Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,734, for William Mc Mennes, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
new york
McMennes, William
S. 43,734
CONTENTS

(21) New York, 1.
William M c Menness of Wendell private line New York line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of April 1818. and sent to the Hon ble Mr. Taylor of N.Y. House of Reps.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept. 1818. 4 23 / 31 months $ 37.93
$ 37.93
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Van Schaiick 3 years
22 Feb 26
Albany, Albany County
continue
Stephens and Nov 11 1820 to N.Y. State Library William M c Menness

William M. Menner - resident in the town of Coeymans in Albany County. —
211
Sept 1888
[Large cursive signature, possibly "E. M. Menner"]

SCHEDULE.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. City and County of Albany }
Albany Common Pleas of the Term of September 1820
On this thirteenth day of September 1820 , personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said City and County according to the solemn adjudication of the Supreme Court, having unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount and having the power of fine and imprisonment. William M c Manus aged Septy two years, resident in the Town of Coeymans in said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: I enlisted in the City of Albany in the year 1777. in a Company commanded by Captain John H. Wendell, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Goss. Van Schaick for three Years, in the New York line, on the Continental establishment and served the full term of the said three years in said Regiment, when I received my Discharge, at the expiration of which, I again enlisted in the Company of New-Levis, commanded by Captain Isaac Bogart in Colonel Harpers Regiment in the New York line for the Term of seven Months, and served both periods of time faithfully. I was in the Battle of Monmouth in a skirmish at Fort Edward. The number of my Pension certificate is 211, my original application was made on the 13 th Day of April 1818. And I do solemnly swear - that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18 th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Real Estate none Personal property none but the Clothes I wear, I have no Family residing with me, my Wife is Dead, I have a Daughter resident in the County of Montgomery who is a single Woman, and goes out to work for her support. I have no Trade and very weak and unable to perform any hard Labour, and have no means of any other support except what is received from my Pension, and stand in actual need of assistance of my Country for the continuance of my support
Sworn to, and declared, on the thirteenth day of September 1820 before H. Williams Depy Clk
his William X M c Manus Mark
I Henry Truax Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Albany do hereby certify, that the foregoing Affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourteenth day of September 1820
Henry Truax Clerk of the Court for the of Common Pleas of the City & County of Albany

William M c Menney Private.
Brooklyn N.Y.
(enc.)

[No. 1....Declaration.]
I William M c Manus of the City of Albany in the county of Albany in the state of New-York, Do, according to the act of the Congress of the United States of America, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," make the following DECLARATION under oath, that is to say: I do solemnly declare , that I am a resident citizen of the United States, to wit, in the town, county and state aforesaid, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further declare , that I was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution , and that I served as such in the said war of the revolution, against the common enemy, until the end of the said war , for the term of three years and upwards during the said War on the Continental Establishment That I belonged to the company commanded by John N. Wendell in Van Schaick's regiment, and in the line of New York And I do further declare, that I entered the said service the thirtieth day of April , one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and left the said service on the fifteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred and Eighty having left the same by reason of the expiration of my said term of Enlistment
And I do further declare, that I hereby relinquish all claim to every and any Pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, or of any individual state. Witness my hand, this twenty first day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen .
WITNESS
J. Witzel
W m M c Manus Mark
[No. A 3 ...Judge's Certificate.]
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } To wit : COUNTY OF ALBANY, }
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty first day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen , at the city of Albany, in the county of Albany, and state of New-York, before me Sebastian Kischer Esquire, one of the Judges of the Mayors Court of the City of Albany  in and for the in the said state, duly appointed, qualified and sworn, (the same Court being one of the Courts of Record of the said state) personally came and appeared, the before named applicant William M c Manus who resides in the town , county, and state mentioned in the above declaration, and in my presence subscribed the foregoing Declaration ; and also before me then and there he was duly sworn to the truth of the facts contained and set forth in the said declaration.—And it appearing to my satisfaction, as well from the said declaration under oath, as from such other evidence as was in the power of the said applicant to produce, that the said applicant served in the Revolutionary War as aforesaid, against the common enemy, and that the declaration aforesaid under oath of the said applicant is in all other respects true, I do therefore certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, according to the requisitions of the act of Congress in that case made. Given under my hand and seal, at the city of Albany, in the state of New-York, the day and year first above mentioned in this certificate.
S. Kischer One of the Judges of the Mayors Court of the City of Albany

State of New York City of Albany
ss. I Certify that William H. Menner named in the within Declaration, served as a Private Soldier in my company, in the first New York Regiment Commanded by Col. Van Klief in the line of the State of New York in the Service of the United States of America, in the Rebel- lionary War, and that he served the Term of three Years for which he was Enlisted. 21 st March. 1813.
Signed before me
H. Wendell late Capt d N. York Regiment.
J. P. Visscher One of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of the City of Albany
Clerk-office
City & County of Albany ss.
I certify that Sebastian
Vipcher (who subscribed the foregoing Certificate) is one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of Albany and that the signature is  is his proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have herunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court this thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen —
George Merchant Clk

The Honorable Secretary of the War Department,
Albany,
SIR,
The preceding Vouchers are forwarded to the War Department for the purpose of procuring the Applicant, named in such Vouchers, to be placed on the Pension List.
I will thank you to forward to me as soon as possible, the Certificate or Document of the Application being granted, in the manner adopted in your Department.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your most obedient Servant,
Wm. Barclay, Agent for the Applicant.

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Rev
File No. 68734
William (M c Manus) Pri. For Ins
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 821
[Arrangement of 1870.]