Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3105, Frederick Burkard, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                         NUMBER
Penn.     Burkard, Frederick          S3105

Carded
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CONTENTS
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2214
Pennsylvania
Frederick Burkard
of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Rinehard of the Reg' commanded by Col Copperthwait in the Pa' militia for 6 months and 1 day

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 211 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of November 1832 and sent to Hon J B Sutherland
Philadelphia PA
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                                 30.15
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March                  10.05
                                               1833
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                                                                           $40.20

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by J. M Duffield clerk
Book D    Vol 6      Page 48
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
City and County of Philadelphia  Ss

On this twenty [crossed out] ninth day of [crossed out] Sept in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Frederick Burkard aged seventy one years on the 13th day of July--last, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benifits of the act of Congress passed June 7th D.D. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  That he first entered the service in the militia as a substitute for his stepfather John Keyser in Capt George Rinehards Company in a Regiment whereof Joseph Copperthwait and John Browne was Major, that he marched from Philadelphia, to the Swedes ford on the Schuylkill and remained in the neighborhood of Philadelphia during his term of service which lasted two months, that during this term of service he was with Major John Browne in several scouting parties and particularly when he attacked the British Piquet on Chestnut Hill; on the day of the battle of Germantown, he was with Col Knox and Major Cassedy on the west side of Schuylkill in a skirmish with the British, at which time they took a drove of Cattle from the British troops, He was also with Capt [blank] (the name he cannot recollect in an attack on the brittish
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We Philip F Mayer a Clergyman residing in the City of Philadelphia, and John Stow-residing in the same City, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Frederick Burkard, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations; and that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed
in open Court the 
day & year aforesaid Sept 29. 1832
H W Hindman
Proprothy 

Philip F Mayer
John Stow

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Philip F Mayer who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in  the City of Philadelphia, and that the John Stowe who has also signed the same, is a resident of the City of Philadelphia, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I John Lisle Prothonotary of the District for the City and County of Philadelphia, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court 
in the
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in the application of Frederick Burkard for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. and affixed the seal of the said Court this Twenty ninth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

John Lisle
Pro Dist. Court
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3105
Rev War
Invalid
File No 3105

Frederick Burkard
Pri Pa Mil
Act: June 7, '32
Index: Vol. A , Page 49

Arrangement of 1870
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J L Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
Washington

$20 per ann
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Philadelphia      Nov 3rd 1831

Dear Sir.
The Pension papers of Fred K. Burkart have been sent to your office.  He complains that he has not seen  recd any answer. Mr. John Douglass, who lives in my neighborhood, had recd his pension Burkart being very poor (underlined being very poor), not having recd his (underlined), thinks that his case has been neglected-Wm. Dallas forwards Mr. Douglass's paper.  You will oblige me by attending as soon as you can conventionality to the case of Mr. Burkart.
Your
J B. Sutherland
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I do certify that Frederick Burkhart to my knowledge performed a tour of duty at the age of about 17 years in the company of Captain
Reinhard during the Revolutionary War, which company marched from Philadelphia in the year 1777, attached to Col. Joseph Cowperthwait Regt. of which Regt. I was a major, and that he always volunteered his service on scouting parties when many others depended on their chance in a draft for that duty and that he was with me at the attack of the Enemy (illegible) guard on Chestnut hell where he performed the duty of a Volunteer with faithfulness as becoming a young soldier.
Philadelphia March 13, 1821
John Browne, who signed the annexed certificate, that the signature, 

Major of the Regiment

Before me one of the Aldermen in and for the city of Philadelphia, came Aquila Browne of the same city Attorney at law, who being sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is the son of John Browne Jr, who signed the annexed certificate, that the signature, "John Browne Jr, again of the regiment", is the proper handwriting of this this deponents father, who was a major in the said regiment in the year 1777 and that the said John Browne is since deceased having died in the month of June 1825. That the Deponent has frequently heard his said father in his lifetime speak of Frederick Burkart in the highest terms, as a brave, faithful, good soldier, and has frequently heard his own father speak of the attack made on the British Picquet (mentioned in the annexed certificate.) by a party under the command
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Before me one of the Aldermen in and for the City of Philadelphia, came Aquila A. Browne of the same city, Attorney at Law, who being sworn according to Law doth depose and say that he is the sone of John Browne Jr., who signed the annexed Certificate, that the signature, "John Browne Jr., Major of the regiment," is the proper handwriting of his this deponents father who was a Major in the said regiment in the year 1777 and that the said John Browne is since deceased having died in the month of June 1825. That this Deponent has frequently heard his said father (in his lifetime) speak of Frederick Burkhart in the highest terms, as a brave, faithful good soldier, and has frequently heard his own father speak of the attack made on the British Piquet (mentioned in the annexed certificate.) by a party under the command of his said Father.
A. A. Browne
Sworn and subscribed before me the 16th day of July 1828
S. Basser
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Phila. County SS.  State of Pennsylvania 

     I Jacob Slemmer of Fredrick township Montgomery county State aforesaid do Certify that I have known Frederick Burhart[sic] of the City of Phila. upwards of Fifty years and served with him in the Company of Militia Capt. Andrew Burhard the Regiment commanded by Coll. Will and Major Pancake and was encamped at Trent New Jersey in the year 1780 or 1781 and we were in one ?mess and served until we were honorably discharged and we further served a town in the Compy. of Capt L MClean[sic] as a guard to the British Prisoners and I have known him ever Since as a Sober Industrious Citizen
Jacob Slemmer

Sworn & Subscribed
before me the Subscriber
one of the Justices of the
Peace in & for the said
County this 28th day
of August AD 1829
Though Coats Jus
316 North 3rd Street—
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Burkdoff, John
Grade Private
Line New York

WARRANT NUMBER 6823
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Aug. 4, 1790
to Henry Hart, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.