Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2403-300, for Moses Mc Clean, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
W c lean hoses
B.L.Wt. 2403-300
CONTENTS

Certificate of Ownership Capt. Edwin A. Clegg Lies
$1.30

District of Columbia, Washington County, ss.
At an Orphans Court held in and for said county, on the Eleventh day of August 1846, on motion of Henry Northrop it was proven in open court, to the satisfaction of the said Court by the depositions of Elizabeth Fitzer and the Honorable Moses M c Lean member of Congress from Pennsylvania, that John now living in the State of Ohio, William now living in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Elizabeth (deceased), wife of Alexander Spear, Rachel (deceased), wife of Samuel Withrow, Rebecca (deceased), wife of William M c Arthur Moses, deceased, Sarah wife of George Nash of Ohio, Alexander (deceased), and Margaret (deceased), wife of ————— Walker, are the children and only heirs at law of Moses M c Lean deceased, a captain of the Pennsy- lvania line of the Army of the Revolution living or dead who left issue, and that Mary wife of Doctor James H. Miller of Baltimore is the only child an heir at law of Elizabeth Spear deceased, that Wil- iam, Sarah wife of Hugh Walperton, Margaret wife of Samuel Knapp, John, Rebecca wife of Alexander Nicholas, Mary, Samuel, and Mariott wife of John Ray are the children and only heirs at law of Rachel Withrow deceased, that Moses William John Sarah Margaret and Rebecca are the children and only heirs at law of Rebecca M c Arthur deceased.

That Sarah wife of Doctor William Elder of Phila- delphia, Margaret and Catherine M c Lean of York Pennsylvania are the Children and only heirs of Moses M c Lean deceased, (Son of Capt. Alex M c Lean) That John and Sarah Walker are the Children and only heirs at law of Margaret (deceased) wife of Walker and lastly that Moses, Rebecca wife of Emerson, James William John Archibald and John are the Children and only heirs at law of Alexander M c Lean deceased, the whole of which is ordered by the Court, to be certified -
Witness my hand and seal of Office, this 12 th day of September in the year 1846. Edw. N. Roach Register

Power of Atty H. H. C. C. C. to H. C. C. C.
Henry C. C. C. Washington City

Henry Crabb Washington City
Power of Atty Given to William H. Crabb

Know all men by these presents that I William Wilson of Washington in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that and affirm that I have been the duly qualified and appointed Attorney of the said City my true and lawful attorney in the premises of substitution for me and in my name to procure all the proofs and evidence necessary to enable me and my coheirs to obtain from the United States a war- rant for three hundred acres of Priority land in right of the services of my late father Charles Wilson as a Captain of the Pennsylvania line of the Army of the Revolution and present to the same before the Secretary of War of the United States and ask the command and receive a warrant for my proportion of the same and deposit the said warrant when so received with the Commissioners of the General Land Office for land scrip and ask them and receive and accept for the same certificates of land scrip also therefor (and under a special transfer and make sale of the same) and to do and perform all manner of things necessary to be done touching the same which I myself could have done were I personally present In witness of which I have set my hand and seal this  day tenth of September 1846
W. Wilson
State of Pennsylvania } Personally appeared before I do hereby certify } me the subscribers of the of the power in and for said

County William M c Lean Signer and Sealer to the pursuant power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein contained - Signed sealed and ack- nowledged before me this tenth day of Sep- tember 1846
W. M c Lean Seal
State of Pennsylvania Dauphin County, ss.
I William D. Boas Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that W. M c Lean whose name is subscribed to the above is an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County and State aforesaid duly Elected & Commissioned and that full faith and Credit is and ought to be given to all such his official acts accordingly and that the signature reporting to be his is genuine. Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court at Harrisburg this tenth day of September A. D. 1846. William D. Boas
Prothon.
Fees $1.25 cts paid

Mr H. Northrup
Harrisburg Sept 10 th 1846
Dr Sir I prefer that the scrip should be held in Washington, as I am not inclined to have further trouble with it. This you can do, and remit the proceeds from vesting, that you are disposed to just & honorable course in the matter. I comply with your request in respect to my Father's pay roll. I have not taken a copy as it is the originality of it I prized. I trust you will return it after your purposes have been answered.
Respectfully Yours &c
M c Clure

