Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,672, for Joseph Mc Collough, New Jersey

SERVICE
McCollough Joseph Sarah
NUMBER
R. 6672
CONTENTS

Harold Armstrong Born January 24 th 1795, Departed this life July 12 th 1844
State of Indiana } ss
Monroe County - } On this 12 th day of February 1844, personally appeared before The Probate - Court of The County of Monroe and State of Indiana a court of record by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana Johnson McCollough a resident of Bloomington in the County and State aforesaid aged thirty seven years past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration - That he believes his Father Joseph McCollough deceased was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and served as set forth by his Mother Sarah McCollough in her declaration dated the 12 th day of February 1844. claiming a pension under the acts of congress of July 7. 1838 and March 3 rd 1843. That he generally understood from the family report and tradition that his father was by the name of Joseph McCollough and that he served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution but he does not recollect any particulars whatever of his services either as to the length of services or if under more than one engage- ment nor as to where or under what commanding offi- cers he served - He declares that his mother the said Sarah McCollough makes her residence with her children as is most convenient and agreeable to her inclination and that at her request and direction, he obtained the foregoing tran- -script of the family record which was obtained of Sally

Armstrong at the late residence of James Armstrong in Lawrence County State of Indiana who intermarried with the said Polly McCollough daughter of the said Sarah McCollough - That the said transcript is an original and true extract of the family record to the best of his knowledge and was taken from an old family Bible as he believes about three years ago and sent to said Sarah McCollough by her son James McCollough of Montgomery County Indiana and in whose possession he supposes said family Bible containing said records is at this time and he believes the said extract to have been taken by James McCollough or his son and he has no doubt as to the correctness of the extract and believes it to be a true record of the family of his Father and Mother the of said Joseph and Sarah McCollough except the entry of the death of James Armstrong as appears on the first page of this affidavit and that the several names and dates as therein written are applicable to the identical persons and dates and events as there written and declares after reading the aforesaid declaration of his Mother Sarah McCollough in her presence and her agreement and admis- sion of it and from the best of recollection he believes it to be in substance true and that she has re- mained a widow ever since the death of her husband the said Joseph McCollough
Johnson McCollough
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court before me the day and year last above written Agulla Rogers Judge of the Probate Court of said County & State.

Elizer McCollough Was born February 29 th in the year of our lord 1783
Elizabeth McCollough was born October 29 th in the year of our lord 1785
James McCollough Was Born February 27 th in the year of our lord 1786
William McCollough Was Born April 27 th in the year of our lord 1791
David McCollough Was Born February 28 th in the year of our lord 1794
Sarah McCollough Was Born March 17 th in the year of our lord 1797
Morris McCollough Was Born April 22 th in the year of our lord 1799
Telford Telford Telford Polly McCollough Was Born April 3 rd in the year of our lord 1803
Johnston McCollough was Born March 21 st in the year of our lord 1806
Joseph McCollough Deceased October 16 th in the year of our lord 1807

Before CHRIST cir. 397.
16 ¶ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another; and the LORD hearkened and heard it: and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
Or, special treasure.
17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked; between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
CHAP. IV.
1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and his blessing on the good. 4 He exhorteth to the study of the law, 5 and telleth of Elijah's coming and office.
FOR, behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh
shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 ¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
4 ¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Be GEN. 2. a Luke 1. 76. b Exod. 23. 5. c Matth. 11. 14. Mark 9. 11. Luke 1. 17.
The end of the old testament and The End of the OLD TESTAMENT.
Joseph McCollough was Born July 11 In the year of our lord 1730 -
Sarah McCollough was Born October In the year of our lord 1760 -
Joseph McCollough and Sarah his wife was Married November the 10 In the year of our Lord John McCollough was Born August 10 in the year of our lord 1778 -
Marget McCollough Was Born September in the year of our lord 1780 -

State of Indiana, Montgomery County, ss.
I, James Ward, a Justice of the Peace, in, and for Said County, do hereby Certify, that on 27 th day of April, A.D. 1844, James B. McCollough, who is a Creditable witness of Said County, came, personally, before me, and took and Subscribed the following oath, viz, "that he, James B. McCollough, is the Oldest Surviving Son of Sarah McCollough of Parrah McCollough Monroe County Indiana, and that the above, (and to which this is attached) is the original family record, kept by his Father, Joseph McCollough, late of Scott County Kentucky, deceased, that the Said Record has been in his possession since the death of his Father, up to present date, that the Same has never been Changed or altered, as he verily believed, that he took the Same out of his Father's family Bible, that he has no Certain Knowledge of the handwriting of Said family record, but thinks it is in the handwriting of William McCollough, deceased, brother of deponent, that the date of the marriage of the Said Joseph and Sarah, named in Said record, is somewhat mutilated, that he always understood, and verily believes that they were married, on the 10 th day of November, A.D. 1776. and that Said Joseph departed this life, in Scott County Kentucky, aforesaid, on the 16 th day of October, A.D. 1807." James B. McCollough
Given under my hand at Crawfordville this Said 27 th day of April A.D. 1844.
James Ward - - Jus. of the Peace of Montgomery County Ind.

