Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 537, Peter Barnett, Md.
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SERVICE
Md.

Barnett, Peter

NUMBER
R. 537

CONTENTS
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No 38.207

Peter Barnett
Ohio
Act of 7th June 1832
Rejected

To J. T. Arthur Sept 8th 1851
Hon Thos Ritchey June 21/54

537
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No 38.207

Peter Barnett,
Ohio
Act 7 June 1832
Rejected
Let J. T. Arthur Sept 8/51
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State of Ohio
County of Perry} SS On this 16 day of May in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fifty one personally appeared before me Baultzar
Eversole a Justice of the Peace within and for
the County and State aforesaid [inserted through "years:] Peter Barnett aged 88 years who being 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 7. 1832. That he entered
the service of the United States under the following
the named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and
was drafted some time in the year 1780 and was a
private in the Company commanded by Captain
Frederick Deems and the Regiment or part of sd
Regiment commanded by Major Rutter and
stationed at the City of Baltimore in the State of
Maryland and served out a regular tour and
was honorably discharged at the City of Baltimore
sometime in the year 1780, and afterwards in the
[crossed out: same] year 1781 he was in the service of the 
United States as the substitute of George Barnett in the
company [crossed out: command] commanded by Capt Harris
and in the Regiment commanded by Col Peter
Mims stationed at [crossed out: the City of Baltimore] [inserted:] Frederick and that
afterwards he was in the service of the United States
at Frederick in the State of Maryland, about one
month, and was taken sick and was attended
by Doctor Thomas, and was afterwards honorably
discharged. And he further deposeth and saith
by reason of old age and the consequent loss of
memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise
length of his service but according to the best of his
recollection he served in the aggregate a term not
less than one & a half months in the manner places and
under the officers above mentioned and for such service
the claims a pension
Peter Barnett
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Sworn to and subscribed before me Baultzer
Eversole a Justice of the Peace within and for the
County of Perry and State of this on this 16 day
of May A.D. 1851, and I hereby certify that the
statements of the affiant Peter Barnett are
entitled to full faith and credit, and that he
is of the above age of 88 years
Baultzar Eversole J. P
Know all men by these presents that I Peter
Barnett of the County of Perry and State of Ohio
have constituted and appointed, and by these presents
do constitute and appoint John T Arthur of the City 
of Zanesville, Ohio, my true and lawfull attorney
irrevocably for me and in my name to receive from
the United States the Bounty land certificate or Land
warrant, or pension certificate, and all such sum
or sums of money due me on account of arrears of
pay [inserted:] 1 1/2 [corssed ou;t three] months extra pay or any money or monies
which may be due me from the United States on any
account whatsoever, and generally to do all lawfull
acts and things whatsover touching the premises or
an attorney under him for the purposes aforesaid
to make and at his pleasure to revoke hereby 
confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall
in my name legally do or cause to be done in and
about the premises. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 16 day
May A.D. 1857.
Peter Barnett
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acknowledged and subscribed before me
Baultzar Eversole the Justice of the peace in
and for the County of Perry and State of Ohio
this the 16 day of May A.D. 1851
Baultzar Eversole J. P

The State of Ohio
Berry County} SS I John Beckwith Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of said County hereby
certify that Baltzer [sic] Eversole before
whom the foregoing declaration affidavit and acknowledgment
were made was at the time the same was made an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and qualified
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this 31 day of May AD 1851
John Beckwith Clerk
By Ovid Spencer Deputy
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Washington D.C.
Jan. 17, 1854
Hon. T. Ritchey
Recd. Jan. 18/54.
and the 19th

[Illegible] informed
to the Com of
Pensions [Illegible]
B. so informed
3d Auditor's Office
Jany 19th 1854
F. Bush
Third Auditor

Mr. Randall
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Washington
May 19th 54
Sir.
Inclosed I forward
a communication from
one of my constituents
in regard to a pension.
Will you be pleased
to furnish me such information
in regard to it, as
your offices [crossed out: and furnish]
him warrant.
Respectfully
Your Obt St.
T Ritchey

To
Third Auditor-
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March 27, 1856
by Request of
Claimant
J. G. Austin.
[Illegible]
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June 9th 1851
Decl of Peter Barnett
[Illegible]
T G Arthur
Zanesville
Ohio 
original
Case

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Ex'r. INVALID. REJECTED

No 537

[Crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878]

Peter Barnett
P. O.____
Service:____

Enlisted:____, 18
Discharged:____, 18

Application filed:____, 18
Alleges:____
Re-enlisted:____

Attorney:____
P.O.____