Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,733, for Neal Mc Cay, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
McCay, Neal Rachel
N. 4,733
CONTENTS

Pennsylvania 761
Rachel M c Gay widow of Neal M c Gay
She died on the 2 d March 1814 Columbia Co. in the State of Penn a . She was a Private in the company Captain Shutter's of the in the Penn a . for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 10 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 1 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of April 1837, and sent to Robert M c Gay, Washingtonville, Penn a .
Arrears to the 1 th of March 37. 120.00 Pension, allowance ending 1 st Sept r " 10.00
$130.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4. 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 1
Clerk
Page 169
Copy of paper sent to Hon. R.H. Herrmann, 11 th May 17 1838.
Death not on A.B.

Sunbury, North Co. Pa Octo. 22 nd 1836.
Dear Sir, According to your desire I have inquired for Sr Plunket's papers, but without success, and think it morally certain that there are none in existence. If, however, there should be any, they must be in the possession of the widow Mc c Adams whose husband was the executor or administrator. She resides near Jenkins's or, rather, Shannan's mill with her sister Penny. As to the marriage of Rachel Thornton (now your Mother) and Neal Mc c Coy at the time you specify (Jan'y 1775) there can be no doubt, as her word cannot be called in question by any who know her character.
If it should be of any service in your application for a pension for her, I hereby testify to her good moral character, and also that she was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Northumberland when I was Pastor of it a few years since.
Faithfully, Yours's.
Rob t Mc c Coy
H. B. Smith - Minister of the Presbyterian Church, Sunbury.

464. 3. Sec. 1 Rachel Meloy Pennsylvania

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d section of the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836
State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County } ss
On this 27 th day of December  November one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county Rachel McEay a resident of Derry township county and state aforesaid aged eighty three years who being first sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 3 d 1836 that she is the widow of Neal McEay who was a private in Captain John Chalmers Company of Infantry of the town of Northumberland in the County of Northumberland State of Pennsylvania the said company was organized and mustered in the service (in the spring after the Indians were taken at Fronton) by Colonel Hunter who was the commanding officer of the district John Baenter now residing in Chillisquaque township Northumberland Penn a was the second Lieutenant of the company and the only survivor as she believes none living of said company as soon as the company were organized they offered their services to Col. Hunter as minute men which offer was accepted and the company was set to work to build Forts and storehouses at the Town of Northumberland she well remembers of several houses being pulled down and the materials taken to build a storehouse for the protection of the Women and Children of the town and surrounding country who had frequently to fly from the Indians and seek a place of safety at Northumberland or further down the country they also built a fort about the Centre of the town on which were mounted some cannon they also built a fort at the North Eastern border of the town and cut down all the timber of any size for as much as a half mile west and north of the town the only points accessible to the town without crossing one of  either of the branches of the Susquehanna river the company were engaged at this for several months she distinctly remembers of her husband drawing rations until the commencement of winter - The company were stationed at Northumberland during the whole of the war excepting the winter seasons and when there was no danger from the Indians or when they were sent in pursuit of the Indians or to relieve those stationed at other posts They were frequently sent out to protect the settlements during the harvesting of the crops she distinctly further saith that

her husband was absent at one time for several weeks at Wyoming and that at another time the Woman and Children were sent down the river for safety near Harrisburg but her husband remained at the fort and was there on her return to Northumberland this was at the time of the taking of Fredericksburg
For all these services my husband never received one cent of pay there was application made by the survivors of the company to our State Legislature for compensation for their services but nothing was done until after his death which took place on the 2 d day of March 1814 The survivors and their widows still urged their claim on the state and an act was passed in the winter of 1832 & 33 allowing the survivors of the company or their widows each two hundred dollars which sum I received or rather it was received for me but of which I never received ten dollars the person who drew it for me failed and I never expect to get one cent of it
The deponent says it would be impossible at this late period to say with any certainty the limit of time that her husband was in actual service but of this part she is well satisfied that he was as long in the service as any other of the company and did as much service for his country and as a guide to the war department for the amount of his services she would respectfully refer them to the Declaration of Lieutenant Baenitzer on which he was allowed a pension for his services in this company
The deponent further declares that she was married to the said Neal McCoy on the first of January Seventeen hundred and seventy five by Rev. Plunkett in the town of Northumberland that she never received a certificate of her marriage nor does she believe that any record was ever made of said marriage as there was no such an officer living in the place as Parish Clerk and it was some years after her marriage before there was a sermon preached in the place by any denomination and that under a large Walnut tree that was standing in the town under whose shade the people were congregated
The deponent further declares that she has remained a widow ever since the death of said Neal McCoy as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herunto annexed