State of Indiana Montgomery County ss
I James W. Lynn
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County and State of Indiana aforesaid, certify that James Ward, is a Justice of the Peace as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 27 th day of April, in the year of 1844.
J. W. Lynn Clerk Circuit Court Montgomery City Ia

Declaration In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of July the 7 th 1838. and March the 3 rd 1843.
State of Indiana } S.S. County of Monroe }
On this 12 th day of February 1844. personally appeared before the Probate Court of the County of Monroe and State of Indiana a court of record by virtue of the laws of the aforesaid State Sarah McCollough a resident (now) of the said County of Monroe aged Eighty Three Years The 15 th day of October 1843. (past), who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and the act of March 3 rd 1843. granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - That she is the widow of Joseph McCollough who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and to the best of her recollection (from his account) served as a private in a Militia Company She is unable to say under what Captain as commander of the said company or in what Regiment he served or any other commanding officers he served. She does not recollect whether he was a volunteer or draugh- ted and believes he was either draughted or volunteered That the said Joseph McCollough lived and was re- siding in Sussex County State of New Jersey at the time he went to the Army as before stated - She does not recollect the country and places through which he was marched or stationed (if she ever knew) and only recollects of hearing him speak of his being at a place called Idemboy. She believes the time of her deceased husband serving in the Army as above noted was in the year 1776. She does not recollect when he entered the service or when he left it but to the best of her recollection believes he arrived home from the Army in the year 1776. after harvest and that she has no documentary evidence or army discharge of his to

prove his services to support her claim and knows of no person living by whom she could prove it.
She also declares that she was married in Sussex County New Jersey by one Mr. M. Newcrop a Justice of the peace to said Joseph McCollough the tenth (10 th ) day of November, 1776, seventeen hundred and seventy-six and that the said marriage was solemnized at the house of the said Newcrop Esquire, and that, after publishing the Bands of Marriage according to law at Mendham (Mendham) Meeting House, she does not recollect in what County the said meeting house was situated and believes it was about thirty miles from the declarant's residence at that time and in the County of the State of New Jersey - That her deceased husband Joseph McCollough died in the County of Scott - in the State of Kentucky the 16 th day of October in the year 1807. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, viz at the time above stated - She further declares that some time after her intermarriage with the said Joseph McCollough they moved to and settled in Berkeley County Virginia that her husband was there drafted to serve a tour of six months that he made every preparation to start to the army for said time of six months and two days before the day appointed to rendezvous the declarant's brother James Brown substituted at considerable expense to her husband and was received in the place of said Joseph McCollough - She does not recollect in what company or in what regiment said James Brown served said tour as a substitute for said Joseph McCollough but she recollects to have heard that the army in which her said brother was, marched in great haste and arrived with and joined the army the day after it was engaged in the battle of Brandywine and that her husband's brother William McCollough was also drafted and served a six months tour in the same company with her aforesaid brother James Brown and who from his account after ward served as an commissioned officer perhaps as Sergeant Major in Colonel Clarke's Regiment and was at Vincennes and in Illinois with said Regiment - She respectfully gives reference to the records in the War Office for proof of all of the foregoing named services as coincidences to the same point and in

favor of her claim - She declares that the following are the number and names of her children and when they were born viz. John McCollough was born August 15 th 1778. and died when about three years old - Margaret McCollough was born September the 22 nd 1780. and died when about eight years old - Eleanor born February the 27 th 1783. and intermarried with Alexander Gilford late (last) residence Jefferson County Indiana. Elizabeth was born October 29 th 1785. and intermarried with (another) Alexander Gilford & died in Kentucky. James McCollough born February 27 th 1788. Residence Montgomery County Indiana. William McCollough born April 27 th 1791. died in Monroe County Indiana David McCollough born February 28. 1794. died in the state of Indiana Sarah McCollough born March 17 th 1797. died when young; Mariah McCollough born April 22. 1799. intermarried with Edward Hall residence in the County of Coles - state of Indiana: Polly McCollough born April 3 rd 1803 intermarried with James Armstrong Residence Lawrence County Indiana Johnson McCollough was born March 21 st 1806. residence Monroe County state of Indiana -
Sarah McCollough
Sworn to and subscribed in open court before me the day and year last above written Agrippa Rogers
Judge of the Probate Court of said County & State.