August 20, 1934
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Mr. Warren Latham North 1017 Washington Street Spokane, Washington
BA-I/REL Moses McClean B.L.Wt.#2403-300
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Jeremiah McLene, Moses and James McClain, all of Pennsylvania, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been made to the United States based upon the military service in that war of Jonathan McLene or James McClain; all spellings of the surname were used in the search. The record of Moses McClean has been found.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in the claim for bounty land based upon the service of Captain Moses McClean in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Moses McClean are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
It is shown that Moses McClean was commissioned January 9, 1776, captain of the Pennsylvania Line, and on March 20, 1777, was a prisoner on parole. For further information in regard to this soldier it is suggested that you consult the Pennsylvania Archives, 5" series, Volume 2, page 213.
Warrant Number 2403 for three hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the services of Moses McClean, captain of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution. Said warrant was issued September 17, 1847 for the benefit of the surviving heirs.
The names of the children and grandchildren of Captain Moses McClean are shown in an affidavit made in 1846 in Washington, D.C., by one Elizabeth Pitzer and the Honorable Moses McClean, Member of Congress from Pennsylvania, as follows:

Children of Captain Moses McClean.
John McClean ----- living in the state of Ohio. William McClean ----- " " Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth(deceased)----- wife of Alexander Spear. Rachel(deceased) ----- " of Samuel Withrow or Witherow. Rebecca(deceased)----- " of William McArthur. Moses (deceased)----- Sarah ----- wife of George Nasher, of Ohio. Alexander(deceased)----- Margaret (deceased)----- wife of _____ Walker.
Grandchildren
Children of Elizabeth Spear, deceased.
Mary ----- wife of Doctor James H. Walker, of Baltimore, Maryland.
Children of Rachel Withrow or Witherow, deceased.
William Sarah ----- wife of Hugh Culpertson. Margaret ----- " of Samuel Knox. John Rebecca ----- " of Maxwell Shields Mary Samuel Harriott ----- " of John Ray.
Children of Rebecca McArthur, deceased
Moses William John Sarah Margaret Rebecca
Children of Moses McClean, deceased.
Sarah ----- wife of Doctor William Elder, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Margaret----- of York, Pennsylvania Catherine ----- " " "

Children of Alexander McClean, deceased.
Moses Rebecca ----- wife of _____ Emerson. James William John Archibald Jane.
Children of Margaret Walker, deceased
John Sarah.
The name of the wife of Captain Moses McClean was not shown. The names of the parents of the Honorable Moses McClean are not designated and it is not shown whether or not the above noted Elizabeth Pitzer was related to the family or whether the soldier, Captain Moses McClean was related to Jeremiah McLane and James McClain in whom you are interested.
If you desire the location of the land cited on page 1 of this letter, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official with the name of the soldier, the number of the warrant, the acreage and the date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Moses M c Lean
N o 2403
Henry Northrup
Washington
D. C.

The following in relation to Captain Moses M c Lean of the Pennsylv a Line appears on Book N o . 24. Page 126. Washington Papers, Department of State
Return of the Officers belonging to, and who served in, the 7 th Pennsylv a Reg t . since the 1 st Jan y 1777. to the 29 th Aug t 1778. Viz t .
Capt n . Moses M c Lean, Commissioned Jan y 9 th 1776 - Prisoned on Parole and left out of the arrangement 20 th March 1777.
And on Vol. 5. Page 21. "Washington Papers"
Pennsylvania arrangement - Officers on the Supernumerary list 7 th Regiment
Capt n . J. A. Wilson
Lieut John Eddie
Lt. John Hoge
Lt Sam l . M c Farren
Capt n . Moses M c Lean
Lieut. Grier
Lieut M c Coales
The name of "Abdill M c Alister" is returned on the Roll of the 7 th P a Reg t as Prisoned on Parole, left out of the arrangement March 20 th 1777.
Land bounty was granted to
Capt n Abdill M c Alister on the 14 th March 1794
Lieut Samuel M c Farren " " 5 th April 1794
Lieut John Hoge " " 23 rd April 1794

May 4, 1936
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Jennie E. Welch Miller 4368 Swift Avenue San Diego, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to that portion of your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Moses McClean of the 7th Pennsylvania Line, Hugh Scott, and Abraham Scott.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war.
A search of the records of this office fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of any Hugh Scott.
You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War record of the Moses McClean who served in the Pennsylvania Line, and the record of the only Abraham Scott found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See Mrs. Miller's letter re Abraham Scott. S. 22497-507