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written Before me
William Montgomery
Rachel his  M c Eay mark
State of Pennsylvania Columbia County } ss
I certify that Rachel McEay Widow of Neal McEay late of Northumberland Penn a in consequence of age and bodily infirmity, is unable to attend the court to make and testify to the above declaration Witness my hand and seal this 27 th day of December 1836
William Montgomery (L.S.)
State of Pennsylvania Columbia County } ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges for the courts in and for the county of Columbia Penn a Robert McEay who after being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that the above named Rachel McEay is the widow of Neal McEay late of the Town of Northumberland Penn a who died the 2 d day of March 1814 and that the said Rachel McEay has remained a widow ever since
Sworn and subscribed this 27 th of December 1836
Robert McEay
Before me
William Montgomery
State of Pennsylvania Columbia County
I James Donaldson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County State aforesaid do hereby certify that William Montgomery before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is one of the Associate Judges in & for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this fourth day of January A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty seven For James Donaldson Prothonotary James Donaldson Junr. Clerk

pa
Mar 30
adolf
July 36.
Rachel McCoy
Hon. J. L. Williams
Commissioner of Finance
Washington City D.C.
6.4.
free
to Mrs.

Washingtonville Pa March 20/39
Sir
Since I forwarded to you the certificate of the act of his state legislature granting to Market M c Ewen & Co. for the services of Neal M c Ewen her late husband I have received from the Rev. Dr. H. Grier of Lycoming County the Disposition of Robert Hamilton which is enclosed I am aware that it wants the certificate of the Clerk of the Court to it but Mr. Grier's kind lines to me left no room for that purchase - I have retained a copy and if it is absolutely necessary I will have it retaken and certified to as the distance from this place is about 40 miles it will be attended with some expense - you will perceive by the testimony of Mr. Hamilton that the service done by Capt. Chatham's Company was not by tours but rather as Regular Soldiers who were promised by the Colonel a Regiment of Regulars in the same way and manner as continental troops. Mr. Hamilton does not swear positively that Neal M c Ewen was one of Captain Chatham's Company but Lieutenant Purdie of the same company swears positively that Neal M c Ewen was one of Capt. Chatham's company.
I remain truly yours
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Robert M c Ewen
N.B. if it is necessary that Mr. Hamilton's disposition should be retaken and the justice's signature verified to the claim of the late Col. M c Ewen let me know and I will have it done.

Robert Meloy Esq. Yours in,
Cumbany Nov 11 th 1836
Your writing information respecting West Plantets papers on docket whilst acting as a Justice has been rec d and in reply say that I know of no person here to whom I could apply for the information nor do I believe there is any person here can give the information you are in search of - I believe West Plantet departed this life in this town but of this I cannot speak with certainty it is like a dream to me I have no distinct recollection of him nor can I say when his decease took place - As to the law passed by this state giving your Mother and others a donation of $200 each for services done during the Revolution by turning to the pamphlet laws of that session you can then find the law a copy of which you can take that will give you all the information you want on that subject -
very respectfully yours &c
Levi Prescott

July 20, 1935.
Emily E. Tassey 514 Emerson Street, E.E. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
BA-J/ILL Neal McCay W. 4733
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of the husband of Mrs. Rachel McCoy, who was a pensioner of Washingtonville, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in 1840, when she resided with Robert McCoy.
The record of Neal McCay, or McCoy is furnished you herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 4733; his widow, Rachel, of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, received pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.
Neal McCay, or McCoy, while a resident of Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, enlisted sometime in the spring of 1777, and served until the close of the war as private in Captain John Chatham's company of Pennsylvania militia, under Colonel Hunter. This company was raised for the express purpose of building forts and stockades in Northumberland to protect the inhabitants in that vicinity against the invasions of the Indians. During the period of his service, Neal McCay, or McCoy was called out at Wyoming and at the taking of Freeland's Fort. Pa. Arch. Vol. 8
He married January 1, 1775, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Rachel Thornton. They lived together in Northumberland until his death on March 2, 1814.
Rachel, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed December 27, 1836, at which time she resided in Derry Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. She was then aged eighty-three years, the date and place of her birth and names of her