State of Indiana } ss Monroe County }
On the 12 th day of February 1844. personally appeared before the Probate Court of Monroe County and the State aforesaid a court of record by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana and the said Court now sitting James Slocomb a resident of Bloomington in Monroe County Indiana aged fifty seven years past and after being duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath say that he has long been acquainted with the identical Sarah McCollough who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration dated the 12 th day of February 1844. claiming a pension of the United States as there in set forth that his acquaintance commenced with her and her family in Jefferson County State of Indiana in the year of 1815 that he has known her ever since and recollects of having heard of that her deceased husband the said Joseph McCollough was a soldier in the Revolutionary war but as to any particulars or knowledge of his services he has no recollection and that he never heard the services of said Joseph McCollough deceased contradicted or doubted that the said Sarah McCollough during his knowledge of her has been a good standing and character for veracity and credit. and that she has remained a widow ever since my acquaintance with her; and that having a full knowledge of the contents of the said declaration of the said Sarah McCollough by hearing it read he from his recollection of many particulars said it and his confidence in the veracity and credibility of the said Sarah McCollough believes it to be in substance the truth
James Slocomb
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court, February 12. 1844.
Aquilla Rogers
Judge of the Probate Court of Monroe County Ja

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph McCleough , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. B. 6672.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 1776 Private in the militia N.J.           The claim was rejected as there was no proof of service.  
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Sussex Co., N.J. After marriage removed to Berkeley Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Feb. 12, 1844.
Residence at date of application, Monroe Co., Ind.
Age at date of application, Oct. 15, 1760.
Remarks: Soldier was born July 23, 1750: and married Sarah, sister of James Brown, Nov. 10, 1776, and soldier died in Scott Co., Ky Oct. 16, 1807. Children: John; Aug. 15, 1778; d. when 3 years of age; Margaret, b. Sept. 22, 1780, d. when 8 years of age; Eleanor, born Feb. 27, 1783, mar. Alexander Telford; Elizabeth, born Oct. 29, 1785, married (another) Alexander Telford; James, born Feb. 27, 1788; Mary born Apr. 27, 1791; David, born Feb. 28, 1794; Sarah, born Mch. 17, 1795; Mariah born Apr. 22, 1799 mar. Respectfully, Edw. Hall, P.O. Box 7, Apr. 3, 1803 mar. Hester Armstrong, Johnson, T. Mch. 24, 1806
- had a son name not stated
Commissioner.

1914. Feb 2. Dist to Mrs. E. G. Carpenter. M.B.H.
1914. Dec 22. Dist to Mr. J. N. Houston. M.B.H.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
W. L.
P. O. _____
Sarah McCullough
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

10. 565
Sarah M c Callough Widow of Joseph Indiana.
Letter to G. H. Hardin 29 July 1844. " same 25 Nov. 1844.
6672
Act of July 1838.

10. 555.
Sarah M c Laughlin Indiana
Act 7 th July 1838. m before 78

Bloomington Indiana Feb. 14. 1844.
James L. Edwards Com. of Pensions Enclosed I send you the declaration and testimony of Mrs. Sarah McCollough claiming a pension and her power of attorney relative to it ~ Respectfully Yours H. H.
George W. Hardin

Know all men by these presence That I Sarah McCollough of Monroe County and State of Indiana do hereby and by these presence constitute and appoint George W. Hardin of Bloomington in said county and State of said my true and Lawfull attorney for me and in my name to obtain from the General Government of the United States any and all of such amount of pension which is or may be due me by virtue of any laws of the United States now in force or which may be enacted whereby I may be benefitted or interested in by reason of being the widow of Joseph McCollough deceased who was a revolutionary soldier and to obtain the benefits of the laws now in favor of widows of persons who served in the said war of the Revolution and any law which may hereafter be passed under which I now claim or may hereafter claim a pension I hereby empower said George W. Hardin to use all reasonable and legal means to obtain said arrears of pension and receive the same for me and I authorize the said Hardin to appoint an agent or agents if in his opinion necessary relative to said claim and to revoke such appointment or appointments at his will and there by confirm any and all of said Hardins consistent and legal acts pertaining to the said claim and right to said claimed pension by me given under my hand and seal this 13 th day of February 1844.
Witness
Silford
Franklin Silford David Sunderman
Sarah McCollough

State of Indiana } ss. Monroe County } 3
Be it known That on the Thirteenth day of February 1844. before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Sarah McCollough above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year last above mentioned.
Daniel Sunderman (Seal) Justice of the Peace
State of Indiana } ss. Monroe County } 3
I David Browning Clerk of the Probate Court of Monroe County State of Indiana do hereby certify That Daniel Sunderman is a magistrate as above and That the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 13 th day of February 1844.
David Browning. Clerk of Probate St. M. Co. Ind.

