Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 54,423-160-55, for James Mc Man, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
McMan, James
B.L. No. 54,423-160-55
CONTENTS

256. 908
Get man. 3. 11
Sept. 12. '16
July 23 4 23
James M c Man. Jr.
Capt. Sylvanus Wilson.
Col. John Kahley.
Mass. U.S.A.
Rev. J. W. War.
MS. No. 1000
Ad: 160000 per 1000000 1000000
J. W. Salisbury.
Canandaigua
N.Y.
Set A. 10. Salisbury Jan 2 1916 E. B. Hall
Col. M. L. page 120.

James Mc Man Bounty Land claim Act of Mar 3 d 1835. Private in Mass. Mil. Revolutionary war
216.908
Care of J. W. Salisbury Canandaigua New York

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. Sept. 3 rd 1856.
I Hereby Certify , That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of James Mc Mann is borne on roll of Capt. Sylvanus Wilcox's (Comp. Col. John Ashley's) Regt. on alarm, of Oct. 15. 1780. 12 days and 120 miles travel. as private, from Berkshire Co.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
D g  Chas. V. Lovett Secretary of the Commonwealth.

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF ONTARIO.
On this sixth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid James Mc Man aged ninety four years, a resident of East Bloomfield in the State of New York who being duly sworn accord- ing to law, declares that he is the identical James Mc Man who was a private in the Company of Map. Mil. or Vol te commanded by Captain Sylvanus Wilcox in the Regiment of Map. Mil. commanded by Colonel John Ashley in the war of the Revolution
That he was volunteered at the town of Olford Berkshire Co. Mass on or about the 15 th day of October A. D. 1780 for the term of the emergency and continued in actual service in said war for the term of twelve days, besides travelling over one hundred and twenty miles on or about the and was honorably discharged at Hoosic
first - day of November A. D. 1780
He further states that he has not heretofore made application for Bounty Land and received Land Warrant No. _____ for _____ acres under the any Act of Congress which he has since legally disposed of and cannot now return. He also declares that he has never applied for nor received under this or any other Act of Congress any Bounty Land Warrant except the one above mentioned.
He makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the Act passed March 3d, 1855, and he desires his Land Warrant to be for- warded to the care of S. W. SALISBURY, Esq., Canandaigua, New York.
James Mc Man
We, Thomas H. Kellogg and Hiram Mc Man residents of East Bloomfield in the State of New-York, upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by James Mc Man in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, & that we have no interest in this claim Thomas H. Kellogg Hiram Mc Man
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
Riverius C Stiles Justice of the Peace in & for Ontario County
STATE OF NEW YORK, ONTARIO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, CANANDAIGUA.
I Certify that Riverius C. Stiles Esquire, was at the time the foregoing declaration purports to have been verified, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to administer oaths; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that his signature to the foregoing certificate of veri- fication is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this 8 th day of September A. D. 185 6
John J Lyman Clerk.

57.423
Neo Caus

FREE
716.508
The Hon J. Minot Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.

James McLean
No 256908 NY 11/23
Not paid on sweepstakes under act 55
gave 17/57
Johnson
Chas Mr. Doynton
Oct 7/56
W. Whitig
Coney Island
Washington
D.C.

Camandaigua N.Y.
Sept. 8 th 1834.
To the Hon J. Minot
Comm ee of Pensions
Sir:- Inclosed you will please find application of James McMan an old Revolutionary Soldier and the only one living in this County at the present time. He was not out sufficiently long to draw a pension & therefore has never claimed for one. He but recently applied to me for assistance in obtaining his bounty land and after taking his statements, knowing that the records of such services as he claimed for were not on the files of Washington I sent to Boston & am happy to state that the records there affirm the statements of the old man which were made & reduced to writing before search was instituted at Boston of all which I stand ready to testify.
S. W. Salisbury

Admiral Office. January. 2 2 1857.
Sir.
The bounty law claim of James M c Manus has been examined & suspended.
It is evident that, the declaration of the Applicant, was made to correspond with the Certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts; We have no assurance therefore that he & the person named in the Certificate are one & the same. Additional evidence of Service or Identity is necessary.
Your Respectfully,
Woodbury Commissioner.
S.W. Salisbury Esq. Canandaigua N.Y.

East Bloomfield January 11. 1847
W. H. Salisbury Esq it appears to be necessary to some me give my testimony my testimony in regard to James W. Hahn upwards of certain for county land for which I can chiefly as far as my knowledge extends in regard to his standing in society he has all been considered an upright honest man a tried Mason and a good christian and has all adhered to his profession when the right is returned to the legal establishment for further examination if you would write and urge his claim to be acted upon with inconsequence of his being an old revolution soldier and in near circumstances and much in want yours with respect
Thomas T. Belllogg
with the Secy of State of Mass. in regard to the

State of New York } County of Ontario }
Thomas H. Kellogg of said County being duly sworn says that he is a resident of East Bloomfield said County and is eighty three years of age, that he has resided in said County for the space of fifty one years last past, that he is well acquainted with James Mc Man whose application for Bounty Land No. 25 b. 908 - Act Mar 3 1831 was suspended Jan 2 d 1837 and has been well acquainted with him for fifty one years.
That said Mc Man has frequently related to deponent circumstances connected with his (Mc Man's) service in the Revolutionary war, that he has told the names of his officers & deponent and related many other facts such as where he resided & the general excitement relative to the alarm stated in his declaration.
This deponent further States that in the year 1855 he wrote to Mr Allen Peirce a friend of deponent residing at Washington in behalf of the said James Mc Man for the purpose of assisting him in obtaining his said Warrant for his said Rev. services.
That the said Allen Peirce informed this deponent that no rolls of the service of Mr Mc Man as alleged could be found at Washington and that unless proof of his alleged service could be obtained from the Office of the Secretary of Massachusetts it would be useless to forward his application for said Warrant.
That this deponent in behalf of the said Mc Man then employed S. M. Salisbury Esq. of Canandaigua N.Y. to correspond with the Secy of State of Mass. in regard to the

alledged service of the said James Mc Man and to obtain a certificate of said service if such proof could be found.
That the said Secretary found the first desired corresponding with his own (McMan's) state- ments previously made and thereupon the said James Mc Man made oath to the declaration (previously prepared) for Bount Land under the act of Mar. 3 d 1833, which declaration & certificate were forwarded to the Department at one and the same time. This deponent further states that the said James Mc Man is in deponent's judgment nearly four years of age, that he has lived in Ontario County, fifty one years and is reported to have been a revolutionary soldier, and is believed to have been such by all who knew him.
Thomas H. Kellogg
Sworn and subscribed before me the 12 th day of January A.D. 1837 and I hereby certify that the said Thomas H. Kellogg is personally known to me to be a credible witness.
R. C. Stiles
Justice of the Peace in & for said County.
"Additional Evidence"
James Mc Man
Bounty Land - Appn No. 256 908. act Mar 3 1833.
Canadawaga New York J. W. Salisbury Canadawaga

State of New York, } ss. County of Ontario.
I, JOHN J. LYON, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that Reverias C. Steele whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and seal of office, at Canandaigua, this 13 th day of January 185 7 .
John J. Lyon Clerk