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Gentlemen:
I have been referred to you by the Adjutant General of the U. S. Army, relative to the following information:
My father's maternal grandfather, Jeremiah McLene (similarly McClain, McLain, etc.), was a Major-General of Militia, presumably of Pennsylvania Militia, in the Revolutionary War. He was born in Cumberland County, Penna., moved to Ohio and settled in Chillicothe, early in the 1800's, before 1807. Later, from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1837, he served from Ohio in the 23rd and 24th Congresses of the U. S.
Moses McClain, of Penna., was a captain of the 6th Penna. Battalion, and died 25th August, 1810, after serving in the Revolution. James McClain, of Penna., was an ensign of the 10th Penna. He died 28th October, 1804, after serving in the Revolution. Both Moses and James appear under "McClean" and "McLean" in a volume listing men and officers of the U. S. Army.
Can you tell me if Moses or James McClain are related to Jeremiah McLene (or McClain)? Also, please give me any information you can establishing the ancestry and actual service of Jeremiah McLene. I lack his parents' names, also. I shall be greatly obliged to you if you are able either to give me this information or refer me to some source where I may obtain it.
Thanking you, I am
Yours sincerely,
Warren Latham WARREN LATHAM
WL/RW
P. S. By actual service, I mean that I know Jeremiah McLene was a Major-General of Militia, but I can only presume that it was of Penna. Militia; I do not actually know of what militia he was an officer. WL.

copied from Miss Duke's History, while she was on "annual"
May 4, 1936
Moses McClean Wt. #2403-300 BA-J/EEL
Mrs. Jennie E. Welch Miller 4368 Swift Avenue San Diego, California
Dear Madam:
See Mrs. Miller's letter re Abraham Scott S. 22497-
The data which follow pertaining to Moses McClean were obtained from papers on file in pennipolad claim, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Moses McClean are not shown.
Moses McClean was commissioned January 9, 1776, captain of the Pennsylvania Line, and on March 20, 1777, was a prisoner on parole. For further information in regard to him, it is suggested that you consult the Pennsylvania Archives, 5th series, Volume 2, page 213.
Warrant #2403 for three hundred acres of bounty lands was issued on account of the services of Moses McClean, captain of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution. Said warrant was issued September 17, 1847 for the benefit of the surviving heirs.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and cite the following- Warrant #2403- issued September 17, 1847- 300 acres.
The names of the children and grandchildren of Captain Moses McClean are shown in an affidavit made in 1846 in Washington, D. C., by Elizabeth Pitzer and

the Honorable Moses McClean, Member of Congress from Pennsylvania, as follows:
Children of Captain Moses McClean-
John McClean ----- living in the state of Ohio William McClean ----- " " Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Elizabeth (deceased)--- wife of Alexander Spear Rachel (deceased)----- " " Samuel Withrow or Witherow Rebecca (deceased)----- " " William McArthur Moses (deceased) ----- Sarah (deceased)----- wife of George Nasher of Ohio Alexander (deceased)--- Margaret (deceased)--- wife of ----- Walker
Grandchildren
Children of Elizabeth Spear, deceased-
Mary ----- wife of Doctor James H. Walker of Baltimore, Maryland.
Children of Rachel Withrow or Witherow, deceased-
William Sarah----- wife of Hugh Crispertson Margaret ----- " " Samuel Knox John Rebecca----- wife of Maxwell Shields Mary Samuel Harriott----- wife of John Ray
Children of Rebecca McArthur, deceased-
Moses William John Sarah Margaret Rebecca
Children of Moses McClean, deceased-
Sarah ----- wife of Doctor William Elder of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Children of Moses McClean, deceased, continued-
Margaret ----- of York, Pennsylvania Catherine ----- of York, Pennsylvania
Children of Alexander McClean, deceased-
Moses Rebecca ----- wife of ----- Emerson James William John Archibald Jane.
Children of Margaret Walker, deceased-
John Sarah.
The name of the wife of Captain Moses McClean was not shown. The names of the parents of the Honorable Moses McClean are not designated, and it was not stated that the above noted Elizabeth Pitzer was related to the family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mc Clean, Neal GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7439 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 27, 1790 To Jacob Kemper, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.