Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31244, for John Mc Guire, Virginia

SERVICE
Va.
McGuire, John
NUMBER
S 31244
CONTENTS

25-3961 2531 Kentucky
Simon McGuire of Morgan in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the ... company by Captain ... of the ... company by ... in the ... time for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the ... day of ... 1837 and ... Hazelrigg West Liberty Arrears to the 4th of ... 30 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending ... 10 00 $60.00
Recd Oct. 10, 1837
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Green Bay Clerk Book ... Vol. ... Page 24

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Nov. 19, 1853.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled, "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States;" and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents,
Name not given
the only child of John McGuire, dec.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per Annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 11 th of March 1837 to the 10 th April 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
J. M. Brahead Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

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M rs M c Guire Morgan Co. Kentucky
6729
J. G. Hazelbrigg Esq. At Court for Morgan County Kentucky

County
BRIEF in the case of of Morgan
John M c Guire in the State of  Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Draft. In 1780 1782. 7 7 29 private Gen. Clarke Capt. Mered  Capt. Herod Capt. Keele  Capt. McFarry Capt. Bay   1 5  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? 1 Indian fight  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Mercer County (Virginia)  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Clerk's Seal Wanting 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Clarke  Examining Clerk.

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27.207.
John McQuire Morgan Co. Kentucky
2 for - printed 6 mats. $20.
Can only allow for six mats.
J. G. Hazelrigg J. G. Hazelrigg Clerk, Morgan Co. West Liberty, Ken.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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, shewing the Service of John McGuire
   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.     1780 1 2 Private Col. Keller Col. Logan 77 Traditionary   The time engaged in actual service should be stated. See note e.  
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, 1852.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (h) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (i) _____ 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 (if) 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 [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] 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, (1) 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 (n) 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 the 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 or _____ 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 here a 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 years, 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 [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule 11 note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

November 23, 1937
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John McGuire, S. 31244 BA-J/MCS
Mr. O. R. McGuire 1703 North Highland Street Arlington, Virginia
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to John McGuire who served in the Revolutionary War, from Virginia.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 31244, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John McGuire.
He was born April 22, 1756, in Ireland. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Mercer County, Virginia, he served with the Virginia troops as follows: from July 20, 1780, until August 20, 1780, as private under Captain Keller, Colonels Benjamin Logan and James Herod and General George R. Clark and was engaged against the Indians in the Pickaway towns on the Miami; from September 1, 1780, until October, 1782, as Indian spy under Captain Gordon; from sometime in October, 1782, until sometime in November, 1782, as minuteman under Captain James Ray and Colonel Logan; from April or May, 1783, one month as Indian spy under Lieutenant Ebenezer Chom or Chern.
John McGuire was allowed pension on his application executed October 19, 1832, at which time he was living in Morgan County, Kentucky, having lived in Kentucky since the Revolutionary War. The exact place of his residence in Morgan County was not shown.
He died April 10, 1837.
In 1853 reference was made to "the only child of John McGuire" but his name was not stated. In 1832 one James McGuire was living but it was not shown that he was related to the soldier.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the family of John McGuire.
No one applied for pension as the widow of John McGuire.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person to whom the last payment of pension of John McGuire was paid, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
John McGuire, Certificate 25396, issued January 4, 1834, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

31244 Rev INVALID.
1920 Jan 29 Hiet. to H. E. Lawrence See N. F. 10.2.2.8 Chas. Craycraft. 1921 July 13 Charlie L. McGuire ad v. cont 3 photos MISC 1937 Nov. 23 Hiet. to Mrs. O. R. McGuire N.C.S.
File No. 31244
John McGuire Rev War
Act: June 1 st 189 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]

REJECTED
6729.
P. O.
John McGuire
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John M c Guire in which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? Yes IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? ✓ XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? ✓ Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? ✓ XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? No evidence XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1 2 6 7
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Dec. 5. John McLean
1841
20991
Secretary War Department. Washington City

