Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,601, for Alexander Mc Callister, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
SERVICE Penn.
NUMBER _____
McCallister Alexander R. 6601
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
0601.
P. O.
Alex o McCallister of Ind n
Service: Pro Col o Pomroy Tex Troops
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Rejected see letter 20 Augt 1835- J. Anthony, do, 11 Feb. 1836, did not serve six mo.
See letter 30 Dec 36 To Mr. Hendricks, To the Hon. J. Patten, Jan 8. 1838

State of Indiana Delaware County ss.
1
On this first day of July 1835 personally appeared before me John Tomlinson Judge of the Delaware Probate Court in vacation.
Alexander McCallister a resident of Delaware County State of Indiana who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 9 th 1832.
That he entered the service under the following names and served as herein stated, to wit: Was drafted which a resident of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania near the Conemaugh River and was ordered at the time of being drafted which was near the middle of July in the year 1777 to Wallis' Fort in in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania where I remained under the command of Col. John Pomeroy and Capt. Robert Lewis of the Pennsylvania Militia more than five and one half months as certainly recollected during which period the Fort was attacked by 300 Indians who were repulsed and fled leaving among their slain a white commander from whose person was taken letters of instruction and commission from Governor Hamilton of Canada which papers showed him to be an officer under the British authority - After this term of service as above described I resided as before until in the month of June 1781 when I was drafted to serve under command of Captain William Berry of Colonel Pomeroy's Regiment who drew provisions and arms at Wallis' Fort and whose company consisted of 100 soldiers the object of the raising of which was to oppose some Indians and Tories who under the authority and sanction of the British had committed
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some depredations in my neighborhood and we pursued them 40 or 50 miles and continued in this service two weeks until all means of overtaking or chastising them seemed hopeless when I was discharged and returned to my residence as before When in the latter part of July I was drafted and ordered to Barrs Fort where I remained one month under command of Lieutenant Archibald Leach of Colonel Bonney's Regiment and was again dis- charged and remained at my residence as above until August when I was again drafted on an alarm of an attack upon Walthower's Fort and joined a company of 100 soldiers under command of a Captain of Col. Bon- ney's Regiment whose name is not recollected. The Indians and Tories who made the attack were in this ex- pedition pursued ineffectually for 8 days to the dis- tance of 30 miles — I cannot now recollect of ever having received a written discharge — The names of reg- ular officers with whom I was acquainted was Col. McCoy who raised a Regiment of Regular Soldiers in Westmoreland and its vicinity and Captain Joseph Irvine and Lieut- enants Joseph Brownlee and David Sloan were of West- moreland — I have no documentary evidence of my ser- vices nor do I know of any person whose evidence I can procure to testify of my services as a soldier of the Revolution — I was born on the 22 d day of April 1761 in Chester county Pennsylvania and my birth day is re- corded in my bible in Ohio Warren County — Since the Revolution I have lived in Westmoreland County Pen- sylvania near Lexington Fayette County Kentucky in Hancock County Kentucky In Warren County Ohio and Now reside in Delaware County state of Indiana — In

3 each instance of being called into service I was drafted - I never received a commission - The names of persons in my neighborhood with whom I am acquainted and who can testify of my character for veracity and a belief of my services as a Revolutionary Soldier are Mr Daniel Shawhan and Samuel Stewart Esq with whom I have been well acquainted for nearly 30 years - I am not acquainted with any Clergyman whose name I can conveniently obtain to testify concerning my character I at all times served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority and for the time during which I was engaged as a soldier as above described was not engaged in any civil pursuit and the whole amount of time which I was in service was more than seven months for which I claim a pension - I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state" sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Alexander McCallister
We Daniel Shawhan and Samuel Stewart residing in Delaware County and state of Indiana hereby certify that we are well acquainted and we have been well acquainted with Alexander McCallister for nearly 30 years in this state and Ohio during which time we have been neighbors and know him to be the person who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be 74 years of age: that he is reputed and believed both in the neighborhood where he and ourselves now reside as well as in Warren County Ohio where we formerly resided to have

been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion Alexander McCallister, Daniel Shawhan Samuel Stewart
And the said John Tomlinson Judge of the court aforesaid declares that to have waited until court in course would have subjected the applicant as well as those who have signed the above certificate to great inconvenience and that it was for these reasons being fully shown that this examination is now made the business
of this court in vacation and I do hereby declare it to be my 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 I further certify that it appears to me that Daniel Shawhan and Samuel Stewart who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit: and also appears that there is no Clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the applicant with whom he is acquainted Given under my hand and seal this day and year aforesaid John Tomlinson Seal
Probate judge I Samuel W. Harlan Clerk of the Probate Court of Delaware County State of Indiana do hereby certify that Hon. John Tomlinson is Judge of said Probate Court and that the above is his signature and that the forgoing proceedings, were  thereby appear to have been had before him in the matter of the application of Alexander McCallister for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 30 th day of July A. D. 1835 Samuel W. Harlan CLK Dela