Revolutionary War, Pension Request:
John MacPherson, 23 March 1789: Buffalo Twp, Northumberland County, PA

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John MACPHERSON pension request

Northumberland County S s.
   John MacPherson appeared and did depose that at the time he received a
discharge from
   Captain Nicholas Biddle bearing the date 10 Sept. 1777, that he was at
the time so    disabled on account of two wounds, one in the groin and the
other in his right leg, as not
   to be able to perform any of the services requisite on board the ship
from which he was
   discharged, he, this deponant then bearing the character of a Midshipman
on board the
   Randolph Frigate commanded by the above named Nicholas Biddle.  This
deponant received
   his wounds in an action with a twenty gun ship called the "True Brition"
which ship was
   taken and carried into Charleston, South Carolina.  And further doth say
that for the afore
   said services he has neither received pay or prize money nor any other
compension.

             Sworn in Orphans Court Present the 28th. day of June 1786.

John Byers

Charles Getteg

William Boyd

 Sir:
       Please to let the Bearer John Byers, have the amount due me on my
pension of drawn.     If not please to deliver him the warrant or warrants
of  coubcil that he may present them
   to the State Treasurer  himself, and youll oblige, Sir, your humble
servant,
                                                                    John
MacPherson.

  John Nicholson, Esq.
    23 March 1789