State of Kentucky § Morgan County } S t . On this 19 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justice of the Morgan County Court now sitting, John McGuire a resident of the County of Morgan in the State of Kentucky aged seven, five years on the 22 nd day of April 18 32 , who being first duly sworn according to law each on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz under Genl. George R. Clark, Col d Benjamin Logan Col d James Herod Major Hugh M c Givney and Capt. Nelson. That he entered the service about the 20 th July 1780, being draughted in Mercer County Virginia at that time, that they proceeded to the Pickaway Town upon the little Miami at which place they fought the Indians in which action the above named officers were all en- gaged. He continued in active service upon this campaign about four weeks & returned to his residence in Mercer County, Virginia but still remained subject to be called upon whenever necessity required his service — That late in the month of October 1782 he again entered into active service that the Army met in Mercer County and marched to Big Miami in the State of Ohio where the Indians fled at the approach of the Army and he continued upon this

Campaigned about five weeks, under all the above named officers with the exception of Capt. Raccoon, and that Capt. James Ray Occupied his place. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure in relation to his service in this part of the country. He states at the time entered the service he was a resident Citizen of Mercer County in the then State of Virginia, that he is now a resident Citizen of Morgan County Kentucky He 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 to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John V. McGuire
We the undersigned a Clergyman residing in the County of Morgan and State of Kentucky and the Hammonds residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John V. McGuire who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age: that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in their opinion
Andrew Jones
Isaac Hammond

And the said Court hereby declared its their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the matter above prescribed by the War Department sent that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served at the States and the Court further Certify that it appears to them that Andrew Jones who has signed the preceding Certificate is a distinguished resident in the County of Morgan and that John Hammoud who has also signed the same is a resident of the same County and is a respectable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
William Lee Pickett Thomas Pickett Pickett James M c Guire or William Castle
A James P. Vogtling Clerk of the Morgan County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John McGuire for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and private Seal this being no time of office yet provided for said Court this 20th day of November 1859 -
J. P. Vogtling Clerk of Court.

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John McGuire
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Washington D.C.
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I have a strong feeling that it is a very good thing to do that the things which are so often in our way are removed from our path. I think that the best way to do this is to remove the things which are so often in our way.
I think that the best way to do this is to remove the things which are so often in our way. I think that the best way to do this is to remove the things which are so often in our way.
I think that the best way to do this is to remove the things which are so often in our way. I think that the best way to do this is to remove the things which are so often in our way.

John Mc Ture
Rev War S-31244
14 pages
Learned Missacade Miss

National Press Club
Washington
1703 North Highland Street, Arlington, Virginia, 6 November, 1937.
The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pension Division.
Sir:
The Adjutant General of the Army, War Department, has advised me in letter of November 3, 1937, that:
"The name John McGuire, Virginia, rank not shown, appears on a return of rebel prisoners taken at Quebec, December 31, 1775. This return is dated July 27, 1776, and shows his age as 24, and that he belonged to Virginia.
"The records show that one John McGuire served as a Captain in a company designated at various times as Captain John McGuire's and Lieutenant Thomas Bell's Company, Grayson's Regiment, Continental troops. He was commissioned February 5, 1777, and resigned April 19, 1778.
"Heitman's Historical Register of officers of the Continental Army, an unofficial publication and entitled to credit, shows McGuire, John(Va.), served as a volunteer on the expedition to Canada, and was taken prisoner at Quebec, 31st December 1775; Captain Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment, 5th February 1777; wounded Germantown, 4th October, 1777; resigned 19th April, 1778."
"The name John McGuire, rank not shown, appears upon a payroll for soldiers serving in the Illinois Department for their pay up to the last of December, 1781, which shows amount £35.
"The collection of Revolutionary War records in this office is far from complete and it is suggested as a possibility that additional information may be obtained from the ****Veterans' Administration, Washington, D.C., which has custody of the United States pension records."
I should like to be advised at your earliest convenience whether the pension records show this John McGuire as having been paid a pension; if so, the period for which such pension was paid and the rank he held in the service; where the pension checks were mailed to him or at what place or places did he reside while receiving the pension; whether he had service with George Rogers Clark in the capture of the Northwest territory; what was the name of his wife if any, and did she draw a pension after his death; the names of his children if shown by the pension records; and in fact all of the available information your records may show with respect to Captain McGuire.
Very truly yours,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "O.R. McGuire". The signature is written in dark ink and is underlined with a long, sweeping line that extends to the right.
O.R. McGuire.

