[Transcription of deposition, Margaret McGee, 7 Dec 1838, Ct of Common Pleas, Warren Co., 18th Judicial Dist., Commonwealth of Penn.]

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Eighteenth Judicial District
Warren county ss.

On this seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally came into open court of Common Pleas of said county Margaret McGee widow and relict of James McGee late of said county deceased, [Margaret] aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn in open Court aforesaid, made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838. That she was married to the said James McGee, who was a Revolutionary soldier, in the month of May one thousand ["seven" inserted above the line, "eight" crossed out] hundred and eighty one according to her best recollection, (the precise day not recollected and of which she has no record or memorandum), in Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania by Henry Taylor Esq then a Justice of the Peace of that county. That her said husband was a soldier in the Revolution and as such a pension certificate issued to him under the Act of Congress of 1818, some time in the year 1822. [passage crossed out – illegible]. That her said husband James McGee, died in the month of November A. D. 1823 [sic] the precise day not now recollected, and that she has since remained a widow and is still unmarried, and that she is seventy six years of age past.
Margaret [her mark] McGee
Sworn and subscribed in open
Court the 7th Decr. A. D. 1838.
WPM Dowry Prothy[1]

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In about June of 1840, Margaret resided in the household of her son Henry Magee.[2]

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[Transcription of letter, G. B. Tewnlas, Pension Agent, to Col. James Edwards, Pension Commissioner]

Philadl. Bank
Pension agency
Nov 19, 1845

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comr of Pensions

Sir,
I enclose two powers of Attorney by James MaGill executor of Margaret MGee to draw her pension from 4 Mar 1843 to Mar 4 1844 and also from 4 Mar 1844 to 3 Nov, the day of her death--The Pension Certificate accompanies them--

You will observe there is evidently a clerical in the date of one of the powers being 1844 instead of 1845.

The party has requested me to send them to you to ascertain whether the Pension agent here may pay the money on both or either or whether they must go back to be rectified

I am respectfully
[your Servant?] P. Agt. G B Tewnlas[3]

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Source citations:

[1] "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Mar 2010); James McGee (Sergeant Major, Continental Army, Delaware Line, Revolutionary War), pension file W2954; citing NARA microfilm publication M804, roll 1683.
[2] A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services... (Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841), 117; pdf download, Open Library  (http://openlibrary.org : downloaded 20 Apr 2011).
[3] "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database and images, Ancestry.com ; James McGee, Delaware.