Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5472, for John Idle, Pennsylvania
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Service                                                 Number

Penn.                  Idle, John                   R5472
                           or  Idol
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38,835

John Idol, decd

                 Penna

Let. John Idol Jan. 17/55

5472

A.A. June 7, 1832
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5472

P.O. John Idol

Service:
REJECTED
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged: 
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
___________Recognized   ________Contract
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State of Pennsylvania
Rye Perry County}

Be it know that in this fifteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty  one personally appeared be bore to me this under signed a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state afore said Francis Idle aged 57 a resident of Rye Perry county, State of Pennsylvania who being duly sworn according to the law of John Idle or Idol who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain (in) 1776. And that I Francis Idle hereby believe that John Idle joined the American Army at Burks County State of Pennsylvania and served one or more times and was honorably discharged and he now his widow or heirs has not drawn any pension  money or bounty land for the services of John Idle in the United States and deceased in year A.D. 1832.
    She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension money such and arrears of pay and bounty land that are owed him for the services of John Idle in the United States Army 

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                                     Francis Idle

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension money and arrears of Pay and bounty land that are due him for the services of John Idle in the United States Army.

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                                           Francis Idle

Know all men by these Presents that I Francis Idle Donineby Constitute and appoint Jonh Idle to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to present and (??) from the Secretary of the United States or any other offenses, on any quantity of land, the arrears of Pay and pension money, that may be due him for the services of John Idle (??) in the United States Army.                           
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                                               Francis Idle
(??) my hand and seal
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Personally appeared before me Francis Idle subscriber to the foregoing declaration and mad oath to the same and in my presents acknowledge the Power of Attorney to be he is free to act and deal for the special purpose therein mentioned.
   The day and year here to fore written and I hereby certify that I have no interest in the result of the claim of Francis Idle on the government of the United States for pension.

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                                     Daniel Angney J.P.

State of Pennsylvania 
Perry County}

    I James L. Devere Prothonotary of Court of COmmon Pleas in and for the county and state aforesaid do certify that David Angney Esq. before whom the above acknowledgement was made and whose name is thereunto subscribed was at the time and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that the signature to said acknowledge; purporting to be his, is genuine, and in his own proper handwriting. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court at Bloomfield the 5th day of January A.D. 1855.

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                                   Samuel L. Devere Prothy..
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We the under signed are well acquainted with Francis Idle and believe him to be a man of credit and that he is son of John Idle Durassed and that  he is of the age heretofore stated.

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                                    William Missinger
                                     John Hecell
                                     Isaac Dick
                                     John Poulk
                                     Jonh Smith
                                     Enrich Luseneger