Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7827, William Wallace, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Wallace William
S 7827
Born in Ireland
CONTENTS
carded

Wheeling Pa 26. 1777 Rev. Robert Hough Wynn
William Wallace Pa of Wm. Co in the State of Pa who was a Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain Happs of the Regt commanded by Col Dougherty in the Pa line for Militia
Dollars $ 80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of at the rate of 80 Dollars 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of July and sent to J. Armstrong, Pittsburgh Pa
Arrears to the 4th of Oct 32, 240.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1/2 yr 40.00 $ 280.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Agt June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Pray Clerk, Book Vol. 5 Page 95
Can to Pen Agt 6 Nov 1838 To Wheeling from H. Sept 1835. 1. Dec 1835. Agt notification sent to William Gray Cambridge Ohio
Letter to Pension Agents at Pittsburgh & Wheeling 19. Dec 1838.

State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County ss.
On this twenty sixth day of November Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting, William Wallace, a resident of Versailles Township Alle- gheny County in this State, aged eighty three 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 Act of Congress, passed 7 June 1832
I was living in Westmoreland county in this State when I first entered the service of the United States. I was drafted in the Spring of 1777, in Captain James Mappins company of Militia, & served a tour of two months duty, at a place called Powells Station, Situate on Turtle Creek, in Westmoreland county, when the two months had expired, I served two months as a substitute for a certain James Wilson, of the Forks of the Youghiogheny River: at the same station, and in the same company, we were employed at this station as Rangers and Indian spies - In the Spring of 1778, I entered Captain Sampson's Company of Militia, in Westmoreland County, as a substitute (but cannot now recollect the name of the person for whom I served) and performed a tour of six months duty, at a place called Hills Station, on General Forbes' Old road, near Fort Pitt. We were employed here as Indian spies & for the protection of the Frontier Settlements, we were under the Command of Colonel Hays, and drew our rations from him but got our ammunition from Colonel Cook, of the Forks of the You- ghiogheny river - The same year I served two months as a

Substitute for a certain John Mitchell, in a company of Militia Com- manded by Captain Baird, (afterwards Colonel Baird) at a place called Waltours Station, in Westmoreland county, There were also at this place at the same time a Lieutenant Garrison, and twelve or fourteen men who belonged to the 13 th Virginia Militia or Regulars, — In the Spring of 1781, I enlisted with General Fann, and was enrolled in a company of Rangers commanded by Captain John Shearer we were employed to range the country from Hannah's Town, in Westmoreland county, to Fort Pitt, from this place the Lieutenant of our company with many others went down the Ohio River under the command of Colonel Loghry & was shortly after massacred by the Indians, I was then appointed by the Captain, to act as Lieutenant in his place, but received no commission, before this I had acted as first sergeant of the company; during the time I served in Captain Shearer's company we had a long & dangerous pursuit after the Indians, we pursued them from below Murray's Mill on Turtle creek to the mouth of Little Shinte, on the Allegheny River, here they crossed the river & left behind them about a horse load of blan- kets & match coats, ten brass kettles, one dozen new Tomahawks, with brass pipes, but no handles, a great many ladles, and a large quantity of pins & needles, all of which we brought back to the station There were a great many shots fired at them during the pursuit but without effect, when my tour of six months had expired I received a written discharge from General Fann which I kept for some time, but afterwards I had a lawsuit at Hannah's Town, & it was objected that I had not taken the oath of allegiance, and I gave my discharge to my lawyer, Thomas Smith Esq. (afterwards Judge Smith,) he handed it to the court & I never saw it afterwards, — On the first of April following, (1782,) I joined Captain Shearer's Company of Militia, as a substitute for a man by the name of Muse who lived in the forks of the Youghiogheny River, & served a tour of six months at a place called Court's Station.

