Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6815, for John Mc Vaugh, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
McVaugh, John Mary
R. 6815
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20.277 Pennsylvania
John M c Caugh
Notary Public in the State of Penn a was a S t in the Company commanded Captain S t of the Reg t commanded Col Hooper in the Penn a - for 
35 S t $ 80.00
scribed on the Roll of Penn a the rate of 80 Dollars Costs per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of April and sent to - 1832 Hon J. P. Mann H.R.
Arrears to the 14th of March 240.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. 40.00
$ 280.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Mann Clerk, Book  Vol. 15 Page 40
let: 28 Aug 1841
Hon. C. Brown,
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105556
Mary M c Vaugh 6 Vofohns Pennsylvania
H. Ch. Brown A. 2

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County ss.
On this fourteenth day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight, hundred and forty two, personally appeared before the subscribers one of the Justices of the peace, in and for the County of Philadelphia, Mary M c Vaugh, a Resident of Oxford Township, in the County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, Aged Eighty Seven Years, who being first, duly sworn, According to Law, doth on her Oath, make the following declaration in Order to Obtain the Benefits, of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the Widow, of John M c Vaugh, who, was a private, in the Revolutionary War, and late a pensioner, of the United States of America. She further declared that she was Married to the said John M c Vaugh, On the twenty first day of January, One thousand seven hundred and eighty three that her husband the aforesaid John M c Vaugh died on the eighteen th day of January - in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight, hundred and forty one and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs herunto annexed. —
her Mary M c Vaugh mark
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written —
Israel G. Elliott J.P.

Philadelphia County ss
The sixteenth day of March AD 1842 Personally appeared before me the subscriber One of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Philadelphia the following named persons To wit Isiah Worrell George Snyder and Benjamin Rogers who after being duly sworn according to law do say that they are well acquainted with Mary McVaugh widow of John McVaugh late a pensioner of the United States That the said Mary McVaugh has remained a widow since the said John McVaugh's decease up to the present time —
Sworn to me Subscribed before me Isaac Shalleruff J.P.
Isiah Worrell George Snyder Benjamin Rogers
my open court common pleas of said County Do Certify

Philad a Feby. 12. 1842.
I do here by Certify that the following "Extract" was taken by me from the Register of Marriages of the late Rev. D r . Samuel Jones, kept in his own handwriting. The following is a copy of the heading of the Register. Sam l J. Henderson
" The following persons were joined together " matrimony and pronounced man and wife " by me. Sam l J. Jones. "
" Extract "
" John McVangle of Maryland and Mary " Miller of Lower Dublin, Jan'y. 21. " 1783. by a Licence. "
Philadelphia County S d .
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid the above named Samuel J. Henderson, who upon his solemn Affirmation according to law says that the above was copied and is a true Copy of the Church Record of his grand Father the Rev d Samuel Jones. Copied from said Record by him —
Affirmed and subscribed Before me March 12 th 1842
Sam l J. Henderson
Israel J. Elliott. J d
Pennsylvania Philadelphia County S d } J d
I Samuel Hart Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do Certify

That Israel S. Elliott Esq. before whom the within affidavit was made and who for his own proper charge-listing has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Philadelphia duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts in such full faith and Credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Record as otherwise.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Philadelphia the 12th. March 1842. S. Hart Rothman.
Certificate of Marriage of John H. Waught to Mary Miller Jan'y 21. 1783.

30. 1216.
John M c Vaugh Penn a
Adm 2 years $80
Hon J. H. Mann House of Rep s

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John M c Naught.
   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.     1776. 3 Capt. Scout 81 years Living Witnesses   6 " Dailey   " Hught   Col Hooper  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Montgomery County ss Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Montgomery on the fourteenth day of April 1834 Jacob McVaugh who on his solemn oath doth depose and say that he is the brother of John McVaugh the applicant and that the said John McVaugh together with himself enlisted in the United States Service during the revolutionary war they first enlisted under Capt William Scott for three months and at the expiration of said term they both enlisted under Capt Cornelius Daly and served under him for six months and at the expiration of said term they both enlisted under Capt John Knight and both of them served under him for two years or during the war and further said deponent states that they were commanded in a by Col Robert L. Hooper in the staff department first enlistment was at Futtons Farm in Montgomery County Pennsylvania marched from there to Trenton N.J. Princeton. Brunswick and to the north river Kings Ferry and was at the battle of Trenton. Princeton and White Plains. said deponent further states that at the end of the war they received a regular discharge which is long since lost. said deponent states that their first enlistment was in 1776 and that they continued in the last enlistment until the end of the war and were employed during the whole of that time as continental wagoners. said deponent states that he is now eighty three years of age and further this deponent saith not
Jacob McVaugh mark
Sworn and subscribed before me XXXXX J.P. Witness Present XXXXX
John Turner
I the above named Justice of Peace before whom the above named Jacob McVaugh was sworn as hereby certify that the said Jacob McVaugh is a credible witness
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fourteenth day of April AD 1834
XXXXX Justice of Peace

