Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,837, for Hugh Mc Donald, North Carolina

SERVICE
McDonald Hugh
NUMBER
S. 41837
CONTENTS

8845 [Handwritten signature]
North Carolina
Hugh McDonald
of Richmond in the state of North Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb of the No. Carolina line, for the term of 2 1/2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of No Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 31 of August 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of April 1819 and sent to Mr Pollen Cagwin Raleigh North Carolina
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 49.28 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 98.
1897.28
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued commencing 4 June 1823 and to no. 1324. 872.

Original pension issued 16 th Oct r 1820, and sent to the Pensions care of Col. L. Stewart, Esq. Fayetteville N.C.
Duplicate pension certificate issued 31 March 1824, and sent to Dolphin A. Davis Fayetteville N.C.
8845
North Carolina
Hugh McDonald of Richmond in the state of North Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel David Fanning of the N.C. Carolina line, for the term of 99 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. Pensions at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 31 st of August 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of April 1813 and sent to M c Rae Bazaar Raleigh North Carolina
Arrears to 4th of March 1813 49.28 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept r 1813 78.
97.25
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Cash paid annually 4 June 1820 872.25

Hugh McDonald Claim
To commenced from 4 June 1823—

Original Claim State of North Carolina Cumberland County
On the 4 th day of June Anno Domini 1823 Personally appears in open court for the County of Cumberland & is the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of said County, Hugh McDonald Es- -ident in said County aged Sixty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18 th March 1818, and the 1 st of May 1820, that he, the said Hugh McDonald enlisted for for the term of two years and six months, on the 10 th day of June Anno Domini 1776 in the State of North Carolina, in the Company Commanded by Captain George Donoherty in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Gideon Lamb in the line of the State of North Carolina on the 6 th Regiment of the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in the Corps until he was discharged from the said service at Kings- -berry, in the State of New York, in the year Anno Domini 1779, and that he was in the Battles of Brandy Wine, Germantown, & Monmouth, and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services except his own oath. And, in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st of May, Anno Domini 1820. I do hereby 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, dispose of any property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for a 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 in the year of our Lord 1818, and that I have not now has any person for me in trust, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me nor have I any income whatever, nor any kind of property except my wearing apparel, household

no trade, am a common labourer and very ill able to pursue that, from age and infirmities, have no family that I have received a pension the Certificate of which is lost and the Number to the best of my recollection is 6845. Given to, and declared, on the 4 th day of June in the year of our Lord, 1823, in open Court In testimony whereof I the Clerk of the said County Court of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Hugh McDonald did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy. I also certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the Records of the said Court; And I do hereby further certify that the opinion of the said Court, is, that the said M c Donald does not own any property except his wearing apparel. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this the 10 th day of June Anno Domini 1823
Geo. Armstrong, Clerk

Hugh M. Donald

District of North Carolina ss.
In this 31 st day of August 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the United States for the District aforesaid, personally appeared Hugh M c Donald, aged fifty six years, resident in Richmond County in the said District, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war": That on or about the 18 th of June 1776, in the town of Crop Creek (now Fayetteville) in the State of North Carolina, he the said Hugh M c Donald enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Arthur Council, of the Sixth Regiment of the North Carolina line, on the continental establishment in the war of the revolution, for during the war; that he continued to serve in the service of the United States, in said company & in others to which he was transferred, until the end of said war, when, being a prisoner & sent in a cartel from Charleston to Philadelphia, was set at liberty at the latter place, (having been proclaimed) & was permitted to go home; that he was, in the battles of Brandy wine, Germantown, Red Bank, Red Bank & Red Bank's defeat, when he was taken prisoner & so continued till peace; and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
H. Potter J. M c Donald

North Carolina District
George Dudley maketh oath that he is well acquainted with the aforesaid Hugh McDonald - that he knew him well in the Revolutionary war - that he served with him in the American army, in the fortification lines, in said war, and knows that the said Hugh McDonald enlisted in May 1798 for during the war, served out the time according to his enlistment, in the sixth & first regiments of the North Carolina line, against the common enemy.
Sworn to before me, at Raleigh, the 12 th Decem r 1818.
H. Potter J. M. H.
James L. Vaughan maketh oath that he has been acquainted with the aforesaid Hugh McDonald for several years, & has understood & believes it to be true, that he is in low circumstances as to property.
Sworn to before me, at Raleigh, the 12 th Decem r 1818.
H. Potter J. M. H.
Benjamin H. Covington maketh oath that he is well acquainted with the aforesaid Hugh McDonald & with his circumstances, & saith that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to before me at Raleigh the 14 th Decem r 1818.
H. Potter J. M. H.

I Henry Potter Judge etc. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Hugh McDonald did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding dictation, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, in the continental establishment, and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress January 1. 1819.
H. Potter J.W.H.C.