parents not shown.
Rachel McCay, or McCoy was allowed $200 by the State of Pennsylvania on account of the service of her husband, Neal McCay or McCoy in the Revolutionary War, under date of March 29, 1823.
It was stated that Neal McCay, or McCoy and his wife, Rachel, had one child in 1776, whose name was William. In 1838, their son William made inquiry regarding his mother's application for pension, his residence not shown. Their son, Robert, resided in Washingtonville, Pennsylvania, in 1837. There are no further data regarding their children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of the pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Rachel McCay, widow of Neal McCay Certificate 761 Issued April 18, 1837 Rate $20 per annum Commenced March 21, 1831. Act of June 4, 1836 Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

June 27-1901 Mrs. S. K. Groom Spokane Wash
1935 - July 19 - Hist. to Emily E. Tansy - TLL.
4733
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4733
Rachel McKay Wid.
Neal McKay Bro. Pat. line
Act: July 19/06
Index: —Vol. 66 , Page 19
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Free A. Beaumont
J. L. Edwards Esq Left of War Washington City DC
23 Feb A. Beaumont overly Rachel M. Cook Allison

Washington Feb 22 1837
J. L. Edwards Esqrs Dr Sir
Enquiry is made of me concerning the application of Rachael McGeay for a pension as the widow of Neal McGeay. Will you be so kind as to inform me respecting it?
Your friend
most truly
A Beaumont

House of Rep 25 Apr 1838
Hon J. L. Edmonds
Sir
I have been requested by W m M c Lay as will be shown by the enclosed letter, to bring the application of his mother for Pension before this House
Will you Sir, be pleased to furnish me with the papers relative to this claim, now filed in your office that I may lay them before the committee on Pensions
Respectfully yours R. H. Hammond

Mr. R. H. Hammond May 19. 1838 96
Recora (17) page 2

War Dept
Insulin Office,
May 19. 1838
Sir,
The letter of Mr Wm M c Bay is herewith returned, accompanied by Certi- fied copies of the papers in the case of Mr Rachel M c Bay.
Am R. H. Hammond W. L.

Mar 21.
pa
add. pff
act 1836.
free
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Customs Washington City

Washingtonville Pa March 16/37
Sir
The Hon. A. Beaumont transmitted to me a letter from yourself to him dated July 25/37 in which you say that the case of Rachel McCoy's claim for a pension is deferred for further consideration you allege that the Act of passed by the Legislature of this state allowing her $200 for her husband's services ought to be forwarded to you inasmuch you will find it - you further say that each tour performed by her husband should be attested and sworn to by a person who had a personal knowledge of the alleged service - I was aware of this requirement by the War department - and also that the Malitia of Penn a served in tours of from one to two months - but in the case of Neal McCoy it was different he was one of a company that were organized for the express purpose of the protection of the town of Northumberland the company was offered their services to Col. Plumer the commander of the district who accepted their offer and set the company to build forts and stockades for the protection of the inhabitants who had frequently to fly from the Indians and take refuge with their families at the town of Northumberland Neal McCoy was in this service during the whole of the Revolutionary war as I think his wife has testified e g I remember John Painter swore that he remembers of the company being employed the whole of one season in the building of Forts and Stockades.
I think when you take into consideration these circumstances together with the Act of the State Legislature granting her 200 for the services of her husband you will perceive that the grant was not a gratuity but it was for services rendered by her husband Neal McCoy.
I would further inform you that after a good deal of enquiry I have not been able to find one of the company living it is my firm belief that they are all dead I enclose a notice of the death of Lieutenant John Painter the deponent in the case of Rachel McCoy "the last of the Mohicans."
Yours J. L. Edwards
Yours Respectfully Robert McCoy