C. L. McGUIRE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
BOX 24
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
E. W. Morgan June 22, 1931 Pension Commissioner
Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
Dear Sir, In on the longest day of the year, under date of the morrow, let me remind you of my request to know approximate age at death and date at death of pensioner John McGuire of post Revolutionary War Service Bryan Station, Ky (Blue Licks Campaign) prior to following Aug 19, 1852. For the purposes of family history and achievement also let me know cost of photostat copy of all his pension proofs and name of Court Clerk who omitted seal to grant apparently causing long delay in allowance of his pension claim. I wish to get service and be reasonable too as to time I await reply.
My distinguished Cousin Circuit Atty Wm Wallace McGuire of Jackson Ky during the Rowan County War of feudist days has added some information of John McGuire I wish to supplement by your aid which I hope may not be delayed. We hope to restore his marker & wife's marker with dates which on the sandstone markers are badly leached out, as Cousin reported. He is of great age and your promptness accordingly appreciated by us.
Respectfully,
C. L. McGuire

C. L. McGUIRE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW BOX 24
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
June 3, 1931
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Commissioner of Pensions 11 Velvans Admr. Bldg Washington D.C.
Dear Sir, I am honored to inquire the date of death , approximated as nearly as you can, of John McGuire, soldier-pensioned in Revolutionary post-war service - Battle of Blue Licks & Bryan Station Ky. in which battle Col. Daniel Boon was captured & reported the 9 officers including Lieut McGuire killed and 60 privates dead or missing. John McGuire's pay stopped at death in 1833 to 1836 will give you the month of death if not the day I need this for the purposes of History to which I am devoting some time preparing our family genealogy. His burial place is beside his wife Nancy at Bloomington Blackhouse Magoffin County Ky (old cemetery 1 mi from Bloomington Ky) as lately I've been informed. I'd gratefully appreciate your giving me his mailing address successively for the few short years he received pension, also clerk of the court and name of address of the court who failed to append his seal of clerk to pension proof Jno McGuire made. for which reason apparently the pension allowance was delayed.
Advise cost to photostat all his pension application & proofs.
Respectfully,
Charlie Lincoln McGuire

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. John H. Caire
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1780 Aug 1780 Col. James M'Gowan Benjamin Logan Va.   July 1780 Sept. 1780 Private James M'Gowan Benjamin Logan Va.   July 1780 Sept. 1780 Private James M'Gowan Benjamin Logan Va.   July 1780 Sept. 1780 Private James M'Gowan Benjamin Logan Va.  
Battles engaged in, 2nd Battle of Guilford Court House Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wilkes Co. Pa. Date of application for pension, March 1832 Residence at date of application, Wilkes Co. Pa. Age at date of application, 70
Remarks:
Applicant is well known to be the only child of John H. Caire and his wife, Sarah (M'Gowan) Caire, who was a daughter of James M'Gowan and his wife, Sarah (Logan) M'Gowan.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

July 13, 1931.
Charlie Lincoln McGuire, Box 24, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Rev.&1812 Wars Section. MMHF
Dear Sir:
You are advised that photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension of John McGuire (S.31244) of Morgan County, Kentucky, the only soldier by that name of Kentucky found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page. If you desire to have them certified, the additional cost of the set is twenty-five cents.
The number of pages to be copied is fourteen.
The proper amount should be forwarded by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.
Because of the very great number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, it has not been possible to make prompt reply to each such inquiry. Letters are answered as rapidly as possible in order of receipt.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.