in said county of Westmoreland, we were employed here as rangers & spies Colonel Davis was the Commanding officer at this time, when the six months were expired I received a written discharge from Capt. Shean, but can not now tell what became of it, - The same year I served a tour of two months at Couter's Station as a substitute for a man by the name of Nathaniel Boyd, Captain Shean was the officer highest in command at this station - In the month of April 1783, I again enlisted in the Compa- ny of Militia commanded by Captain Shean, Joseph Hall was our Lieutenant, and John Small, our Ensign, we were marched to Peaburn's Station on the waters of Long run, in Westmoreland County, about 16 miles East of Fort Pitt. Here served a tour of six months duty, we were much annoyed while here by the Indians, One day a number of us had gone into a field near to the Blockhouse and were hoeing a patch of corn, when we were attacked by the Indians, my Cousin, Robert Gosen, was shot through the body, the first fire & died immediately, we fled to the blockhouse, one of the Indians pursued me so close that he was several times within striking distance of me, and near the end of the field when he had his Tomahawk drawn or raised to strike me I pulled off my old hat and threw it at his face, this baffled him a little, I jumped the fence and with the others made my way good to the blockhouse the Indians pursued us closely till we got under cover of the blockhouse when we gave them a few shots, & they cleared off, taking with them four dogs that belonged to us, & several of our rifles & shot pouches which we had left at the fence of the cornfield when we commenced hoeing. Soon after the Minute Men arrived at the Blockhouse & we joined them in the pursuit of the Indians we followed them to the Allegheny river a distance of 18 miles, but did not come up with them, I served out my tour of six months duty at this station and returned to my place of residence near the junction of Brush Creek & Little Creek in Westmoreland county, where I have resided ever since until the present time. I have no documentary evidence of my

Services. I served generally as a substitute, Those for whom I served paid me in grain, upon the receipt of which I had to deliver them my discharge, as evidence for them (as they said) that they had furnished a substitute. I know of no person who can testify to my Services, as all those who served with me at the above named stations, are either dead, or have moved from this part of the country. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll, of the agency of any state.
I have served in all two years, and Eight months, as above stated, as a common sold in a claim a pension therefor under the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832,
To the questions propounded by the Court declarant answers as follows. Viz -
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born in the county of Tyrone, in Ireland, in the year 1750, and migrated to this country in the year 1775, entered the service of the United States in the year 1777, and was then 27 years of age -
2 Have you any record of your age, & if so, where is it. -
Answer I have no record of my age - My age was recorded in a bible of my father which he received of my grandfather in Scotland, I had it in a trunk with many other books, which were all destroyed by the Indians, as well as all my personal property, the time I was on duty at Reaburns Station -
3 Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you live now. Answer. This question is answered in the foregoing declaration
4 How were you called into service, were you drafted?

did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom. Ans t . This interrogatory is embodied in the foregoing declaration -
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops where you served; such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Ans t . Declarant names General Erwin who commanded the Western department of  Pennsylvania Regiment of Militia . General Hann, General McIntosh, & Colonel Broadhead. The 8 th Penn a and 13 th Regiment of Virginia troops lay at Fort Pitt. - The remainder of the answer to this interrogatory is embraced in the foregoing declaration -
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, if so by whom, was it given, and what has become of it
Ans t . The answer to this interrogatory is embraced in the foregoing declaration -
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify to your character for veracity and good behaviour, your services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Ans t . Declarant names. Colonel William Logan, Major Humphrey Fulton, Captain Hugh Cavett, Larkin Stinehorne Esquire, Robert Beatty Esquire, James Evans Esquire The Reverend Hugh Kirkland & Mathew Drennan -
Sworn to and Subscribed, The day and year aforesaid -
William Wallace
in open court. Randal McLaughlin Prot. We Hugh Cavett residing in North Huntingdon Township Westmoreland county and Larkins Stinehorne residing

in Versailles Township Allegheny County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Wallace who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, That we believe him to be Eighty Three Years of age That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and That we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid Randall McLaughlin, Pres.
Looker On, Hon.able Hugh Cavett
Declarant states that from his great infirmity of body, it was more convenient for him to appear before the Court of Westmoreland County, than the Court of Allegheny County, the former being more convenient to his place of residence, and further, declarant was desirous of making his declaration in Westmoreland County, because his services as a soldier Revolutionary were performed in said county, and most of the Gentlemen named, who can certify to my character live in said county

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 Sarah Linchombe and Hugh Cavell, the former residents of Versailles Township Allegheny County & the latter of North Huntingdon Township in this County, who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Randal McLaughlin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of William Wallace for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at my office in Greensburg this twenty seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Randal McLaughlin, Pro.

28. 1621.
William Wallace
Penn a
Jan 177 - P
2 7/8
Return f. $80
John Armstrong Greensburg Westmoreland Co Pa

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
4 Dec 1893
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 subjjoined 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. These 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
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     2.   2   6   9   6   6   2   6  
Apr 1783
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The claimant should produce the evidence or a Witness or Witnesses having a personal knowledge of his services & said Witness or Witnesses to be certified as Credible. See Note p. 1

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 of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the 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
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 of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &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 and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 days 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 and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &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 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?  3. 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 traditional 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 so 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 _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ 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 affix 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.
[j] 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 certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
□ The notes from [a] to [j] 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 traditional 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.