Lycoming county Pa
Personly appeared before me the sub- scribed one of the justices of the peace in and for the county of Lycoming. Robert Hamil- ton who being sworn according to law doth say that in the year 1740 a short time after the massacre at Wyoming, the inhabitants of this place were drove off by the savages, and when, we arrived at Northumberland town were meet by 10 or 20 men, who plead with us to make a halt, at that place, which we did, and they give us possession of the empty houses; Some short time after, Col o Hartry of the regular army arrived with his regiment at Northumberland, and many of the citizens of that town returned to their houses; Col o Hartry with his troops and part of the citizens drove from this place; made a short campaign to the Tyaga point, had some fighting with the Indians turned back with the loss of several men; and shortly afterward he was called back to the sea board; but before leaving Northumber- land Col o Hunter (then commander to the militia of Northumberland county, and Col o Hartry issued orders requesting John Chatham captain of the militia of the town, and Capt d Alexander Hamilton, commander of those drove from this place, promising them the same pay and rations of the regular army if they would enrole their respective companies; and fortify Northumberland town; and defend it. which was done; one large stockade fort was built, in the interior of the town; and two stockade forts, called redouts near the out- side of the town, at proper distances from the

north and west branches of the Susquehannah and each other; and this deponent further saith, that he was well acquainted with a certain Neal McCoy a citizen of St. Mary's who he was  thinks was enrolled in Chatham company; although he has no personal knowledge further, than, he knows that he laboured on those fortifications and done some other military duty; such as scouting and keeping guard but this deponent and Mr. McCoy being stationed at different readants could not have the personal knowledge as if he had been in the same company with himself; this deponent further saith that they never received the ration and pay promised; and that his father the sd Alexander Hamilton was killed by the Indians toward the close of the war, and peace was made; we all scattered; to some back here again, and some to other parts; and I think there was no regular discharge; he does not know of any; some few of each company have applied to since to the Legislature of the State and have been paid 200 dollars each
Robert Hamilton
Sworn & Subscribed before me March the 16th 1837
Wm Turner Justice of the peace
I do certify that I have been acquainted with Robt. Hamilton Esq. this deponent for Twenty six years and know him to be a man of Truth and irreproachable Character March 16th 1837 Wm Turner
The undersigned certifies that he has been acquainted with the Robt. Hamilton Esq. for upwards of twenty years and for the most of that time he has been an exemplary and worthy ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church of this place; Pine Creek John H. Grier Pastor of said Ch.

Dear Sir! at the time I rec d your communication. I was labouring under indisposition w ch has prevented me from attending to it until the present time. Mr Tho s Martin on whom you wished me to call has been dead for some years, and knowing that Robt Hamilton was one of those who had been engaged at that time in Northumberland, and that on his testimony Richard, a Brother of Tho s Martin had drawn a pension; I concluded I would go and see the Old Gentleman & see if he knew anything of Neal M c Coy and I obtained from him the information contained on a proceeding page; hoping that it may be of some service in your Mother obtaining her object
With all respect I remain your friend Pine Creek Township Lycoming County March 16 th 1837
John G. Grier
2, and 2

An act for the relief of Rachael M c loy widow of Neal M c loy an old Soldier Sect 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met & it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the State Treasurer be & is hereby required to pay to Rachael M c loy Widow & & relict of Neal M c loy of Northumberland County on her order the Sum of two hundred dollars in full for services rendered by her said husband during the revolutionary war
Joseph Lawrence Speaker of the House of Representatives
William Morris Vice Speaker of the Senate
Approved the twenty ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred & twenty three
Joseph Hester
State of Pennsylvania } I James Donaldson Prothonotary Columbia County } of the Court of Common Pleas In & for the County of Columbia do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the original Act of the General Assembly of this State as appears in said Office In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at Danville this fifteenth day of March A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty seven
James Donaldson Prothonotary per Jas. Donaldson J.P.

64 Jan 9. per free 4 July 36 30 Sic
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comisioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Washingtonville Pa Jan 5/37
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the papers of Rachel McCay for a pension - you will perceive by the depo- sition of Lucient Painter that it has been some time since the application was commenced - I found it im- possible to procure any evidence of her marriage as Colt Stunkets papers are all lost or at least no one knows any thing of them - you will see this fact established by the enclosed letter of Hon. Louis vart present Speaker of the House of Representatives his state - Mr. Dewart was a member of Legislature at the time the present applicant allowed $200 for the pay of her husband I have sent you the same evidence of marriage that was admitted in the cases of Sheba Gray and Letitia McCartor hoping that the old Lady may prove successful and have something to smooth her passage in this world which cannot be long
I remain your
Humble servant
Robert McCay
for Reference of the my Character I refer you to the Hon A. Burnett

