Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 250-100, Jonathan Trickle, Continental (Penn.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (Penn.)
CONTENTS
Trickle, Jonathan
or Treuttle
or Fridle
or Freuttle
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 250 -100
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No. 16
Issued [illegible] 250[?]
Jonathan Tickle
Gunner
Penna. Line.
Log. by Genl Rea.
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(This appears to be an unrelated scratch pad with various calculations.)

 50             131 1/4           625        1001
 25               50                   26            50
 34               25                 162           272
131             ______             ______          25
_____            206 1/4         8.13         ______
2.43                                                2.43 3/4
     12.

4/27/9.           06        118         156   151
   36                              32                  162.7
_______                          ____                ______
    44                            2.19                313.7

 62         50           150       177    28    2323.  
125         52            25         17      7
200         25            10       _____  ____
______     162.2      _______   184   196
3.87       _______     295
              289.2        

1000     
1000
1500
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THESE are to CERTIFY that the bearer hereof Jonathan Trickle Gunner in the Penna artillery regiment, having faithfully served the United States [illegible] years five months and [illegible] days being inlisted [enlisted] for the war, is hereby discharged from the American army.
Given at Fort [illegible] 1783
Wm Irvine B Genl [General, illegible]
Registered in the books of the regiment, [illegible] adjutant.
Penna [illegible]
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1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the bearer as a discharge, until the ratification of the definitive treaty of peace; previous to which time, and until proclamation thereof shall be made, he is to be considered as being on furlough.
[illegible]
[stamp, illegible UNITED STATES]
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Know all men by these presents that I Jonathan Fridle of the State of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] and County of Franklin late Soldier in the Revolutionary War
Do hereby ordain constitute and appoint Gener [General] John Rea of the State and County afsd [aforesaid] my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to transact all business of mine respecting all counties that I am entitled unto for Service done in the late continental war and Granting to my said attorney full power and authority to ask Demand and receive from the proper Officers of the United States all bounties in as full and simple manner as myself might or could do was personally present hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney shall lawfully do touching or concerning the premises in Witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and six 
Jonathan Treuttle [seal surrounded by squiggles]
In presence of
William Cook}
Tho. [Thomas] Kerby}
Franklin County ss
 Before me the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the peace, in and for said County, personally appeared the above named Jonathan Treuttle, and acknowledged the above instrument of writing to be his Act & deed for the purposes therein mentioned, Witness
my hand & seal the 15th day of January 1806, Thos. Kirby [seal surrounded by squiggles]
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Pennsylvania
Franklin County Sct
[folded white paper on left margin]
I Edward Crawford Esquire Prothonotary in and for the said County, certify that Thomas
Kirby, before whom the within power of Attorney was acknowledged, is a Justice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid duly [com obscured]missioned and sworn as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of the said County at Chambersburg, the fifteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and six
for EdwCrawford [Edward Crawford] prot [prothonotary]
Henry Regis
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Jonathan Trickle
Letter of Power of Attorney of the 25th Jany. 1806
16 [Written in pencil]
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Gerrs. 
Free
John Rea
Washington City
Maryland
Chamb [Chambersburg] Penna. Jan 319
Mail
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Chambersburg January 15th 1806
Sir
Your letter under date 21st of Decr [December] I recd. [received]  which informs me that I am entitled to any bounty of land from the United States and that you have no authority from me to receive my Donation I endeavoured [endeavored] to send you a power
attorney whither fully compleat [complete] I cannot tell but when you make application and Difficiences [deficiencies] should arise you may let one know as what you transact for me and in my name I shall infinitely acknowlege [acknowledge] the favour [favor] and Friendship that you are pleased to confer on me, as my Settlements happened to fall in the hands of Speculators and what you are pleased I shall for ever, be satisfied and Never shall reflect, I shall leave it to god and your honour [honor] and to forward me the Patent all from your
Humble Servant
Jonathan Fridle
Genrl, [General] John Rea