Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6642, for John Mc Connell, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
McConnell, John
P.6642
CONTENTS

26.150
Yates Co. N.Y.
In the matter of John M. Connell a pen. n. appl.

State of New-York Yates County ss }
On this Seventh day of May in the Year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally ap- -peared before me Garret Haring one of the judges of the County Courts of the said County of Yates in the State of New-York John - M c Connell a resident of the Town of Stockey in the said County aged eighty two years and upwards, who being first duly sworn under -ing 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 7 th 1832. -
That he was born in Sussex County in the State of New-Jersey at a place called "Lubber's-run" some time in August Seventeen hundred and fifty and, was  continued to residing there and near there at the commencement of the Revolutionary war. - That some time in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy six - and by reason of the loss of his memory he can -not be more particular as to time, he volun- -teered as a private in a company of militia for the term of six months. - He believes he mustered with his company at a place called "Bargan (Bergen) " below Morristown in the said State - done duty there a while, and then marched into New York where he completed his term of service and was discharged

In this Service he believes his Captain's name was Hall - He thinks George Hall - and there was in the same Company one Lieutenant Cook - who afterwards was Captain of the same Company, or a portion of the
He was one afterwards several times on duty as a volunteer and a private in the Militia, a part of the time under the command of the aforesaid Cook after he became a Captain at Elizabethtown and other places along the Jersey line - and one he remembers of having gone a volunteer in the Militia under one Captain Buttolph to the Delaware River to fight the Indians.
That by reason of his old age and bodily infirmities with which he has been severely afflicted for many years, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service after the first period of six months, or to the other facts and circumstances connected therewith, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than six months above the first period as a private in the Militia of New-Jersey in the Revolutionary war and against the common enemy - and that he has no written evidence whatever of these services although he believes he once had - That there is no charge

- An living near him with whom he is personally acquainted, by whom he can prove that it has been reported that he was a soldier in the Revolution, nor can he say that it has been a subject of conversation in the neighborhood - or hardly in his family for many years until since the passage of the law under which this application is made, and he knows of no one who is now alive by whom he can prove the above service. - And he is too infirm in body to attend in open court to make this declaration, being helped from his bed to his chair, by reason of the infirmities of age, like a child - and being moreover very deaf and totally blind !
He 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
Sworn and subscribed this 7 th day of May 1833 before me Garret Morris Judge of Yates County Courts
When his M c Connell mark
We James Taylor Isaac Lanning Benjamin Shum & Isaac P. Seymour do certify that we have each of us presided

ten years and & still reside within one mile of John M. Connell within named, and from a knowledge of his character do believe him to be a man of truth, and that full faith should be given to the facts set forth in the within declaration.
Sworn to & subscribed this 7 th day of May 1833 before me Garret Haring a judge of Yates County Courts
Isaac May 1 st Isaac D. Seymour Isaac Lanning Benj. Cheever
And I the said judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the to an department that the above- named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. That his information are such that he cannot allow in open Court - And that the Certificate of the above is made by gentlemen personally known to me to be credible, and that their statement is entitled to full credit. Given 7 th May 1833. - G. Haring a judge of Yates County Courts
I George Shearman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Yates do hereby cer- tify that Garret Haring Esquire at the date of the above was and still is a judge of the County - Courts of the said County. That I am acquainted with his hand writing and that the above signature is in his own proper hand writing, Given under my hand & seal of office: This 13 th day of May 1833. George Shearman Clerk By R. M. Smith Dep. Clerk

2015 John M c Connel ✓
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James Taylor Parker Hann Yates Co N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
August 14 1833
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 subjoined 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, showing the Service, of John M c Connell
   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. Somerville in — 6 Private Colonel His Capt. James Hall Lieut. Cook Capt. Burdick 82 Years Class of V. D. No Evidence  
V. S. Apphant Claim for Rev. War. I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 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 [i] 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.

John McCormell
Oct. 1832. pg

State of New York County of Yates
Be it Known, that on this sixth day of December A. D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Catharine Bartholomew the wife of David B. Bartholomew a resident of Dundee in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the legal heir of John M c Connell who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4 that she is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of the said John M c Connell for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Catharine Bartholomew
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Catharine Bartholomew to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
Isaac Lanning
State of New York County of Yates
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Yates County that Catharine Bartholomew the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the daughter of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that Isaac Lanning Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this seventh day of December 1852
Alfred Reed County Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

April 1, 1937
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Mr. Franklyn Hogeboom Registrar, Sons of the American Revolution Hotel Plaza, Fifth Avenue at 59th Street New York City
JOHN McCONNELL R. 6642 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John McConnell who was born in Lubber's Run, Cranberry Lake, New Jersey, August 8, 1750, married Elizabeth Hopkins December 20, 1774, who died April 14, 1838, served in the Revolutionary War from New Jersey or Pennsylvania. You state that he is supposed to have received pension for his service and that he died April 7, 1834.
The record of John McConnell follows as found in pension claim, R. 6642, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
John McConnell was born in Lubber's Run, Sussex County, New Jersey, sometime in August, 1750; the names of his parents are not given.
John McConnell applied for pension May 7, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Starkey, Yates County, New York, and alleged that while living in the place of his birth, he volunteered sometime in 1776 and served six months as private in Captain George Hall's company in the New Jersey troops; that he afterwards volunteered and served several tours, one under Captain Cook in the New Jersey troops, stationed at Elizabethtown and other places along the Jersey shore, also a tour under Captain Buttolph against the Indians on the Delaware River. He stated that his service in all amounted to one year.
His claim was not allowed as proof of service was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
The name of soldier's wife was not shown in the claim, and the only child whose name was designated was Catherine who, in 1852, was the wife of David B. Bartholomew and a resident of Dundee, Yates County, New York; her age was not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1909 Oct. 15. Hist. to J. A. Olmstead L. 1937 Mar. 31 - Hist. to Franklyn Hogeboom
6642.
P. O.
John W. Elmore
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
List of 1851 Rejected & Returned claims shows following cause of rejection:
Application filed: _____, 18
"No proof of service"
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