Revtran
7827 INVALID.
File No. 7827
William Wallace
Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 123 , Page 392
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No. 477.
Penn n Pittsburgh
William Wallace
of West Pa. in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Mappes of the Reg't commanded by Col. Loughrey in the Penn Militia for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn n Pittsburgh at the rate of 80 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of July 1834 and sent to J Armstrong Greensburg. West Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 40.00 $ 280.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J J Strague Clerk, Book E Vol. 5 Page 95.

Penn. a Det. a 30 June 1834
12 Edward Esq.
L. Ed.
Tenn
Commissaire of Pensions Washington City

Greensborough Westmoreland County Penn a 25 th . June 1834, -
J. L. Edwards Esquire Comm r of Pensions Dear Sir
I inclose you the documents of William Wallace, a Soldier of the Revolutionary war. with amended Declaration and Depositions of William Powell, Matthew Long, and Family Chase, all proving the services of the said Wallace during the Revolutionary War. all of which I trust will be found in conformity with the Requisitions of the War Department -
Dear Sir
Yours At. Sir
John Armstrong

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Allegheny County
vs.
On this twenty sixth — day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable Charles Shaler, President Judge, and the Hon. James Riddle, associate Judge, of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Allegheny, now sitting at the City of Pittsburgh in said County, William Wallace, a resident of Versailles Township in said County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, aged eighty five years and six months, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following amended declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he was born in the County of Tyrone, in that part of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, called Ireland, on the 3 rd day of September A. D. 1748; and that he arrived at the City of Philadelphia in the then Province of Pennsylvania on the 3 rd day of September in the year 1775.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the month of March 1777, he, this deponent, enlisted in the Eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, commanded by Colonel M c Coy; and he was attached to a company, of which John Lampson was captain, and James M c Spans and John Small were Lieutenants. At the time he entered the service, this deponent resided on lands on the waters of Turtle brook, Hillo Station, then Westmorland County, now Allegheny County, State of Pennsylvania aforesaid.

He remained doing military duty at said Hills station, during the period of six months: And throughout the whole of the revolutionary war, Deponent was constantly engaged, in the service of the United States, in the dangerous and laborious duties required on the frontiers, in Western Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Of the different military Stations at which he served, during that war, he particularly recollects having performed the duties required of a Soldier, at Walton's Station, Rayborn's Station and Cavatt's Station. Deponent does not recollect the names of all the officers, under whom he served; but besides those already mentioned, he remembers Captain Bell, Captain Shearer and Lieutenant Harrison, from whom he received orders, or under whom he was engaged in various expeditions. He also remembers General Hand,
under whom he served for a considerable period, on the frontiers. Deponent was, during the war, frequently employed as an Indian spy or scout. Deponent has no documentary evidence to produce, and he does not recollect of any others who survive and who reside in this County, who can testify to the fact of his services, except William Powell, Mathew Long and Fawntley Mese, who all served in the war of the revolution, and who were frequently engaged on the frontiers with this deponent. The depositions of the said William Powell and Mathew Long (taken in open court) which confirm the statement of this deponent, are herunto attached; and the deposition of the said Fawntley Mese (who resides in said Versailles township, and who is prevented by age and bodily infirmity from appearing in open court) taken before James Evans Esquire, a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Allegheny, is also herunto attached.

He, the said deponent, 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, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of Pennsylvania.
Since the close of the revolutionary war, this deponent has resided constantly in said Versailles township, in the County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day 3 of March 1841
H. H. Peterson Esq
We James Graham , a clergyman, residing in Wilkins Township, Allegheny County, and John R. Masters, residing in Plumb Township in said County, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Wallace, who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be eighty five 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.
John R. Masters Esq