State of Pennsylvania Columbia County ss
I certify that on the 14 th day of November 1836 Personally came before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Rachel Miley widow of Neal Miley Late of the Town of Northumberland and presented to her Bill to me in which I find among other records the following viz Neal Miley and Rachel Thornton was married on the first of January one Thousand Seven hundred and seventy five
Witness my hand at Derry the Day and Year above written Thomas Foster J.P.
State of Pennsylvania Columbia County ss
I James Donaldson Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia aforesaid do certify that Thomas Foster before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned as such & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the said Court at Danville this fourth day of January A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty seven
For James Donaldson Protho James Donaldson Jun r btk

State of Pennsylvania Northumberland County ss.
Seal Before the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared John Painter, of Shillington township in said County, who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that he, (this deponent) was a lieutenant in Captain Chatham's Company of Militia, belonging to the town of Northumberland, County and State aforesaid, and inroll'd in the Regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Hunter, from the year 1777 until the close of the Revolutionary war — and that Neal M c Loay was a private in said Company, and served in his class, as this deponent believes, on every tour when that class was called into actual service during the said time — and this deponent particularly remembers that said Neal M c Loay was engaged a considerable time in assisting to build stockade forts for the safety of the inhabitants of the town of Northumberland. All further particulars of the service in which this deponent was engaged, (and in which Neal M c Loay was frequently engaged) has heretofore been proven to the satisfaction of the War department, where said proof now remains, and on which this deponent was allowed a pension.
This deponent further testifies that the aforesaid Neal M c Loay was a resident in the town of Northumberland aforesaid in the year 1778, and that he was then married, his wife being named Rachael, and that they had then one child, named William — That the said Rachael is now the widow of said Neal M c Loay, who died about 20 years ago, and that said Rachael has never been married,

to this deponent's knowledge, to any other person. and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn and Subscribed this nineteenth day of August. A.D. 1830.
John Painter
Charles Gale Justice of the peace
I, the aforesaid Justice of the peace, in and for the County of Northumberland, and State of Pennsylv- -ania, do certify that John Painter, the above- named deponent is a respectable and credible Witness, and that full faith and credit is due to his deposition - Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid
Charles Gale Seal
North ca County ss.
I, Briantigan Brotherton of the County of common Pleas for said County do cer- tify that Charles Gale Esq. before whom the foregoing proceeding was had is a Justice of the peace duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such are forth and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid at Sunbury the 31 st Dec. A.D. 1836
Briantigan Brotherton

DIED.
On the 7th inst. Mrs. ANN WILSON, wife of Mr. Craig Wilson, of Buffaloe valley.
On the 7th inst, at his residence in Hartleton, Doctor JOHN RAY GEDDIS, aged about 30—leaving an amiable wife and an only child, with a large circle of acquaintances, to mourn the loss of him "who lived in peace with all the world and died without an enemy."
What year?  Union Times.
OBITUARY.
Departed this life at his residence in Chilisquaque township, Northumberland county, on the 7th of January instant, JOHN PAINTER, (father of the Editor of the Columbia County Register) in the 85th year of his age: The deceased was one of the earliest settlers in the forks of the Susquehanna, having came to the country immediately after the purchase from the Indians, and settled at Northumberland: the town plot of which he assisted to lay out, when it was in the woods.
In the Revolutionary struggle for Independence, he took an early and active part; and was honored by the Commissions of Lieutenant and Captain, in the service of his country. Among other and sanguinary conflicts in which he was engaged, he was one of that forlorn hope of the Country, that crossed the Delaware with General Washington, in December 1776, and contributed to the signal success, which crowned that noble and daring enterprize of the Commander in Chief of the American Army.
Columbia County Register.