Montgomery County ss.
I Adam Hennen Prothonotary the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County do hereby certify that John Todd Esquire whose name is to the within deposition subscribed and before whom the same was taken is and was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Montgomery aforesaid and that his signature to the same is genuine and in his own hand writing — and that full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given to his official acts as well in courts of Justice as elsewhere —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court at Norristown April 14. 1834
Adam Hennen. Proth.

Montgomery County Pa. I, Adam Slemmer, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Mont- gomery, do hereby certify that John Todd, Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the within deposition and before whom the same was taken, is and was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Montgomery aforesaid, and that his signature to the said deposition is genuine, and in his own hand writing — and that full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given to his official acts, as well in courts of justice as elsewhere. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said court, at Norristown, the 14th day of April, A. D. 1834.
Adam Slemmer Prof.

Montgomery County ss Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Montgomery Charles McVough who on his solemn oath doth depose and say that he is a Brother of John McVough of Philadelphia County, the Applicant that the said John McVough did enlist in the army of the United States during the revolutionary war in or about the year 1776 under Capt William Scott and served under him and others during the war and that he served the whole time during his enlistment as a Continental wagoner and said deponent further states that his brother John McVough was well known by his neighbours and others now dead to have been a continental wagoner in the army of the United States during the revolutionary war. Said deponent further states that he is now seventy four years of age and further this deponent saith not
Sworn & Subscribed
before me ESTHER J. P.
Witness my hand
ESTHER
Andrew Scott
his Charles McVough mark
I the above named Justice of the Peace before whom the above named Charles McVough was sworn do hereby certify that the said Charles McVough is a credible witness
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the fourteenth day of April 1834
ESTHER Justice of Peace

No. 1216.
Am J. K. Mann

State of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County ss.
On this the sixteenth day of April One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me Jonathan T. Knight Judge of the Court of Common pleas of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania and County of Philadelphia John M. Baugh of the County of Philadelphia aged Eighty one years being sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed the Seventh day of June 1832 that he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain William Scout for three months and at the expiration of said term then enlisted under Captain Cornelius Dailey for six months and then enlisted under Captain Jno Knight for two years or during the war under Col Robt. L. Hooper of the Staff Department enlisted at Fullons Tavern in Montgomery County marched from thence to Trenton New Jersey then to Princeton then to New Brunswick and from there to the North River at Kings ferry was at the battle of White Plains Trenton and Princeton continued in the last enlistment until the end of the war and where employed during the whole time as Continental waggoner.
I hereby relinquish every claim — whatsoever to a pension or an Annuity except the parent and I do declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State
his John T McNaught mark
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Bristol I Samuel Beck Clergyman reside- ing in Oxford Township in the County of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania and I James Dye residing in the Township County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with John McNaugh who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration that we believe him to be Eighty One 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
Affirmed sworn and subscribed as the day and year aforesaid
Sam l Beck James Dye
Jon t T. Knight
I Jonathan T. Knight one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the City of Philadelphia in the County of Philadelphia do here- by Certify and declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting Interrogatories of the war depart- ment that the above named applicant was a waggoner in the Army of the revolution and served as he states and I do further Certify that Samuel Beck who has signed the proceeding Certificate as a Clergyman resident in the County of Philadelphia is a Creditable person and James Dye who also signed the same is a resident in the County of Philadelphia and that their statements is Entitled to Credit
Jon t T. Knight
I John McNaugh was enlisted in the Continental army as waggoner and the persons that knew me in the Neighbourhood where I enlisted that knew of the same are now all dead to best of my knowledge and there is none in my present Neighbourhood I dont know of any that can

Recollect my actually being in the service only by hearsay I rec d . a discharge I have lost it long since and I cant tell what has become of it
witness present
John his M c Caugh mark
Jon T. Knight
James Dyre
I do certify that John M c Caugh the applicant through bodily infirmity was not able to appear in Court.
Jon T. Knight
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia ss
I Richard Palmer
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the Honorable Jonathan T. Knight Esquire is an associate Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith & credit is justly due to all his acts as such
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the Nineteenth day of April A.D. 1854-
(Richard Palmer Prothonotary)

sion on file in this Bureau.
John M c Vaugh Ref. file 6815
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 3 mos. hayner William Scott Penn.   6 mos. " Colmeline Dailys   2 years " Jno. Knight Robt. L. Hooper            
Battles engaged in, White Plains, Trenton and Princeton
Residence of soldier at enlistment, /
Date of application for pension, April 16, 1834. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Philadelphia Co. Pa
Age at date of application, 81 or Dec'd Jan. 18, 1841.
Remarks: Soldier married Jan'y 21, 1783, Mary Miller of Lower Dublin. She applied for pension Mar. 14, 1842, while a resident of Oxford Twp. Philadelphia Co. Pa. aged 87 years. Her claim was not completed. The pension records of the war of 1812 fail to afford any information of James M c Vaugh, J. M c Vaugh or M c Vaugh.
Very respectfully,
of
Commissioner.