New York
Rev:
John M c Connell
Rejected
lot. James Taylor 12 Feb
1834
Joshua Sawyer
May 11/60
66 H 2
Act. 7 June 1832

James Taylor
12 Feb. 1834
OL
Rec. Vol. 30. Pa. 277.

War Department Pension Office Feb 22 1834.
Sir The papers of John McConville have again been examined - The claimant has furnished no means whereby a satisfactory examination of the claim can be had - The application is not sustained by proof even of the lowest grade consequently it is rejected - and The papers are placed on file
James Taylor Esq. Penn Yan New York

Joshua Sanger May 11

Pension Office, May 11. 1860.
Sir,
I have received and examined the power of attorney transmitted by you, authorizing you to prosecute a claim for arrears of pension presumed to be due John M c Carmell for on account of his revolutionary services. I do not find a pensioner of the United States of that name on the rolls of New Hampshire, Vermont, or Connecticut. I find, however, that a man of the name, residing in New York city applied in 1834 for pension, alleging service as a private. His claim was rejected, no evidence of service having been adduced. Further search will be made, if information as to the state in which claimant's father resided when he applied for pension shall be given.
Joshua Sawyer Esq., Hyde Park, Vermont.

Hyde Park Sept 10 th 1850
Wad. G. C. Whiting Esq r Pension,
Sir. - permit me to offer for whatever effect it may have the enclosed pamphlet - which I hope those deserted in youth by their natural - and might have been able protector - may find some relief - The - directory by the Power to the Hard Labour is figure indeed - the reasons for which are very simply assigned in the Power that John H. Brown was a Revolutionary Pensioner. - I have no reason to doubt with high respect your obt Servt
Joshua D. Stryker

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 11, 1890 HEADQUARTERS: HOTEL PLAZA FIFTH AVENUE AT 59TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y.
March 9, 1937.
The Veteran's Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
✓ 4-2328 We are trying to authenticate the service of John McConnell, who was born in Lubber's Run, Cranberry Lake, New Jersey, August 8th, 1750, and died there on April 7, 1834. He married Elizabeth Hopkins, on December 20th, 1774. She died on April 14, 1838. It is claimed that he was a private, serving under Captains Plett and Cook, whom we believe were either with New Jersey or Pennsylvania Troops. It is claimed that he got a pension for his service. Any information you can give us about this party will be very much appreciated.
Yours very truly,
F. Hogeboom Francklyn Hogeboom Registrar
FH: [ ]
Revolutionary War Service

J. A. Olmstead, Dealer in Coal and Wood.
Cor. Railroad Ave. & Seventh St.
Both 'Phones 236.
Elmira, N. Y., OCT 4 1909 19
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
1 John McConnell enlisted at Elizabeth Town N.J. Oct. 30 th 1875 was mustered out Jan. 11 th 1876, this was in the First Regiment of New Jersey Troops, commanded by the Earl of Sterling, Capt Daniel Pratt's Co. was a private, 2 d He again enlisted in the Morris County New Jersey Militia 1876. as Private under Captain Hall and Lieut Cook. 3 d He also served six months in Captain Berthol's Company on the frontier

J. A. Olmstead, Dealer in Coal and Wood.
Cor. Railroad Ave. & Seventh St.
Both 'Phones 236.
2 d
Elmira, N. Y., _____ 19_____
against the Indians 4 d He made a Revolutionary War Claim, this I think was in 1783, and that time he lived at Brindlee Yates Co., N.Y. at the time.
I wish the particulars of his service in 2 d , and the partic- ulars of his service in the 3 d and in giving me the 3 d please state where or what part of the country this service was rendered.
and also the nature of the claim he made.

J. A. Olmstead, Dealer in Coal and Wood.
Both 'Phones 236.
Cor. Railroad Ave. & Seventh St.
3 l
Elmira, N. Y., _____ 19_____
All of this is asked that I may complete a family history, and I assure I will feel very thankfull for in- formation.
Respectfully Asked by J. A. Olmstead

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Mc Connell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. R. File 6642.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     76 6 mos. Pri. George Hall ✓ N.Y.   ✓ Book ✓   ✓ Buttolph after discharge in the Delaware  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, birthplace.
Date of application for pension, May 7, 1833. Not all E. no proof of service.
Residence at date of application, Harkness, Yates Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Aug - 1750 Rutter's Run, Sussex Co. N.J.
Remarks: Blind, was totally blind.
In 1852 Catherine Bartholomew of Dundee N.Y. wife of David B. Bartholomew claimed to be the soldier's daughter and heir date of his death not given.