H1837 INVALID.
Rey
File No. H. 887
Hugh McDonald W. H. H. Jr.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 320
[Arrangement of 1870.]

sepsion of any property since and before Mar: 1818, being dependant on his daily labor for support.
Oct. 16 th 1833
Con J. L. E.
Applicant to be restored un- der Law 1 May, 1820, he swears in Open Court that he is worth nothing - served 2 1/2 years - is a labourer - has no family - aged about 61 yrs. He was neg d ? to show why he did not apply before 1 Mar. 1823, and, that he has not dis- posed of any property since Mar. 1818 - he has made oath in open court that the loss of his pension cert: was the cause of the former, and, that he has not been in prof

Hugh H. Donald
Cart

   Names & Rank  Companies  Dates of Promotions and Enlistments  Periods of service  Occurrences   
6 th Regiment Gideon Lamb Colonel
Hugh McDonald p t Doherty's 1777 2 nd y r Lieut d Nov r 78.
The above is a true abstract from the Musterroll of the N th Carolina Line in the Revolutionary War. Given under my hand at office in Raleigh 31 st Aug t 1818.
W m Hill Secretary of State

For new Envelope
Recd Mar: 1824
25
J. L. Edwards Esq Chief Clerk Revenue Office War Department Washington

Fayetteville 24 th March 1834
Sir
Enclosed I re turn the application of Hugh McDonald with the official character of James Hart properly attested, and trust it will now be deemed sufficient to warrant the issuing a new certificate, which you please transmit to me with as little delay as possible.
Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
Dolphin, A. Davis
Col. L. Edwards Esq Chief Clerk &c.

The official character and signature of the magis- trate before whom the wit- ness in affidavit was made, must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office, before a new certificate can be issued. — War Dept.
Pension Office.
12 Mar: 1824.

Application for a certificate
State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
Be it known that Hugh M c Donald this day came before me James Hart a justice of the peace for said County, and made oath, that he served in the Army of the United States, during the Revolutionary War, in the Company commanded by Captain George Dougherty in the Sixth Regiment commanded by Colonel Gideon Lamb, that he was placed on the pension list of the United States, Roll of the No ca agency, and received a certificate of that fact, under the signature & Seal of the Secretary of War: which he lost, xxxxxxx on or about the 15 th December 1820, and now makes this oath for the purpose of getting a new certificate.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12 th day of February 1824
James Hart
Hugh his M c Donald mark

State of North Carolina.
I, John Armstrong, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cumberland County, do Certify that the name and signature of James Hart — — — — — Esqr which appears to the annexed Affidavit — — — — — is in the proper hand writing of the said James Hart — — — — — and that he was — — — — — at that date an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit is due to his — — — — — official acts.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County Seal, at Fayetteville, this 24 th day of March — A. D. 1821 and in the 18 th year of American Independence.
John Armstrong Clk By Chas. Rhodes

Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 25
Hon d John C. Calhoun Department of War Washington

State of North Carolina Court of Probate Cumberland County October Term 1823
This day Hugh MacDonald of the County and State aforesaid personally appeared in open court (being a Court of Record) and being first duly sworn according to his oath on his oath declared as follows that he has not disposed of any property within Real or Personal since the 18th day of March 1818 with the exception of any sort of Poultry and Whiskey - that he has had none to dispose of since that period or for some time previous to that date being dependent solely on his own labour for his daily support.
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court 10th of October 1823
Hugh F. MacDonald Mark
Geo. Armstrong J. O. S.
State of North Carolina Court of Probate Cumberland County October Term 1823
I John Armstrong Clerk of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Cumberland do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is truly taken from the records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on the 18th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty three & of the year of American Independence
Geo. Armstrong J. O. S.

Waynesville Oct 10 th 1823
Sir
I herewith transmit you an affidavit of Hugh McDonald agreeable to your instructions for the purpose of making a decision on his application to be continued on the pension list of the United States. An early attention will materially serve him.
With respect I am
Your obedt. Servant
Thomas I. Helyard

Mr. Edward D.
See letter to J. L. Hyghart, 18 Sept. 1823
Price
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Washington City
1823 Sept. 18 th

State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Cumberland County } Session Term 1823
This day Hugh McVowat of said County to State personally appeared in open Court. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to be continued on the pension list of the United States of America agreeably to the provisions of the acts of Congress passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and 1st of May 1820. That he the said Hugh McVowat some time in the year 1819. lost or mislaid his Certificate since which time he has been unable to find it. That having so lost it he being an ignorant man was fully impressed with the belief that the loss of his Certificate could not be remedied until within a few months past he has been informed otherwise that upon such information being obtained he immediately took such steps as advised to be continued on the Pension list aforesaid. That he was detained from filing a schedule agreeable to the requisitions of the act of Congress passed on the 1st of May 1820 from the said belief that he was excluded from further application in consequence of having lost his Certificate aforesaid. And in pursuance of the act of May 1820 he took and subscribed the following affidavit. I do solemnly swear that I have not since the passage of act of the 18th of March 1818 by Gift Sale or any means the disposal of my property or any part thereof. With intent thereby to diminish it as to continue my help within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the War between my War passed on the 18th 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 my schedule which accompanied my affidavit sent on in June last and which

is now on file in the office of the War Department of the United States. - - - Sworn to in Open Court this the 5th of September 1823
his Hugh MacDonald Mark
State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Cambridge County September Term 1823
I John Armstrong Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Cambridge County (being a Court of Record) do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & affidavit is truly copied from the Records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 5th day of Sep- tember Anno Domini 1823
John Armstrong Clerk

J. P. Calhoun Esq.
Waynesville Septm r 1823
Dr Sir
In closed I send you an affidavit of Hugh McDonald for the purpose of being must- ered on the pension list agreeable to the requisition of your Note of 16 th of June an early attention will confer a favor on the etc Yours & Obeying Your Respectfully Thos I. Hoagland