1907 Nov. 14. Hist. Soc. Mrs. A. B. Wood V. 2. U.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
(68) 5.
P. O. _____
Mary McVaught
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

No. 30620
Mary M c Vaugh of John Pennsylvania
Suspended
See let. 21 March 42 Hon. L. Brown let Hon. C. J. Ingersoll Feb. 22/44. Same form
21. 1845
Q815

Mary M c Vaugh, Widow of John, Revolutionary — Pennsylvania — suspended

Pension Office
Jan. 21, 1845-
Hon. C. J. Ingersoll.
Sir:
In reply to your note of the 20th inst. relative to the claim of Mary M c Vaugh, I have the honor to state that it has not been admitted for the want of such papers as my letter to you of the 12 th inst. last required. x x x x x x x

copy of letter of May 21, 1845-

TC of R
Jan. 20. '45
Mr. Ingersoll requests Mr. Edwards to let him know by a note what is the state of the claim of Mary M c Hugh presented some time ago by Mr. Charles Brown of the TC of R for a pension

M c C. Brown
Decr 22 d 1841
A. C.

portion of letter addressed to Hon. C. Brown #99
Pen. Office.
305.
Dec. 22 d 1841
Sir,
I herewith return the letter of Mr. J. S. Elliott and have to state that in order to obtain a pension under act of 4 th July 1836 Mrs. McVough should prove the period of her marriage to her husband John McVough, deceased as required in the enclosed printed regulations. If there be no public records of her marriage and there be no family records of it, or of the births of her children it should be produced together with her declaration.

Pa Aug 20 th 1841
Mc Vaugh
J. P. Gilman Con'y Penn

Home of Rep. Aug. 20th 1840
Dear Sir
Not being able to understand the Planer laws, I am under the necessity of buying the enclosed letter before you for information and advise how to act.
Truly Yours,
C Brown
J L Edwards Clerk of Penn.

Home of Rep. Aug 31. 41
Dear Sir:
I am sorry to trouble you again, but I have not yet become sufficiently familiar with the Pension laws to understand them & have therefore to request information in relation to the case of the widow of John M c Wright a deceased Revolutionary Pensioner who applies for aid.
The second letter will state her case, & you will oblige her & me by instructions here she shall proceed.
Yours Respectfully G. Brown J. E. Evans Esq. Com. of Pensions

Hous of Rep. Oct. 22 d 1841
Dear Sir
Enclosed is a letter stating what testimony can be given in the case of Mrs. M c Vagh -
I am also requested to inform what further testimony is necessary to establish the claim of Mary Wilson to a pension.
Yours
Respgly C. Brown
J L Edwards Esq; Per - J Parsons

Hann of Rp March 14. 1842
Dear Sir
Herewith you will receive a petition to the many in the case of Mary McVough. The person who takes the most interest in it for the Union Mr Elliot is known to me to be a highly respectable citizen.
Yours
Truly
Chas. H. Brown
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Mr. J. K. Mann
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Dear Sir I enclose you the Application of John McVaugh whose papers I first submitted to you to know whether it was necessary to make the Application (He being in the wagon Service) On your advice, I have returned them & the decla- ration has been made & the papers has been forwarded to me, saying the Old Gentleman is exceedingly poor & really suffering - The sooner you can therefore act upon this the greater will be the favor
With Sentiments of Respect & Esteem I am yours
J. L. Edwards Esq
J. K. Mann April 23 rd 1854

1217 K. Street, N.W. SWR Washington, D.C. Nov. 6 th 1907.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Building.
Dear Sir;
Can you kindly give me any record of the military service of James Mac Vaugh (also spelled McVeagh, Mc Vaugh) who was Lieutenant in a company from Philadelphia Pennsylvania during War of 1812.
He died in 1815 from quick consumption caused by exposure during military service; is buried in St. James Church yard Philadelphia Penna.
Also the Revolu -

Primary services of John Mac Vaugh of Philadelphia Penna.
Very truly
Adelaide M. Wood. (Mrs Arthur H. Wood)