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania } Allegheny County. } Ls.
On this twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Charles Shaler, President Judge, and the Hon. James Riddell, associate Judge, of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said county of Allegheny, now sitting at the city of Pittsburgh in said county, William Powell, a resident of Wilkins township in the county of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with William Wallace, aged about eighty five years, and who is now applying for a pension. That he knew the said William Wallace to be a soldier in the Pennsylvania line, in the year 1777. In 1781, he also knew the said William Wallace to perform militia duty in a company commanded by Captain Shearer. Deponent further states that to his certain knowledge, the said William Wallace performed military service during the whole revolutionary war, ranging from station to station, viz: Walton's, Rayburn's, Barett and Duff's Stations, and others. Deponent likewise says that the said William Wallace was repeatedly engaged in various skirmishes with the Indians during the aforesaid period, upon the frontiers; and that he rendered as much active service, in guarding the frontier settlements, as any other man placed in the same situation. Deponent also knew the said William Wallace to have been frequently employed as an Indian spy or scout, during the war of the revolution. Sworn, and subscribed the 26 day of March aforesaid. Wm Powell H. H. Henson

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania } County of Allegheny. } ss. (3)
On this twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Charles Shaler, President Judge; and the Hon. James Riddle, Associate Judge, of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Allegheny, now sitting at the City of Pittsburgh in said County, Mathew Long, a resident of Wilkins township in the County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that he is personally and well acquainted with William Wallace, a soldier of the Revolution, aged about eighty five years, and who is now applying for a pension. That some time previous to the year 1781, this deponent met the said William Wallace at Walton's Station, in Westmoreland County, which was commanded by Lieutenant Harrison of the Thirteenth Regt. of the Virginia line; and that he was ordered with the said William Wallace and others, to collect the cattle and other property that was left after an Indian incursion and massacre, at which several of the inhabitants had been killed and others taken prisoners; that, upon the return of the said party to the said Station and Blockhouse, he, the said William Wallace, remained at the Station, under the command of the said Lieut. Harrison. Deponent further states that said William Wallace served as a soldier under the command of Captain James Nap-pins, at Rayburns Station, and knew him to be engaged in several skirmishes with the Indians at that place. Deponent likewise knew the said William Wallace to have been frequently engaged as

an Indian Scout and Spy, during the war of the Revolution. Deponent is now above eighty years of age, and was also a soldier of the Revolution; and was frequently engaged with the said William Wallace, in scouting parties against the Indians, during that war. Deponent also states that he knew the said William Wallace, to render much active service in guarding the inhabitants of the frontier settlements, against the Indians, and to be frequently employed at the different military stations, during the continuance of the revolutionary war. Sworn, and subscribed the day {
and year aforesaid. } Matthew Long H. H. Peterson P.M.
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 James Graham, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Wilkins township, in the county of Allegheny aforesaid, and that John M c Masters, who has also signed the same, is a resident in Plum Township, in the same county, and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit. The Court further certifies that William Powell and Matthew Long, who have made the foregoing statements, under oath, in open Court, are persons of credit, and that their statements are entitled to credit: And also that

Tawntley Messo, whose statement, made before James Evans Esquire, a Justice of the peace, is herunto annexed, is also a credible person, and his statement is worthy of credit.
By The Group H. H. Peterson B
I, Henry H. Peterson, Prothonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Allegheny, in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Wallace, for a pension. And I do further certify that James Evans Esquire, before whom the deposition of Tawntley Messo (herunto annexed) was taken, is a Justice of the peace in and for said county of Allegheny, lawfully commissioned.
In testimony whereof, I have herunto set my hand, and the seal of the said Court this 26 th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
H. H. Peterson B

State of Pennsylvania
Allegheny County ss.
In the matter of the application of William Wallace for the pension of benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Fauntler Muse a Respectable citizen of the County of Allegheny who being by me duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he was personally and well acquainted with William Wallace who is now making application for a pension in the Revolutionary war and states further that on the 1st of April 1781 William Wallace volunteered for the term of six months in the State Service or troops of Pennsylvania and performed Military duty for said term in a Militia Company commanded by Captain John Reber 1st Lieutenant Thomas Sampson Ensign John Gibson the above service was performed by William Wallace between Hannahs Town and the City of Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River where said William Wallace remained until the 1st of October in said year when his term of service expired this deponent further states he is seventy seven years of age and was also a Soldier of the Revolution and states further that this man William Wallace is the same person that served with him self in the same company under the above named officers in the Revolutionary war. Sworn and subscribed before me the twenty third day of June A.D. 1834. and I the said Justice do certify that Fauntler Muse the above deponent is a Creditable person whose testimony is entitled to full faith and credit
Fauntler Muse
James Evans
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County ss.
I hereby certify that James Evans Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to was at that time a Justice of the Peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due as right ought to be given throughout the United States elsewhere. Given under my hand and seal of said Court this twenty third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
H. H. Peterson