of action, which have always been awarded to him by those with whom he has associated heretofore."
Awful death of a mother and child.
A poor woman named Hyatt, residing in Gloucestershire, England, left her child in her cottage, whilst she ran to her father's nearly adjoining. On her way she heard her child scream, and immediately returned and found it in flames; in endeavoring to put them out her own clothes took fire, and both were so dreadfully burnt that the mother died on Sunday, and the child on Monday morning.
LAFAYETTE. (Indiana,) Dec. 16.
On Monday evening last a rencontre took place at the store of Messrs. J. & J. Woods, in this town, between Mr. John Woods, merchant of this place, and John H. W. Frank, junior editor of the Mercury. Mr. Woods was stabbed. We understand the fifth rib on the left side was cut entirely off, and the instrument entered the cavity of the heart through the right ventricle; he fell dead almost instantly.
RAILROADS.
There are fifty rail roads in France; in England, 300 miles completed, and 623 in progress; in America, about 3000 miles completed, or in progress.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer states that the extent of the gold mining operations in Virginia is such that by the middle of the coming summer the products of the mines will be at the rate of five hundred thousand

4733
Neal McCoy
Dec 27, 1836 Berry, Columbia Co Pa - 53
Ag 77, Northumberland Pa left for Chatham Pa. Hunter
Pa. - 6 mrs
Married Rachel Thornton Aug 1, 1775
Died Mar. 2, 1814
No Bab.

Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Pittsburgh Pa. May 29 th 1935
Dear Sirs
I am seeking information concerning Mrs Mary M c Boy M c Greery's mother Mrs Rachel M c Boy.
In the Census of Pensioners, of the Revolution- ary War, living in 1840, the name of Mrs Rachel M c Boy is given on page 118. She was then 85 years of age, and was living in Washingtonville Columbia Co. Pa; with Robert M c Boy evidently her son or grandson.
Will you kindly obtain from her pension application, etc; the maiden name of the said

Mrs Rachel M Coy , her dates of birth and death, also the first name of her husband Mr M Coy, his dates of birth and death, his place of residence place of birth and what services he rendered during the Revolutionary War.
Appreciating your kind efforts and a reply at your earliest convenience I am
Respectfully
Emily E. Tasseg. 514 Emerson St. E.E.
Pittsburgh. Pa.

South 526 Cedar St
Spokane Wash.
June 21st 1901
Hon. H. Clay Evans Com. of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir.
Will you kindly send me the military record of Neal McCoy , a Revolutionary Soldier from Pennsylvania - his widow I believe drew a pension. The certificate is desired for the purpose of proving eligibility for membership in a Patriotic Society.
Very Respectfully Yours (Mrs S. R.) Phoebe B. M. Green

Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Pittsburgh Pa July 6, 1935
Dear Sirs
On May 29 th last, I mailed you a letter in regard to Rachel M c Coy a Revolutionary War Pensioner living in 1840, aged 85 years, at Washingtonville, Columbia Co. Pa.
I would like to know her maiden name, when and where she was born and died, also all information concerning her husband, his first name, dates of birth, marriage and death and what service he had in said War?
I do hope I will not need to wait another month but will appreciate your kind

immediate attention and also appreciating a reply at your earliest convenience I am
Respectfully Emily E. Tassey 514 Emerson St. E.E. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Mr. Finch - As per claim - Aug 29/30 - 12

$20 per ann. —
Washingville Co. about 11/2/15
Col. Richard M. Lee Washington Hon. J.
1815

Washingtonville April 11/37
Dear Sir
I received yours of the 27 th March in which you state that in consequence of the Cancellation of Rachel Wilcox and the Separation of Gussie Jacobs not being specified you did not think that a pension could be allowed her for more than six months. I therefore deferred answering you immediately thinking perhaps the Separation of Gussie & Pharmaceutical might settle the affair particularly as he swears they were promised the same pay and rations as the regular army by Col. Beasley an officer in the regular service but on receiving yours of the 5 th instant I find you are of the same opinion. In answer I would inform you that it is impossible to procure any further proof than has been forwarded already. I am aware of the situation you are in and I am confident that the old Lady (Rachel Wilcox) will be satisfied with any thing that may be done for her. I conversed with her on the subject and she remarked "O well to Mr. Edwards and let him to do just what he thinks right if he gives me my six months pension it will be a great help to me if he gives me more I will be still better off and if I get nothing all will be for the best"
Yours Respectfully
Dear Sir A. Edwards
Robert Wilcox

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McCay, Peter GRADE Private "in the LINE Invalid Regiment"
WARRANT NUMBER 13511 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 14, 1789 to Richard Platt 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.