State of Indiana } JJ Monroe County }
I Agquilla Rogers Judge of the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid now sitting here in Bloomington in the County and State aforesaid a court of record by virtue of the Laws of the State of Indiana do hereby certify that from my acquaintance and knowledge for the space of Eighteen Years or upwards with Sarah McCollough who has this day in open court signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration claiming opinion and also have personally known Johnson McCollough and James Blackwell who has in the said open court signed and sworn to the foregoing affidavits are all three and each of them of good character and veracity and that they are entitled to credit all of which foregoing declaration and testimony I have full confidence in the truth of and recommend that opinion be granted her the said Sarah McCollough given under my hand and seal this 12 th day of February in the year 1844. Sworn to before me, I subscribe
Agquilla Rogers (seal) Judge of Probate Court of Monroe County Indiana

State of Indiana § S.S. Monroe County § I David Browning Clerk of the Probate Court of Monroe County and State of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing nine pages contain the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of application of Sarah McCollough for a pension and I further certify that Agrippa Rogers is Judge of the Probate Court of Monroe County State of Indiana as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine and that he is duly commissioned and qualified as Judge of said Court which is a court of record by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 12 th day of February in the year 1844.
David Browning Clerk Probate Court M Co Ind.

Know all men by These presence That I Sarah McCollough of Monroe County and State of Indiana do hereby and by these presence constitute and appoint George W. Hardin of Bloomington in said county and State of said my true and Lawfull attorney for me and in my name to obtain from the General Government of the United States any and all of such amount of pension which is or may be due me by virtue of any laws of the United States now in force or which may be enacted whereby I may be ben- efitted or interested in by reason of being the wid- ow of Joseph McCollough deceased who was a Rev- olutionary soldier and to obtain the benefits of the laws now in favor of widows of persons who served in the said war of The Revolution and any law which may hereafter be passed under which I now claim or may hereafter claim a pension I hereby empower said George W. Hardin to use all reasonable and legal means to obtain said arrears of pension and receive the same for me and I authorize The said Hardin to appoint an agent or agents if in his opinion necessary relative to said claim and to revoke such appointment or appointments at his will and there- by confirm any and all of said Hardin consistent and legal acts pertaining to the said claim and right to said claimed pension by me given under my hand and seal this 13 th day of February 1844.
Witness
Sealed
Franklin Gilford David Sunderman
Sarah McCollough

May 7 1844
Ad Pius Sarah McCollough

FREE
James L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions Washington City

Bloomington Indiana May the 1 st 1844. Mr. J. S. Edwards Comr. of Pensions Sir I here enclose to you the family record of Joseph & Sarah McCallough to prove the marriage of said persons which I hope is properly taken and authenticated to establish that point - and which so far as I know of is the last and full amount of testimony expected in favor of Mrs. Sarah McCallough's claim to a pension on account of military service, by her deceased husband during the Revolution- ary war. Respectfully yours M M
George W. Scardin

Is-
George W. Hardin Esq. Bloomington Indiana
12 11 2

Office of Secy of State Trenton New Jersey
Aug t 17- 1844.
Dear Sir
Your letter of Aug t 7. is received. I have carefully examined the Records of this office and the Rev. Rolls without finding the name of Joseph M c Collough. His name does not appear on the Militia Musters for Sussex County. Nor on the Rolls for 9. & 6 months in 1778 and 1780. There was a Capt n Geo r M c Collough of Sussex. The family were good Whigs, there were a number of that name who were in the Service but Joseph's does not appear. He may have served faithfully in the early part of the war, as there are no Musterrolls extant of those early days it is almost impossible to substantiate a claim. There is no list of the 5 & 3 Mo s men in 1776 - in fact there is only a few records of the Service of those days. After Nov 1779. all Balances due for Militia Service & State defence were settled by Pay Certificates signed by Commissioners W sh - on the 23 d Dec r 1783. I find two enlistments in Sussex Co. in 1776 & 77. That read something like the name but no doubt are other persons viz Jo s M c Kinley & Jo s M c Collough. I am sorry that I cannot do more for you. I make no charge for this Search G. W. Hardin Esq
Your obed t Servant Charles G. M c Cluskey

