which I presented to you some time since, in which case a similar application has been since made to Mr. Segar as sub atto. for Col Boyd, atto. for the Executor, I request your attention to the following facts, and consequent proposition on my part.
Col. Boyds authority in this case is dated in Septr. 1849. In Nov. 1849, Mr. McGavock the Execr. authorises Mr H. Northup, whom I represent, to attend to the business, have it carried through the offices; and the proceeds, to be included in two drafts on New York, to be handed over to the Hon. W. B. Preston, and by him forwarded to himself in Virginia. The drafts were to be in one third & two thirds of the claim. Mr. Preston, from his official situation declines receiving the drafts.
As it is evident that the claimants last expressed wishes, calls for a direct remittance to himself, and as it leaves him at liberty to settle with the agents as he and they may agree, I propose to you that the above instructions be complied with

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by sending him the proceeds in two drafts, divided as requested, payable in New York. His address is Wytheville, Wythe Co Virginia. I trust this proposition will meet your cordial approbation, and will merely add an earnest request for an immediate settlement of the claim if possible.
Respy
Your Obt Serv.
Jno M McCalla

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Increase
Hugh McGavock sr
Va
Act 7 June 1832

Admd. 
9 mo. Lieut & QM $174.00
12 " Ensign & 2. M 192.0
3 " Ensign 30.00
$397.00
from 4 March 1831 to Aprl 44 the day of his death, payable to Randall McGavock Executor for the use and benefit of Joseph McGavock, Jacob McGavock, Robert McGavock, Hugh McGavock, Randall McGavock, Sally McGavock, Polly Cloyd, and Eliza Ewing only living Children of Hugh McGavock decd, deducting what has been paid at the rate of $270 p ann for the same truce.
Thomas J Boyd
Now Present

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Pension Office
March 1850
Sir
I have the honor to return herewith Mr. Raynors letter, and in reply to the enquiry in relation to bounty Land due the Children of

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May 25/40
Additional evidence
for increase of Pension to
Hugh McGavock -
under act 7 June 1832.

Mr Ames

filed by T. Green
25 March "50

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Washington 25 March 1850.
Col. J. L. Edwards
Sir,
I present the enclosed additional evidence to sustain the application for the increase of Pension for the services of Hugh McGavock, under Act 7 June 1832, as a Quarter Master - for 21 months, 
This evidence now filed is a Copy of Col. Joseph Crocket's letter of 30 June 1784 to the Gov: of Va reciting the orders which had been given to the Regimental Quarter Master, where the REgt was disbanded - also a Copy of Genl. Clarke's order (above referred to) of 1 Decr. 1781: directed to Mr. McGavock as that Quarter Master.
I refer also to the Receipt books of Mr. McGavock from May to July (already filed) for forage &c delivered by him as Qr. Master. and to Mr. McGavock's own affidavit and Declaration when he applied for a Pension as Lieutenant.
The question had not then been raised, as to the rights of Officers for their Staff appointments, and that affidavit taken at that time, is to be regarded as from a discredited witness
And as these papers, recently discovered & now filed, show so much of the statement to be correct, we ask that it is reasonable to credit the whole under the circumstances & to allow the increase as for the whole time of 21 Months as the Quarter Master. 
I am Yr. Obt Servt
Thomas Green

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Pension Office
March 12th 1850.
I hereby certify that I have examined the Claim of the Executor of Hugh McGavock, deceased, who claims half-pay for life, for the services of said Hugh McGavock, as Quarter Master in the regiment of Illinois troops commanded by Col. Joseph Crockett, in the war of the revolution under the act of 5th July, 1832; and I am satisfied from the evidence, that said Hugh McGavock was a Lieutenant and Quarter Master in said regiment, in the revolutionary war, and that he continued in service as such, until the 22d day of December 1781, when he became Supernumerary. I am therefore of opinion that the Executor of said Hugh McGavock deceased, is entitled to receive, under said act of the 5th July 1832, half pay for the services of the said Hugh McGavock as Quarter Master as aforesaid (half pay for his services as Lieutenant having been heretofore allowed,) at the rate of Seventy Eight dollars per annum, from said 22d day of December

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Hugh McGavock
March 12 50
half pay
March 12, 1850,

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1781, to the 2d day of April 1844,
the day of said Hugh McGavock's
death; and that the amount
is payable to Thomas J. Boyd, Esq.
Attorney in fact for Randall
McGavock, sole Acting Executor
of said Hugh McGavock, deceased.

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Recd. 28 Dec 1832 (191) 149
Auditors Office of Virginia
26 Decr. 1832.

