Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Old Act Navy Ind. Rej. 170, Frederick Bistories, Mot Rev. War
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(3-1776) 
Service Number
Not Rev. War Bistories, Frederick  Old Act Navy Inv. Rej. 170
or Bistorius
Navy -1799-1803  Pa. res.
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This is to Certify, that the Bearer
hereof  Fred k Bistorius , being about 37 years of 
age, 5 feet 6 inches high, having Grey eyes Sandy
hair and Ruddy complexion, being by Occpation a Farmer - fays he was born in Germany is hereby 
difcharged from the fervice of the United States, having ferved the full term of his enliftment in 
the  Marine corps. 
WM Burrows [William Burrows Commandant USMC]
Lt. Col. Com. Marine Corps
Marinee Barrack, 
Washington June 15, 1803
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Declaration
of Frederick Bestorius [illegible]
to obtain a pension
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of
an act of Congrefs passed for the relief
of Invalid Soldiers to
Personally appeared
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
in & for the County of Guard & State of Penna [Pennsylvania]
Frederick Pestorius who makes the following
Declaration viz: that he enlisted
in the Marine service of the United States
on the 20th day of March 1799 and that
Whilst in the service under the command
of Captain Shaw of the ship Enterprize they
had an engagement with a French Privateer
near the west Indie in which he was
wounded in the thigh by a boarding Spike the
wound was a bad one and has effected him through life making a cripple of him in his walk that while he lay with the wound of said he was
attended by D. Rodger the surgeon, at the
This Captain shaw resigned [Requested to be relieved of command, leave of absense, due to ill health] and he was succeeded in the command by Capt Sterick [First Lieutenant Andrew Sterret was appointed Captain] that was under his command he was in the Battle, with the tripolitary [Tripolitan] which lasted four hours and twenty minutes. That after these sevices which continued through four years and nine months he was honorable discharged on the 15th day of June 1803. which discharge is hereunto annexed
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 26 Day of Oct. 1849
Benjamin Jennings
Frederic Pistorus [appears to be a signature illegible]
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[There appears to be about 20 lines of hand written text that are illegible, until the bottom of the page where there are names and comments]

[Bottom of page/doc]
A ghamReging [illegible Graham, Ingraham] Surgery
E.S. Blachly [Dr. Ebenezer S. Blachly or Dr. Ebenezer Blachly] Surgery
State of Penna [Pennsylvania]
Greene County ⎬
I Henry Shriver the Justice before whom
the said A Jughing [illegible Grayham, Ingram] & E. S. Blachly in at [Illegible]
Do certify that they are practicing
Physician, and reputable in their professions
Given under my hand & seal this 2nd day
of January A.D. 1851
Henry Shriver
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Frederick Bistories
Brig Enterprize
Appl for [illegible-meals, immediate]  Pension
Recd [illegible] Feb 5" 1852 [illegible Feb 3' 1852]
Letter Annie [illegible] 2, 1852, to
R. W. Downey
Waynesburgh
Greene County Pa

Frederick Bistories
Marine
Marine Corps U.S.N.
R.W. Downey
Waynesburgh
Greene co Pa [Pennsylvania]
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
No. 170
P.O.
Frederik Bistories
Service: 1799
Enlisted: Marine     ,18
Discharged: U.S.N.  ,18
Application Filed:     ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for    ,18
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Waynesburg  greene Co  Pa
Jan 10. 1851

Dr Sir
Jan 10, 1857
Enclosed find the papers of
Frederick Bestorious for County ?????? [illegible, smudged]
and a pension.
We trust that your department
will give early attention to this very
meritorious old applicant.
Address R.W. Downey of Waynesburg
Greene County, Pa
yours   R W Downey
To Com of Pensions
Washington City DC