August 17. 1844
From Charles G. McChesney Secretary of the State of New-Jersey (Trenton) No proof of Joseph McColloughs services in Revolutionary war —

Joseph McCollough was Born July the 23 d in the year of our Lord 1750
Sarah McCollough was Born October the 15 th in the year of our Lord 1760
Joseph McCollough and Sarah his wife were Married November the 10 th in the year of our Lord 1776
John McCollough was Born August the 15 th in the year of our Lord 1778
Margaret McCollough was Born September the 22 d in the year of our Lord 1780
Eleanor McCollough was Born February the 27 th in the year of our Lord 1783
Elizabeth McCollough was Born October the 29 th in the year of our Lord 1785
James McCollough was Born February the 27 th in the year of our Lord 1788

William McCollough was Born April the 27 th in the year of our Lord 1791
David McCollough was Born February the 28 th in the year of our Lord 1794
Sarah McCollough was Born March the 17 th in the year of our Lord 1797
Mariah McCollough was Born April the 22 d in the year of our Lord 1797
Polly McCollough was Born April the 3 d in the year of our Lord 1803
Johnston McCollough was Born March the 21 st in the year of our Lord 1806
Joseph McCollough Deceased October the 16 th in the year of our Lord 1807

J. L. Edward Esqr Comr of Pensions Washington City

Bloomington Indiana September 25. 1844.
James L. Edwards Esqr. Comr. of pension &c. Enclosed I send you a letter from the Secretary of the State of North Carolina which is conclusive evidence to me that the service of Wm Rofs Peter Houston and Wm Berch cannot be proven by documentary evidence and to follow up the contents of sd letter to search the found something in the comptroller's office is like many rumors which turn out only expenses to the claimant or their agent & besides, it is frequently nearly a year and that after writing many letters and at the expense of postage that a single answer can be obtained Also I send you a letter from the Secretary of the State of New-Jer. relating to Mrs. Sarah M c Collough's claim &c. Now unless the above noted claims can be allowed without positive proof or proof other than I have sent to you or allowed by some power of the executive construction they and their friends and myself may cease to hope relief for the applicants upon proof from the living or records - I have no doubt of the justice of all of the four claims above to wit Rachel Rofs wid- ow of Wm Rofs. Sarah M c Collough widow of Joseph M c Collough and the character and traditional testimony of Wm Berch is such as to be entitled to credit in any court of justice - and I will remark in that case Melinda Edwards like her brother Wm Berch could not nor would not testify to anything positively and allowed she was four or five years older than she would permit her age to be given Peter Houston's claim I learned after I presented it had been entrusted to an agent who began to seek it through our state

Legislature - He informed me of its being given to a Gent. to attend to but knew little or nothing about it - Much credit must be given The Indiana State Legislature in recommending his claim to congress it must have been considered just - Col. Thos. K. Blake Register of The Genl. Land office can and would testify to the character of Doctor David S. Maxwell one of The witnesses of Peter Houston - I will not continue this letter to the claims of others nor to any other subject of information desired and do hope a re-examination of the claims here named will prove favorable to the wants of The applicant, even to the most moderate allowance - With much esteem Your Obl. Servt
George W. Bardin

Bloomington, Indiana.
January, 26. 1914.
Pension Department,
Washington. D. C.
I am very much interested in tracing back the Legge & McCollough lines, & want to know if Joseph McCollough who is buried in Georgetown Ky. & Jonathan Legg , who is buried at Racine, Illinois, were pensioners. They are my great great Grandfathers, & I am building up records to use in D. A. R. work. You will find a stamp for reply & hope to hear from you soon in regard to it. Very sincerely
Mrs. E. C. Carpenter 3468 Washington St. Bloomington Ind.

NH
Springfield, Mo., Dec. 17 th , 1914. 519 E. Lynn, St.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please give me a copy of the military history of my gr. gr. grandfather Joseph McCough , in the Rev. War.
He probably served from Virginia, although he lived for a short time in North Carolina.
My gr. grandfather, James B. McCough , told us that my gr. grandmother applied for the pension or land grant, whether she received it or not, I do not know.
The family went to Kentucky thence to Indiana.
While this is not in detail, I trust that it will identify the Joseph who was my ancestor.
Please give me the family history in full, which is filed with app. for pension or land grant.
Thanking you, I am, Yours truly, J. W. Houston.