Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10696, Frederick Tresler, Md. Penn.
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SERVICE            
Md                                                  
Penn

Tresler, Frederick  

 
Number
R10696
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Letter to Jacob Barrick 21st Jan '43
10696
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10696
PO Frd'k Tresler

Service:
Enlisted: Rejected, 18
Discharged:   , 18
Application filed:   , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.   Contrac
Cert. of Dis Searched for   .18
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November 24th 1842,
Dear 
Sir I enclose two Declarations one of Frederick     Tresler one of Martin Reiner both of Chambersburg Franklin County Penna who wishes to obtain Pensions from the U. States.  I wish you as soon as convenient to me no if anything may be wanting.
Yours Respectfully
Jaco Barrick
Waynesboro 
Franklin County Pena

To J L Edwards Esq.
commissioner of pensions
Washington City D. C.
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35452
Frederick Tresler
Pa
Act 7 June 32
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State of Pennsylvania
Franklin County
On this 21st day of November in the year of our lord Eighteen hundred and forty two, personally appeared before me the subscribed a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, Frederick Tresler a Resident of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania aged Eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832; that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in stated, that he resided in Frederick County, Maryland and volunteered in or about the month of December 1779 for three months that he served under Capt William Pebble and Col Blair of the State of Maryland that he marched from Frederick County and State of Maryland to Philadelphia from there he was marched to the state of new york, with in three miles of the City of New York, that he stood guard their to prevent the British from passing through the Country that from there he was marched back to Philadelphia there he was honorably discharged by Capt Wm Pebble after serving about three months that he afterwards resided in york County State of Pennsylvania, that he was drafted in the month of December in year 1780, at a place called Jugley in Your County Penna for four months, and served under Capt John Miller and Col. Thomas Hartley, that he was marched from York County Penna to Philadelphia and from there to New York and about the time of the expiration of the four months he was marched back to a place called the white horse tavern near Philadelphia where he was honorably discharged by Capt John Miller, that he lost both of his discharges, that he has no documentary evidence, that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service that he was 
not employed in any civil pursuit the time during which the service was performed, that he is a native of the United States and that he was borned 
over--
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At a place called the trap in north amton County State of Penna that he was born in the year seventeen hundred fifty nine (2) that he has no record of his age (3) that he lived near Pipe Creek Frederick county Maryland. (When called into service the first tour, and near little York Pennsylvania. When called the second tour, that he has lived in Franklin County for thirty years past and now lives in Chambersburg Franklin County Penna, that he first volenteared for three months, that he was drafted for four month the second tour, that he dose not now recolect any person that served with him
that he received two discharges one from Capt. William Pepple the other from Capt. John Miller, that Both discharges were lost that John Gross and Marten Riner and many others that might be named who can testify as to my character for voracity and their belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension rool of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me J Kennedy  {Frederick Tresler X his mark
We John Gross and Marten Rinar residing in the town of Chambersbury and state of Penna hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Frederick Tresler who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we belive him eighty three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.  
J Kennedy  
John Gross  
Martin Reiner
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I do herby certify that the foregoing deposition of Frederick Tresler was taken at Marten/Master (Illegible) in the town of Chambersburg Franklin County Penna and that from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend in open court. 
Signed (Illegible) Kennedy

and I do hereby declare that my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the  Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the with in named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and I do further certify, that it has been made appear to me that John Gross and Martin Reiner who signed the proceeding certificate resides in the town of Chambersburg and are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit.
Witness my hand and seal this 21st day of November A.D. 1842.
[illegible] Kennedy 
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State of Pennsylvania
Franklin County S.S. }
I Matthias Nead Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County Penn. do certify that James J. Kennedy Esq. before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court at Chambersburg this twenty first day of November A.D. 1842 
Matthias Nead Bothy
By Benj F Nead Deputy