Sir

I have accidentally overlooked yours of the 17 inst, until this moment. I should certainly regard the entry from which the enclosed Certificate is derived, as evidence of Hugh McGavock's promotion from the rank of Ensign to that of Lieutenant. It is probable that he received his promotion shortly after Major Walls made his return to the Board in Richmond.
Be that as it may however, it is certain that when his accounts were settled in May 1784, he was recognized as a Lieutenant of infantry.
With great respect
Your obedient servant
Jas. E. Heath
audr of Va

The Honl. Lewis McLane.

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(5)
Hugh McGavock
act 5 July 1832
Jan. 3d. 1844

Recorded, in Vol 43
page 145

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Pension Office
Jan. 3d. 1844
I certify that I have examined the claim of Hugh McGavock, who was a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Troops, and that there appears to be due to him under the act of July 5, 1832, pay as a Lieutenant at the rate of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars per annum, from the 31st. of December 1781 when he left the service, to the 3d. of September 1783, from which time the claim was originally allowed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The amount is payable to Thomas J. Boyd, his attorney.

Commissioner of Pensions

Approved

Secretary of War

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Col. J. L: Edwards. Washington 25th March 1850.
Sir,
After filing the additional evidence, this morning, for the increase of Lieut Hugh McGavock's pension, I again read his declaration - which states that he was the Quarter Master of the Reg't. for 21 months - having been first appointed in the spring of 1780 while with the troops at the Albemarle Barracks in Va. 
This reminded me, that I had some old papers of that Regt, in my Office, & caused me to make another thorough examination, which has resulted, in the most complete proof of his being the Quarter Master of the Western Battalion at least as early as 9th April 1780.
I now enclose four papers - which I have marked (No 1)-(No 2)-(No 3)-& (No 4)
Which I have no doubt, are the original orders, that were issued at their respective dates
No 1. In Col. Jas. Wood general orders, of the 7 March 1780 encouraging the Troops not to be uneasy, about the scarcity of supplies - & assuring them of his determination, with aid of wagons, exertions in the Staff Department to relieve their distresses - The appointment of Mr. McGavock was according to his own statement, about the time of this renewed attempt at increasing the vigor of the Staff department.
No. 2 is the order, from Col. Wood & in his own handwriting, directing the two quarter Masters, Mr. Kennedy & Mr. McGavock, what quantity of supplies should be allowed to the different grades of officers.
Mr. Kennedy has recently been allowed by you, for his staff services aforesaid. No data is affixed to this paper, but the defect is cured by the following:
No. 3. an order from Lieutenant George Brent, dated 9th April 1780 for supplies - & addressed to "H. McGavock Esq. G.M.W.D." which means "Quarter Master - Western Battalion"-
No. 4. shows who this George Brent is - a Lieut Capt Read; Troop of Light Dragoons -
The case is thus made out, for 21 months services as Qr. Master and I ask the increased pension for that service - to be paid to Randal McGavock the administrator -
But this is not all - Lieut. McGavock, was allowed for 9 months as a Lieut: & 15 as Ensign. It is now admitted on all hands, that as he did serve as Lieut, from the 15 August 1780, (from which time he was reported as entitled to a Lieutenancy) he should be regarded as a Lieutenant from that date. The Half-pay has been paid, to all those officers, as being in service in the ranks to which they were entitled - Of course McGavock, was entitled as Lieut from 15 Aug: 1780 to 22 Decr 1781 - & for the residue of the 2 Years as Ensign - a difference of more than $25 per year, on that score - which is also asked to be paid. Yrs. Respectfully
Thos. Green

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Third Auditor's Office,
March 26, 1850.
I hereby certify - that there is filed in this office a Power of Attorney from Randal McGavock, Executor of Hugh McGavock, dec'd, authorizing Thomas J. Boyd, of Wythe County, Virginia, to demand and receive, in the name of the said Executor, from the proper office at Washington, any amount of half pay, commutation or pension, or other pay or allowance, which may be due to the said deceased for his Revolutionary services - dated 12th February 1850. Jno. S. Gallaher,
3d Auditor.

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case of
Hugh McGavock
Aug 2d 44

Recorded page 151.

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Pension Office
August 2d. 1844
I hereby certify that I have examined the claim of Randal McGavock, executor of Hugh McGavock, deceased, who drew half-pay under the act of July 5, 1832, entitled "An act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia," up to the 4 of March 1831, from which time he was pensioned under the act of June 7, 1832. Under a late decision of the Secretary of War, the receipt of a pension is no bar to half-pay under the act of July 5, 1832 for the same period. I am therefore of the opinion that the claim of said executor for half-pay at the rate of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars per annum, from the fourth of March eighteen hundred and thirty one to the second of April eighteen hundred and forty-four, when he died, should be allowed; and that the same is payable to Thomas J. Boyd, of Wythe County, Virginia, attorney of Randal McGavock, executor of Hugh McGavock, decd.

Commissioner of Pensions.
Approved

Secretary of War

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State of Tennessee
Davison County Ss
This 22d day of April 1833 came Felix Grandy of the Senate of the United States before me a justice of the peace for said County and made oath that he is acquainted with Hugh McGavock who resides on Read Creak in the County of Wythe, in the State of Virginia, that he knows that the said Hugh is the same person to whom the Government has allowed half pay as a Lieutenant in Col Joseph Crocketts regiment during the revolutionary war.  that he is well acquainted with the said Hughs family a brother of the said Hugs and this deponent having married sisters.  and the son of the said Hugh having married the daughter of this deponent.  The deponent further says that the goverment first allowed said Hugh pay as an Ensign and the deponent as a friend to the sd. Hugh was furnished with evidence of his having been a Lieutenant and on his application the compensation was changed from an Ensigncy to a Lieutenancy.  and by this deponents direction a draft or check

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was forwarded by the proper officer to the said Hugh McGavock above mentioned   That he afterwards understood from said Hugh McGavock that he had recd the above check  also the former allowance made to him as Ensign
Felix Grandy
Sworn to before me 
VRW Hill J.P.

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[STAMP]
Wythe CH Va.
[illegible date]

Free

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

May 20 

[illegible]
Hugh McGavock
Va.

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Wythe Ct. House  May 14th 1835

J.L. Edwards Esq.

Sir, 
I visited Mr. Hugh McGavock this morning and showed him your letter of the 6th inst.  He has complied with its requisits as nearly as he could in the declaration herewith enclosed.
You will perceive that Mr. McGavock considered the surrender of Cornwallis as the close of the war for all substantial purposes.  Indeed such has been the decision of our Court of Appeals in Lilly's case/ Leigh's Rep: page 525.  I was not aware that the Fedl Government had adopted an entirely different rule as to private soldiers who, before the surrender of Cornwallis, had enlisted for the term of during the war, and shortly after that event, were discharged, until the case of Wm. Cook, of this County, was decided in the Treasury Department some time the last year.
Very Respectfully
Your most Obt. Servt.
Th: J. Boyd

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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comr of Pensions
Washington City

Admd
Ensign 15 mo.
Lieut.     9 mo.

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Wythe Ct Houe Va  June 2nd 1835

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
In compliance with your letter of the 21st. ult. returning Mr. McGavock's amended declaration, he has made such amendment as he could.  The whole is herewith enclosed.  You will see that, as he cannot give the precise period of service as Lieutenant, he suggests that he be allowed for services as Lieutenant from the 15th March to the 15th Decr., a period of nine months, which he is confident is less than the actual period of service in that capacity.  Deducting this nine months from the period of service, for which the law makes allowance (2 years), it leaves 15 months for which he would be allowed for services as Ensign.  If you think he entitled to no allowance for any part of the time he was recruiting, you will, of course, have no difficulty in finding the time for allowance as Ensign, as he has been enabled to give the exact day on which he started into service with the

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men he had recruited.  That day he says was the 8th day of February 1780.  But I doubt not that you will consider him entitled to compensation for services in recruiting, and carry back the whole term of service for allowance, sufficient near to the date of his commission to make up the two years, embraced by the act of June 7th 1832.  The acts of the Virginia Legislature, passed during the Revolution, to be found in Hemmings Statutes at Large, show that the services of an officer in recruiting were amply provided for.
Very Respectfully
Your mo: Obt. Servt.
Th: J. Boyd

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[STAMP]
Richmond Va. 
Apr 26

[STAMP]
FREE

J.L. Edwards Esq:
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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Bank of Virginia
April 26 1836

Sir,
On the list of Pensioners under the Act of June 7. 1832 sent to this Bank, against the name of Hugh McGavock is the following entry "$534.35 ch to be deducted."  In consequence of which, when application was made for payment of his semi-annual stipend due on the 4. ulto., payment was delayed until he should shew that the $534.35 ch had been accounted for.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedt. servt.
Anty Robinson
for J. Brockenbrough

16th July 1835 the amt [illegible]
5th July 1832
1080
534.35
$545.65

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Auditor's Office

George William Crump Esqr
Acting Commissioner of Pensions

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Treasury Department
Auditor's Office  10th July 1835

Sir
By the Statement that was transmitted to you yesterday, you were informed that Hugh McGavock received his half pay as Lieutenant in the Virginia State troops in the Revolutionary War from 3d Sept. 1783 to 5 July 1834 both days inclusive at $160. pr annum amounting to Dollar 8134.13 - For which sum is included the half pay accruing from 4th March 1831 to 5 July 1834 both days inclusive amounting to Dollars 534.35
I am very respectfully
Sir
Your Most obedt. servt
R. Harrison

George William Crump Esqr
Acting Commissioner of Pensions